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From: "John Slaughter" <>
Subject: RE: [MAESSEX] Witter/Wheeler of Swampscott and Lynn
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 07:04:09 -0800


> I am looking for information about the Witter and
>Wheeler familes of Swampscott and Lynn in Essex
>County. Josiah Witter was born in Swampscott in
>1638 died 1690. Elizabeth Wheeler was born in Lynn in
>1648 died in 1672. They were married on /5/1662 in
>Lynn.
>
>Josiah's father William Witter (married to Annis
>Churchman) died in 1669 in Swampscott in 1669. I
>believe he also had a sister, Hannah, born in Lynn
>about 1640. William is mentioned in the index of
>"Swampscott: Historical Sketches of the Town" by
>Waldo Thompson, pages 9 & 16. I would be
>interested in what these pages had to say about
>William and his family.
>
>Elizabeth's father Thomas Wheeler married her
>mother Mary ? in Lynn in 1645. Elizabeth had siblings
>Issac & Sarah. Any information about this family
>would be appreciated.
>
>Thank you Marilyn Beach

Marilyn,
I found the following that you may find of interest/help.

From "Edward Burcham of Plymouth and Lynn, Mass.," The New England
Historical and Genealogical Register, 1847-1994, vol. 108, p. 95
"On 25:9: 1651 he was a witness against William Witter, of Lynn, the aged
Baptist, for absence from church and for being rebaptized. This was the
occasion when Dr. John Clarke, Obadiah Holmes, and John Crandall of Rhode
Island were found guilty of holding services at William Witter's house and
were sentenced to be whipt."

From "Early Settlers of Essex and Old Norfolk," The New England Historical
and Genealogical Register, 1847-1994, vol. 8, p. 168
"Witter, - William, Lynn, will 1659, proved 1661; wf. Annis, ch. Josias,
Hannah, m. to Robert Burdin."

From "Some Records of the Witter Family," The New England Historical and
Genealogical Register, 1847-1994, vol. 81, p. 358
"William Witter Dying In his Voige To New England* his Widow & Son Josiah &
Daughter Hannah arived at Lynn In the Massachusets Bay Where Josiah Married
Elisabeth Wheler and Hannah Married Thomas Barden
Sd Widows Name was Hannah she Came With Her Son Josiah to Stonington and
Lived to a Great age & was Drowned In a small Brook haveing only her face In
it
Josiah Witter married to Elisabeth Wheler
The Names and Birth of their Children
Elisabeth Born March 1662
Mary Born
Ebenezer Born May 28th 1668
Josiah Witter Married to his Second Wife Sarah Crandal of Stonington
The Names and Birth of their Children
John Born March 11th 1677
Sarah Born 1679
Hannah Born march 18th 1681
Abigail Born August 14th 1684
Josiah Witter Died at Stonington About Middle aged
Elisabeth Married a Langworthy afterward A Crandal Bare Children by
Langworth & Died about the year 1733 In the 72nd year of her Age
Mary Married John Parke of Preston had a Daughter by him her name Abigail.
married to Christopher Avery
Sarah married to Peter Tilt of Westerly had Children by him
Abigail married to John Freeman of Preston had Children by him"
*Cf. Savage's Geneological Dictionary, vol. 4, p. 620, and Pope's Pioneers
of Massachusetts, p. 510, from which it appears that William Witter was in
Lynn, Mass., as early as 1639 and died in 1659. - NEHGR Editor

I am sending you copies of the images from NEHGR vol. 81 in private
e-mail.

John Slaughter
In loving memory of our son, Brennan, 11/10/88-5/31/01
http://john-slaughter.rootsweb.com/Brennan.html
History of Ipswich, Essex and Hamilton
http://john-slaughter.rootsweb.com/IpswichHistory
Pictorial tour of Ipswich
http://john-slaughter.rootsweb.com/WalkingTour
Bradford Town Records
http://john-slaughter.rootsweb.com/Bradford
Massachusetts VR lookup requests
http://john-slaughter.rootsweb.com/Mass_VRs.html
Early Massachusetts Vital Records to 1849
http://john-slaughter.rootsweb.com/VitalRecords
Groveland Congregational Church
http://john-slaughter.rootsweb.com/Groveland

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