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born
1654.
4 Abigail,
born
1659.
Married Rev. Samuel Andrew, pastor of the Congregational Church at Mil- ford, and afterwards rector of Yale College. She died December 25, 1727, in the 68th year of lier age. Rev. Samnel Andrew died January 24, 1727-8, lacking five days of eigh- ty-two years of age.
5 Hannah,
born
1661. Married Rev. Samuel Mather, of Wind- sor, Conn. She died March 18, 1727-8, aged 77.
6 Joseph,
born
1662. Settled in Milford. Married Frances Bryan, daughter of Richard Bryan, of Milford. She was born February 13, 1668.
7 Jane,
born
8 Anna,
born
WILLIAM WHITING.
WILLIAM WHITING, one of the early settlers of Hartford, is mentioned in the histories of this country as early as 1632 or 3. Between 1631 and 1633, " The Bristol men had sold their interest in Piscataqua, to the Lords Say and Brooke, George Wyllys and William Whiting, who continued Thomas Wiggin their agent, &c." Mr. Whiting retained his interest in Piseataqua till his death.
He was " one of the most respectable of the settlers in 1636"- " one of the civil and religious Fathers of Connecticut," a man of wealth and education, styled in the records " William Whiting, Gentleman." In 1642 he was chosen one of the Magistrates; 1641, Treasurer of the Colony, which office he retained till his death. In 1646 "a plot was laid by Sequasson, Sachem of the Natieks, to kill Governors Haynes and Hopkins and Mr. Whiting, on account of the just and faithful protection which these gentle- men had afforded to Uncas. The plot was made known by a friendly Indian and the danger averted."
HIe bore the title of Major in 1647. William Whiting died July, 1647 .*
[llis widow, Susannah, married, 1650, Mr. Samuel Fitch, of Hartford, by whom she had two sons. Mr. Fitch died 1659, and she married 3. Mr. Alexander Bryan, of Milford. She died at Middletown, at the house of her daughter, Mrs. Collins, and was buried there July 8, 1673.]
FIRST GENERATION.
Children,-of William Whiting and Susannah.
I. William, born
Died, 1699, in London.
II. John, born 1635. Died, 1689, in Hartford.
III. Samuel, born
IV. Sarah, born about
1637. Married 1. Jacob Mygatt. 2. John King. Died, 1704.
V. Mary,
born
Died October 25, 1709.
VI. Joseph, born October 2, 1645. Died 1717.1
* The will of William Whiting may be seen iu Trumbull's Colonial Records of Connecti- cut, Vol. I., page 493.
+ It appears by Trumbull's Colonial Records, Vol. I., page 495, that there was also a son born after the death of his father.
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NOTES OF THE
DESCENDANTS IN THE LINE OF WILLIAM WHITING, SON OF WILLIAM WHITING.
SECOND GENERATION. I.
WILLIAM WHITING, eldest son of William Whiting, was prob- ably born in England, before his parents came to this country. He went to England, and was a merchant in London where he died in 1699. His son Joseph was appointed administrator of his estate. In 1686 the Assembly of Connecticut appointed him their "agent to present their petition (in reference to the Charter) to the King." Ile exerted himself in behalf of the colony and received the thanks of the Assembly for his services, and was requested to continue them.
DESCENDANTS IN THE LINE OF JOHN WHITING, SON OF WILLIAM WHITING.
SECOND GENERATION. II.
JOIIN WHITING, second son of William Whiting, was born 1635; graduated at Harvard College, 1653 ; preached several years in Salem, Mass. He was there in 1659, March 8, when " the selectmen, together with the deacons and Mr. Gedney, are desired to treat with Mr. Whiting to know his mind about staying with us." [Salem Town Records. ] Ile removed with his family " from the Bay" to Hartford, and was ordained over the First Church in 1660. In 1669, in consequence of the discussions which agitated the church at that time, Mr. Whiting and others presented a petition to the Assembly " for their approbation, for a distinct walking in Congregational Church Order," which was granted, and in 1670, a new Church was formed, of which Mr. Whiting was chosen pastor, and so continued till his death, Sep- tember 8th, 1689.
Rev. John Whiting was twice married. 1. To Sybil Collins, daughter of Deacon Edward Collins, of Cambridge, Mass., by whom he had 7 children. 2. In 1673, to Phebe Gregson, daugh- ter of Thomas Gregson, of New Haven, (who was lost at sea, 1646, in the Phantom ship.) She was born 1643. Died Sep- tember 19, 1730. [She married again, 1692, Rev. John Russell, of Hadley, and after his death went to New Haven, and died there.]
Children,-by his first wife.
7 Sybil,
born
1655.
8 John,
born
1657. Died young.
~9 William,
born
1659. Baptized February 19, 1660.
10 Martha,
born
1662. -
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WHITING FAMILY.
11 Sarah,
born
1664.
12 Abigail,
born
1666.
13 Samuel, born April
22, 1670. Settled in Windham.
Children,-hy his second wife.
14 Thomas,
born
1674. Died in infancy.
15 Mary,
born
1676. Died September 30, 16>9.
16 Elizabeth,
born
1678. Married Nathaniel Pitkin. Hadley, Mass. 1680. Settle I in New Haven.
Died in
17 Joseph,
born
18 Nathaniel,
born
16-3. Died young.
19 Thomas,
born
1686. Died young.
20 John,
born
1688. Died 1715, unmarried.
THIRD GENERATION. 7.
SYBIL WHITING married Alexander Bryan, of Milford, son of Richard Bryan, and grandson of Hon. Alexander Bryan, one of the first settlers of that town.
Children.
21 Ann, born September 8, 1674.
22 Alexander,
born June
15, 1677.
23 Jolın, born July
12, 1680.
24 Alexander,
born November 21, 1682.
25 Ebenczer,
born February
2, 1690.
26 Augustina-
tha, born April 25, 1694.
9.
WILLIAM WHITING represented Hartford in the General Court from 1710 to 1715. and was Speaker in 1714. In 1693, he went as Captain of a company of Whites and Indians to Maine. In 1705 he held the rank of Major. In 1709 he bore the rank of Colonel, and led a body of horse and infantry into the county of Hampshire, Mass., to repel the French and Indians. In 1710 he was in command of the troops at Port Royal, and in 1711. in the expedition against Canada. Col. Whiting was Sheriff of Hartford county in 1722. Ile removed to Newport. R. I., late in life, and probably died there. He married October 6, 1686. Mary Allyn, daughter of Col. John Allyn, and great-granddangh- ter of Hon. William Pynchon. She was born April 3, 1657, and died December 14, 1724.
Children.
27 Mary, born April 1, 10%s. Died November 6, 1714, unmarried.
28 Charles, born July 5, 1692. 29 William, born February 15, 1694.
10.
MARTHA WHITING was married December 25, 1683, at Hart- ford, by Col. Jolm Allyn, to Samuel Bryan, of Milford, son of Richard Bryan, of that town.
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NOTES OF THE
Children.
30 Mary,
born
1685.
31 Martha,
born
1689.
32 Susanna, born
1691.
33 Abigail,
born
1693.
34 Sybil,
born June
9, 1695.
35 Jerusha,
born July
4, 1697.
11.
SARAH WHITING was married March 19, 1685, to Jonathan Bull, of Hartford, merchant, son of Capt. Thomas Bull, the Pequot officer, and grandson of Thomas Bull, one of the first settlers of the same town.
Major Jonathan Bull died August 17, 1702, aged 53.
Children.
35} Susanna, born December 26, 1685.
36 Saralı,
born August
25, 1687.
37 Sybil, born April 13, 1690.
38 Ruth, born April 21, 1692.
39 Abigail, born July
24, 1694.
40 Jonathan, born July 14, 1696, about 1o'clock in the morning.
41 Moses,
born May
18, 1699.
42 Ebenezer,
born August
27,1701.
12.
ABIGAIL WHITING was married to Rev. Samuel Russell, of Deerfield, Mass., afterwards second minister 'of Branford, Conn., son of Rev. John Russell, second minister of Wethersfield, Conn., and afterwards first minister of Hadley, Mass.
Rev. Samuel Russell died June 24, 1731, at Branford, in the 71st year of his age, and 34th of his ministry.
Mrs. Abigail Russell died May 7, 1733, in her 67th year.
Children.
43 John, born January 24, 1686.
44 Abigail, born August 16, 1690.
45 Samuel,
born September 28, 1693.
46 Timothy,
born November 18, 1695.
47 Daniel,
born June
19, 1698.
48 Jonathan,
born August 21, 1700.
49 Ebenezer,
born May
4, 1703.
13.
SAMUEL WHITING received his early education from his father, and afterwards finished his education for the ministry under the direction of Rev. James Fitch, of Norwich, there being no College in Connecticut. He was the first minister of Windham, Conn. In a record kept by him, (now in possession of one of his descend- ants in Hartford,) he says, "I preached my first sermon at Wind- ham, from the first verse of Genesis, on the first day of Janu- ary, 1692-3." "I was ordained at Windham, on the 4th day of December, 1700. Rev. Mr. Whiting died at Enfield, while on a visit to his cousin, Rev. Nathaniel Collins, September 27, 1725.
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WHITING FAMILY.
(Mr. Collins was also his brother-in-law, having married Alice Adams the sister of his wife.)
He married at Norwich, September 14, 1696, Elizabeth Adams, daughter of Rev. William Adams, of Dedham. She was born at Dedham, February 21, 1681, and died December 21, 1766. Her mother was Alice Bradford, daughter of Deputy Governor Wil- liam Bradford, and granddaughter of Governor Bradford of the Mayflower.
The widow of Rev. Samuel married in 1737, the Rev. Mr. Niles of Braintree, Mass., and on becoming again a widow, May 1, 1762, went to New Haven to live with her son, Col. Nathan Whiting, and died there December 21, 1766.
Children.
50 Anne,
born January born February
20, 1700.
Lost at sea, 1718.
52 Elizabeth,
born February
11, 1702.
Died September, 1730, numarried.
53 William,
born January 22, 1704.
Lived in Norwich.
54 Joseph,
born February 17, 1705.
Died, unmarried.
55 John,
born February
20, 1706.
Lived in Windham.
56 Sybil, born May 6, 1708.
57 Martha,
born March
12, 1710.
Died June 29, 1719.
58 Mary,
born November 24, 1712.
59 Eliphalet,
born April 8, 1715.
Died August 9, 1736, unmarried.
60 Elisha,
born January 17, 1717.
61 Samnel,
born May
15, 1720.
62 Nathan,
born May
4, 1724.
Lived in Stratford. Died April 9, 1771, in New Haven.
17.
JOSEPHI WHITING settled in New Haven. He was elected to the General Court in 1716, 1722 and 1724, and was clerk of the House. He was elected to the upper House in 1725, where he continued 21 years. He married January 30, 1709-10, Hannah Trowbridge, daughter of Thomas Trowbridge.
Hon. Joseph Whiting died April 4, 1748.
Mrs. Hannah Whiting died August 9, 1748.
Children.
63 Hannah,
born February 21, 1712. Married Jared Ingersoll.
64 Mary,
5, 1714.
Married Stephen Alling, 1744.
65 Elizabeth,
born February born June 8, 1717. Married Rev. Chauncey Whittlesey, 1745. Died 1751.
66 Phebe, born October 23, 1720.
Married Enos Alling, 1749.
67 John, born March 1, 1721.
Married Sarah Ingersoll. Died 1786.
Married Daniel Lyman, 1748.
69 Joseph, born January 28, 1727.
70 Elisha,
born July 29, 1729. Married Esther Harpin. Died 1766.
20.
JOHN WHITING settled in Hartford, as a merchant. He died unmarried, in 1715, and administration was granted to his brother, Capt. Joseph Whiting, of New Haven.
2, 1698.
Married Joseph Fitch.
51 Samnel,
68 Sarah, born April 15, 1725.
-
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NOTES OF THE
FOURTH GENERATION. 28.
CHARLES WHITING married, January 10, 1716-17, Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Bradford, of Duxbury, Mass., and great- granddaughter of Gov. Bradford, of Plymouth. Her mother was Hannah Rogers, daughter of John Rogers and Elizabeth Pay- bodie, and Elizabeth Paybodie was the granddaughter of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, two passengers in the Mayflower in 1620. Elizabeth Bradford was born December 15, 1696. [After the death of Mr. Whiting, she married, March, 1739, Deacon John Noyes, of Stonington, and had one daughter, Dorothy, born March, 1740.]
Lieut. Charles Whiting, died at Montville, March 7, 1738. Mrs. Elizabeth Noyes, alias Whiting, died May 10, 1777.
Children.
71 Mary,
born January,
1717.
Married - Gardiner, of Hingham,
Mass.
72 John,
born August 3, 1719.
73 Sybil, born July,
1722.
Married Willian Noyes. Died April 27, 1790.
74 Charles, 75 Elizabeth, S twins. born August, 1725.
Married Goodrich.
76 Gamaliel.
born September 17, 1727.
77 William Bradford, born April 15, 1731.
78 Berenice,
born March, 1733.
79 Ebenezer,
born May, 1735.
50.
ANNE WHITING, eldest daughter of Rev. Samuel Whiting, of Windham, married, December 29, 1721, Joseph Fitch, son of Rev. James Fitch, of Norwich, Conn. He was born in 1681.
Joseph Fitch died at Lebanon, Conn., May 7, 1741. Mrs. Anne Fitch died in 1778.
Children.
80 Samuel,
born January
16, 1723. Settled in Boston, Mass. Was Attor- ney General of Massachusetts. Mar- ried Elizabeth Lloyd, of Boston, and died in England. Colonel of the 4th Regiment of Con- necticut troops in 1758-60. Married Amy Bowen.
82 Asael, born November 7,1728.
83 Ichabod, born May 7, 1734.
84 Ann, born July 12, 1737.
85 Thomas,
born
86 Joseph, born
87 Mason,
born
81 Eleazer,
born August 27, 1726.
53.
WILLIAM WHITING married in 1724. 1. Ann, daughter of Joshua Raymond, of Block Island. She died November, 1773. 2. Widow Alithea Woodworth. He was Lieut. Colonel at the seige
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WHITING FAMILY.
of Louisburg and at Lake George, under Sir William Johnson. Ilis son John, who was with him, was murdered by the Indians near Lake George.
Children.
88 John, born
1725. Killed by the Indians.
89 Samuel, born
1727. Married Sarah Dyer, of Canterbury.
90 Caleb, born
1729.
91 William, born
1730.
92 Ama, born
1738. Married James Dyer, of Canterbury. Died 1799.
55.
JOHN WHITING, Yale College, 1726, was for some time a preacher; licensed 1727, but left the ministry, and was judge of probate and colonel of a regiment. He married 1. 2. Widow Mary Clark ; he was her third husband. [Her maiden name was Tracy, and she married 1. James Luce. 2. Clark. ]
Col. John Whiting died August 28, 1786.
Children.
93 Amos,
born
94 Mary, born
95 Wealthy, born
Married 1. Ilarding Jones, of North Carolina. 2. - Ellis. Her daugh- ter, Mary Jones, married Abner Nash, Governor of North Carolina, 1779. Married Dr. Gideon Welles, of Canter- bury.
56.
SYBIL WHITING married, May 12, 1725, John Backus, Jr., of Windham, Conn. John Backus died Mrs. Sybil Backus died August 17, 1755.
Children.
96 Lucretia,
born
97 P'olly,
born
1733. Married Jobn Benjamin, of Stratford. Married Benjamin Lathrop, of Wind- ham.
98 Lydia,
born
1736. Married Aaron Fish, of Lebanon.
99 Sylvanus, born
1737. Married Elizabeth Gamble.
100 Ebenezer, born
1740. Married 1. Mercy Edwards. 2. Mrs. Maria Ketchum.
101 DeLucena, born
1744.
Married 1. Electa Mallory. 2. Tempo Waters. Married Sally Bingham.
102 Whiting, born
1747.
103 Charles, born
1753.
104 Nathaniel, born
Died young.
105 Sybil, born
106 Elizabeth, born
Died young. Died young.
58.
MARY WINTING married November 23. 1727, Rev. Thomas Clap. her father's successor in the ministry at Windham, and after- ward president of Yale College. She died August 9, 1736.
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NOTES OF THE
[After her death he married February 5, 1741, Mrs. Mary Sal- tonstall, widow of Roswell Saltonstall, of Branford.]
Children.
107 Mary,
born April
25, 1729. Married March 6, 1745-6, Gen. David Wooster, who lost his life in the ser- vice of his country May 1, 1777.
108 Temper- ance,
born April
26, 1731. Died June 3, 1731.
109 Temper ·
ance,
born April
29, 1732. Married August 9, 1753, Rev. Timothy Pitkin, of Farmington, Conn., who was son of Gov. William Pitkin; she died May 19, 1772. Children,-Sam- uel, born May 17, 1754, died 1777; Catharine, born February 22, 1757, married Rev. Nathan Perkins, D. D .; Charles, born August 13, 1759, mar- ried Cynthia Wells; Elizabeth, born September 19, 1761, married Rev. Timothy Langdon; Anna, born Feb- ruary 19, 1764, married Enoch Per- kins; Timothy, born January 20, 1766, (the historian,) married Eliza- beth, daughter of Rev. Bela Hub- bard, D. D .; Mary, born October 4, 1769, married Rev. Asahel Norton; Temperance, born May 3, 1772, mar ried Bissell Hinsdale. 13, 1734. Died May 2, 1735. Died same day.
110 Anna,
born May
111 Child,
born July
25, 1736.
61.
SAMUEL WHITING was a Colonel in the French War, and served also in the Revolution. Four of his sons served in the army ; three, if not all, as officers. He married Elizabeth Col. Samnel Whiting died at Stratford, February 15, 1803.
- Mrs. Elizabeth Whiting died December 5, 1793.
Children.
112 Samuel, born
113 John,
born
114 Judson, born
115 David,
born
116 William, born
117 Seymour, born
Yale College, 1765; a surgeon in the army. Died at Greenwich, Conn., 1832. A captain. An ensign. Died in the old Jersey Prison-ship.
62.
NATHAN WHITING, Yale College, 1743, married July 12, 1750, Mary Saltonstall, daughter of Capt. Roswell Saltonstall, of Bran- ford, Conn. Her mother was Mary Ilaynes, (widow of Elisha Lord,) granddaughter of Gov. John Haynes of Hartford. [After the death of Mr. Whiting, she married Rev. Warham Williams,! of Northford, Conn.] He was a colonel in the French War.
Col. Nathan Whiting died April 9, 1771.
.
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WHITING FAMILY.
Children.
118 Mary, born June
6, 1751. Married Col. Elisha Hale, of Glasten- bury, Conn.
119 Eliphalet, born June 17, 1753.
120 A daughter,born October 4, 1754. Died an infant.
121 A son, born
1756. Died an infant.
122 Nathan Haynes, born November 6, 1759.
123 Elizabethi, born July 21, 1761.
Died an infant.
124 Elizabeth, born October 14, 1763.
125 Gurdon
Saltonstall,born September 10, 1766.
126 Samuel, born February 22, 1768.
FIFTH GENERATION. 72.
JOHN WHITING was a colonel in the French war, and had principal command of the troops raised in the colony of Rhode Island, where he then resided. He married Cogswell. Col. John Whiting died in New London, December 17, 1770.
Children.
127 James, born
128 Elizabeth, born
129 Philena, born
130 Polly, born
A Physician. Died without issue. Married - Leffingwell, of Norwich. Married - Hanghton, of Montville. Married - Root.
74.
CHARLES WHITING married May 18. 1749, Honor Goodrich, daughter of Hezekiah Goodrich, Esq., of Wethersfield. [After the death of Mr. Whiting, his widow married November 14. 1774, Rev. Joshua Belden, of Newington, and had a son, Hezekiah Belden, born February 17, 1778. Died in 1849.]
Children.
131 Charles, born April
5, 1751. Died in Great Barrington, Mass., un- married; was an officer in the Revo- lution.
132 Honor,
born July
5, 1753.
133 Hezekiah, born June
2, 1755.
134 Mary, born October
7, 1757.
Married - Goodrich.
Lost at sea, unmarried.
Married, 1778, Capt. John Ducasse, a French officer in our Revolution. He died in 1780, and she married - Willis, of North Carolina. She died October 27, 1799. Married - Romans. Died May 12, 1848. Died at Bath, N. C., unmarried.
135 Elizabeth, born May 29, 1760.
136 Jeffrey, born December 18, 1762.
76.
GAMALIEL WHITING married June 18, 1752, Anna Gillett ; she was born February 18, 1738. He held a commission in the Revolution from John Hancock, and had command of a company in the neighborhood of Boston, soon after the Battle of Lexington. Two or three of his sons who were old enough to carry a musket, served in the army.
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NOTES OF THE
Gamaliel Whiting died November 27, 1790. Mrs. Anna Whiting died February 27, 1808.
Children.
137 Elizabeth, born May 19, 1753. 138 Anna, born November 8, 1754.
Died November 11, 1772. Married Rev. Mr. Hopkins, of Great Barrington, Mass.
Married - Kellogg, of Great Bar- rington.
141 Ebenezer, born July
30, 1760.
Died in Canada in 1836.
142 Sarah,
born April
26, 1762.
Died 1838.
143 Gamaliel, 144 Charles,
born January
6, 1766.
Died 1816.
145 Berenice,
born April
14, 1769.
Died April 1, 1845.
146 John, born January
3, 1771.
Died January 13, 1846.
147 Elizabeth,
born March
17, 1773. Married Rev. Mr. Wheeler. Died 1848.
77.
WILLIAM BRADFORD WHITING married 1. 1754, Abigail Ca- rew, and had one daughter ; both mother and child died 1756. 2. Amie Lathrop, daughter of Nathaniel Lathrop, of Norwich, July 24, 1757 ; she was born September 8, 1735. He was a Colonel in the Revolution, and was a member of the Senate of the State of New York for 20 years, and a Judge of the County Court for many years.
Col. William B. Whiting died in Canaan, N. Y., October 13, 1796.
Mrs. Amnie Whiting died January 20, 1815.
Children.
148 William,
born May
29, 1758. Died 1759.
149 Abigail,
bap. February
4, 1760.
150 Anne, born February
8, 1762.
Married February 25, 1783, Jason War- ner. Died March 31, 1810. Married June 4, 1789, Isaiah Tiffany. She died May 17, 1830. He died December 12, 1800. Children,-5.
151 Johu, born February 4, 1764. 152 William B., born April 17, 1766.
153 Daniel, born May 23, 1768. 154 Hannah, born May 8, 1770.
Died 1781.
155 Nathan, born May 16, 1772.
156 Samuel, born October 16, 1776.
157 Harriet, born September 14, 1779.
158 Charles, born January 13, 1783.
Died July 13, 1804. Died the same year.
79.
EBENEZER WHITING married Ann Fitch, danghter of Col. Eleazer Fiteli, of Windham. He resided in Norwich, Conn., and was an officer in the Revolution with the title of Major.
Major Ebenezer Whiting died at Westfield, Mass., September 6, 1794.
His widow, Mrs. Ann Whiting, died June 27, 1827, aged 80.
Children.
159 Augustus, born
$ 160 Edward, born 161 Henry, born
Married Betsey Hoes. Married Nancy Perkins. Was a Major U. S. A. Married Nancy Goodwin.
139 William,
born February 16, 1757.
140 Mary, born December 11, 1758.
born February 7, 1764.
Died February, 1844.
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WHITING FAMILY.
162 Nancy,
boru
Married - Gordon.
163 Charles, born
Married Margaret Regis; lived in Kin- derhook, N. Y.
164 Bowen,
born
Married Nancy Mckinstry; lived in Geneva, N. Y. Unmarried.
165 Betsey,
born
166 Charlotte,
born
167 Berenice,
born
90.
CALEB WHITING married in 1756, Lois Lyon. He was a far- mer, and resided in Bozrah, Conn.
Caleb Whiting died
Children.
168 Nancy,
born
1756.
169 Lney,
born
1759.
170 Martha, born
1761.
171 Ebenezer, born
1763.
172 Abigail,
born
1766.
173 William, born
174 Caleb, ?
born
175 Raymond, born
1771.
91.
WILLIAM WHITING " was a learned and distinguished physi- cian, and a devoted patriot in the Revolutionary War." He mar- ried in 1759, Anna Mason, daughter of Jeremiah Mason, of Franklin, Conn. He resided in Hartford after his marriage till 1766, when he removed to Great Barrington, Mass., where he died.
Dr. William Whiting died December 8, 1792.
Mrs. Anna Whiting died
Children.
176 Samuel, born August 14, 1762, at Hartford.
177 William, born November 7, 1764, at Hartford.
178 Mary Anna, born October 19, 1767.
179 Abraham, born September 1, 1769.
180 Elizabeth, born Jannary, 15, 1772.
181 Mason, born May 8, 1774.
182 Fanny,
born December 1, 1778. Married Frederic Abbot, of Ohio.
122.
NATHAN HAYNES WHITING, Yale College, 1777, married Ruth Hooker, of Farmington, Conn., and lived on the Haynes farm at West Hartford.
Nathan H. Whiting died in 1801.
Child,-one only.
183 Nathaniel H., born
Now living in West Hartford,
125.
GURDON SALTONSTALL WIRITING married Elizabeth Wells, of West Hartford, Conn.
1768.
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NOTES OF THE
Gurdon S. Whiting died July 9, 1804. Mrs. Elizabeth Whiting died March 17, 1802, aged 34.
Children.
184 Samuel, born September 25, 1794. Married Sophia Kilbourn, of Glasten- bury, Conn. She was born January 23, 1796. They are still living. 185 Jason, born May (1856.) 19, 1796. Married June 5, 1828, Sarah G. Clark, of Litchfield, Conn., where they now reside.
SIXTH GENERATION.
139.
WILLIAM WIIITING married, May 4, 1779, Lois Andrews. William Whiting died March 11, 1838. Mrs. Lois Whiting died January 17, 1729, aged 68.
Children
186 Sophia, born July
10, 1780. Married Eleazer Valentine. She died September 2, 1810, and after her death, Mr. Valentine married for his second wife, her sister, Lois Whiting.
187 Horace, born September 7, 1782.
188 Charlotte, born August 8, 1784.
Married 1. March 25, 1805, Joseph Mills. He died February, 1813, and she married 2. August 10, 1817, Lu- ther Gale.
189 Polly,
born March 12, 1787.
190 Wealthy,
born January
27,1789.
191 Lois,
born March
16, 1790.
192 Gamaliel,
born July
31, 1793.
193 Berenice,
born April 14, 1796.
194 Sally,
born December 9, 1798.
195 Betsey,
born July
23, 1801.
196 William,
197 William,
born December 18, 1803. born October 4, 1804.
Married James Whiting. Died April 7, 1834. Died October 5, 1804. Died October 16, 1805.
146.
JOHN WIIITING married 1. March 4, 1800, Hannah, daughter of Col. Aaron Kellogg ; she died March 23, 1823. 2. May 24, 1831, Lucy Allen. He was an eminent lawyer, and a Major General in Berkshire county, Mass.
Gen. John Whiting died at Great Barrington, Mass., January 13, 1846.
Children,-by his first wife.
198 John, born December 4, 1800. Dicd May 7, 1834.
199 Lucy, born February 24, 1803. Died August 16, 1824.
200 Nancy, born September 29, 1805. Died August 4, 1827.
201 Francis, born March 27,1808. Married Harriet W. Curtiss.
202 Richard, born June 14, 1811. Died November 26, 1848.
203 Martha, born July 1, 1813.
Married David Allen.
204 Hannalı,
born September 4, 1815.
205 Edward,
born January 11, 1818. Died February 29, 1844.
Child,-by her second husband.
206 Isabella,
born August 6, 1833.
Married 1810, William S. Smith. Married 1. June, 1810, Seth Judd, who died in 1811. 2. In 1814, Joseph Belcher. . Married E. Valentine. (2d wife.)
341
WHITING FAMILY.
151.
JOHN WHITING married 1. February 5, 1793, Lydia Leffing- well, of Norwich, Conn. 2. July 24, 1809. Rheua Ellsworth. They lived in Canaan, N. Y. John Whiting died in 1844.
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