Pane-Joyce Genealogy

1275. Rev. William Witherell. Born ca 1600. William died in Scituate, MA on 9 Apr 1684.52

Witherell, also spelled Weatherwell or Witherle. In England William was a schoolmaster in Maidstone, Kent, England, having received his baccalaureate degree from Bennet (Corpus Christi) College, Cambridge University in Jan., 1623 and his A. m. at 1626. In New England he taught grammar school in Charlestown, MA in 1636. He preached for a time in Duxbury, and in Sept., 1644 became minister of the church in Scituate, MA; sworn a freeman June 1, 1658

William “was the first pastor of the Second Church in Scituate. He came in the ship Hercules of Sandwich, 200 tons, John Witherly, master, from Maidstone, England, with his wife Mary, three children and one servant, on certificates dated Mar. 1634. He had formerly resided in Sollolk. His house stood a few rods southeast of the meeting house, which was ‘fifty rods east of Stony Cove Brook,’ on the crest of Wilson Hill, and was his residence during the thirty-0nine years of his ministry. He died in 1684. Persons from neighboring towns brought their children to him for baptism, probably because their own ministers were opposed to infant sprinkling. Among them were the families of Rogers of Marshfield, Nathaniel and Josiah Winslow (the Governor), and Kenhelm Winslow (Governor Edward Winslow’s brother) from Yarmouth.”42

On 26 Mar 1627 William married Mary Fisher, daughter of Thomas Fisher (19 Nov 1564-2 Apr 1608) & Joan Lake (20 Dec 1576-), in St Mildred’s Cathedral, Canterbury. Born on 17 Apr 1604 in Boughton-Monchelse, Kent. Mary died in Scituate, MA bef 26 Mar 1684.

Their children include:

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Samuel Witherell (ca Dec 1628-1683)

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Capt. Daniel Witherell (29 Nov 1630-14 Apr 1719)

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Thomas Witherell (ca Aug 1633-)

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Mary Witherell (18 Mar 1635-12 Dec 1710)

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Serg. Theophilus Witherell (ca 1638-Jan 1702)

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