THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM AND AUDREY (BARLOWE) ALMY

William and Audrey were both born and married in England. Their first four children were also born in England. Their two sons, John and Joseph were born in Newport, Rhode Island: 

1627 Annis, our ancestor
1629 Catherine
1632 Christopher
1633 Job
1634 John
1636 Joseph

William Almy first appears in America at Saugus (Lynn), Mass., [perhaps with the John Winthrop fleet] in 1631, evidently without his family.  He returned to England, and again sailed from London on the "Abigail" Jun 17, 1635. The sailing list shows the names of Wm. Almond aged 34, Mary Jones, 30, Awdry Almond, 32, Annis Almy, 8, and Chri: Almie, 3. Whether Mary Jones was a relative does not appear in the source, (Hotten's Emigrants, p.93.) 

The Almy family settled at Sandwich, Mass., by 1637, moving to Portsmouth, R.I. in 1641. On 3 Jan 1655, "Mr. William Almy, John Briggs, and Samuel Wilbur were chosen [by the town of Portsmouth] for jurymen for the next General Court to be held at Warwick." William Almy represented Portsmouth in the General Assembly of R. I., 1656-7, and 1663. His will, Feb. 28 1676/7) PE. 23, 1677, names wife, 4 children, deceased son John and grand son Bartholomew West.

WILLIAM ALMY
BORN: abt 1601 in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England
MARRIED:1626 in Lutterworth
DIED: bef 23 Apr 1676 in Newport, Newport, RI

AUDREY BARLOWE
BORN: 1603 in Lutterworth
DIED: 1676 in Portsmouth, RI
SOURCES: "Genealogies of New Jersey Families", Vol 11, pg. 272, [some of the descendants of Wm. and Audrey lived in NJ]; re the birth of William: "The Great Migration Newsletter", Vol.11, #2, 13. Hotten's Emigrants, pg. 93.