Whitman, Thomas

Notes:

John Arnold Byram, BYRAMS IN AMERICA: 1988
PARENT:Dea John Whitman
Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers,Volume 4, Ore,
Arethusa, tuo Siculis confunditur undis. ,page 525:
THOMAS, Weymouth, eldest s. of John the first, b. in Eng. a. 1629,
perhaps no brot. by his f. but left at home to foll. with mo. and
other ch. as fam. tradit. tells, freem. 1653, m. 22 Nov. 1656,
Abigail, d. of Nicholas Byram, had s. John, b. 5 Sept. 1658; Ebenezer;
and Nicholas, as, from his will of 1711, we find also ds. Susanna, w.
of Benjamin Willis; Mary, w. of Seth Leach; Naomi, w. of William Snow;
and Hannah, then unm.; but no date of b. for more than one of the
seven is found; perhaps bec. he sold his est. at Weymouth, and rem. to
Bridgewater bef. the b. of sec. ch. and he d. 1712.
Other children mentioned in the Boston Records for Weymouth Marriages
are Mary Whitman w. m. Micaeth Pratt. Eliz w. married Joseph Green.
"Weymouth Marriages: Thomas son to Ensigne Whitman and Abigail
Daughter of Nicholas Biron marryed by Capt William Torrey 27:9:56.
John Prat, sonne of Micaeth & Mary daughter of Ensigne Whitman (would
seem to have been in 1656). William Chard & Eliz Daughter of Micaeth
Prat. Joseph Greene & Eliz Daughter ofEnsigne LWhitman marryed p Capt
Torrey 3 mo:57.
THe will of Thomas Whitman of Bridgewater dated 12 JAN 1711 names
daughter Naomy Snow.

Thomas married Byram, Abigail on 22 Nov 1656. Abigail (daughter of Byram, I Dr Nicholas and Shaw, Susanna) was born about 1637 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA; died in 1712. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Whitman, Naomi was born in 1664 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died after 12 Jan 1711.

Notes:

NEHGR: 49:174: In the biography of Capt John Thomas of Braintree, it
is noted that he m. Lydia, dau. of Deacon Abiah Whitman, who was son
of Capt. John1 Whitman, the emigrant, and lived on the homestead of
his father at North Weymouth, which was on the north side of the road
leading by the meetinghouse and directly off against it. Deacon
Whitman was a large land owner in Easton, MA

John married Whitman, Mary about 1628. Mary was born about 1602. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source:THE VITAL RECORDS OF BRIDGEWATER, MASS. (Continued from page 147.)
[Vol. 1, p. 97]
The marriage of John whitman heare in the towne of Bridgwater was
solemnized the tenth of June in one thousand six hundred eighty six