"During the October court held in Charlestown in 1670, the jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff in the case of Daniel Whittemore vs Samuel Whittemore. In this case Daniel won the sum of £3.5 plus costs of court. It seems that his younger brother Samuel had spent the winter at Daniel's house and Samuel had also wintered his horse in Daniel's barn. Apparently Daniel thought that Samuel's cutting wood and hauling it for him was not enough recompense for a winter's lodgings and feeding, so he sued for more and won it. This case is interesting also, for there are depositions by two other brothers, Nathaniel and Abraham".1884

He died suddenly as his will was not made until the date of his death. It was an oral will.1885