Hello W'tons & Associated Lists:
Below is a relevant excerpt from a message posted on Witherington-L abt
5 yrs ago. Perhaps there are new researchers who have not seen this
information, which could assist them (& possibly 'us' also) to locate
relevant Gen connections.
Below are also the Links to the relevant Archives, where you can, by
easy search terms, locate the underlying genealogy to answer your queries
(and easily OneClick join the other W'ton associated surname Lists).
Barry Wetherington
PS: One rather significant issue is who was the original W'ton emmigrant.
The easy answer is Robt Widdringtone/ Witherington, the person who left the
1722 will, BUT, if that is the answer, then who was his father? Once again,
we have a potentially simple answer:
Samuel Widdrington:
Christening 8 Jan 1667 of ROBERT WEDDRINGTON, father is SAMUEL
WEDDRINGTON.
Earsdon By North Shields, Northumberland, England.
1661 Grace Widdrington, daughter to Mr. Samuel Widdrington of Seghill,
baptised at Seghill by Mr. Thomas Dixon, minister of Horton, upon the
request of Mr. Henderson, September 13th.
http://www.swinhope.demon.co.uk/genuki/NBL/Earsdon/Earsreg.html
[ "1661 - Grace Widdrington, daughter to Mr. Samuel Widdrington of Seghill,
baptised at Seghill by Mr. Thomas Dixon, minister of Horton, upon the
request of
Mr. Henderson, September 13th."
http://www.swinhope.demon.co.uk/genuki/NBL/Earsdon/Earsreg.html
Selected entries from Earsdon Registers 1626-1750 from A History of
Northumberland Vol. IX, by H.H.E. Craster, Andrew Reid & Co., Newcastle upon
Tyne, 1909"]
Descendants of Samuel Widdrington b & d Eng
1 Samuel Widdrington bef1660 - ?
+Unk
2 Robert Widdrington 1665 - 1722 (will 1722?)
+Elizabeth Dare 1684 -
2 Mary Widdrington 1658 -
+Nathaniel Dare
2 Barbara Widdrington 1657 -
2 Grace Widdrington 1661 -
2 William Widdrington 1664 -
There are 6 or 7 other early W'ton candidates located w/i our Archives,
easily located, a few of whom are mentioned below, but if interested,
contact me & I will GLADLY get the balance of those to you!!! You can also
see some possibilities in RootsWeb
WorldConnect.com Trees.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/witherington.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/wetherington.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/widdrington.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/weatherington.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/wethington.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/withington.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/weddington.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/wetherton.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/r/rice.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/e/easterling.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/d/dare.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/c/carruthers.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/h/hodges.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/b/bangs.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/f/fitchett.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/s/smith.html
(Walter Smith, early MD Atty Gen' l)
(For others, use this planform to join, search:
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/(SurnameExample1stLtr)s/(SurnameE...
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WITHERINGTON/1999-06/0929857005
Robert Widdrington's will of 1722, Calvert Co, MD contains the
following (and other) names:
Widdringtone/Widderingtone/Witherington
Easterling
Walter Smith
Dare
Rice
The John Carruthers will of 1751/52, Craven Co, NC contains these
(and other) names:
Carruthers
Witherinton
Rice (The only other name used in both)
Hodges
Bangs
Both of these very helpful wills are readily available online,
particularly in our Archives, in the W'ton Links above! There are also
deeds, etc connecting these names.
These are names that are well represented, and apparently also well
interconnected, especially in MD and NC. It is therefore suggested that
those who are following any one of these associated names, especially for
the mid-atlantic states, follow to the other names, exchanging email notes
of such information of all these names as might be available, with the idea
that cross connections should also be helpful for each of our own family
trees.
Best,
Barry Wetherington (Witherington/Widdrington)
PS: Just FYI, Some of the other W'ton potential emigrants are:
(and there are a few other also excellent candidates, and Jean has recently
IDed even another previously unidentified one).
NICHOLAS WITHERINGTON
1) b. abt 1646 in England...gave his age as 30 in Nov 1677 Surry Court
despositon about his involvement/or lack of in Bacons Rebellion.
2) 1670-1673 Came to VA....Surry Court deposition 1 May 1677 of estate
of Edward Dickeson, wo left everything to Nicholas Witherington. In it
Nicholas states that he came over with Edward, and Edward was sick and he
nursed Ed. to health on trip over....one Henry Benson claimed 1,070 acres in
Rapp. Co for transportation of Edward DICKESON and others.....so far no
written record of Witherington coming to Va.
3) 1674 married Katherine Cirvatt/Surcott, (name is spelled both ways
in
two Surry Court documents), widow of John North. John North d. will
probated Oct 1673...1674 Surry Court records describe her as being marrried
to Nicholas in a dispute of what was owed John North's estate. 1677 said
she
had a sister in a dep. in court over sladerous remarks she made about
someone
involved in Bacons' Reb....her will made 5 Jan 1713, probated 17 Jan 1713,
left everything to her grandsoon WILLIAM FOSTER , but if he die or not
return
from sea, she left everything to 'MY KINSMAN JOSEPH WITHERINGTON"...This is
the Joseph Witherington that marrried Elizabeth Jarrett, both of Surry Co..
4) 1674 NICHOLAS on the Surry Co Tyths list.
5) 1687 listed in the Milita for Foot, Surry co.....this is the year
that Josua Fitchett is listed on the Northampton Co., Va Titys/tax list. He
m. Esther Witheringotn. Dau. Comfort was born about 1687, listed as Comfort
Sharp on her fathers will of 1709 in Northampton.she the wife of Francis
Sharp.
6) 1691 Apr 25, Nicholas carried 6 Maherin indians to James City (Surry
Co records)
7)1691 1 Sept John Phillips states that the day Nicholas Witherington's
dau. married, Mary Ellis stole sugar and a bottle of Rum..
8) Nov 1791 Nicholas Witherington and James Ellis , husband of Mary
Ellis
get into several court records, fighting about what Nicholas said in public
about Mary.
9) 1704 Quiet rents, lilving in the household of John Puliston.
10) 1714 20 Aug, Nicholas Will probated, wirtten 5 Jan 1711, leaving a
heffer and a gun to grandons William Foster. William Foster was one of the
wittn.
WITHERINGTONS IN VA/SURRY CO., SAME TIME AS ABOVE NICHOLAS WITHERINGTON.
1) William Witherington b. about 1650-1658, in the Surry Co.., Va militia
1679.
2) Andrew Wyntherington 1674 Tyths (2) for Northampton Co., Va. This puts
him being born about about 1650.
3) Edward Witherington d. Westmoreland co, will probated 21 Nov. 1677,
written 29 jan 1676. b. abt 1656 or earlier. Names wife constance as exx.
No children named.
4) Will of Jacob Sharpe prob. 3 Oct 1748 Bertie Co., NC, mentions his good
friend William Witherin. Witherin. has a period after it for abreviation
and continues on. This Jacob Sharpe is the son of Francis Sharp and
Elizabeth Fitchett, she being the dau of Joshua Fitchett and Esther
Witherington. Jacob was born in Surry Co., Va....this Francis Sharpe m.
sisters: Comfort and Elizabeth Fitchett.
5) Joseph Witherington of Surry co., Va b. about 1680's or so, m.
Ellizabeth Jarrett (see her father's will in surry Co). Based upon deed
records, lived very close to Nicholas Witherington, Francis Sharpe Sr. and a
William Fitchett, who was prob his father, and lived near Joseph King who
married Comfort Sharp, dau of Fransic Sr.
Somehow, William Witherington, Nicholas Witherington, Andrew
Wyntherington, Esther Witherington and Edward Witherington are connected.
They all appear together in the same areas about the same times.
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Grace WIDDRINGTON
Christening: 13 Sep 1661 Earsdon By North Shields, Northumberland, England
Father: Samuel WIDDRINGTON
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Grace WIDDRINGTON
Christening: 13 Sep 1661
Earsdon By North Shields, Northumberland, England
Father: Samuel WIDDRINGTON
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Barry
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