Joseph WILBOR

Male 1758 - 1838  (79 years)


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  • Name Joseph WILBOR  [1, 2
    • Residence: Little Compton. They lived on the road south of the commons on the place which was owned by the first Joseph Wilbor in town. That place was owned in 1870 by B. Wilbor and in 1890 by Catherine Wilbor. both are buried in the Wilbor Commons cemetery which is located at that place.

      His will, recorded in Little Compton Probate book 8 page 125, made 12 March 1830 and proved 12 Feb. 1838: "...To daughter Rhody Woodman one high case of drawers, three banister backed chairs. To granddaughter Lydia Ladd 20 dollars at 18. To daughter Priscilla Peckham my great spinning wheel and one foot wheel and three banister backed chairs and one cow. To daughter Susannah Wilbor all her mother's wearing apparel, household goods and nine silver spoons. To sister Lydia Wilbor all legacy given her by her father Walter Wilbor's will. To son George 5 dollars. To son Otis one good feather bed. To sons Thomas and Otis the 25 acre lot lying west of the highway called the Burgess lot and all my dwelling house. To son Walter my great iron kettle and my hetchels on condition that he let my children use said hetchels, also my side saddle and pillion for my daughter Susannah the use of. To son Walter the rest and residue. Reservig forever the burying ground as a privilege for all the relatives to bury their dead.." [1]
    Birth 26 Jun 1758  Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Jan 1838  Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Burial Y  [3
    Person ID I70981  Main Tree
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2013 

    Father Walter B. WILBOR,   b. 24 Oct 1722, Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1792, Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Catherine DAVENPORT,   b. 1728   d. 1806 (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 28 Dec 1748  [2
    Family ID F28659  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah BROWN,   b. 14 Sep 1771, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1830, Little Compton, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 19 Dec 1790  [1, 2
    Family ID F28715  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2013 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S5383] "Little Compton Families" Vol. II, Little Compton, Rhode Island.

    2. [S03490] John Reid Wilbor, Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, "The Wildbores In America" A Family Tree , ( 1933).

    3. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.