John Wetherbee (1675 - aft. 1720)

Born 26 Mar 1675 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Katherine (Whitcomb) Wetherbee — married 2 Jun 1698 (to 6 Jun 1720) in Lancaster, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts

Descendants

Died after 25 Sep 1720 after age 45 in Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

John Wetherbee was born 26 March 1675 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusettts.^[1] He was the son of John Wetherbee and Mary Howe.

John was named in the Last Will and Testament of his father John Witherby on 13 October 1707.^[2]

He married Katherine Whitcomb, daughter of Jonathan and Hannah Whitcomb, on 2 June 1698 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.^[3] They had the following children:^[4]

• Daniel, married (1) Rachel Hall and (2) Mary Stow
• John, married Elizabeth Whitney
• Josiah, married Sarah Hall
• Hezekiah, married Huldah Martin
• Isaac, married Mary Graves
• Micah, married Sarah Hinds
• Thomas, married Elizabeth Hale
• Catherine, married Aholiab Wilder

John "Witherbey" of Stow left a will dated 6 June 1720, proved 25 Sep 1720 at Worcester. In it he named wife Catherine; sons Daniel, Josiah, Isaac, Micah, John, Hezekiah, and Thomas; daughter Catherine. The sole executor was eldest son, Daniel.^[5]

Research Notes

Anna Wetherbee was previously attached as a child of John and Katherine but she was not named in John's will and no birth record was found.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC99-MHV : 20 May 2022), Jno. Wetherby, 26 Jan 1675; citing Birth, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
2. ↑ Probate Court, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Probate records 1648--1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), Probate papers 24074-24181; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9D5-FSCD?cat=263304), images 1162-1166.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-DTJZ : 18 October 2022), John Wetherbee and Katherine Whitcomb, 2 Jun 1698; citing Marriage, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578571.
4. ↑ Crowell, Olivia. Stow, Massachusetts 1683-1933. Stow: the author, 1933, page 104. pdf
5. ↑ Wetherbee, Winthrop, Early generations of the Wetherby, Witherby, Wetherbee, Witherbee family in New England .... Vol. 1/2. Boston: 1945, pages 69-74. Archive.org(borrow)

See also:

• Cutter, William, ed. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Vol. 4. Lewis Hist. Pub. Co: 1908, page 1797. Google Books
• Harwood, Joseph A., et.al., Records of Littleton, Massachusetts. Concord, MA: Press, 1900, page 502. Google Books (Whitcomb family)
• Stearns, Ezra S. Stearns. History of the Town of Rindge, New Hampshire, from the Date of the Rowley ..., page 747. Google Books
• Ancestry Trees - link does not work