John Doolittle and Rebecca Turner
Husband John Doolittle
Born: Christened: 7 Aug 1684 - Stenstone, Stone Parish, Worcestershire, England Died: May 1730 - Stenstone, Stone Parish, Worcestershire, England Buried:
Father: John Doolittle (1656- ) Mother: Elizabeth ( - )
Marriage: 18 Jun 1713 - Stoke Prior parish church
Wife Rebecca Turner
Born: Christened: Abt 1691 - St. John Bedwardin, Worcester, Worcestershire, England Died: Buried: 10 Aug 1737 - Stenstone, Stone Parish, Worcestershire, England
Other Spouse: John Walton ( - ) - Abt Sep 1731 - Stenstone, Stone Parish, Worcestershire, England
Children
1 F Elizabeth Doolittle
Born: Christened: Died: died young Buried:
2 F Rebecca Doolittle
Born: Christened: Died: Infant Buried:
3 M John Doolittle
Born: 12 Oct 1719 - Stenstone, Stone Parish, Worcestershire, England Christened: Nov 1719 - Stenstone, Stone Parish, Worcestershire, England Died: Buried:Spouse: Elizabeth Mumford ( - ) Marr: 1769 - St. Martin's, Birmingham, England
4 M William Doolittle
Born: 23 Dec 1721 - Stenstone, Stone Parish, Worcestershire, England Christened: 6 Jan 1721-6 Jan 1722 - Stenstone, Stone Parish, Worcestershire, England Died: Bef 16 Mar 1779 - Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England Buried:Spouse: Elizabeth Williams ( - ) Marr: 21 Oct 1750 - Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
5 F Mary Doolittle
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
6 F Elizabeth Doolittle
Born: 1728 - Stenstone, Stone Parish, Worcestershire, England Christened: Died: 1728 - Stenstone, Stone Parish, Worcestershire, England Buried:
General Notes (Husband)
Dollittle writes that he wrote his will in "May 1730" and was buried in the Stone churchyard "two weeks later".
A farmer, and a yeoman, once his father had died. He was a "husbandman" until he came into possession of his father's property.
William Clymer of Stone accompanied him to apply for his marriage license.
In 1725, five years before he died, he was made Constable, and Supervisor of the Highways, which I think meant he was responsible for having the main road derutted or whatever. Dollittle says something about employing day laborers to pick up stones from the fields and use them to mend the roads. As Constable, Dollittle says he assessed the properties in the parish for Land Tax and "reimbursed charges related to the Window Tax".
His wife inherited all of his property, and then remarried. What happened to the property is uncertain but John Doolittle's sons did not inherit it.
According to Dollittle, John and William both became bakers in Kidderminster.
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