Descendants of Whiting

Generation No. 1

1.  JOHN¹ WHITING^1,2 was born 1579 in of Boston, County Lincoln, England³, and died 22 Oct 1617 in Boston, County Lincoln, England^3,4.  He married ISOBEL^5,6 22 Dec 1586⁷.  She was born 1555 in of Boston, County Lincoln, England⁷, and died 04 May 1602 in Boston, County Lincoln, England⁷.

More About JOHN WHITING:

Ancestral File Number: 8KLD-KV

More About ISOBEL:

Ancestral File Number: 8KLD-L2

More About JOHN WHITING and ISOBEL:

Marriage: 22 Dec 1586⁷

Children of JOHN WHITING and ISOBEL are:

2.                i.    REV. SAMUEL² WHITING, D.D., b. 20 Nov 1597, Boston, County Lincolnshire, England; d. 11 Dec 1679, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.

3.               ii.    MAJOR WILLIAM WHITING, b. 1602, Boxford, County Sussex, England; d. Aft. 24 Jul 1647, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Generation No. 2

2.  REV. SAMUEL² WHITING, D.D. (JOHN¹)⁸ was born 20 Nov 1597 in Boston, County Lincolnshire, England⁹, and died 11 Dec 1679 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts⁹.  He married ELIZABETH ST. JOHN¹⁰ 06 Aug 1629 in Boston, County Lincolnshire, England¹¹, daughter of OLIVER ST. JOHN and SARAH BULKLEY.  She was born 1605 in Cayshoe Knt., County Devon, England¹¹, and died 03 Mar 1676/77 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts¹¹.

More About REV. SAMUEL WHITING, D.D.:

Appointed: 1654, Overseer of Harvard College, Cambridge, Suffolk County, Massachusetts¹¹

Education: 27 Mar 1613, Entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts¹¹

Emigration: 26 May 1636, To Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts¹¹

Graduation 1: 1616, A.B. from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts¹¹

Graduation 2: 1620, A.M. from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts¹¹

Ministry: Bet. 08 Nov 1636 - 1679, Pastor of the first church at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts¹¹

Notes for ELIZABETH ST. JOHN:

[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 297.]

"...was a woman of strong character."

Ibid., page 298.

"A chart showing the ancestry of Elizabeth St. John is given in the 'Memoirs of Rev. Samuel Whiting, D.D., and his wife Elizabeth St. John.'"

Emigration: 26 May 1636, To Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts¹¹

More About SAMUEL WHITING and ELIZABETH ST. JOHN:

Marriage: 06 Aug 1629, Boston, County Lincolnshire, England¹¹

Child of SAMUEL WHITING and ELIZABETH ST. JOHN is:

4.                i.    ELIZABETH³ WHITING, d. Unknown, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut aged 88.

3.  MAJOR WILLIAM² WHITING (JOHN¹)^12,13 was born 1602 in Boxford, County Sussex, England¹³, and died Aft. 24 Jul 1647 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut^14,15,16.  He married SUSANNAH WIGGIN^17,18 Bef. 1632 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut^19,20, daughter of WIGGIN and <UNNAMED>.  She was born 1609 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut²⁰, and died 08 Jul 1673 in Died at home of daughter Mrs. Collins at Middletown, Middlesex County Connecticut^21,22.

Notes for MAJOR WILLIAM WHITING:

[Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.]

One of a commission that sat with Court of Magistrates in 1637.

[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 283 and 284.]

Trumbull's Mem. Hist. Hartford I, 269, says, "In 1633 'the Bristol men had sold their interest in Piscataqua to the Lords Say and Brook, George Wyllys and William Whiting who continued Thomas Wiggin their agent.' Mr. Whiting retained his interest in Piscataqua until his death and was one of the most efficient promoters of the trade and commerce of Hartford." Savage calls him "a wealthy merchant, who had been engaged in a patent for lands at Swamscot with Lord Say and Lord Brooke."

He was also commissioned by the General Court with Mr. Hill to proceed to Fort Amsterdam and treat with the Dutch concerning the difficulties between the two settlements. (Smith's Hist. New York I, 6.) He had a trading house at the Delaware river, and also at Westfield, and had dealings with Virginia and Piscataqua. Several of his letters written in 1637, now in the state archives, are sealed with his arms which are a variation of the Boston Lincolnshire Whitings. (See form given in Memorial History of Hartford.)

More About MAJOR WILLIAM WHITING:

Ancestral File Number: 50CH-3V

Appointed: 1642, With Major Mason and others to erect fortifications and also with Major Mason to collect tribute of the Indians on Long Island and on the Mainland²³

Burial: Jul 1647, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut²⁴

Elected 1: Bet. 1641 - 1647, Treasurer of the Colony²⁵

Elected 2: Bet. 1642 - 1647, Magistrate²⁵

Elected 3: 1646, Commissioner of the United Colonies for Connecticut²⁵

Inventory: 24 Jul 1647, Estate amounted to 2,854 pounds²⁵

Occupation: 1638, Allowed to trade with the Indians²⁵

Residence 1: 1636, An original proprietor of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut²⁶

Residence 2: 1639, East side of Governor Street, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut²⁶

Will: 24 Jul 1647²⁷

More About SUSANNAH WIGGIN:

Ancestral File Number: NPH5-HX

Burial: 08 Jul 1673, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut²⁸

More About WILLIAM WHITING and SUSANNAH WIGGIN:

Marriage: Bef. 1632, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut^29,30

Children of WILLIAM WHITING and SUSANNAH WIGGIN are:

5.                i.    SARAH³ WHITING, b. 1632, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut; d. 17 May 1704, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

                  ii.    WILLIAM WHITING^31,32, b. Abt. 1634, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut^33,34; d. 1698, London, County Middlesex, England³⁴.

More About WILLIAM WHITING:

Ancestral File Number: 8KKZ-BW and K7DB-T0 and K7DV-27

Occupation: Merchant in London, County Middlesex, England³⁵

6.              iii.    REV. JOHN WHITING, b. 1635, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut; d. 08 Sep 1689, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.

                 iv.    SAMUEL WHITING^36,37, b. Abt. 1638, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut^38,39,40; d. WFT Est. 1627-1730, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut^40,41.

More About SAMUEL WHITING:

Ancestral File Number: 8KKZ-C3 and K7DB-WB and LP8R-4Q

7.               v.    MARY WHITING, b. 1643, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut; d. 25 Oct 1709, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

                 vi.    JOSEPH WHITING^41,42, b. 02 Oct 1645, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut^43,44; d. 08 Oct 1717, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut⁴⁴.

More About JOSEPH WHITING:

Ancestral File Number: X6FQ-PC

Burial: Unknown, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut⁴⁴

Elected: Bet. 1679 - 1718, Treasurer of the Colony⁴⁵

                vii.    WHITING⁴⁶, b. Abt. 1647, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut⁴⁶; d. Unknown.

More About WHITING:

Ancestral File Number: GXPV-R4 and K7DB-ZN and K7DV-5Q

Generation No. 3

4.  ELIZABETH³ WHITING (SAMUEL², JOHN¹)⁴⁷ died Unknown in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut aged 88⁴⁸.  She married REV. JEREMIAH HOBART⁴⁹, son of REV. PETER HOBART.  He was born Abt. 1630 in England⁴⁹, and died Mar 1716/17 in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut⁴⁹.

More About REV. JEREMIAH HOBART:

Graduation: 1650, Harvard College, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts⁴⁹

Ordination: 02 Oct 1672, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts⁴⁹

Residence 1: 1682, Hempstead, Long Island, Nassau County, New York⁴⁹

Residence 2: 14 Nov 1700, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut⁴⁹

Child of ELIZABETH WHITING and JEREMIAH HOBART is:

                   i.    DOROTHY⁴ HOBART, d. 1732, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut.

5.  SARAH³ WHITING (WILLIAM², JOHN¹)^50,51,52 was born 1632 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut^53,54, and died 17 May 1704 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts^55,56.  She married (1) JACOB MYGATT⁵⁷ Aft. 1650⁵⁸.  He died Unknown.  She married (2) JOHN KING⁵⁸ Bef. 1704⁵⁸.  He died Unknown.

More About SARAH WHITING:

Ancestral File Number: 9J5R-Z3

More About JACOB MYGATT and SARAH WHITING:

Marriage: Aft. 1650⁵⁸

More About JOHN KING and SARAH WHITING:

Marriage: Bef. 1704⁵⁸

Child of SARAH WHITING and JACOB MYGATT is:

8.                i.    SARAH⁴ MYGATT, d. Unknown.

6.  REV. JOHN³ WHITING (WILLIAM², JOHN¹)^58,59,60 was born 1635 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut^61,62, and died 08 Sep 1689 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut^63,64.  He married (1) SYBIL COLLINS^65,66 Abt. 1654^67,68, daughter of EDWARD COLLINS and MARTHA BAYLIES.  She was born 1638 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts^68,69, and died 04 Jun 1672^70,71.  He married (2) PHOEBE GREGSON^71,72 1673⁷², daughter of THOMAS GREGSON.  She was born WFT Est. 1631-1650⁷³, and died WFT Est. 1652-1735⁷³.

Notes for REV. JOHN WHITING:

[Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.]

He was called to pulpit at Salem to aid the aged Edward Norris (1657-59.)   In 1660 was ordained at Hartford as colleague of Stone. 
Owing to controversy about infant baptism, a new church was formed 1670 of which he was pastor until death.  1681 he was preacher for election sermon for Connecticut.

[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 284.]

"Cotton Mather speaks of him in his Magnalia as among those who 'will never be forgotten, till Connecticut Colony do forget itself and all religion.'"

Ancestral File Number: GG8N-77 and K7DB-V5

Graduation 1: 1653, A.B. Harvard College⁷³

Graduation 2: 1666, A.M. Harvard College⁷³

Military service: 1675, Chaplain of the Hartford forces in King Philip's War⁷⁴

Occupation 1: Was a tutor at Harvard⁷⁵

Occupation 2: 1657, Assistant to Rev. Edward Norris at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts⁷⁶

Ordination: 1660, Pastor of the First Church at Hartford, Hartford County, Massachusetts (Mr. Hooker's)⁷⁶

Religion 1: 1653, Joined the church in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts⁷⁶

Religion 2: 1669, His rigid views of church discipline led to a division⁷⁶

Religion 3: Bet. 12 Feb 1669/70 - 08 Sep 1689, Formed a new church called the South Church, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut⁷⁶

Residence 1: 1660, Removed to Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut⁷⁶

Residence 2: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut⁷⁷

More About SYBIL COLLINS:

BAPL: 03 Jan 1882⁷⁸

ENDL: 08 Feb 1883⁷⁸

SLGC: 21 Nov 1945⁷⁸

More About JOHN WHITING and SYBIL COLLINS:

Marriage: Abt. 1654^79,80

More About JOHN WHITING and PHOEBE GREGSON:

Marriage: 1673⁸¹

Children of JOHN WHITING and SYBIL COLLINS are:

                   i.    CYBIL⁴ WHITING⁸¹, b. 1655⁸¹; d. Unknown.

                  ii.    JOHN WHITING⁸¹, b. 1657⁸¹; d. Unknown, As an infant⁸¹.

                 iii.    WILLIAM WHITING⁸¹, b. 1659⁸¹; d. Unknown.

                 iv.    MARTHA WHITING⁸¹, b. 1662⁸¹; d. Unknown.

                  v.    SARAH WHITING^81,82,83, b. 1664, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut^84,85; d. WFT Est. 1675-1758⁸⁶; m. (1) CAPTAIN JONATHAN BULL^86,87, 19 Mar 1683/84, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut⁸⁷; b. 24 Mar 1647/48, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut⁸⁷; d. 17 Aug 1702, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut⁸⁷; m. (2) WILLIAM BUSHNELL⁸⁸, 07 Jun 1705, Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut⁸⁸; d. Unknown; m. (3) HON. JOHN HAMLIN^89,90, 02 Jan 1721/22, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut^90,91; b. 14 Dec 1658, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut⁹¹; d. 02 Jan 1732/33, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut⁹¹.

More About JONATHAN BULL and SARAH WHITING:

Marriage: 19 Mar 1683/84, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut⁹²

More About WILLIAM BUSHNELL and SARAH WHITING:

Marriage: 07 Jun 1705, Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut⁹³

More About JOHN HAMLIN and SARAH WHITING:

Marriage: 02 Jan 1721/22, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut^94,95

                 vi.    ABIGAIL WHITING⁹⁶, b. 1666⁹⁶; d. Unknown.

9.             vii.    REV. SAMUEL WHITING, b. 22 Apr 1670, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; d. 27 Sep 1725, Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Children of JOHN WHITING and PHOEBE GREGSON are:

               viii.    THOMAS⁴ WHITING⁹⁶, b. 1674⁹⁶; d. Bef. 1686, As an infant^96,97.

                  ix.    MARY WHITING⁹⁸, b. 1676⁹⁸; d. Unknown.

                   x.    ELIZABETH WHITING⁹⁸, b. 1678⁹⁸; d. Unknown.

                  xi.    JOSEPH WHITING⁹⁸, b. 1680⁹⁸; d. Unknown.

                 xii.    NATHANIEL WHITING⁹⁸, b. 1683⁹⁸; d. Unknown, As an infant⁹⁸.

                xiii.    THOMAS WHITING⁹⁸, b. 1686⁹⁸; d. Unknown, As an infant⁹⁸.

                xiv.    JOHN WHITING⁹⁹, b. 1688¹⁰⁰; d. Unknown.

More About JOHN WHITING:

Elected: Bet. 1718 - 1750, Treasurer of the Colony¹⁰¹

7.  MARY³ WHITING (WILLIAM², JOHN¹)^102,103 was born 1643 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut^104,105,106, and died 25 Oct 1709 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut¹⁰⁶.  She married NATHANIEL COLLINS^107,108,109 03 Aug 1664 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut¹⁰⁹, son of EDWARD COLLINS and MARTHA BAYLIES.  He was born 07 Mar 1642/43 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts^110,111,112, and died 28 Dec 1684 in Middletown, Mddlesex County, Connecticut^112,113.

More About MARY WHITING:

Ancestral File Number: 4HWQ-M8

Burial: 1709¹¹⁴

More About NATHANIEL COLLINS:

Ancestral File Number: 4HWQ-L3

BAPL: 03 Jan 1882¹¹⁵

Christening: 25 Oct 1709, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut¹¹⁶

ENDL: 07 Feb 1883¹¹⁷

SLGC: 21 Nov 1945¹¹⁷

More About NATHANIEL COLLINS and MARY WHITING:

Marriage: 03 Aug 1664, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut¹¹⁸

Children of MARY WHITING and NATHANIEL COLLINS are:

                   i.    MARTHA⁴ COLLINS, b. 03 Mar 1664/65, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 14 Aug 1750, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

                  ii.    MARY COLLINS, b. 11 May 1666, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticutt; d. 05 May 1722, Saybrook, New London County, Connecticut.

                 iii.    JOHN COLLINS, b. 31 Jan 1666/67, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

                 iv.    SUSANNAH COLLINS, b. 26 Nov 1669, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 24 Oct 1722, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

                  v.    NATHANIEL COLLINS, b. 13 Jun 1671, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 31 Dec 1756, Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.

                 vi.    SYBILL COLLINS, b. 20 Aug 1672, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. Abt. 1672, Died Young.

                vii.    MARTHA COLLINS, b. 26 Dec 1674, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

               viii.    NATHANIEL COLLINS, b. 13 Jun 1677, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 06 Feb 1757, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

                  ix.    ABIGAIL COLLINS, b. 30 Jun 1681, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 14 Aug 1776.

                   x.    SAMUEL COLLINS, b. 16 Apr 1683, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 23 Apr 1683, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

Generation No. 4

8.  SARAH⁴ MYGATT (SARAH³ WHITING, WILLIAM², JOHN¹)¹¹⁹ died Unknown.  She married JOHN WEBSTER II¹¹⁹ Bef. 1693¹¹⁹, son of ROBERT WEBSTER and SUSANNA TREAT.  He was born 10 Nov 1653 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut¹²⁰, and died 06 Dec 1695 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut¹²¹.

Notes for JOHN WEBSTER II:

Don Weymouth, E-mail from Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Mailing List,  (Wednesday, January 30, 2002 3:15 PM), "Electronic."

John, the eldest son of Lieut. Robert Webster, was the great-grandfather of Noah Webster, the renowned lexicographer.

More About JOHN WEBSTER and SARAH MYGATT:

Marriage: Bef. 1693¹²¹

Child of SARAH MYGATT and JOHN WEBSTER is:

                   i.    DANIEL⁵ WEBSTER, b. 1693, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; d. 1765, Connecticut.

9.  REV. SAMUEL⁴ WHITING (JOHN³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹)^122,123 was born 22 Apr 1670 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut^124,125, and died 27 Sep 1725 in Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut¹²⁶.  He married ELIZABETH ADAMS¹²⁶ 14 Sep 1696 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut^126,127, daughter of WILLIAM ADAMS and ALICE BRADFORD.  She was born 21 Feb 1680/81 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts^128,129, and died 21 Dec 1766 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut¹³⁰.

Notes for REV. SAMUEL WHITING:

[Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.]

Married while a divinity student. His bride was 16.
Received early education from father and later from Rev. James Fitch of Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.
In his reord he says: "I preached my 1st sermon at Windham from the 1st verse of Genesis on the 1st day of January 1692/3."
Died while on a visit to his cousin, Rev. Nathaniel Collins.

[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 285.]

"In 1692 he was called to be the first minister at Windham.   As an inducement he was promised 50 pounds annually, and a dwelling to be eighteen feet square and two stories high!  He was ordained at Windham December 4, 1700, and his salary increased to 100 pounds with a supply of fuel."

Education: Studied for the ministry under Rev. James Fitch of Norwich, there being no college in Connecticut¹³¹

Ministry: 1692, First minister at Windham, Windham County, Connecticut¹³¹

Ordination: 04 Dec 1700, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut¹³¹

Residence: Windham, Windham County, Connecticut¹³¹

Notes for ELIZABETH ADAMS:

[Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.]

After the death of her 2nd husband, she moved to New Haven .

[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 290.]

"It was her patriotic boast that she had 'at one time sixteen sons and grandsons commissioned officers in the French War.'"

More About SAMUEL WHITING and ELIZABETH ADAMS:

Marriage: 14 Sep 1696, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut^132,133

Children of SAMUEL WHITING and ELIZABETH ADAMS are:

                   i.    ANNE⁵ WHITING¹³⁴, b. 02 Jan 1697/98¹³⁵; d. WFT Est. 1699-1792¹³⁶; m. JOSEPH FITCH¹³⁷; d. Unknown.

                  ii.    SAMUEL WHITING¹³⁸, b. 20 Feb 1699/00¹³⁹; d. 1718, Lost at Sea¹⁴⁰.

More About SAMUEL WHITING:

Cause of Death: Lost at sea^140,141

                 iii.    ELIZABETH WHITING¹⁴², b. 11 Feb 1701/02¹⁴³; d. Sep 1730¹⁴³.

10.            iv.    COL. WILLIAM WHITING, b. 22 Jan 1703/04, Bozra, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1705-1794.

                  v.    JOSEPH WHITING¹⁴⁴, b. 17 Feb 1704/05¹⁴⁵; d. WFT Est. 1706-1795¹⁴⁶.

                 vi.    JOHN WHITING¹⁴⁶, b. 20 Feb 1705/06¹⁴⁷; d. WFT Est. 1707-1796¹⁴⁸.

More About JOHN WHITING:

Residence: Windham, Windham County, Connecticut¹⁴⁹

11.           vii.    SYBIL WHITING, b. 06 May 1708, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut; d. 17 Aug 1755, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut.

               viii.    MARTHA WHITING¹⁵⁰, b. 12 Mar 1709/10¹⁵¹; d. 29 Jul 1719¹⁵¹.

                  ix.    MARY WHITING¹⁵², b. 24 Nov 1712¹⁵³; d. WFT Est. 1713-1806¹⁵⁴; m. REV. THOMAS CLAP¹⁵⁵; d. Unknown.

More About REV. THOMAS CLAP:

Occupation: President of Yale College¹⁵⁵

                   x.    ELIPHALET WHITING¹⁵⁶, b. 08 Apr 1715¹⁵⁷; d. 09 Aug 1736¹⁵⁷.

                  xi.    ELISHA WHITING¹⁵⁸, b. 17 Jan 1716/17¹⁵⁹; d. WFT Est. 1718-1807¹⁶⁰.

                 xii.    SAMUEL WHITING¹⁶⁰, b. 15 May 1720¹⁶¹; d. WFT Est. 1721-1810¹⁶².

                xiii.    NATHAN WHITING¹⁶², b. 04 May 1724¹⁶³; d. WFT Est. 1725-1801¹⁶⁴.

Generation No. 5

10.  COL. WILLIAM⁵ WHITING (SAMUEL⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹)¹⁶⁴ was born 22 Jan 1703/04 in Bozra, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut¹⁶⁵, and died WFT Est. 1705-1794¹⁶⁶.  He married (1) ALITHIA WOODWORTH¹⁶⁷.  She died Unknown.  He married (2) ANNA RAYMOND¹⁶⁷ 1724¹⁶⁷, daughter of JOSHUA RAYMOND and MERCY SANDS.  She was born  in Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island¹⁶⁷, and died Nov 1773¹⁶⁷.

More About COL. WILLIAM WHITING:

Military service 1: Served with distinction in the French War¹⁶⁷

Military service 2: May 1739, Captain of the Sixth Company, or Trainband in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut¹⁶⁷

Military service 3: Mar 1744/45, Captain of a company raised to serve in the expedition against Louisburg.  His conduct at Louisburg was said to be gallant.¹⁶⁷

Military service 4: 1746, Captain of a Company of Foot in the Expedition against Canada¹⁶⁷

Military service 5: Aug 1755, Major of the Fourth Regiment raised for the expedition against Crown Point¹⁶⁷

Military service 6: 08 Sep 1755, As a Lieutenant Colonel, he added to his fame "as an officer of great merit" at the battle at the head of Lake George under Sir Wiliam Johnson¹⁶⁷

Military service 7: Mar 1756, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Second Regiment raised for the Expedition against Crown Point¹⁶⁷

Residence: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut¹⁶⁸

More About WILLIAM WHITING and ANNA RAYMOND:

Marriage: 1724¹⁶⁹

Children of WILLIAM WHITING and ANNA RAYMOND are:

                   i.    JOHN⁶ WHITING¹⁶⁹, b. 1725¹⁶⁹; d. Mar 1756¹⁶⁹.

More About JOHN WHITING:

Cause of Death: Murdered by Indians¹⁶⁹

                  ii.    SAMUEL WHITING¹⁶⁹, b. 1727¹⁶⁹; d. Unknown; m. SARAH DYER¹⁶⁹; d. Unknown.

                 iii.    CALEB WHITING¹⁶⁹, b. 1729¹⁶⁹; d. Unknown.

12.            iv.    DR. WILLIAM WHITING, b. 08 Apr 1730, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; d. 08 Dec 1792, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.

                  v.    ANNA WHITING¹⁶⁹, b. 1738¹⁶⁹; d. Unknown; m. JAMES DYER¹⁶⁹; d. Unknown.

11.  SYBIL⁵ WHITING (SAMUEL⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹)¹⁷⁰ was born 06 May 1708 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut¹⁷¹, and died 17 Aug 1755 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut¹⁷².  She married DR. JOHN BACKUS^172,173 12 May 1725¹⁷⁴, son of JOHN BACKUS and MARY BINGHAM.  He was born 17 Aug 1698 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut^174,175, and died Jun 1769 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut^176,177.

More About DR. JOHN BACKUS:

Ancestral File Number: GXTG-HH

More About JOHN BACKUS and SYBIL WHITING:

Marriage: 12 May 1725¹⁷⁸

Child of SYBIL WHITING and JOHN BACKUS is:

                   i.    LUCRETIA⁶ BACKUS, b. 22 Feb 1732/33, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1765-1827.

Generation No. 6

12.  DR. WILLIAM⁶ WHITING (WILLIAM⁵, SAMUEL⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹)¹⁷⁹ was born 08 Apr 1730 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut¹⁸⁰, and died 08 Dec 1792 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut^181,182.  He married ANNA MASON¹⁸³ 27 Sep 1759 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut^183,184, daughter of JEREMIAH MASON and MARY CLARK.  She was born 04 Mar 1737/38 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut^185,186, and died 13 Nov 1821¹⁸⁷.

Notes for DR. WILLIAM WHITING:

[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 287.]

"...he removed from Hartford to Great Barrington, where he was the leader of his profession.  He always took an active and prominent part in public life."

"In February, 1775, he represented Egremont and Alford in the Provincial Congress of Deputies at Cambridge.  He was 'empowered and directed to collect all the Province Arms which are in the county of Berkshire.'"

"Several valuable letters from Robert Treat Paine to Dr. Whiting on this subject are still preserved. 'The manufacture of saltpetre and gunpowder was of great importance to the colonies. They could obtain none from any foreign country, and their parent state had prohibited its exportation to America.' Mr. Paine's letter of November 6, 1775, says, 'It is my opinion, that, unless we exert ourselves in this matter, and have some tolerable success, it is very uncertain whether everything else we can do will avail us much.' On October 6, Dr. Whiting, who was actively aided in his work by his wife, reported to his committee that he had obtained the happiest results. His report is entered in full on the minutes, and he was afterward requested to publish further discoveries."

Ibid., page 287-288.

"Dr. Whiting was appointed Justice of the Peace for Berkshire County. His commission appears to have been originally signed September 6, 1775, but subsequently 'George the Third,' etc., were erased and 'The Government and People of the Massachusetts Bay in New England' was written over them, and the date is changed to July 8, 1776. The law courts previous to this time had been 'suspended by popular violence.' During a period of five years Dr. Whiting was 'the only Justice of the Peace who ventured to officiate in the county.'"

Appointed 1: 23 Aug 1775, Chairman of the committee for the manufacture of saltpetre by the Massachusetts House of Representatives¹⁸⁸

Appointed 2: 06 Sep 1775, Justice of the Peace for Berkshire County, Massachusetts by George the Third¹⁸⁹

Appointed 3: 08 Jul 1776, Justice of the Peace for Berkshire County, Massachusetts by The Government and People of the Massachusetts Bay in New England¹⁹⁰

Appointed 4: 1780, A Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum on the adoption of the new state constitution¹⁹¹

Appointed 5: Bet. 1781 - 1787, First Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Berkshire County, contrary to his wishes¹⁹¹

Education: Studied medicine under Dr. John Bulkley and became "an eminent physician."¹⁹²

Elected 1: 1774, Representative of 4 towns at the General Court which resolved itself into a Provincial Congress¹⁹²

Elected 2: Feb 1775, Representative of Egremont and Alford in the Provincial Congress of Deputies at Cambridge¹⁹²

Elected 3: May 1775, Representative of Sheffield, Great Barrington, Egremont and Alford at the Provincial Congress, at Watertown and was charged with furnishing medicines for the army¹⁹²

Military service: Bet. 19 Jul - 23 Aug 1779, Surgeon of Col Miles Powell's regiment in which 20 men from Great Barrington under Capt Russell Downing enlisted¹⁹²

Publishing 1: 1778, Wrote an Address to the Inhabitants of Berkshire County on the then infatuation for conventions and committees¹⁹³

Publishing 2: 1786, At the time of Shay's Rebellion, he wrote an "Essay for the Times," the manuscript being still in the possession of the family¹⁹³

Residence: 1765, Removed from Hartford to Great Barrington, Hartford County, Connecticut¹⁹⁴

More About WILLIAM WHITING and ANNA MASON:

Marriage: 27 Sep 1759, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut^195,196

Children of WILLIAM WHITING and ANNA MASON are:

                   i.    SAMUEL⁷ WHITING¹⁹⁷, b. 14 Aug 1762, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut¹⁹⁷; d. 29 Jan 1832¹⁹⁷; m. SARAH BETTS¹⁹⁷, 1803¹⁹⁷; d. Unknown.

More About SAMUEL WHITING and SARAH BETTS:

Marriage: 1803¹⁹⁷

                  ii.    WILLIAM WHITING¹⁹⁷, b. 07 Nov 1764, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut¹⁹⁷; d. Unknown; m. ANN RANSOM¹⁹⁷; d. Unknown.

                 iii.    MARY ANNA WHITING¹⁹⁷, b. 09 Oct 1767, Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts¹⁹⁷; d. Unknown; m. HONORABLE ELIJAH BOARDMAN¹⁹⁷; d. Unknown.

Marriage Notes for MARY WHITING and ELIJAH BOARDMAN:

[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 288.]

"Grandparents of Mrs. Mason W. Tyler."

                 iv.    ABRAHAM WHITING¹⁹⁷, b. Sep 1769, Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts¹⁹⁷; d. Unknown; m. CURRENCE WHEELER¹⁹⁸, 1793¹⁹⁹; d. Unknown.

More About ABRAHAM WHITING and CURRENCE WHEELER:

Marriage: 1793¹⁹⁹

                  v.    ELIZABETH WHITING¹⁹⁹, b. 15 Jan 1772, Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts¹⁹⁹; d. Unknown.

13.            vi.    MASON WHITING, b. 08 May 1774, Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; d. 11 Jan 1849, Binghamton, Broom County, New York.

                vii.    FANNY WHITING²⁰⁰, b. 01 Dec 1778, Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts²⁰¹; d. Unknown; m. FREDERIC ABBOT²⁰¹, Abt. 1798, Connecticut²⁰²; b. Abt. 1776, Ohio²⁰³; d. Unknown.

More About FREDERIC ABBOT and FANNY WHITING:

Marriage: Abt. 1798, Connecticut²⁰⁴

Generation No. 7

13.  MASON⁷ WHITING (WILLIAM⁶, WILLIAM⁵, SAMUEL⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹)²⁰⁵ was born 08 May 1774 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts²⁰⁶, and died 11 Jan 1849 in Binghamton, Broom County, New York²⁰⁷.  He married MARY EDWARDS^208,209 26 Apr 1800²⁰⁹, daughter of TIMOTHY EDWARDS and RHODA OGDEN.  She was born 27 Oct 1780²¹⁰, and died 23 Jan 1873²¹⁰.

Notes for MASON WHITING:

Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 288 and 289.

"His father was one of the original subscribers to the first American edition of Blackstone's Commentaries, the name Mr. William Whiting, Gent., Salesbury, Connecticut, appearing in the list of subscribers published in Volume IV of that edition. On Dr. Whiting's death, 1792, his copy of this edition was given to Mason, and is now in the possession of Cornelius B. Tyler."

Degree: 1794, Admitted to the bar²¹¹

Education 1: Greenfield, Connecticut by Dr. Timothy Dwight, who was soon afterwards President of Yale College²¹¹

Education 2: Studied law at Stockbridge, Massachusetts, under Barnabas Bidwell²¹¹

Elected: 1815, to the State Legislature²¹²

Occupation: Bet. 1794 - 1801, Practiced law in Lanesborough and Great Barrington, Massachusetts²¹³

Residence: 1801, Removed to Chenango Point (now Binghamton), Broom County, New York²¹⁴

More About MASON WHITING and MARY EDWARDS:

Marriage: 26 Apr 1800²¹⁴

Children of MASON WHITING and MARY EDWARDS are:

                   i.    MARY ELIZABETH⁸ WHITING²¹⁴, b. 21 Apr 1801²¹⁴; d. Unknown; m. JOHN T. DOUBLEDAY²¹⁴; d. Unknown.

                  ii.    WILLIAM EDWARDS WHITING²¹⁴, b. 11 Sep 1803, Binghamton, Broom County, New York²¹⁴; d. Unknown; m. ANN LYELL POST²¹⁴; d. Unknown.

                 iii.    CAROLINE WHITING²¹⁴, b. 01 Sep 1805, Binghamton, Broom County, New York²¹⁴; d. Unknown; m. RICHARD MATHER²¹⁴; d. Unknown.

                 iv.    RHODA ANN WHITING²¹⁴, b. 19 Apr 1807, Binghamton, Broom County, New York²¹⁴; d. Unknown; m. RALPH LESTER²¹⁴; d. Unknown.

                  v.    FRANCES AVERY WHITING²¹⁴, b. 29 Aug 1811, Binghamton, Broom County, New York²¹⁴; d. Unknown; m. HENRY MATHER²¹⁴; d. Unknown.

                 vi.    MASON WHITING²¹⁴, b. 18 Jan 1813, Binghamton, Broom County, New York²¹⁴; d. Unknown; m. ELIZA VANDEWATER²¹⁴; d. Unknown.

                vii.    CATHERINE SPENCER WHITING²¹⁴, b. 22 Sep 1814, Binghamton, Broom County, New York²¹⁴; d. Unknown; m. URIAH M. STOWERS²¹⁴; d. Unknown.

14.          viii.    AMELIA OGDEN WHITING, b. 04 Mar 1819, Binghamton, Broom County, New York; d. 04 Aug 1904.

Generation No. 8

14.  AMELIA OGDEN⁸ WHITING (MASON⁷, WILLIAM⁶, WILLIAM⁵, SAMUEL⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹)²¹⁵ was born 04 Mar 1819 in Binghamton, Broom County, New York²¹⁶, and died 04 Aug 1904²¹⁶.  She married PROF. WILLIAM SEYMOUR TYLER, D.D., LL.D.²¹⁷ 04 Sep 1839²¹⁸, son of JOAB TYLER and NABBY SEYMOUR.  He was born 02 Sep 1810 in Harford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania²¹⁹, and died 19 Nov 1897 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts²¹⁹.

More About WILLIAM TYLER and AMELIA WHITING:

Marriage: 04 Sep 1839²²⁰

Child of AMELIA WHITING and WILLIAM TYLER is:

                   i.    GEORGE SEYMOUR⁹ TYLER, b. 24 Jan 1850; d. 07 Feb 1850.

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