Individual Details

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Arthur Fenner & Mary Smith
[b 1658; d 24 April 1725] Arthur, like his father, served Providence in many capacities. He was a Deputy in 1707, 1710, and 1720; member of the Town Council in 1716, 1717, 1722, and 1723; and Assistant in 1718-1721. In 1688, his taxable estate included 3 cows, 1 three-year-old, 3 two-year-olds, 1 yearling, 3 mares, 3 horses, 2 swine, 1 share of meadow, 2 acres for planting, and 86 acres of woodland. Mary Smith [b 1667 d; 13 Dec. 1737] was the daughter of John Smith & Sarah Whipple, granddaughter of John Smith, the miller, who was one of Roger Williams’ original companions.

Arthur wrote his will on 23 July 1723. It was probated on 3 July 1725. By then his estate included "8 cows, 1 bull, 2 steers, 4 three year old, 4 two year old, 2 calves, 2 oxen, 22 sheep, 13 lambs, 5 swine, 1 mare, saddle and pillion, corn, rye, hemp, flax, yarn, 4 spinning wheels, 2 guns, a cooper's adze, a carpenter's adze, an auger, a chisel, a gouge, 3 steel traps, 1 great Bible, 1 small Bible, 1 testament and other books."

1. Mary [b 1690; d 7 Oct. 1745] unmarried.

2. Mercy (or Marcy) [b 1692; d after 1733] m Solomon Rutenburg on 13 Oct. 1726. They had Thomas, who m Ann Westcott, and Mary, who m 1st Solomon Bradford, m 2nd Abel Potter.

3. Arthur [b 1694; d 1722] m Abigail Dexter [b 26 April 1696; d 11 Jan 1770], daughter of John Dexter, on 5 Dec 1717. She m 2nd Elisha Greene on 13 March 1726/7. They had Amey and Sarah [b ca. 1722; d 2 Aug. 1745 in her 24th yr.], who m Zachariah Mathewson on 24 Dec. 1738 in Providence.

4. John [b ca. 1696; d 24 Nov. 1725] m Amy Colwell [b 23 June 1703], daughter of Richard and Amy Colwell, on 1 Nov. 1724, by Justice Richard Brown. They lived in Providence. They had Marcy or Mary [b 20 Apr. 1725], who m Seth Dean of Plainfield, CT on 6 Oct. 1743, by Hon. Richard Fenner.

5. Edward [b ca. 1698–1704; d 28 Sept 1766] married twice. First to Phebe Barton (1702-1726) about 1721 - Freelove, b. about 1726, married Andrew Edmonds of Warwick, RI, 20 Mar 1746. Married 2nd to Amey Borden (1704-1770, widow of Joseph Thornton, [1697–1726] and daughter of Richard Borden and Sarah Holmes, on 11 Apr. 1728. Amey had married Josiah in 1724 and had one child with him. Amey’s grandparents Thomas Borden and Mary Harris had Dinah Borden, who married Major Thomas Fenner.

Birth	Abt 1658
Death	24 Apr 1725
Marriage		Mary Smith

Spouse	Mary Smith (1667 - 1737)
Child	Mary Fenner (1690 - 1745)
Child	Marcy Fenner (1692 - 1733)
Child	Arthur Fenner III (1694 - 1723)
Child	John Fenner (1696 - 1725)
Child	Edward Fenner (1698 - 1704)

Father	Capt. Arthur Fenner (1619 - 1703)
Mother	Mehitable Waterman (1626 - 1684)
Sibling	Thomas Fenner (1652 - 1718)
Sibling	Sarah Fenner (1655 - 1676)
Sibling	Freelove Fenner (1656 - 1712)
Sibling	Samuel Fenner (1660 - 1680)
Sibling	Bethiah Fenner (1662 - 1749)
Sibling	Phebe Fenner (1665 - 1716)