Person:Samuel Tibbetts (1)

Capt. Samuel³ Tibbetts (Jeremiah², Henry¹), of Dover Neck, tanner, born at Dover Neck in 1666, died there 9 Dec. 1738. He married first (by the Rev. John Pike), 2 Sept. 1686. Dorothy Tuttle, daughter of John¹ Tuttle, one of the first settlers of Dover Neck, and his wife Dorothy (Tuttle Genealogy, p. 2); secondly. Rebecca (Nock) Willey, daughter of Thomas and Rebecca² (Tibbetts) Nock and widow of William Willey, as early as 4 Feb. 1707/8 (New Hampshire Prov. Deeds, book 8, p. 69); and thirdly, Rachel -----, who survived him and is named in his will. He was deputy from Dover to the New Hampshire colonial legislature in 1715-16-17, 1719 and 1720. He had the grant of half a sawmill privilege in 1701; was selectman of Dover in 1702; was a captain in the French and Indian war; was a deacon in the church, and had a large tannery at Dover Neck, where the old vats employed by him were to be seen as late as the year 1890. He was one of the first whole share proprietors of Rochester.

12 Capt. Samuel Tibbetts (6), tanner, Dover, was apprent. to Mr. Job Clement and ran away to Newbury in 1679; see Thompson(4). He m. 1st 1 Sept. 1686 Dorothy Tuttle(2), m. 2d by 1708 Rebecca (Nock 4) Willey, and left a wid. Rachel. Constable 1696, 1697. … See also Cloudman. He depos. 9 Feb. 1733-4, ag. 67. Will, 8 Nov. 1738-31 Jan. 1738-9, names w. Rachel, ch. and gr.ch. and gives homestead and tanyard to s. Ichabod. Ch: Samuel, o.c. and bp. on death bed 23 Dec. 1724 (Berw. Ch. rec.), d. next day, adm. to wid. Judith (m. by 1718). 4 ch. bp. His fa. deeded to her in 1728. See also Stackpole. Capt. Ichabod, tanner, m. 1st by 1722 Abigail Tibbetts(14), m. 2d at Portsm. 29 May 1729 Patience Nock(1). Will, 30 Dec. 1746-25 Feb. 1746-7, names w. and exec. Patience (w. of Humphrey Pooler in 1748), 6 ch. Sarah, m. Thomas Tibbetts(14); dead in 1746, her s. Thomas in will. Dorothy, m. John Wingate(2 jr.); her 4 sons in fa.'s will, she dead. Rachel, m. by 1728 John Legrow. Martha, m. 1st Benjamin Varney (her s. Ichabod in will); m. 2d one Whitehouse. Mary, m. by 1721 William Chamberlain. Esther, m. Ephraim Tibbetts(14).

"...(5) IV. Dorothy: she married Capt Samuel Tebbets, one of the principal citizens of Dover. Capt Tebbets was grandson of Henry Tebbets, the first settler of this name."