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Full entry from Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. Rearranged by Family Group

WHITMORE, oft. WETMORE,

JOHN, Wethersfield 1639, but in what part of Mass. he had first liv. is not found, but prob. he brot. from Eng. all the five ch. he ever had, Thomas, b. a. 1615; Francis, a. 1625; and John, a. 1627; beside two ds. Ann, said to be b. a. 1621; and Mary, a. 1623; rein. a. 1641 to Stamford, and was one of the first sett. At S. he was in good repute, m. a wid. Jessup, was chos. a rep. to New Haven assemb. 1647, and murd. by Ind. in Oct. 1648. The act was not a case of private hatred, but seems to have been the deed of the whole tribe, and the Col. of Conn. was maoved to unite with that of N. H. in a just revenge. See Trumbull, Col. Rec. I. 197.

  • JOHN, Hartford 1646, s. perhaps of the preced. had Sarah, b. 16 Dec. 1647; rem. prob. to Stamford bef. or soon after d. of his suppos. father.


FRANCIS, Cambridge, s. prob. of John of Wethersfield, b. in Eng. a. 1625, m. Isabel, d. of Richard Park of Cambridge, freem. 1654, had Eliz. b. 1 May 1649; Francis, 12 Oct. 1650; John, 1 Oct. 1654; Samuel, 1 May 1658; Abigail, bapt. 3 July 1659; Sarah, b. 7 bapt. 30 Mar. 1662; and Margery, bapt. 27 Mar. 1664, d. young; and the w. d. 31 Mar. 1665. He m. again, 10 Nov. 1666, Margaret Harty, and had Hannah, bapt. not perhaps as Mitchell's rec. says, 15 Feb. but Sept. 1667, d. soon; Margaret, b. 9 Sept. 1668; Francis, 3 Mar. 1671; Thomas, 1673; and Joseph, a. 1675; and d. says the gr.-st. in Harris, 11, on 12 Oct. 1683, tho. he notes that rec. of the town gives 1685; and this is better than the stone. His will of 8 Oct. in this yr. is abstr. in Geneal. Reg. IX. 134. The wid. d. 1 Mar. 1686. Eliz. m. 3 Nov. 1669, Daniel Markham; Abigail m. 9 May 1683, Samuel Wilcox of Middletown; Sarah m. William Locke; Margaret m. Thomas Carter of Woburn; and Frances m. Jonathan Thompson.

  • FRANCIS, Middletown, eldest s. of the preced. m. 8 Feb. 1675, Hannah, d. of William Harris, had Francis, b. 25 Nov. 1675; Hannah, 23 Nov. 1677; Eliz. 1679; Abigail, 23 Jan. 1681; Martha, 1683; Joseph, 1 Aug. 1687; William, 18 Dec. 1689; Edith, 3 Mar. 1692; Isabel, Dec. 1694; and John, Apr. 1698; was a lieut. and d. 9 Sept. 1700.
  • SAMUEL, Lexington, call. Cambridge Farms, s. of Francis the first, m. 31 Mar. 1686, Rebecca Gardner, had Francis, b. 9 Dec. fol1.; Samuel, 1 Apr. 1688; Rebecca, 9 Feb. 1690; John, 1692, d. young; Benjamin; Abigail, 8 May 1698; Sarah, 10 Apr. 1701; Nathaniel, 7 May 1702; and MIary, 4 May 1704. HEis w. d. 5 June 1709, and he m. Mary, wid. of Abraham Watson, had John, again, 25 Jan. 1715; and d. 22 May 1724. His wid. d. 14 Nov. 1730.
  • THOMAS, Cambridge, s. of Francis of the same, perhaps was some time of Lexington, by w. Mary had Thomas, b. 4 Nov. 1694; Francis, a Sept. 1696; Samuel, 22 Sept. 1698; Mary, 4 Sept. 1700; Daniel, 22 Feb. 1702; Ephraim, bapt. 1709, with Hannah, Abigail, and Sarah at the same time. Aft. liv. many yrs. at Billerica, he rem. to Killingly, and d. 23 Jan. 1751.
  • JOSEPH, Woburn, youngest s. of' the first Francis, m. 13 Feb. 1698, Mary, d. of Thomas Kendall of the same, wh. d. 19 Nov. 1760, had Joseph, b. 17 Feb. 1699.
  • JOHN, Medford, s. of Francis the first, m. Rachel, d. of Francis Eliot of Braintree, wid. of John Poulter of Cambridge, had Francis and Abigail, tw. b. 8 May 1678, of wh. Francis d. young; and John, 27 Aug. 1683; was freem. 22 Mar. 1690, but the yr. bef. had been impress. into serv. against the Ind. in the gr. war of 1689, and was on duty beyond Piscataqua. See Magn. VII. 67. His w. d. 20 Mar. 1723, and he m. 3 June 1724, Rebecca Cutler, and he d. 22 Feb. 1739.

THOMAS, Middletown, who spelt his name Wetmore, as have all the descend. s. of the first John, m. 16 Dec. 1645, Sarah, d. of John Hall, had John, bapt. 6 Sept. 1646; Eliz. b. 1648; Mary,-1649; Sarah, bapt. 20 Apr. 1651, d. young; Thomas, 19 Oct. 1652; Hannah, 13 Feb. 1654; Samuel, 10 Sept, 1655; I!rahiah, 8 Mar. 1657; Beriah, 2 Nov. 1658; Nathaniel, 21 Apr. 1661; Joseph, 5 Mar. 1663; Sarah, again, 27 Nov. 1664. His w. d. 7 Dec. foll. and he m. 3 Jan. 1667, Mary Akinson, wid. of Luke, and d. of deac. Richard Platt, had Josiah, 29 Mar. 1668; and Mehitable, 17 June 1669, and his w. d. the same day. He m. 8 Oct. 1673, Catharine Roberts, had Benjamin, 27 Nov. 1674; Abigail, 6 Nov. 1678; and Hannah, 4 Jan. 1681. He d. 11 Dec. foll. and his wid. d. 13 Oct. 1693.

  • THOMAS, Middletown, sec. s. of the preced. m. 20 Feb. 1685, Eliz. d. of George Hubbard of the same, had Eliz. b. 2 Sept. 1686; and Thomas, 8 June 1689, who d. at 22 yrs. He d. 1 Feb. 1690, and his wid. d. 6 Dec. 1725.
  • JOHN, Middletown, eldest s.. of the first Thomas, m. 30 Dec. 1680, Abigail, eldest d. of Andrew Warner, had Thomas, b. Apr. 1682; and Abigail, 2 May 1685, both d. young; and his w. d. 5 May 1685. He m. 1 Apr. foll. Mary, d. of John Savage of the same, had Eliz. 20 Mar. 1687; Mary, 18 Jan. 1692, d. young; John, 21 May 1694; and Ebenezer, posthum. 17 Sept. 1696. He had made his will 6 Aug. 1689, and d. 31 Aug. 1696; and his wid. m. Obadiah Allen.
  • SAMUEL, Middletown, third s. of Thomas the first, il. 13 Dec. 1687, Mary, d. of Nathaniel Bacon, had MIehitable, b. 14 Nov. 1689; Samuel, 13 Mar. 1692; Mary, 29 June 1694; Benjamin, 17 May 1696; Thomas, 20 Aug. 1698; Daniel, 9 May 1703; Bethia, 22 Jan. 1707; and Jabez, 14 May 1709. IHis w. d. ten days aft. and he d. 12 Apr. 1746, aged 90 and a half yrs. but mistake of Geneal. Reg. XV. 136, makes him 40 yrs. more.
  • IZRAHIAH, Middletown, s. of Thomas, in. 13 M3ay 1692, Rachel, d. of Rev. Samuel Stow, had Izrahiah, b. 28 June 1693; Stow, 31 Jan. 1695; James, 25 Dec. 1695; Ichabod, 18 Apr. 1698, d. young; Seth, 18 Nov. 1700; Jeremiah, 8 Nov. 1703; Caleb, July 1706; and Josiah, 1 Mar. 1709; and d. 1743.
  • BERIAH, Middletown, s. of the first Thomas, m. 1 Apr. 1691, Margaret, d. of Rev. Samuel Stow, had Sarah, b. 6 3ay 1693; Hope, 27 Oct. 1695; Thomas, 8 Feb. 1698, d. in few days; Margaret, 16 July 1700; Hannah, 2 May 1703; Bethia, 12 Nov. 1705, d. in few wks.; and Beriah, 23 Apr. 1707; and his w. d. 21 Feb. 1710. He in. 11 Nov. 1714, Mary, d. of Obadiah Allen, had M/ary, 6 Oct. 1715, wh. d. in two mos. His w. d. 24 July 1737, aged 62, and he d. 11 Apr. 1756; and he and all other descend. of his f. adopt. the spell. Wetmore.
  • NATHANIEL, Middletown, br. of the preced. perhaps had by first w. Thomas and Moses, but for sec. w. m. 29 Dec. 1703, Dorcas, wid. of Obadiah Allen, jr. had Deborah, b. 22 Sept. 1704; and Esther, 13 Feb. 1706, d. soon; and he d. 7 Mar. 1709.
  • JOSEPH, Middletown, seventh s. of Thomas the first, m. 6 or 26 June 1706, Lydia, d. of Nathaniel Bacon, wh. d. 24 Jan. 1750, had Joseph, b. 19 Mar. 1707; Lydia, 22 Sept. 1708; Ann, 11 Feb. 1711, d. soon; Ann, again, 14 Mar. 1713; and Nathaniel, 22 Feb. 1716; and d. 25 Mar. 1717.




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