The Guilford family in America : pedigrees and genealogical notes of the Guilford and allied families . 1721, while Thomass sonWilliam was made a freeman of South Kingstown, R. I., in1722. South Kingstown being practically a suburb ofNewport and the two Williams being contemporaries, theidentity of names is confusing. The historical records of Rhode Island show that aWilliam Mumford was Master of the Alienation Officein 1730; that one of that name was Deputy for Newportin 1753, 1756 and 1757; that in 1758 Captain WilliamMumford was appointed by the General Assembly tosuperintend the constructi
The Guilford family in America : pedigrees and genealogical notes of the Guilford and allied families . 1721, while Thomass sonWilliam was made a freeman of South Kingstown, R. I., in1722. South Kingstown being practically a suburb ofNewport and the two Williams being contemporaries, theidentity of names is confusing. The historical records of Rhode Island show that aWilliam Mumford was Master of the Alienation Officein 1730; that one of that name was Deputy for Newportin 1753, 1756 and 1757; that in 1758 Captain WilliamMumford was appointed by the General Assembly tosuperintend the construction of Fort George on GoatIsland, Newport Harbor (the present torpedo station),and to disburse an appropriation of 10,000 pounds ster-ling made for that purpose. We cannot with certaintydetermine whether any or all of these offices were heldby our ancestor or by the other William. The children of William, of South Kingstown, andAnn, were : 1. Nathaniel, born 1729. 2. Abigail, born 1731. 3. Paul, born 1734. 4. Sarah, born 1737. 5. Simon Ray, born 1739. 6. Gideon, born 1741. 7. Augustus, born 1744. 48. GOV. PAUL a portrait in tlie Redwood Library, Newport, R. I. PAUL MUMFORD(born March 5th, 1734, died July20th, i8o5) married at Trinity Church, Newport, Febru-ary 3d, 1769, Mary Maylcm, who was a daughter of theReverend John Maylem (1694-1742), of Harvard Col-lege (1715), and who was born in Boston August 12th,1737. Paul is recorded as a member of the alumni ofYale College. He acted a prominent part in publicaffairs during and after the revolutionary period. The Records of the Colony of Rhode Islandshow that in 1776 he was appointed by the GeneralAssembly one of a committee of four to examine theprisoners taken into custody by General Hopkins andmake report to the Assembly as soon as may be. In1777 he was returned as deputy from Newport and alsofrom Barrington, where he had purchased an estate andtaken up his residence. The same year he wasajDpointed to attend a convent
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