CLEVERLY WITHERINGTON, WETHERINGTON, WIDDRINGTON DARE EASTERLING RICE BINCKS
CARRUTHERS BATTSON SMITH SOMERVELL BANGS HOOPER PARKER LEWIS WATTMORE (surnames
discussed)
Query - Was Elizabeth, the wife of Robert WIDDRINGTON d1722, a DARE or a
CLEVERLY?
- 'CLEVERLY' decides a Genealogist!
Hello Mike, Jean, Ann, Bill, Allen, Martha, Wayne, and all researchers AWA those
researching the MD lines of Cleverly, Dare, Easterling, Bincks, Wattmore, Rice,
Hooper, Parker, Battson, Carruthers, Smith, Somervell, Bangs, & Lewis, AWA other
interested persons, including Jane F Burgess, CGRS, author of the article:
'Elizabeth Cleverly (d. by Aug 1722 Calvert Co, MD) Wife of Evan Rice and Robert
Widdrington (Witherington)', by JaneF Burgess, CGRS* © 2002,
as published in the Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol 43, #4, Fall
2002, (no copyright observed for the Volume), pp 442-452, 452-468 footnotes (166
FN's).
I was alerted by Robert Witherington of Winston Salem NC to the article, which
is by the Genealogist Bob retained to conduct the research for his benefit, Jane
F Burgess, CGRS. He also sent me a copy, which I immediately read through once,
at a hurried pace, and intend to re-read ASAP. Meantime, I wanted to get this
right off to alert our interested genealogists.
In essence, the Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin article concludes that
Rbt Widd/'ton's wife Elizabeth was a Cleverly b 1660-1678 (Recall, Mike first,
&
supported by the rest of us, had concluded that Robt Widd md Eliz Dare, not a
Cleverly). Eliz was a sister of Mrs Mary Dare & Mrs Amy Battson, having first md
Evan Rice ~ 1694 (d bef Feb 1702), by whom she had a son Benjamin Rice (we
recall Benjamin Rice from the Robt Widd will and a Sarah Rice as John Carruthers
dau from his will of 1751 - interestingly, the Benjamin Rice will identified by
Ms Burgess also identifies a Sarah Rice as a dau of Benjamin) - [Ms Burgess' fn
113 refs to the Carruthers' will of 1751, pasted below, in which appear a couple
persons discussed in the article]. After son Benjamin, she md Robt Widdrington
(yrs1702-1706, b by 1681, w/whom she had 5 children.
The article discusses the topic with many references, and concludes by
identifying 6 children of Elizabeth Cleverly: Benjamin Rice, Elizabeth
Witherington, Soloman W, John W, Mary W, & Dorcas Witherington. She also
concludes: 'Studied records did not provide convincing evidence for the issue of
John Witherington (b aft 20 Aug 1703)', altho Fn115 discusses the possibility,
based on the Prayerbook, of sons Wm, Rbt & Cleverly.
Comment: Once again we see the doubt raised about the Peter Wetherington line -
this time it could be characterized as 'double doubt', since whereas there has
been doubt cast upon Peter's 'eligibility' to be associated w/the Wm W b
1740/1
md Eliz Lewis line, we now find that the whole Wm W'ton line itself is
questioned on its assoc w/the Robt W'ton d 1722 line. Maybe I don't exist???
Help me,
Barry 'BelongaToWhom?' Wetherington
(cited in the piece for the 'Prayerbook' issue, even after my rather poor
digital photos of it).
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http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/p/parker.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/l/lewis.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/wattmore.html
CLEVERLY WITHERINGTON, WETHERINGTON, WIDDRINGTON DARE EASTERLING RICE BINCKS
CARRUTHERS BATTSON SMITH SOMERVELL BANGS HOOPER PARKER LEWIS WATTMORE
PS: There is also an excellent index in the back of the Bulletin.