Father: Thomas Straight 1619–1681
Mother: Elizabeth Kimball 1627-1718
Spouse: Hannah Long
Married: February. 13, 1676.
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island.
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Vital Records of Rhode Island page 74
1-5 Straight Henry, and Hannah ____; m. by John Heath, Justice, Feb. 13, 1676-7.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: EG009
JOHN SPENCER LOT EAST GREENWICH
Location: 20 ft south of MIDDLE RD at TEL pole # 217
76 burials with 66 inscriptions from 1816 to 1989
90 ft x 120 ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall;
sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold recorded this lot 30 Apr 1892. On the farm
William A. Spencer. Beside the road walled.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
R.I. Cemetery search.
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The Straight Cemetery
"Historical Cemetery, East of Carr's Pond Road, 36 burials with 0 inscriptions, On Macera's place (the old Straight Farm). The Straight cemetery is all fieldstones. The Spencers buried 4 people on the west side of this cemetery. … Henry Straight's family and others are buried here…"
–database cemetery description–
This cemetery was also known as:
The Over-back Cemetery
To sort out above. Henry Straight is listed on the Founders Stone as an Early Settler of East Greenwich. Seventy-three years later, "Founder" John Spencer's great-grandson, William Spencer, spouse of Mary Manchester purchased the colonial land of the Henry Straight family.
There is a story stating when Richard and his father William Spencer died of small pox in 1777 and buried in the Straight Cemetery included in this land, His Mother could not have General George Washington return her son John who was fighting in the Revolutionary War.
She sold some of the land including the cemetery to buy a Substitute for her son John. Later Richard, John's son purchased the land back.
SO Straight Cemetery because it was on Original Straight land.
Straight-Spencer Cemetery or Spencer-Straight Cemetery was because Straight land was purchased by Spencer.
4 Spencers are said to be buried here. William b;1723-d; 1777-Richard b; 1751 d; 1777-Mary b; 1719-d; 1784-Elizabeth b; 1746-d: 1814 wife of Thomas Shippee Jr. {"The Spencers were buried on the west end of yard, next to the west wall, and heads facing west."}
When Middle Road came through the Spencer's buried their family
-{" began a new burial plot, 1383 feet to the north, down by the new road."} and the Straight Spencer Cemetery became Over-Back.
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Time and energy for this information belongs to:
Find A Grave Memorial# 144758336. gleaned from R.I. Vital Records, R.I. Cemetery site. I was researching the Straight's and bumped into the Spencer's and elsewhere.
Some may not be accurate.
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Mother: Elizabeth Kimball 1627-1718
Spouse: Hannah Long
Married: February. 13, 1676.
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island.
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Vital Records of Rhode Island page 74
1-5 Straight Henry, and Hannah ____; m. by John Heath, Justice, Feb. 13, 1676-7.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: EG009
JOHN SPENCER LOT EAST GREENWICH
Location: 20 ft south of MIDDLE RD at TEL pole # 217
76 burials with 66 inscriptions from 1816 to 1989
90 ft x 120 ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall;
sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold recorded this lot 30 Apr 1892. On the farm
William A. Spencer. Beside the road walled.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
R.I. Cemetery search.
--
The Straight Cemetery
"Historical Cemetery, East of Carr's Pond Road, 36 burials with 0 inscriptions, On Macera's place (the old Straight Farm). The Straight cemetery is all fieldstones. The Spencers buried 4 people on the west side of this cemetery. … Henry Straight's family and others are buried here…"
–database cemetery description–
This cemetery was also known as:
The Over-back Cemetery
To sort out above. Henry Straight is listed on the Founders Stone as an Early Settler of East Greenwich. Seventy-three years later, "Founder" John Spencer's great-grandson, William Spencer, spouse of Mary Manchester purchased the colonial land of the Henry Straight family.
There is a story stating when Richard and his father William Spencer died of small pox in 1777 and buried in the Straight Cemetery included in this land, His Mother could not have General George Washington return her son John who was fighting in the Revolutionary War.
She sold some of the land including the cemetery to buy a Substitute for her son John. Later Richard, John's son purchased the land back.
SO Straight Cemetery because it was on Original Straight land.
Straight-Spencer Cemetery or Spencer-Straight Cemetery was because Straight land was purchased by Spencer.
4 Spencers are said to be buried here. William b;1723-d; 1777-Richard b; 1751 d; 1777-Mary b; 1719-d; 1784-Elizabeth b; 1746-d: 1814 wife of Thomas Shippee Jr. {"The Spencers were buried on the west end of yard, next to the west wall, and heads facing west."}
When Middle Road came through the Spencer's buried their family
-{" began a new burial plot, 1383 feet to the north, down by the new road."} and the Straight Spencer Cemetery became Over-Back.
---
Time and energy for this information belongs to:
Find A Grave Memorial# 144758336. gleaned from R.I. Vital Records, R.I. Cemetery site. I was researching the Straight's and bumped into the Spencer's and elsewhere.
Some may not be accurate.
----
Father: Thomas Straight 1619–1681
Mother: Elizabeth Kimball 1627-1718
Spouse: Hannah Long
Married: February. 13, 1676.
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island.
---
Vital Records of Rhode Island page 74
1-5 Straight Henry, and Hannah ____; m. by John Heath, Justice, Feb. 13, 1676-7.
--
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: EG009
JOHN SPENCER LOT EAST GREENWICH
Location: 20 ft south of MIDDLE RD at TEL pole # 217
76 burials with 66 inscriptions from 1816 to 1989
90 ft x 120 ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall;
sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold recorded this lot 30 Apr 1892. On the farm
William A. Spencer. Beside the road walled.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
R.I. Cemetery search.
--
The Straight Cemetery
"Historical Cemetery, East of Carr's Pond Road, 36 burials with 0 inscriptions, On Macera's place (the old Straight Farm). The Straight cemetery is all fieldstones. The Spencers buried 4 people on the west side of this cemetery. … Henry Straight's family and others are buried here…"
–database cemetery description–
This cemetery was also known as:
The Over-back Cemetery
To sort out above. Henry Straight is listed on the Founders Stone as an Early Settler of East Greenwich. Seventy-three years later, "Founder" John Spencer's great-grandson, William Spencer, spouse of Mary Manchester purchased the colonial land of the Henry Straight family.
There is a story stating when Richard and his father William Spencer died of small pox in 1777 and buried in the Straight Cemetery included in this land, His Mother could not have General George Washington return her son John who was fighting in the Revolutionary War.
She sold some of the land including the cemetery to buy a Substitute for her son John. Later Richard, John's son purchased the land back.
SO Straight Cemetery because it was on Original Straight land.
Straight-Spencer Cemetery or Spencer-Straight Cemetery was because Straight land was purchased by Spencer.
4 Spencers are said to be buried here. William b;1723-d; 1777-Richard b; 1751 d; 1777-Mary b; 1719-d; 1784-Elizabeth b; 1746-d: 1814 wife of Thomas Shippee Jr. {"The Spencers were buried on the west end of yard, next to the west wall, and heads facing west."}
When Middle Road came through the Spencer's buried their family
-{" began a new burial plot, 1383 feet to the north, down by the new road."} and the Straight Spencer Cemetery became Over-Back.
---
Time and energy for this information belongs to:
Find A Grave Memorial# 144758336. gleaned from R.I. Vital Records, R.I. Cemetery site. I was researching the Straight's and bumped into the Spencer's and elsewhere.
Some may not be accurate.
----
Mother: Elizabeth Kimball 1627-1718
Spouse: Hannah Long
Married: February. 13, 1676.
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island.
---
Vital Records of Rhode Island page 74
1-5 Straight Henry, and Hannah ____; m. by John Heath, Justice, Feb. 13, 1676-7.
--
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: EG009
JOHN SPENCER LOT EAST GREENWICH
Location: 20 ft south of MIDDLE RD at TEL pole # 217
76 burials with 66 inscriptions from 1816 to 1989
90 ft x 120 ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall;
sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold recorded this lot 30 Apr 1892. On the farm
William A. Spencer. Beside the road walled.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
R.I. Cemetery search.
--
The Straight Cemetery
"Historical Cemetery, East of Carr's Pond Road, 36 burials with 0 inscriptions, On Macera's place (the old Straight Farm). The Straight cemetery is all fieldstones. The Spencers buried 4 people on the west side of this cemetery. … Henry Straight's family and others are buried here…"
–database cemetery description–
This cemetery was also known as:
The Over-back Cemetery
To sort out above. Henry Straight is listed on the Founders Stone as an Early Settler of East Greenwich. Seventy-three years later, "Founder" John Spencer's great-grandson, William Spencer, spouse of Mary Manchester purchased the colonial land of the Henry Straight family.
There is a story stating when Richard and his father William Spencer died of small pox in 1777 and buried in the Straight Cemetery included in this land, His Mother could not have General George Washington return her son John who was fighting in the Revolutionary War.
She sold some of the land including the cemetery to buy a Substitute for her son John. Later Richard, John's son purchased the land back.
SO Straight Cemetery because it was on Original Straight land.
Straight-Spencer Cemetery or Spencer-Straight Cemetery was because Straight land was purchased by Spencer.
4 Spencers are said to be buried here. William b;1723-d; 1777-Richard b; 1751 d; 1777-Mary b; 1719-d; 1784-Elizabeth b; 1746-d: 1814 wife of Thomas Shippee Jr. {"The Spencers were buried on the west end of yard, next to the west wall, and heads facing west."}
When Middle Road came through the Spencer's buried their family
-{" began a new burial plot, 1383 feet to the north, down by the new road."} and the Straight Spencer Cemetery became Over-Back.
---
Time and energy for this information belongs to:
Find A Grave Memorial# 144758336. gleaned from R.I. Vital Records, R.I. Cemetery site. I was researching the Straight's and bumped into the Spencer's and elsewhere.
Some may not be accurate.
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