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Nicholas WHITFORD

Male 1722 - 1790  (67 years)


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  • Name Nicholas WHITFORD 
    Born 25 Feb 1721/22  East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1790  West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I00739  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Pasco WHITFORD,   b. Abt 1700, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1788  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Mother Hannah HILL,   b. Abt 1700,   d. Abt 1735  (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Married Abt 1720 
    Family ID F00463  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Jenkins,   d. 29 Apr 1752, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1747 
    Children 
     1. Reuben Whitford,   b. 16 Jun 1748, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1831  (Age 83 years)
     2. Simeon Whitford,   b. 28 Apr 1750, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1831, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F00464  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Susannah CARR,   b. 3 Feb 1733/34, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1802, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 18 Nov 1752  West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • I have a photocopy of the original marriage entry in the Town of West Greenwich. They were married by Samuel Hopkins, Justice of the Peace.
    Children 
     1. Levi Whitford,   b. 21 Oct 1753, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1813, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     2. Jesse Whitford,   b. 19 Jun 1755, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1755, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Mary Whitford,   b. 10 Mar 1757, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1832  (Age 75 years)
     4. Asa Whitford,   b. 30 Dec 1761, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1843  (Age 81 years)
     5. Meribah Whitford,   b. Abt 1763, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1849  (Age ~ 86 years)
     6. Carmi WHITFORD,   b. 13 Feb 1766, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1842  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F00201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Some information on the Whitford family can be found in Beaman's Vital Records, Vol. 7, Washington County, pp. 408 - 414. This includes the marriage record of Nicholas and Susannah, as well as the births of several of their children.

      The 1774 census shows Nicholas with 4 males over 16, 3 under 16, 3 females over 16, and 1 under 16, living in West Greenwich. The 1777 military census shows Nicholas of West Greenwich as 16-50 and able to bear arms. The 1782 census shows Nicholas Whitford of West Greenwich with 1 male over 50, 2 males and 2 females 22-49, 1 boy and 1 girl 16-21, and 2 boys under 16. (While there is a possibility that some or all of these records were for another Nicholas Whitford, most likely they pertain to this particular Nicholas.)

      See his will dated 29 Oct 1785, proved last Mon Aug 1790, West Greenwich pp. 348-350. I have made an assumption that Nicholas died in West Greenwich.

      In 1769 Nicholas Whitford bought from Thomas Comstock some property on Weaver Hill Road in West Greenwich. This became the Whitford farm and stayed in the family until 1866. Nicholas passed on the farm to his son Levi, and from him it went to Levi's sons Ezekiel & Nicholas. Ezekiel bought the rights from his brother Nicholas in 1814. In 1866 James A. Whitford, grandson of Ezekiel, sold the farm to Rhodes Greene & Ephraim B. Harrington; in 1884 Greene & Harrington sold it to Burrill Andrews. Along the way sections of it were sold to other individuals. In 1886 Andrews sold his portion, consisting of 70 acres and the house, to George W. Fish. Thereafter it stayed in the Fish family until 1979 when it was sold to John Searle. The house is still standing and occupied; the family grave plot is adjoining. (source: historical collections at the Louttit Library, 274 Victory Highway, West Greenwich, RI)

      In recent years, descendant Ray Whitford and family of North Attleboro, MA, spent much time and effort cleaning up this family burial plot.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012452] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, West Greenwich -- Marriages, 57.