John MOWRY [Parents] was born ¹ about 1646. He died ² about 1690 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. John married ³ Mary about 1674 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

Mary was born about 1648. She died ¹ in 1690 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Mary married ² John MOWRY about 1674 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

Joseph MOWRY [Parents] ¹ was born ² about 1647. He died ³ on 27 May 1716 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, United States. Joseph married ^{4, 5} Mary WILBUR about 1672.

Mary WILBUR [Parents] died ¹ on 17 Apr 1720 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, United States. Mary married ^{2, 3} Joseph MOWRY ⁴ about 1672.

William WILBUR [Parents] was born about 1630 in Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom. He was buried ¹ in 1710 in Seaconnet Cem., Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. William married ² Martha in BY 1654 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

William had a will ³ on 1 Mar 1710 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. His will was probated ⁴ on 15 Aug 1710 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

12. WILLIAM5 WILBORE (John,4 Joseph,3 Nicholas,2 Thomas  ?), of Braintree, co. Essex, England, and Portsmouth, R. I., married either in England or Ameiica, MARTHA It is not known when William came to America, but according to the Manor Rolls of Braintree he bought land in Brain-tree of Jonas Webb on 30 March 1647, as William Wilbore, son of John. On 2 Jan. 1650 he sold this land to Thomas Rowell and Mary, his wife. According to these transactions William was not married in 1647, for usually in the Manor Rolls the name of the wife is given when a person buys land. We do not hear of William again until 10 July 1654, when his cousin, Samuel Wilbore, transferred ten acres of land to him in Portsmouth, land that belonged formerly to Thomas Emmons.

William Wilbore's will was made 1 March 1710 and proved in Portsmouth 15 Aug. 1710 (see "Wildbores in America"). His children were never recorded, but are all given in his will. Arnold's "Vital Records of Rhode Island" gives a list of his children in both Little Compton and Tiverton, with the years of birth, but on looking at the original records in Little Compton they are not to be found. They are, however, in Otis Wilbor's transcript of the records in Little Compton and are also given in the same way in a fairly modern book in Tiverton, which gives the year of birth of the children and also his own birth, namely, 1630. This would seem to be the work of Otis Wilbor, who died in 1856, and consequently the births given are only approximate. The original will of William Wilbore is in the hands of Mrs. Edward P. Garland of Wellesley Hills, Mass., a descendant. In signing William always makes a mark or "W" for Wilbore. His lack of education is rather surprising when you consider that his cousin, Samuel, and his three sons could write, and the son, Shadrach, was a beautiful penman. This situation would seem to come from a difference of environment and would be easily explained if we knew that John Wilbore of Braintree, who went to the Isle of Old Providence off South America, was William's father, John.
If John Wilbore returned to Braintree in 1641, after the Spaniards conquered Old Providence, and brought with him our William, it would fit in with his buying the land in Braintree in 1647.

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Martha ¹. Martha married ² William WILBUR in BY 1654 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Benjamin MOWRY [Parents] was born ¹ on 8 May 1649 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. He died after 1719. Benjamin married ^{2, 3} Martha HAZARD about 1676.

Benjamin was baptized ⁴ on 20 May 1649 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Martha HAZARD. Martha married ^{1, 2} Benjamin MOWRY about 1676.

Martha (Hazard) Potter, widow of Ichabod Potter and daughter of Thomas and Martha (_____) Hazard.

Thomas MOWRY [Parents] was born ¹ on 19 Jul 1652 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. He died ² on 25 Dec 1717 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Thomas married ^{3, 4} Susanna NEWELL on 6 Sep 1673 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Susanna NEWELL was christened ¹ on 6 Feb 1656 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. She died ² about Oct 1729 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Susanna married ^{3, 4} Thomas MOWRY on 6 Sep 1673 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Benjamin SHERMAN was born ¹ in 1650 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. He died ² on 24 Sep 1719 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Benjamin married ^{3, 4, 5} Hannah MOWRY on 3 Dec 1674 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Hannah MOWRY [Parents] was born ¹ on 28 Sep 1656 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. She died ² before 1718 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Hannah married ^{3, 4, 5} Benjamin SHERMAN on 3 Dec 1674 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

William BASSETT was born ¹ about 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. He died on 29 May 1670. William married ^{2, 3} Mary RAINSFORD about 1652 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

Mary RAINSFORD [Parents] was born ¹ on 1 Jun 1632 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Mary married ^{2, 3} William BASSETT about 1652 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

Mary was baptized ⁴ on 17 Jun 1632 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

John RAINSFORD [Parents] was born ¹ on 30 Jun 1634 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. He died ² in 1688 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. John married ^{3, 4} Susanna VERGOOSE about 1661 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

John was baptized ⁵ on 27 Jul 1634 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:

, Sarah

JOHN, b. 30 June 1634 [BVR 2]; bp. 27 July 1634 [BChR 279]; m. (1) about 1661 Susanna Vergoose (eldest known child b. Boston 5 March 1661 [BVR 79]), daughter of Peter and Susanna (Firmage) Vergoose [Dudley Wildes Anc 123-24, citing 23 December 1681 will of Susanna Vergoose, widow, who makes a bequest to the children of her daughter Susannah Raynsford "lately departed this life"]; m. (2) Sarah _____ (in his will of 27 March 1688 "John Raynsford" made a bequest to "my loving and beloved wife Sarah Raynsford" [SPR 10:425-26]).

Susanna VERGOOSE. Susanna married ^{1, 2} John RAINSFORD about 1661 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

John RAINSFORD [Parents] was born ¹ on 30 Jun 1634 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. He died ² in 1688 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. John married Sarah.

John was baptized ³ on 27 Jul 1634 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:

VERGOOSE, Susanna

JOHN, b. 30 June 1634 [BVR 2]; bp. 27 July 1634 [BChR 279]; m. (1) about 1661 Susanna Vergoose (eldest known child b. Boston 5 March 1661 [BVR 79]), daughter of Peter and Susanna (Firmage) Vergoose [Dudley Wildes Anc 123-24, citing 23 December 1681 will of Susanna Vergoose, widow, who makes a bequest to the children of her daughter Susannah Raynsford "lately departed this life"]; m. (2) Sarah _____ (in his will of 27 March 1688 "John Raynsford" made a bequest to "my loving and beloved wife Sarah Raynsford" [SPR 10:425-26]).

Sarah. Sarah married John RAINSFORD.

Jonathan RAINSFORD [Parents] was born ¹ in Oct 1636 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Jonathan married ^{2, 3} Mary SUNDERLAND on 29 Nov 1656 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Jonathan was baptized ⁴ on 23 Oct 1636 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Mary SUNDERLAND. Mary married ^{1, 2} Jonathan RAINSFORD on 29 Nov 1656 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.