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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 8., The Whitmores of Medford and some of their descendants. (search)
Francis Eliot of Cambridge and widow of John Poulter of Cambridge. John and Rachel Whitmore had three children. John Whitmore was interested in town affairs, and in the Indian difficulties of that time. He went to Saco against them under Major Swayne. How long he remained is not told, but his wife Rachel petitioned the General Court to release him, and here is a copy of her petition. To the Honorable Simon Bradstreet Governor, and the rest of the Honorable body now sitting in Boston, the humble petition of Rachel Whitmore, wife of John Whitmore. Whereas your petitioner's husband was impressed into the country's service against the Indian enemy, and is now with Major Swayne at Newchawanick, and your petitioner and her two children are very weak and ill and unable to help ourselves or do anything for our relief and the rest of the family, as several of our neighbors can and have informed your honors. Doth, therefore, humbly request the favor of your honors, that her h