ChildrenĪccording to Howard Moore his first two children: Mary, and Ezekiel were from his first wife and his remaining children were from his second wife. In other words this was a forced sale by the court and arms length transactions. William Roberts at the same time also sold land to Thomas Doughty who had no relationship with William Roberts. However, this was as part of a legal settlement resulting from a default and probably has nothing to do with his relationship to William Pitman. If William Roberts had another daughter, Ann he would have divided his estate into sixths not fifths! Įverett Schermerhorn Stackpole points out in the history of History of Durham, NH (p 52 and p p.319) that William Roberts sold land to William Pitman and his son Ezekiel Pitman. The last 1/5 share was divided between the children an unnamed daughter who had married 1st John Sias, the elder, 2nd Salathiel Denbow and 3rd William Graves. There were four living daughters each of whom received 1/5 shares. His son was “simple” and died leaving no children. Arguing strongly against this theory is the conveyance the estate of William Roberts into 1/5th of shares which proves that he only had five heirs. The theory that Ann was the daughter of William Roberts is based on the fact that William Pitman lived on the land of William Roberts rent free for a short period of time according to Walter Goodwin Davis. At Thomas Wheeler’s house he hit Roger Rose with a pint pot and was order to pay the surgeon.ĭid William Pitman marry Ann Roberts, daughter of William Roberts? No, probably not. He married third to Dorothy by 1673 who was called as a witness in 1673 in the Philip Chesley Case. He married first to Barbara Evans in Boston on He married second to Ann (Unknown) about 1661. He was born about 1632 and died in 1682 in Dover, New Hampshire.

Death in the Pot by Charles W. Doughty