Dorrance Family Inscriptions,
Foster Township, Providence Co., R.I.,
1909.
[Transcribed by Dave Swerdfeger]
Inscriptions from the Family Burial Ground of Michael Dorrance in Foster Township, Providence Co., R.I., on the Farm now Owned by Oscar D. Jencks, May 29, 1909.
- 63. MR MICHAEL DORRANCE son of JAMES & SARAH DORRANCE died Nov. 15, 1843 in his 81st year.
- 64. MRS JUDAH wife of MICHAEL DORRANCE and daughter of JONAH and MARY YOUNG died April 1857 in the 88th year of her age.
- 65. MARY DORRANCE died April 14, 1810 in the 5th year of her age.
- 66. SUSAN DORRANCE died Nov. 9, 1828 aged 27 yrs.
- 67. THOMAS DORRANCE died Oct. 15, 1822 aged 27 yrs.
- 68. CAPT. GEORGE DORRANCE died June 15, 1874 in his 74th year.
- 69. MRS PHEBE STANTON wife of CAPT. GEORGE DORRANCE & dau. of PELEG and HANNAH PLACE died Nov. 4, 1846 in her 45 year.
- 70. MARY A. dau. of CAPT. GEORGE & PHEBE S. DORRANCE who died April 16, 1853 in her 18th year.
- 71. GEORGE son of CAPT. GEORGE & PHEBE S. DORRANCE died May 6, 1855 in 22d year.
- 72. LOUISA L., dau. of CAPT. GEORGE & PHEBE S. DORRANCE died June 25, 1859 in her 17th year.
- 73. SARAH E., dau. of CAPT. GEORGE & PHEBE S. DORRANCE died August 19, 1867 aged 29 yrs 3 mo. 8-11 days.
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80. SAMUEL DORRANCE (son of the Rev. Samuel Dorrance and first wife, Elizabeth Smith) was born Oct. 10, 1740. He married first, Alice ----? before March 12, 1776, and settled in what is now the East Quidneck school division, Coventry Tps., Kent Co., R.I., in or soon after 1776. In 1788 or before, he married a second wife, Elizabeth ----? In a deed to his son-in-law, Enoch King - for "about one hundred acres to be taken off the north part of my farm" - dated Oct. 22, 1805, the "sd. Dorrance reserves to himself a burying place of land two rods square in the orchard to the northward of the dwelling house whereon there is several graves now to be seen."
The land deeded to Enoch King, who married Martha Dorrance, is now owned by Alonzo G. Wood. The land and house in which Samuel Dorrance lived and which he left by will to his daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Stephen Wickes, is now owned and occupied by George and Mary (Andrews) Kaarmann.
No evidence has been found that Samuel Dorrance left any sons. "Several graves," perhaps six or seven, are still to be seen in the old burial place - only three of which are marked by stones - and but one of the three, that of Samuel Dorrance himself, bearing an inscription. "Sx Dx AG 72, Aug. 2d 1812"
SAMUEL DORRANCE born Oct. 10, 1740 died Aug. 2, 1812 aged 72 years.
The Dorrance Family Burial Ground, Coventry, R.I.