William Wharton, Esq.

From "The Winthrop Papers," page 466

William Wharton, his son by his first marriage, is known to have been abroad as early as 1680, appears to have been secretary to Cranfield's Commission in 16S3, and was subsequently a lawyer in London. He is mentioned in the letters of William Penn and Sir Henry Ashurst in the present volume, and a letter from him to Fitz-John Winthrop is printed on page 288.

From GDMNH p 743:

Richard Wharton by 1st w. Bethia Tyng, a son William (Y. D. 4: 19) whose wid. Eunice was at Pejepscot 1730.

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Richard's son William Wharton of London and his wife Eunice, "of whom more information is wanted." William Wharton seems never to have returned to New England, though Eunice lived until the 1740s and concerned herself with property matters in North America.

Was he the son cut off in Richard's will?

From Notes and Queries page 447 - 448 6th series (Dec. 1885), William Sargent of Portland, Maine

Richard Wharton was a man of wealth and prominence politically and socially. He had great expectations of the result of his landed speculations, and in his will made munificent devise to his son, but cut him off with 100 lbs. in his codicil, finding he had taken up too much money. Because of the disturbances of the Indian wars his estate greatly depreciated in value, and what is now worth millions of dollars was sold by his administrator, on representation of insolvency, to the Pejepscot Company, bringing only 140 lbs,

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The Manuscripts of the House of Lords, 1699-1702_ vol. 4 (part of the Hist. Manuscripts Commission's publications), p. 312-14

April 24 [1701]. Tily v. Wharton.---Petition and Appeal of Sir Joseph Tily, Knt., and Dame Deborah, his wife, late wife of Sir John Roberts, Bart., and his administratrix. Sir John Roberts, out of charity, entertained in his family, as a poor relation, Eunice, the daughter of Anne Broome, but being informed that she could counterfeit his hand, he exhibited his Bill of discovery in Chancery in 1691 against her and her mother and their confederates, charging them with contrivances to entangle his estate. Anne and Eunice disclaimed having any bond executed by Sir John, or any claim on his estate; but after his death they set up a pretended bond for 1,500 l., dated 20 Oct. 1690, which none of those whose names appeared as witnessing it could swear was executed by Sir John, and one swore his own name was forged. Ebenezer Broome, moreover, the brother of Eunice, made a confession pointing to the conclusion that the bond was forged.

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3 May. Answer of William Wharton, Esq., and Eunice, his wife. Eunice was the grand niece of Sir John Roberts, who had no children, and had an extraordinary love for her and brought her up. He gave her the bond to keep, and left her 300 l. besides in his Will. Respondent's alleged disclaimer was declared by all the Judges to be no disclaimer. Ebenezer Broome has contradicted on oath his alleged confession, though Sir Joseph Tily has, by unwarrantable practices, tried to entice and frighten him into a confession. Etc., etc.

• Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths 1630-1699 City Document No. 130 Rockwelll & Churchill, City Printers : Boston, 1883 link William of Mr. Richard & Bethiah Wharton born Apr. 16. [1663]
• A Genealogical History of William Shepard of Fossecut, Northamptonshire ...By George Leonard Shepard page 27 "my cousin William Wharton" [today we'd say nephew] to be given a gold ring to remember Rev Thomas Shepard by, his will proven March 27, 1678.
• The Trumbull Papers page 114 from William Wharton to FitzJohn Winthrop, Boston, 23rd of July, 1683
• A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register. By James Savage. page 494 Richard Wharton, Boston 1661, a very active gent. largely concern. in purch. of lds. as in 1683, the Pegypscot, of 500,000 acres, at the E. and engag. in public good, m. a. 1659, Bethia, d. of William Tyng, and next, 1672, Sarah, d. of Rev. John Higginson of Salem .... [Issue by first marriage not mentioned]
• Catalogue of Printed Books: A-A. W. Clowes & Sons prtsrs., 1883 page 107 WHARTON (william) The Case of the Petitioners W. W. Esqr, and Eunice his Wife, against Sir Joseph Tily [in relation to a bond entered into by Sir J. Roberts, bart. deceased]. [London, 1700?] s. sh. fol. 816. m. 5. (160.)
• The Winthrop Papers Massachusetts Historical Society, 1892 - Connecticut page 187 John Winthrop to Wait Winthrop, May 1709. Will Wharton is also dead.
• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/2014-10/...