Individual Details

Birth

An old bible now (1897) in the possession of Anna Spencer of Germantown, Philadelphia, is evidently a Whitton heir-loom, and contains several entries of births and deaths relating to the family. Two of these are partially undecipherable, but the others are plain enough, and altogether they are as follows :

Robert Whitton, [words illegible ; presumably a marriage] the 2 day of the [number uncertain] month, 1673.

Thomas the son of Robert Whitton was born [words illegible ; part of the date] of ye 6 month in the year 1674.

Elizabeth the daughter of Robert Whitton was born ye 27 of ye 7 month in the yeare 1676.

Richard the son of Robert Whitton was born ye 3 of 7 month in the year 1679.

Joseph the son of Robert Whitton was born ye 15th day of ye 8th month 1682.

1This interesting old book was " printed for the King's most excellent Magestie," at London, by Robert Barker, in 1613 ; but two years after the translation was made under the authority of James the First, and must, therefore, be one of the earliest issues of that translation.

Katherina ye daughter of Robert Whitton was born ye 7th day of the Sixth month 1685.

Elizabeth Spencer departed This Life the Eight day of August 1702.

Joseph Whitton, son of Robert Whitton, Departed this life ye 8 day of ye first Month on ye Second day of ye week in ye year 1703.

Death

" of small pox," according to the family tradition.
she died of small-pox in Upper Dublin," leaving her two children to be brought up by her brothers.