Note: No burial record has been found for Dorothy, but being the mother of all of John Albro's children, and pre-deceasing him, she is almost certainly buried in the family cemetery with John. The Friend's records of Portsmouth, Rhode Island simply state that John was buried "in his own orchard."
The provenance of Dorothy has not been determined. Some accounts give her maiden name as Wilbur, but without any support. Anderson, et al, in the Great Migration series (1999) say her provenance remains unknown.
Dorothy was married first to Nathaniel Potter, an early settler of Portsmouth, who signed a compact there on 30 April 1639, after several settlers of that place left to found the town of Newport. He obviously died shortly thereafter, as Dorothy married c. 1643 John Albro of Portsmouth, who sailed from England in 1634 as a servant of William Freeborn.
Dorothy's death was recorded in the Portsmouth records as 19 Feb 1696/7.
Dorothy's only known children with Nathaniel Potter were:
* Nathaniel, b. 1637, d. 20 Oct 1704, m. Elizabeth _______, who was living in 1704 when named in her husband's will. Nathaniel and Elizabeth had eleven known children.
* Ichabod, b. c. 1639, d. 1676, m. Martha HAZARD, the daughter of Thomas and Martha Hazard. Following Ichabod's death, Martha m. (2) Benjamin Mowry. Ichabod and Martha had four known children.
Children with second husband, John Albro:
* Samuel, b. 1644, d. April 1739, m. Isabel LAWTON.
* Elizabeth, b. say 1646, d. 15 Nov 1720, m. c. 1671 Benjamin CONGDON, b. c. 1642, d. Kingstown, RI 19 June 1718. They had six known children.
* Mary, b. say 1650, living in 1710, m. c. 1670 Thomas HICKS, b. say 1645, d. 1698, the son of Samuel Hicks and Lydia Doane. They had seven known children. Their daughter Sarah married on 1 May 1693, providing some date estimates for Mary and Thomas.
* John, b. say 1655, d. Portsmouth 4 Dec 1724, m. Portsmouth 27 April 1693 Mary STOKES, b. say 1670, d. by 1720. John was chosen for the jury of trials on 21 April 1676, so certainly born 1655 or earlier. On 31 Oct 1677 John was among those who were entitled to a division of the 5000-acres called East Greenwich. In May 1679 he was charged with "begetting a child on the body of Margaret Hall." On 13 Dec 1687 he was fined for refusing to take the oath as a grand juryman. John's will, dated in 1720, was proved 14 Dec 1724, mentioning no wife. John and Mary had four known children born 1694 to 1701.
* Susanna, b. say 1665, living in 1715, m. 3 Jan 1693/4 as his second wife, John ANTHONY, b. Portsmouth 1642, d. 20 Oct 1715, the son of John Anthony and Susan Potter. John had m. (1) 23 Nov 1669 Frances Wodell, b. 6 July 1652, the daughter of William and Mary Wodell. Susanna and John had three known children born 1694 to 1699.
The provenance of Dorothy has not been determined. Some accounts give her maiden name as Wilbur, but without any support. Anderson, et al, in the Great Migration series (1999) say her provenance remains unknown.
Dorothy was married first to Nathaniel Potter, an early settler of Portsmouth, who signed a compact there on 30 April 1639, after several settlers of that place left to found the town of Newport. He obviously died shortly thereafter, as Dorothy married c. 1643 John Albro of Portsmouth, who sailed from England in 1634 as a servant of William Freeborn.
Dorothy's death was recorded in the Portsmouth records as 19 Feb 1696/7.
Dorothy's only known children with Nathaniel Potter were:
* Nathaniel, b. 1637, d. 20 Oct 1704, m. Elizabeth _______, who was living in 1704 when named in her husband's will. Nathaniel and Elizabeth had eleven known children.
* Ichabod, b. c. 1639, d. 1676, m. Martha HAZARD, the daughter of Thomas and Martha Hazard. Following Ichabod's death, Martha m. (2) Benjamin Mowry. Ichabod and Martha had four known children.
Children with second husband, John Albro:
* Samuel, b. 1644, d. April 1739, m. Isabel LAWTON.
* Elizabeth, b. say 1646, d. 15 Nov 1720, m. c. 1671 Benjamin CONGDON, b. c. 1642, d. Kingstown, RI 19 June 1718. They had six known children.
* Mary, b. say 1650, living in 1710, m. c. 1670 Thomas HICKS, b. say 1645, d. 1698, the son of Samuel Hicks and Lydia Doane. They had seven known children. Their daughter Sarah married on 1 May 1693, providing some date estimates for Mary and Thomas.
* John, b. say 1655, d. Portsmouth 4 Dec 1724, m. Portsmouth 27 April 1693 Mary STOKES, b. say 1670, d. by 1720. John was chosen for the jury of trials on 21 April 1676, so certainly born 1655 or earlier. On 31 Oct 1677 John was among those who were entitled to a division of the 5000-acres called East Greenwich. In May 1679 he was charged with "begetting a child on the body of Margaret Hall." On 13 Dec 1687 he was fined for refusing to take the oath as a grand juryman. John's will, dated in 1720, was proved 14 Dec 1724, mentioning no wife. John and Mary had four known children born 1694 to 1701.
* Susanna, b. say 1665, living in 1715, m. 3 Jan 1693/4 as his second wife, John ANTHONY, b. Portsmouth 1642, d. 20 Oct 1715, the son of John Anthony and Susan Potter. John had m. (1) 23 Nov 1669 Frances Wodell, b. 6 July 1652, the daughter of William and Mary Wodell. Susanna and John had three known children born 1694 to 1699.
Note: No burial record has been found for Dorothy, but being the mother of all of John Albro's children, and pre-deceasing him, she is almost certainly buried in the family cemetery with John. The Friend's records of Portsmouth, Rhode Island simply state that John was buried "in his own orchard."
The provenance of Dorothy has not been determined. Some accounts give her maiden name as Wilbur, but without any support. Anderson, et al, in the Great Migration series (1999) say her provenance remains unknown.
Dorothy was married first to Nathaniel Potter, an early settler of Portsmouth, who signed a compact there on 30 April 1639, after several settlers of that place left to found the town of Newport. He obviously died shortly thereafter, as Dorothy married c. 1643 John Albro of Portsmouth, who sailed from England in 1634 as a servant of William Freeborn.
Dorothy's death was recorded in the Portsmouth records as 19 Feb 1696/7.
Dorothy's only known children with Nathaniel Potter were:
* Nathaniel, b. 1637, d. 20 Oct 1704, m. Elizabeth _______, who was living in 1704 when named in her husband's will. Nathaniel and Elizabeth had eleven known children.
* Ichabod, b. c. 1639, d. 1676, m. Martha HAZARD, the daughter of Thomas and Martha Hazard. Following Ichabod's death, Martha m. (2) Benjamin Mowry. Ichabod and Martha had four known children.
Children with second husband, John Albro:
* Samuel, b. 1644, d. April 1739, m. Isabel LAWTON.
* Elizabeth, b. say 1646, d. 15 Nov 1720, m. c. 1671 Benjamin CONGDON, b. c. 1642, d. Kingstown, RI 19 June 1718. They had six known children.
* Mary, b. say 1650, living in 1710, m. c. 1670 Thomas HICKS, b. say 1645, d. 1698, the son of Samuel Hicks and Lydia Doane. They had seven known children. Their daughter Sarah married on 1 May 1693, providing some date estimates for Mary and Thomas.
* John, b. say 1655, d. Portsmouth 4 Dec 1724, m. Portsmouth 27 April 1693 Mary STOKES, b. say 1670, d. by 1720. John was chosen for the jury of trials on 21 April 1676, so certainly born 1655 or earlier. On 31 Oct 1677 John was among those who were entitled to a division of the 5000-acres called East Greenwich. In May 1679 he was charged with "begetting a child on the body of Margaret Hall." On 13 Dec 1687 he was fined for refusing to take the oath as a grand juryman. John's will, dated in 1720, was proved 14 Dec 1724, mentioning no wife. John and Mary had four known children born 1694 to 1701.
* Susanna, b. say 1665, living in 1715, m. 3 Jan 1693/4 as his second wife, John ANTHONY, b. Portsmouth 1642, d. 20 Oct 1715, the son of John Anthony and Susan Potter. John had m. (1) 23 Nov 1669 Frances Wodell, b. 6 July 1652, the daughter of William and Mary Wodell. Susanna and John had three known children born 1694 to 1699.
The provenance of Dorothy has not been determined. Some accounts give her maiden name as Wilbur, but without any support. Anderson, et al, in the Great Migration series (1999) say her provenance remains unknown.
Dorothy was married first to Nathaniel Potter, an early settler of Portsmouth, who signed a compact there on 30 April 1639, after several settlers of that place left to found the town of Newport. He obviously died shortly thereafter, as Dorothy married c. 1643 John Albro of Portsmouth, who sailed from England in 1634 as a servant of William Freeborn.
Dorothy's death was recorded in the Portsmouth records as 19 Feb 1696/7.
Dorothy's only known children with Nathaniel Potter were:
* Nathaniel, b. 1637, d. 20 Oct 1704, m. Elizabeth _______, who was living in 1704 when named in her husband's will. Nathaniel and Elizabeth had eleven known children.
* Ichabod, b. c. 1639, d. 1676, m. Martha HAZARD, the daughter of Thomas and Martha Hazard. Following Ichabod's death, Martha m. (2) Benjamin Mowry. Ichabod and Martha had four known children.
Children with second husband, John Albro:
* Samuel, b. 1644, d. April 1739, m. Isabel LAWTON.
* Elizabeth, b. say 1646, d. 15 Nov 1720, m. c. 1671 Benjamin CONGDON, b. c. 1642, d. Kingstown, RI 19 June 1718. They had six known children.
* Mary, b. say 1650, living in 1710, m. c. 1670 Thomas HICKS, b. say 1645, d. 1698, the son of Samuel Hicks and Lydia Doane. They had seven known children. Their daughter Sarah married on 1 May 1693, providing some date estimates for Mary and Thomas.
* John, b. say 1655, d. Portsmouth 4 Dec 1724, m. Portsmouth 27 April 1693 Mary STOKES, b. say 1670, d. by 1720. John was chosen for the jury of trials on 21 April 1676, so certainly born 1655 or earlier. On 31 Oct 1677 John was among those who were entitled to a division of the 5000-acres called East Greenwich. In May 1679 he was charged with "begetting a child on the body of Margaret Hall." On 13 Dec 1687 he was fined for refusing to take the oath as a grand juryman. John's will, dated in 1720, was proved 14 Dec 1724, mentioning no wife. John and Mary had four known children born 1694 to 1701.
* Susanna, b. say 1665, living in 1715, m. 3 Jan 1693/4 as his second wife, John ANTHONY, b. Portsmouth 1642, d. 20 Oct 1715, the son of John Anthony and Susan Potter. John had m. (1) 23 Nov 1669 Frances Wodell, b. 6 July 1652, the daughter of William and Mary Wodell. Susanna and John had three known children born 1694 to 1699.
