"Francis Ye 4th", as he was known, is a son of Mary B. Cornwell and Sgt. Francis Whitmore the 3rd of Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, formerly Hartford County, Connecticut, British Colonial America.
He was their first child of twelve known in the family. He married Sarah Prior 20 February 1723 at Middletown.
They had seven known children, the last being about five when Francis died.
Francis was under the command of Captain Roger Newberry in 1743 into the expedition against the Spanish West Indies when he died.
Prior to his leaving Connecticut on this mission, he had made a purchase of land situated in Middletown and the particulars of this purchase is detailed in The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1637-1776].
(Item 382, pages 249-250)
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1637-1776]:"Francis Whitmore, husband of Sarah [Prior]...went on an expedition to the Spanish West Indies....where he died...."
Spanish West Indies. The Spanish West Indies (also known as "Las Antillas Occidentales" or simply "Antillas Españolas" in Spanish) was the former name of the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean. It became a territory of the Vice-royalty of New Spain when the Vice-royalty was created in 1535.
He was their first child of twelve known in the family. He married Sarah Prior 20 February 1723 at Middletown.
They had seven known children, the last being about five when Francis died.
Francis was under the command of Captain Roger Newberry in 1743 into the expedition against the Spanish West Indies when he died.
Prior to his leaving Connecticut on this mission, he had made a purchase of land situated in Middletown and the particulars of this purchase is detailed in The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1637-1776].
(Item 382, pages 249-250)
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1637-1776]:"Francis Whitmore, husband of Sarah [Prior]...went on an expedition to the Spanish West Indies....where he died...."
Spanish West Indies. The Spanish West Indies (also known as "Las Antillas Occidentales" or simply "Antillas Españolas" in Spanish) was the former name of the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean. It became a territory of the Vice-royalty of New Spain when the Vice-royalty was created in 1535.
"Francis Ye 4th", as he was known, is a son of Mary B. Cornwell and Sgt. Francis Whitmore the 3rd of Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, formerly Hartford County, Connecticut, British Colonial America.
He was their first child of twelve known in the family. He married Sarah Prior 20 February 1723 at Middletown.
They had seven known children, the last being about five when Francis died.
Francis was under the command of Captain Roger Newberry in 1743 into the expedition against the Spanish West Indies when he died.
Prior to his leaving Connecticut on this mission, he had made a purchase of land situated in Middletown and the particulars of this purchase is detailed in The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1637-1776].
(Item 382, pages 249-250)
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1637-1776]:"Francis Whitmore, husband of Sarah [Prior]...went on an expedition to the Spanish West Indies....where he died...."
Spanish West Indies. The Spanish West Indies (also known as "Las Antillas Occidentales" or simply "Antillas Españolas" in Spanish) was the former name of the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean. It became a territory of the Vice-royalty of New Spain when the Vice-royalty was created in 1535.
He was their first child of twelve known in the family. He married Sarah Prior 20 February 1723 at Middletown.
They had seven known children, the last being about five when Francis died.
Francis was under the command of Captain Roger Newberry in 1743 into the expedition against the Spanish West Indies when he died.
Prior to his leaving Connecticut on this mission, he had made a purchase of land situated in Middletown and the particulars of this purchase is detailed in The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1637-1776].
(Item 382, pages 249-250)
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1637-1776]:"Francis Whitmore, husband of Sarah [Prior]...went on an expedition to the Spanish West Indies....where he died...."
Spanish West Indies. The Spanish West Indies (also known as "Las Antillas Occidentales" or simply "Antillas Españolas" in Spanish) was the former name of the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean. It became a territory of the Vice-royalty of New Spain when the Vice-royalty was created in 1535.
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