Shadrack WILBORE
1629 - 1697 (67 years)-
Name Shadrack WILBORE Birth 6 Sep 1629 Sible Hedington, Essex, England 
Gender Male Death Feb 1697 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Person ID I29729 kirkpatrick Last Modified 4 Jul 2006
Father Samuel WILBORE, b. Abt 1598, Braintree, Essex, England d. 24 Jul 1656, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age ~ 58 years) Mother Anne SMITH, b. Abt 1600, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1620 Sible, Hedingham, England Family ID F9823 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary DEAN, b. 24 Feb 1643, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 27 Mar 1691, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 48 years) Marriage Abt 1662 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Children 1. Rebecca Pierce WILBORE, b. 13 Jan 1665 d. 30 Aug 1727 (Age 62 years) Family ID F8304 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Apr 2007
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Notes - Shadrach served for nearly 33 years as town clerk of Taunton. In 1687,during the Andros regime, he was imprisoned in Boston for a time for"scandalous, factious and seditious writing". He was released afterapologizing, in a document in which he also mentioned his "great familyof children" and the coldness of that time of the year (November). Thevillage showed their appreciation of his efforts on their behalf bygranting him 100 acres of land.
Shadrach was mentioned many times in the History of Tauton. He was saidto have the finest penmanship. He was arrested at one point and thrown inprison for writing a position paper that disagreed with the RoyalGovernment concerning taxation. He left a will that mentions all of hischildren and his daughter Rebecca specifically, calling her "the wife ofAbraham Hathaway".
In 1668, Shadrach, John Hathaway and others were proprietors of theTauton North Purchase which had been made from the Wampanoag Indians.They are on record as selling two 100 acre plots of land to be used tostart the Chartley Iron Works, to James and Leonard. This iron works waslater known as the Leonard Works of Norton.
- Shadrach served for nearly 33 years as town clerk of Taunton. In 1687,during the Andros regime, he was imprisoned in Boston for a time for"scandalous, factious and seditious writing". He was released afterapologizing, in a document in which he also mentioned his "great familyof children" and the coldness of that time of the year (November). Thevillage showed their appreciation of his efforts on their behalf bygranting him 100 acres of land.
