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- From Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worchester County, Vol 2, p. 64:
John Whipple (1), the immigrant ancestor of Horace P. Whipple, of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, was born in England, 1617. He was a house carpenter and was employed by Mr. Stoughton in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1632. His house was near what is now called Neponset. He removed to Ipswich and became a proprietor of that town in 1638. His brother, Matthew Whipple, also settled at Ipswich and was the ancestor of many Essex county and New Hampshire families. John Whipple returned to Dorchester and was a freeman and deputy to the general court, May 13, 1640. He was one of the court's commissioners of valuation in 1640. He was engaged in trade with William Paine and others in 1647. He had the rank of cornet in the military service. He was a town officer of Dorchester. He and his wife joined the Dorchester church, in 1641. He sold his house and lot at Dorchester, in 1658, to James Minot, and removed to Providence, Rhode Island, but he returned again to Ipswich and sold land there May 31, 1673. He was recorded as a purchaser July 27, 1659, at Providence, and drew lot 45 as proprietor February 19, 1665. He took the oath of allegiance in 1666. He was a deputy from Providence to the general assembly in 1666-69-70-72-74-76-77. He was licensed to keep a tavern at Providence in 1674. He was treasurer of the town from 1668 to 1683; town clerk 1670-71-72-76-77-81-82-83. He was in the Providence town council in 1669. He was virtually a resident of Providence after 1659. He refused to abandon his home during King Philip's war and was one of those entitled to the Indian prisoners, who were sold for a term of years to the planters. John Whipple died May 16, 1685, at Providence, aged about sixty-eight years, according to his gravestone there.
From Bassett-Preston Ancestors, p. 318:
CAPTAIN JOHN1 WHIPPLE was born in England, 1616, and came to Dorchester, Mass., where he received a grant of land in 1637. He married, in 1639, in Dorchester, Sarah (???), who was born, 1624. He and his wife were received in the Dorchester church, 1641. Six sons and two daughters were born in Dorchester.
In 1658 he removed to Providence, R. I., and two sons and one daughter were born there. He was town clerk, 1670, and for several years; town treasurer, 1668-1683; deputy to Rhode Island General Assembly, 1666-1677. In 1674 he received a license to keep a public house, and an inn license was granted, 1680, and he became one of the three most conspicuous inn holders of the century. Whipple Inn was a favorite place of meeting for the town council. In 1690 the October session of the Rhode Island General Assembly met there. He took the oath of allegiance to Charles II, 1666; served in King Philip's War, 1675; was one of the defenders of Providence when it was attacked by the Indians. A "house carpenter." His wife died, 1666, and he died May 16, 1685. They were at first buried in a lot near their home, but were later removed to the North Burying Place, Providence. He mentioned in his will all his eleven children; his will, dated May 8, 1682, was probated May 27, 1685. He was one "who staid and went not away," in 1676, so he had a share in the Indian captives whose services were sold for a term of years.
Genealogy of the Whipple-Wright, Wager, Ward-Pell, McLean-Burnet Families, p. 11:
Captain John Whipple, (Emigrant Ancestor), one of the early settlers of Providence, R. I., was born in England, 1617, and died May 16, 1685. What part of England he came from is not known. In 1637, he received a grant of land at Dorchester Neck. He married Sarah (???) at Dorchester, Mass., in 1639, and they united with the church at that place in 1641. Her maiden name is not known. He was a house carpenter by trade and owned a house and fifty acres of land near Neponset village. He lived at Dorchester about eighteen years and during that time, there were born unto him six sons and two daughters.
He sold his house and land to James Minot in 1658, and removed to Rhode Island, settling at Providence. He had two sons and one daughter born at Providence, making in all eleven children. In 1660 he received a grant of land in Louisquisset. He also owned land in several other places as mentioned in his will. February 19, 1665, he had Lot 45 in the division of lands. May 31, 1666, he took the oath of allegiance to King Charles II, as did also his oldest son John. He was a member of the town council of Providence, in 1669; town clerk, 1670-2, 1676-7, 1681-3; and deputy to the Rhode Island General Assembly, 1666-9-70-2-4-6-7.
In the year 1675, John Whipple was one among twenty-five others who voted at a town meeting to stay at Providence, instead of going to Newport, in the time of King Philip's War. Most of the inhabitants of the town availed themselves of the offer made them by their friends at Newport, and the town was nearly deserted. In 1676, Providence was attacked by Indians; many homes were burned and much damage done to the inhabitants. It is evident that he had to bear his part of the calamity. In 1679 he was appointed by the R. I. Colonial Assembly on a committee to give an account of the late war with the Indians, and make returns to the Assembly. March 2, 1680, an inn license was granted him, and he is quoted as being one of the three most conspicuous inn holders of the century. From the staid and sober character of the Whipple Inn, as well as from its central location, it became the favorite place of meeting for the town council and court of probate. In 1690, the October Session of the Rhode Island General Assembly met at the Whipple Inn.
Captain Whipple lived in Providence about twenty-six years; during this period he experienced many hardships and privations, such as attend the first settlers of a new country; but among the many losses he had to meet, there could be none greater than the loss of his wife, who died in 1666, living with him only about seven years after they located at Providence, and leaving in his care a family of several small children, the youngest an infant. He died May 16, 1685, and with his wife was buried in a garden lot near the house. After several years, they with others of the family were reinterred at the North Burying Place. The following are the inscriptions on their tombstones:
In Memory of
CAPT. JOHN WHIPPLE,
Who was Born in England and Died in Providencetown,
the 16th day of May, A. D. 1685.
About 68 Years of Age.
In Memory of
MRS. SARAH WHIPPLE,
Wife of Capt. John Whipple,
She was Born in Dorchester, in New England,
and Died in Providence, A. D. 1666.
Aged about 42 years.
The will of Captain John Whipple was proved the 27th day of May 1685. His son Joseph was the Executor. This will is printed in full on pages 28 to 31 in Genealogical Notes of the Whipple-Hill families by John Whipple Hill, published in 1897.
In the history of Providence County (1891) and in the R. I. Historical Society there is considerable information about Captain John Whipple, and his descendants. The oldest dwelling in the city is the Whipple house, North Main St., No. 369. It dates back more than two centuries. When the town of Providence was burned by the Indians this building was spared, as the Indians revered the structure because Roger Williams and his followers had worshiped there. Roger Williams and John Whipple are frequently mentioned as holding town offices in Providence.
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