Rathbone genealogy

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RATHBONE GENEALOGY. 765
- WALTER6 RATHBONE (Samuel 3 , Samuel 4
, John 3 ,.
John 2 , Richard 1
), born on Block Island, R. I., June 16, 1734;
married Hannah Rose, March 4, 1756; she was born .May
18, 1728, and died March 10, 1807. He died Jan. — . 18 18.
He was known as "Walter, the scribe." He was town clerk
of Xew Shoreham (Block Island), sixty years. In 1757, he,
together with Oliver King Rose and William Willis were adfreemen,
and in 1774 he was a representative in the
General Assembly and in the same year was appointed by
the Islanders at town meeting a committee to give the closest
attention to everything which concerned the liberties of
America. They were to resist earnestly the duty on tea enforced
by England. As town clerk he signs an admirable
paper setting forth the grievances of the colony on account
of sheep and lambs taken from Block Island by the colony.
He furnished twenty sheep and w r as allowed £5, ios., 6d.
Sept. 2. 1775. These sheep were purchased by colony,
partly for use of the army and partly to save them from the
threatened raids of British cruisers. The prices paid for them
were fixed by appraisers, appointed by cononial authorities
May. 1774. Walter Rathbone. Deputy X. S. G. A. X. S.,
one of a committee of Xew Shoreham to correspond with
other town committees of colonv to protect American rights.
[Records of Wickford, R. I.]
I- Abraham, b. Feb. 22, 1757; d. Mar. 29, 1761-
2. Lydia. b. Nov. 29, 1758; d- 1780.
3. Tamar, b Feb. 15, 1761 ; d. Oct. 25. 1809.
4. Hannah, b. Dec 22, 1764.
5. Ezra, d. young.
6. I James,
7.
I Catherine,
b- May 13. 1768; m- Waity Littlefield.
b. May 13. 1768; m. Daniel Mott.
HANNAH 7 RATHBONE (Walter6 , Samuel 5 . Samuel 4 .
John3 . John 2 . Richard1 ), born on Block Island, R. I., Dec.
22. 1764; married Archibald Millikin, : she was a
grandmother to Nicholas Ball of Block Island and who was
proprietor of "Ocean View" hotel on Block Island. R. I.; she
died July 2. 1813. Children:
23. 1829-
1. William L., b. Aug. 17, 1787.
2. Lydia, b. April 27.. 1789.
3- Tamar R., b. Mar. 30. 1792.
4. Abraham, b. Mar. 22. 1794; m. Syble Littlefield; she b. Sept.
5. Charles, b- Aug. 11, 1795.