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1726. VANDERSLICE, Henry, Berks County, Pa. Sheriff, 1774, 1775. [82]
1652. VAN DYKE, Jan Janse, New Utrecht, L. I. Lieutenant, 1689; Captain, 1700.
I740. VAN GUNDY, Joseph, Lancaster County, Pa. Ensign, February 8, 1776. [65]
1677. VANHIST, Ranier or Reynier, Salem County, N. J. Justice of Peace, 1695; Justice of Quorum, 1696. [83, 14]]
1677. VANHIST, Ranier or Reynier, Jr., Salem County, N. J. Justice of Peace, 1739, 1744-58; Lieutenant-Colonel of Foot, April 8, 1748. [83, 14I]
1692. VAN HOECK, Lawrence, Monmouth County, N. J. Judge of Quarter Sessions, 1715, 1720. [146, 179]
VAN HYST, Reynier. See Vanhist.
1726. VAN LEUVENIGH, Zachariah, New Castle, Del. Ensign of Captain Mc- William's Company in Indian War, 1756. [176, 190]
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SETTLEMENT.
1651. VAN RENSSELAER, Hendrick, Albany, N. Y. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1706, 1724, 1734; Member of Assembly, 1705-15. [42, 67, 81]
1651. VAN RENSSELAER, Jeremias, Rensselaerwyck, N. Y. President of Con- vention, 1664. [42, 67, 80, 81]
1651. VAN RENSSELAER, Killian, New York. Lord of the Manor, 1685; Mem- ber of Assembly, 1693-1704: Member of Provincial Council, 1704-19; Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1706-12, etc. [42]
1651. VAN RENSSELAER, Stephen, New York. Lord of the Manor, 1745-47. [42]
1651. VAN RENSSELAER, Stephen, Jr., New York. Lord of the Manor, 1747. [42]
1710. VANSANT, Christopher, Bucks County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1710, 1712, 1714, 1719; Justice, 1715, 1717, 1718, 1722, 1723, 1725-27. [186]
1649. VAN SCHAICK, Goosen Gerritsen, Fort Orange, N. Y. Magistrate, 1657. [167, 199]
1636. VAN SCHOENDERWOERDT, Rutger Jacobson, Fort Orange, N. Y. Com- missary, 1656. [16]]
1647. VAN SLECHTENHORST, Brant Arent, Rensselaerwyck, N. Y. President of Court of Justice and Director of the Colony, 1647, etc. [42]
1660. VAN VOORHEES, Coerte Stevense, Flatlands, N. Y. Delegate to As- sembly, 1664; Delegate to Convention, 1674; Captain, 1689. [61, 150, 197]
1640. VAUGHAN, Robert, Kent County, Md. Burgess, 1640-42, 1647, 1650, 1652, 1662; Commissioner, 1642, 1644, 1652; Commander of Kent, 1647; Member of Council. 1648, 1650. [27, 202]
1667. VAUGHAN, William, Portsmouth, N. H. Councillor, 1679-82, 1691, 1699- 1702, 1705-13; Major, 1689; Treasurer, 1693-95; Commander-in-Chief, 1697; Chief Justice of Superior Court, 1708-16. . [139]
1700. VENABLE, Abraham, Louisa County, Va. Member of House of Bur- gesses, 1748, 1751, 1753, 1754, 1755. [53]
350
SETTLEMENT.
1682. VERNON, Randal, Chester County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1687. [25, 90, 94, 95, 116, 125, 188]
V 164I. VERPLANCK, Abram Isaac, New Amsterdam, N. Y. One of "Twelve Men," 1641. [68, 185]
I64I. t VERPLANCK, Gulian, New Amsterdam, N. Y. Alderman, 1677-79; En- sign, 1673. [68]
I64I. VERPLANCK, Samuel, New York. Member First New York Provincial Congress, 1775. [68, 134]
1637. VINCENT, John, Sandwich, Mass. Deputy, 1639, 1649-51, 1655, 1659, I66I. [72, 166, 167]
I680. WADE, Samuel, Alloway's Creek, N. J. Representative, 1697. [19, 78]
1632. WADSWORTH, Christopher, Duxbury, Mass. Representative, 1640-54, 1666, 1667. [35, 73, 99, 103, 156]
1632. WADSWORTH, John, Duxbury, Mass. Representative, 1690-92, 1694. [99, 103, 156]
1632. WADSWORTH, Joseph, Hartford, Conn. Captain, 1697. [36, 186]
1632. t WADSWORTH, Peleg, Duxbury, Mass. Representative, 1777. [99]
1632. WADSWORTH, Samuel, Milton, Mass. Captain in King Philip's War, 1676. [35]
1632. WADSWORTH, William, Connecticut. Representative, 1656-74. [104, 170]
WADY, Humphrey, Monmouth County, N. J. Judge or Justice, 1750-57. [195]
1632. WAINWRIGHT, Simon, Haverhill, Mass. Captain, 1694-1708. [130]
1665. WAKEMAN, John, New Haven, Conn. Deputy, 1641-48, 1655-58; Treas- urer, 1655-60. [117, 117, 152]
35I
SETTLEMENT.
1665. WAKEMAN, Joseph, Fairfield, Conn. Deputy, 1705-07, 1710-22; Captain, 1708; Member of Council of War, 1709; Commissioner of Boundaries, 1713, 1718, 1725; Assistant, 1724, 1725; Judge of County Court, 1725. [117, 152]
1665. WAKEMAN, Samuel, New Haven and Fairfield, Conn. A minister active in forwarding the interests of the Colony, 1665-92; Preacher of Election Sermon, 1685. [21, 152]
1654. +WALDO, Cornelius, Dunstable, Mass. Representative, 1689. [59, 12]]
1654. WALDO, Cornelius, 2d, Chelmsford, Mass. Deputy, 1692-95. [175]
1645. WALDRON, Resolved, Harlem, N. Y. Ambassador to Maryland, 1659; Schout Fiscal, 1673. [61, 61]
1645. WALDRON, Richard, Dover, N. H. Deputy, 1654, 1656-63, 1665-74, 1676, 1677, 1679; Speaker, 1666-69, 1673, 1674, 1676, 1679; Captain and Major in King Philip's War, 1675: Councillor, 1680-82; President of Council, 1681; Commander-in-Chief, 1689. [62]
1645. WALDRON, Richard, 2d, Dover and Portsmouth, N. H. Member of As- sembly, 1681, 1684, 1685; Speaker, 1684; Councillor, 1692, 1701, 1710-17; Chief Justice, 1697-1729; Judge of Probate, 1707-30; Judge of Common Pleas, 1717. [139]
1645. WALDRON, Richard, 3d, Portsmouth, N. H. Councillor, 1728, 1730-34, 1736, 1737; Secretary, 1730; Judge of Probate, 1737. [139]
1645. WALDRON, Thomas Westbrook, Portsmouth, N. H. Deputy, 1755, 1756, 1758, 1762, 1765, 1767, 1768, 1770, 1772, 1773, 1776; Captain at Siege of Louisburg, 1756; Chief Justice, 1773. [139]
1635. WALES, Elisha, Ashford, Conn. Captain, 1763. [40]
1643. WALKER, James, Taunton, Mass. Deputy, 1654, 1658-60, 1662, 1666-70, 1676, 1678, 1679; Member of Council of War, 1658, 1671, 1681; Officer of Excise, 1664. [193]
352
SETTLEMENT.
1634. 1 WALKER, John, Portsmouth, R. I. A Founder of Portsmouth, 1638. [20, 47, 124]
1748. WALKER, Philip, Talbot County, Md. Rector of St. Mary's Church, White Chapel, 1756. [195]
1698. WALKER, Samuel, New Jersey. Representative, 1698-99; Member of Governor's Council, 1703, 1704. [24, 137]
1698. WALKER, Thomas, Middlesex County, N. J. Justice of Peace, 1764, 1768, I772. [24, 137]
WALKER, Thomas, Albemarle County, Va. Commissary-General, 1744- 55; Burgess, 1775. [47]
I682. WALLIAMS, James, New Castle County, Del. Member of Assembly, 1682-84, 1686. [71, 137, 167, 176, 187, 190]
1639. WALLINGFORD, Thomas, Dover, N. H. Representative, 1639-42, 1644-47; Judge of Superior Court, 1747-71. [8]]
1682. WALN, Nicholas, Bucks and Philadelphia Counties, Pa. Member of Pro- vincial Assembly, 1683, 1687-89, 1692, 1695-97, 1700-17; Sheriff, 1685. [16, 28, 38, 48, 57, 69, 84, 112, 184, 196, 197, 198]
I680. WALTER, Nathaniel, Roxbury, Mass. Chaplain in Colonel Richmond's Regiment, Louisburg Expedition. [39, 112, 160, 187]
1638. WALTON, Shadrack, Great Island, N. H. Ensign, 1691; Major, 1707; Colonel, 1710; Councillor, 1716; President of Council, 1733; Judge of Common Pleas, 1695; Judge of Superior Court, 1698, 1699. [115, 119, 139]
I630. WARD, Andrew, Fairfield, Conn. Commissioner to govern Connecticut, 1636; Magistrate or Assistant, 1637, 1646; Deputy, 1637-39, 1643, 1644, 1648-50, 1652-56, 1658. [36, 58, 102, 117, 144, 152]
1621. WARD, James, Virginia. Captain, 1774. [57]
WARD, John, Newark, N. J. Lieutenant, 1672, 1673, 1681; Deputy, 1675; Justice, 1677, 1678; Special Justice, 1679. [169]
353
SETTLEMENT.
WARD, Nahum, Shrewsbury, Mass. Representative, 1735-38, 1740, 1742-45, 1748-49, 1751-52. [44]
1639. WARD, Richard, Salem, Mass. Captain of First Regiment of Essex County, 1776-77. [98]
1630. WARD, Stephen, East Chester, N. Y. Member of Provincial Congress, 1775-76. [69]
1630. WARD, William, Fairfield, Conn. Surgeon in Expedition against Nar- ragansetts, 1675-76. [152]
1634. WARDELL, Eliakim, New Jersey. Deputy, 1667, 1688; Sheriff, 1683. [23, 26, 27,97, 156]
1634. WARDELL, Joseph, Monmouth County, N. J. Justice, 1714. [68]
1700. WARDER, Willoughby, Bucks County, Pa. Justice of Peace, 1708, 1710, 1715. [38, 136, 138, 194, 194, 197]
1628. WARHAM, John, Dorchester, Mass., and Windsor, Conn. A minister active in forwarding the interests of the Colony, 1636-70. [32, 64, 75, 149, 150, 155, 183] ·
1628. WARNER, Augustine, Gloucester County, Va. Justice, 1652, 1656; Mem- ber of House of Burgesses, 1652, 1658; Councillor, 1659-60. [112, 118, 186]
1628. WARNER, Augustine, 2d, Gloucester County, Va. Speaker of House of Burgesses, 1675-77; Member of Council, 1677. [112, 118, 170]
1678. WARNER, John, Philadelphia County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1713-15. [66]
1639.
WARNER, Jonathan, Wethersfield, Conn. Captain, 1764.
[16]
1639. WARNER, William, Wethersfield, Conn. Captain, 1722 .. [16]
1678. WARNER, William, Philadelphia County, Pa. Justice of Upland Court, 1681; Member of Markham's Council, 1681; Member of Assembly, 1682-83. [26, 60, 66, 106, 127, 133, 141, 154, 163, 179, 200]
354
SETTLEMENT.
1620. WARREN, Richard, Plymouth, Mass. A Founder of the Colony, 1620. [20, 47, 93, 123, 123, 161, 176, 193]
1667. WASHINGTON, John, Stafford County, Va. Sheriff, 1717, 1718. [93, 118]
1654. WASHINGTON, John, Westmoreland County, Va. Colonel of Forces against Seneca Indians; Commander-in-Chief of Northern Neck; Member of House of Burgesses, 1666, 1675-77. [186, 19]]
1656. WASHINGTON, Lawrence, Westmoreland County, Va. Member of House of Burgesses, 1685. [118]
1728. WATERBURY, David, Stamford, Conn. Captain, 1756, 1757. [127]
1629. WATERMAN, Nathaniel, Providence, R. I. Deputy, 1668, 1681, 1702. [184]
1629. WATERMAN, Richard, Providence, R. I. One of the Thirteen Original Proprietors, 1638; a Founder of Warwick, 1642; Commissioner, 1652, 1655, 1656, 1658. [29, 143, 184]
1660. t WATKINS, Gassaway, Anne Arundel County, Md. Ensign, 1776. [92]
WATKINS, Henry, Henrico County, Va. Member of House of Burgesses, 1624, 1625, 1626. [201]
1737. WATKINS, William, Ashford, Conn. Ensign, 1737; Lieutenant, 1741; Captain, 1748. [40]
1644. WATSON, Isaac, Sussex County, Del. Justice of Peace, 1758, 1764-73. [40]
1644. + WATSON, Luke, Sussex County, Del. Lieutenant, 1668; Justice, 1678, 1680, 1689, 1693; Member of Assembly, 1682, 1687, 1694, 1697; Mem- ber of Governor's Council, 1684, 1685, 1687-90; High Sheriff, 1703. [40]
I701.
WATSON, Mark, Bucks County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1739-45;
Justice of Peace, 1741, 1745, 1749.
[163]
355
SETTLEMENT.
1749. WATSON, Thomas, Burlington County, N. J. Justice, 1762, 1767-72; Justice of Supreme Court, 1772. [192]
1725. WATSON, Thomas, Bucks County, Pa. Justice of Peace, 1725-27. [109, 162]
1722. WAYNE, Isaac, Chester County, Pa. Captain in Indian War, 1756; Member of Assembly, 1757-63. [18, 33, 33, 38, 46, 57, 58, 61, 63, 86, 101, 117, 196]
1645. WEBB, Christopher, Braintree, Mass. Representative, 1689-90. [54, 55]
1700. WEBB, Richard, Chester County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1705; Jus- tice, 1711, 1713, 1715, 1717, 1718. [102]
I637. WEBSTER, John, Hartford, Conn. Member of Court of Magistrates, 1637-55, 1657-59; Member of Colonial Congress, 1654; Deputy Gov- ernor, 1655; Governor, 1656-57.
[28, 50, 59, 74, 10I, II0, 123, 150, 151, 153, 157, 157, 161, 173, 185]
1710. WEISER, Conrad, Lancaster County, Pa. Justice of Lancaster Co., 1741- 49; Presiding Justice, Berks County, 1752-60; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1754, etc. [33, 98, 149, 18I]
1742. WEITZEL, John, Northumberland County, Pa. Justice of Peace, 1774-75, 1777, etc .; Member of Committee of Safety, 1776-77; Member of Provincial Conference, 1776; Member of Constitutional Convention, 1776; County Lieutenant, 1776-78; Commissary of Issues, 1780. [85]
1635. WELD, Joseph, Roxbury, Mass. Captain, 1636; Representative, 1637, 1638, 1641, 1643; Ensign of Ancient and Honorable Artillery, 1638. [107, 157, 157, 175, 178]
1632. WELD, Thomas, Massachusetts. One of the ministers active in founding and forwarding the interests of the Colony, 1634-45; Agent to Eng- land, 1641; one of the Founders of Harvard College. [24, 86, 110, 172]
1632. t WELD, Thomas, 2d, Deerfield, Mass. Representative, 1676-77. [24, 86, 110, 172]
1636. t WELLES, John, Stratford, Conn. Representative, 1656-57, 1659. [II3]
356
SETTLEMENT.
1636. WELLES, Samuel, Sr., Wethersfield, Conn. Ensign, 1665; Deputy, 1657-61. [54]
1636. WELLES, Samuel, Jr., Glastonbury, Conn. Deputy, 1697, 1705, 1707, 1712, 1713; Captain, 1698. [79]
1636. WELLES, Thomas, Wethersfield, Conn. Treasurer, 1639-41, 1648-50; Assistant, 1639-54; Secretary of Colony, 1640-48; Commissioner of United Colonies, 1639, 1654; Deputy Governor, 1654, 1656-67, 1659; Governor, 1655, 1658.
[17, 31, 53, 70, 79, 81, 113, 132, 133, 136, 153, 156, 157, 173, 173, 176, 193, 200]
1636. WELLES, Thomas, Jr., Connecticut. Quartermaster, 1658; Deputy, 1662; Assistant, 1668; named in Charter of Charles II, 1662. [3], [57]
1636. WELLES, Thomas, 3d, Glastonbury, Conn. Captain, 1724; Deputy, 1725, 1726, 1728, 1729, 1731-51; Colonel, 1739; Commissioner of Bounda- ries, 1739; Speaker, 1746-51; Assistant, 1751-60. [79]
I635. WELLS, Thomas, Deerfield, Mass. Ensign, 1686-87. [87]
WELLS, William, Southold, L. I. Member of Convention, 1665; Sheriff, 1665-69. [105]
1642. WENDELL, Evert Jansen, Albany, N. Y. Magistrate of Fort Orange, I660-61. [37,139]
1642. WENDELL, John (Johannes), Albany, N. Y. Captain, 1685; Commis- sioner of Indian Affairs, 1690; Mayor of Albany, 1690. [37,139]
1642. WENDELL, John, 2d, New York and Massachusetts. Ensign, 1734; Colonel, 1740. [37]
I639. WENTWORTH, John, Portsmouth, N. H. Member of Governor's Coun- cil, 1711-17; Justice of Common Pleas, 1713-17; Lieutenant-Gov- ernor, 1717-30. [62] 1639. WENTWORTH, John, Jr., Portsmouth, N. H. Judge of Common Pleas, 1754-73; Judge of Probate, 1765-73. [62]
35.7
SETTLEMENT.
1639. WENTWORTH, William, Exeter, N. H. A Founder of New Hampshire. 1639. [62, 138, 165, 166]
1636. WEST, Bartholomew, Shrewsbury, N. J. Member of first Assembly of East Jersey, 1667. [23, 84, 167, 167]
1628. +WEST, Francis, Stonington, Conn. Deputy, 1714-15, 1720-23. [158]
1622. WEST, John, Virginia. Member of House of Burgesses, 1629, 1630; Member of Council, 1630; Governor, 1635, 1636. [170]
1676. WEST, John, Accomack County, Va. Lieutenant-Colonel in Bacon's Rebellion, 1676. [73]
1695. WEST, William, Monmouth County, N. J. Sheriff, 1695.
1750. WEST, William, Cumberland County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1756. [174]
1665. WESTBROOK, Thomas, Portsmouth, N. H. Colonel, 1722-25. [139]
1636. WESTCOTE, Stuckley, Warwick, R. I. Representative, 1751-53, 1755, 1760, 1771; a Founder of Providence, 1636. [35, 169]
I685. WETHERELL, Daniel, New London, Conn. Judge, 1685, 1698; Assistant, 1707-09; Member of Council, 1712-16. [19]]
I683. WETHERILL, Christopher, Burlington County, N. J. Sheriff, 1700; Member of Council of Proprietors, 1706; Commissioner of Land Office, 1707; Commissioner of Treaty with Indians, 1707. [51, 55, 55, 77, 80, 90, 116, 122, 133, 169, 181, 188]
1683. WETHERILL, Thomas, Burlington, N. J. Member of Council of Pro- prietors, 1728. [122, 134, 188]
I682. WHARTON, Joseph, Philadelphia, Pa. A Founder of Pennsylvania Hos- pital, 1751. [162]
I682.
WHARTON, Thomas, Philadelphia, Pa. Member of Common Council,
1713-18.
[17, 44, 50, 55, 67, 90, 96, 115, 120, 122, 126, 149, 162, 189, 189, 201]
358
SETTLEMENT.
1682. WHARTON, Thomas, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. Member of Committee of Safety, 1775; President of Council of Safety, 1776; Governor, 1777-78; Councillor, 1777. [96, 122, 189, 201]
1645. WHEELER, John, Fairfield, Conn. Deputy, 1657-58, 1659, 1671, 1672, 1674, 1678, 1681, 1682, 1685, 1689. [144]
1639. WHEELER, Joseph, Concord, Mass. Lieutenant of Foot Company, 1662. [105, 109]
1639. WHEELER, Timothy, Concord, Mass. Captain, 1662; Representative,
1663-66, 1668, 1669, 1671, 1672. [22, 29, 51]
1637. WHEELOCK, Ralph, Medfield, Mass. Representative, 1653, 1663, 1664, 1666, 1667. [40, 44]
1636. WHEELWRIGHT, John, Exeter and Wells, N. H. A distinguished Min- ister at Braintree, Exeter and Wells, 1636-79, and a recognized Founder of the Province of New Hampshire. [81, 118, 130]
1636. WHEELWRIGHT, John, 2d, Wells, Me. Judge of Common Pleas, 1702-31; Judge of Probate, 1715-45; Councillor, 1708-32; called successively Lieutenant, Captain, Major, and Colonel. [81, 130]
1636. WHEELWRIGHT, Samuel, Wells, Me. Deputy, 1671, 1677, 1693 ; Asso- ciate, 1676-78; Judge of Common Pleas, 1692-1700; Judge of Pro- bate, 1695-1700; Councillor, 1692-99. [81, 130]
1682. WHELEN, Israel, Philadelphia, Pa. Captain of Militia, 1776.
[72, 190]
1640.
WHIPPLE, John, Ipswich, Mass. Deputy, 1640-42, 1646, 1650-53.
[22]
1640. WHIPPLE, John, Ipswich, Mass. Representative, 1674, 1679, 1682, 1683-85; Captain, 1675. [57]
1632.
WHIPPLE, John, Providence, R. I. Deputy, 1666, 1669-70, 1672, 1674.
[29, 116, 143, 184, 185]
1632. WHIPPLE, Joseph, Manchester, Mass. Captain, 1775-76, etc.
[49, 57]
359
SETTLEMENT.
1632. WHIPPLE, Joseph, Providence, R. I. Deputy, 1702-08, 1710, 1714, 1716, 1717, 1722, 1723, 1727; Colonel, 1720. [29, 143]
1632. WHITE, Daniel, Middletown, Conn. Ensign, 1711; Captain of Hartford Troop, 1716. [156, 157]
1632. 1 WHITE, Enoch, South Hadley, Mass. Second Lieutenant of Wood- bridge's Regiment, 1777; First Lieutenant of same, 1777. [78]
1632. 1 WHITE, John, Hadley, Mass. Deputy, 1664, 1669. [54, 157]
1640. WHITE, John, Haverhill, Mass. Ensign, 1692; Lieutenant, 1699; Rep- resentative, 1700, 1702-03, 1708, 1713, 1715-16, 1719; Captain, 1724. [34, 43, 49, 165, 166, 168, 182]
1682. WHITE, John, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Member of Assembly, N. J., 1682; Sheriff, N. J., 1682; Attorney-General, Pa., 1683, 1685; Member of Assembly, 1684-89, 1692-93; Speaker, 1685-88; Sheriff, 1690. [83, 14]]
1632. WHITE, Nathaniel, Middletown, Conn. Representative, 1659, 1661-1710; Captain, 1690. [54, 74, 78, 131, 154, 173]
1720. + WHITE, Thomas, Maryland. Deputy Surveyor of Province. [56, 84]
1635. WHITE, Thomas, Weymouth, Mass. Deputy, 1637, 1657, 1670. [36]
1640. WHITE, William, Haverhill, Mass. Captain, 1662. [34, 43, 49, 165, 166, 168, 182]
1650. WHITEHEAD, Daniel, Jamaica, L. I. Representative, 1691-1704. [64, 65, 75, 86, 92, 99, 132]
1633. WHITING, John, Hartford, Conn. Chaplain, 1675; Preacher of Election Sermon, May 13, 1686. [52, 153]
1633. WHITING, Joseph, Hartford, Conn. Captain, 1692; Treasurer, 1678-87, 1690-1701, 1705-17. [66]
360
SETTLEMENT.
1633. WHITING, Joseph, New Haven. Conn. Captain, 1715; Clerk of Lower House, 1716; Assistant, 1725-45; Judge of Superior Court, 1736-44. [153]
1636. WHITING, Samuel, Lynn, Mass. A minister active in forwarding the in- terests of the Colony, 1636-79. [146, 157,157]
1633. WHITING, William, Hartford, Conn. Treasurer, 1641, 1643-45, 1647; Magistrate, 1641, 1643-45, 1647. [52, 66, 153]
1644, WHITLOCK, Thomas, Monmouth County, N. J. Ensign, 1673. [155, 189]
1637. WHITTINGHAM, John, Ipswich, Mass. Ensign, 1644; Lieutenant, 1645. [62]
1650. + WHYTHEDE (or WHITEHEAD), Daniel, Newtown, L. I. Patentee, 1668. [64]
I637. WICKENDEN, William, Providence, R. I. One of the Signers of Provi- dence Compact, 1637; Representative, 1651-55, 1664-66. [103]
1635. WICKES, John, Warwick, R. I. A Founder of Warwick, 1642; Assistant, 1650, 1656, 1659, 1661, 1665, 1666; Representative, 1651, 1655-58, 1660-70, 1673, 1675; named in Charter of Charles II, 1663. [144]
1635. WICKES, John, 3d, Warwick, R. I. Deputy, 1706, 1709, 1713-15; As- sistant, 1715-42. [144]
1631. WIGGIN, Andrew, Stratham, N. H. Representative, 1716, 1717, 1719, 1720, 1722-37; Speaker, 1728-30; Judge of Superior Court, 1729-32. [95]
1631. WIGGIN, Thomas, Dover, N. H. Agent to Plant Colony, 1631-33; Gov- ernor, 1633-37; Deputy, 1645; Assistant, 1650-64. [95]
1635. + WIGHT, Thomas, Medfield, Mass. A Founder of Medfield, 1654. [128]
1633. WILBUR, Samuel, Portsmouth, R. I. An original Proprietor of Aquid- neck, 1638. [77]
361
SETTLEMENT.
1633. WILBUR, Samuel, Jr., Portsmouth, R. I. Commissioner, 1656, 1658-60, 1662, 1663; Deputy, 1664, 1665, 1669, 1670; Assistant, 1865-69, 1677, 1678; Captain, 1669; Patentee of Charter, 1663. [77]
I683. WILCOX, Barnabas, Philadelphia, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1685; Jus- tice of the Court of Common Pleas, etc., 1686-87, 1689.
[38, 44, 48, 50, 68, 84, 88, 91, 101, 104, 131, 134, 135, 143, 162, 197] WILDER, Joseph, Lancaster, Mass. Judge of Common Pleas, 1739-57; Member of Council, 1735-40, 1742-52; Special Justice, Supreme Court, 1739; Judge of Probate, 1739-57; Chief Justice, Worcester County, 1741; Representative, 1720, 1721, 1725, 1726. [82]
1723. WILKINS, John, Jr., Bedford, Pa. Captain in Colonel Spencer's Regi- ment, 1776-78; Member of Convention, July 15, 1776. [27, 63, 82, 122, 159, 159, 159, 192]
1723. WILKINS, John, 3d, Lancaster County, Pa. Surgeon's Mate, 1776. [27]
1647. WILKINSON, Lawrence, Providence, R. I. Representative, 1667, 1673. [82, 103, 140]
1647. WILKINSON, Samuel, Providence, R. I. Deputy, 1705-07, 1716. [82, 103, 140]
WILLARD, Benjamin, Grafton, Mass. Lieutenant, 1690; Captain, 1703. [135]
1634. WILLARD, Simon, Concord, Mass. Deputy, 1636-42, 1644, 1646, 1649; Lieutenant, 1636; Captain, 1646; Major, 1654; Assistant, 1654-76. [25, 37, 50, 56, 57, 74, 123, 135, 135, 156]
1637. 1 WILLCOXSON, William, Hartford, Conn. Representative, 1647. [59, 12]]
1630. WILLETT, Thomas, Massachusetts and New York. Captain, 1647-48; Assistant, 1651-64; Member of Council of War, 1653, 1658; First English Mayor of New York, 1664, 1667; Member of Governor's Council, 1665-72.
[32, 37, 39, 64, 75, 80, 112, 129, 137, 139, 153, 159, 160, 171, 183, 187]
1630. WILLETT, Thomas, Queens County, L. I. Member of Governor's Coun- cil, 1689, 1691, 1697; Colonel of Militia, 1687, 1691, 1707; Judge, I702-10. [19, 50, 51, 69, 93, 115, 130, 186, 199]
362
SETTLEMENT.
1630. WILLETT, William, New York. Member of Assembly, 1701-33; Judge, 1721-33. [171, 199]
I731. WILLIAMS, George, Salem, Mass. Representative, 1776-79, 1783. [142] 1637. WILLIAMS, Isaac, Newton, Mass. Representative, 1692, 1695, 1697, 1699, 1701, 1705; Lieutenant, 1677. [62]
1632. WILLIAMS, John, Scituate, Mass. Deputy, 1640, 1643, 1644, 1647, 1648. [28]
1695. WILLIAMS, John, Shrewsbury, N. J. Member of Assembly, 1695-96, 1698, 1699. [II4, 195]
I749. WILLIAMS, Jonathan, Boston, Mass. Member of Committee of Inspec- tion, Correspondence, 1776. [27]
1638. WILLIAMS, Joseph, Roxbury, Mass. Colonel in Canada Campaign, 1758-60. [139]
1638. WILLIAMS, Phinehas, Woodstock, Vt. Captain, 1776. [62]
1637. WILLIAMS, Richard, Taunton, Mass. Deputy, 1643, 1645, 1646, 1648, 1650, 1651, 1653-57, 1659, 1664, 1665. [91, 148]
1630. WILLIAMS, Roger, Providence, R. I. Founder of the Colony, 1636; a Founder of Portsmouth, 1638; Agent to England, 1642, 1651; Assist- ant, 1647, 1648, 1664, 1665, 1670-72; Deputy President, 1649; Presi- dent of Colony, 1654-56; Commissioner, 1655, 1656, 1659, 1661; Cap- tain, 1657; Deputy, 1667; named in Charter of Charles II, 1663. [17, III, 143, 184]
1742. WILLIAMS, William, Mansfield, Conn. Captain, 1742. [62]
1682. WILLIAMSON, Daniel, Chester County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1708,
1709, 1720-22, 1727.
[17, 70, 98, 110, 116, 197]
1729.
WILLING, Charles, Philadelphia, Pa. Mayor, 1748, 1754; a Founder 'of
the University, 1749.
[141, 176]
363
SETTLEMENT.
I729. WILLING, Thomas, Philadelphia, Pa. Justice of Supreme Court, 1761; Secretary of Congress at Albany; Mayor, 1763; Member of As- sembly, 1764-65; President of Provincial Congress, 1774; Member of Congress, 1775-76. [89, 14]]
1638. WILLIS, Thomas, Medford, Mass. Representative, 1703, 1705. [142]
1638. WILLOUGHBY, Francis, Charlestown, Mass. Deputy, 1642, 1646, 1649; Assistant, 1650, 1651, 1664; Deputy Governor, 1665-70. [118]
1677. WILLS, Daniel, New Jersey. Member of Assembly, 1682-85; Member of Governor's Council, 1681, 1682, 1684, 1685; Justice of Peace, 1684, 1685. [94]
1677. WILLS, John, Burlington County, N. J. Justice of the Peace and Courts, 1699-1701; Member of Governor's Council, 1718-23, 1725, 1728, 1733, 1740. [94]
1693. WILMER, Simon, Kent County, Md. Representative, 1698. [27, 202]
1736. WILSON, Hugh, Northampton County, Pa. Justice of Peace and Courts, 1752, 1754, 1764, 1766. [178]
1630. WILSON, John, Massachusetts. A Founder of Massachusetts Bay Colony; and of Harvard College; Chaplain in Pequot War, 1637. [67]
1672. WILTBANK, Cornelius, Sussex County, Del. Sheriff, 1734. [45, 65]
1672.
WILTBANK, Hermanus Frederic, Sussex County, Del. Sheriff, 1669,
1672; Justice, 1673, 1674, 1676, 1677, 1682.
[45, 65]
1672. WILTBANK, John, Sussex County, Del. Justice of Peace, 1765-76, etc. [45,65]
1632.
WILTON, David, Windsor, Conn. Ensign, 1657; Associate Justice of
Hampshire Court, 1675-77.
[66]
1660. WINGATE, Joshua, Hampton, N. H. Captain, 1716; Representative, 1722-29; Major, 1730; Colonel, 1744; at Siege of Louisburg, 1745. [142]
364
SETTLEMENT.
1635. WINSHIP, Edward, Cambridge, Mass. Ensign, 1647; Lieutenant, 1660 ; Representative, 1663-64, 1681-86. [44, 158]
I620. WINSLOW, Edward, Plymouth, Mass. A Founder of Plymouth Colony, 1620; Governor, 1633-34, 1635-36, 1644; Assistant, 1634, 1635, 1637, 1638, 1641-43, 1645-50; Member of Council of War, 1642, 1643, 1646; Commissioner of United Colonies, 1643, 1644; Agent to England, 1646. [103, 156]
1639. WINSLOW, Edward, Rochester, Mass. Special Justice, 1729, 1732. [72, 166, 167]
1639. WINSLOW, Kenelm, Marshfield, Mass. Deputy, 1642-44, 1649-53. [72, 166, 167]
1630. WINTHROP, John, Boston, Mass. A Founder of Massachusetts Bay Colony ; Governor, 1629-34, 1637-40, 1642-44, 1646-49 ; Assistant, 1634, 1635, 1640, 1641; chosen Councillor for Life, 1636; Colonel, 1636; Commissioner of United Colonies, 1643, 1645; Deputy Gov- ernor, 1636, 1644-46. [147,176]
1634. WISEMAN, Henry, Maryland. Member of Assembly, 1641. [17]
I720. WISNER, Henry, Orange County, N. Y. Member of Assembly, 1759-69; Member of Committee of Safety; Member of Congress, 1775-76. [193]
1717. WISTAR, Caspar, Philadelphia, Pa. A Founder of Pennsylvania Hos- pital, 1751. [38, 48, 135, 138, 162, 164, 197]
1635. WISWELL, Ichabod (Rev.), Duxbury, Mass. Agent of Plymouth Colony to England, 1691. [153]
1682. WITHERS, Thomas, Chester County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1692. [136]
1637. WODELL, William, Rhode Island. A Founder of Warwick, 1642; Repre- sentative, 1656, 1663-70, 1672-75, 1680-84, 1686. [79]
1630. WOLCOTT, Alexander, M.D., Windsor, Conn. Surgeon in Expedition against Louisburg, 1745; Representative, 1757, etc. [140]
365
SETTLEMENT.
1630. WOLCOTT, Henry, Windsor, Conn. Assistant, 1643-55. [16, 32, 43, 105, 118, 140, 149, 155, 163]
1630. WOLCOTT, Oliver, Litchfield, Conn. Captain, 1747; Major, 1771; Colonel Seventeenth Regiment, 1775-76; Brigadier-General, 1776; Major- General, 1779; Deputy, 1764, 1767-68, 1770; Member of Council, 1774-83, etc .; Member of Congress, 1775-78, etc .; a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. [32]
1630. WOLCOTT, Roger, Connecticut. Representative, 1700-14, 1718, 1719; Commissary, 1711; Assistant, 1714-17, 1720-41; Judge of County Court, 1723-32; Judge of Superior Court, 1732-41; Deputy Governor, 1741-50; Governor, 1750-54; Chief Justice, 1741-50; Captain, 1722; Major, 1724; Colonel, 1739; Major-General, 1745. [32, 35, 43, 140, 162]
1630. t WOLCOTT, Simon, Simsbury, Conn. Deputy, 1671. [140]
1682. WOOD, George, Chester County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1682-83. [24, 25, 25, 42, 116, 141, 175, 175]
1682. WOOD, Henry, Hopewell, N. J. Member of Assembly, 1683-84; Com- missioner of Lands, 1685.
[26, 53, 66, 79, 141, 173, 181, 185, 193, 202]
1682. WOOD, John, Chester County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1710, 1712, 1717.
[24, 25, 25, 42, 116, 175, 175]
1682. WOOD, Richard, New Jersey. Justice of Salem County, 1733; Judge of Cumberland County, 1748; Member of Assembly, 1751, 1753, 1754. [19, 197]
1677. WOOD, William, Burlington, N. J. Representative, 1697. [108]
1634. WOODBRIDGE, John, Newbury, Mass. Deputy, 1637, 1638, 1640, 1641; Associate, Essex County Court, 1678, 1679; Assistant, 1683, 1684. [128]
1624. WOODBURY, John, Salem, Mass. A Founder of Massachusetts Bay Colony; Deputy, 1635, 1638, 1639. [55, 196]
1624. WOODBURY, Peter, Beverly, Mass. Deputy, 1689, 1692. [55,196]
366
SETTLEMENT.
1624. WOODBURY, Peter, 2d, Antrim, N. H. Deputy, 1776; Member of Com- mittee of Safety, 1776. [55]
1648. WOODHULL, Ebenezer, New York. Adjutant, January, 1776; Captain of Light Horse, May, 1776. [6]]
1648. WOODHULL, Richard, Long Island. Captain, 1685.
[6]]
1635. WOODMAN, Edward, Newbury, Mass. Deputy, 1636-39, 1643; Lieuten- ant, 1637. [41]
1695. WOODNUT, Richard, Salem County, N. J. Judge, 1714. [26]
I686. WOODWARD, Anthony, Monmouth County, N. J. Justice, 1704, 1705, I708. [108, 114]
1642. WOODWARD, Peter, Dedham, Mass. Representative, 1665, 1669-70. [85]
1677. WOOLSTON, John, Burlington, N. J. Member of Assembly, 1683, 1684, 1697. [18, 25, 87, 87, 98, 102, 115, 128, 195]
1677. WOOLSTON, John, 2d, Bucks County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1749-51. [25, 102, 128]
1721. WOOLVERTON, Charles, New Jersey. Justice, 1721. [8]]
I683. WORRALL, John, Chester County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1716. [18, 189]
1687. WORRILOW, John, Chester County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1699.
[65, 142, 158, 191, 197]
1692. WORTHINGTON, John, Anne Arundel County, Md. Justice, 1692, etc .; Burgess, 1699. [92]
1714. WRIGHT, John, Chester County and Lancaster County, Pa. Justice, 1717, 1718, 1725, 1726, 1729-38; Member of Assembly, 1718, 1725, 1726, 1729-48; Speaker, 1745; Trustee of Loan Office, 1731-2, 1743. [94, 199, 200, 200]
·
367
SETTLEMENT.
1714. WRIGHT, John, Jr., York County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1749, 1751-59. [199]
WRIGHT, Jonathan, Burlington, N. J. Representative, 1721. [88, 91]
1679. WRIGHT, Joshua, Burlington County, N. J. Member of Assembly, 1682, 1685.
[15, 20, 37, 48, 56, 59, 73, 176, 190]
1679. WRIGHT, Joshua, Jr., Burlington County, N. J. Member of Assembly, 1704. [59]
1677. WRIGHT, Thomas, Burlington County, N. J. Member of Assembly, 1682, 1683. [20, 36]
1690. WYATT, Bartholomew, Salem County, N. J. Member of Assembly, 1707, 1710, 1716, 1721. [38, 48, 135, 161, 194, 197]
1636. WYCKOFF, Peter Claesz, Flatlands, N. Y. Delegate to Convention, 1664.
[61, 197]
1638. WYLLIS, George, Hartford, Conn. Assistant, 1639-41; Deputy Governor, 1641; Governor, 1642-43. [74, 163, 170]
1638. WYLLIS, Samuel, Hartford, Conn. Assistant, 1678-84, 1689.
[30, 152, 163, 170]
1717. WYNKOOP, Henry, Bucks County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1760, 1761; Justice, 1764, 1770, 1774; Member of Provincial Convention, 1774; Member of Committee of Safety, 1775; Member of Provincial Con- ference, June 18, 1776. [85, 101, 147,201]
I682. WYNNE, Thomas, M. D., Pennsylvania. Speaker of First Assembly, 1682-83; Judge of Supreme Court, 1686-90; Member of Assembly for Sussex County, 1888. [20, 23, 34, 43, 48, 51, 53, 57, 59, 96, 96, 102, 102, 104, 119, 127, 133, 143, 151, 154, 154, 159, 165, 174, 177, 189, 200]
I688. YARD, William, Trenton, N. J. Clerk of Court, 1720. [96]
368
SETTLEMENT.
1704. YARDLEY, Thomas, Bucks County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1715, 1722; Justice, 1725, 1726, 1727, 1738. [100]
1684. YARNALL, Francis, Chester County, Pa. Representative, 17II. [51, 55, 55, 116, 125]
1684. YARNALL, Francis, 2d, Chester County, Pa. Member of Assembly, 1743-48. [116]
1697. YEATES, Jasper, New Castle County, Del. Provincial Councillor, 1696- 1720; Associate Justice of Supreme Court, 1704-10, 1717-20; Member of Assembly, 1700, 1701; Justice, Chester County, Pa., 1698-1719; Presiding Justice, 1704, 1717; Chief Justice of Superior Court of Lower Counties, 1707, 1717-20. [42,.14]]
1728. YORKE, Edward, Philadelphia, Pa. Lieutenant of Flagship "Mont- gomery," 1776; Captain of Galliot " Camden." [175]
1728. YORKE, Thomas, Berks County, Pa. Lieutenant-Colonel, 1748; Member of Assembly, 1756-57; Judge, 1759; Lieutenant of Provincial Ship- of-War, 1776. [21, 175, 201]
1667. YOUNG, Samuel, Anne Arundel County, Md. Member of Assembly, 1692; Justice, 1692. [55]
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