James Whipple Jr (1705 - 1759)

Born 12 Apr 1705 in Ipswich, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Adams) Whipple — married after 9 Jan 1728 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 8 Feb 1759 at age 53 in Grafton, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

James Whipple Jr. was born at Ipswich, Massachusetts on April 12 1705, son of Deacon James and Mary (Fuller) Whipple. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He moved with his father from Hamilton to Hassanamisco (Grafton) having previously united with the church at Hamilton and where his eldest daughter was baptized. ^{[2] [3]}

He married Sarah Adams on January 9, 1728/9. Sarah was born at Ipswich on March 2, 1709, daughter Samuel and Mary (Burley) Adams. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

James died at Grafton on February 8, 1759. ^{[5] [2] [3] [4]} He is buried in the Old Oak Street Burial Ground at Grafton. His inscription reads: Here Lies ye Body of James Whipple who Departed This Life February ye 8th 1759 In the 54 year of his Age ^[6]

The court ordered on April 7, 1759, that an inventory of his estate be taken. On the same date, widow Sarah Whipple and James Whipple Jr. provided bond as administrators of the estate. ^[7]

In the division of the estate of James Sr., who died intestate, the court ordered that the real estate valued at L512 be divided among the four children as follows; ^[7]

• sons James Jr. and John Whipple
• daughters Lydia Whipple and widow Mary Winchester. ^[7]

The court ordered further that James Whipple Jr. pay his sisters Sarah Willard, wife of Isaac Willard and sister Eunice L64 each. And ordered that John Whipple pay his brother Daniel the same amount. ^[7]

The following persons, signed final settlement on May 20, 1760, as satisfied with the above divisions:

• James Whipple Jr.
• Jacob Whipple as guardian for John and Eunice
• Mary Sherman and Ephraim Sherman Jr.
• Ephraim Sherman Jr. as guardian for Daniel and Lydia
• Isaac Willard and Sarah, his wife ^[7]

His widow Sarah died on November 22, 1759. ^{[5] [2] [3] [4]}

James' father, Deacon James Sr., wrote his will on February 16, 1759, shortly after his sons death. In it he names among others, his grandsons, james, John and Daniel, sons of James, deceased. ^[3]

Children

1. Sarah born on January 11, 1729/30; married Isaac Willard on December 29, 1746. ^{[2] [3] [5]}
2. James born on October 25, 1732; died in infancy. ^{[2] [3] [5]}
3. Mary born on September 21, 1730; married first on November 17, 1730, Joshua Winchester; married second Ephraim Sherman on May 12, 1760. ^{[2] [3] [5]}
4. William born on August 25, 1736; died the same day. ^{[2] [3] [5]}
5. James, (Lieut.) born on November 23, 1737; died, aged 70 on July 28, 1808; married Elizabeth Hall on June 14, 1763 . ^{[2] [3] [5]}
6. Eunice born on March 10, 1740; died ___; married Jonathan Rice at Worcester on January 14, 1761 . ^{[2][3] [5]}
7. John born May 21, 1742; died at the age of 69 on August 18, 1811; married Ruth Adams on June 20, 1765. ^{[2] [3] [5]}
8. Daniel baptized on December 23, 1744; died on March 8, 1744/5. ^[5]
9. Lydia born on August 10, 1747; married Samuel Hall on December 18, 1766; removed to Spencer.^{[2] [3] [5]}
10. Daniel born on December 2, 1750; died on December 30, 1796; married Martha Adams April 17, 1776. ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Research notes

Ipswich Births

WHIPPLE, James, s. James and Mary, Apr. 12, 1705. (p. 391)

ADAMS, Sarah, d. Samuel and Mary, Mar. 2, 1709. (p. 14)

Ipswich Marriages

ADAMS, Sarah, and James Whipple [jr. int.], Jan. 9, 1728-9. CR5 (p. 18)

WHIPPLE, James [jr. int.], and Sarah Adams, Jan. 9, 1728-9. CR5 (p. 453) ^[1]

Grafton Births

Whipple, William ch. James and Sarah, Aug. 25 1736. (p. 145)

Whipple, Sarah d. James Jr. and Sarah, Jan. 11, 1729. (p. 144)

Whipple, Mary d. James Jr. and Sarah, Sept. 21, 1730. (p. 144)

Whipple, Lidia, s. James and Sarah, Aug. 10, 1747. (p. 144)

Whipple, John s. James Jr. and Sarah, May 21, 1742. (p. 143)

Whipple, James s. of James and Sarah, Nov. 23, 1737 (p. 143)

Whipple, James s. James Jr. and Sarah, Oct. 25, 1732. (p. 143)

Whipple, Eunice d. James and Sarah March 10 1740. (p. 143)

Whipple, Daniel s. James and Sarah bap. Dec. 23, 1744. CR. (p. 143)

Whipple, Daniel s. James Jr, and Sarah, Dec. 2, 1750. (p. 143)

Grafton Marriages

Whipple, Sarah and Isaac Willard, Dec. 29, 1746. CR (p. 305)

Whipple, Mary and Joshua Winchester, Dec. 6, 1750. (p. 305)

Whipple, Eunice and Jonathan Rice of Worcester, Jan. 14, 1761. In Worcester. (p. 304)

Whipple, James Jr. and Elizabeth Hall, June 14, 1763. CR (p. 304)

Whipple, John and Ruth Adams, June 20, 1765. CR (p. 305)

Whipple, Lydia and Samuel Hall, Dec. 18, 1766. CR (p. 305)

Whipple, Daniel and Martha Adams, Aug. 7, 1776. (p. 304)

Winchester, Wid. Mary and Ephraim Sherman Jr. , May 12, 1760. (p. 310)

Grafton Deaths

Whipple, Lt. James, Feb. 8 1759, in his 54th year. GS (p. 373)

Whipple, Sarah w. [wid. GS] Lt. James, Nov. 22, 1759, in her 50th year. GS (p. 373)

Whipple, ___ [in dup infant] ch. James [Jr. in dup] and Sarah, Aug. 25, 1736.(p. 373)

Whipple, Daniel s. James and Sarah, March 8, 1744. Bad cough. CR (p. 373)

Whipple, James s. James Jr. and Sarah Oct. 10, 1736. Oct. 9. CR (p. 373)

Whipple, Lieut. John, Aug. 18, 1811 a. 69. GS (p. 373) ^[5]

[Note: ? if there was a second son Daniel born and died in 1744]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1910
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} McDonald, Frank Virgil. Inquiries Relating to the Ancestors and Descendants of Job Whipple: Of Cumberland, Rhode Island, and Greenwich, Washington County, New York University Press ; John Wilson & Son, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1881 p. 31
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14} Pierce, Frederick C. History of Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts: From Its Early Settlement by the Indians in 1647 to the Present Time, 1879, Press of C. Hamilton, 1879 p. 596-9
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Appleton, Willam S. Some Descendants of William Adams of Ipswich, Mass., David Clapp & Son, Boston Massachusetts p. 4
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12} Systematic History Fund. Vital records of Grafton, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Massachusetts,1906
6. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 27560068
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Case 63866:p. 1-27: Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881, Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)

See also:

• http://db.whipple.org/getperson.php?personID=I3588&tree=whipple