Matthew Whipple, Sr. was born in 1658 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. Matthew was a Major in the Service. He married Jemina Lane, then later married Joanna Appleton. Major Matthew Whipple later married Martha Denison, who had been previously married to Mr. Thing. … Matthew and Jemima had eight children born to this union. [Only one child. His second son, John, was son of Joanna (Appleton) in 1689].
