TABLE OF CONTENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS IN MATTHEW’S BOOK
Foreword by Jana Sloan Broglin, CG vi
Author’s Preface viii
Illustrations x
1. First There Was England 1
2. Essex County and Bocking, England 31
3. The Whipples of Bocking 48
4. Sea Voyage to New England 99
5. Then There Was New England 115
6. Ipswich and Hamilton, Massachusetts 159
7. Matthew Whipple and Anne Hawkins 196
8. The Joseph Whipple Family 220
9. Jonathan Whipple and Frances Edwards 231
10. Francis Whipple and Abigail Lamson 250
11. Benjamin Whipple and Hepzibah Crosby 309
12. Nehemiah Whipple and Sarah Robert 354
13. Enoch Whipple and Catharine Shaw 373
14. Lucien Ransom Whipple and Sarah Sheward 407
15. James Ezekiel Whipple and Ellen Thompson 447
16. Lucien Blaine Whipple and Lillian Neva Lefebre 533
Lucien Blaine Whipple and Pearl Julia Scott 561
17. Robert Blaine Whipple and Ines Mae Peterson 690
18. Blaine Scott Whipple and Lorna Jo Zoerink 925
Appendix I.
Whipple English Records 1397-1663 958
Appendix II
Will of Matthew Whipple of Ipswich, Mass. 1016
Inventory of Matthew Whipple Estate 1017
Sale of Matthew Whipple’s Home to John Annibal 1019
Will of Jonathan Whipple of Westborough, Mass. 1020
Will of Francis Whipple of Westborough, Mass. 1022
Appendix III
The Whipple Flag 1025
The Whipple Museum of the History of Science 1027
Appendix IV
Whipple Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War
Massachusetts 1032
New Hampshire 1049
Vermont 1057
Rhode Island 1061
Connecticut 1064
Virginia 1065
Biography of General William Whipple of N. H. 1067
Biography of Commodore Abraham Whipple of R.I. 1075
Appendix V
Ancestors of Spencer B. and Turner C. Whipple 1096
Appendix VI
Historical Origin of the Coats of Arms 1128
Appendix VII
Dates, Names, and Relationships 1133
Common or Canon Law Relationship Chart 1137
Appendix VIII
Which John Whipple Is Your Ancestor 1140
Biography of “Elder” John Whipple of Ipswich, Mass. 1141
Biography of Capt. John Whipple of Providence, R.I. 1166
Appendix IX
Some Whipples Who Have Been Published 1189
Appendix X
Proposed Ancestors of Matthew Whipple of Bocking, Eng. 1208
Index to History 2627
Illustrations
Map of Essex County England in 1610 xx
Seventeenth Century English Village House 9
Seventeenth Century Dental Instruments 11
Views of Bocking’s St. Mary’s Church 50-51
Seventeenth Century Spinning Wheel 61
Map of Ipswich, Massachusetts 159
1787 Sketch of Ipswich Hamlet Church 179
Jonathan Whipple Home in Westborough, Mass. (1732) 232
Francis Whipple Signature, May 8, 1758 252
Portraits of Francis and Abigail Whipple 260
Hepzibah (Crosby) Whipple Confession of Faith 310
The Bennington, Vt. Declaration of Freedom May 1775 320
Record of the Governor and Council of Vt. 1779-1797 332
Whipple Hollow, Vermont Cemetery 356
Enoch Whipple Certificate of Land Register in Iowa 375
Catharine Shaw Whipple (1798-1865) 380
Johnny Appleseed 388
Lucien R. and Sarah Whipple, Eugene, Indiana 408
Eugene, Indiana Schoolhouse 409
Lucien R. Whipple Civil War Record 411
Lucien R. and Sarah Whipple Home, Eugene, Ind. (1871) 430
Eugene, Indiana Main Street (ca 1870) 430
Covered Bridge, Eugene, Indiana 431
James Whipple-Ellen Thompson Marriage License 1881 449
James, Blaine, and Ellen Whipple, Vinton, Iowa ca 1893 451
Blaine Whipple as a Child, Eugene, Indiana ca 1888 452
Blaine Whipple as a Young Man, Vinton, Iowa ca 1899 459
Advertisement for Ringling Bros. Circus, Vinton, Ia 1892 461
James Whipple, Benton Co. Recorder, Vinton, Ia. 1897 471
Benton Co., Iowa Court House 472
Battleship USS Maine 475
James Whipple Power of Attorney 20 July 1898 476
James Whipple, Newspaper Advertisement Vinton, Ia. 480
Book Cover, Spanish-American War by James Whipple 488
Evergreen Cemetery Deed, Vinton, Ia. 1914 504
Major James W. Whipple 506
Ellen Whipple Certification of Death (1859-1918) 509
Blaine Whipple, Iowa National Guard 536
Printing Equipment From The Late 1880s 538
1908 Map of Circle Stock Performances in Iowa 543
Lillian LeFebre (1888-1941) 547
Lillian and Elaine Whipple 1910 548
Elaine and Jimmy Whipple as Youngsters 549
Elaine Whipple, Mother, Grandmother & Great Grandma 550
Marceline, Mo. Herald, 29 June 1923 552
1923 Advertisement for the Apperson 8 Automobile 558
William Jennings Bryan 559
1924 Chautauqua Advertisement 560
Pearl Julia Scott (1905-1988) 561
Blaine Whipple-Pearl Scott Marriage License, 1927 562
Pearl Scott, beautician 563
Drumater Millenary, Douglas, N. Dak. 564
Blaine Whipple, Sr. and Friends 564
Newspaper Ad for Walter Savidge Players, 1927 566
Arcada Theatre Program, St. Charles, Illinois 1928 567
The Valentine Democrat (Nebraska) 8 Aug. 1929 569
Blaine Whipple with children, Martin, S. Dak, 1930 573
Pat and Sonny Whipple, Martin, S. Dak. 1931 575
Ryder, N. Dak. ca 1933 584
Blaine Whipple with children, 1932 585
The Ryder News and the Douglas News, N. Dak. 1932 588
The Underwood News, N. Dak. 29 July 1935 592
Whipple Children, Underwood, N. Dak. ca 1933 601
Marmarth, N. Dak. (Mid 1930s) 614
Richard Earl (Dick) Whipple, ca 1937 619
Pulitzer Prize Banquet, Bismarck, N. Dak. 11 May 1938 620
Five Whipple Children, Bismarck, N. Dak. 621-622
Three Whipple Children, Bismarck, N. Dak. ca 1936 623
Blaine and Pearl Whipple, ca early 1940s 629
The Whipple Family, Mankato, Minn. ca 1950s 630
Blaine and Pearl Whipple, ca 1951 633
Whipple 25th Wedding Anniversary, Tracy, Minn. 1952 635
Tom Linklater and Blaine Whipple, Renville, Minn. 1953 636
Dresden (Tenn.) Enterprise 3 Sept. 1954 637
Blaine Whipple Funeral, Tracy, Minn. Sept. 1954 638
Bob and Mary Ann Whipple 640
Pearl Whipple’s 80th Birthday, Glencoe, Minn. 8-27 1980 642
Robert Whipple Certificate of Baptism 691
Martin, S. Dak. 1929 692
Ben Scott (1882-1935) 693
Underwood (N. Dak.) News 694
N. Dak. State Capitol Building, Bismarck 695
Mandan Indian Village and Ft. Abraham Lincoln 697
Bob Whipple, 9, magazine delivery boy, Bismarck 698
Wendell Wilkie, GOP nominee for President 1940 699
Soo Line Railroad Caboose 701
1926 Model T Ford truck 703
Robert Whipple, 8th grade diploma, Watford City, N. Dak 704
Whipple kids, Minneapolis, Minn 1944 705
Whipple children with great grandfather Tom Dolan 705
North Dakota Badlands 709
Medora, N. Dak. 710
Marques De Mores and Chateau 711
Bob Whipple, High School Sophomore, Redfield, S. Dak. 713
Nancy and Bob Whipple, Tracy, Minn. 1947 716
Bob Whipple National Guard Discharge Certificate 717
Grand Canyon Hotel, Yellowstone Nat’l Park 719
Bob Whipple, Yellowstone Park employee 1948 720
Bob Whipple, Guest Ranch Employee, Palm Springs, Ca. 721
Deep Well Guest Ranch, Palm Springs, Ca. 1949 723
Yosemite Nat’l Park pictures 1949-1950 726-727
Bob Whipple, Mankato State (Minn.) College Student 728
Bob Whipple, U. of Mississippi Student 1950 730-731
Bob Whipple, U.S. Navy Recruit Class 1951 733
Bob Whipple, Navy Duty, Tacoma, Wash. 1951 734
Bob Whipple, U.S. Navy, Age 22 735
Pearl Harbor Hawaii Pictures 737-745
Bob Whipple’s first car, Honolulu, Hawaii 1953 746
Robert Whipple, U.S. Navy Discharge 1954 747
Bob Whipple, U. of Minnesota Student 1955 749-750
Bob Whipple, U. of Oregon Student 1957 754
Blaine Whipple Red China Controversy 1961 758
Blaine Whipple Campaign Picture 1962 761
Blaine Whipple and U.S. Senator Maurine Neuberger 763
Blaine Whipple on the steps of the U.S Capitol Bldg. 765
President John F. Kennedy and Blaine Whipple 1962 768
Blaine Whipple Campaign Sign 1962 769
Telegram from V.P. LBJohnson to Blaine Whipple 1962 771
Real Estate Broker Blaine Whipple 774
Blaine Whipple Certificate of Nomination 1964 776
Blaine Whipple with U.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey 1963 777
Oregon U.S. Senator Wayne Morse and Blaine Whipple 778
Alaska U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening 1964 780 President Lyndon B. Johnson and Blaine Whipple 1964 782
Blaine Whipple Campaigning 1964 784
Certificate of Appreciation to Blaine Whipple 789
TV Star Robert Vaughn and Blaine Whipple 1966 789
Blaine and Ines Whipple Marriage Photos 1966 790-791
U.S. Senators Morse, McCarthy, and Blaine Whipple 1968 794
Certificate of Election Democratic Nat’l. Committee 1968 799
Blaine Whipple at Dem. Nat’l Convention, Chicago 1968 801
Blaine Whipple with U.S. Senators McGovern and Muskie 807
Letter to Blaine Whipple from Sen. George McGovern 811
Morse and Whipple at Dem. Nat’l Conv. Miami, Cla. 1972 812
McGovern and Whipple, Primary Winners 1972 813
Blaine Whipple Dem. Nat’l Com. Member ID Card 814
Tolovana Inn, Cannon Beach, Ore. 1973 815
Oregon Delegates to 1972 Dem. Nat’l Convention 816-817
1975 Official State Photo of Sen. Blaine Whipple 819
TV Star Lindsey Wagner (Bionic Woman) 1976 821
President Jimmy Carter and Sen. Blaine Whipple 823
Blaine Whipple Chairing a Senate Committee 827
Blaine Whipple Campaign Billboard 1978 829
Magazine Advertisement for Real Estate Services 839
Real Estate Manual written by Blaine Whipple 840
Scott Family Genealogy Authored by Blaine Whipple 1981 842
Blaine Whipple Family Pictures 844-845
World War I U.S. Navy Warships 851
Whipple-Peterson-Bartfuff Family Pictures 852-853
Scott Whipple Family Pictures 941-946
Whipple Museum, U. of Cambridge, England 1027
Gen. William and Katharine (Moffatt) Whipple 1066
Trumbull Painting of Declaration of Independence Signers 1068
Key to Signers of Declaration of Independence 1069
Surrender of Gen. Burgoyne, Battle of Saratoga, N.Y. 1071
Key to Individuals at Burgoyne Surrender 1072
Commodore Abraham Whipple, Continental Navy 1078
Spencer Blaine and Turner Collins Whipple 1096
Whipple Coat of Arms 1128
Common or Canon Law Relationship Chart 1137
GENEALOGICAL SECTION
Genealogy Preface G 1
Genealogy G 4
Appendix I
John Hawkins Family of Bocking, Essex Co., England G 1520
Appendix II
Dane and Faulkner Families of Andover, Mass. G 1525
Dane Families Members Accused of Witchcraft G 1544
Indictment of Abigail (Dane) Faulkner for Witchcraft 1692 G 1548
Appendix III
Thomas Crosby to Hepzibah (Crosby) Whipple G 1569
Appendix IV
West, Clingman, LeFebre, Ruhl Families G 1596
Appendix V
Scott, Hamel, Dolan, Darmody Families G 1610
Appendix VI
Drotzman, Remund, Guerrero Families G 1677
Appendix VII
Peterson, Bartruff, Steele, Zoerink Families G 1700
Appendix VIII
Jasperson Family G 1820
Appendix IX
McPherson, Mauro, Giambanis Families G 1834
Appendix X
Vital Records of Whipples in Ipswich, Essex Co. Mass. G 1850
Index to Genealogy G 1857
Bibliography 2653
Errata 2723
GENEALOGY PICTURES
Rev. Benjamin Whipple (1755-1813) G 245
Fanny (Whipple) Chandler (1785-1866) G 264
Betsey Chaffee Whipple (1792-1870) G 265
Squire Whipple, Historic Whipple Bridge Truss G 279
Express Train of the 1850s G 280
Squire Whipple Bridges G 281
Edwin P. Whipple (1819-1886) G 396
Rachel (Steven) Whipple (1783-1854) Grave Stone G 398
Heman Whipple, Solon, Maine (1821-1898) G 532
Maj. Gen. William Denison Whipple (1826-1902) G 550
Angeline (Whipple) McKinley (1817-1899), son & dau. G 556
Cyrenius T. Whipple, Vinton, Iowa (1827-1900) G 561
Cyrenius T. Whipple Deed for Land 1851 G 562
Henry Whipple-Nancy Brown Marriage License 7-6-1881 G 569
Manley Whipple (1814-1843) G 571
Pliny Fisk Olds (1828-1908) and Jason Olds G 574
Sarah and Ransom Eli Olds as Children G 575
Sarah (Whipple) Olds and Pliny Fisk Olds G 576
Francis J. (1819-1877) and Amanda (1824-1912) Whipple G 582
Frank H. Whipple (1836-1919) Civil War Veteran G 591
Mary Louise (Allen) Whipple (1850-1937) Grave Stone G 597
John Adams Whipple (1822-1891) Pioneer Photographer G 621
Advertisement for Whipple’s Daguerreotypes 1848 G 625
Whipple Photograph Studio Boston 1870 G 627
Amiel Weeks Whipple (1817-1863) Civil War General G 632
Gen. Whipple’s Headquarters at Fallmouth, Va. G 634
Fort Whipple, Prescott, Ariz. G 636
Fort Whipple Museum, Prescott, Ariz. G 638
Dr Solomon (1820-1884) and Amos Whipple (1856-1916) G 650
Alfred (1845-1928) and Lydia Whipple (1848-1909) G 718
Sally Whipple (1848-?) an Andrew Harkness G 720
Sarah (Dean) Whipple (1848-1928) G 721
Adult Children of Henry F. and Martha (Hatch) Whipple G723
Willis Walton Whipple (1858-1917) G 724
Iowa State Senator William P. Whipple (1856-1910) G 739
Sel (1861-1912) & Anna (Edwards) Whipple (1866-1948) G 747
Sel and Anna Whipple Farm Home near Vinton, Iowa G 749
Alphonso Whipple (1845-1915) Grave, Madison, Ohio G 756
R.E. Olds (1864-1950) Founder, Oldsmobile Auto Co. G 759
Ithamar Whipple (1839-1912), Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyo. G 765
Ithamar Whipple Home in Cheyenne, Wyo. G 768
Marcus (1861-1935) and Nancy (1864-1928) Whipple G 773
Elizabeth (Whipple) Jordan (1912-2000) G 781
Allen Whipple (1881-1963) Developed Pancreatic Surgery G 783 & 785
David and Charles Whipple with Penhollow Cousins G 801
Dr. Ashley C. Whipple (1852-1880) G 811
Sherman Leland Whipple (1862-1930) G 812
President Franklin Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President G 856
Whipple Ancestors of American Presidents G 857
Henry Learned Whipple (1871-1947) G 876
Estella, Helen, and Paul Whipple, early 1900s G 876
Merritt Pendell Whipple (1875-1936) G 877
Rev. Lydia (Whipple) Wood (1911-1965) G 878
Milo Whipple (1884-1935) and Lois J. Fry (1884-1971) G 898
Richard E. Whipple (1933-2005) Minneapolis, Minn. G 911- 913
Mary Whipple (1869-1943) and Geo. Johnson (1866-1911) G 922-923
Carl Whipple (1903-) and Marion Robbins (1904-1994) G 927
Malcolm Montieth Whipple (1925-) of Utica, Ill. G 934
George Whipple (1878-1976) 1934 Nobel Prize Winner G 962 & 964
President Calvin Coolidge, 30th U.S. President G 1008 & 1010
Rev. Byron (1913-1968) and Eleanor (Barwick) Whipple G 1044
Robert (1906-1991) & LaVon Schlarbaum (1911-1999) G 1059
Elaine (Whipple) (1910-) and Stephen West (1914-1998) G 1085-1094
James (1911-1983), Olive (1911-1956) and Nancy Whipple G 1095-1097
Ed. Drotzman (1926-1964) and Pat Whipple (1929-2006) G 1098
Dan and Jason Drotzman, Yankton, S. Dak. 2005 G 1099-1100
Nancy (Whipple) Jasperson (1932-1987) Grave G 1101
Mary Ann Whipple and Billl McPherson Wedding G 1103
Whipple Brothers and Sisters, Yankton, S. Dak. 2004 G 1104
Mary Ann McPherson with nephew Brian Drotzman G 1104
Mary and Bill McPherson Family in The Netherlands 1966 G 1105
Roy C. Whipple, Saybrook, Ohio Cemetery G 1118
Marshall (1909-)and Jean (Cline) (1918-) Whipple G 1126
Shirley J. (Franklin) Crawford (1934-) G 1251
Whipple-Babbage Family, Cedar Rapids, Iowa G 1284
James Michael Whipple with Son and Daughter G 1285
Jay Allen Whipple with daughter Nicole E. Whipple G 1286
Terri (Jasperson) Ebert with daughters Sarah and Amanda G 1289
Dave Jasperson Family, Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton, Iowa G 1291
Emily Jane Jasperson with Grand Aunt Elaine West G 1292
Stephanie and Luke Schmidt G 1293
Mauro-McPherson Family, Littleton, Mass. G 1294
Nicholas and Amy Giambanis, Cherry Hill, N.J. G 1295
Lee Allen Babbage, Jr. Family Cedar Rapids, Iowa G 1449
Lee and Linda Babbage as Children G 1450
Jon Robert Garland, High School Graduation G 1450
Andrew (Andy) E. Garland High School Graduation G 1451
Jessica Drotzman-Eric Hammer Wedding, 2005 G 1451
Whipple Witch and Wizard on Halloween Night G 1540
Church, Home Upon Spaulding Moor, England 1250 G 1570
Didas Scott (1844-1929) with Sons Louis and Amos G 1615
Didas and Angeline [Hamel] (1852-1915) Scott G 1616
Angeline Scott with Son Louis and an unnamed daughter G 1616
Didas and Angeline Scott’s Farm Home, Corcoran, Minn. G 1617
Nellie (Dolan) Scott (1884-1953 with 12 Children N. Dak. G1620-1621
Pearl Julia and Leonard Joseph Scott, Hamel, Minn. 1906 G 1621
Eddie Drotzman (1926-1964) and Pat Whipple (1929-2007) G 1678-1679
Patricia E. (Whipple) Drotzman with grandchildren 2005 G 1680
Jason, Brian, and Laura Drotzman G 1682
Brian and Daniel Drotzman G 1683
Michael (Mike) and Ruth (Remund) Drotzman G 1684
Mike Drotzman with Grandson Logan Hammer G 1685
Jacob (Jake) Drotzman G 1685
Jared, Logan Hammer, Joe, and Jake Drotzman 2004 G 1686
Larry (1955-1995) and Martha (Guerrero) Drotzman G 1687
Jason Drotzman, High School Graduation 2005 G 1688
Jason and Laura with Grandmother Pat Drotzman 2005 G 1689
Jessica with son Logan Hammer G 1690
Peter (1869-1940) and Agnes (Frye) Peterson (1876-1962) G 1701
Peter and Agnes Peterson Farm Home, Parker, Ore. G 1702
Twins Owen (1894-1943) and Oscar (1894-1946) Peterson G 1704
Josephine Bartruff (1901-1995) and Owen D. Peterson G 1705
Portland, Ore. Fire Department Group Picture ca 1943 G 1705
Wayne, Ines, and Norman Peterson as Children G 1706
Judith Lynn Steele, High School Graduation G 1711
Agnes Faye Frye (1876-1962) G 1721
Charles Bartruff Farm House, Marion Co. Ore. G 1728
Middlegrove School, Salem, Ore. G 1729
Bruce (1906-1986) and Lena [Matzke] Steele (1902-1981) G 1771
Lena with Son Harold Steele G 1772
Harold (1929-1962) and Ines M. (Peterson) Steele Family G 1773-1774
Sydney and William (Will) Steele-Long G 1775-1776
BreAnna and Miles Steele G 1776
Robert (Bob) and Tamera (Hunt) Steele family G 1777-1778
Alex (Gerritson) and Wayne Zoerink G 1807
Lorna (LJ), Connie, and David Zoerink G 1808
Nancy Whipple-Donald Jasperson Wedding 1950 G 1821
Don Jasperson with Grandchildren, 2004 G 1821
Donna Marie Jasperson, Baptism, Appleton, Minn. G 1822
Chuck Ebert (1951-2002) with Wife and Children G 1823
Terri and Daughter Amanda Ebert High School Graduation G 1824
Katie Ebert with her Grand Uncle Blaine Whipple G 1825
Sarah Ebert, Luverne, Minn. G 1825
Matt Mostead-Katie Ebert Wedding 2004 G 1826
Donna Marie Jasperson-Jerry Barney Wedding 1973 G 1827
Elaine West, Blaine Whipple, and Jeff Barney 2004 G 1828
Leah and Jeffrey (Jeff) Barney, Appleton, Minn. G 1828
David (Dave), Jan, and Emily Jasperson at Christmas G 1830
Molly, Luke, Stephanie, and Kurt Schmidt Family G 1831
Stephanie Schmidt with her Grand Uncle Blaine Whipple G 1831
Molly, Stephanie (Steff) and Luke Schmidt G 1832
Mary Ann and Bill McPherson at Andros, Greece 2005 G 1835
Jayme-Lee and Gregory Robert Mauro, Littleton Mass. G 1837 1838
Melissa (McPherson) and Husband George Giambanis G 1838
Nicholas and Amy Giambanis G 1839
