Sarah (Harding) Whitmarsh (abt. 1635 - bef. 1709)

Born about 1635 in England [uncertain]

Wife of John Whitmarsh — married 1652 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died before 15 Dec 1709 before about age 74 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

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

Birth

Sarah's was the daughter of John Harding. Since there is no record of her father in New England prior to 1640, Sarah was very probably born somewhere in England.

"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.^[1]

Marriage

Sarah, the only child of John Harding, married John Whitmarsh (bef.1624-bef.1709).^[2][3]

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).^[2] Since, however, daughter Sarah's first child was born in 1672,^[4] 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.

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."^[5]

• 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^[6]
• Ebenezer Whitmarsh b. May 14, 1658*^[7]
• Simon Whitmarsh b. March 11, 1661^[7]
• Child b. 14 Aug 1663. See below.
• Zachariah Whitmarsh b. Sept 1, 1667^[8]
• Judith Whitmarsh b. Sept 2, 1669*^[9]
• Ezra Whitmarsh b. Oct 13, 1670^[8]
• Jane Whitmarsh b 8 Sep 1675^[10]
• James Whitmarsh b. 8 Sep 1676^[11]
• 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^[12] 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.^[13]

Death

Sarah's date of death is uncertain. Since she was not mentioned in her husband's will which he made on May 22, 1695, she no doubt died sometime before that date. Since John Whitmarsh is believed to have lived his entire adult live from the time of his marriage until his death in Weymouth, Sarah no doubt died there.

Sources

1. ↑ 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
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 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.)
3. ↑ 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
4. ↑ See profile for daughter Sarah (Whitmarsh) Pittee
5. ↑ "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.)
6. ↑ Vital records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Vol 1, pg 351, pg 353
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 3, pg 71, 1849
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Vital records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Vol 1, pg 352, pg 352
9. ↑ ..Vital records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Vol 1. pg 351
10. ↑ "Early Records of Weymouth. New England Historical and Genealogical Register 3:270 [1]
11. ↑ Vital records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Vol 1. pg 350
12. ↑ New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol 3, pg 72, 1849
13. ↑ 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