John Whitmore^{[1, 2, 3]}

1589 - 1648  (59 years)

• Name	John Whitmore
  Birth	1589  [3]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	Abt 1633	England   [3]
  Removed to	Abt 1641	Stamford, New Haven, British America   [1]
  	From: Massachusetts Bay
  	He was one of the first settlers.
  Death	Oct 1648	Stamford, New Haven, British America   [1, 2, 3]
  	Cause: killed by Indians
  	Booth has Sep 1649.
  Person ID	I13807	Duane's Ancestors
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Thomas Whitmore,   b. Abt 1558
  Mother	Mary Meade,   b. Abt 1558   d. 8 Oct 1604 (Age ~ 46 years)
  Family ID	F14765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	________ ________   d. Bef 1633, England   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Deacon Thomas Whitmore, Sr.,   b. Abt 1615, England d. 11 Dec 1681, Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, British America (Age ~ 66 years)   2. Ann Whitmore,   b. Abt 1621   3. Mary Whitmore,   b. Abt 1623 + 4. Francis Whitmore,   b. Abt 1624/5, England d. 12 Oct 1685, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America (Age ~ 60 years)   5. John Whitmore,   b. Abt 1627
  Family ID	F4859	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Joanna Kerrich,   b. Abt 1602   d. 1650, Stamford, New Haven, British America (Age ~ 48 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1641	Stamford, New Haven, British America   [1, 5]
  Family ID	F7647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Emigration - Abt 1633 - England Removed to - From: Massachusetts Bay - Abt 1641 - Stamford, New Haven, British America Marriage - Aft 1641 - Stamford, New Haven, British America Death - Cause: killed by Indians - Oct 1648 - Stamford, New Haven, British America  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  He was Deputy to New Haven in 1642 and 1643; possibly in 1647 (records missing). Selectman of Stamford in 1641, and probably until his death. He left his house one morning to look after his cattle, in the common grounds to the west of the village, and never returned. His disappearance caused much excitement in that settlement, and a feeling of alarm quickly spread through the whole colony. The matter was brought up in the General Court in Hartford, on the 13th of Sept., 1649, and Deputy Gov. Edward Hopkins, Roger Ludlow, Magistrate, and John Talcott, Deputy, were sent at once to confer with Gov. Eaton and the New Haven magistrates, about sending an expedition against the Indians, who were universally believed to be responsible for his disappearance. Five days later, forty-five men, well equipped, were sent to the aid of the New Haven Colony. Sept. 24, 1649, the New Haven General Court took ample measures to raise men, stores and equipment, to quell any Indian outbreak, and the Stamford Indians, who had been very insolent, were overawed and soon became peaceable again. (from "One Branch of the Booth Family".)

  
  

• Sources

  1.  [S544] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 4., 526, 00193.  2.  [S238] Booth Family, 168, 00074.  3.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 71592896, 00974.  4.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 26929801, 00974.  5.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 49867736, 00974.