Surname Page from the Genealogy of Kenneth D. Kalloch
Whittier Family
Sources & Research Notes:
- Hist. of Sutton N.H., p.730 (Benjamin Greeley m. Ruth Whittier).
My Legacy, by E. Clark, pp.87, 98, 103-4 (I. Henry Whittier; II. Richard; III. Richard m. Mary Rolfe [sister of John, version on p.1023 of "Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury"]; IV. Thomas m. Ruth Green, niece of Henry Green? or sister of John Rolf; Va. Joseph Whittier m. Mary Peaslee, dau. of Dr. & Rev. Joseph Peasley]; Vb. John Whittier m. Mary Hoyt).
Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury Mass., p.206 (Mary Hoyt m. John2 Whittier [Thomas1]).
ibid., pp.358-9 (I. Thomas Whittier m. Ruth Green [or Rolfe?]; IIa. John m. Mary Hoyt; IIIa. William m. Rachel Mitchell; IIb. Joseph m. Mary Peasley; IIIb. Ruth m. Benjamin Greeley).
Henry WHYTEAR to Abiah (WHITTIER) MESSER & Joseph B. GREELEY.
1. Henry Whytear d. 1584, Lanford, Co. of Wilts Eng.
Children:
i Henry Whytear.
2. ii Richard.
iii Joanne Whytear.
iv Agnes Whytear.
v Phillis Whytear.
vi John Whytear.
vii William Whytear.Second Generation
2. Richard Whittier.
Children:
3. i Richard b. ab. 1585.Third Generation
3. Richard Whittier b. ab. 1585, Eng., m. 23 Jan. 1608/9, in All Saints, White parish, Co. Wilts, Eng, Mary Rolfe, b. 1585 or 1582, White parish, Co. Wilts, Eng., (daughter of John Rolfe and Honor ______). Richard died Sarum (Salisbury), Co. Wilts, Eng.
Children:
i Richard Whittier.
ii John Whittier.
4. iii Thomas b. ab. 1620 or 22.Fourth Generation
4. Thomas Whittier b. ab. 1620 or 22, m. Ruth (Rolfe?) Green, d. July 1710, Haverhill, MA. Thomas died 28 Nov. 1696, Haverhill, MA. Ruth: The will of John Rolf, 1664, p.300, called John and Richard Whittier "my sister's sons." G.R. 1882 p.144 states that Thomas Whittier m. a sis. of Henry & John Rolfe. Ruth Green appears on the Hv. records. It is not an orig. entry of m., however, & no dare is given. The record was made ab. 1665. On the Salis. rec. Mary b. 1647 is dau. of Thomas & Ruth. The suggestion has been made that Ruth may have been a half sister of the Rolfe's, or a wid. when she m. Whittier, or possibly a sis. of John Rolfe's wife.
Children:
i Mary Whittier b. 9 Oct. 1647, Salisbury, MA.
5. ii John b. 23 Dec 1649.
iii Ruth Whittier b. 6 Nov. 1651, Haverhill, MA.
iv Thomas Whittier b. 12 Jan. 1653/4, Haverhill, MA, d. 17 Oct. 1728. no ch.
v Susannah Whittier b. 27 Mar. 1656, Haverhill, MA.
vi Nathaniel Whittier b. 11 Aug. 1658, Haverhill, MA.
vii Hannah Whittier b. 10 Sept. 1660, Haverhill, MA.
viii Richard Whittier b. 27 June 1663, Haverhill, MA, d. 5 Mar. 1724/5.
ix Elizabeth Whittier b. 21 Nov. 1666, Haverhill, MA.
6. x Joseph b. 8 May 1669.Fifth Generation
5. John Whittier b. 23 Dec 1649, Haverhill, MA, m. 14 Jan 1685/6, in Haverhill, MA, Mary Hoyt, b. 11 Oct 1664, Salisbury, MA, (daughter of John Hoyt and Mary Barnes) d. 28 Oct. 1723, Haverhill, MA. John died 5 Apr 1721, Haverhill, MA.
Children:
i John Whittier b. 24 Nov. 1686, Haverhill, MA, d. 1756.
7. ii William b. 28 Oct 1688.
iii Thomas Whittier b. 4 Sept. 1693, Haverhill, MA, d. 1761.
iv Abner Whittier b. 2 Sept. 1695, Haverhill, MA.
v David Whittier b. 5 May 1698, Haverhill, MA.
vi Nathaniel Whittier b. 8 Dec. 1700, Haverhill, MA.
vii Mary Whittier b. 8 Mar. 1702/3, Haverhill, MA, d. 1740.6. Joseph Whittier b. 8 May 1669, Haverhill, MA, m. 24 May 1694, in Haverhill, MA, Mary Peasley, (daughter of Joseph Peasly and Mary Johnson). Joseph died 25 Dec. 1739.
Children:
i Elizabeth Whittier b. 19 Sept. 1695, Haverhill, MA.
ii Green Whittier b. 13 Mar. 1696/7, Haverhill, MA.
iii Joseph Whittier b. 2 Apr. 1699, Haverhill, MA, d. d. young.
8. iv Ruth b. 31 July 1701.
v Richard Whittier b. 20 Sept. 1703, Haverhill, MA, d. d. bef. 1740.
vi Ebenezer Whittier b. 29 Dec. 1704, Haverhill, MA.
vii Hannah Whittier b. 2 June 1707, Haverhill, MA.
viii Susanna Whittier b. 25 July 1709, Haverhill, MA.
ix Joseph Whittier b. 21 Mar. 1716, Haverhill, MA.
Sixth Generation7. William Whittier b. 28 Oct 1688, Haverhill, MA, m. 17 May 1716, Rachel Mitchel, (daughter of Andrew Mitchel and Abigail Atwood).
Children:
9. i Richard b. 15 Nov 1718.8. Ruth Whittier b. 31 July 1701, Haverhill, MA, m. 1 Jan 1722/3, Benjamin Greeley, b. 28 Feb. 1699, Haverhill, MA, (son of Joseph Greeley and Martha (Corless) Willford).
Children:
10. i Joseph b. 18 Feb. 1730.Seventh Generation
9. Richard Whittier b. 15 Nov 1718, Haverhill, MA, m. Elizabeth Bodwell, b. 17 Feb 1720, Methuen, MA, (daughter of Daniel Bodwell and Elizabeth Parker) d. 1779. Richard died 1778.
Children:
11. i Abiah b. 21 Feb 1745.10. Joseph Greeley b. 18 Feb. 1730, Haverhill, MA, m. Prudence Clement, b. 1730, W. Amesbury, MA, (daughter of Jonathan Clement and Mary Greenleaf).
Children:
12. i Joseph B. b. 30 Sept 1762.Eighth Generation
11. Abiah Whittier b. 21 Feb 1745, Methuen, MA, m. 31 Jan 1765, in Methuen, MA, Asa Messer, b. 22 Apr 1739, Methuen, MA, (son of Nathaniel Messer and Elizabeth Gutterson) d. 2 Jan 1806, Methuen, MA, buried: Old Burying Ground, Meetinghouse Hill. Abiah died 11 Nov 1809, Methuen, MA, buried: Old Burying Ground, Meetinghouse Hill.
Children:
13. i Alpheus b. 12 Nov. 1765.
ii Asa Messer b. 31 May 1769, Methuen, MA, d. 11 Oct. 1836.
iii Abiah Messer b. 26 Sept. 1771, Methuen, MA, d. 24 July 1827, (or 28 Nov. 1854). d. 28 Nov. 1854 according to Lennie Childs
iv Molly (Mary) Messer b. 2 June 1773, Methuen, MA, d. 10 Aug. 1834.
v Almira Messer b. 1775, Methuen, MA.
12. Joseph B. Greeley b. 30 Sept 1762, Haverhill, MA, m. 15 Dec. 1785, in Amesbury, MA, Dorothy Sargent, b. 14 Oct. 1766, Amesbury, MA, (daughter of Christopher Sargent and Anna Sargent) d. 25 July 1835, Sutton, NH. Joseph died 1 June 1843, Sutton, NH.
Children:
i Polly Greeley b. 17 June 1786, Warner, NH, d. 3 Dec. 1842.
ii Sally Greeley b. 24 Aug. 1788, Warner, NH, d. 10 Nov. 1876.
14. iii Dolly b. 3 Aug 1796.
iv Sophia Greeley b. 7 Nov. 1798, Sutton, NH, d. 21 Aug. 1872.
v Joseph Greeley b. 19 Oct. 1803, Haverhill, MA, d. 2 July 1873.
vi Gilman Greeley b. 8 Jan. 1807, Sutton, NH, d. 16 Oct. 1881.
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