Captain William Whittington^{[1, 2]}

1616 - 1659  (43 years)

• Name	William Whittington
  Prefix	Captain
  Born	1616	Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	Jan 30, 1659	Northampton county, Virginia, USA
  Notes	Emigrated to Northampton Va. 1640    He first appeared  in Northampton County, Virginia about 1640-1641, and was lieutenant and captain of the militia.  He moved to Somerset Co. MD after 1650.  In 1654, he was a member of the Board of County Commissioners in Northampton County and captain of the militia.  He was judge of the orphans court of Northampton in 1655, serving as one of the justices from September 28 1652 until 1655.  In 1654, he "bequeathed two thousand pounds of tobacco for use of a free school under contemplation in Northampton County ...".     He was a leader in defense of Berkeley's cause along with Captain Daniel Jenifer, Major John West, Major Edmund Bowman, Colonel Southey Littleton and Colonel Edmund Scarburgh, all of whom were leading men in Accomac and some of them among the most prominent men in the Colony.  Probably the most important event in the history of the Colony of Virginia prior to the American Revolution was the rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon, Jr., against Sir William Berkeley, the Royal Governor of the Colony. It was the first armed resistance offered by Americans to the constituted authorities of the mother country and it occurred just one hundred years before the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. .... (see  http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/bacon1.htm )     He married three times. He married SUSAN before 1647. He married MARY before 1654. He married ELIZABETH WESTON before 1659.  His unborn child was Elizabeth. His third wife, Elizabeth Weston, married Capt. William Spencer after his death. Much has been written of Captain Whittington, his life and contributions to the eastern shore (ref: Clayton Torrence, Old Somerset; Meyer & Dorman, Adventures of Purse and Person, Woodrow T. Wilson, 34 Families of Old Somerset). William was probably related in some way to Andrew Whittington, also one of the first settlers of Somerset Co. MD. William's parentage is unknown but probably descends from the Whittingtons of County Gloucester and related in some way to the early settlers by that name in Talbot Co. MD and Calvert Co. MD. (Kelly Avant; Winona Pfander, "The Whittington-Brown Family History."
  Person ID	I8977	mykindred
  Last Modified	Jun 20, 2005

  
  

  Father	John Whittington,   b. Gloucester, England ,   d. Y
  Mother	Bridget Higford,   d. Y
  Family ID	F3140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susan \ Sarah (__),   b. England ,   d. Y
  Married	circa 1640	Accomack county, Virginia, USA
  Children	1. Col. William Whittington, II,   b. circa 1649, Northampton county, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1720, below Pocomoke River, Somerset county, Maryland, USA  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Family ID	F2334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Weston,   b. circa 1629,   d. 1660  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Married	Bef Sep 29, 1648	Northampton (Accomack) county, Virginia, USA
  Children	1. Urslie \ Ursula Whittington,   b. circa 1650, England ,   d. circa 1685  (Age ~ 35 years)   2. Elizabeth Whittington,   d. Y
  Family ID	F2323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Mary (__),   b. England ,   d. Y
  Married	Bef 1653
  Family ID	F2209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S874] Gedcom - Sherlock, Barbara. [S127] Hopkins, Ed ehopkins - at - nh.ultranet.com. post to GenForum MAR 6 1999 -- "15 generations in England" and correction of MAR 13, 1999 "16 generations in England, Correction"