Benjamin Whitford
Abt 1772 - 1825 (~ 53 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Benjamin Whitford was born Abt 1772 (son of John Whitford, Jr. and Mary Vaughn); died 1825, Charlestown, RI. Notes:
Benjamin's will mentions his (second) wife, Elizabeth; sons Rodman, Benjamin, Amos T., & James A.; and daughters Amy & Nancy.
Benjamin married Amy Tillinghast Abt 1795. Amy (daughter of Stukely Tillinghast and Honor Hopkins) was born Abt 1775; died Bef 9 Jul 1818. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Rodman Whitford was born Abt 1796; died 20 Sep 1835; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Fairview Ave., Coventry, RI.
- Benjamin Whitford was born Abt 1798.
- Amos Tillinghast Whitford was born 29 Jul 1799, Exeter, RI; died 27 May 1852; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
- Amey Whitford was born 31 May 1801; died 26 Aug 1858; was buried , Historical Cemetery 111, Amos Whitford Lot, Victory Highway, Exeter, RI.
- Brinton Whitford was born Abt 1805.
- James A. Whitford was born Between 1809 and 1810.
- Nancy Whitford was born Abt 1812.
Benjamin married Elizabeth Unknown Bef 1824. Elizabeth died Aft 1824. [Group Sheet]
2. John Whitford, Jr. was born 1 Dec 1737 (son of John Whitford, Sr. and Mary Himes); died Abt Oct 1822. John married Mary Vaughn 22 Mar 1767, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]
3. Mary Vaughn (daughter of Isaac Vaughn). Notes:
John & Mary were married by George Thomas, Justice.
Children:
- John Whitford, III
- Ruth Whitford
- Lydia Whitford was born 1770.
- 1. Benjamin Whitford was born Abt 1772; died 1825, Charlestown, RI.
Generation: 3
4. John Whitford, Sr. was born Abt 1700, North Kingstown, RI (son of Pasco Whitford, Jr. and Lydia Bly); died Abt 1781. Notes:
For details on John Whitford, his life and family, see Craig Rice's family tree at Rootsweb's Worldconnect.
John married Mary Himes Abt 1726. Mary was born Abt 1704; died Between 1737 and 1738. [Group Sheet]
5. Mary Himes was born Abt 1704; died Between 1737 and 1738. Notes:
This Mary is most likely either Mary Hiames/Hyams or Mary Stafford. Both of these Marys became Mrs. Whitford.
Children:
- Sarah Whitford was born 17 Sep 1727, Exeter, RI.
- Benjamin Whitford was born 1 Mar 1728/29.
- Lydia Whitford was born 22 Nov 1730; died 6 Feb 1782.
- Elizabeth Whitford was born 3 Apr 1733.
- Mary Whitford was born 22 Dec 1735.
- 2. John Whitford, Jr. was born 1 Dec 1737; died Abt Oct 1822.
6. Isaac Vaughn Children:
- 3. Mary Vaughn
Generation: 4
8. Pasco Whitford, Jr. was born Between 1674 and 1679 (son of Pasco WHITFORD and Mary STANTON); died Bef 13 Oct 1748. Notes:
Alden Beaman's "RI Genealogical Register," Vol. 1, No. 3 shows Pasco as the younger brother, being born in 1674; he gives the year of birth for Nicholas as 1670. Town historian Martha R. McPartland, in the book "The History Of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, 1677-1960, with Related Genealogy," p. 270, states that the wife of Pasco, Jr. was Mary Stafford. It is known that she married a Mr. Whitford.
Pasco — Lydia Bly. Lydia was born 1679, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]
9. Lydia Bly was born 1679, North Kingstown, RI. Notes:
See will of Daniel Bly dated 28 Jan 1723/24 which mentions a daughter Lydia.
Children:
- Pasco Whitford, III was born Abt 1694, North Kingstown, RI.
- Alice Whitford was born 26 Oct 1696, North Kingstown, RI; died Bef 29 Sep 1722.
- Joseph Whitford was born Abt 1698, North Kingstown, RI.
- 4. John Whitford, Sr. was born Abt 1700, North Kingstown, RI; died Abt 1781.
- David Whitford was born Abt 1702, North Kingstown, RI.
- Ezekiel Whitford was born Abt 1702, North Kingstown, RI.
- Henry Whitford was born Abt 1706, North Kingstown, RI.
- Nicholas Whitford was born Abt 1708.
- Sylvanus Whitford was born Abt 1713, North Kingstown, RI.