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1739, when he removed to Narrangansett. (Updike's Hist, of
Narragansett Church, p. 164.) How long he continued there is
not known, but this entry and the one of the day following, as
well as that of October 20th succeeding, might seem to imply
that he had resumed his residence at Newport before 1743.
It is certain that he had done so by 1746. His first wife was
Content Arnold, a granddaughter of Gov. Benedict Arnold,
and his second, Jean, a daughter of Gabriel Bernon. The
statement of Mr. Updike, in the Hist, of Narragansett Church,
p. 165, and of Mr. Mason, in the Annals of Trinity Church, Newport, p. 38, that Col. Coddington was killed by an explosion of
gunpowder, in 1744, is shown to be an error by later entries
in this Diary (Note 157), as well as by the fact that his name
continues to recur, in the Register of Trinity Church, until
1753. Col. Coddington was a gentleman of marked elevation
of character, well-educated and accomplished, and was universally respected, being long a member of the Vestry of Trinity
Church and, also, for a time, in 1741, a Warden of S. Paul's,
Narragansett.
69 "At James Helme's."
Mr. Helme (born May 7, 1710) resided on Tower Hill, being descended from some of the earliest settlers of Narragansett. In 1767 he was elected Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Rhode Island, to which office he was repeatedly reelected. He possessed manners mild and urbane, was a sound
lawyer and a man of preeminently social disposition. Judge
Helme married Esther Powell, a granddaughter of Gabriel
Bernon and a sister of the second Mrs. Samuel Seabury. He
was thus nephew, by marriage, of his guest, Col. Coddington.
Judge Helme's amiability and probity are exhibited in a
pleasant light in his correspondence with his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Seabury, after she was left a widow, as printed in Updike's History of the Narragansett Church," pp. 134-138, also
pp. 166 and 167.
70 " To Town."
"Town" was then Newport, a place more accessible from
Narragansett than Providence and one of, apparently, at that
time, greater importance.
[94]
| Title | A letter book and abstract of out services written during the years 1743-1751 |
| Creator | MacSparran, James |
| Publisher | D.B. Updike, Merrymount Press |
| Place of Publication | Boston |
| Date | 1899 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000155 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | j15oteg 1739, when he removed to Narrangansett. (Updike's Hist, of Narragansett Church, p. 164.) How long he continued there is not known, but this entry and the one of the day following, as well as that of October 20th succeeding, might seem to imply that he had resumed his residence at Newport before 1743. It is certain that he had done so by 1746. His first wife was Content Arnold, a granddaughter of Gov. Benedict Arnold, and his second, Jean, a daughter of Gabriel Bernon. The statement of Mr. Updike, in the Hist, of Narragansett Church, p. 165, and of Mr. Mason, in the Annals of Trinity Church, Newport, p. 38, that Col. Coddington was killed by an explosion of gunpowder, in 1744, is shown to be an error by later entries in this Diary (Note 157), as well as by the fact that his name continues to recur, in the Register of Trinity Church, until 1753. Col. Coddington was a gentleman of marked elevation of character, well-educated and accomplished, and was universally respected, being long a member of the Vestry of Trinity Church and, also, for a time, in 1741, a Warden of S. Paul's, Narragansett. 69 "At James Helme's." Mr. Helme (born May 7, 1710) resided on Tower Hill, being descended from some of the earliest settlers of Narragansett. In 1767 he was elected Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, to which office he was repeatedly reelected. He possessed manners mild and urbane, was a sound lawyer and a man of preeminently social disposition. Judge Helme married Esther Powell, a granddaughter of Gabriel Bernon and a sister of the second Mrs. Samuel Seabury. He was thus nephew, by marriage, of his guest, Col. Coddington. Judge Helme's amiability and probity are exhibited in a pleasant light in his correspondence with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Seabury, after she was left a widow, as printed in Updike's History of the Narragansett Church," pp. 134-138, also pp. 166 and 167. 70 " To Town." "Town" was then Newport, a place more accessible from Narragansett than Providence and one of, apparently, at that time, greater importance. [94] |
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