Nielsen Hayden genealogy
John Whitmore
1683 - 1753 (69 years)1. John Whitmore was born on 27 Aug 1683 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 26 Mar 1753 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Notes:
"He was at first a housewright, but afterwards went into business with his brother. He owned much property in Medford; and his oldest son, John, having removed to Bedford, he resided there chiefly in his old age, and was so liberal a benefactor to the church as to be mentioned with gratitude on the records. His daughters all left issue; and one of them, Susanna, left descendants, now living in Lexington, by the name of Chandler, who still preserve some relics of their ancestor. The family of Lane, when it emigrated from England, left property there, the rents of which were paid to the heirs, John Whitmore's descendants included, until within fifty years, when the heirs, being numerous, sold the estate, and divided it." [Record of the Descendants of Francis Whitmore of Cambridge, Massachusetts]
John married Mary Lane in 1706. Mary (daughter of Col. John Lane and Susanna Whipple) was born on 15 May 1686; died on 27 Mar 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Francis Whitmore
was born on 4 Oct 1714 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 27 Apr 1794 in Bowdoinham, Maine.
- 2. Francis Whitmore
Generation: 2
2. Francis Whitmore (1.John1) was born on 4 Oct 1714 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 27 Apr 1794 in Bowdoinham, Maine. Notes:
"Francis W. was engaged in business in Medford; but his too generous method of dealing embarrassed his affairs; and having, with Rev. Mr. Stone, purchased a township on the Kennebec, he removed thither with his oldest son, Stephen. He was engaged in shipping masts for the royal navy, an occupation which gave much offense to the squatters on the crown lands." [Record of the Descendants of Francis Whitmore of Cambridge, Massachusetts]
Francis married Mary Hall on 1 Jan 1739. Mary (daughter of Lt. Stephen Hall and Elizabeth Fowle) was born about 1712; died on 20 Oct 1791. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. John Whitmore was born on 25 Nov 1754 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1820 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine.
- 3. John Whitmore
Generation: 3
3. John Whitmore (2.Francis2, 1.John1) was born on 25 Nov 1754 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1820 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine. Notes:
"He was a pilot and was drowned in the Kennebec river through the treachery of another pilot, who saw him fall back in his boat and sailed away, leaving him without assistance. This man acknowledged it on his death bed." [Alice C. Ayres, "The Whitmores of Medford," citation details below.]
John married Huldah Crooker on 12 Apr 1781. Huldah (daughter of Isaiah Crooker and Hannah Harding) was born on 8 May 1762 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine; died on 19 Feb 1812 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. William Dickman Whitmore was born on 3 Nov 1781 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine; died on 17 Feb 1819 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine.
- 4. William Dickman Whitmore
Generation: 4
4. William Dickman Whitmore (3.John3, 2.Francis2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Nov 1781 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine; died on 17 Feb 1819 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine. William married Rhoda Woodward on 30 Jan 1805 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine. Rhoda (daughter of William Woodward and Mehitable Beal) was born on 11 Apr 1783 in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine; died on 6 Jan 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Charles Octavius Whitmore was born on 2 Nov 1807 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine; died on 15 Nov 1885 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
- 5. Charles Octavius Whitmore