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- From Facebook (Darlene Love): https://www.facebook.com/groups/2071867473099714/posts/2078716035748191/
When Darling Whelpley was born in 1739 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA, his father, Jonathan, was 41 and his mother, Martha, was 35. He married Abigail Peck in 1758. They had ten children in 24 years. He died on April 21, 1813, in St John, New Brunswick, at the age of 74, and was buried in Saint John, New Brunswick.
He was born in either Greenwich or Stamford, Connecticut around 1739. The details of his life are sketchy, and many of the records that would tell us more about him have been destroyed. Darling was named after his grandmother, Mary Darling Whelpley. His great grandfather, Henry Whelpley, came to New England in the early 1600s from England. His father was Jonathan Whelpley, Jr. and his mother was Martha Pennoyer.
Darling fought on the British side of the Revolutionary War. He fought at Lloyd’s Neck on Long Island, NY and was defeated by the American Revolutionaries. Darling and the other British soldiers made a raid on Greenwich where he burnt buildings including the church, likely the same church where the family’s records were held.
After losing the war, he was sentenced to death by the victorious rebels. Before he could be executed, however, it was decided that he would be exchanged for an American prisoner. . The family did, however, lose all their land and property, which was given over to the American side. How would it have been for his wife, Abigail Peck and their ten children..... the horror and anxiety of having your husband and father sentenced to death, and then the relief of having him returned, but losing all your property and land and being forced to leave to a new country.
Darling Whelpley left the United States and sailed for New Brunswick on board the ship called "Hope" in 1783, along with his wife and nine of their children, according to the passenger lists. They settled in Upper Saint John and Kingston area with many other British loyalists. Another son, Jonathan, probably came later.
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1739 - 1813 (74 years)
