Alice (Garment) Whitmarsh (bef. 1607 - bef. 1644)

Born before 26 Apr 1607 in Somerset, England

Wife of John Whitmarsh — married 9 Jun 1623 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Descendants

Died before 1644 at about age 36 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Alice (Garment) Whitmarsh migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Passenger on ship with Reverend Hull's company^[1]

• John Whitmarks, aged 39 years.
• Alice Whitmarke, his wife, aged 35 years.
• John Whitmarck, his son, aged 11 years.
• Jane, his daughter, aged 7 years.
• Onseph, his son, aged 5 years.
• Rich, his son, aged 2 years.

— 26 April 1607: An Alice Garment, bapt. at Batcombe, dau. of Richard. — 9 June 1623: An Alice Garment, m. at Shepton Mallet, wife of John Whitmarsh. — Most brides married in their native parish. — Most brides married about age 21. — In the absence of compelling evidence, there is no reason to assume that the 1607 and 1623 events pertain to the same Alice Garment.

Alice married John Whitmarsh on 9 June 1623 in Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire, England.^[2] Twelve years later, Alice and her family boarded a ship bound for Weymouth, Massachusetts.^[3]

Alice disappears from records after 1643 in Weymouth, Massachusetts.

Children

Children of John and Alice: Children of John and Alice:

1. John Whitmarsh bpt 7 March 1623/4 Shepton Mallet;^[4] mar Sarah Harding
2. Jane Whitmarsh b c. 1628
3. Onesiphorus Whitmarsh bpt 17 Jan 1629/30 Shepton Mallet^[5]
4. Richard Whitmarsh b say 1633
5. Nicholas Whitmarsh b say 1635; mar Hannah Reed
6. Simon Whitmarsh b say 1637; mar 1) Sarah Holbrook, 2) Elizabeth Unknown

Research Notes

Most sources have Alice born in 1607, but FamilySearch trees have it between 1598 and 1602. Her eldest son was born ca. 1622 and her second son in March of 1624. This should make us suspicious of her purported April 1607 birth date.

Alice was possibly (but doubtfully) the daughter of Richard Garment and was baptized on 26 APR 1607 in Batcombe, Somerset, England.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles; George F. Sanborn; and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. (NEHGS, 1999-2011).
2. ↑ Dwelly, T. W. (Thomas William), 1901-, Edward Dwelly, and Arthur J. (Arthur John) Jewers. Bishop's Transcripts At Wells, Volume 2, Page 229. Herne Bay: Printed and published by the editor, 1913-1922.
3. ↑ [https://archive.org/stream/originallistspe00hottgoog#page/n302/mode/2up Hotten, John Camden ed; Great Britain. Public Record Office The original lists of persons of quality, emigrants, religious exiles, political rebels, serving men sold for a term of years, apprentices, children stolen, maidens pressed, and others, who went from Great Britain to the American plantations, 1600-1700. Page 284. Publisher London, New York, Empire State Book Co, 1874]
4. ↑ Dwelly, T. W. (Thomas William), 1901-, Edward Dwelly, and Arthur J. (Arthur John) Jewers. Bishop's Transcripts At Wells, Page 229. Herne Bay: Printed and published by the editor, 1913-1922.
5. ↑ Dwelly, T. W. (Thomas William), 1901-, Edward Dwelly, and Arthur J. (Arthur John) Jewers. Bishop's Transcripts At Wells, Page 235. Herne Bay: Printed and published by the editor, 1913-1922.
6. ↑ Dwelly, T. W. (Thomas William), 1901-, Edward Dwelly, and Arthur J. (Arthur John) Jewers. Bishop's Transcripts At Wells, Volume 1, Page 61. Herne Bay: Printed and published by the editor, 1913-1922.

• England: Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Original index: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch, 2014.)
• England: Marriages, 1538-1973. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Original index: England Marriages, 1538-1973. FamilySearch, 2014.)
• Geni. Alice (Garment?) born in 1607 of Weymouth, Dorset, England. Died in 1644 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass. Wife of John Witmarsh Sr. Daughter of Richard Garment and Alice Unknown. Mother of 8 listed children.
• Savage, James, "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came before May 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register. 4 vols. 1860–62; rpt. ed." ((Boston:MA, Little, Brown & Co.,, 1982 ); (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1969); (FHL# 974/D2s)), 4:525.
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