Family Group Sheet


Name Nicholas Whitford
Birth 1670, Kingston, Washington, Ri9
Death 28 Mar 1748, E. Greenwich, Kent, Ri
Burial Hist Cem #29 Exeter, RI
Occupation Weaver9
Place of residence (mostly) Portsmouth, West Greenwich And N. Kingston, RI9
Father Pasco Whitford (1640-1690)
Mother Mary (~1640-<1743)
Other spouses Mary Casey
Spouse Mary Carr9
Birth abt 16769
Father Caleb Carr (-~1690)
Mother Phillipa Greene (1658-)
Children
1 M Pasco Whitford
Birth 1700, North Kingston, RI9
Death 1788, Greenwich, RI9
Spouse Hannah Hill
Spouse Hannah Matteson
Marriage Kingstown, Washington, Ri
2 F Catherine Whitford
Birth abt 1702, North Kingston, Washington, RI9
3 F Dinah Whitford9
Birth abt 1704, North Kingston, Washington,RI9
Death 1770/739
4 M Robert Whitford9
Birth 1706, East Greenwich, Kent, RI9
Death 6 Aug 1787, East Greenwich, Kent, RI9
5 F Ruth Whitford9
Birth abt 1708, North Kingston, Washington, RI9
6 M David Whitford9
Birth 1710, North Kingston, Washington, RI9
Death 17729
7 F Mary Whitford9
Birth 17 Jun 1711, North Kingston, Washington, RI9
Death 17459
8 M Ezekiel Whitford9
Birth 1713, North Kingston, Washington, RI9
Death 1754, West Greenwich, Kent, R.I.9
Spouse Mary Spencer
Notes for Nicholas Whitford
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
Will
1743 The will of Nicholas Whitford (Pasco's father) executed 3 Dec 1743 at West Greenwich reads "I give and bequeath unto my Eldest son , Pasco Whitford, the sum of Five Shillings in money to by paid him by my Execr, out of my Estate after my decease, and the Reason that I give him no more - is that he hath Rec'd his portion in land already."9

Will 3 Dec 1743, Inventory taken 25 Mar 1748, probated 28 Mar 1748 9

In his will, dated 3 Dec 1743, Nicholas mentions: 1. eldest son Pasco- 5s. having already received his share. 2. second son Robert - two swamp lots and £5. 3. son David - £10. 4. eldest daughter Catharine Peckham - £5. 5. daughter Dinah Weaver - £5. 6. daughter Mary Greene - £5. 7. daughter Ruth Summers - £5. 8. youngest son Ezekiel - all my homestead farm, buildings and all movables after debts and legacies are paid. 9. grandson Jonathan Hill 5s. 10. grandson Thomas Jackwaise - 5s. 11. great grandson Henry Jackwaise son of granddaughter Elizabeth Jackwaise 40s.

The inventory included: Wearing apparel £20, bed, loom, quilt wheel, wooden wheel, pair of cards, 3 linen wheels, warming pan, cow, etc. Source: Conn. Gen Vol IV p 1899.9
Property
On 21 Jan 1697, he bought land in East Greenwich from David Shippee for 6 pounds.9
Property
On 29 Nov 1703 he sold a house and 30 acres of land in East Greenwich to William Underwood for 15 pounds. (Witnessed by John and Elizabeth Pearse and John Heath. Vol3 p96)9
Property
He was granted, 3 Feb 1709/10, a "quarter right" (1/4 of 700 acres) in the vacant lands in Narragansett, apportioned by the 13 original proprietors as per Act of the RI Assembly. (Narragansett Hist Reg, Vol 3 p. 3) This land consisting of 30000 acres, comprised the present town of West Greenwich.9
Property
On 14 Aug 1721 he and his wife Mary mortgaged 25 1/2 acres and a house for 30 pounds.9

7 Nov 1733 the mortgage of 1721 was discharged9
Property
On 12 Mar 1733 he deeded his son Pasco 20 acres.9
Notes for Mary Carr
D Jane Brown of Palm
Springs, CA has a birth date of 7 Oct 1683 written in
here but that can't be if Robert was born 7 Jun of the same
year??? She died before 1743. This was Edwin C. Whitford's best guess
as to the wife of Nicholas
Whitford but no proof has yet been found.9
Notes for Pasco (Child 1)
2 May 1727 by vote of RI Colonial Assembly Pasco Whitford of East Greenwich was admitted freeman of the colony (RI Colonial Records, Vol 4 p 386)9
Misc. Notes
The first 3 children were born in East Greenwich (Vital records of Kent Co. p.171) The rest of the children were b in West Greenwich( Vital records of Kent Co. p102)
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Misc. Notes
He was a member 1782 of the Maple Root Church of Coventry RI. This church was organized 1762. His son David and David's wife, Lydia(Sweet) were also members. (Arnold: VR of R.I. vol 10 p 275)9
Misc. Notes
Shirley Barnes believes that only the first child Nicholas
belonged to
Hannah Hill and that the next two children were of Hannah
Matteson because
of the gaps between the 1st and 2nd children. He was married to
Hannah HILL about 1722.9
Notes for Mary (Child 7)
most likely married a Greene9
Notes for Ezekiel (Child 8)
Ann McComb of Wassau, NY Descendancy chart shows Ezekial 1704-1753 with two wives Mary (Spencer) Weeks and Ellen Spencer
ix. daughter WHITFORD was born about 1715.
x. daughter WHITFORD was born about 1717.
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Last Modified 9 May 1998 Created 25 Aug 1998 by Reunion for Macintosh
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