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br. of the preced. m. 27 Dec. 1677, Deborah, wid. of Daniel Howard,
had Mary, b. 25 Sept. 1678; John, 10 Jan. 1680; David, 5 June,
1681; Matthew, 28 Nov. 1682; Elizabeth 31 Mar. 1685; Susanna, 14 Nov.
1686; Lydia, 2 Apr. 1693; and Isaac, 25 Mar. 1696; and d. 22 July
1725. His wid. d. 19 Sept. 1729, aged 76. THOMAS, came in the
Elizabeth and Ann from London, 1635, aged 36, Audry, 45, perhaps his
w. and Jeremy, 8; but where he sat down is not heard. THOMAS,
Hingham, youngest s. of the first James of the same, m. 26 Jan. 1690,
Joanna Gardner, writ. in rec. Garnett, wid. of Francis of the same, d.
of Samuel May of Roxbury, had Joanna, b. 27 Jan. 1691; Jael, 12
Feb. 1693; Leah, 4 Apr. 1695; Thomas, 10 Feb. 1698; Rachel, 12
July 1700; Jonathan, 5 Mar. 1703; and Eleazer, 15 Nov. 1706, and d.
17 Sept. 1708. His wid. m. 23 Mar. 1711, Nathan Farrow. The
sound of this name having its first syl. short or long, at the whim of
some of the descend. who prefer. the long, easily slid into Whiting in
the fourth or fifth generat. as they spread into various towns.

    WHITRED, WHITTEREDD. WHITTRIDGE, or WHITRIG, JOHN, Salem
1668, is prob. the same who was k. under capt. Turner, by the Ind. at
the Falls fight, 19 May 1676, and perhaps left posterity. NATHANIEL,
Lynn 1637. SAMUEL, a soldier of Lothrop's comp. k. at Bloody Brook
with the flower of Essex, 18 Sept. 1675. THOMAS, Ipswich 1648, s. of
William, brot. by him. from Eng. had w. Florence, of whose d. 1672, a
most doleful report may be seen in the diary of Rev. William Adams,
pr. in 4 Mass. Hist. Coll. I. 17. He had a s. 13 yrs. old at that time.
By sec. w. Charity, he had Rebecca, b. 27 May 1689, wh. m. 11 Jan.
1711, the sec. William Cleaves of Beverly.
[1] WILLIAM, Ipswich 1637,
perhaps br. of Nathaniel, had come in the Elizabeth 1635, aged 36,
with w. Elizabeth 30, and s.Thomas, 10, and was of Beninden, Co. Kent.
Late in life he m. a. 1663, Susanna, wid of Anthony Colby, and d. 9
Dec. 1668, his inv. showing est. one third less than debts.

    WHITTEMORE, WITAMORE or WHITAMORE, BENJAMIN, Malden, s. of
Thomas, by w. Elizabeth d. of William Buckman, had Benjamin, b. Jan.
1668, d. in few wks.; Elizabeth Apr. 1669; Benjamin, again, 2 Nov. 1670,
d. at 6 yrs and prob. others, as Benjamin, again, the inscript. on whose
gr.-st. says he d. 6 Oct. 1703, aged 23; and d. 16 July 1726, in 87th yr.
and his wid. d. in two days in her 83d yr. BENJAMIN, Malden, s. of
the first John, m. 17 Aug. 1692, Esther Brooks, had Mary, b. 12 July
1694; Benjamin, 9 Apr. 1696; Nathaniel, 23 Nov. 1698; Grace, 20
Mar. 1701; Hannah, 15 July 1703; Mehitable, 19 Apr. 1705; Esther,
3 May 1707, d. at 2 yrs.; Joel, 29 Apr. 1709; Aaron, 13 Dec. 1711;
Susanna; and Esther, again, and he d. 8 Sept. 1734. DANIEL, Watertown,
s. of Thomas, b. perhaps in Eng. m. 7 Mar. 1662, Mary, d. of