Job Whipple

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• FamilySearch ID: KGYS-D53
• Initiatory (LDS): 1 Dec 1938, ARIZO

Notes:

SOURCE: Will of grandfather, Job Whipple, dated 12 Apr 1750, prove d 1 9 M a y 1750 (See R.I. Genealogical Register, Vol. 3, No. 4 Abstract s Smi thfi el d Wills, Apr 1981, p. 328-9). Refers to Job as "Abraham Ang el und er 2 1 th e reputed son of Abraham Angel dec[eased] and & son of m y daugh ter A l[i]c e Whipple dec[eased]."

Occupation: Partner in building a dam and saw mill, Nipmogue, R.I. (1759 ) ; blacksmith, miller, lumber dealer, Easton, Washington Co., N.Y. (17 7 8 ) --C. Edwards.

!RESIDENCES: Smithfield (birth, 1733), Gloucester (marriage, 1753) an d N i p mogue Brook (1759), R.I.; Amenia, Dutchess Co., N.Y. (tax list, 1 763) ; Wh ite Creek, Washington Co., N.Y. (1769); Easton, Washington Co. , N.Y . (177 8); Saratoga, N.Y. (1790 census); Greenfield, Saratoga Co. , N.Y. ( 1796, d eath). -- C. Edwards.
SOURCE: James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol . 3 , Gloucester, Part 1 (Providence: Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., 1 8 92 ), p. 40.

Alice Whipple was the fifth daughter and seventh Child of Capt. Jo b a n d S ilence (Pray) Whipple. Genealogists have spent days and hours u ncov er in g the genealogical and unhappy story that Alice Whipple endure d dur in g he r short life. We have to go to the Vital Records of Glouces ter, P rovi denc e County RI. in Chepachet to uncover the facts. The reco rds rev eal t hat a t the age of eighteen, as reported by Alice, she go t involve d wit h Abraha m Angell, a young man and cousin of hers, unde r the age o f twent y-one. Th e result was an illegitimate male Child bor n to her, a s an unwe d mother. The birth date of the son is not given i n the vital s tatistic s of Smith field-Gloucester, but we found it was r ecorded in th e Archive s of the R.I. State House, being July 17th, 1733 . The date is c orrect ac cording to la ter research.

The deed having been done, Alice's father, Capt. Job Whipple, quickl y t o o k action by filing a Law Suit against Abraham Angell as the fathe r o f t h e newborn Child. The Warrant called for his Arrest and Judgemen t a s th e P arent of Alice's newborn Child. The court papers are date d 8 Sep t. 17 33, 20 Nov. 1733, and Dec. 1733. The documents filed are fo und in V ita l Rec. Vol. 4 1734 in the State House of RI. When they got A ngell int o c ourt t he charge of Paternity was denied by Abraham Angel l and he con vinc ed th e Judge that he was not a resident of Smithfiel d and thus th e charg e wa s invalid. In the confusion, the case was thro wn out of Cour t and th e Pat ernity case was lost.

Alice having lost the Paternity case, she now named her son "Job Whipp l e . Capt. Job and Silence, however, reared the boy after he was 2 o r 3 ye a r s old, when his mother died in 1736. Capt. Job in his will i n 1750 ne v ert heless refers to the son of Alice by the name, "Abraham A ngell", us in g th is name as an irate grandfather expressing his righteo us indignat io n of t he whole affair.

So this explains how, "Job Whipple", a blood relative, became our Whipp l e ancestor.

Job married Martha Inman on 23 Oct 1753 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Martha (daughter of John Inman and Susanna Ballou) was born on 16 Oct 1729 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; died on 9 Feb 1805 in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Michael Whipple was born in 1754 in Gloucester, Virginia, United States; died in 1810 in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States.
2. Ezek Whipple was born in 1756 in Gloucester, Virginia, United States; died on 15 Feb 1810 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States.
3. Hannah Whipple was born on 21 Jan 1760 in Gloucester, Virginia, United States; died on 18 Jun 1831 in Easton, Washington, New York, United States.
4. Elvira Whipple was born on 27 Sep 1761 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States; died in Apr 1844.
5. Phoebe Whipple was born on 28 Dec 1766 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States; died on 1 Nov 1837 in Easton, Washington, New York, United States; was buried in Brownell Cemetery, Washington, New York, United States.
6. Inman Whipple was born on 17 Sep 1768 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States; died on 16 Apr 1824 in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States.
7. James Whipple was born in 1772 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States.
8. Israel Whipple was born in Jun 1774 in Albany, Albany, New York, United States; died on 21 Jul 1853 in Brockport, Monroe, New York, United States; was buried in East Sweden Cemetery, Sweden, Monroe, New York, United States.

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• FamilySearch ID: K8XZ-CP2
• Initiatory (LDS): 28 Jun 1898

Abraham married Alice Whipple in 1728 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Alice (daughter of Captain Job Whipple and Silence Pray) was born in 1715 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; died on 12 May 1736 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Initiatory (LDS): COMPLETED, SLAKE
• FamilySearch ID: KLV3-QXH

Notes:

Alice Whipple was the fifth daughter and seventh Child of Capt. Job an d S ilence (Pray) Whipple. Genealogists have spent days and hours uncover in g the genealogical and unhappy story that Alice Whipple endured durin g he r short life. We have to go to the Vital Records of Gloucester, Prov idenc e County RI. in Chepachet to uncover the facts. The records revea l that a t the age of eighteen, as reported by Alice, she got involved wi th Abraha m Angell, a young man and cousin of hers, under the age of twen ty-one. Th e result was an illegitimate male Child born to her, as an unw ed mother . The birth date of the son is not given in the vital statistic s of Smith field-Gloucester, but we found it was recorded in the Archive s of the R.I . State House, being July 17th, 1733. The date is correct ac cording to la ter research.

The deed having been done, Alice's father, Capt. Job Whipple, quickly to o k action by filing a Law Suit against Abraham Angell as the father of t h e newborn Child. The Warrant called for his Arrest and Judgement as th e P arent of Alice's newborn Child. The court papers are dated 8 Sept. 17 33 , 20 Nov. 1733, and Dec. 1733. The documents filed are found in Vita l Rec . Vol. 4 1734 in the State House of RI. When they got Angell into c ourt t he charge of Paternity was denied by Abraham Angell and he convinc ed th e Judge that he was not a resident of Smithfield and thus the charg e wa s invalid. In the confusion, the case was thrown out of Court and th e Pat ernity case was lost.

Alice having lost the Paternity case, she now named her son "Job Whippl e . Capt. Job and Silence, however, reared the boy after he was 2 or 3 ye ar s old, when his mother died in 1736. Capt. Job in his will in 1750 nev ert heless refers to the son of Alice by the name, "Abraham Angell", usin g th is name as an irate grandfather expressing his righteous indignatio n of t he whole affair.

So this explains how, "Job Whipple", a blood relative, became our Whipp l e ancestor.

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• FamilySearch ID: LL4T-8CF
• Initiatory (LDS): 6 Mar 1931, ARIZO

John married Sarah Clemence on 2 Jan 1702 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Sarah was born on 11 Nov 1688 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; died on 11 Oct 1725 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: 93SZ-43J
• Initiatory (LDS): 2 May 1929

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• FamilySearch ID: M6Y6-5C9
• Initiatory (LDS): 15 Feb 1922, MANTI

Notes:

SOURCE: John Osborne Austin, _Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (A l bany, N.Y., 1887; reprinted. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 19 78 ) p. 222.

IDENTITY: David Jillson, "Descendants of Capt. John Whipple, of Providen c e, R.I.," New-England Historical and Genealogical Register, 32 (1878) : 40 5.

SOURCE: Email from Ward Whipple (wjw25 at sbcglobal dot net) to Weldon W h ipple, 11 Feb 1998.

SOURCE: Will, dated 12 Apr 1750, proved 19 May 1750 (See R.I. Genealog i c a l Register, Vol. 3, No. 4 Abstracts Smithfield Wills, Apr 1981, p . 32 9).

SOURCE: Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Database. Gives burial in cem e tery LN015: Whipple-Mowry Lot, 200 feet west of Great Road at telephon e p ole 129, Lincoln, Rhode Island.

Job married Silence Pray in 1703 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Silence (daughter of Ephraim Pray and Sarah Claghorne) was born in 1682 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; died on 1 Jan 1757 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LHN4-3YM
• Initiatory (LDS): 9 Jun 1950, ARIZO

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• FamilySearch ID: LZ83-8HY
• Initiatory (LDS): 1 Mar 1898, SGEOR

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Summary of the life of JOHN ANGELL
Information was taken from Roots Web:

John was born ca 1646 in Providence, Rhode Island. In Providence on Janu a ry 7, 1669/70, John was married by Thomas Olney to Ruth Field, who resi de d in Field's Point, two miles below Providence on the west side of th e ri ver. Ruth was the daughter of John Field and his wife, whose name i s unkn own, and she was born in Providence ca 1649.

Family tradition has it that John was a man of large frame and possess e d of great physical strength. A great-grandson, Enoch Angell, state d a fa mily tradition on February 13, 1820 that "My great grandfather, Jo hn, wa s said to be a man of enormous strength, having on one occasion ni ne bush els of pears on his old mare, and she would not carry them, he to ok the m on his own back and carried them, which seems incredible. He sai d he on ce attempted to carry four bushels of salt up stairs, but the sta irs brok e down and he was injured by the fall."

John took the oath of allegiance in June 1668. He was admitted freema n o f the town of Providence October 16, 1670.

For a few years he cultivated the Daniel Jenckes farm, five miles from P r ovidence, towards Lime Rock, on the Lewisquisit turnpike, after whic h h e moved to Providence where he continued in the farming business thro ug h life.

John was permitted to pay a small fee to exchange the 60 acres of land w h ich his father gave him on the plain between John Field's meadow on Sma ll brooke and Wanasquatuckett River for land elsewhere on the common Octo be r 27, 1666.

As opportunity presented itself, John made useful purchases of land an d h ousing, obviously with an eye to providing for his five sons. On Janu ar y 6, 1693/4, John purchased 89 acres of land in Providence from Willia m S mith, cordwainer of Providence, who shortly thereafter left town. H e purc hased 58 acres and housing from Pardon Tillinghast on Mary 3, 1695 . Neith er of these deeds was recorded until a decade later when John pas sed th e land on to his sons.

John purchased 56 and a half acres from Elisha Arnold on June 1, 1702. L a nd laid out to John Angell on November 9, 1702 included 50 acres near C ap tain Arnold's new mill with an allowance for a highway, and land Joh n ha d bought from Thomas Harris, as well as 10 acres John had from Willi am Ho pkins on exchange for six and a half acres in the Neck.

John presented a bill to the Providence Town Council on June 1, 1674, co m plaining about the lack of a highway near Thomas Walling's land. A high wa y was laid out past his property on May 20, 1717.

He was one of the soldiers credited with military service under Capt. Da n iel Henchman and paid £1.15.02 in a list of August 20, 1675. He was pa i d £3.12.00 for service in King Philips war, credited in Capt. Samuel Wa ds worth's Company August 24, 1676. He was one of the twenty-seven who "s tai d and went not away" during the Indian troubles. As such as was entit le d to share in the disposition of the Indians captured during the war . H e was among those who determined the fate of the Indians left in town , co ndemning them to slavery for varying periods of years, depending o n thei r ages. His share for his service was four Indian servants. He wa s one o f the twenty-one responsible men named to lead ten men in reconna issanc e patrols in an order given by the Council of War for Providence.

On May 30, 1667 he was one of twenty-five men who swore allegiance to Ch a rles II. As a loyal subject, inhabitant and freeman, he performed his c iv ic duties for the town and colony. These included appointments to serv e o n the General Court of Trials at Newport and as a petit juryman. In t hes e appointments, his occupation is designated as weaver. John witnesse d th e deeds of many of his neighbors and did a fair amount of work on th e pro bates of his neighbors.

Despite twice failing to appear when called to the General Court, onc e i n 1678 and once in 1681, at a town meeting on March 16, 1675/6, Joh n wa s chosen a Deputy to the General Assembly. The next year, he was cho sen c onstable for the town of Providence. He was a way warden in 1701 an d serv ed in the place of the Town Sergeant that same years.

Neighbors and family relied on his judgment as he served on Coroners' in q uests and as bondsman when relatives died. John joined with eleven othe r s of the Coroner's jury in judging that Samuel Belloo, son of widow Han na h Belloo, had gone into the river by the mill in Providence to wash hi mse lf, and was by a Providence of God drowned, June 10, 1669. As one o f th e men on the Jury of Inquest January 8, 1716/17, John joined in th e verdi ct that the female child found dead in the house of Mr. Obadiah B rown whe re one Mary Rootingburgh had dwelt, who acknowledged that the ch ild was b orn of her body at night under an apple tree some few rods fro m the house , had died as a result of the mother's want of suitable hel p in the tim e of her travail. On February 26, 1716/17, he and others agr eed that, hav ing viewed the body of Samuel Wright and finding no harm do ne to him, tha t "he being an aged man It Pleased God to Take his Life aw ay."

John served with his brother-in-law Richard Arnold and nephew Edward Smi t h as bondsman for his sister, Amphillis Smith, when she took the admini st ration of the estate of her deceased husband Edward Smith on January 9 , 1 693/4. John served with Samuel Wilkinson as bondsman for Deborah Wilk inso n when she took administration of the estate of her deceased husband , Joh n Wilkinson on May 18, 1708. He also served as one of the appraiser s of t he estate.

In the second decade of the 18th century, John Angell witnessed the dee d s of many of his neighbors. He witnessed twice for Edward Hawkings, Jr . w hen he sold land to Joseph Mowry, for John Steere, for James Angell w he n he sold to Joseph Smith, and for John and Nicholas Lappan to Walte r Phe teplace.

John also did a fair amount of work on the probates of his neighbors. Wi t h Zachariah Field, John took the inventory of James Mathewson on Octob e r 17, 1682. He took the inventory of the estate of Samuel Wright on Apr i l 13, 1717 and the inventory of John Smith on May 26, 1719. A horse o f hi s appears in the inventory of Captain John Dexter ca 1716.

On January 15, 1704 John Angell, Sr. of Providence for good affection to w ards his son John Angell," and also for his settlement and well being, " d eeded to John his the house and 58 acres on both sides of Woonasquatu cke t river which he had purchased from Pardon Tilinghast. On the same da y, J ohn provided for his eldest son Thomas Angell, giving him for good a ffect ion and for his settlement and well being, a mansion house, and 8 9 acre s between Nonpluss Hill and Clemence's Meadow, which he purchase d of Will iam Smith, and ten acres of land he bought of William Randall . On April 8 , 1705 he deeded son Daniel a parcel of land of 80 acres o n the eastern s ide of Woonasquatucket River, with housing, fences, etc . which he had pur chased in pieces from Thomas Harris, Elisha Arnold, an d William Hopkins.

On June 16, 1713 John was taxed with son James, 5s., 6 d. On December 1 4 , 1716 he called himself aged about seventy years, testifies that in 16 67 , he was desired by his uncle, James Ashton, to take care of his 60 ac r e lot.

Considering the number of probates John worked on, it is odd that he nev e r got around to writing a will of his own. He died intestate in Provide nc e July 27, 1720. His widow and son, Hope were granted administration o n h is estate on September 30, 1720. The inventory included a negro woma n abo ut whom nothing else is known. His wife Ruth died sometime after 17 27.

Whereas Mr. John Angel of Providence in the Colony of Rhoad Island and P r ovidence plantations in New England who departed this Life on the 27t h da y of July anno Dom: 1720: dyed Intestate and Left a Considerable mov eabl e Esstate behind him: which by the Law of the Colony aforesd fell in to th e care of the Town Councill of Providence above sd and where as mri s Rut h Angel Relick widdow of the said John Angel: and his son Hope Ange l of P rovidence afore sd hath desired to have administration Granted unt o the m upon said Esstate: and have Exhibeted an Inventory of the said Es stat e before the Towne Councill avoe sd which was by them accepted appro ved a nd allowed: and have also Given in bond with sureties for theire tr ue an d faithfull performeance of theire sd administration

These are there fore to order and fully Impower you the said Ruth Ange l a nd Hope Angel to take into your Care Custody and possession all and s ingu lior the move able Esstate Goods Cattle and Chattles that belonged t o th e sd John Angel att the time of his death and the debts due to sai d Essta te and on the same to administer In order to discharge his debts : and t o act and doe in all Casses Relateing the premisses: as far fort h as th e law Impowereth an administeratrix and an administrator to doe

Govem att a Town Cuoncill held att Providence above said the: 30th da y o f september in the seaventh yeare of his majestyes Reign George Kin g of G reate Brittan &c: Anno Dom: 1720:

John married Ruth Field on 7 Jan 1669 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Ruth (daughter of John Field and Ruth Fairbanks) was born on 7 Jan 1649 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; died on 19 Sep 1726 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; was buried in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: 979J-T8J
• Initiatory (LDS): 2 Dec 1903, SLAKE

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• FamilySearch ID: LZKZ-TVV
• Initiatory (LDS): 15 Mar 1898, SGEOR

Notes:

Occupation: Housewright. See John Osborne Austin, _Genealogical Dictiona r y of Rhode Island_ (Albany, N.Y., 1887; reprinted. Baltimore: Genealogi ca l Publishing Co., 1978) p. 222.

NAME: Given name spelled Elezer by Henry E. Whipple, p. 14.

SOURCE: Henry E. Whipple, A Brief Genealogy of the Whipple Families Wh o S ettled in Rhode Island (Providence: A. Crawford Greene, 1873), p. 14 . Fro m a corrected copy of the book found in the Rhode Island Historica l Socie ty Library, call no. CS71.W574 1873 RIHSL.

SOURCE: David Jillson, "Descendants of Capt. John Whipple, of Providenc e , R.I.," New-England Historical and Genealogical Register, 32 (1878): 4 05 .

SOURCE: James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol . 2 , Providence, Part 1 (Providence: Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., 1 892) , p. 197.

SOURCE: Email from Barbara Carroll to Weldon Whipple, 15 Feb 2003. Barba r a writes: "The first Eleazer did have a son, ensign James, c. 1686/87 , wh o is buried with him in the Whipple-Mowry Lot in Lincoln."

Death: Place from World Wide Web, 30 Oct, 1997: http://members.tripod.co m /~rjsnyder/sub1/fam00208.htm.

SOURCE: Charles M. Whipple, Jr., A History of William Whipple of Dorches t er, Massachusetts and Smithfield, Rhode Island, 1652-1712: His Antecede nt s and Descendants. (Victoria, B.C.: Trafford, c2006), p. 4. Gives deat h i n Lime Rock, Rhode Island. (Previously entered as Providence, Rhode , Isla nd.)

Eleazer married Alice Angell on 26 Jan 1669 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Alice (daughter of Thomas Angell and Alice Ashton) was born on 9 May 1648 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; died on 13 Aug 1743 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; was buried on 16 Aug 1743 in Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Lincoln #15, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LZ2L-KS8
• Initiatory (LDS): 17 Mar 1899, SGEOR

Notes:

SOURCE: John Osborne Austin, _Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (A l bany, N.Y., 1887; reprinted. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 19 78 ) p. 222. Writing of Alice, he writes: "1733, Jan. 22. His [Eleazer' s ] w idow [i.e. Alice] being very ancient (she now living in Smithfield) , an d not willing further to act as administratrix on husband's estate , admin istration was given to John Rhodes, of Warwick, who had married t he wido w of James Whipple." [Note: The James Whipple mentioned is Alice' s son, b . in 1686.]

SOURCE: James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol . 2 , Providence, Part 1 (Providence: Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., 1 892) , p. 197. Gives marriage: "[Whipple], Eleazer, and Alice Angell (int entio n, 1-451), published by Thomas Olney, Jr., Jan. 8; m. Jan 26, 1669 . "

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• FamilySearch ID: LHNQ-8RH
• Initiatory (LDS): 6 Apr 1949, ALBER

Ephraim married Sarah Claghorne in 1680. Sarah was born on 3 Jan 1660 in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; died on 7 Sep 1726 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; was buried on 8 Sep 1726 in Lime Rock, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: L6QR-9DB
• Initiatory (LDS): 23 Oct 1940, LOGAN