FOURTH GENERATION

80. Katherine TRIPP was born on 17 May 1708 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI. She was christened. She died. She was buried. ! (Arnold 4:103; Portsmouth VR 1:150; Randall, Joseph Tripp 6; IGI RI; MA IGI [m]; Dartmouth Mar. 505; MB #46).

She was married to Ebenezer TRIPP (son of Ebenezer TRIPP and Abigail CUDWORTH) on 15 Mar 1732/33 in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA. Ebenezer TRIPP was born on 6 Aug 1710 in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA. He died on 10 Sep 1791 in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA. He was christened. He was buried. ! On 24 Apr 1797, Elizabeth Gifford of Dartmouth, wid, and we whose names are hereunto subscribed being the heirs of Benjamin Tripp and Catherine Tripp late of West Port, dec, in consideration of $840 by Anna Tripp and Mary Gifford [dau of Nathaniel #33] both of West Port - quitclaim that part of the farm lately set off to Stoaks Tripp...signed by Elizabeth Gifford, Ebenezer Tripp, Alice Tripp, Elizabeth Tripp, Anthony Tripp, Culbert Tripp, Susan Gridley, Meribah Tripp, Lot Tripp, Peleg Tripp, George Potter, Rebecca Potter, Lydia Tripp, Ephraim Tripp, Thomas Tripp. Although not specifically stated, Benjamin's children seem to have been established by this deed through a process of elimination as Ebenezer, Alice Elizabeth (who apparently did not marry Elisha Russell in 1761), Meribah and hus James Tripp, Lot Tripp, Peleg Tripp, Rebecca and hus George Potter. As neither Theodate nor Peleg Potter nor any of their children signed, their identification needs further confirmation. Ebenezer inherited part of his father's homestead and his clothing. In a deed dated 18 Mar 1763, he sold 13 acres and 63 rods to Benjamin Brownell (BLR 8:52-4). He sold another 13 acres to Job Taber on 27 Oct 1766 (BLR 9:388- 89). Called weaver in both deeds and co-signed by Catherine Tripp (mark). (Dartmouth VR 1:280,2:506 [m]; Randall, Joseph Tripp 6; Bruce D. Thompson; Bristol Land Rec 14:499ff, Rec.16 Apr 1798 in 76:478; Bristol Land Rec.; MA IGI [b,m]). Katherine TRIPP and Ebenezer TRIPP had the following children:

+259 i. Lott TRIPP.
+260 ii. Peleg TRIPP.
261 iii. Theodate TRIPP was born on 7 Jun 1738 in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA. She died in 1811. She was christened. She was buried. ! They were both of Dartmouth when she m. Tiverton 12 Mar 1761 PELEG POTTER son of Jonathan and Rebecca (Southward) Potter. She d. ae 73. Children name of Potter: 1. Noah m Elizabeth Palmer. Moved to Galway NY. 2. Pardon m. Huldah Nash. 3. Benjamin b 22 Sep 1764; m Amy Manchester. 4. Stephen. 5. Betsey. 6. Southward b 7 Aug 1775; d 16 Jan 1865; m 17 Apr 1797 Drusilla Hatch, dau of Nathaniel and Olive. She b 1774; d 1856. 7. Rebecca. 8. Cynthia. 9. Theodate. 10. Charlotte. (Dartmouth VR 1:283; Randall, Joseph Tripp 6,11; Potter Genealogies [Boston 1888] 18; Tiverton VR 2:35; Arnold 4:53; Information from Breffni Whalen; RI IGI MA IGI [m], place as Dartmouth; Dartmouth Mar. 513, int. 9 Jan).
262 iv. Alice TRIPP was born on 18 Jan 1739 in Dartmouth, Bristol, RI. She was christened. She died. She was buried. ! (Dartmouth VR 1:279 (1739); Randall, Joseph Tripp 6; MA IGI [b]).
263 v. Elizabeth TRIPP was born on 11 Aug 1741 in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA. She was christened. She died. She was buried. ! She was not the one who m. Elisha Russell, as given in Randall p. 11. (Dartmouth VR; Randall, Joseph Tripp 6,11).
264 vi. Rebecca TRIPP was born on 17 Jun 1743 in Dartmouth, Bristol, RI. She was christened. She died. She was buried. ! She perhaps m Dartmouth, int 23 Jan 1767 GEORGE POTTER. (Dartmouth VR 2:513; Randall, Joseph Tripp 6; MA IGI [m]).
+265 vii. Meribah TRIPP.
+266 viii. Ebenezer TRIPP.