Person:William Orcutt (7)

Watchers
William Orcutt
 
  • HWilliam Orcutt - 1693
  • WMary Lane1646 -
m. 24 Dec 1663
  1. William OrcuttAbt 1665 - 1739
  2. Andrew Orcutt1667 - Aft 1706
  3. John Orcutt1669 - 1753
  4. Martha Orcutt1671 -
  5. Joseph Orcutt1672 -
  6. Mary Orcutt1675 - 1738
  7. Hannah Orcutt1675 -
  8. Thomas Orcutt1677 -
  9. Benjamin Orcutt1680 -
  10. Elizabeth Orcutt1682 - Bef 1694
  11. Deborah Orcutt1683 - Bef 1694
  12. Susannah OrcuttAbt 1685 -
  • HWilliam Orcutt - 1693
  • W.  Martha (add)
m. Bef 1693
Facts and Events
Name William Orcutt
Gender Male
Marriage 24 Dec 1663 Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesto Mary Lane
Marriage Bef 1693 was his widow
to Martha (add)
Death[1] 14 Sep 1693 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Plymouth County Probate Estate Files 1686-1915
    Case 14909: Willliam Orcutt Bridgewater 1693.

    16 Dec 1693: Bond of William Orcutt and John Orcutt both of Bridgewater that "above Bounded William Orcutt and Martha his mother Administrators of all and singular the Goods Chattels rights and Estate of William Orcutt late of Bridgwater afores'd deceased" to administer the estate.
    14 Sep 1693: Inventory of William Orket of Bridgewater "deceased ye fouteenth of september one thousand six hundred ninetey and three", taken by John ffield, John Lenard. 16 Dec 1693: "William Orcutt Eldest son of the above named William Orcut deceased" Made oath to the inventory.

  2.   CAUTION: It is traditionally held that William Orcutt had two wives, one wife being the Mary Lane mentioned in a baptism of Andrew Lane's children, as William Orcutt appears to have been a son-in-law of Andrew Lane; and the other wife named Martha who appears as his widow in a probate documents and an agreement of heirs. There is also speculation there was only one wife, though such a theory requires repudiating a contemporary record. (For more details, see this discussion). William Orcutt has been entered into WeRelate with two wives on this page so his page is recognizable to people reading the literature. However, the assumed 2nd marriage could have happened anytime between 1668 and 1693 and so it is impossible to make any case for allocating children that isn't pure guesswork. For that reason, all his children will be consolidated on his family page with Mary Lane in order to most clearly represent their relative birth order and spacing. It is known that many people will regard this as incorrect, but until additional primary evidence can be brought forward to provide proven answers, and given the current WeRelate practice of discouraging duplicate parents, it seems the best way to keep information on this/these families centralized and unduplicated.