WHITMORE, Thomas Sr

1615 - 1681  (66 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	WHITMORE, Thomas
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	1615	Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
  Christening	5 May 1624	Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Dec 1681	Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
  Death	11 Dec 1681	Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
  WAC	5 Dec 1923	SLAKE
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  Person ID	I64092	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Family	PLATT, Mary ,   b. 11 Nov 1629, Roydon, Essex, England Roydon, Essex, Englandd. 17 Jun 1669, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	3 Jan 1667	Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
  Family ID	F17605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, Vol 1-IV Thomas Wetmore , the immigrant ancestor, was born in 1615 , in one of the western counties of England , according to family tradition. He came to America in 1635 , sailing from Bristol , and settled in Wethersfield, Connecticut , where in 1639-40 he was a land owner. He removed to Hartford soon afterward, and in 1649 was one of the first settlers of Massabeseck , which was incorporated as the town of Middletown, Connecticut , November 23, 1653 . He was admitted a freeman May 20, 1652 , and must have then been a member of the orthodox church and worth at least two hundred pounds. He represented Middletown in the General Assembly in 1654-55 . He died December 11, 1681 , aged sixty-six. His will was dated July 20, 1681 . He married (first) Sarah , daughter of John and Ann (Willicke) Hall , December 11, 1645 . She died December 7, 1664-65 , and he married (second), January 3, 1667 , Mary (Platt) Atkinson , daughter of Richard Platt and widow of Luke Atkinson . She died June 11, 1669 , and he married (third) Katherine (Leete) Robards , widow, who died October 13, 1693 . In the probate records, the record of his surviving children and their ages is given as follows: John , 36; Thomas , 29; Samuel , 26; Izrahaih , 25; Beriah , 23; Nathaniel , 20; Joseph , 18; Josiah , 13; Benjamin , 7; Elizabeth , 32; Mary , 31; Hannah , 28; Sarah , 17; Mehitable , 13; Abigail , 3; Hannah , one year. Children of first wife, born at Hartford : 1. John , baptized September 6, 1646 . 2. Elizabeth , baptized 1648 ; married Josiah Adkins . 3. Mary , born 1649 ; married John Stowe . 4. Sarah , baptized April 20, 1651 ; died 1655 . Born at Middletown: 5. Thomas , born October 19, 1652 ; married Elizabeth Hubbard . 6. Hannah , born February 13, 1654 . 7. Samuel , born September 10, 1656 ; mentioned below. 8. Israhiah , born March 8 or 9, 1658 . 9. Beriah , born November 2, 1659 ; 730 married Margaret Stowe , 10. Nathaniel , born April 21, 1661 ; married Dorcas Allen , widow. 11. Joseph , born March 5, 1662 ; married Lydia Bacon . 12. Sarah , born November 27, 1664 . Children of the second wife: 13. Josiah , born March 29, 1667 . 14. Mehitable , born June 1, 1669 . Children of the third wife: 15. Benjamin , born November 27, 1674 . 16. Abigail , born November 6, 1678 . 17. Hannah , born January 4, 1680 .