Lieut. William Fobes

Male Abt 1649 - 1712  (~ 63 years)


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  • Name William Fobes 
    Prefix Lieut. 
    Born Abt 1649 
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 53274566 
    Died 6 Nov 1712  Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 6 Nov 1712  Old Commons Burial Ground, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15226  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2019 

    Family Martha Pabodie,   b. 24 Feb 1649/50, Duxbury, Plymouth Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1710/11, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married Aft 1681 
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2019 
    Family ID F7196  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Nov 1712 - Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 6 Nov 1712 - Old Commons Burial Ground, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From FindaGrave:

      Lieut. William Fobes ran a ferry from Little Compton across the Sakonnet River to Newport, what is today part of Middletown, R.I. He lived on the Great West Road on Lot # 4 of the 'great lots' as designated by the founders, near Windmill Hill.

      He first married (about 1679) Elizabeth Southworth, daughter of Constant and Elizabeth (Collier) Southworth, who died in 1681. He married second Martha (Pabodie) Seabury, widow of Samuel Seabury and daughter of William and Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie, born in Duxbury 24 Feb. 1650, died 25 Jan. 1712 in Little Compton.