Joseph Wilbore (bef. 1630 - abt. 1691)

Born before 28 Feb 1630 in Sible Hedingham, Essex, England

Ancestors

Died about 27 Aug 1691 after about age 61 in Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Joseph was christened on February 28, 1629/30, at Sible Hedingham, Essex, England.^[1] He was the son of Samuel Wilbore and Anne Smith. Joseph came with his parents and two brothers , Samuel and Shadrach, to New England by December 1633, when his parents were admitted to the Boston Church. (Two of his siblings died in infancy: :Arthur and William)

Joseph married about 1651 to Elizabeth Farwel, daughter of Henry and Olive (Welby) Farwell^[2]

Joseph was a Taunton Constable in 1665, 1671, and 1668.

Joseph made his will on 1 April 1691, which was filed for probate on 18 November 1691; therefore, Joseph died sometime prior to November 18, 1691.^[3]

Children

Anna Wilbore^[4]

Will

Will dated April 1, 1691, and filed for probate on November 18, 1691. Witnesses to the Will were Nathaniel Williams, John Deane, and Henry Hodges. ^[3][5]

Legatees, devisees, and heirs named in the Will:

Daughter, Anna Wilbore

Cousins (sons of my brother, Shadrach Wilbur), John Wilbore, Eliezer Wilbore, Samuel Wilbore, Joseph Wilbore, Shadrach Wilbour, and Benjamin Wilbore

Cousin (daughter of brother, Shadrach Wilbur), Sarah Wilbore, wife of Nathaniel Hoar

Cousin (daughter of brother, Shadrach Wilbur), Rebekah Wilbore, wife of Abraham Hathaway

Hannah Briggs, daughter of William Briggs (unknown relative)

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK81-HQC : 12 February 2018), Sammull in entry for Josepheff Wilbor, 28 Feb 1629, Christening; citing Hedingham-Sible, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,472,365.
2. ↑ Farwell; Bulkeley Gen 23; Farwell Gen 25-27, citing MPR 3:230.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Records, 1687-1745. Compiled by H. L. Rounds, C. G., Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, Copyright © 1987; Volume 1, 1687-1698, Page 3 Google Books
4. ↑ Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Records, 1687-1745. Compiled by H. L. Rounds, C. G., Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, Copyright © 1987; Volume 1, 1687-1698, Page 3
5. ↑ " Probate records 1687-1916; index, 1687-1926 [Bristol County, Massachusetts]," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YT-98XJ : 3 August 2023), Film# 007703530, Bristol, Massachusetts, image 25, Vol 1.

See also:

• "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK81-HQC : 12 February 2018), Sammull in entry for Josepheff Wilbor, 28 Feb 1629, Christening; citing Hedingham-Sible, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,472,365.

• Farwell; Bulkeley Gen 23; Farwell Gen 25-27, citing MPR 3:230

• Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Records, 1687-1745. Compiled by H. L. Rounds, C. G., Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, Copyright © 1987; Volume 1, 1687-1698, Page 3