William Almy

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1. [S435] Charles Kingsbury Miller, William Almy of Portsmouth, Rhode Island 1630, Joris Jansen de Rapalje of Fort Orange, New Amsterdam & Brooklyn, 1623, page 32-34 - William, Christopher Almy's eldest son, born October 27, 1665, was twice married. His first wife, the mother of his children, was Deborah, daughter of John Cook, of Ports-mouth. They had nine children, Mary, John, Job, Elizabeth, Samuel, Deborah, Rebecca, Joseph and William, (twins).
   Job, born April 28, 1696, married Lydia Tillinghast, of East Greenwich. John, born October 10, 1692, married Anstice Ellery, daughter of Hon. Benjamin Ellery. Elizabeth, born November 14, 1697, married her cousin, Christopher Almy, born May 5, 1698, of Newport, R. I., son of
   Col. Job Almy and brother of Elizabeth, born August 1, 1703, who married William Ellery. Samuel, born April 15, 1701, married and had a son, William, mentioned in the will of his grandfather. Rebecca, born October 14, 1704, married one Slocum; either Mary or Deborah married one Ellet, and had a daughter, Amey, mentioned in her grand-father's will.
   William Almy left considerable property, inventoried at x`7,600, consisting of money, real estate, live stock, negro slaves and farming implements. He owned land in Dartmouth, Tiverton, and at Cadman's Neck, Punketest, etc. He makes mention in his will of his two great-grandchildren, Elisha and Anstice Almy, children of his grandson, John, son of his son, John. To Benjamin, son of his son, John, he also makes a legacy. To his grandson, Job AImy, son of his daughter, Elizabeth, who married her cousin Christopher, he left 2200. To his grandson, William, son of Samuel, he leaves property in Dartmouth. His grandson, Gideon, son of his son, William, is mentioned in the will of William Almy's widow, Hope Borden.