Col. William WHITING

Male 1659 - Aft 1726  (67 years)


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  • Name William WHITING  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • 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 command of the troops at Port Royal, and in 1711, in the expedition against Canada. Col. Whiting was Sheriff of Hartford county in 1722. He removed to Newport, R.I., late in life, and probably died there. [1]
    Prefix Col. 
    Birth 1659  [1
    Christening 19 Feb 1660  Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Gender Male 
    Military Service Distinguished military officer who fought in all the French and Indian Wars of his time Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death Aft 31 Jan 1725/6  Newport, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I83316  Main Tree
    Last Modified 19 May 2020 

    Father 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) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Sybil COLLINS,   b. 1634 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage Abt 1654  [2
    Family ID F34060  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary ALLYN,   b. 3 Apr 1657, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1724, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 6 Oct 1686  [1, 2, 4
    Children 
     1. Mary WHITING,   b. 1 Apr 1688, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1714, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)  [Birth]
     2. Charles WHITING,   b. 5 Jul 1692, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1738, New London, New London Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [Birth]
     3. William WHITING,   b. 15 Feb 1694/5, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F34061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 May 2020 

    Family 2 Ann CUTLER 
    Marriage 31 Jan 1725/6  Newport, Rhode island Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F40871  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 May 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 19 Feb 1660 - Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S9777] Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical Notes or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts, (New England Historic Genealogical Society).

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

    3. [S11415] Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations Vol. 19 Thomas Rogers Part 1.

    4. [S11478] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2020, Vol. 174 Winter.