Nathaniel WHITING

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He graduated from Harvard in 1653; preached several years at Salem, Mass., and was there in1659, March 8, when the selectmen, with the deacons and Mr. Gedney, all desired "to treat with Mr. Whittinge to know his mind about staying with them." (Salem town records.) He removed with his family from "The Bay" to Hartford, and was ordained pastor over he First Church in 1660, being associated with Rec. Samuel Stone. In 1669, in consequence of dissensions which agitated the church at that time, he and others petitioned the Assembly "for their approbation for a distance walking in Congregational Church order," which was approved and in 1670, a new Church was formed, of which he was chosen pastor and so continued until his death. In King Philip's War he was chaplain. He was twice married; (1) about 1654 to Sybil Collins, dau. of Deacon Edward Collins of Cambridge, mass., by whom he had seven children, one of whom, Col. William, was a distinguished military officer who fought in all the French and Indian Wars of his time, and who m. Oct. 6, 1686, Mary, dau. of Col. John Allyn, grand-daughter of Matthew Allyn, and great-grand-daughter of Hon. Wm. Pynchon. T

John's father, William Whiting, was one of the founders of Hartford. The family emigrated from England to Hartford in 1636. John graduated from Harvard, Class of 1653. He served as minister in Salem, Massachusetts, until about 1660, when he moved to Hartford, and became minister of the First church there. he became a freeman on 11 May 1665. His estate began probate in Hartford in November 1689.

John married Phebe GREGSON in Sep 1673 in Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut. Phebe was born in 1643; was christened on 15 Oct 1643 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut; died on 19 Sep 1730 in At the home of her son Joseph, at New Haven, Conn.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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