Individual Details

Epenetus Olney

(1634 - June 3, 1698)

Epenetus Olney was the second son of Thomas and Mary Ashton Olney. He was born in Hertfordshire, England and baptized in the parish, St Albans. He was 1 year old when his family sailed to America. They were in Boston for awhile then moved to Providence and were early settlers with Roger Williams. Epenetus married Mary Whipple in May of 1666. That same year he took the Oath of Allegiance and was a land owner. Epenetus was a tavern keeper. In his community he was a deputy, on the town council and more. He built a house that stood at least 193 years until it was demolished in 1898.

Events

Birth1634Hertfordshire, England
BaptismFebruary 14, 1634Saint Albans Parish, Hertfordshire, England
DepartureApril, 1635Hertfordshire, England
ArrivalJune, 1635on the Planter - Boston, British America
CivilApril, 1645Providence, British America
MarriageMarch 9, 1666Mary Whipple
CivilMay, 1666Oath of Allegiance
CivilOctober 27, 1682land - Providence, British America
DeathJune 3, 1698Providence, British America
ProbateJuly 12, 1698Providence, British America
Burial
CivilTown services: town council, deputy to general court
OccupationTavern and inn keeper - Providence, British America

Families

SpouseMary Whipple (1648 - 1699)
ChildEpenetus Olney (1675 - 1740)
ChildThomas Olney (1686 - 1752)
ChildJames Olney (1670 - 1744)
FatherThomas Olney (1600 - 1682)
MotherMary Marie Ashton (1605 - 1659)
SiblingThomas Olney (1631 - 1722)
SiblingMary Olney (1640 - 1676)
SiblingLydia Olney (1645 - 1724)

Notes

Civil

"twenty five acre men" document is dated Apr 19 1645, Epenetus and others too young to sign, maybe names were added as they became freemen

Civil

'To ye Towne mett octtober : ye 27th: 1682 I Desire yov wovld Grant me liberty to have forty ffoot Square of land above high water marke, against ye lotts of my Uncle James Ashton: and in soe Doeing yov will oblige yor freind: Epenetus Olney (Verso) This Bill is Granted'.

Probate

His probate included an inventory, 6 pages.

Endnotes

1. Smith, Dean Crawford, The Ancestry of Emily Jane Angell, 1844-1910, NEHGS Boston 1992, Page 448, arrival page 437.

2. Smith, Dean Crawford, The Ancestry of Emily Jane Angell, 1844-1910, NEHGS Boston 1992, Page 448, arrival page 437.

3. Hotten, John Camden. The Original lists of persons from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700. London: Empire State Book Co, 1874, Page 45.

4. Smith, Dean Crawford, The Ancestry of Emily Jane Angell, 1844-1910, NEHGS Boston 1992, Page 448, arrival page 437.

5. Hotten, John Camden. The Original lists of persons from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700. London: Empire State Book Co, 1874, Page 45.

6. Smith, Dean Crawford, The Ancestry of Emily Jane Angell, 1844-1910, NEHGS Boston 1992, Page 448, arrival page 437.

7. Providence (R.I.). Record Commissioners. The Early Records of the Town of Providence, V. I-XXI. Providence, Snow and Farnham, city printers, 1892, Volume 2 page 29, 30 Epenetus Olney among the men receiving 25 acres 1645.

8. Smith, Dean Crawford, The Ancestry of Emily Jane Angell, 1844-1910, NEHGS Boston 1992, Page 448, arrival page 437.

9. (2008). || Volume 2 page 1112.

10. Providence (R.I.). Record Commissioners. The Early Records of the Town of Providence, V. I-XXI. Providence, Snow and Farnham, city printers, 1892, Volume 3 page 101.

11. Providence (R.I.). Record Commissioners. The Early Records of the Town of Providence, V. I-XXI. Providence, Snow and Farnham, city printers, 1892, Volume 17 page 8.

12. Smith, Dean Crawford, The Ancestry of Emily Jane Angell, 1844-1910, NEHGS Boston 1992, Page 448, arrival page 437.

13. Providence (R.I.). Record Commissioners. The Early Records of the Town of Providence, V. I-XXI. Providence, Snow and Farnham, city printers, 1892, Volume 6 page 210.

14. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

15. Rider, Sidney Smith. Rhode Island historical tracts, Providence, Sidney S. Rider, 1877 - 1896, Page 189 Number 15 series 1 Epenetus Olney's Inn.