Joseph Wait

1697 - 1776  (78 years)

• Name	Joseph Wait
  Birth	27 Apr 1697	Kingston RI
  Gender	Male
  Death	1776	Exeter RI
  Person ID	I62	Godfrey Rhodes
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2011

  
  

  Father	Samuel Wait,   b. 1660, Exeter RI d. Bef 15 Apr 1752, Exeter RI (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Alice Wightman
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Sheffield,   b. 1 Jun 1698, Portsmouth RI d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Oct 1717
  Children	1. Elizabeth Wait   2. Damaris Wait   3. Phoebe Wait   4. Alice Wait   5. Mary Wait   6. Samuel Wait   7. Benjamin Wait   8. George Wait + 9. Joseph Wait,   b. 1717, N. Kingston RI d. 1744 (Age 27 years)
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2011
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1728, his father, Samuel Wait of North Kingston, conveyed land to him in North Kingston near the east Greenwich line. When Exeter was set off from North Kingston, he became identified with that town. His will, dated Jan 7, 1774 and proved July 8, 1776, is on file at Exeter.