The Regicides, Whalley and Goffe Merriam Webster WWWebster Dictionary
Main Entry: reg·i·cide
Pronunciation: 're-j&-"sId
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin reg-, rex king + English -cide -- more at ROYAL
Date: circa 1548
1 : one who kills a king
2 : the killing of a king
- reg·i·ci·dal /"re-j&-'sI-d&l/ adjective Edward Whalley and his son-in-law, William Goffe, were among those who signed the death warrant (the document ordering the execution) of Charles I of England after the Royalists were defeated by the forces of Oliver Cromwell. When the restoration of royal rule occurred, Whalley and Goffe fled to the American colonies where they were hidden for the rest of their lives. My ancestor, Theophilus Whaley, though a fairly prominent man in Virginia in the 1670s, later moved to Rhode Island where he lead a modest, reclusive, and somewhat "mysterious" life. Some have believed him to be either Edward Whalley the regicide or Edward's brother, Robert, who is said to have been in the regiment that guarded Charles and participated in his execution. The pages linked below provide text relating to Edward Whalley and William Goffe that have been extracted from various genealogical and historical works. Allerton Family History Ancestry of Boardman, William Francis Joseph Biography of Bachiler, Stephen Bull Genealogy, pub 1981 Dickinson, pub 1897 Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England Hastings Family Record History of Dover, Massachusetts History of Hadley, Massachusetts, pub 1905
History of Lynn, Massachusetts Historic Record of the Town of Meriden, pub 1906 A History Of The Willis Family of New England and New Jersey, pub 1917 Lineage of Albert L Johnson Loyalists of Massachusetts Narratives of Newark in New Jersey, 1666-1916 New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, Vol III New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, Vol IV Old Somerset on the Eastern Shore of Maryland The Pedigree and History of the Washington Family The Pilgrims of Boston and Their Descendants Powers-Banks Ancestry The Rawson Family The Reverend John Beach and Descendants, pub 1898 Russell Genealogy, pub 1879 Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Vol 1 Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Vol 2 Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Vol 3 Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Vol 4 Tennessee, The Volunteer State, 1679 - 1923 Warne Genealogy, pub 1911 |
