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 Abt 1637 - Bef 1702 (65 years)
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| Name |
Theophilus Witherell |
| Prefix |
Sgt. |
| Birth |
Abt 1637 |
Scituate, MA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Bef 6 Jan 1702 |
Scituate, MA |
| Person ID |
I20569 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
10 Nov 2002 |
| Father |
William Witherell, b. 1600 d. 9 Apr 1685, Scituate, Mass. (Age 85 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Fisher, b. 17 Apr 1604, Boughton, Monchelsea, Kent, England d. Bef 1684 (Age 79 years) |
| Marriage |
26 Mar 1627 |
Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Family ID |
F5894 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
married Mary Parker in 1675, then had 6 children. His place of residence was on the west of Dead Swamp, and he build the first house there. He was a "Serjeant" in the "Narragansett Fight"
His name appears on the "list of the freeman of the Jurisdiction of New Plymouth, Anno Dom 1675" from Plymouth. With Thomas Clapp, Thomas King (two of his neighbors living near the north river in Scituate), Ephraim Little, and John Rogers of Marshfield, MA. he was engaged in trade with the West Indies, using Clapp's 40 ton bark, The Adventure, and this gave impetus to the shipbuilding trade which later developed on that estuary. Theophilus served as sergeant under Capt. Michael Peirce during the storming of the fort in the Narraganset Swamp fight in Rhode Island, Dec 19, 1675, and was severely wounded, and remained crippled for the rest of his life. For this he was Later allowed 60 pounds silver money on Oct 30, 1678. He later resided on the west side of Dead Swamp in Middleborough, MA where he built the first house on the property that was in 1831 owned by Lot Litchfield. He was admitted freeman of Scituate, June 1, 1689. In his will, dated Jan 2, 1702/3, he names his wife Lydia as executrix, and leaves his house and land to her and his daughters. His will was probated Jan 6, 1702/3.
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