Mary Whitaker

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Whitaker was born on 3 March 1700, in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Samuel Whitaker, was 30 and her mother, Mary Squire, was 20. She married Joshua Smith II on 15 February 1722, in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 22 July 1764, in her hometown, at the age of 64, and was buried in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Smith II
1695–1745
Mary Whitaker
1700–1764
Marriage: 15 February 1722
Dr. Thomas Smith
1722–1809
Joshua Smith III
1724–1804
Samuell Smith
1727–1789
Mary Smith
1729–1771
Abiall Smith
1730–
Elizabeth Smith
1732–
David Smith
1735–
Lydia Smith
1739–1820
Huldah Smith
1741–

Sources (17)

  • Mary Whitaker, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Mary Whittaker, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Mary Smith, "BillionGraves Index"

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Whitacre in Warwickshire or High Whitaker in Lancashire, both of whose names derive from Old English hwīt ‘white’ + æcer ‘field’. The name may also be derived from Wheatacre in Norfolk or Whiteacre in Waltham (Kent), both of which derive from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + æcer ‘field’. Compare Whittaker .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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