Stephen Northup

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Sources: Austin; IGI, citing Records of Washington County, R.I.; James N.
Arnold notes (film 1,839,290, Item 4); Genealogies of RI Families;
Founders of Early American Families; R.I. Genealogical Register, Vol. 3, No. 1; Bates; NEHGR, v35, p124; AF.
IGI: Stephen Northup, born 1660, Providence, Providence Co., RI. Will proved 12 June 1733 North Kingstown. Married Mary Thomas 11 July 1684 at Jamestown, Newport County, RI. 20 March 1721. "He, calling himself aged about sixty one years, testified that he had known the Pequot Path forty-eight years."
See Austin for will info. He owned three slaves.
Arnold: Will names wife Mary, sons Thomas, Nicholas and Henry; daughters Abigail Watson, Mercy Allen, Patience Hazard; grandchildren Abigail ________
(Eldred?), Elizabeth Eldred; Freelove and Mary Watson; Elizabeth and Mary
Watson; Margaret Northup; Mary Sharman; Mar_____ ______; grandsons Steven,
Jonathan and Job Card.
Austin interprets the last granddaughter listed above as Margaret Watson. He does not mention Abigail _____________.
Gens. of RI Families: Taxes under Gov. Andros, Assessments of Ye Estates of Ye Towne of Rochester (Kingstown, RI) in Ye Kings Province Sepr. 6th 1687.
Stephen Northrop (sic) Junior.
NEHGR: These taxes were 1 shilling for "Pole money" and 4 shillings, 6
pence.
Founders: Stephen Northup. Providence, RI, 1655 (perhaps 1645). Kingston
1666. Living 1687. Freeman.
RIGR: Stephen Northup, born 1660, died 12 June 1733; married 1683 Mary Thomas of Jamestown.
Bates: Stephen Northup. Land record, 1731, mentions son Thomas and brother Benjamin (Page 244). Land record, 1731, mentions son Nicholas (Page 268).
Land record, 1731, mentions sons Henry, Thomas and Nicholas (Page 269).