Ephraim GIFFORD

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• Fact: Son of John Gifford
• Death: Bef 1788

Ephraim married Esther WILBOR on 11 May 1755. Esther (daughter of William WILBORE and Esther BURGESS) was born on 18 Nov 1733 in Little Compton, Rhode Island; died on 17 Mar 1810 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Comfort HART on 24 May 1730 in Little Compton, Rhode Island. Comfort (daughter of Richard HART, Jr. and Amey GIBBS) was born on 4 Apr 1710 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island; died in 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Richard Hart and Amey Gibbs

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He spent his early life in Sandwich, but received land in Dartmouth from his father, be deed together with his brother Robert. He and Robert both moved later to Little Compton. His eldest brother John settled in Connecticut and his other brothers, Jonathan and James, in Falmouth. In his will, recorded book 1, page 43, dated 5 oct. 1746 and proved 6 Dec 1748, he left small sums of money to his children; to his grandson Christopher Borden a 40 acre lot at Watuppa in Tiverton; to son Enos rest and residue.

Christopher married Deborah PERRY in abt. 1685. Deborah was born on 3 Apr 1665 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Mar 1724 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Edward Perry and Mary Freeman

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Richard Hart, Jr., born in Portsmouth in 1667, died before June 1744, when his will was proved. residence: Little Compton near the Tiverton line.

He married first about 1693 Hannah (William?). He was married second in Little Compton 31 Oct. 1708 by Joseph Church, justice, to Amey Gibbs.

By tradition it is said his wife Amey long outlived him. there was a place on his farm with five Hart family graves and the path that led to it was called the Amey Hart Path, as she had visited theses graves so frequently that she had worn a path. It is the farm of the late Eugene A. Hart.

Richard married Amey GIBBS on 31 Oct 1708 in Little Compton, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]