Thomas Wetherbee (1678 - 1713)

Born 5 Jan 1678 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Woods) Leonard — married 20 Feb 1699 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1713 at age 35 in Marlboro, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Thomas Wetherbee was born on 5 January 1678 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusettts. He was the son of John Wetherbee and Mary Howe.

He married Hannah Woods, daughter of John and Lydia Woods, on 20 February 1699.

Thomas was named in the Last Will and Testament of his father John Witherby on 13 October 1707.^[1]

Research Notes

Birth Date

The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 for Thomas Witherby, Vol. 017 (1863) lists an alternate birth date of 5 Jan 1678. It is not obvious from the source^[2] if the date is O.S. or N.S.

The profile previously listed an unsourced birth date of 5 Jan 1673.

Vital Statistics

The Witherbee Family

Thomas Witherbee m Feb 20 1699, Hannah Woods, dau of John and Lydia Woods. He died Jan 23 1713, aged 35, and she m Aug 8, 1716, Moses Leonard.

Children:

Mary, b June 10, 1700

Hannah, b June 3, 1702

Thomas, b March 4, 1705

Silas, b July 20 1707; m Thankful ____; settled in Grafton

Submit, b March 9 1710

History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts page 473 (505/582)

Sources

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ Thomas of John Mary Witherby, 5 Jan 1678.

See also;

• Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Marlborough (T. R.. Marvin & Son, Boston, 1862) Page 473
• http://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Wetherby/6000000011325083636
• MF Vol. 15 p. 57