John Whitmarsh (bef. 1624 - bef. 1709)

Born before 7 Mar 1624 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Harding) Whitmarsh — married 1652 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died before 15 Dec 1709 at about age 85 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

John Whitmarsh immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

John was the son of John Whitmarsh and his second wife, Alice Garment.^[1] Records for Shepton Mallet, Somset., England record his baptism on March 7, 1623/4.^[1] A surviving passenger list for the Marygould dated March 20, 1634/5 lists the Whitmarche family as passengers, specifically, it mentions John as Jmo. Whitmarcke ... aged 11.^[1]

Passenger on ship with Reverend Hull's company^[2]

• John Whitmarks, aged 39 years.
• Alice Whitmarke, his wife, aged 35 years.
• John Whitmarck, his son, aged 11 years.
• Jane, his daughter, aged 7 years.
• Onseph, his son, aged 5 years.
• Rich, his son, aged 2 years.

"Administration on the estate of John Harding, late of Weymouth, deceased, was granted to John Whitmarsh in right of his wife, only child of said Harding, 31 Oct. 1682. He was a housewright. He served in King Philip's War in Capt. William Torrey's Company, 1675. He made his will 22 May, 1695, and it was proved 15 Dec. 1709. In it he mentions his eldest son John, his son Ebenezer, his son Zachariah, if he returns from sea, his son Ezra, his daughters Sarah, Mary, Deborah, Judith Shaw and Ruth; son Ezra Whitmarsh to be executor. Friends Edward Bates and Joseph Dyer, overseers. If son Zachariah should miscarry, as my son James did, and not come home, his part to be divided betwixt my three grandchildren, Joseph Petty, John Bates and Richard Whitmarsh. (Suffolk Probate. 17:70.)"^[3]

Marriage

John married Sarah Harding, the only child of John Harding.^[1][4] Anderson, in his profile for John's father in Great Migration 1634-1635, states that John and Sarah were born "by 1655", based on the earliest recorded birth of one of their children (son John on August 23, 1655).^[1] Since, however, daughter Sarah's first child was born in 1672,^[5] it is highly probably that she was John and Sarah's first-born child and was probably born about 1653, which suggests that John and Sarah were probably married about 1652.

Children

John and Sarah had the following children (some confirmed by Weymouth Vital Records and *"copied from an old quarto book which is now lost"). Several daughters were unrecorded in the Weymouth records but were named in John's will. According to "Corrections and Additions to Savage's Genealogical Dictionary," John Jr. married Sarah, daughter of John "Harden," and they had "twelve or more children."^[6]

• Sarah Whitmarsh was not recorded in the vital records but she and a grandson Joseph "Piti" [Pettee] were named in her father's 1695 will. Born probably about 1653, based on first child born in 1672. (See discussion and sources in Sarah's profile.)
• John Whitmarsh b. August 23, 1655^[7]
• Ebenezer Whitmarsh b. May 14, 1658*^[8]
• Simon Whitmarsh b. March 11, 1661^[8]
• Child b. 14 Aug 1663. See below.
• Zachariah Whitmarsh b. Sept 1, 1667^[9]
• Judith Whitmarsh b. Sept 2, 1669^[10]
• Ezra Whitmarsh b. Oct 13, 1670^[9]
• Jane Whitmarsh b 8 Sep 1675^[11]
• James Whitmarsh b. 8 Sep 1676^[12]
• Mary Whitmarsh was not recorded in the vital records but was named in in her father's 1695 will.
• Deborah
• Elizabeth
• Ruth Whitmarsh was not recorded in the vital records but was named in her father's 1695 will.
• A child was born Aug 14, 1663^[13] who was probably one of the these daughters. John's sons were named in order in his will, the daughters were named as such: Sarah, Mary, Deborah, Elizabeth, Judith, Ruth.^[14]

Will & Death

John Whitmarsh, of Weymouth, made a will on 22 May 1695. He mentioned no wife. He made bequests to sons John, Ebinezer, Zarkeriah (currently at sea), Ezra (whom he named executor). He made bequests to daughters Sarah, Mari, Deborah, Elizabeth, Judah and Ruth. He mentioned that if son Zarkeri should miscarry as did his son James, his share should be divided among grandchilren Josph Piti, John Bate and Richard Whitmarsh.

His will was proved 15 Dec 1709.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Anderson, Robert Charles, "John Whitmarsh" Great Migration 1634-1635, T-Y. (Vol T-Y, Page 363) (Online database accessed May 1, 2015. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.)
2. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles; George F. Sanborn; and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. (NEHGS, 1999-2011).
3. ↑ History of Weymouth, Massachusetts. Published by the Weymouth historical society, Howard H. Joy, president. Under direction of the town. v.4, by Weymouth Historical Society (Weymouth, Mass.), Published 1923. pg 759
4. ↑ History of Weymouth, Massachusetts. Published by the Weymouth historical society, Howard H. Joy, president. Under direction of the town., Vol 3. Boston, Wright & Potter printing company. 1923. pg 254
5. ↑ See profile for daughter Sarah (Whitmarsh) Pittee
6. ↑ "Corrections and Additions to Savage's Genealogical Dictionary." (Volume: 46, Page 188) The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database accessed May 1, 2015: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
7. ↑ Vital records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Vol 1, pg 351, pg 353
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 3, pg 71, 1849
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Vital records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Vol 1, pg 352, pg 352
10. ↑ ..Vital records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Vol 1. pg 351
11. ↑ "Early Records of Weymouth. New England Historical and Genealogical Register 3:270 [1]
12. ↑ Vital records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Vol 1. pg 350
13. ↑ "Early Records of Weymouth"New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1849. Vol 3, pg 72 via Internet Archive
14. ↑ History of Weymouth, Massachusetts. Published by the Weymouth historical society, Howard H. Joy, president. Under direction of the town. v.4, by Weymouth Historical Society (Weymouth, Mass.), Published 1923. pg 759
15. ↑ Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) Link at AmericanAncestors ($) ($)

See also:

• Bates, Newton Whitmarsh, Genealogy of the Descendants of John Whitmarsh of Weymouth, Mass. [Ashtabula, Ohio] : [P.H. Fassett], 1916.