Joseph WILBORE

1656 - 1729  (73 years)

• Name	Joseph WILBORE  [1, 2]
  	"The Wildbores in America": Joseph Wilbore settled in Little Compton, R.I. On December 15, 1701, William Wilbore, his father, gave him thirty acres of land. this was the beginning of his farm near the Commons, directly south of the C.R. Wilbor store and owned in 1870 by the widow of Otis Wilbor, the town clerk. It is now owned by Mrs. Isaac W. Howland. The northern boundary on the old proprietor's map was lot eight of first division of house lots. Joseph Wilbore is buried in the old burying ground on this place and the inscription is as follows: "In memory of Joseph Wilbore, son of William of Portsmouth, who emigrated to Little Compton, R.I., in 1680 and died May 4, 1729, aged 73." His will made at Little Compton, R.I., January 11, 1728, was proved June 5, 1729. He bequeathed to wife Anna all household stuff, money debts, etc., and improvement of biggest room in my house for life and $10 per year. To son William, certain land and buildings. to son John Twenty-five acres of land. To son Thomas, my homestead farm and dwelling house. to son Benjamin, five shillings. to son Stephen, five shillings. to daughters Anna Wood, mary Eldridge and Abigail Wilbore, 50 pounds. each To grandson Joseph Clossen, 15 acres of land and 40 pds. To grandson Timothy Clossen, 20 acres of land and 40 pds and a cow. To son-in-law Thomas Burgess, 5 shillings. To nine children rest of estate. His widow Anna's will was made December 12, 1739, and proved april 7, 1747. [1]
  Birth	1656	Portsmouth, Rhode Island   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Will	11 Jan 1728  [1]
  Death	04 May 1729	Little Compton, Rhode Island   [1, 2, 3]
  Will Proved	05 Jun 1729  [1]
  Burial	Wilbour Cemetery, Newport County, Rhode Island   [4]
  Person ID	I61329	Main Tree
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	William WILBORE,   b. 1630, Braintree, Essex, England d. 1710, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Martha ?
  Marriage	1653  [1]
  Family ID	F20137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann BROWNELL,   b. 1654   d. 02 Apr 1747, Rhode Island (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	04 May 1683  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Martha WILBORE,   b. 20 Aug 1684, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island d. Abt 1718/20 (Age 35 years) + 2. Anna WILBUR,   b. 08 May 1686, Compton, Rhode Island + 3. William WILBUR,   b. 25 Mar 1688, Compton, Rhode Island d. 07 Apr 1775 (Age 87 years) + 4. Joseph WILBORE,   b. 30 Dec 1689, Little Compton, Rhode Island d. May 1754, Little Compton, Rhode Island (Age 64 years)   5. John WILBUR,   b. 15 Dec 1691, Compton, Rhode Island d. 13 Dec 1783 (Age 91 years)  [Birth] + 6. Thomas WILBOR,   b. 14 Jan 1693, Compton, Rhode Island d. Sep 1783, Little Compton, Rhode Island (Age 90 years) + 7. Mary WILBUR,   b. 04 Jan 1696, Compton, Rhode Island  [Birth]   8. Benjamin WILBORE,   b. 20 Jun 1699, Little Compton, Rhode Island d. 1772, Westerly, Rhode Island (Age 72 years)   9. Stephen WILBUR,   b. 22 Mar 1701, Little Compton, Rhode Island d. 23 Jul 1760, Scituate, Rhode Island (Age 59 years)   10. Abigail WILBUR,   b. 27 Aug 1703, Compton, Rhode Island
  Family ID	F20160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 04 May 1729 - Little Compton, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S03490] John Reid Wilbor, Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, "The Wildbores In America" A Family Tree , ( 1933). [S5365] George Grant Brownell, "Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Thomas Brownell, 1619 to 1910", (Richardson Reprints). [S5383] "Little Compton Families" Vol. II, Little Compton, Rhode Island. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.