William WILBORE

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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]

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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"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

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"The Wildbores In America": As we had proof that William Wilbore was related to the first Samuel of Boston but did not know how, we placed him with the sons of Samuel for convenience and put an explanation in the front of the book. But now the article foregoing on the English Wilbores' shows he was the son of John of Braintree England who was first cousin to Samuel Wilbore of Boston.


The descendants of the family of Samuel Wilbore, the first of the name in America may be divided into two groups, namely, descendants of his son Shadrach Wilbore o Taunton, whose descendants are mainly in Massachusetts and William Wilbore, of Portsmouth, whose descendants settle mainly in Rhode Island and scattered throughout Connecticut and New York State before 1800.

The Little Compton, R.I., branch are all descended from William of Portsmouth. To the present time it has not been possible to ascertain the exact parentage of William but we do know that he was a near relative of Samuel, Sr., being either a grandson or nephew, for Captain Samuel Wilbore, Jr., son of Samuel, in his will dated August 21, 1678, makes the following statement. "I do freely give and bequeath unto my cousin, William Wilbore senior 250 acres of land in the Narragansett Country to him and his heirs forever"

Later on in the same will the following statement occurs: "I do will that my son-in-law Lieut. Latham Clarke and my cousin, William Wilbore, Sr., shall take care of my deeds in the Narragansett Country and see to recording them and to act with my partners as though I were personally present, in behalf of my executrix."

The above clearly proves that although William was not Samuel's son, he was nearly related to him.

"Cousin" at that time was sometimes used as we now use it and at other times it was used for niece or nephew and other relationships and simply meant kinsman or relative.....

William Wilbore of Portsmouth was a weaver of cloth which helps to support my contention that the Wilbores were cloth merchants. It was he who paid the five and forty shilling for Shadrach Wilbore at the time of his imprisonment by Andros at Bristol. He seems to have been in better circumstances than Shadrach as is shown by the inventories.

Practically all of William's life after his marriage was spent in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, as was that of Samuel, Jr., having settled there when Samuel, Sr., and his fellow Colonists settled the island of Aquidneck, now known as the Island of Rhode Island, in 1638.

William Wilbore died in 1710 according to tradition at Tiverton. His will was made March 1, 1710, and proved August 15, 1710.....he gives as follows: "...To son John Wilbore's two children, John and Mary Records, 30 pounds; to son Daniel Wilbore all land in the first division, great neck in Swansea; to son Samuel 43 pounds which he owes me; to daughter Mary Mowrey money that she owes me and then to her children; to son Joseph Wilbore 100 pounds in money; to son John Wilbore 20 pounds in money; to son Benjamin Wilbore the money which is due me from Daniel Wilcox; to daughter Martha Sherman 10 pounds and to daugher Joan 10 pounds; to four sons, John, William, Joseph and Samuel, all my lands that I now have in the township of Little Compton equally divided between then..."

LITTLE COMPTON FAMILIES:

He was called cousin several times in the will o Samuel Wilbore Jr., the son of Samuel Wilbore o Boston, who was born in Braintree, England, the son of Nicholas and Elizabeth Wilbore of Sible Heddingham, Essex County, England, and grandson of Nicholas and Ann Wilbore of Colchester, Essex County, England

He first appeared in the legal records when his cousin Samuel of Boston transferred to him a piece of land in Portsmouth, 10 July 1654. He also owned land touching the land of Samuel Sr. and also of Samuel Jr. in Portsmouth, on the west road there near the coal mines. He lived on the farm which later became the Burrington Anthony farm, on the road that leads to the ferry, bound on the south by Freeborne Street.

Besides owning land in Portsmouth, he bought much land in Little Compton and about 1690 four of his sons settled there--Samuel, William Jr., John and Joseph. He had two other sons, Daniel who settled in Swansea, and Benjamin who setled in Dartsmouth.

Samuel owned what is now the Oliver H. Wilbor Place, Joseph settled on what was later the Isaac W. Howland place on the road south of the Commons, John Settled on the place later owned by Walter Bullock on the Long Highway, and son William owned what was afterwards the Ephraim Sisson place near the South Shore.

William married Martha ? in 1653. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His will, dated 18 oct. 1704 and proved 20 Nov 1704: "To wife all movables, her living in the house for life and a third of estate. To son Stokes one half of my land in the south side of the highway. To son Nathaniel one shilling. To son William four pounds. To son Benjamin three pounds. To daughter Mary Wilbor two pounds and a cow. To daughter Rebecca Kerby two pounds and a cow. to daughter Elizabeth Potter three pounds. To daughter Katherine Potter four pounds at age. To son Ichabod two acres of land."

Nathaniel married Elizabeth STOKES. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]