Miriam Dexter's FGR on JOHN DEXTER AND MEHITABEL HALLETT, parents of
Thomas, John, Elizabeth and Abigail.
Miriams FGR: Children and death dates of John and Mehitabel, from
Abstracts of Portsmouth RI Wills, Portsmouth Town Council & Probate,
Vol 2, 1697-172
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Miriam sent vital statistics on JOHN DEXTER yeoman.
Children and death dates of John and Mehitabel, from Abstracts of
Portsmouth RI Wills, Portsmouth Town Council & Probate, Vol 2,
1697-172-.
RI Gen Register Vol 3#4, April 81 pg 362: will of JOHN DEXTER, of Po,
yeoman. Will dated 3 Sep 1720, proved 9 of 11th month 1720=1721, pgs
127-128. Mentions: Wife Mehitabel. Sons Thomas Dexter & John Dexter.
Daughters Elizabeth wife of Elisha Cole of Kingstown & Abigail, wife of
Job Lawton.
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Archive Record of JOHN DEXTER & MEHITABLE HALLET and four children:
Elizabeth, Thomas, Abigail and John DEXTER.
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GENEALOGY OF THE DEXTER FAMILY IN AMERICA compiled by WARDEN and
DEXTER, Worcester, MA. 1905.
p21?:" ELIZABETH DEXTER dau of JOHN DEXTER, [son of THOMAS2
[THOMAS1] and MEHITABEL [HALLETT] DEXTER, was born 1 Nov 1683........
{GET THE REST OF THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!}
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RI Genealogical Register Vol 3, #4, p 360, April 1981: MEHITABEL
HALLETT of Portsmouth, will dated 26 Sep 1725, proved 8 Nov 1725, pg
49. Mentions: Sons John Dexter of Portsmouth, & Thomas Dexter of
Barrington. Daughters Elizabeth Cole & unnamed dau mother of 4 Lawton
grandsons.
3 Grandchildren: Thomas Dexter, John Dexter & Benjamin Dexter all
under 14, sons of son John Dexter of Portsmouth.
4 Grandchildren: Job Lawton, Isaac Lawton, John Lawton, & George
Lawton all under 14.
Grandson John Dexter under 21 son of son Thomas Dexter. Granddaughter
Mehitable Dexter.
From the above account, it would seem that Elizabeth (Dexter) Cole had
no children.
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SOURCE: (1) From charts prepared by Miriam Dexter; (2) Children and death dates of John and Mehitabel, from Abstracts of Portsmouth, R.I. Wills, Portsmouth Town Council & Probate, Vol 2, 1697-172?; (3) Copied from Rhode Island Genealogical Register, April 1981 (Abstracts);
INFORMATION: (1) Married Elisha Cole, Kingstown;