| Name |
Pasco Whitford |
| Birth |
1640, Truro, Cornwall, England |
| Death |
1690, E. Greenwich, Kent, Ri9 |
| Burial |
1690, Tarbox Four Corners, RI His Cem E.G. #299 |
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| Spouse |
Mary |
| Birth |
abt 1640 |
| Death |
bef 3 Dec 1743 |
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| Children |
| 1 M |
Nicholas Whitford |
| Birth |
1670, Kingston, Washington, Ri9 |
| Death |
28 Mar 1748, E. Greenwich, Kent, Ri |
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| Spouse |
Mary Casey |
| Marriage |
abt 1699, East Greenwich, Kent, Ri |
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| 2 M |
Pasco Whitford |
| Birth |
ABT 1674/1679, Of Kingston, Washington, R.I. |
| Death |
bef 13 Oct 1748, N.Kingston, Wash., R.I.9 |
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| Spouse |
Mary Bly |
| Marriage |
abt 1693, Of Kingston, Washington, Ri |
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| Spouse |
Lydia Whitford MRS |
| Marriage |
abt 1699, Of Kingston, Washington, Ri |
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| Notes for Pasco Whitford |
| Family tradition says that Pasco was born about 1640 in England. The family tradition was written down by William Whitford of Addison, VT (son of Peleg, Pasco, Nicholas, Pasco) and states that Pasco and his two sons came to Rhode Island from the West Indies, having been driven out of that location by the French, during the naval warfare between England and France. They fled to Rhode Island, settling in Portsmouth then East and West Greenwich. (William Whitford's "Narrative of the Whitford Family" in the Vermont His. Soc. Collections). 9 |
| Misc. Notes |
| William Carke Whitford(1902) says that Pasco Whitford is reported to have come from Bedfordshire, Eng, Taxed 2s in 1680. But he was taxed in Newport, RI in 1680 according to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of RI.9 |
| Misc. Notes |
| A letter of George N. Whitford dated 3 June 1911 to Walter John Coates states that many Whitfords lived in and near the town of Truro, Cornwall, England and have been numerous there for the last 400 years. There is also an old Cornish family, the Pascoes who are also plentiful in the area. Possibly the maiden name of Pasco Whitford's mother or grandmother was Pascoe. I have searched the Mormon records for any records of marriages between Pascoes and Whitfords prior to 1640 in Cornwall but so far have not come across any. In 1690 (proceedings of the General Assembly held at Newport May 1690, for the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Mr Henry Bull being governor, "Voted Mr. Pasco Whitford (and others) be admitted freemen of the colony." (p270 Records of the Colony of Rhode Island, compiled by John Russell Bartlett, Vol 3 Providence, RI) Pasco was living in East Greenwich in 1690.9 |
| Misc. Notes |
the birth place of Pasco has not been determined. I think
the best theory is that he came from Cornwall but the city of Truro was
just a guess because there are many of the name of Pascoe in that city.
I have searched the church records for Truro and the surrounding area
for our Pasco but have not been able to find anything so far. Whitfords
and Pascoes were common over much of Cornwall during the 1600's and
there were some that had migrated to the east of Cornwall. 9 |
| Will |
| On 13 Apr 1697 he is recorded as a witness to a deed from Samuel Eldred, Sr. to his son John in Kings Town. Pasco Whitford is mentioned in a will of Charles Martin (?difficult to read) of East Greenwich dated 1682. See History of East Greenwich -1960-M.R.McPartland pgs 25-28 for a deciphering of this will.9 |
| Notes for Nicholas (Child 1) |
Walter Coates shows a son Daniel with no dates. If this is Nicholas' son then he probably died early since he is not mentioned in Nicholas' will. Ann McComb says d Oct 1747. Shirley Barnes says that Mary Casey is not his wife as the dates for her birth show. Wife is probably Mary Carr.
Edwin C. Whitford agrees that Mary Carr is probably the correct wife. Here is some of his thinking: Robert Whitford, son of Nicholas could have been names after his great grandfather Robert Carr. Robert Whitford and Margaret Fones names a son Caleb possibly after Roberts grandfather Caleb Carr. They also had a son William which could have been named for Robert's uncle William Carr(brother of his mother). Mary Carr's brother was named Job and Nicholas' son Pasco named a son Job.9 |
| Misc. Notes |
| On 13 Mar 1683 he had a legacy of a loom from Orpheus Pomeroy of Portsmouth.9 |
| Notes for Pasco (Child 2) |
| 1724 - He brought suit against Jonathan Nichols for £6, book account. Source: Austin Gen Dict of RI9 |
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