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26. MARY5 WHITING (SAMUEL4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)63 was born 24 Nov 1712 in Windham, CT, and died 9 Aug 1736 in Windham, CT (Age 24). She married THOMAS CLAP 23 Nov 1727 in Windham, CT, son of STEPHEN CLAP and TEMPERENCE GORHAM. He was born 26 Jun 1703 in Plymouth, MA, and died 2 Jan 1767 in Windham, CT.

Notes for MARY WHITING:
The ninth child of Samuel & Elizabeth, Mary married Reverend Thomas Clap in Windham CT on November 23, 1727. After her father's death in 1725, Thomas, became the minister at Windham, and afterwards elected the president of Yale College. Thomas parents were Stephen and Temperance (Gorham) Clap. (Goodwin pg. 335)

Mary died at age 24, a few weeks after the death of her infant son Saltonstall. During their 8+ years of marriage, Mary & Thomas had 5 children, all born in Windham CT. Three of their children died as infants. The Windham Cemetery lists two of their children's death. Anne's dated 1733, not 1735 as is recorded in numerous documents, and Temperance dated on June 4, 1733 at 2 years of age, not June 4, 1731. We chose to record her death in 1731, because the other Temperance was born in 1732. It was common practice back then to name other siblings after those children who had died. Mary & Thomas's oldest surviving daughter, Mary Clap, would eventually marry David Wooster who died as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

After Mary's death, Thomas married Mary Haynes (5 Feb 1741). Mary Haynes' previous marriages were:
i. Elisha Lord; 2 May 1723 who died 15 April 1725
ii. Rosewell Saltonstall; 6 April 1727 who died 1 Oct 1738. (Goodwin, pp349-350) Rosewell and Mary Haynes were the parents of Mary Saltonstall who would eventually marry Samuel and Elizabeth's youngest son, Colonel Nathan Whiting.
     
Children of MARY WHITING and THOMAS CLAP are:
  i.   MARY6 CLAP, b. 25 Apr 1729, Windham, CT; d. 6 Jun 1807, New Haven, CT; m. DAVID WOOSTER, 6 Mar 1744/45, Windham, CT; b. 2 Mar 1709/10, Stratford, CT; d. 2 May 1777, Danbury, CT.
  ii.   TEMPERANCE CLAP, b. 21 Apr 1731, Windham, CT; d. 4 Jun 1731, Windham, CT (Age 2 mo.).
47. iii.   TEMPERANCE CLAP, b. 29 Apr 1732, Windham, CT; d. 19 May 1772, New Haven, CT.
  iv.   ANNE CLAP, b. 13 May 1734, Windham, CT; d. Apr 1735, Windham, CT (Age 1).
  v.   SALTONSTALL CLAP, b. 25 Jul 1736, Windham, CT; d. 25 Jul 1736, Windham, CT (Died at birth).


27. COL. SAMUEL5 WHITING (SAMUEL4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)64,65 was born 15 May 1720 in Windham, CT, and died 15 Feb 1803 in Stratford, CT. He married ELIZABETH JUDSON 14 Sep 1743 in Windsor, CT, daughter of JOSUHA JUDSON and DEBORAH CLARK. She was born 1723 in Windham, CT, and died 5 Dec 1793 in Stratford, CT.

Notes for COL. SAMUEL WHITING:
The twelfth son of Samuel & Elizabeth, Samuel was born in Windham Connecticut, and much like his brothers William and Nathan served in the defense of our country. He fought in both the French and Indian War and the Revolution, serving first as Captain of the 5th Connecticut Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel of the Continental Regiment, and Colonel of the First Battalion of Connecticut Troops. The Revolutionary pension file for Samuel Whiting at the National Archives indicates that he received a disability pension of $15.00 a month. One affidavit states that "during his service in 1777, while overheated by marching and exhausted by fatigue, he caught cold by wading across a river near Norwalk, which resulted in a complication of diseases and the final loss of his right eye." (Register of Connecticut Society Colonial America)

The Windham bicentennial book states "the family of [Reverend] Samuel Whiting was one of the religious militant families of the early town. Its members could pray or fight as occasion demanded." Four of his sons served in the army; three, if not all, as officers. (Goodwin pg. 336)

He married Elizabeth Judson on Sep 14, 1743 and for most of their lives, they lived in Stratford, near Fairfield CT where all of their 11 children were born. Their first son, Samuel attended Yale in 1765 and became a surgeon in the army. Their youngest child, Mary Whiting Judson, moved to Oneida, NY and died there in 1811. Mrs. Elizabeth Whiting died December 5, 1793, followed ten years later by Col. Samuel Whiting who died three months shy of 83 in Stratford.

More information on Samuel & Elizabeth's lineage can be found at: http://home.flash.net/~swhatch/webgene.htm courtesy of Stephen Hatch.
     
Children of SAMUEL WHITING and ELIZABETH JUDSON are:
48. i.   SAMUEL6 WHITING, b. Mar 1743/44, Stratford, CT; d. 1816, Greenwich, CT.
  ii.   JUDSON WHITING, b. 2 Mar 1745/46, Stratford, CT; d. An ensign who died in the old Jersey Prison-ship. (Goodwin pg 336) Believed to be the same prison ship where Judson's brother, Dr. Samuel Whiting was also imprisoned..
  iii.   CPT. JOHN WHITING, b. Nov 1748, Stratford, CT; d. 28 Jan 1822, Unknown.
  iv.   ELIZABETH WHITING, b. Nov 1751, Stratford, CT; d. Unknown.
  v.   JOSEPH WHITING, b. Apr 1754, Stratford, CT; d. Unknown.
  vi.   SARAH WHITING, b. Sep 1756, Stratford, CT; d. Unknown.
  vii.   MARY WHITING, b. 1760, Stratford, CT; d. 1811, Oneida, NY; m. SILAS JUDSON, 12 May 1777, Prob Stratford, CT; b. 31 Aug 1754, Stratford, CT; d. Dec 1808, Oneida, NY.
  viii.   MARTHA WHITING, b. 19 Aug 1760, Stratford, CT; d. May 1840; m. DAVID PIXLEY, Dec 1782; b. 1762, Prob Stratford, CT; d. 1829, Unknown.
  ix.   DAVID WHITING, b. May 1762, Stratford, CT; d. Unknown.
  x.   WILLIAM NATHAN WHITING, b. Sep 1764, Stratford, CT.
49. xi.   SEYMOUR CONWAY WHITING, b. Jul 1766, Stratford, CT; d. 26 Jul 1841, Stratford, CT.


28. COL. NATHAN5 WHITING (SAMUEL4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)66,67 was born 4 May 1724 in Windham, CT, and died 9 Apr 1771 in New Haven, CT. He married MARY SALTONSTALL 12 Jul 1750 in New Haven, CT, daughter of ROSWELL SALTONSTALL and MARY HAYNES. She was born May 1728 in Branford, CT, and died 1771 in (Information on Mary's parents extracted from "Genealogical Notes" by Nathaniel Goodwin pg 336).

Notes for COL. NATHAN WHITING:
The youngest child born of Samuel & Elizabeth, Nathan was born in Windham CT in May 1724 and graduated from Yale College in 1743. Much like his two brothers Nathan served in the defense of the colonies and rose to the rank of Colonel.

Nathan moved to New Milford, CT where he resided for most of his life and entered military life shortly after graduating from Yale. Extracts taken from the book "Two Centuries of New Milford 1707-1907" gives a little insight into Nathan and his township. "New Milford was, during most of these first fifty years of its existence, a frontier town, a line of guards was established which reached across the country from Woodbury to the New York boundary, and the members of the company had to take turns in patrolling this line. The second company in New Milford was organized in 1744, and both of these companies continued to exist until the Revolution." In 1744 Nathan commanded the Eleventh Company of the Second Regiment in which they responded to a military crises outside New Milford. The first recorded service of the New Milford men beyond their own borders occurred about 1758. The greatest accumulation of men found on the record is a company raised for the French and Indian War in 1759. It was commanded by Captain Whiting and was known as the "Tenth Company of Colonel David Wooster's Third Regiment of Connecticut Levy." Shortly after this excursion, Nathan was elected as a Colonel of the Second Regiment and saw action outside New Milford in 1759 and 1761.

Nathan married Mary Saltonstall in New Haven CT on July 12, 1750. Mary was the daughter of CPT. Roswell Saltonstall, of Branford, Connecticut. Her mother, Mary Haynes, (widow of Elisha Lord,) was the granddaughter of Gov. John Haynes of Hartford. During their 21 years of marriage, Nathan & Mary resided in New Milford and had nine children. Three of those children died as infants. There are conflicting dates concerning their daughter Mary. Majority of the records reviewed has her death listed either in 1761 or 1781, yet she married Elisha Hale in 1782. It is believed Nathan's mother, Elizabeth, moved into their household sometime around 1761/62 and lived with them until her death. After Nathan's death, it is believed Mrs. Mary (Saltonstall) Whiting married Rev. Warham Williams, of Northford, CT., but various records has her death listed for 1771.
     
Children of NATHAN WHITING and MARY SALTONSTALL are:
  i.   MARY6 WHITING, b. 6 Jun 1751, New Milford, CT; m. ELISHA HALE, May 1782; b. 1747, Glastenbury, CT.
  ii.   ELIPHALET WHITING, b. 17 Jun 1753, New Milford, CT; d. 11 Sep 1753, New Milford, CT.
  iii.   (DAUGHTER) WHITING, b. 14 Oct 1754, New Milford, CT; d. 26 Oct 1754, New Milford, CT (Infant).
  iv.   (SON) WHITING, b. 27 Dec 1756, New Milford, CT; d. 28 Dec 1756, New Milford, CT (Infant).
50. v.   NATHANIEL HAYNES WHITING, b. 6 Nov 1759, New Milford, CT; d. 16 Sep 1801, West Hartford, CT.
  vi.   ELIZABETH WHITING, b. 21 Jul 1761, New Milford, CT; d. 1 Aug 1761, New Milford, CT (Infant).
  vii.   ELIZABETH WHITING, b. 14 Oct 1763, New Milford, CT; d. Unknown.
51. viii.   GURDON SALTONSTALL WHITING, b. 10 Sep 1766, New Milford, CT; d. 18 Jul 1804, Prob. New Milford.
  ix.   SAMUEL WHITING, b. 22 Feb 1768, New Milford, CT; d. Unknown.


29. HANNAH5 WHITING (JOSEPH4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)68 was born 21 Feb 1711/12 in New Haven, CT, and died 9 Oct 1779 in New Haven, CT. She married JARED INGERSOLL 1 Aug 1743 in Milford, CT, son of JONATHAN INGERSOLL and SARAH NEWTON. He was born 3 Jun 1722 in Milford, CT, and died 25 Aug 1781 in New Haven, CT.
     
Children of HANNAH WHITING and JARED INGERSOLL are:
  i.   JAMES6 INGERSOLL, b. 21 Apr 1748, New Haven, CT.
  ii.   JARED INGERSOLL, b. 24 Oct 1749, New Haven, CT; d. 31 Oct 1822, Philadelphia, PA.


30. JOHN5 WHITING (JOSEPH4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)69 was born 1 Mar 1720/21 in New Haven, CT, and died 21 Jun 1786 in New Haven, CT (?). He married (1) SARAH INGERSOLL 7 Nov 1751 in Milford, CT, daughter of JONATHAN INGERSOLL and SARAH NEWTON. She was born 22 Oct 1726 in Milford, CT, and died 4 Jul 1769 in New Haven, CT (?). He married (2) SARAH TROWBRIDGE 24 May 1770 in New Haven, CT, daughter of STEPHEN TROWBRIDGE. She died Apr 1795 in Prob New Haven, CT.
     
Children of JOHN WHITING and SARAH INGERSOLL are:
  i.   JOHN6 WHITING, b. 25 Dec 1753, New Haven, CT; d. 14 May 1782.
  ii.   JONATHAN WHITING, b. 12 Apr 1756, New Haven, CT; d. 28 Feb 1818.
  iii.   SARAH WHITING, b. 21 Jan 1758, New Haven, CT; d. 12 Oct 1799, New Haven, CT.
  iv.   WILLIAM JOSEPH WHITING, b. 15 Oct 1760, New Haven, CT; d. 7 Feb 1794, New Haven, CT; m. MARTHA LYMAN, 27 Nov 1784, New Haven, CT; b. Abt. 1756, New Haven, CT; d. 1 Feb 1829, New Haven, CT.
  v.   SAMUEL WHITING, b. 9 Sep 1762, New Haven, CT; d. 3 Nov 1790, New Haven, CT; m. ELIZABETH CARRINGTON, 22 Aug 1786, New Haven, CT; b. New Haven, CT.
  vi.   HANNAH WHITING, b. 15 Aug 1765, New Haven, CT; d. 8 Feb 1794.


31. ELISHA5 WHITING (JOSEPH4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)70 was born 14 Jul 1729 in New Haven, CT, and died 11 Mar 1766 in New Haven, CT. He married ESTHER HARPIN Abt. 1756 in Unknown. She was born 16 Nov 1730 in Milford, CT, and died 6 Dec 1769 in Unknown.
     
Children of ELISHA WHITING and ESTHER HARPIN are:
  i.   MARY CAMP6 WHITING, b. 1756; d. 8 Feb 1810; m. ARNOLD TIBBALS, 9 Apr 1777.
  ii.   ESTHER WHITING, b. 1756; d. 21 Aug 1782.
  iii.   JOSEPH WHITING, b. 1757; d. 31 Dec 1820; m. NANCY ANN GUNN.
  iv.   JOHN WHITING, b. 1762; m. NANCY WELCH, 29 Jan 1786.
  v.   ELISHA GREGSON WHITING, b. Unknown; d. 21 May 1797.


32. JOHN5 WHITING (JOHN4, JOSEPH3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) was born 17 Jun 1727 in Hartford, CT, and died 21 Feb 1820 in Torrington, Litchfield, CT. He married (1) REBECCA PITKIN. She was born 1731 in Hartford, CT (?), and died Bef. 1747. He married (2) SARAH ______________ Abt. 1746. She was born Abt. 1731, and died 22 Jul 1760.

Notes for JOHN WHITING:
Two Sources, the LDS and New England Families list John's wife as Sarah Whiting. It is unknown if this was her married or maiden name.
     
Children of JOHN WHITING and SARAH ______________ are:
  i.   SARAH6 WHITING, b. 1749, Westfield, CT.
  ii.   ELIZABETH WHITING, b. 1752, Westfield, CT.
  iii.   JOHN WHITING, b. 1755, Westfield, CT.
  iv.   JERUSHA WHITING, b. 1758, Westfield, CT; d. 13 Sep 1759, Westfield, CT (Age 1).
  v.   ABIGAIL WHITING, b. 1759, Westfield, CT; d. 23 Mar 1764, Westfield, CT (Age 5).


33. WILLIAM5 WHITING (JOHN4, JOSEPH3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)70 was born 12 Oct 1736 in Hartford, CT, and died 19 Oct 1775 in Hartford, CT. He married MARY WADSWORTH 1757, daughter of ICHABOD WADSWORTH and SARAH SMITH. She was born 8 Apr 1739 in Hartford, CT.
     
Children of WILLIAM WHITING and MARY WADSWORTH are:
  i.   WILLIAM6 WHITING70, b. 17 Dec 1758, Hartford, CT; d. 22 Mar 1849; m. ABIGAIL FLOWER, 20 Sep 1782, West Hartford, CT; b. Abt. 1761, Farmington, CT.
  ii.   MARY WHITING, b. 1760, Hartford, CT; m. WILLIAM ELSWORTH, 25 Feb 1780, West Hartford, CT.
  iii.   ELIHU WHITING, b. 1761, Hartford, CT; d. 16 Jun 1839; m. MARGARET PADDEN, 17 Sep 1783, West Hartford, CT; b. 26 Oct 1766, Wallingford, CT.
52. iv.   ELISHA WHITING, b. 21 Nov 1762, Hartford, CT; d. 1789, West Hartford, CT.
  v.   CHARLES WHITING, b. 1765, Hartford, CT.
  vi.   JAMES WHITING, b. 1768.
  vii.   JERUSHA WHITING, b. 1770, Hartford, CT.

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