William WILBORE

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Name:
"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]

1. Dr. Thomas WILBOR was born on 1 May 1718 in Little Compton, Rhode Island; died on 5 Mar 1787 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island.
2. Mary WILBOR was born on 7 Sep 1719 in Little Compton, Rhode Island; died in Mar 1817 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.
3. Esther WILBOR was born on 8 May 1721 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.
4. Lydia WILBOR was born on 16 Apr 1723 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.
5. Samuel WILBOR was born on 10 Dec 1725 in Little Compton, Rhode Island; died in May 1791 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island.
6. William WILBOR was born on 24 Jul 1727 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island; died in Sep 1796 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island.
7. Daniel WILBOR was born on 1 Jun 1729 in Little Compton, Rhode Island; died in Apr 1803 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island.
8. Charles WILBOR was born on 22 Aug 1732 in Little Compton, Rhode Island; died on 17 Feb 1810 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island.
9. Esther WILBOR was born on 18 Nov 1733 in Little Compton, Rhode Island; died on 17 Mar 1810 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island.
10. Lydia WILBOR was born on 2 Nov 1735 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.
11. Deborah WILBOR was born on 29 Aug 1738 in Little Compton, Rhode Island; died on 21 Feb 1791.
12. Clarke WILBOR was born on 1 Nov 1742 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.

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Name:
"The Wildbores in America": Samuel Wildbore lived on what was recently the Oliver H. Wilbor place, on the west road and in the southwestern part of the town. Part of this land he received from his father. His wife, Mary Potter, came from what is now Central Village; her father's farm is a little west of Central Village up a lane to the south of the main road from Central Village to Adamsville. On this land is a large Brownell cemetery. Samuel Wilbore settled in Little Compton much earlier than 1700. It was he who laid out the old Wilbor cemetery in 1740 on his farm and it has beenused for many generations by his descendants.

Following is Samuel's will:
In the name of God Amen, this fourteenth day of january, 1729/30 in the year of our Lord, I Samuel Wilbor of Little Compton in the county of Bristol and his Majesty's (George the 1st) province of Massachusetts B ay, being well of body and of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God for the same, calling to mind the mortality of the body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, doe order and ordain this my last will and testament, this is to say:

I give and bequeath to my beloved son Samuel his now dwelling house and all my lands that lie to the eastward of the Cole Brook line and 100 pounds in good bills of credit. (This place was off the swamp road to the north and up a long land and almost opposite the Southworth place. In 1870 Robert Gray Wilbor lived there. Samuel, son of Samuel, was living there in 1772.)

To son William Wilbor, whom I constitute and make and ordain my sole executor, my now dwelling house and the rest of my land where it now standeth, that is to say the west half of all my homestead farm (the Oliver H. Wilbor place) and my andirons and old gray mare.

To son Isaac Wilbore, one-half of my homestead, the east end thereof and also my gun and iron-bound chest, my new bridle and saddle and my new bible and also stock of cattle, hogs and sheep and my wearing clothes.

To daughters, Martha Pearce, Johanna Taylor, mary Brownell, Thankful Irish and Elizabeth Peckham, 40 pounds each.

Besides other bequests to his sons, he gives directions for a burial place: the land that I have given my son William, my will is that there be a piece of land four rods suare allowed for a brying place and also a driftway to it on the south side of William's land and that it be and remain for that use and no other forever, never to be sold nor put away, so that my family may have liberty to bury in it. And if there be any of my household stuff left that is not disposed of in this my will, my will is that it shall be equally divided amongst all my children and I do hereby disavow and disanull all and every other forme of will - by me anyways made and ratifying this and no other to be my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and year above written.

Samuel Willbor

witnesses:
Samuel Coe
Wm. Pabodie

Samuel married Mary POTTER in 1689. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of nathaniel Potter and Elizabeth Stokes