David Wetherbee, Sr.

AKA Wetherbee

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Wetherbee-59 created 28 Feb 2012 | Last modified 28 Sep 2023

Biography

David Wetherbee, son of John Wetherbee[1] and Lydia Moore, was born about 1685, possibly in Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. No birth record was found.

David was named in the will of his father, John "Witherby", dated 13 October 1707.[1]

David married Mary/Mercy Brown[2] probably about 1714 in Stow. They had children:

Elizabeth, born 21 April 1715 in Stow,[3] married ___ Hapgood, was named in David's will[4]
Phineas, married Betsy Whitney,[2] was born 6 October 1716,[3] and was named in David's will[4]
Mary, born 3 November 1718,[3] married ____ Stevens, was named in David's will[4]
Edward, named in David's will[4]
David, born 28 February 1722/3,[3] named in David's will
Joseph, named in David's will[4]
Silas, named in David's will as executor[4]
Lydia, married ____ Brown, died before 1758 (was called deceased in David's will, her portion went to her son Samuel)[4]
David was assessed tax on Stow in 1742,[5][6] 1749,[7] 1750,[8] 1751,[9] and 1755.[10]

David Wetherbee of Stow left a will dated 13 April 1758 and proved 26 January 1761. In his will he listed his wife (unnamed) and his seven surviving children: sons Phineas, Edward, David, Joseph and Silas, daughters Elizabeth Hapgood and Mary Stevens. He also names a grandson, Samuel Brown, son of daughter Lydia Brown, deceased. His son Silas was named as sole executor.[4]

David Wetherbee (abt. 1685 - bef. 1761)

David Wetherbee

Born about 1685 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Son of John Wetherbee and Lydia (Moore) Wetherbee

Brother of Joseph (Wetherbee) Witherbee [half], John Wetherbee [half], Thomas Wetherbee [half], Jonathan Wetherbee, Ephraim Wetherbee, Mary Wetherbee, Lidia (Wetherbee) Dudley and Anne (Weatherbee) Haven

Husband of Mercy (Brown) Wetherbee — married about 1714 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father of Elizabeth (Wetherbee) Hapgood, Phineas Wetherbee, Mary (Wetherbee) Stevens, Edward Wetherbee, David Wetherbee Jr., Joseph Wetherbee and Silas Wetherbee

Died before 26 Jan 1761 before about age 76 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 Probate Court, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Probate records 1648--1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), Probate papers 24074-24181; database with images, (FamilySearch), images 1162-1166.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Virkus, F.A., ed. Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1968, p. 816. Ancestry Sharing Link (Senn)
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHV2-NTG : 20 May 2022), David and Mary's children; citing Birth, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, ; FHL microfilm 007011039.
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991", Probate Records 1648--1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) - Ancestry Record 9069 #2426457 ($), David Wetherbee will 13 Apr 1758 in Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
↑ "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988", Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) - Ancestry Record 2495 #76650705 ($), David Wetherbee in Stow, Massachusetts, USA.
↑ "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988", Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) - Ancestry Record 2495 #77558313 ($), Name: David Weetherbee; Record Type: Miscellaneous; Residence Date: 24 Feb 1742; Residence Place: Stow, Massachusetts, USA.
↑ "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988", Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), Ancestry Record 2495 #77559194 ($), Name: David Wetherbey; Record Type: Miscellaneous; Residence Date: 1749; Residence Place: Stow, Massachusetts, USA.
↑ "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988", Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) - Ancestry Record 2495 #77558592 ($), Name: David Wetherbee; Record Type: Miscellaneous; Residence Date: 2 Nov 1750; Residence Place: Stow, Massachusetts, USA.
↑ "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988", Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) - Ancestry Record 2495 #77558675 ($), Name: David Wetherbee; Record Type: Tax; Residence Date: 14 Nov 1751; Residence Place: Stow, Massachusetts, USA.
↑ "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988", Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) - Ancestry Record 2495 #77557745 ($), Name: David Wetherbe; Record Type: Miscellaneous; Residence Date: 1 Dec 1755; Residence Place: Stow, Massachusetts, USA.
See also:
"Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870", Original data: Index to the Probate Records of the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts. Cambridge, MA, USA: 1912, Ancestry Record 4775 #56184 ($): Given Name: David; Surname: Wetherby; Location: Stow; Date: 1761; Subject: Will; Number: 24159
"Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988", Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) - Ancestry Record 2495 #76650705 ($), David Wetherbee in Stow, Massachusetts, USA. Undated proprietors record

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