Philemon Whale, ll

Biography

Philemon Whale was a weaver.[1] He was christened 27 May 1599 in Chickney, Essex, England.[1] He was the son of Cleric Philmon Wale of Chickney and possibly his wife Agnes or Ann Norwood.[1] He was named along with his siblings Jonas, Henry, Mary and Elizabeth in the will of his uncle John Whale dated March 21, 1609 proved May 4 1609.[2][3] His father's will dated 4 Apr 1618 probated 19 May 1620 names his wife Agnes and two sons: Jonas and Philemon.[1] He was made a freeman on 10 May 1648 (C. R., Vol. II. p. 202) and purchased land in Sudbury before 1643.[3] Agnes named in his father's will, relict of Philemon Whale, cleric, may have been Anne Norwood who Philemon Whale married 4 Sept. 1587, according to the parish registers of Great Canfield, Essex.('NEHGR 114:155 citing Col. Banks’ MSS in the Library Congress; The Register, vol 53, p. 303).[1]

Philemon Whale has been the subject of exhaustive research. Unfortunately older erroneous legacy publications have been the source of confusion. However, his story helps us elucidate and identify many early connections in Sudbury.

We know now he married three times. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He married first to Elizabeth (Frost) Rice the daughter of Edward Front and Thomasine Belgrave on 24 Jan 1621 in Chickney, Essex, England.[6] She was the widow of Henry Rice of Subury.[6] [3] [5] Philemon Whale adopted Elizabeth Rice the biological of daughter of Elizabeth (Front) Rice and the late Henry Rice. [6] [7] Philemon' stepdaughter, Elizabeth Rice, changed her name to Elizabeth Whale before she married to John Moore of Sudbury. [6] [7] (Note previous genealogies had assumed Elizabeth Whale was Philemon Whale's biological daughter).

After his first wife died in 20 JUN 1647 in Sudbury, Philemon Whale married second to Sara (unknown) the widow of Thomas Cakebread on 7 Nov 1649 in in Sudbury.[3] She was the mother of Mary Cakebred who married Ensign John Grout.[3] Mary Cakebred and Ensign John Grout had a son John Grout who married Rebecca Toll. After the death of Thomas Cakebread Ensign John Grout is recorded as being in possession of eight parcels of land in Watertown, seven of which had been owned previously by Thomas Cakebread and after John Grout moved to Sudbury he took over the operation of the mill that Thomas Cakebread had built.[3] In 1670 court records Ensign John Grout called the late Thomas Cakebread his father-in-law. These items together prove Ensign John Grout's first wife Mary was the daughter of Thomas and Sara Cakebread.[3]

Sara died on 28 DEC 1656 in Sudbury and Philemon Whale married a third and final time to Elizabeth (Uknown) Griffen on 9 Nov 1657 in Sudbury ("WHALE, Philemon and Elizabeth Griftine, Nov. 9, 1657. MR Subury marriages p 282)").[3] [8] [9] Elizabeth (Uknown) Griffen had married first to an unknown man named Upson with whom she had a daughter Hannah Upson (1638 - 1708) who married Edward Wright (1634-1703) on 18 Jun 1659 in Sudbury. [9] [8] Many unsuccessful attempts have been made to identify her first husband. As widow Elizabeth (Unknown) Upson she married second to Hugh Griffin of Sudbury on before Feb 1637 and they had four more children: Abigail, Sarah, Shemuel and Jonathan.[9] He died on 21 Jun 1656 or 27 Jun 1656[10][9] (Researchers should take care not to conflate this couple of Sudbury and their children with Humphrey Griffin who married Elizabeth Andrews in Ipswich whose will was probated in 19 Nov 1661). Elizabeth (Unknown) Griffin married a third time to Philemon Whale after the death of Hugh Griffin as Philemon's final wife. [3] [8] [9]

He died in Sudbury 24 Feb 1675.[11] Philemon Whale's will was signed on January 19, 1675 in Sudbury and an inventory of his estate was taken on March 28, 1676, showing a valuation of over £87.[3] He left his entire estate to his third wife Elizabeth and after her death "unto ye foure sonnes of my loveing daughter ELIZABETH Moores, vizt. William, Jacob, Joseph and BENJAMIN equally to be divided amongst them." (Dawes-Gates citing PCC wills, reg. Soames, 1620)[3] He was clearly referring to his adopted daughter Elizabeth Rice (1612-1690) who was now the widow of John Moore (1602-1673) and also to their four sons.[3][3] These probate records make it clear that Philemon Whale, Weaver of Sudbury had no biological children of his own and no record of such has been found. His third wife survived him and two months after Philemon Whale's death on 21 Apr 1676, Sudbury was attached by 500 - 1,000 of King Phillip's soldiers. His widow reported a loss of £24 by fire or by plunder but survived the ordeal.[3] She died 8 NOV 1688 in Sudbury.[3][8]

Father's Will

Will of Philemon Whale, Clerk of Chickney, Essex

Reference: PROB 11/135/551 Description: Will of Philemon Whale, Clerk of Chickney, Essex Date [proved]: 19 May 1620 Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record

Philemon Whale of Chickney, co. Essex, clk. (Dat. 4 Apr 1618.) Bur. in chan. or chyd. of Chickney; eld. son Jonas Whale; books, Wilcockes upon the Psalms and Ursinns, his Cathechisme; youngest son Philemon Whale; eld. dau. Sara Ingreeme; dau. Margt., wife of Wm. Brocke, the yr., of Shepreth; dau Eliz., wife of Wm Cofeild of Henham; youngest dau. Mary Whale; Extx: wife Agnes; eld. bro. John Whale, decd.; Eliz Ingreeme (und. 19), dau. of dau. Sara. [Philemon Whale] Wits: Bartholmewe Collin, Laurence Collin. (Pr. 19 May 1620.) [12]

Name: Philemon WHALE or WHALEY College: ST JOHN'S Entered: Michs. 1565 More Information: Matric. pens. from ST JOHN'S, Michs. 1565. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) June 28; priest, Sept. 23, 1575. R. of Chickney, Essex, 1578-1620. Buried Mar. 23, 1619-20. Will proved (P.C.C.) May 19, 1620. Father of Jonas (1597-8).[13]

Sudbury Vital Records

Sudbury Marriages

WHALE, Philemon and Sarath Cakebread, Nov. 7, 1649. MR (p. 282)

WHALE, Philemon and Elizabeth Griftine, Nov. 9, 1657. MR (p. 282)

Sudbury Deaths

WHALE, Elizabeth, w. Phelemon, June 20, 1647. (p. 329)

WHALE, Sarah, w. Phelimon Whall, Dec. [torn], 165[torn]. [w. Philemon, Dec. 28, 1656. MR](p. 329)

WHALEY, (see Whale, Whall), Philemon, Feb. 24, 1675. MR (p. 329)

WHALL, Elizabeth, Nov. 8, 1688. MR (p. 329) [11]

Parish Records from NEHGR 114:155

Baptisms

1599-27 May, Philemon, son of Philemon Whale 1593-31 Jan., Elizabeth, dau of Philemon Whale 1610-30 Oct. – Philemon, son of Jonas Whale and Frances Whale

Burials:

1603–John, son of Philemon Whale 1616–Henry son of ” ” 23 Mar. 1619 — Philemon Whale 25 Apr. 1621 — Jonas Whale Philemon Whale Torrey & Supplements has Philemon marrying three times:

Torrey

Whale, Philemon (-1676) & 1/wf Elizabeth ____, (-1647) ca 1619?, ca 1615; Sudbury

Whale, Philemon (-1676) & 2/wf Sara (?) Cakebread, w. Thomas; 7 Nov 1649; Sudbury (Also found p. 282 Sudbury VR)

Whale, Philemon (-1676) & 3/wf Elizabeth (Upson) Griffine (-1688) w Hugh; 9 Nov 1657; Sudbury. (Also found p. 282 Sudbury VR)

(1st Supplement) 1/wf Elizabeth FROST Rice (c 1585-1647) w of Henry; m. 24 Jan 1621/2 St Mary’s Bury St Edmonds, co Suffolk/Sudbury [TG 6:131].

Sources

• ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 John G. Hunt, "Ancestry of Philemon Whale," in 'The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 114 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1960): 155, citing Parish Registers of Chickney, Essex, England: "Baptized: 1599--27 May, Philemon, son of Philemon Whale." link
• ↑ "The will of John Whale nowe in the parish of St. Mary, Towne of Colchester, County of Essex" in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 63 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society): 35
• ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 Mary Walton Ferris, "Whale" in Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines, A memorial volume: The American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, Vol 1 (Wisconsin: Cuneo Press, 1931-43): 660 -- 665 link
• ↑ Mary Walton, "Wright" in Ferris, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines, A memorial volume: The American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, Vol 1 (Wisconsin: Cuneo Press, 1931-43) p 678 -- 686 link
• ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mary Walton Ferris, "Moore" in Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines, A memorial volume: The American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, Vol 1 (Wisconsin: Cuneo Press, 1931-43) p 446 - 450 link
• ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 John Plummer, "The English Origin of John1 Moore of Sudbury, Massachusetts," The American Genealogist Vol 66 (New Haven, Conn.: D.L. Jacobus, Jan 1991): 75-77
• ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Robert Charles Anderson, ""The English Origins of Philemon Whale of Sudbury, Massachusetts," The Genealogist Vol 6 (1985): 131-4
• ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Mary Walton, "Upton" in Ferris, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines, A memorial volume: The American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, Vol 1 (Wisconsin: Cuneo Press, 1931-43) p 639 -- 641 link
• ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903)
• ↑ "Sudbury Records," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol 17 (Feb 1863): 254
• ↑ 11.0 11.1 Vital Records of Sudbury Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, 1903
• 12 Abstracts of Wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury at Somerset House, London, England, edited by J. Henry Lea (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904) p 208 [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk: link]
• 13 ↑ Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999: See also:
• James Flint, comp., Index to the Probate Records of the County of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1648-1870; Cambridge, MA, USA: 1912.
• Brewer Genealogy
• New England Family History
• The New England historical and genealogical register, Volume 17, By New England Historic Genealogical Society, pg 171, 254, 312 attached.
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