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William Wetherell Jr 1651 – 1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1651

Birth Location: Taunton , Plymouth Colony , British America

Death Date: About 1729

Death Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Wetherrell

Mother: Dorothy Dunster

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Newland

Children(s): Rebekah\ Wetherell\white

In 1651, William Wetherell Jr entered the world in Taunton , Plymouth Colony , British America, born to William New Wetherrell and Dorothy Dunster. William Wetherell Jr married Elizabeth Newland, and had children including Rebekah\ Rebecca\Rebeca Wetherell\white. William Wetherell Jr passed away in 1729 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1651, William Wetherell Jr entered the world in Taunton , Plymouth Colony , British America, born to William New Wetherrell and Dorothy Dunster.
  • William Wetherell Jr married Elizabeth Newland, and had children including Rebekah\ Rebecca\Rebeca Wetherell\white.
  • William Wetherell Jr passed away in 1729 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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William Jr's Ancestors

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William Jr
1651 – 1729
Birth Place: Taunton , Plymouth Colony , British America
Parents
William New Wetherrell
1627 – 1691
Maidstone, Kent, England. Arr: 1635 Cambridge, Mass. Was a cabin boy.
Dorothy Dunster
1628 – 1691
Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Wetherell
1594 – 1672
Maidstone, Kent, England
Grace Fosdick
1596 – 1671
Suffolk, England
Isabel (Anne) Kaye
1595 – 1638
Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William GG
1565 – 1621
Mary Rogers
1578 – 1666
Bernard Fosdick
1572 –
Elizabeth Stubbs
1576 –
Richard Kaye
1564 – 1598
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Wetherell
1530 – 1625
Margaret Smithe
1545 – 1622
Lady Mauleverer
1528 – 1624

William Jr's Descendants

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William (Wetherell) Jr (1651 – About 1729) m. Elizabeth Newland (18 May 1659 – 10 Jan 1700)
  1. 1. Rebekah\ (Rebecca\Rebeca) Wetherell\white (1681 – 17 Jan 1722) m. Edward White (27 Mar 1686 – June 1747)
    1. 1. Henry White (ABT 1711 – 1757)
    2. 2. 'Edward (II) White (7 Dec 1712 – 6 May 1755) m. Keziah (Hall\white\Hayward) \randall\stevenson (2 February 1716 – 10 September 1802) m. Keziah Hall\white (2 Feb 1716 – 6 Apr 1747)
      1. 1. Huldah (White\Tupper) ,Tapper (10 October 1739 – 21 February 1812)
      2. 2. Phebe White (15 Sep 1741 – 17 Apr 1788) m. Capt (Seth) Sylvester (18 May 1740 – 12 Sep 1814)
        1. 1. Desire Sylvester (3 Nov 1767 – 23 MAR 1850) m. John Halbert (3 Nov 1767 – Nov 1807) m. John Halbert (3 Nov 1767 – Nov 1807)
      3. 3. 'Huldah White (10 Oct 1739 – 21 Feb 1812)
      4. 4. Keziah White (29 Aug 1744 – 16 Oct 1749)
    3. 3. Nathan White (1713 – 1747)
    4. 4. Nathan White (ABT 1713 – 1747)
    5. 5. Rebecca White (1717 – )
    6. 6. Nathaniel White (1721 – 1747)
    7. 7. Nathan White (1721 – 1747)
    8. 8. Nathaniel White (ABT 1721 – 1757)
    9. 9. Nathan White
    10. 10. Rebeca White ( – abt 1789)

William Jr's Timeline

2 Records

1651
1651
Birth of William Wetherell Jr in Taunton , Plymouth Colony , British America
Taunton , Plymouth Colony , British America
1729
About 1729
Age 78
Death of William Wetherell Jr in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: Taunton , Plymouth Colony , British America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: About 1729
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

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