Known as Capt. Arthur Aylworth. It is evident from the records that Capt. Arthur bought his brother Job's interest in the Quidnessett homestead. He married Freelove who lived about a mile south of the Aylworth homestead. Capt. Arthur lived in the house built by his grandfather. His will made in 1798 gives a glimpse of his interest not only in the welfare of his own children but in that of their children also.
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Source: Rhode Island Freemen, 1747-1755, A Census of Registered Voters, compiled by Bruce C MacGunnigle, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1982, lists Aylsworth, Arthur, W Greenwich 1747
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Civil and Military List of Rhode Island 1647-1800, compiled by Joseph Jencks Smith, Providence, RI, Preston and Rounds CO, 1900,
p 128: 1748 June, North Kingston 1st Company, Lt. Arthur Aylsworth, Ensign William Dyre
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Source: A Register of the Aylsworth Family beginning with Arthur, by Sylvester Aylsworth, published in Utica 1840; Providence: John F. Greene, Steam Printer, 1881, p 11: settled in North Kingstown, on the homestead.
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Graveyards of North Kingston, Rhode Island, Althea H McAleer, Beatrix Hoffius, Deby Jecoy Nunes, 1992, Althea H McAleer, North Kingston, RI: Aylesworth Family cemetery situated west of the old house, which was 1/4 mile north of the new house. It was at 494 Potter Road. Harris recorded it in 1883, it was seen and written about by Arnold in the "Narragansett Historical Register", is mentioned in the Aylesworth genealogy, and by Mrs. Dana Lawrence. The following three were removed to Quidnessett Cemetery by Lyman Aylesworth in 1907.
Samuel D. Aylesworth, d April 16, 1874, 77 years
Sarah, wife of Samuel, d October 9, 1848, 50 yr of her age
Freelove, dau. of Samuel and Sarah, d. September 18, 1859, 36 yrs
Remaining in the family lot:
Capt. Arthur Aylesworth, d. March 18, 1801, 81st yr. [Arthur was son of Philip and Rachel Greene Aylesworth who was dau. of Daniel and Rebecca Barrow Greene].
Freelove, wife of Capt. Arthur, dau. of Edward Dyer, Esq. d. September 26, 1790, 70th yr
Isaac Aylesworth, d. October 8, 1811, 27th yr. [s. of Jeremiah and Phebe Allen Aylesworth, m. Sarah Cory]
George P., s of George and Mary Aylesworth, d. September 14, 1833, 17th yr
Mrs. Mary [Brown] , wife of Mr. George Aylesworth, d. October 14, 1847, 70th yr
Mr. George Aylesworth, d. June 6, 1857, 84 yr [ s of Jeremiah and Phebe Allen Aylesworth]
Charles Aylesworth, b March 18, 1798, d. January 7, 1860 [Gen. gives birth date 1793. Youngest son of Jeremiah and Phebe
Harris lists 31 fieldstone graves. This is a most important graveyard to find and register. The family is of great importance to the history of Quidnessett. Arthur Aylesworth's name first appears on a petition of July 1669. He married Mary Brown of Providence by whom he had 9 children. He died in 1725.
