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Capt. Livermore Whittredge, Jr. -- from whom we are directly descended through our paternal grandmother Esther Moulton (Whittredge) Smith (Smith (1886-1970) -- was born February 13, 1738/39 in Beverly, Mass. to Lt. Livermore and Mary (Gadge) Whittredge. He was baptized on February 17.

Livermore Whittredge, Jr. married Lydia Herrick on October 28, 1765 in Beverly. She was born on July 2, 1741 in Beverly, the daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Raymond) Herrick.

The couple had seven children. One died in infancy. We are descended from the sixth child of this union, Thomas Whittredge (1783-1858).

Lydia (Herrick) Whittredge was 45 when her seventh and last child was born.

Livermore, Jr. and his wife Lydia belonged to the First Parish Unitarian Church, Beverly.

Livermore, Jr. became a merchant and a very successful one at that.

Livermore Whittredge, Jr. died on November 22, 1803 in Beverly. His gravestone in the Central Cemetery (aka Hale Street Cemetery) in Beverly reads:

IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN / LIVERMORE WHITTREDGE / OB NOV 22 1803 / AET 63.1

The “Capt.” in his gravestone inscription indicates military service.

Livermore Whittredge, Jr. died intestate. But, his wealth and other things about him can be deduced from the lengthy inventory of his estate that was taken. (See Appendix A.)

An inventory of the estate of Capt Livermore Whittredge late of Beverly, Merchant deceased, was taken May 26, 1804 and sworn to July 3, 1804. It consisted of substantial real estate including land at the water’s edge (a wharf) and a farm situated in the part of Beverly called Montserrat containing about 115 acres. The total value of his real estate was $12,300. His personal estate was worth $18,915.68. This means that the total value of his estate was over $31,000, a remarkable sum for the times.

One-third of Livermore’s estate was assigned to his widow Lydia. The remaining two-thirds was divided among his children.

From his inventory (including schooners; shipping appurtenances such as riggings, and large quantities of various items such as fish, molasses, coffee, and salt that would be obtained in trade) and the fact that his real estate included a wharf, it is evident that Capt. Livermore, Jr. was involved in mercantile commerce.

1 Transcribed July 7, 2001 by David A. Whittredge.

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Worthy of note are the books in his library, which included a large Bible and several other books, among them: Matthew Henry, 1662-1714, An Exposition of the Old and New Testament; Job Orton, 1717-1783, Six discourses on Family Worship; Edward Wells, 1667-1727, An historical geography of the New Testament; Edward Wells, An historical geography of the Old Testament; and John Willison, 1680-1750, Sacramental Meditations and Advices.

Livermore, Jr.’s wife, Lydia (Herrick) Whittredge, died a wealthy widow in Beverly on August 29, 1804, nine months after her husband’s decease.2 Her death is recorded in the records of the First Parish Unitarian Church. She was buried in Central Cemetery (aka Hale Street Cemetery) in Beverly.

Inventory of the Estate of “Mrs. Lydia Whittredge late of Beverly ... Widow, deceased" was taken on January 14, 1805. (See Appendix B.)

SUMMARY

Capt. Livermore Whittredge, Jr. Our ancestor. Son of Lt. Livermore and Mary (Gadge) Whittredge. He was born February 13, 1738/39 In Beverly, Mass. and died November 22, 1803 In Beverly. Merchant. He married Lydia Herrick October 28, 1765 in Beverly, daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Raymond) Herrick. She was born July 2, 1741 in Beverly and died August 29, 1804 In Beverly. The couple are buried in the Central Cemetery (aka Hale Street Cemetery) in Beverly.

Children of Capt. Livermore and Lydia (Herrick) Whittredge:

i. Daniel Whittredge. Born about 1770 in Beverly. Died in infancy.ii. Livermore Whittredge. Born June 4, 1771 in Beverly. Died December 25,

1858 in Beverly. Merchant. He married (1) Hannah Goodridge in December 1792 in Beverly. She died on July 19, 1803. He married (2) Sally (Goodridge) Carter, widow of Simon Carter, Jr., on December 4, 1803 in Beverly. She died in 1841.

iii. Polly Whittredge. Born September 4, 1773 in Beverly. Died February 22, 1790 or 17913 in Beverly of pulmonary consumption. Buried Ancient Burying Ground, Beverly.

iv. Capt. Daniel Whittredge. Born 1776 in Beverly. Died October 17, 1799 in Beverly of pulmonary consumption. Buried Ancient Burying Ground, Beverly.

v. Lydia Whittredge. Born July 21, 1778 in Beverly. Died June 26, 1847 in Beverly. She married (1) Daniel Foster, Jr., April 7, 1799 in Beverly, (2) Benjamin Thorndike, February 2, 1800 in Beverly, (3) Timothy Wyer

2 The cause of death was "languishment." Source: Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (2 vols.; Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1906-7), II:601, citing church record.3 Church and gravestone records vary as to year of death.

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January 20, 1803 in Beverly. Timothy Wyer died December 13, 1832 in Beverly. She is buried in the Ancient Burying Ground, Beverly.

vi. Thomas Whittredge. Our ancestor. He was the great-grandfather of our paternal grandmother Esther Moulton (Whittredge) Smith. He was born July 19, 1783 in Beverly and died January 21, 1858 in Beverly. Occupation, toll keeper. He married (1) Charlotte Flint October 20, 1805 in Reading, Mass. She was born in 1784 in South Reading and died December 19, 1831 in Beverly. Thomas Whittredge married (2) Esther (Conant) Prescott, widow of Capt. Asa Prescott, on September 20, 1842 in Beverly. She died on July 26, 1864 in West Cambridge (Arlington), Mass.vii. Sally Whittredge. Born December 13, 1786 in Beverly. Died September 7, 1819 in New Orleans, La. She married Capt. Nathaniel Fowler, a goldsmith and mariner, on May 21, 1805 in Beverly.

Bibliographic Note: The Essex County probate records are a main source for this report.

-- Roger W. Smith June 2011

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Appendix A - Estate of Capt. Livermore Whittredge

An inventory of the estate of Capt Livermore Whittredge late of Beverly, Merchant deceased, was taken May 26, 1804 and sworn to July 3, 1804. It consisted of:

REAL ESTATE

"The dwelling house late the dwelling house of said deceased and land under and adjoining with the barn and other buildings thereon" $3,550

"A lot of land in Bartlett's lane so called containing 72 poles with a cellar and rocks for the same" $1,000

"A Lot of land near Bartlett's swamp so called containing 24 poles" $150

"A Wharf and two Stores with the land & flats under and adjoining together with the pump including all the land below a certain wall built at the bottom of the Bank near high water mark " $4,300

"Farm, situated in the part of the town called Montserrat, containing about 115 acres more or less with the adjoining dwelling house barn, wood house, &c., including the woods at Montserrat thereunto belonging" $3,300

TOTAL VALUE OF REAL ESTATE $12,300

PERSONAL ESTATE

1 Clock $50

1 Desk & book case $30

pair of looking glasses $24

1 table about five feet square and oil cloth $8

half dozen green chairs @ 8/ $8

one armed chair @ 6/ $1

pair of brass andirons shovel & tongs $12

1 pair bellows $ .75

1 large bible $3

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four volumes Henry's expositor $16

two volumes Wells' scripture Geography $ .75

1 volume sermons collected $1.50

Orton's discourses $ .75

1 old volume on sacrifice &c. $ .40

Willison's sacramental meditations $ .40

2 other volumes $1

1 silver can $24

half dozen large spoons $12

1 dozen tea spoons & pair sugar tongs $8

1 coffee pot pair of tea pots and tea cannis. $2.50

1 pair brass candlesticks $1.50

2½ dozen green edged plates large & sm. $1.25

4 dishes $1.50

2 pitchers & 2 bowls $1.50

1 sett of china purple & white $3

1 other sett of china & four mugs do. $1.50

2 pair decanters $1.50

a large tumbler & 1 dozen small ones $2

9 wine glasses $ .75

glass bottle & salts $ .30

1 travelling case of bottles $5

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2 tea trays $ .60

1 dozen diaper table cloths $15

9 towels $3

1 small square mahogany table & covering $3

brushes for floor & hearth $1

8 different pictures $1

1 old looking glass $4

6 Mahogany flag bottomed chairs $12

1 easy chair $12

1 pair iron dogs $2

1 Carpet $10

bed & bedstead, blanket & quilts $28

1 small bureau $6

1 trunk $3.00

32½ pairs bandanna hand[kerchief]s $133

1 old desk $3

1 small pine desk $ .50

chest of drawes $5

4 chairs $2

bed & bedstead & blanketts & quilt $26

1 pan $1

1 trunk $2.50

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papers of tobacco $1.25

pair of wool cards $ .25

1 quadrant $8

1 pair small iron dogs $ .50

1 window curtain $ .25

pair of old drawes or bureau $ .50

looking glass $ .20

1 pine chest $1

19 pair sheets $57

12 pair pillow cases $4

1 pair woolen sheets $2

Bed and bedstead with bedding & blue quilt $24

smaller bed & covering $10

2 white window curtains $1.50

2 chairs and pair of andirons $1

1 bed & bedstead & bedding $12.50

1 Cabin bed & covering $8

2 Chairs 1 window curtain $ .90

pair fire buckets $3

watering pot $ .50

spinning wheel $1

4 barrels with some rye & meal & beans $4

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1 table & 2 old chests or boxes $1

bark $1.50

2 hhds. & 4 bbls. with cyder $30

5 pork cask and 300 lbs pork $27

18 bush. potatoes $6

1 bushel salt $ .75

1 bread tray & cask $ .25

½ gross bottles $3

70 lbs. cheese $3.50

84 do. do. [sic] butter $6.72

1½ barrels apples $3

several cask & firkins $2

sundry other old casks & vegetables &c. $5

kegs, pots & jugs $2

2 soap casks with soap $6

bread trays $ .50

frying pan $ .25

table $2.25

clothes house $ .60

warming pan $1

case of draws $ .50

2 basketts $ .50

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2 brushes $ .50

10 kitchen chairs $5

4 tables $4

1 writing desk $2

1 light stand $ .40

1 looking glass $ .40

3 pair candlesticks & lamp $1.25

1 kitchen jack $6

shovel & tongs, andirons, trammels & billows $5

gridiron, toaster & fender, skewers, & loggerhead $2

pair of flat irons & several articles in a closet $1.50

1 curtain $ .30

2½ doz. White plates $ .80

½ dozen bowls $ .50

2 tureens & 4 platters $1

2 pair salts, 1 pair pepper boxes, vinegar cruets &c. $ .60

wooden bowls, jugs, bottles &c. $1

12 pewter plates & 4 porringers $4

20 pieces tin ware $4

1¼ dozen knives & forks $1.25

2 pots, 2 kettles, & 2 spiders $3

3 brass & 1 copper kettle $5

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1 cleaver, 1 chopping knife & 2 pans $ .90

1 bucket & sundry other articles $1

1 matt $ .50

2 tin stoves $ .80

1 hat $3

1 surtout $3

1 blue coat $5

1 dark mixed coat $5

3 other coats $3

4 Cloth waistcoats $2

3 silk waistcoats & 1 nankeen do. $2.50

2 pairs cloth & 2 nankeen small cloths $2

1 pair silk small cloths $2

1 pair shoe buckles & knee buckles $1.50

6 pair woolen stockings $4

8 pair cotton stockings $1.50

3 pair silk stockings $1.50

2 pair linen drawers $ .50

10 shirts $15

3 handkerchiefs or neck cloths $1.50

1 pair boots $2

Bag of coffee 109 lbs. $31.61

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barrel of sugar $19.25

3 glls. fish $16.50

18 galls. molasses & casks $10

½ barrel beef $6

2 legs pork $2.10

1 hshd., 5 bbls., 3 boxes, 1 keg all empty $2.25

2 dozen mast hoops $1.44

Scales and weights $3.75

iron fetters $ .75

an iron pot and oil jug with oil $2

2 tin measures & 2 tin tunnels $ .75

7 Cords wood $38.50

2 sawes $2

2 axes, beetle & wedges $2

2 shovels, pickaxe, hoe, spade $3

back saddle, collar & harness $4

saddle, bridle, and saddle bags $6

slay & harness $15

Chaise & harness $200

1 horse $35

hay $15

12 hogsheads, new ones $14

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Coopers tools, sett of truss hoops $4.50

1 grind stone $1

Boards $32.00 @ 6.0 staves 1 m. $ 14 dls. $33.20

1 water hhd. & 4 tubs $2.50

1 pair trunks $10

15½ hhds. salt $77.50

3 hhds. molasses 319 galls. @ 49 cts. $156.31

1 hhd. sugar $104.90

3 salt tubs $1

empty water bbls. 25 $12.50

1 large pot 5 dols., 1 small pot 1._ kettle 3.0 $9.00

tar & tar barrels $3

10 Cwt. old cable $20

an old mainsail $18

12 oars $2.50

3 hhd. & half of barrel hoops $3.50

2 barrels with oakum $2

1 box with old iron $3.0

3 double blocks, single blocks and hooks &c. $9

½ of a sail rigging $4.0

1 small anchor & ______? $14

Nett proceeds of 200 dolls. shipped by E.F. 289.33

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Three shares in the social library $15.10

Twenty seven shares in the B. Bank $3,240

William Gray Jun's Note of hand … dated Salem Jany. 15, 1802 $1,500.00

Interest due on do. to Jany. 15, 1804 $90.00

Livermore Whittredge Junr. note of hand dated March 1st, 1800 $900.00

Interest on do. reckoned to Jany. 26th, 1804 $48.94

William Webber Junrs Note of hand dated 28th November 1801 $100.00

Interest on do. reckoned to Jany. 26th, 1804 $12.97

Livermore Langdells Note of hand dated October 15th 1798 $15.00

Interest on do. reckoned up to 26th Jany. 1804 $4.75

Book debt due from Livermore Whittridge Junr. as p. acct. Fo. 189 $2,000

Book debt due from Lydia Whittredge as per acct. in Fo. 190 $441.13

money on hand at the time of decease $172

Two fish houses and fish flakes with screws scales and weights $340

Wheelbarrows $15

Schooner Swan & Appurtenances $2,900

half the Sch. Dove & Appurtenances $950

one eighth part of Sch. Washington & Appurtenances $400

A pew in the meeting house of the first parish No. $120

A pew in do. … No. 109. $170

498¼ glls fish @ $4.50 $2,242.12

23396 feet of merchantl. boards @ $11.75 $274.90

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6873 feet clear boards @ 22 $151.20

9790 feet spruce boards @ 9 $88.11

2 Curls $40

1 iron harrow $4

1 sled $6

8 Cowes @ 20 dolls. $160

1 yearling heifer $7

12 sheep $24

2 pigs $11

Corn 40 bushels $36.67

1 horse $25

1 old horse $1

1 pair oxen $70

6 lodes english hay $120

3 ploughs $12

4 chains $6

2 tons salt hay @ 10 dolls. $20

6 tons meadow $ straw $36

2 rakes $ .50

1 large & a small pitch forks $1

1 hay hack $ .25

1 shovel $ .70

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1 axe $ .75

1 spade $ .50

2 hoes $ .50

1 dung fork $ .50

3 crow bars $6.30

white mud fork $ .20

Cheese press $ .50

2 scythes & swaths $1.50

1 grindstone $1

horse tackling $3

1 cross cut saw $3

bridle $ .50

hammers & drills & glutts $2

7 green chairs $9

1 stand table $3.50

1 round leaf table $3

1 looking glass $1.25

pair of iron dogs $1.25

1 japanned waiter $ .30

1 decanter & nine glasses & tumblers &c. $2.50

1 small japanned waiter $ .50

a bed and bedding $15

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churn & cheese tubs $1.50

1 brass kettle 6 pails ½ worn $ 4.50

½ dozen milk pans $3

2 tin pails $ .83

2 ox yokes $2.75

PERSONAL ESTATE $18,915.68

On July 3, 1804, Thomas Stevens, Abraham Kilham, and Francis Lamson all of Beverly were “appointed a committee to divide and set off, by Metes and Bounds, one third Part ... of all the Real Estate of Livermore Whittredge late of Beverly ... Merchant, deceased, intestate, unto his Widow Mrs. Lydia Whittredge, to and for her Use and Improvement, during her natural Life, as her Dower in said Real Estate. Than make a just and True Appraisement of the remaining Two Thirds of said Real Estate, … and see whether it will admit to a Division to and among the Children and Heirs of said deceased without Prejudice to or spoiling the whole; if so, divide it into as many parts as it will bear, not exceeding four. …"4

The committee reported on August 7, 1804. The "Widows Thirds" consisted of the following:

"Farm, situated in that part of the Town called Mountserat containing about 115 Acres more or less, with the Dwelling House, Barn, Wood House, including the wood lot at Manchester, thereunto belonging."

"The East End of the Dwelling House and Pantry of said deceased and the land under the same, the front entry's and stairs and the back entry passage to the Garret in common with the West End. The division of the Kitchen and Chamber over it to be as the partitions now stand, the Pantry to be equally divided, the Barn and Wood House with the land under the same, the Garden divided measuring from the centre of the Pantry where a stake is now drove thence running down the bank to the Sea wall, all the land on the East side of this line belongs to the East end of the House."

The remaining two-thirds of the estate was appraised at $6,950.00 and consisted of:

4 Essex County Probate, docket no. 29768.

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"Lot No. 1 The Wharf and two Stores, land and flats, under and adjoining, with the Pump, including the land below a certain wall at the bottom of the bank near high water mark, with the priviledges thereunto belonging."value $4,300

"Lot No. 2 A House Lot in Bartletts lane so called containing 72 Poles with a cellar on it." value $1,000.00

"Lot No. 3 The West End of Dwelling House and Pantry of said deceased with the land under the same the front entry's and stairs, and the back entry passage to the garret in common with the East End of said House. The kitchen and chamber over it to be as the partitions now stand, the Pantry to be equally divided, but the whole of the Pantry chamber belongs to this end, the land divided from the centre of the Pantry in a straight line down the bank as stakes are now drove, all the land on the West of said line belongs to this end, and a priviledge in the Well with a passage to and from the same." value $1,500.00

"Lot No. 4 Lot of land near Bartletts swamp so called containing 24 poles"value $150.00

The remaining two-thirds were divided among Livermore, Jr. and Lydia (Herrick) Whittredge’s children.

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Appendix B - Estate of Mrs. Lydia (Herrick) Whittredge

Inventory of the Estate of “Mrs. Lydia Whittredge late of Beverly ... Widow, deceased" was taken on January 14, 1805. Items included in the inventory were:

11 Shifts, $11.00

3 Waistcoats, $0.75

2 Cotton Shirts, $1.00

2 yards Cotton Cloth, $1.50

6 Yards Linnen Cloth, $2.40

5 Linnen and Cotton handkerchiefs, $1.25

5 silk handkerchiefs, $2.25

1 Gold necklace, $3.50

1 Gold Ring and ______ [word?] buttons, $2.00

2 fans, $0.25

1 pair black silk gloves, $0.75

4 yards Ribbon, $0.20

8 Aprons, $2.00

6 Pockets, $0.48

1 Sable Muff & Tippet, $7.00

1 Silk Gown & Skirt cinnamon colour, $4.00

1 ditto " " black, $3.00

1 ditto " " Slate coloured, $3.00

1 long black silk Cloak, $4.00

1 Italian silk gown, $5.00

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1 long black mode [spelling "mode" not clear] Cloak, $4.00

1 short black satin cloak, $2.00

1 Scarlet Broadcloth Cloak, $4.00

2 Woolen Skirts, $3.00

2 Woolen quilted coats, $3.50

1 Silk quilted coat, $2.50

1 Callico Gown, $1.00

1 loose striped gown, $1.00

1 _____ [word? - "suit?"] of curtains for a bed, $2.00

1 Trunk, $1.50

[cheese worth $22.77 total]

35 Bushels Corn, $40.60

24 Bushels Barley, $23.04

15 Bushes Potatoes, $6.00

4 Bushels Turnips, $2.00

8 Barrels Cyder, $16.00

[butter worth $12.00]

270« lbs. of Pork, $18.93

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