Register Report
Register Report - OLNEY

by Sam Behling

First Generation

Ship1. THOMAS OLNEY. Born bef 1605 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Thomas died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, aft 16 Jun 1682; he was 77. Occupation: Shoemaker. Religion: Baptist. On 16 Sep 1629 when Thomas was 24, he married Marie ASHTON, daughter of James ASHTON & Alice ?, in St. Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire, England. Born bef 25 Aug 1605 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. At the age of <1, Marie was baptized in St. Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire, England, on 25 Aug 1605. Marie died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, bef 1659; she was 53. They had the following children:

2 i. Thomas (<1631-1722)
3 ii. EPENETUS (1633-1698)
iii. Nedabiah. Born in Aug 1637 in Salem, Essex Co., MA. At the age of <1, Nedabiah was baptized in Salem, Essex Co., MA, in 1637. Nedabiah died aft 1659; he was 21.
iv. Discovered.
v. Stephen. Born ca 1640 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Stephen died ca 1689; he was 49.
4 vi. Mary (ca1643-ca1676)
vii. James. Born ca 1644 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. James died in Oct 1676; he was 32. Buried on 20 Oct 1676 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
5 viii. Lydia (1645-1724)


Second Generation


2. Thomas OLNEY (Thomas1). Born bef 6 Jan 1631/1632 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. At the age of <1, Thomas was baptized in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, on 6 Jan 1631/1632. Thomas died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, on 11 Jun 1722; he was 91. On 3 Jul 1660 when Thomas was 29, he married Elizabeth MARSH, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born ca 1640 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. Elizabeth died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, bef 1722; she was 82. They had the following children:

6 i. Thomas (1661-1718)
7 ii. William (1663-)
8 iii. Elizabeth (1666-1699)
9 iv. Anne (1668-1745)
v. Phebe. Born on 15 Sep 1675 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT.

3. EPENETUS OLNEY (Thomas1). Born in 1633 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. At the age of <1, Epenetus was baptized in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, on 14 Feb 1633. Epenetus died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, on 3 Jun 1698; he was 65. On 9 Mar 1666/1667 when Epenetus was 33, he married Mary WHIPPLE, daughter of Capt. John WHIPPLE & Sarah ?, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born bef 9 Apr 1648 in Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA. At the age of <1, Mary was baptized on 9 Apr 1648. Mary died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, on 12 Jul 1698; she was 50. They had the following children:

10 i. Mary (1668-1725)
11 ii. James (1670-1744)
iii. Sarah. Born on 10 Sep 1672 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
12 iv. EPENETUS (1674-1740)
13 v. John (1678-1754)
vi. Mercy. Born in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
14 vii. Thomas (1686-1752)
viii. Lydia. Born on 26 Jan 1688/1689 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Lydia died bef 1727; she was 38. Lydia married Henry HARRIS. Born on 10 Nov 1675. Henry died on 29 Mar 1727/1728; he was 51.

4. Mary OLNEY (Thomas1). Born ca 1643 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Mary died ca 1676; she was 33. On 4 Dec 1663 when Mary was 20, she married John WHIPPLE, son of Capt. John WHIPPLE & Sarah ?, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born ca 1640 in Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA. At the age of 1, John was baptized in Dorchester, Norfolk Co., MA, on 1 Nov 1641. John died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, on 15 Dec 1700; he was 60. They had the following children:

i. Mary. Born on 4 Mar 1664/1665 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Mary married James HARDER.
15 ii. John (1666-)
iii. Elnathan. Born on 12 Jan 1675/1676 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. On 25 Jul 1695 when Elnathan was 20, she married John RICE.

5. Lydia OLNEY (Thomas1). Born in 1645. Lydia died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, on 9 Sep 1724; she was 79. On 17 Dec 1669 when Lydia was 24, she married Joseph WILLIAMS, son of Roger WILLIAMS & Mary BARNARD, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born on 12 Dec 1643 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Joseph died on 17 Aug 1724; he was 80. They had the following children:

i. Joseph (Died Young). Born on 26 Sep 1670 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
ii. Thomas. Born on 16 Feb 1672/1673. Thomas married Mary BLACKMAR, daughter of James BLACKMAR & Mary HAWKINS. Mary died on 1 Jul 1717.
iii. Joseph. Born on 10 Nov 1673. Joseph died on 15 Aug 1752; he was 78. Joseph married Lydia HEARNDEN. Lydia died in 1763.
iv. Mary. Born in Jun 1676.
v. James. Born on 20 Sep 1680. James died on 25 Jun 1757; he was 76. James married Elizabeth BLACKMAR, daughter of James BLACKMAR & Mary HAWKINS. Born in 1682. Elizabeth died in Mar 1761; she was 79.
vi. Lydia. Born on 26 Apr 1683. Lydia died on 17 Aug 1725; she was 42.
vii. Providence.


Third Generation


6. Capt. Thomas OLNEY (Thomas2, Thomas1). Born on 4 May 1661 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Thomas died on 1 Mar 1718/1719; he was 56. Occupation: Carpenter, Surveyor. On 13 Jul 1687 when Thomas was 26, he married Lydia BARNES, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Lydia died aft 1722; she was 54. Born on 26 Aug 1667 in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA. They had the following children:

16 i. Lydia (1688-1748)
ii. Phebe. Born on 29 Oct 1689 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
iii. Sarah. Born on 26 Aug 1693 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. On 28 Apr 1728 when Sarah was 34, she married Philip SMITH, in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
iv. Thomas. Born on 18 Jan 1696/1697 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Thomas died on 7 Dec 1758; he was 62. On 8 Aug 1724 when Thomas was 28, he married Sarah SMITH, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born in 1698.
v. Elizabeth. Born on 29 Jan 1698/1699 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
vi. Anne. Born on 26 Mar 1700/1701 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Anne died on 3 Aug 1794; she was 94. On 9 Nov 1725 when Anne was 25, she married Robert SMITH, in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
vii. Mary. Born on 25 Feb 1702/1703 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
viii. Obadiah. Born on 14 Feb 1710/1711 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. At the age of 88, Obadiah was baptized in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI, in Mar 1798. In 1734 when Obadiah was 23, he first married Deborah SMITH. Deborah died on 13 Apr 1735 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. On 12 Jan 1737/1738 when Obadiah was 26, he second married Lydia HAWKINS. Born ca 1716. Lydia died in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI, in Aug 1805; she was 89.

7. William OLNEY (Thomas2, Thomas1). Born on 25 Jun 1663 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. On 28 Dec 1692 when William was 29, he married Catharine SAYLES, daughter of John SAYLES & Mary WILLIAMS, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born in 1671. Catharine died on 21 Feb 1751/1752; she was 80. They had the following children:

i. William. Born on 6 Oct 1694 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
ii. John. Born on 9 May 1699 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
iii. Katherine. Born on 11 Aug 1701 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Katherine married Hezekiah WHIPPLE, son of John WHIPPLE (15) & Lydia HOAR. Born on 17 Feb 1701/1702.
iv. Thomas. Born on 26 Apr 1706 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Thomas married Mehitable JENKS. Born in 1708. Mehitable died on 25 Mar 1795; she was 87.
v. Deborah. Born on 30 Jul 1708 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
vi. Richard. Born on 4 Nov 1711 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.

8. Elizabeth OLNEY (Thomas2, Thomas1). Born on 31 Jan 1666/1667 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Elizabeth died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, on 2 Nov 1699; she was 33. In 1688 when Elizabeth was 21, she married John SAYLES, son of John SAYLES & Mary WILLIAMS, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born on 17 Aug 1654 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. John died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, on 2 Aug 1727; he was 72. They had the following children:

17 i. Mary (1689-)
ii. John. Born on 13 Jan 1692/1693 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. On 1 Oct 1717 when John was 25, he first married Elizabeth COMSTOCK, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born on 18 Dec 1690 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Elizabeth died in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI, bef 16 Nov 1752; she was 61. On 16 Nov 1752 when John was 60, he second married Sarah SMITH, in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
18 iii. Richard (1695-1777)
iv. Daniel. Born on 13 Dec 1697 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
19 v. Thomas (1698-1752)

9. Anne OLNEY (Thomas2, Thomas1). Born on 13 Jan 1668/1669 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Anne died in Warwick, Kent, RI, on 26 Oct 1745; she was 77. In 1691 when Anne was 22, she married John WATERMAN, son of Resolved WATERMAN & Mercy WILLIAMS, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born in 1666 in Warwick, Kent, RI. John died in Warwick, Kent, RI, on 26 Aug 1728; he was 62. They had the following children:

i. Elizabeth. Born on 18 Apr 1692 in Warwick, Kent, RI.
ii. Mercy. Born on 27 Jun 1694 in Warwick, Kent, RI. Mercy married Charles TILLINGHAST. Born on 5 Mar 1692/1693 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Charles died on 12 Apr 1743; he was 51.
iii. Anne. Born on 20 May 1696 in Warwick, Kent, RI. Anne married John TILLINGHAST. Born on 14 Apr 1696. John died on 4 Dec 1775; he was 79.
iv. John. Born on 5 Feb 1698/1699 in Warwick, Kent, RI.
v. Benoni. Born on 25 May 1701 in Warwick, Kent, RI.
vi. Resolved. Born on 13 Oct 1703 in Warwick, Kent, RI.
vii. Phebe.
viii. Patience. Born ca 1716.

10. Mary OLNEY (Epenetus2, Thomas1). Born on 13 Jan 1668/1669 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Mary died in 1725; she was 56. On 9 May 1692 when Mary was 24, she married Nathaniel WATERMAN, son of Nathaniel WATERMAN & Susanna CARDER. Nathaniel died on 14 Jun 1725. They had the following children:

i. Bethia. Born on 27 Feb 1693/1694.
ii. Nathaniel. Born on 9 Sep 1695.
iii. Joseph. Born on 17 Jan 1697/1698.
iv. Zuriel. Born on 19 Mar 1701/1702.
v. Sarah. Born on 6 Nov 1702.
vi. Mary. Born on 23 Mar 1705/1706.
vii. John. Born on 6 Oct 1709.

11. James OLNEY (Epenetus2, Thomas1). Born on 9 Nov 1670 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. James died on 6 Oct 1744; he was 73. On 31 Aug 1702 when James was 31, he married Hallelujah BROWN, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Hallelujah died in 1771. They had the following children:

i. James. Born on 18 Sep 1703 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
ii. Mary. Born on 30 Sep 1704 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Mary married Arthur FENNER. Born on 17 Oct 1699 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
iii. Joseph.
iv. James. Born on 28 Dec 1708 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
v. Johnathan.
vi. Jeremiah. Born on 11 Mar 1711/1712 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
vii. Lydia. Born on 1 Nov 1716. Lydia married Abraham ANGELL.
viii. Mercy. Born in 1718.

12. EPENETUS OLNEY (Epenetus2, Thomas1). Born on 18 Jan 1674/1675 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Epenetus died in Foster, Providence Co., RI, in 1740; he was 65. Ca 1701 when Epenetus was 26, he married Mary WILLIAMS, daughter of Daniel WILLIAMS & Rebecca RHODES, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born in RI. Mary died aft 1740 in Foster, Providence Co., RI. They had the following children:

i. James.
ii. Charles.
iii. Joseph.
iv. Anthony.
v. Mary.
vi. Amey.
On 7 Sep 1735 Amey married Josiah (Jeriah) HAWKINS, in Providence, Providence, RI.
20 vii. MARTHA
viii. Freeborn.

13. John OLNEY (Epenetus2, Thomas1). Born in 1678 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. John died on 9 Nov 1754; he was 76. Occupation: Blacksmith. On 11 Aug 1699 when John was 21, he married Rachel COGGESHALL. Rachel died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, on 24 Jun 1760; she was 82. Born in 1678 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI. They had the following children:

i. John. Born on 27 May 1701 in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI. John died on 24 Apr 1725; he was 23.
ii. William. Born in 1704. William married Alice DEXTER. Born in 1705.
iii. Abigail. Born on 22 Feb 1706/1707 in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI. Abigail died on 28 Oct 1739; she was 33.
21 iv. Jeremiah (1708-1756)
v. Freelove. Born on 29 Nov 1711 in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI. On 16 Dec 1728 when Freelove was 17, she married Charles SCOTT, son of Major Sylvanus SCOTT & Joanna JENCKS, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born on 23 Aug 1705.
vi. Nebediah. Born in 1714. Nebediah married Marcy DAVIS. Born in 1722.
22 vii. Stephen (1716-1754)
viii. Jabez. Born on 23 Feb 1721/1722 in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI. Jabez died on 12 May 1745; he was 24.
ix. Tabitha (Died Young). Born on 20 Nov 1723 in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI. Tabitha died in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI, on 14 Apr 1728; she was 4.

14. Thomas OLNEY (Epenetus2, Thomas1). Born on 18 May 1686 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Thomas died on 28 Jul 1752; he was 66. Buried in North Burial Ground. On 15 Jun 1710 when Thomas was 24, he married Patience BURLINGAME, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born on 8 May 1685. Patience died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, on 8 Aug 1746; she was 61. They had the following children:

23 i. Lydia (1711-1782)
ii. Esther. Born in 1714.

15. John WHIPPLE (Mary OLNEY2, Thomas1). Born on 2 Oct 1666 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. On 16 Nov 1688 when John was 22, he married Lydia HOAR, daughter of Hezekiah HOAR & Rebekah ?, in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. Born on 24 Mar 1665/1666 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. Lydia died bef 1711; she was 45. They had the following children:

i. Mary. Born on 11 Oct 1690.
ii. John. Born on 30 Aug 1692.
iii. Lydia. Born on 6 Nov 1694.
iv. Elnathan. Born on 19 Sep 1696.
v. Patience. Born on 18 Feb 1699/1700.
vi. Hezekiah. Born on 17 Feb 1701/1702. Hezekiah married Katherine OLNEY, daughter of William OLNEY (7) & Catharine SAYLES. Born on 11 Aug 1701 in Providence, Providence Co., RI.
vii. Sarah. Born on 17 Apr 1705.
viii. Mary. Born on 21 Jun 1708.
ix. Job.


Fourth Generation


16. Lydia OLNEY (Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas1). Born on 30 Apr 1688 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Lydia died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, in 1748; she was 59. On 22 May 1712 when Lydia was 24, she married Hope ANGELL, son of John ANGELL & Ruth FIELD, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born on 22 Dec 1685 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Hope died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, on 11 Feb 1759/1760; he was 73. Occupation: Yeoman. They had the following children:

i. Abiah (1713-1760)
ii. Lydia (1715-ca1802)
iii. Oliver (1716-1799)
iv. Elisha (1719-1755)
v. Thomas (1724-1792)
vi. James (1731-<1806)

17. Mary SAYLES (Elizabeth OLNEY3, Thomas2, Thomas1). Born on 30 May 1689 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Mary married William SMITH, son of John SMITH & Sarah WHIPPLE. Born in 1682 in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI. William died on 11 Dec 1753; he was 71. They had the following children:

i. Daniel (1712-)
ii. Richard
iii. Elizabeth (1717-)
iv. Sarah (1725-)
v. Abigail (1725-)
vi. Mary

18. Richard SAYLES (Elizabeth OLNEY3, Thomas2, Thomas1). Born on 24 Oct 1695 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Richard died in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI, in 1777; he was 81. On 24 Nov 1720 when Richard was 25, he married Mercy PHILLIPS, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Mercy died bef 1738 in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI. They had one child:

i. Gideon (1732-1830)

19. Thomas SAYLES (Elizabeth OLNEY3, Thomas2, Thomas1). Born on 9 Feb 1698/1699 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Thomas died in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI, on 9 Nov 1752; he was 54. On 14 Dec 1721 when Thomas was 23, he married Esther SCOTT, daughter of Major Sylvanus SCOTT & Joanna JENCKS, in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI. Born on 3 Dec 1700 in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI. Esther died in Smithfield, Providence Co., RI, on 7 Jul 1788; she was 87. They had one child:

i. John (1722-1822)

20. MARTHA OLNEY (Epenetus3, Epenetus2, Thomas1). Born in RI. Martha died in Johnston, Providence Co., RI. Martha married Stephen ANGELL, son of John ANGELL & Sarah CLEMENCE, in RI. Stephen died in Jan 1772 in Johnston, Providence Co., RI. Occupation: Farmer. Religion: Quaker. They had the following children:

i. Christopher (1728-)
ii. Ezekiel (1729-)
iii. Stephen (1731-)
iv. Charles (1732-)
v. SARAH (1734-)
vi. James (1736-)
vii. John (1740-1817)
viii. Daniel (1741-1810)
ix. William (1743-)
x. Gideon (1744-)
xi. Martha (1747-)

21. Jeremiah OLNEY (John3, Epenetus2, Thomas1). Born on 13 Nov 1708 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Jeremiah died in Providence, Providence Co., RI, on 10 Dec 1756; he was 48. On 25 Apr 1734 when Jeremiah was 25, he married Susannah BROWNE, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born on 2 Nov 1715 in Providence, Providence Co., RI. They had the following children:

i. Mary (1734-1804)
ii. Ezekiel (1740-1826)
iii. Hezekiah (ca1742-)
iv. Joseph (ca1744-)
v. Susannah (ca1746-1766)
vi. Jeremiah (Died Young) (1746-1748)

22. Stephen OLNEY (John3, Epenetus2, Thomas1). Born in 1716. Stephen died in 1754; he was 38. Stephen married Mary WHIPPLE, daughter of William WHIPPLE & Mary ?. Born on 26 Aug 1723. They had the following children:

i. James (1734-)
ii. Benjamin (1745-)
iii. Stephen (1752-1841)
iv. Sarah (1741-1815)
v. James (1745-)

23. Lydia OLNEY (Thomas3, Epenetus2, Thomas1). Born on 2 Jun 1711. Lydia died on 4 Mar 1782; she was 70. On 13 Sep 1739 when Lydia was 28, she married Daniel EDDY, son of Joshua EDDY & Hannah STEVENS / STEARNS, in Providence, Providence Co., RI. Born on 7 Nov 1713 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. Daniel died in Johnston, Providence Co., RI, on 7 Jan 1793; he was 79. Occupation: Husbandman. They had the following children:

i. Daniel
ii. Patience
iii. Esther
iv. Thomas
v. Mary / Mercy
vi. Olney


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