Saturday, March 3, 2012

Surname Saturday - LNU (England > Rhode Island)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  I am now up to number 369, who is Deliverance LNU (????- about 1734), one of my 6th-great-grandparents. [Note: The 6th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts] 

My ancestral line back to Deliverance LNU ancestors is:

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

10. Thomas Richmond (1848-1917)
11. Julia White (1848-1913)

22. Henry Arnold White ((1824-1885)
23. Amy Frances Oatley (1826-before 1870)

46.  Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872)

47.  Amy Champlin (1798-1865)


92.  Joseph Oatley (1755-1815)
93.  Mary Hazard (1765-1857)


184.  Benedict Oatley (1732-1821)
185.  Elizabeth Ladd (1734-1814)


368.  Jonathan Oatley, born before 06 January 1689 in London, London, England; died before 03 September 1755 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.  He was probably the son of 736. Jonathan Oatley and 737. Rebecca.  He married before 1726 in probably Rhode Island, United States.
369.  Deliverance LNU, died about 1734 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.


Children of Jonathan Oatley and Deliverance are:
i. Samuel Oatley, born 23 October 1726 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died about 1794 in probably South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; married (1) Mary; married (2) Abigail Nichols 21 November 1771 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
ii. Rebecca Oatley, born 10 September 1728 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; married Michael Champlin 1745 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; born 1723 in Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died after 1786 in Rhode Island, United States.
iii. Rhoda Oatley, born 29 December 1730 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died 25 September 1757 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States; married Ephraim Drake 01 November 1750 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; born about 1730 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died in  .
iv. Benedict Oatley, born 25 December 1732 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died 01 August 1821 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; married Elizabeth Ladd 02 October 1755 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.



Some family tree databases on Rootsweb WorldConnect, Ancestry Member Trees and other sites indicate that Deliverance, the wife of Jonathan Oatley of South Kingstown, RI, was born 16 March 1703, the daughter of Deliverance and Mary (--?--) Cleveland, who resided in North Kingstown, RI for some time in the early 1700's.  If this entry is correct, then the father Deliverance Cleveland was the son of Edward and Deliverance (Palmer) Cleveland who resided in North Kingstown and moved to Windham County CT around 1709.  Edward Cleveland was the son of Moses and Ann (Winn) Cleveland of Woburn MA.


One online site that seems to have sourced information is the "Our Ancestors and Cousins" site developed by Stephen Griffiths.  The pages for descendants of Moses Cleveland (1619-1701) lists Edward Cleveland (1664-1746), who married Deliverance Palmer (1665-1717);  Edward and Deliverance Cleveland had a son Deliverance Cleveland (1684-1744), who married in about 1707 to Mary ???? (about 1690 - ????); they had children Josiah, Hannah, Enoch, and Elizabeth.  No daughter Deliverance is listed as born in 1703.  


The extract of the will of Edward Cleveland (1664-1746), lists the heirs of his son, Deliverance Cleveland, as Josiah, Mary, Hannah, Enoch and Elizabeth.  No daughter Deliverance born in 1703 is listed there, although one born by 1710 would be a possible spouse of Jonathan Oatley.  

I reviewed the first four generations of the Cleveland book, and did not see another female Deliverance who could be the spouse of Jonathan Oatley.  

Based on all of the above, I have not added Deliverance Cleveland as the wife of Jonathan Oatley (1689-1755) of South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

There is no evidence where Deliverance was born or married.  She could have been born in England and migrated as a young wife with Jonathan before they had children in Rhode Island.

If other researchers have some original source evidence about the parents of Deliverance (????) Oatley, I would love to hear from them.  


Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver

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