Descendants of Capt. Arthur Fenner

Ezekiel Fenner

 

[b ca. 1767 at Coventry, Kent, RI; d 13 Oct. 1839 in his 72nd yr. at Scituate, Providence, RI] Ezekiel Fenner m Martha Sheldon [b ca. 1768; d 21 Aug. 1856, in her 88th yr., at Scituate, RI]. He was named after his maternal grandfather, Ezekiel Warner.

  1. Sukey [b 27 May 1793; d 26 Aug. 1893 at Killingly, CT] m Abraham Burlingame; had Celia, Ruth, Fenner, and Ezekiel Burlingame.

  2. Betsey [b 4 Apr. 1795; d 1834] m Thomas Knight; had Nehemiah, Edwin, Albert Caroline, William, and Elizabeth Fenner Knight. Edwin m Abby Frances Fenner, daughter of John Waterman Fenner.

  3. Fanny [b 23 Apr. 1797; d 29 May 1872 at Scituate, Providence, RI] m Allen Battey [1791–1861]; had Sarah, Betsey, infant, Frances, Ezekiel, and Allen, all of whom died as children.

  4. Esther [b 1 Jan. 1800; d 11 Sept. 1835 age 35 yrs., 8 mos., 10 days], unmarried.

  5. Ann [b Dec. 1804; d 3 July 1880 age 75 yrs., 7 mos.] m James T. Slocum [d 3 Apr. 1885, age 81], son of Abel & Phebe Slocum.

  6. Nehemiah Sheldon [b 8 Mar. 1813; d 8 Nov. 1888 at Scituate, RI], married twice.

Lineage:
Arthur | Thomas | Richard | Jeremiah | Ezekiel

Notes:
1. Martha Benns, Notes on the Fenner Family of R.I. (1941), p. 38.
2. Ezekiel’s memorial at FindaGrave.com, no. 15210265