I just received a note from a (likely) cousin who traces her ancestry to the seventh son of Captain John Whipple. In looking at my database, I realized that there are currently 11 entries for Whipples named John with title of Captain. Here they are:
- Captain John Whipple, b. abt 1617 in England, d. 16 Jan 1685 in Providence, RI; m. Sarah in 1638.
- Captain John Whipple, b. 21 Dec 1625 in Bocking, Essex Co., England; d. 10 Aug 1683 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA; m. (1) Martha Reyner, (2) Elizabeth Cogswell. (This Captain John built the original John Whipple house in Ipswich. (See its page on the Ipswich Museum web site.)
- Captain John Whipple, b. 30 Mar 1660 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA; d. 11 Jun 1722 in Ipswich; m. (1) Hannah Rolfe, (2) Joanna Tuttle.
- Captain John Whipple, b. 18 May 1685 in Providence, RI; d. 18 May 1769 in Providence; m. Abigail Brown.
- Captain John Whipple, b. 22 Jul 1689 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA; d. 9 Feb 1781 in Ipswich; m. his 3rd cousin Hannah Whipple 7 Jun 1714.
- Captain John Whipple, b. 6 Dec 1695 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA; d. 16 Jan 1769 in Ipswich; m. Martha Baker 14 May 1735 in Ipswich.
- Captain John Whipple, b. 25 Jun 1717 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA; d. 27 Dec 1794 in Ipswich; m. Dorothy Moulton.
- Captain John Whipple of Providence, RI, married in RI to Anne or Anna Whipple in 1757.
- Captain John Whipple, b. 1776 in Danvers, Essex Co., MA; d. 1857 in Philadelphia, PA.
- Captain John Whipple, b. 1 Apr 1828 in Adams, Jefferson Co., NY; d. 21 Mar 1879 in Fordham, NY.
- Captain John Nicholas Whipple, b. 20th century.
(Let me know if any of the links are broken, or if you find typos in the dates.)