In a message dated 1/17/02 5:39:10 PM, [email protected] writes: << Thomas, of course, was uncle to Francis/2 and that's probably why Francis/2 moved to Middletown out of all the towns in Colonial New England. >> John Whitmore, father of both Francis Sr & Thomas as well as others, was first recorded in Wethersfield 1639; may have lived first in MA, though no record. Removed abt 1641 to Stamford CT as one of first settlers there; chose representative to New Haven Assembly 1647 for Stamford. So perhaps others of the siblings were in CT near Middletown, too. Dona Ritchie
Hi, Cuz -- I have been told in no uncertain terms that there is no documentation to show that John was the father of Francis/1 and Thomas/1. And Thomas spelled his name using some variant of WETMORE before settling on WHITMORE in his will. I don't know if there is anything firm connecting Thomas/1 with Francis/2, more than the latter's move to Middletown. The two girls, supposedly their sisters, married and stayed in MA. The youngest, John (Jr.), went with this father and stepmother in the Rev. Denton's hegira to Stamford in 1641. John Sr. was killed by Mohegan Indians in 1648, as you know. I've never heard about any will. Alas, until some evidence of their origins is turned up in the UK we're probably stuck. Supposedly they took ship from Bristol, and curiously that's where there is the densest collection of WETMOREs in ENG today. Best, Warren ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 4:48 PM Subject: Re: [CTMID] Elizabeth WHITMORE (1684-1743) Middletown, CT | In a message dated 1/17/02 5:39:10 PM, [email protected] writes: | | << Thomas, of course, was uncle to Francis/2 and that's probably why | Francis/2 moved to Middletown out of all the towns in Colonial New England. | >> | | John Whitmore, father of both Francis Sr & Thomas as well as others, was | first recorded in Wethersfield 1639; may have lived first in MA, though no | record. Removed abt 1641 to Stamford CT as one of first settlers there; chose | representative to New Haven Assembly 1647 for Stamford. So perhaps others of | the siblings were in CT near Middletown, too. | | Dona Ritchie |