John Whitman (1718 - 1763)

Born 21 Sep 1718 in Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Foster) Whitman — married 6 Feb 1748 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 12 Sep 1763 at age 44 in Annapolis, Nova Scotia

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Biography

"Deacon" John Whitman was born in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts on September 21, 1718^[1]. He was the son of John Whitman and Dorcas (Green) Whitman.^[2] On February 6 1748 in Stow, John married Mary / "Mercy" Foster, of Stafford, Connecticut, daughter of Rev. Daniel Foster & Hannah Black.^[3][4] John became deacon of the church at Stow before emigrating in 1760.^{[5] [6]}

A New England Planter, "Deacon" John Whitman emigrated to Annapolis Township, Nova Scotia on May 17, 1760 on the sloop "Charming Molly" with his wife Mercy Foster and their children.^[7] They brought 2 oxen, 10 sheep, 1 pig, 4 calves, and 6 lambs with them on the rough journey. They settled on a tract of land at Saw Mill Creek, south of Annapolis and extending to the boundary of Wilmot Township.^[8] He died on September 12, 1763 in Annapolis, and his land was divided among his children.^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Stow Volume 1, page 99, also shown in NEHGS which states Whitman: John, s. [John] and Dorcas, Sept. 21, 1718
2. ↑ Chute, "Whitman," p. ccxlii.
3. ↑ Farnam, person 503, pp. 67-69.
4. ↑ Massachusetts Marriage Records
5. ↑ Farnam, person 503, pp. 67-69.
6. ↑ History of the descendants of John Whitman of Weymouth, Mass, by Farnam, Charles H. (Charles Henry), Publication date 1889, Publisher New Haven : Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. John's father is person 299 on page 45, John is person 503 on page 67
7. ↑ Smith, Nova Scotia Immigrants
8. ↑ Chute, "Whitman," p. ccxlii.
9. ↑ Farnam, person 503, pp. 67-69.
10. ↑ Calnek, pp. 624-627.

See also:

• W. A. Calnek. History of the County of Annapolis. Toronto: Briggs, 1897.
• William E. Chute. A Genealogy and History of the Hute Family in America. Salem, MA: 1894
• Charles Henry Farnam. "History and Descendants of John Whitman of Weymouth Mass." New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1889.
• Leonard H. Smith, Jr. and Norma H. Smith. Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992.
• * Gary Boyd Roberts, "#58 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: Elizabeth Boyd Roberts: A Genealogical Tribute, With 50 'New' Notable Kin of Stoughton, Scudder, Baldwin, Stanley, Martin (Bates-Stowe), Stebbins, Bullard, Hull, Latham (Dungan-Clarke), William Peck, Royce, Gaylord, Hale, Calkins, Cowles, Withington, Woodruff, or Alcock Descent;" Entry "46.: Cyrus Stephen Eaton," New England Historic Genealogical Society, Published: April 11, 2002
• Massachusetts Marriage Records
• Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).