John Whitmarsh was baptized in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, pictured above, in 1624. Shepton Mallett is 5 miles NW of Batcome, Somerset, England. John and his parents and family arrived in Weymouth, Norfolk, MA on the 20th of Mar 1634 from Weymouth, England, in Rev. Joseph Hull's Company. John's future wife, Sarah Harding, was born 1637, in Weymouth, MA. They married in 1652 in Weymouth and had many children, all born in Weymouth:
1654 Sarah
1655 John Increase
1658 Ebenezer
1661 Simon
1663 Mary
1665 Deborah
1667 Zacharia
1670 Ezra
1675 Jane
1676 James
1677 Ruth, our ancestor
John Whitmarsh enlisted in the Weymouth Militia in King Phillips' War, with Captain William Torrey's company on the 1st of Dec 1675.
John's will was dated 1695 and probated in 1709. Friends Edward BATES and Joseph DYER were overseers of his will.
JOHN WHITMARSH
BAPTIZED: 7 Mar 1624 in Shepston Mallet, Somerset, ENG
MARRIED: 1652 in Weymouth, Norfolk, MA
DIED: 15 Dec 1709 in Weymouth, Norfolk, MA
SARAH HARDING
BORN: 1637 in Weymouth, Norfolk, MA
DIED: bef 22 May 1693 in Weymouth, Norfolk, MA
SOURCES: "Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, MA", by Chamberlain; AF lists Christening as 7 Mar 1624;!Hist. Weymouth 4:758; Weymouth V.R. (Virkus) 4:346,388; 7:660; Hist. of Bridgewater,MA p.12; Bridgewater V.R. vol 1 & 2; !MARRIAGE: New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (C. A. Torrey) p. 809; Thomas Kirk LARSEN lists Christening date as 7 Mar 1624; Thomas Kirk LARSEN lists marriage as 1652; Baptism from Somerset IGI, via Don Bryant, researcher; !MARRIAGE: New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (C. A. Torrey) p. 809; John's birth and death records on Family Treemaker CD 2, Tree 481; info from REID/PORTER family records.
