Captain John Whipple, (Immigrant)

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• Residence: North Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island

Notes:

John Whipple (c. 1617 - 1685)[2] was an early settler of Dorchester in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, who later settled in Providence in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, where the family became well established.

The first mention of Whipple's name in colonial records was in October 1632 when he was ordered to pay a small fine to his master, Israel Stoughton, for wasting powder and shot.[2] In 1637 he received a grant of land in Dorchester, and in 1641 he and his wife joined the church there. During the next 17 years, he raised a large family in Dorchester, where eight of his 11 children were baptized.[2] In 1658 he sold his homestead and lands in Dorchester and moved with his family to Providence, where he was received as a purchaser on 27 July 1659.

In February 1665 he was given a lot in a division of lands, and the following year took an oath of allegiance in Providence.[2] In 1666 he served as a deputy to the General Assembly, a position he held for seven of the next 11 years.[2] In 1669 and again in 1670 he was paid for allowing the Providence Town Council to meet at his house,[3] probably referring to his tavern for which he was later granted a license in 1674.[2] He held a number of positions in Providence, including treasurer in 1668, surveyor in 1670 and 1671, selectman in 1670 and 1674, and moderator in 1676.

The year 1675 brought the most devastating event to afflict Rhode Island for the entire colonial period when King Phillips War erupted, bringing the bulk of its destructive force on the Rhode Island colony. All of Warwick and Pawtuxet were destroyed, and much of Providence was as well. As the war wound down in 1676, Indian captives were given as slaves to those residents who remained during the war, and on 14 August 1676 Whipple was so entreated as being one of those "who staid and went not away."[2]

Whipple wrote his will on 8 May 1682, and it was proved three years later on 27 May 1685. His wife had died in 1666, aged about 42,[1] and he and his wife were buried on their own land, but were later moved to the North Burial Ground after its opening in 1700.[2]
(Wikipedia)

Residence:
Eighteenth-century settlement was sparse with most
of what is North Providence today divided into five farms
held by Richard Pray, John Smith, Epenetus Olney, John
Whipple and Thomas Angell. The earliest surviving dwellings
are one-and-a-half-story, gable- or gambrel-roofed struc
tures with massive brick chimneys dating from the middle of
the eighteenth century.

Historic and Architectural Resources
of North Providence, Rhode Island:
A Preliminary Report
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
PRELIMINARY SURVEY REPORT
TOWN OF NORTH PROVIDENCE
APRIL 1978
http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/survey_pdfs/north_providence.pdf

John married Sarah Hutchinson, (Immigrant) about 1641. Sarah was born in 1624 in Dorcester, Braintree, Essex, England; died in 1666 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island; was buried in North Burial Ground, Providence Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Whipple, (immigrant) was born before 20 Feb 1634 in Bocking, Essex, England; was christened on 20 Feb 1634 in Bocking, Essex, England; died on 2 Jun 1720 in Watertown, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts.
2. John Whipple, Jr. was born on 7 Mar 1641 in Dorcester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts; was christened on 9 Jan 1642 in Dorchester, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts; died on 15 Dec 1700 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island.
3. Sarah Whipple was born on 28 Feb 1642 in of, Pawtucket, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died after 12 May 1710 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island.
4. Samuel Whipple was born before 17 Mar 1644 in Dorchester, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts; was christened on 17 Mar 1644 in Dorchester, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts; died on 12 Mar 1711 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island.
5. Eleazer Whipple was born before 8 Mar 1646 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts; was christened on 8 Mar 1646; died on 25 Aug 1719 in Lime Rock, Providence Co, Rhode Island.
6. Mary Whipple was born on 9 Apr 1648 in Dorcester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts; died on 12 Jul 1698 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island.
7. Colonel Joseph Whipple was born in 1662 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died on 28 Apr 1746 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island; was buried in North Burial Ground, Providence Co, Rhode Island.
8. Jonathan Whipple was born about 1655 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died after 1691 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island.
9. Abigail Whipple was born in 1658 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died on 19 Aug 1725 in Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island.