Valentine Whitman Sr. was born in England.His father may have been John Wightman, who was the son of Edward Wightman. Edward, Valentine Sr. grandfather, has the distinction of being last person in England who was burned at the stake for heresy.
Valentine Sr. immigrated to the American colonies by 1648, supposedly six years before his father and brothers would arrive to New Port, Rhode Island.
For some reason, Valentine started spelling his surname Whitman as opposed the original spelling of Wightman.
Valentine could speak the local indian language, so he became an interpreter. He assisted in communications between the local Indians and early settlers, as well as helping with transactions of the land companies of Connecticut and Massachusetts in 1658.
In 1660, Valentine witnessed a contract between a indian chief called Ninigret and the United Colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, New Haven and Hartford.
He was an industrious person serving in the rolls of:
Valentine Sr. immigrated to the American colonies by 1648, supposedly six years before his father and brothers would arrive to New Port, Rhode Island.
For some reason, Valentine started spelling his surname Whitman as opposed the original spelling of Wightman.
Valentine could speak the local indian language, so he became an interpreter. He assisted in communications between the local Indians and early settlers, as well as helping with transactions of the land companies of Connecticut and Massachusetts in 1658.
In 1660, Valentine witnessed a contract between a indian chief called Ninigret and the United Colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, New Haven and Hartford.
He was an industrious person serving in the rolls of:
- Surveyor of Highways, 1656
- Commissioner in the General Court of Commissions for Rhode Island,18 May, 1658,
- Jury duty, 1657 - 1661
- Rhode Island Militia, King Philip's war,14 Aug 1676
He married a Mary ,that some think is Mary Aldrich, daughter of George Aldrich and Catharine Seald, but for right now we have no verification of that.
They had 9 Children: Mary who married John Inman, Elizabeth, Susanna who married James Ballou, Deborah who married Joseph Smith, Alice, Hannah, Esther who married John Steere, Grace and Valentin Jr. who married Sarah Bartlett
Valentine Sr. made some land purchases:
Jan. 28, 1655, he bought a parcel of meadow and 25 acres of upland of Robert Coles at Mashapaug
Aug. 27,1656, of John Greene, Sen., a house lot lying between the lot of William Harris on the north and Edward Manton on the south, which was confirmed by Philipa Greene, widow of John, May 13, 1659.
He was admitted a freeman of Providence, May 18, 1658. His name is also attached to an agreement, dated October 18, 1654, between the United Colonies and Ninegret, and upon the list of those who stayed in Providence through Phillip’s war.
Valentine Sr. made his last will and testament on 13 Jan 1701 and on 11 Mar, 1701 his will was proven in court.
Valentine Sr. made some land purchases:
Jan. 28, 1655, he bought a parcel of meadow and 25 acres of upland of Robert Coles at Mashapaug
Aug. 27,1656, of John Greene, Sen., a house lot lying between the lot of William Harris on the north and Edward Manton on the south, which was confirmed by Philipa Greene, widow of John, May 13, 1659.
He was admitted a freeman of Providence, May 18, 1658. His name is also attached to an agreement, dated October 18, 1654, between the United Colonies and Ninegret, and upon the list of those who stayed in Providence through Phillip’s war.
Valentine Sr. made his last will and testament on 13 Jan 1701 and on 11 Mar, 1701 his will was proven in court.
From the Narragansett Historical Register Vol 2, page 297, His death is thus recorded : “ Valentine Whittman Senior, of this Towne of Providence died the 26‘11 day of January 1701 about the breakeing of ye day or a little before, as his Son Valentine Whittman Gives an account.”
Valentine Whitman Jr. was born on 25 Aug 1668. He married 12 Dec 1694, Sarah Bartlett, daughter of John Bartlett and Sarah Aldrich. Their children were Sarah, John, Henry, Abiah, Robert, Benjamin, Noah and two or three more children.
*Their son John and his wife Sarah Sprague are my ancestors. Sarah was the daughter of Anthony Sprague,who was the son of Elizabeth Bartlett and who was the daughter of Mary Warren, the eldest daughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren.
Valentine Whitman Jr. was born on 25 Aug 1668. He married 12 Dec 1694, Sarah Bartlett, daughter of John Bartlett and Sarah Aldrich. Their children were Sarah, John, Henry, Abiah, Robert, Benjamin, Noah and two or three more children.
*Their son John and his wife Sarah Sprague are my ancestors. Sarah was the daughter of Anthony Sprague,who was the son of Elizabeth Bartlett and who was the daughter of Mary Warren, the eldest daughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren.
Valentine Whitman Jr., and a group of men, met in his home on 17 Mar 1730, The meeting was to organize their future town, later to be named Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Valentine's home is called a Stone ender. This is a unique style of Rhode Island architecture that developed in the 17th century where one wall in a house is made up of a large stone chimney.The large farmhouse was built around 1694 and is the second oldest surviving building in Rhode Island
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Valentine Whitman, Jr. House, Great Road & Meetinghouse Road, Lime Rock, Providence County, RI
Valentine Jr. died on 26 Aug 1750, Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island and is buried in the Whitman-Mowry Cemetery, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island
Valentine Whitman Jr. home Circa 1937
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Valentine Whitman, Jr. House, Great Road & Meetinghouse Road, Lime Rock, Providence County, RI
Valentine Jr. died on 26 Aug 1750, Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island and is buried in the Whitman-Mowry Cemetery, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island
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