Jane T. Tarbox

Jane married Charles C. Shippee 1 Dec 1833. [Group Sheet]

Joseph married Esther Whitford 12 Jan 1788. Esther (daughter of George Whitford and Diner Whitford) was born 1771; died 24 Oct 1828; was buried , Historical Cemetery 29, West Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

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Possibly he married Hannah Wickes on 15 Dec 1761 at Warwick.

George married Diner Whitford 18 Mar 1770, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

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Her name was probably Dinah, but spelled "Diner" in the records.

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Arnold's "Vital Record of RI," East Greenwich Marriages, shows Diner Whitford marrying George Whitford on 18 March 1770. The officiant was Thomas Shippee, Justice. George was a son of Pasco Whitford and Hannah Matteson of West Greenwich.

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Pasco lived in East and West Greenwich, and in Coventry, RI. The first three children were born in East Greenwich (Vital Records of Kent Co. p. 171). The rest of the children were born in West Greenwich (Vital Records of Kent Co. p. 102).

On 2 May 1727, by vote of the RI Colonial Assembly, Pasco Whitford of East Greenwich was admitted freeman of the colony (RI Colonial Records, vol. 4, p. 386).

In 1751 Pasco Whitford bought 80 acres of land from Gideon Brayton at Tarbox Corner in East Greenwich, RI. This land was originally granted to the Knight family in 1677, sold to Gideon Freeborn 1688, deeded to his daughter Mary and her husband Thomas Brayton and then passed on to their son Gideon Brayton in 1721. The house on this property has been dated at 1738 and is still standing, having been refurbished. The property passed from the Whitfords to the Tarbox family possibly through an inheritance to Pasco's granddaughter Easter (Esther?) who married Joseph Tarbox in 1788. Source: The East Greenwich Packet - Fall 1971 Vol 1 no 2.

There is a Pasco Whitford listed in the Rhode Island Colonial Census of 1 June 1774, where he is shown as head of a West Greenwich family consisting of 1 male and 1 female over 16, and 1 male under 16, and 1 black, total 4. This may be for this Pasco.

The 1777 RI Military Census shows Paskeo Whitford of West Greenwich as "60 yrs. and up."

The 1782 Census shows Pasqua Whitford's household of West Greenwich as having one male 50 and up, 2 males and 2 females 22-49, 2 boys and 2 girls 0-15. This may be for this Pasco.

He was a member of the Maple Root Church of Coventry, RI. This church was organized in 1762. His son David and David's wife, Lydia (Sweet), were also members (Arnold's Vital Records of RI, vol. 10, p. 275).

His grave site was quite challenging to find. It is located off Carr's Pond Rd. near Middle Rd., near the East Greenwich/West Greenwich border. One must trek a ways through the woods to get to it, and then it is hard to find because it is so well hidden by trees and briers. The marker is a simple rough-hewn granite stone, with a simple and rough inscription: P W 1700 - 1788. There are several other similar Whitford stones nearby, as well as quite a few Tarbox family stones. (Historical Cemetery WG 029)

Pasco married Hannah Matteson Abt 1736. Hannah (daughter of Francis Matteson and Sarah Nichols) was born 10 Oct 1706; died 16 May 1752, West Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

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The will of Robert Whitford, yeoman of East Greenwich, is dated 31 Oct 1768, provde 29 Nov 1788. It mentions wife Margaret; sons Caleb & Robert; dtrs Mary Hopkins, Maraley (single), Margaret Wait, and Diner (single).

Robert married Margaret Fones 10 May 1730, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]

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Married at North Kingstown by William Spencer, Justice, according to Arnold's "Vital Record of RI," East Greenwich Marriages.