Abijah ‘Peter,’ ‘Zachariah’ Whitman

Abijah aka Zachariah aka Peter Whitman

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Note this information is outdated. This is not the parents of the Whitman family in New England. Please see the correct father with sources:

Richard Whitman:
Richard Whitman, of Leigh in Buckinghamshire

Outdated Notes

He was a yeoman. Walt Whitman states "We know little about him, except that he also was for some time in America" [SOURCE: "Specimen Days", about 1892]

Family

• parents: Edward WHITEMAN b: in England & Bridget KELLOND b: in England

Married:

1. in Holt, Norfolk, England 1 to Alice EATON b: in England

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*Zachariah Whitman

• M, #949, b. 1572, d. 4 January 1626
• Father Edward Whitman b. 1520, d. 1572
• Mother Bridget Kellond b. 1513, d. 1574
• Charts Pedigree Chart (Box) Pedigree Chart (Indented)

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Abijah Whitman ~ may have been called “Peter” Whiteman

Abijah (Peter) Whitman (b. 09 May 1560, d. 04 Jan 1626) Abijah (Peter) Whitman (son of Edward Whitman and Bridget Kellond) was born 09 May 1560 in Holt, Norfolk, England, and died 04 Jan 1626 in Holt, Norfolk, England. He married Alice Eaton on 1594579, (NOT the) daughter of Thomas Eaton and Isabel Baker.

Notes for Abijah (Peter) Whitman: Family legend was reported that Abijah was a seaman and made many crossings.

More About Abijah (Peter) Whitman: Date born 2: 09 May 1560, Norfolk, England.579 Burial: 04 Jun 1626, Holt, Norfolk, England. Died 2: 04 Jun 1626, Herts, England.579

More About Abijah (Peter) Whitman and Alice Eaton: Marriage: 1594579

Peter Whiteman (b. May 09, 1560, d. June 04, 1626) Peter Whiteman (son of Edward Whiteman and Bridget Kellond)4706 was born May 09, 15604706, and died June 04, 16264706. He married Alice Eaton.

Children of Peter Whiteman and Alice Eaton are:

1. James Whiteman, d. date unknown.
2. George Whitman, d. Bef. 1648.
3. Ralph Whitman, d. Bef. 1640
4. William Whiteman, d. date unknown.
5. Elizabeth Whiteman, b. July 11, 1592 d. date unknown.
6. Robert Whitman, b. Abt. 1615, d. date unknown

Disproved children

NOT Zachariah Whitman, b. Abt. 1595 d. April 25, 1666.
NOT John Whitman, b. Abt. 1602, prob Holt, Norfolk ENG

(2) Peter Whiteman, born 9 May 1560, died 4 June 1626; married Alice Eaton, born about 1565, died 13 July 1626.

• parents: Edward Whiteman, born about 1540, and Bridget Kellond, both of England

Children:

1. George Whitman, died before 1648
2. Ralph Whitman, born 1589, died before 1640, the brothers of Ralph were bound to administer his estate on 15 August 1640
3. William Whiteman, born 1591
4. Elizabeth Whiteman, born July 11, 1592.
5. NOT Zachariah Whitman, born about 1595; died April 25, 1666.  Zachariah came "across the seas" with two other brothers, Robert and John, on 19 September 1635, on the Truelove from London.  He came with his wife and son Zachariah and settled in Milford, Massachusetts. His estate was willed to his nephew Zachariah Whitman, son of his brother, John.  The records, according to "Pope's Pioneers" show that Zachariah, aged 40, came with his wife Sarah, aged 35, and son Zacariah aged two and a half in the ship Elizabeth from Weymouth, England, on 11 April 1635.

There are still a lot of unanswered questions about Zachariah's parentage and birthdate. If his father really passed in 1566, then his birthdate has to be before that date. If his birthdate was after 1566 as suggested, it would make him very young when he got married and had his first child.

Zachariah Whitman was born in 1572 at Holt, Norfolk, England.1 He married Alice Eaton, daughter of THOMAS EATON and Isabel Baker, in 1593 at England. Zachariah Whitman was Type: Arrival between 1620 and 1650 at Massachusetts.2 He died on 4 January 1626 at Massachusetts, United States.

Family Alice Eaton b. 1565, d. 13 Jul 1626
Child John Whitman+ b. 7 Jan 1598, d. 13 Nov 1692

References

1. [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).
2. [S1009] Bob Hegerich, Robert L. Hegerich, (RootsWeb http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=hegerich), http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hegerich&id=I01105.
3. [S1012] Genealogical History of the Whitman, Bedwell and related, Mary Elizabeth Bedwell, (Commonwealth Press; Richmond, VA; 1974).
4. [S1013] Walt Whitman, The Man and His Work, Leon Bazalgette, (Translated from the French by Ellen Fitzgerald).

• http://www.jhowell.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I4390&tree=
• [S5] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File.
• [S4] Gale Research, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 8.
• [S2] Unknown author, Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
• Legacy NFS Source: Zachariah Whiteman - Legacy NFS Source: Zachariah Whiteman - Millennium File U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
• http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~legends/whitman.html
• http://longislandgenealogy.com/whitman.html (outdated pedigree)