Individual Details

Benjamin Whipple

( - 11 Mar 1704)

Married Ruth, probably Matthewson.
Last Will & Testament. Two sons, Benjamin and John Whipple. Loving wife Ruth Whipple. Three Daughters, Ruth Mary and Abigail. Children to be under my wife's care and she is to manage property until sons attain the age of 21 years. Ruth to be Executrix. Dated 9 Mar 1703/4. Proved 10 Jun 1704. Inventory says he died Mar 11, 1703/1704.

Events

Christen4 Jun 1654Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Marriage1 Apr 1686Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island - Ruth Mathewson
Death11 Mar 1704Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Families

SpouseRuth Mathewson ( - )
ChildBenjamin Whipple (1688 - )
ChildRuth Whipple (1691 - )
ChildMary Whipple (1694 - )
ChildJosiah Whipple (1697 - 1704)
ChildJohn Whipple (1700 - )
ChildAbigail Whipple (1703 - )
FatherJohn Whipple (1617 - 1685)
MotherSarah [Whipple] (1624 - 1666)
SiblingJohn Whipple Jr. ( - 1700)
SiblingSarah Whipple ( - 1712)
SiblingSamuel Whipple ( - 1711)
SiblingEleazer Whipple ( - 1719)
SiblingMary Whipple ( - )
SiblingWilliam Whipple ( - 1712)
SiblingDavid Whipple ( - 1710)
SiblingAbigail Whipple (1658 - )
SiblingCol. Joseph Whipple (1662 - 1746)
SiblingJonathan Whipple (1662 - 1721)

Notes

Marriage

Married by Richard Arnold, assistant.

Endnotes

1. Genealogies of Rhode Island Families 1600s-1800s, Vol II (Family Tree Maker CD ROM #180).

2. The Early Records of the Town of Providence. 21 Volumes commissioned by the City Council to be collected and printed from the early records of the town. (Snow & Farnham City Printers), Vol. V, p.270.

3. Genealogies of Rhode Island Families 1600s-1800s, Vol II (Family Tree Maker CD ROM #180).