Samuel WILBOR

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His will, recorded Little Compton Probate book 3, page 213, made 6 Sept. 1789 and proved 7 June 1791: "...To Elizabeth my wife all south end of my dwelling house I now live in with privilege in the milk room...To son Silvanus all that lot of land that I bought of David Taylor with the buildings thereon. To son Clark the north part of my homestead farm bounded north by William Wilbur, east o the highway, south on the little meadow, west on wall and sea. To son Anthony south part of homestead farm bounded east by the highway, south by Pardon Gray, west on he sea and north on the land I gave my son Clark. To two sons Clark and Anthony all notes of hand, they to be executors..."

The place he gave his son Anthony became known as Onegan and was the south part of the farm owned by Isaac C. Wilbour in 1890. The farm he gave his son Silvanus was owned in 1890 by George L. Burgess, at the east of Taylor's Lane and east of the west road.

Samuel married Elizabeth SHAW on 15 Dec 1748 in Little Compton, Rhode Island. Elizabeth was born on 10 Jan 1728 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island; died in Jan 1804 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"The Wildbores in America": William Wilbore lived on the farm given to him by his father Samuel (the Oliver H. Wilbor place). He was a doctor of physic. His will, made May 21, 1772, proved 1774, is recorded at Little Compton (book 2, page 278) bequeaths: To son Thomas Wilbor, 6 pds. To son Samuel, all my land I bought of Joseph and William Pabodie (the Philip H. Wilbour Place). To son Daniel Wilbor, the farm he now lives on, which I bought of Thomas Church. Esq., and is bounded as follows: Easterly on a highway, southerly on Thomas Burgess' land, westerly on the sea or sound and northerly on Pardon Gray's land (this is the present Benjamin F. Wilbour place). To son Charles Wilbor, the farm or tract of land I bought of Jeremiah Shaw, the one whereon my said son Charles now lives (this is the John A. Seabury place, District No. 10, at the head of Petticoat Lane and the birthplace of Governor Isaac Wilbor). To daughters Mary Brownell and Esther Gifford, one silver dollar each. To two granddaughters Esther Tucker and Lydia Tucker, one hundred dollars each. To son William, the rest and residue.

William married Esther BURGESS on 20 Jun 1717. Esther was born in 1696; died in 1760. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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