Note: there is no inscribed grave marker for Stephen in this cemetery. Though it is not known for certain that Stephen is buried here, this was once a fairly large cemetery, and was considered the "Ancient Northup Burial Ground" and likely has the remains of Stephen, his wife, his parents and several of his siblings. His death date, given in the Northup-Hazard family Bible, is May ye 12th 1733, aged 77 years.
Stephen was the son of Stephen Northup, Sr. of Providence and Kingstowne, Rhode Island. His mother's name appears on no public record, but family tradition says it was Elizabeth Hearnden (or Herrington).
Stephen was married in Jamestown, RI on 11 [month lost] 1684 to Mary THOMAS. His will, date lost, was proved in N. Kingstown 12 Jun 1733, naming wife Mary, six children, and numerous grandchildren. His known children were:
* Stephen, b. c. 1685, d. 1715, m. c. 1712 Damaris ARNOLD Cary, b. Jamestown, RI 30 Dec 1680, d. 1764, the daughter of Oliver Arnold and Phebe Cook of Jamestown, and granddaughter of Governor Benedict Arnold and Damaris Westcott. She had married first John Cary, b. Bridgewater, Mass 9 Dec 1674, d. c. 1709, the son of Deacon John Cary and Abigail Penniman. She and Stephen had no recorded children, and if they did have children, they likely did not survive, as Stephen's father would have certainly named them in his will, as he named most of his other grandchildren. Following Stephen's death, Damaris m. (3) say 1720, Benjamin Sheffield, who was likely the son of RI Attorney General Joseph Sheffield and Mary Sherriff, and born Portsmouth, RI 18 June 1691. On 18 March 1715 Stephen's inventory was presented by his widow, Damaris at Jamestown, where the couple lived. Damaris's will was dated 15 Feb 1764 and recorded 25 June 1764.
* Abigail, b. c. 1687, m. (1) c. 1706 Samuel ELDRED, and m. (2) 1722 John WATSON. Abigail had three children with her first husband, born 1707 to 1713, and three more with her second husband, born c. 1723 to c. 1727.
* Thomas, b. c. 1689, d. Groton, CT 7 March 1761, m. Catherine WESTGATE, b. Kingstowne, RI 23 Dec 1684, likely dead by 1761 when not named in her husband's will, the daughter of Robert and Sarah Westgate of Kingstowne and Warwick, RI. Catherine was the oldest of ten children whose births were recorded in the records of the Narragansett Friends (see VRRI, 7:159). She was named (without a surname) in the 1 Sep 1716 will of her father, and she was called Catharine Northup in the 15 May 1723 will of her mother (GDRI:219). Thomas's will, dated 16 Feb 1761, was proved at Groton 4 May 1761, naming neither wife nor children, but instead naming several grand children and a great grandchild.
* Rebecca, b. c. 1691, d. 11 Nov 1731 (Bible record), so not named in her father's will, though her three sons WERE named; m. c. 1710 Jonathan CARD, b. c. 1684. Most sources say that it was Mary Northup who married a Card, but the family's bible record suggests otherwise, and the death of Rebecca Card in 1731 almost certainly refers to a daughter of Stephen and Mary Northup. There is almost no documentary evidence available on Rebecca or her husband. Austin, in his 1879 Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, really gets the Card family muddled up. A 1929 article in the New England Hist Gen Register (83:91) states that Jonathan Card, b. c. 1684, the son of James Card, married Mary Northup and had four known children, but in light of the Bible record, it appears that the wife of Jonathan is this Rebecca Northup. This article states that he died by 1740, and that he had a second wife, Deborah. The web has gone amuck with details on this Jonathan Card, but I still find documentary evidence totally lacking. A SECONDARY source gives the birth year of "Mary's" daughter, Mary (who married Jonathan Shearman) as 1711, but perhaps it should read "Rebecca's daughter". Based on this, if Rebecca had a daughter born in 1711, then Rebecca was likely born around 1690, thus prompting the birth year given here. On the other hand, Mary Sherman may have been the daughter of Rebecca's sister, Mary Watson, in which case Rebecca's birth year may be closer to 1700, and Mary's would be closer to 1690.
* Henry, b. c. 1693, d. 25 Sep 1747 (Bible rec), m. say 1715 Hopestill SMITH, b. say 1695, the daughter of John Smith and Phillis Gereardy of Prudence Island and S. Kingstown, Rhode Island. The will of Hopestill's father, dated 1 Sep 1729, gives to the "five children of my daughter Hopestill Northup each a Bible." On 13 April 1741, Henry Northup petitioned the South Kingstown Town Council to appoint an administrator for the estate of Phillis Smith (Hopestill's mother), who apparently had a sizable estate. Then, on 9 Oct 1759, Hopestill Northup, the widow of Henry Northup, late of N. Kingstown, swore before the Exeter, RI Town Council that the last place of her legal residence was N. Kingstown, so the Exeter council declared that she should be delivered to an overseer of the poor in N. Kingstown. Hopestill appears to have had two sons, Joseph and Sylvester, and was likely in Exeter because that is where her son Sylvester lived.
* Nicholas, b. c. 1695 (b. N. Kingstown 20 Jan 1690/1 per web sources, without documentation, but the order in which the sons were named in his father's will was Thomas, Henry, and then Nicholas), d. 20 Sep 1765 (family bible), m. (1) c. 1721 Abigail SLOCUM, b. c. 1692, d. c. 1729; m. (2) N.Kingstown 23 June 1730 (but the date was mis-transcribed in Arnold's VRRI as 1720) Freelove ELDRED, b. Stonington, CT 29 March 1700/1, d. N. Kingstown, RI c. 1758, daughter of Capt Daniel Eldred and Mary Phillips; m. (3) say 1760 Sarah (_______) Gould. Nicholas had four children with his first wife, born c. 1722 to 1728, and then had five more children with his second wife, b. 1732 to 1738. The will of Nicholas was proved at N. Kingstown 14 Oct 1765.
* Mary, b. say 1700, d. 5 Oct 1737 (family Bible), m. Samuel WATSON, a brother to sister Abigail's husband (per Watson genealogy). Mary was named Mary Watson in her father's 1733 will. It is possible that Mary was born around 1690 and her sister Rebecca was born around 1700.
* Mercy, b. 1703, d. N. Kingstown (or Saunderstown?) 26 June 1782, aged 79, m. c. 1724 Caleb ALLEN, b. 27 Feb 1703/4, d. N. Kingstown 18 Feb 1783, the son of Matthew Allen and Elizabeth Proctor. The birth of Caleb Allen appears in the Dartmouth, Mass. vital record as being on 27 Feb 1703, and appears in Arnold's Vital Record of Rhode Island in N. Kingstown as 27 Feb 1704. Mercy and Caleb are buried in the Caleb Allen Lot in N. Kingstown, Hist Cem. #60. They had four known children born 1725 to 1735.
* Patience, b. 27 June 1705, d. 26 June 1795, m. c. 1725 Robert HAZARD, b. N. Kingstown 11 April 1703, d. 8 Oct 1789, the son of Jeremiah Hazard and Sarah Smith. Patience and Robert had five known children, born c. 1726 to 1737. The family Bible belonging to the parents of Patience was handed down to Patience and her children.
Stephen was the son of Stephen Northup, Sr. of Providence and Kingstowne, Rhode Island. His mother's name appears on no public record, but family tradition says it was Elizabeth Hearnden (or Herrington).
Stephen was married in Jamestown, RI on 11 [month lost] 1684 to Mary THOMAS. His will, date lost, was proved in N. Kingstown 12 Jun 1733, naming wife Mary, six children, and numerous grandchildren. His known children were:
* Stephen, b. c. 1685, d. 1715, m. c. 1712 Damaris ARNOLD Cary, b. Jamestown, RI 30 Dec 1680, d. 1764, the daughter of Oliver Arnold and Phebe Cook of Jamestown, and granddaughter of Governor Benedict Arnold and Damaris Westcott. She had married first John Cary, b. Bridgewater, Mass 9 Dec 1674, d. c. 1709, the son of Deacon John Cary and Abigail Penniman. She and Stephen had no recorded children, and if they did have children, they likely did not survive, as Stephen's father would have certainly named them in his will, as he named most of his other grandchildren. Following Stephen's death, Damaris m. (3) say 1720, Benjamin Sheffield, who was likely the son of RI Attorney General Joseph Sheffield and Mary Sherriff, and born Portsmouth, RI 18 June 1691. On 18 March 1715 Stephen's inventory was presented by his widow, Damaris at Jamestown, where the couple lived. Damaris's will was dated 15 Feb 1764 and recorded 25 June 1764.
* Abigail, b. c. 1687, m. (1) c. 1706 Samuel ELDRED, and m. (2) 1722 John WATSON. Abigail had three children with her first husband, born 1707 to 1713, and three more with her second husband, born c. 1723 to c. 1727.
* Thomas, b. c. 1689, d. Groton, CT 7 March 1761, m. Catherine WESTGATE, b. Kingstowne, RI 23 Dec 1684, likely dead by 1761 when not named in her husband's will, the daughter of Robert and Sarah Westgate of Kingstowne and Warwick, RI. Catherine was the oldest of ten children whose births were recorded in the records of the Narragansett Friends (see VRRI, 7:159). She was named (without a surname) in the 1 Sep 1716 will of her father, and she was called Catharine Northup in the 15 May 1723 will of her mother (GDRI:219). Thomas's will, dated 16 Feb 1761, was proved at Groton 4 May 1761, naming neither wife nor children, but instead naming several grand children and a great grandchild.
* Rebecca, b. c. 1691, d. 11 Nov 1731 (Bible record), so not named in her father's will, though her three sons WERE named; m. c. 1710 Jonathan CARD, b. c. 1684. Most sources say that it was Mary Northup who married a Card, but the family's bible record suggests otherwise, and the death of Rebecca Card in 1731 almost certainly refers to a daughter of Stephen and Mary Northup. There is almost no documentary evidence available on Rebecca or her husband. Austin, in his 1879 Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, really gets the Card family muddled up. A 1929 article in the New England Hist Gen Register (83:91) states that Jonathan Card, b. c. 1684, the son of James Card, married Mary Northup and had four known children, but in light of the Bible record, it appears that the wife of Jonathan is this Rebecca Northup. This article states that he died by 1740, and that he had a second wife, Deborah. The web has gone amuck with details on this Jonathan Card, but I still find documentary evidence totally lacking. A SECONDARY source gives the birth year of "Mary's" daughter, Mary (who married Jonathan Shearman) as 1711, but perhaps it should read "Rebecca's daughter". Based on this, if Rebecca had a daughter born in 1711, then Rebecca was likely born around 1690, thus prompting the birth year given here. On the other hand, Mary Sherman may have been the daughter of Rebecca's sister, Mary Watson, in which case Rebecca's birth year may be closer to 1700, and Mary's would be closer to 1690.
* Henry, b. c. 1693, d. 25 Sep 1747 (Bible rec), m. say 1715 Hopestill SMITH, b. say 1695, the daughter of John Smith and Phillis Gereardy of Prudence Island and S. Kingstown, Rhode Island. The will of Hopestill's father, dated 1 Sep 1729, gives to the "five children of my daughter Hopestill Northup each a Bible." On 13 April 1741, Henry Northup petitioned the South Kingstown Town Council to appoint an administrator for the estate of Phillis Smith (Hopestill's mother), who apparently had a sizable estate. Then, on 9 Oct 1759, Hopestill Northup, the widow of Henry Northup, late of N. Kingstown, swore before the Exeter, RI Town Council that the last place of her legal residence was N. Kingstown, so the Exeter council declared that she should be delivered to an overseer of the poor in N. Kingstown. Hopestill appears to have had two sons, Joseph and Sylvester, and was likely in Exeter because that is where her son Sylvester lived.
* Nicholas, b. c. 1695 (b. N. Kingstown 20 Jan 1690/1 per web sources, without documentation, but the order in which the sons were named in his father's will was Thomas, Henry, and then Nicholas), d. 20 Sep 1765 (family bible), m. (1) c. 1721 Abigail SLOCUM, b. c. 1692, d. c. 1729; m. (2) N.Kingstown 23 June 1730 (but the date was mis-transcribed in Arnold's VRRI as 1720) Freelove ELDRED, b. Stonington, CT 29 March 1700/1, d. N. Kingstown, RI c. 1758, daughter of Capt Daniel Eldred and Mary Phillips; m. (3) say 1760 Sarah (_______) Gould. Nicholas had four children with his first wife, born c. 1722 to 1728, and then had five more children with his second wife, b. 1732 to 1738. The will of Nicholas was proved at N. Kingstown 14 Oct 1765.
* Mary, b. say 1700, d. 5 Oct 1737 (family Bible), m. Samuel WATSON, a brother to sister Abigail's husband (per Watson genealogy). Mary was named Mary Watson in her father's 1733 will. It is possible that Mary was born around 1690 and her sister Rebecca was born around 1700.
* Mercy, b. 1703, d. N. Kingstown (or Saunderstown?) 26 June 1782, aged 79, m. c. 1724 Caleb ALLEN, b. 27 Feb 1703/4, d. N. Kingstown 18 Feb 1783, the son of Matthew Allen and Elizabeth Proctor. The birth of Caleb Allen appears in the Dartmouth, Mass. vital record as being on 27 Feb 1703, and appears in Arnold's Vital Record of Rhode Island in N. Kingstown as 27 Feb 1704. Mercy and Caleb are buried in the Caleb Allen Lot in N. Kingstown, Hist Cem. #60. They had four known children born 1725 to 1735.
* Patience, b. 27 June 1705, d. 26 June 1795, m. c. 1725 Robert HAZARD, b. N. Kingstown 11 April 1703, d. 8 Oct 1789, the son of Jeremiah Hazard and Sarah Smith. Patience and Robert had five known children, born c. 1726 to 1737. The family Bible belonging to the parents of Patience was handed down to Patience and her children.
Note: there is no inscribed grave marker for Stephen in this cemetery. Though it is not known for certain that Stephen is buried here, this was once a fairly large cemetery, and was considered the "Ancient Northup Burial Ground" and likely has the remains of Stephen, his wife, his parents and several of his siblings. His death date, given in the Northup-Hazard family Bible, is May ye 12th 1733, aged 77 years.
Stephen was the son of Stephen Northup, Sr. of Providence and Kingstowne, Rhode Island. His mother's name appears on no public record, but family tradition says it was Elizabeth Hearnden (or Herrington).
Stephen was married in Jamestown, RI on 11 [month lost] 1684 to Mary THOMAS. His will, date lost, was proved in N. Kingstown 12 Jun 1733, naming wife Mary, six children, and numerous grandchildren. His known children were:
* Stephen, b. c. 1685, d. 1715, m. c. 1712 Damaris ARNOLD Cary, b. Jamestown, RI 30 Dec 1680, d. 1764, the daughter of Oliver Arnold and Phebe Cook of Jamestown, and granddaughter of Governor Benedict Arnold and Damaris Westcott. She had married first John Cary, b. Bridgewater, Mass 9 Dec 1674, d. c. 1709, the son of Deacon John Cary and Abigail Penniman. She and Stephen had no recorded children, and if they did have children, they likely did not survive, as Stephen's father would have certainly named them in his will, as he named most of his other grandchildren. Following Stephen's death, Damaris m. (3) say 1720, Benjamin Sheffield, who was likely the son of RI Attorney General Joseph Sheffield and Mary Sherriff, and born Portsmouth, RI 18 June 1691. On 18 March 1715 Stephen's inventory was presented by his widow, Damaris at Jamestown, where the couple lived. Damaris's will was dated 15 Feb 1764 and recorded 25 June 1764.
* Abigail, b. c. 1687, m. (1) c. 1706 Samuel ELDRED, and m. (2) 1722 John WATSON. Abigail had three children with her first husband, born 1707 to 1713, and three more with her second husband, born c. 1723 to c. 1727.
* Thomas, b. c. 1689, d. Groton, CT 7 March 1761, m. Catherine WESTGATE, b. Kingstowne, RI 23 Dec 1684, likely dead by 1761 when not named in her husband's will, the daughter of Robert and Sarah Westgate of Kingstowne and Warwick, RI. Catherine was the oldest of ten children whose births were recorded in the records of the Narragansett Friends (see VRRI, 7:159). She was named (without a surname) in the 1 Sep 1716 will of her father, and she was called Catharine Northup in the 15 May 1723 will of her mother (GDRI:219). Thomas's will, dated 16 Feb 1761, was proved at Groton 4 May 1761, naming neither wife nor children, but instead naming several grand children and a great grandchild.
* Rebecca, b. c. 1691, d. 11 Nov 1731 (Bible record), so not named in her father's will, though her three sons WERE named; m. c. 1710 Jonathan CARD, b. c. 1684. Most sources say that it was Mary Northup who married a Card, but the family's bible record suggests otherwise, and the death of Rebecca Card in 1731 almost certainly refers to a daughter of Stephen and Mary Northup. There is almost no documentary evidence available on Rebecca or her husband. Austin, in his 1879 Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, really gets the Card family muddled up. A 1929 article in the New England Hist Gen Register (83:91) states that Jonathan Card, b. c. 1684, the son of James Card, married Mary Northup and had four known children, but in light of the Bible record, it appears that the wife of Jonathan is this Rebecca Northup. This article states that he died by 1740, and that he had a second wife, Deborah. The web has gone amuck with details on this Jonathan Card, but I still find documentary evidence totally lacking. A SECONDARY source gives the birth year of "Mary's" daughter, Mary (who married Jonathan Shearman) as 1711, but perhaps it should read "Rebecca's daughter". Based on this, if Rebecca had a daughter born in 1711, then Rebecca was likely born around 1690, thus prompting the birth year given here. On the other hand, Mary Sherman may have been the daughter of Rebecca's sister, Mary Watson, in which case Rebecca's birth year may be closer to 1700, and Mary's would be closer to 1690.
* Henry, b. c. 1693, d. 25 Sep 1747 (Bible rec), m. say 1715 Hopestill SMITH, b. say 1695, the daughter of John Smith and Phillis Gereardy of Prudence Island and S. Kingstown, Rhode Island. The will of Hopestill's father, dated 1 Sep 1729, gives to the "five children of my daughter Hopestill Northup each a Bible." On 13 April 1741, Henry Northup petitioned the South Kingstown Town Council to appoint an administrator for the estate of Phillis Smith (Hopestill's mother), who apparently had a sizable estate. Then, on 9 Oct 1759, Hopestill Northup, the widow of Henry Northup, late of N. Kingstown, swore before the Exeter, RI Town Council that the last place of her legal residence was N. Kingstown, so the Exeter council declared that she should be delivered to an overseer of the poor in N. Kingstown. Hopestill appears to have had two sons, Joseph and Sylvester, and was likely in Exeter because that is where her son Sylvester lived.
* Nicholas, b. c. 1695 (b. N. Kingstown 20 Jan 1690/1 per web sources, without documentation, but the order in which the sons were named in his father's will was Thomas, Henry, and then Nicholas), d. 20 Sep 1765 (family bible), m. (1) c. 1721 Abigail SLOCUM, b. c. 1692, d. c. 1729; m. (2) N.Kingstown 23 June 1730 (but the date was mis-transcribed in Arnold's VRRI as 1720) Freelove ELDRED, b. Stonington, CT 29 March 1700/1, d. N. Kingstown, RI c. 1758, daughter of Capt Daniel Eldred and Mary Phillips; m. (3) say 1760 Sarah (_______) Gould. Nicholas had four children with his first wife, born c. 1722 to 1728, and then had five more children with his second wife, b. 1732 to 1738. The will of Nicholas was proved at N. Kingstown 14 Oct 1765.
* Mary, b. say 1700, d. 5 Oct 1737 (family Bible), m. Samuel WATSON, a brother to sister Abigail's husband (per Watson genealogy). Mary was named Mary Watson in her father's 1733 will. It is possible that Mary was born around 1690 and her sister Rebecca was born around 1700.
* Mercy, b. 1703, d. N. Kingstown (or Saunderstown?) 26 June 1782, aged 79, m. c. 1724 Caleb ALLEN, b. 27 Feb 1703/4, d. N. Kingstown 18 Feb 1783, the son of Matthew Allen and Elizabeth Proctor. The birth of Caleb Allen appears in the Dartmouth, Mass. vital record as being on 27 Feb 1703, and appears in Arnold's Vital Record of Rhode Island in N. Kingstown as 27 Feb 1704. Mercy and Caleb are buried in the Caleb Allen Lot in N. Kingstown, Hist Cem. #60. They had four known children born 1725 to 1735.
* Patience, b. 27 June 1705, d. 26 June 1795, m. c. 1725 Robert HAZARD, b. N. Kingstown 11 April 1703, d. 8 Oct 1789, the son of Jeremiah Hazard and Sarah Smith. Patience and Robert had five known children, born c. 1726 to 1737. The family Bible belonging to the parents of Patience was handed down to Patience and her children.
Stephen was the son of Stephen Northup, Sr. of Providence and Kingstowne, Rhode Island. His mother's name appears on no public record, but family tradition says it was Elizabeth Hearnden (or Herrington).
Stephen was married in Jamestown, RI on 11 [month lost] 1684 to Mary THOMAS. His will, date lost, was proved in N. Kingstown 12 Jun 1733, naming wife Mary, six children, and numerous grandchildren. His known children were:
* Stephen, b. c. 1685, d. 1715, m. c. 1712 Damaris ARNOLD Cary, b. Jamestown, RI 30 Dec 1680, d. 1764, the daughter of Oliver Arnold and Phebe Cook of Jamestown, and granddaughter of Governor Benedict Arnold and Damaris Westcott. She had married first John Cary, b. Bridgewater, Mass 9 Dec 1674, d. c. 1709, the son of Deacon John Cary and Abigail Penniman. She and Stephen had no recorded children, and if they did have children, they likely did not survive, as Stephen's father would have certainly named them in his will, as he named most of his other grandchildren. Following Stephen's death, Damaris m. (3) say 1720, Benjamin Sheffield, who was likely the son of RI Attorney General Joseph Sheffield and Mary Sherriff, and born Portsmouth, RI 18 June 1691. On 18 March 1715 Stephen's inventory was presented by his widow, Damaris at Jamestown, where the couple lived. Damaris's will was dated 15 Feb 1764 and recorded 25 June 1764.
* Abigail, b. c. 1687, m. (1) c. 1706 Samuel ELDRED, and m. (2) 1722 John WATSON. Abigail had three children with her first husband, born 1707 to 1713, and three more with her second husband, born c. 1723 to c. 1727.
* Thomas, b. c. 1689, d. Groton, CT 7 March 1761, m. Catherine WESTGATE, b. Kingstowne, RI 23 Dec 1684, likely dead by 1761 when not named in her husband's will, the daughter of Robert and Sarah Westgate of Kingstowne and Warwick, RI. Catherine was the oldest of ten children whose births were recorded in the records of the Narragansett Friends (see VRRI, 7:159). She was named (without a surname) in the 1 Sep 1716 will of her father, and she was called Catharine Northup in the 15 May 1723 will of her mother (GDRI:219). Thomas's will, dated 16 Feb 1761, was proved at Groton 4 May 1761, naming neither wife nor children, but instead naming several grand children and a great grandchild.
* Rebecca, b. c. 1691, d. 11 Nov 1731 (Bible record), so not named in her father's will, though her three sons WERE named; m. c. 1710 Jonathan CARD, b. c. 1684. Most sources say that it was Mary Northup who married a Card, but the family's bible record suggests otherwise, and the death of Rebecca Card in 1731 almost certainly refers to a daughter of Stephen and Mary Northup. There is almost no documentary evidence available on Rebecca or her husband. Austin, in his 1879 Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, really gets the Card family muddled up. A 1929 article in the New England Hist Gen Register (83:91) states that Jonathan Card, b. c. 1684, the son of James Card, married Mary Northup and had four known children, but in light of the Bible record, it appears that the wife of Jonathan is this Rebecca Northup. This article states that he died by 1740, and that he had a second wife, Deborah. The web has gone amuck with details on this Jonathan Card, but I still find documentary evidence totally lacking. A SECONDARY source gives the birth year of "Mary's" daughter, Mary (who married Jonathan Shearman) as 1711, but perhaps it should read "Rebecca's daughter". Based on this, if Rebecca had a daughter born in 1711, then Rebecca was likely born around 1690, thus prompting the birth year given here. On the other hand, Mary Sherman may have been the daughter of Rebecca's sister, Mary Watson, in which case Rebecca's birth year may be closer to 1700, and Mary's would be closer to 1690.
* Henry, b. c. 1693, d. 25 Sep 1747 (Bible rec), m. say 1715 Hopestill SMITH, b. say 1695, the daughter of John Smith and Phillis Gereardy of Prudence Island and S. Kingstown, Rhode Island. The will of Hopestill's father, dated 1 Sep 1729, gives to the "five children of my daughter Hopestill Northup each a Bible." On 13 April 1741, Henry Northup petitioned the South Kingstown Town Council to appoint an administrator for the estate of Phillis Smith (Hopestill's mother), who apparently had a sizable estate. Then, on 9 Oct 1759, Hopestill Northup, the widow of Henry Northup, late of N. Kingstown, swore before the Exeter, RI Town Council that the last place of her legal residence was N. Kingstown, so the Exeter council declared that she should be delivered to an overseer of the poor in N. Kingstown. Hopestill appears to have had two sons, Joseph and Sylvester, and was likely in Exeter because that is where her son Sylvester lived.
* Nicholas, b. c. 1695 (b. N. Kingstown 20 Jan 1690/1 per web sources, without documentation, but the order in which the sons were named in his father's will was Thomas, Henry, and then Nicholas), d. 20 Sep 1765 (family bible), m. (1) c. 1721 Abigail SLOCUM, b. c. 1692, d. c. 1729; m. (2) N.Kingstown 23 June 1730 (but the date was mis-transcribed in Arnold's VRRI as 1720) Freelove ELDRED, b. Stonington, CT 29 March 1700/1, d. N. Kingstown, RI c. 1758, daughter of Capt Daniel Eldred and Mary Phillips; m. (3) say 1760 Sarah (_______) Gould. Nicholas had four children with his first wife, born c. 1722 to 1728, and then had five more children with his second wife, b. 1732 to 1738. The will of Nicholas was proved at N. Kingstown 14 Oct 1765.
* Mary, b. say 1700, d. 5 Oct 1737 (family Bible), m. Samuel WATSON, a brother to sister Abigail's husband (per Watson genealogy). Mary was named Mary Watson in her father's 1733 will. It is possible that Mary was born around 1690 and her sister Rebecca was born around 1700.
* Mercy, b. 1703, d. N. Kingstown (or Saunderstown?) 26 June 1782, aged 79, m. c. 1724 Caleb ALLEN, b. 27 Feb 1703/4, d. N. Kingstown 18 Feb 1783, the son of Matthew Allen and Elizabeth Proctor. The birth of Caleb Allen appears in the Dartmouth, Mass. vital record as being on 27 Feb 1703, and appears in Arnold's Vital Record of Rhode Island in N. Kingstown as 27 Feb 1704. Mercy and Caleb are buried in the Caleb Allen Lot in N. Kingstown, Hist Cem. #60. They had four known children born 1725 to 1735.
* Patience, b. 27 June 1705, d. 26 June 1795, m. c. 1725 Robert HAZARD, b. N. Kingstown 11 April 1703, d. 8 Oct 1789, the son of Jeremiah Hazard and Sarah Smith. Patience and Robert had five known children, born c. 1726 to 1737. The family Bible belonging to the parents of Patience was handed down to Patience and her children.
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