William Whiting

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name
William Whiting
sex
male
access
public
summary
Treasurer of the Colony of Connecticut from 1641 to 1647 and a magistrate, the first of three generations of Whitings to keep its treasury. Allowed to trade with the Indians in 1638, he was a Commissioner of the United Colonies in 1646, when a sachem's plot to kill him and Governors Haynes and Hopkins was foiled. He died at Hartford about 1647. Probably the father of Joseph Whiting.
died
date
1647
place
Hartford, Connecticut
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-morse-1925-genealogiae, online-tree-wikitree-browne-chapin]
note
"The last addition to his Will was made July 24, 1647, and he probably died soon after" (Morse); WikiTree gives 24 July 1647 as his death.
spouses
name
Susanna
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-morse-1925-genealogiae]
note
His widow. WikiTree has Susanna Wiggin, who died in 1673 at Middletown.

Father of Joseph Whiting, and the first of three generations of Whitings to keep the Connecticut treasury. Morse's Genealogiae (1925): Treasurer of the Colony "from 1641 until 1647, chosen Magistrate of Connecticut in 1641 and continued in office until his death in 1647; Commissioner of the United Colonies for Connecticut in 1646. In 1638 he was allowed to trade with the Indians; and he was appointed with Major Mason and others to erect fortifications in 1641, and the same year he was appointed with Mason to collect tribute of the Indians on Long Island." In 1646 "a plot was laid by Sequasson, Sachem of the Naticks, to kill Governors Haynes and Hopkins and Mr. Whiting on account of the just and faithful protection which these gentlemen had afforded Uncas. The plot was disclosed by a friendly Indian and the danger averted" (source).

"He begins his Will, dated March 20, 1643, by stating that he intends 'a voyage presently unto sea'. The last addition to his Will was made July 24, 1647, and he probably died soon after, leaving widow Susanna." His children were William (who died in London in 1699), John (1635-1689), Samuel, Sarah (Mrs. Jacob Mygatt, then Mrs. John King), Mary and Joseph (1640-1717). The Hitchcock genealogy gives him "thirty-seven years" in the treasurer's office; Morse's dates allow six (source).

Research: Patricia Hatten's Browne–Chapin side: the pedigree, notable ancestors and famous kin.

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  • His English origin and the identity of his wife Susanna are not researched here.
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  2. name: William Whiting
  3. sex: male
  4. access: public
  5. summary: >-
  6. Treasurer of the Colony of Connecticut from 1641 to 1647 and a magistrate, the first of three
  7. generations of Whitings to keep its treasury. Allowed to trade with the Indians in 1638, he was a
  8. Commissioner of the United Colonies in 1646, when a sachem's plot to kill him and Governors Haynes
  9. and Hopkins was foiled. He died at Hartford about 1647. Probably the father of Joseph Whiting.
  10. died:
  11. date: "1647"
  12. place: Hartford, Connecticut
  13. basis: compiled
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [book-morse-1925-genealogiae, online-tree-wikitree-browne-chapin]
  16. note: '"The last addition to his Will was made July 24, 1647, and he probably died soon after" (Morse); WikiTree gives 24 July 1647 as his death.'
  17. spouses:
  18. - name: Susanna
  19. basis: compiled
  20. confidence: probable
  21. sources: [book-morse-1925-genealogiae]
  22. note: His widow. WikiTree has Susanna Wiggin, who died in 1673 at Middletown.
  23. ---
  25. Father of Joseph Whiting, and the first of three generations of Whitings to keep the Connecticut
  26. treasury. Morse's *Genealogiae* (1925): Treasurer of the Colony "from 1641 until 1647, chosen Magistrate
  27. of Connecticut in 1641 and continued in office until his death in 1647; Commissioner of the United
  28. Colonies for Connecticut in 1646. In 1638 he was allowed to trade with the Indians; and he was appointed
  29. with Major Mason and others to erect fortifications in 1641, and the same year he was appointed with
  30. Mason to collect tribute of the Indians on Long Island." In 1646 "a plot was laid by Sequasson, Sachem of
  31. the Naticks, to kill Governors Haynes and Hopkins and Mr. Whiting on account of the just and faithful
  32. protection which these gentlemen had afforded Uncas. The plot was disclosed by a friendly Indian and the
  33. danger averted" ([source](/files/sources/book-morse-1925-genealogiae/)).
  35. "He begins his Will, dated March 20, 1643, by stating that he intends 'a voyage presently unto sea'. The
  36. last addition to his Will was made July 24, 1647, and he probably died soon after, leaving widow Susanna."
  37. His children were William (who died in London in 1699), John (1635-1689), Samuel, Sarah (Mrs. Jacob
  38. Mygatt, then Mrs. John King), Mary and Joseph (1640-1717). The Hitchcock genealogy gives him "thirty-seven years"
  39. in the treasurer's office; Morse's dates allow six ([source](/files/sources/book-hitchcock-1894-hitchcock-family/)).
  41. Research: `research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md`.
  43. ## Open questions
  45. - His English origin and the identity of his wife Susanna are not researched here.
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