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peace, and aided materially in the building
of the ferry, until Other work claimed his
time. He married, October 14, 1696, Re-
becca Waterous, born September 20,
1677, daughter of Abraham and Rebecca
Waterous. of Saybrook. She
(Clarke I
died about 1 715.
(III) Ambrose Whittelsey, son of Ste-
phen and Rebecca (Waterous) Whittel-
sey, was born January 13, 1712. His
youth was spent in hard work ;
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first on the
farm, and then in assisting his father at
the ferry. Despite this fact he gained a
very fair education, and held the title of
attorney. He engaged in the practice of
law until his death, April 17, 1756. He
served as deputy and justice of the peace.
He married. March 9, 1732, Elizabeth
Mather, born in Saybrook, in 1710, daughter
of Rev. Azariah Mather, who was
born in 1685. He was a tutor at Yale
University, and an accomplished linguist.
He married Mattie Taylor. His grand-
father, Timothy Mather, died January 14,
1684, in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and
his father, Rev. Samuel Mather, was one
of the founders of Yale University.
(IV) Ambrose (2) Whittelsey, son of
Ambrose (1) and Mattie (Taylor) Whit-
telsey, was born December 21, 1732, at
Saybrook, and died December 24, 1818.
He worked at the ferry, and was ap-
pointed a deputy for Saybrook for five
years, from 1751 to 1756. He was jus-
tice of the peace for New London county.
He was made a freeman, April 11, 1757.
He married, in 1756, Elizabeth Tully, who
was born April 2^, 1739, and died in 1828.
(V) Ambrose (3) Whittelsey, son of
West Indies. For a period of six years he
remained ;it home and during that time
was representative to the Legislature
three times. Between 1820 and 1824 he
made extended voyages, mostly to Spain
and Portugal. In his old age he gave up
the sea and lived a retired life. I [e married,
February 20, 1783, Ann Water-
house, born at Saybrook in 1758, died
there September 12, 1838.
(VI) Friend Whittelsey, son of Ambrose
(3) and Ann (Waterhouse) Whit-
telsey, was born June II, 1787, at Say-
brook, died at Sandusky, Ohio, August 6,
1872. For some time he lived in Chester,
Connecticut, and then removed to San-
dusky, where he was engaged in general
merchandising. He married (first) December
15, 1814, Sylvia Stannard, born
in 1796, and died October II, 1832. He
married (second) February 19, 1834, Mary
Hilyard.
(VII) William Friend Whittelsey, son
of Friend and Sylvia (Stannard) Whit-
telsey, was born November 4, 1822,
at East Windsor, Connecticut, and died
January 25, 1907, in Hartford. He grew
up in the clothing business, and made a
trip to Sandusky, Ohio, in a canal boat.
There he engaged in business, but after
some years returned East. He continued
in the clothing business, and established
himself in a retail store in Hartford. He
was very highly respected by all who
knew him ;
an
affable, genial man. inter-
ested in every phase of the life of the
works about him. He was an enthusiastic
Mason, a member of St. John's Lodge,
No. 4, Ancient Free and Accepted Ma-
Washington Ambrose (2) and Elizabeth (Tully) Whit- sons ;
telsey, was born December 20, 1761, at Templar; Connecticut Consistory ;
Saybrook, and died August 20, 1827.
When he reached his majority he shipped
as a sailor, and eventually became master
and owner of vessels. He sailed to the
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Sphinx
Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of
the Mystic Shrine. Mr. Whittelsey was
one of the early members of the Putnam
Phalanx, and a member of Charter Oak