William WHITING

Male - 1647


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  • Name William WHITING  [1, 2
    • Died probably in August 1647, between July 24 and Sept 2; inventory of estate, L2854.

      His name first appears on the records May 1st, 1637. (Col. Rec. of Conn., 1636-1665, p. 9.) He, with Lords Saye and Sele and Brooke and Mr. George Wyllys bought out the Bristol men in Piscataqua and he retained his interest in these lands until his death. He was a proprietor of Hartford and was one of the most respectable and wealthy of the founders of that place. His home lot in 1639 was on the east side of what is now Governor Street. He was one of the most efficient promoters of the trade and commerce of Hartford, being a partner of Governor Hopkins in the exportation of corn and other grain and having a trading house on the Delaware and one at Westfield, Mass. In 1638, he was granted the right to trade with the Indians at Hartford and in 1647, he, with others, was granted the exclusive right to take whales. He was Representative, 1637 and one of the Committee which that year for the first time sat with the House of Magistrates. Freeman, Feb. 1641; Treasurer of the colony and Assistant in 1641, which offices he held until his death. In Jan., 1647, he with Governor Hopkins, was chosen a Commissioner for the United Colonies of New England. (Co. Rec. of Conn., 1, p. 147.) Savage says he bore the title of Major in 1647 and he with Major Mason and others was appointed to erect fortifications in 1642 He was a man of wealth and education; styled in the records: "William Whiting, Gentleman", and classed by Trumbull as "one of the twelve civil and religious fathers of Connecticut." Several letters written which are a variation of those of the family of Whiting of Boston in Lincolnshire. [1]
    Gender Male 
    Death prob in Aug 1647  [1
    Person ID I68191  Main Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2020 

    Family Susannah ?   d. 8 Jul 1673, Middletown, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Rev John WHITING,   b. Abt 1634, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1689, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F27441  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2016 

  • Sources 
    1. [S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking.

    2. [S4773] Roscoe Conkling Fitch, "History of the FITCH Family" AD 1400-1930, (Privately by the Fitch Family).