Nicholas Whitford 1685–1747 – Whos Your Daddy? Wikigenealogy

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Nicholas Whitford, 1685–1747 (aged 62 years)

Name

Nicholas Whitford

Name: Nicholas /Whitford/
Surname: Whitford
Given names: Nicholas

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1640 — Truro, Cornwall, England Death: 1690 — East Greenwich, Kent, R.I., USA Unique identifier: 6B870ED4FC888C4F91D1910FA106F1B07D20 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Stanton Nicholas Whitford Pasco Whitford 1640–1690 Birth: about 1640 — Truro, Cornwall, England Death: 1690 — East Greenwich, Kent, R.I., USA
mother	Links Unique identifier: 6B870ED4FC888C4F91D1910FA106F1B07D20 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Pasco Whitford Nicholas Whitford Mary Stanton …–…
himself	Links Birth: about 1685 45 Marriage: about 1704 Death: March 1747 Unique identifier: FFAD7CCCD753004D9EBDE516B897C1754614 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Carr Pasco Whitford Catharine Whitford Dinah Whitford Robert Whitford Ruth Whitford David Whitford Mary Whitford Ezekiel Whitford … Whitford … Whitford Nicholas Whitford 1685–1747 Birth: about 1685 45 Death: March 1747

Family with Mary Carr
himself	Links Birth: about 1685 45 Marriage: about 1704 Death: March 1747 Unique identifier: FFAD7CCCD753004D9EBDE516B897C1754614 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Carr Pasco Whitford Catharine Whitford Dinah Whitford Robert Whitford Ruth Whitford David Whitford Mary Whitford Ezekiel Whitford … Whitford … Whitford Nicholas Whitford 1685–1747 Birth: about 1685 45 Death: March 1747
wife	Links Birth: about 1686 36 27 Marriage: about 1704 Unique identifier: FFAD7CCCD753004D9EBDE516B897C1754614 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nicholas Whitford Pasco Whitford Catharine Whitford Dinah Whitford Robert Whitford Ruth Whitford David Whitford Mary Whitford Ezekiel Whitford … Whitford … Whitford Mary Carr 1686–… Birth: about 1686 36 27
Marriage	Marriage — about 1704 —
-3 years son	Links Birth: about 1700 15 14 — North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Pasco Whitford 1700–… Birth: about 1700 15 14 — North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
3 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1702 17 16 — North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Catharine Whitford 1702–… Birth: about 1702 17 16 — North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
3 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1704 19 18 — North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Dinah Whitford 1704–… Birth: about 1704 19 18 — North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
1 year son	Links Birth: about 1704 19 18 — East Greenwich, Kent, R.I., USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Robert Whitford 1704–… Birth: about 1704 19 18 — East Greenwich, Kent, R.I., USA
3 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1706 21 20 — East Greenwich, Kent, R.I., USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ruth Whitford 1706–… Birth: about 1706 21 20 — East Greenwich, Kent, R.I., USA
5 years son	Links Birth: about 1710 25 24 — North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships David Whitford 1710–… Birth: about 1710 25 24 — North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
17 months daughter	Links Birth: 1 June 1711 26 25 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Whitford 1711–… Birth: 1 June 1711 26 25
3 years son	Links Birth: 1713 28 27 — North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Unique identifier: 7351F9E1CF853643A88ED928A1C5AB6B1E70 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ellen Spencer Ezekiel Whitford 1713–… Birth: 1713 28 27 — North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
3 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1715 30 29 Unique identifier: FC7D042DAEE4684DB2E73DDC20C9DCA70F22 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse … Hill Jonathan Hill … Whitford 1715–… Birth: about 1715 30 29
3 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1717 32 31 Unique identifier: BF7F4611317DA34E9F268BA48483E7CEE486 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse … Jackwaise Elizabeth Jackwaise Thomas Jackwaise … Whitford 1717–… Birth: about 1717 32 31

Events of close relatives
Birth	about 1685 45
Death of a father	Pasco Whitford 1690 East Greenwich, Kent, R.I., USA
Birth of a son	Pasco Whitford about 1700 North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Birth of a daughter	Catharine Whitford about 1702 North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Marriage	Mary Carr — View this family about 1704 (aged 19 years)
Birth of a daughter	Dinah Whitford about 1704 North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Birth of a son	Robert Whitford about 1704 East Greenwich, Kent, R.I., USA
Birth of a daughter	Ruth Whitford about 1706 East Greenwich, Kent, R.I., USA
Birth of a son	David Whitford about 1710 North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Birth of a daughter	Mary Whitford 1 June 1711
Birth of a son	Ezekiel Whitford 1713 North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Birth of a daughter	… Whitford about 1715
Birth of a daughter	… Whitford about 1717
Death	March 1747 (aged 62 years)
Unique identifier	493A3D8A23D5304A95BF805329C11B4E367E
Last change	27 August 2011 – 00:00:00

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Note	Edwin C. Whitford guesses that he was born in R.I. Will 3 Dec 1 743, Inventory taken 25 mar 1748, probated 28 mar 1748 Nicholas lived in Portsmouth, West Greenwich and N. Kingston, R. I. He was a weaver by occupation. On 13 Mar 1683 he had a legacy of a loom from Orpheus Pomeroy o f Portsmouth. On 21 Jan 1697 he bought land in East Greenwich from David Shipp ee for 6 pounds. On Nov29 1703 he sold a house and 30 acres of land in East Gree nwich to William Underwood for 15 pounds. (Witnessed by John an d Elizabeth Pearse and John Heath. Vol 3 p 96) He was Granted, 3 Feb 1709/10, a "quarter right" (1/4 of 700 acr es) in the vacant lands in Narragansett, apportioned by the 13 o riginal proprietors as per Act of the R.I. Assembly (Narraganset t Hist Reg. Vol 3 p 3) This land consisting of 30000 acres, comp rised the present town of West Greenwich. On 14 Aug 1721 he and his wife Mary mortgaged 25 1/2 acres an d a housefor 30 pounds. On 12 Mar 1733 he deeded his son Pasco 20 acres. 7 Nov 1733 the mortgage of 1721 was discharged. In his will, dated 3 Dec 1743, Nicholas mentions: 1. eldes son P asco-5s having already received his share. 2. second sonRober t - two swamplots and5. 3. son David 10. Eldest daughter Cathar ine Peckham 5.5. daughter Dinah Weaver 5.6. daughter Mary Green e 5.7 daughter RuthSummers 5.8. youngest son Ezekiel - all my h omestead farm, buildings and allmoveables after debts and legac ies are paid 9. grandson Jonathan Hill 5s. 10. grandson Thomas J ackwaise 5s. 11. great grandson Henry Jackwaise son of granddaug hter Elizabeth Jackwaise 40s. The inventory included: Wearing apparel20, bed, loom, quilt whe el, wooden wheel, pair of cards, 3 linen wheels, warming pan, co w, etc. Source: Conn; Gen Vol IV p 1899 Walter Coates shows a son Daniel with no dates. If this is Nich olas' son then he probably died earlysince he is not mentione d in Nicholas' will. Ann McComb says d Oct 1747. Shirley Barne s says that Mary Casey is not his wife as the dates for her birt h show. Wife is probably Mary Carr. Edwin C. Whitford agrees that Mary Carr is probably the correc t wife. Here is some of his thinking: Robert Whitford,son of N icholas could have been named after his great grandfather Rober t Carr. Robert Whitford and Margaret Fones names a son Caleb po ssibly after Roberts grandfather Caleb Carr. They also had a so n William which could have been named for Robert's uncle Willia m Carr (brother ofhis mother.) Mary Carr'sbrother was named Jo b and Nicholas' son Pasco named a son Job.

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Edwin C. Whitford guesses that he was born in R.I. Will 3 Dec 1
743, Inventory taken 25 mar 1748, probated 28 mar 1748
Nicholas lived in Portsmouth, West Greenwich and N. Kingston, R.
I. He was a weaver by occupation.
On 13 Mar 1683 he had a legacy of a loom from Orpheus Pomeroy o
f Portsmouth.
On 21 Jan 1697 he bought land in East Greenwich from David Shipp
ee for 6 pounds.
On Nov29 1703 he sold a house and 30 acres of land in East Gree
nwich to William Underwood for 15 pounds. (Witnessed by John an
d Elizabeth Pearse and John Heath. Vol 3 p 96)
He was Granted, 3 Feb 1709/10, a "quarter right" (1/4 of 700 acr
es) in the vacant lands in Narragansett, apportioned by the 13 o
riginal proprietors as per Act of the R.I. Assembly (Narraganset
t Hist Reg. Vol 3 p 3) This land consisting of 30000 acres, comp
rised the present town of West Greenwich.
On 14 Aug 1721 he and his wife Mary mortgaged 25 1/2 acres an
d a housefor 30 pounds.
On 12 Mar 1733 he deeded his son Pasco 20 acres.
7 Nov 1733 the mortgage of 1721 was discharged.
In his will, dated 3 Dec 1743, Nicholas mentions: 1. eldes son P
asco-5s having already received his share. 2. second sonRober
t - two swamplots and5. 3. son David 10. Eldest daughter Cathar
ine Peckham 5.5. daughter Dinah Weaver 5.6. daughter Mary Green
e 5.7 daughter RuthSummers 5.8. youngest son Ezekiel - all my h
omestead farm, buildings and allmoveables after debts and legac
ies are paid 9. grandson Jonathan Hill 5s. 10. grandson Thomas J
ackwaise 5s. 11. great grandson Henry Jackwaise son of granddaug
hter Elizabeth Jackwaise 40s.
The inventory included: Wearing apparel20, bed, loom, quilt whe
el, wooden wheel, pair of cards, 3 linen wheels, warming pan, co
w, etc. Source: Conn; Gen Vol IV p 1899
Walter Coates shows a son Daniel with no dates. If this is Nich
olas' son then he probably died earlysince he is not mentione
d in Nicholas' will. Ann McComb says d Oct 1747. Shirley Barne
s says that Mary Casey is not his wife as the dates for her birt
h show. Wife is probably Mary Carr.
Edwin C. Whitford agrees that Mary Carr is probably the correc
t wife. Here is some of his thinking: Robert Whitford,son of N
icholas could have been named after his great grandfather Rober
t Carr. Robert Whitford and Margaret Fones names a son Caleb po
ssibly after Roberts grandfather Caleb Carr. They also had a so
n William which could have been named for Robert's uncle Willia
m Carr (brother ofhis mother.) Mary Carr'sbrother was named Jo
b and Nicholas' son Pasco named a son Job.