Col. William WHITING

1659 -

• Name	William WHITING  [1, 2]
  	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.
  Born	1659  [1]
  Christened	19 Feb 1660  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Distinguished military officer who fought in all the French and Indian Wars of his time   [2]
  Person ID	I83316	Main Tree
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Rev John WHITING,   b. 1633,   d. 8 Sep 1689  (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sybil COLLINS
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	Abt 1654  [2]
  Family ID	F34060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary ALLYN,   b. 3 Apr 1657,   d. 14 Dec 1724  (Age 67 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1686  [1, 2]
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2018
  Family ID	F34061	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S9777] Genealogical Notes or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts, Nathaniel Goodwin, (New England Historic Genealogical Society). [S3597] "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking, Ernest Flagg.