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Meaning of Last Name 'Whitton'
The last name Whitten comes from a more common alternate spelling: Whitton. Its first recorded use as a surname seems to be in 1165. It was used to refer to someone from an area called Whitton in Morebattle in the Scotland border area.
The area name itself comes from the Old English words "Hwita" or "Whit" (i.e. the color white, which was used as a personal name) and the suffix "ten" or "ton" or "tun" (i.e., a settlement or town). Therefore, the name could be roughly translated as "someone from Hwita's settlement" or "a person from White's town".
Variations
"In the early records (of the US) the surname Whitten is spelled Wheeton. Whetton, Wheeden, Whiten, Whiton, Whiting. Whitin, Whitton. Whyton and Wyton, and several of these forms survive to the present time. The relationship of the various immigrants from which the Whitin, Whiting, Whiton, Wheaton, Weadon, Wheadon, and Whitten families descend, is not known, but all were English and the surname is of ancient English origin. Doubtless there were branches of the family also in Ireland and Scotland. According to tradition there were three brothers of the Whitten family early settlers in New Hampshire, Samuel, Thomas, and John Whitten, or Whidden. In 1671 John and Samuel Whitten (or Whidden) were members of the church at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and contributed to the fund for the maintenance of Rev. Mr. Moody."[1]
"By checking various indices of surnames of colonial American families and seeing how “Whiting,” ‘Whiton,” “Whiten,” “Whittin,” “Whetten,” “Witon,” “Whitten,” and even “Whitney” often were used in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in reference to the very same name...[2]
See also:
Whitten Demographics
Ancestry.com has collated some interesting Whitten demographics. Here are some of the numbers.
From US immigrant passenger lists (which are heavily weighted toward the 19th century immigration) the top places of origin were given as:
- Ireland (37 people)
- England (31)
- Scotland (12)
The top county distribution of Whitten families in Scotland in 1891 were:
- Lanarkshire (35 families)
- Ayrshire (14)
- Midlothian (13)
The top county distribution of Whitten families in England in 1891 were:
- London (124 families)
- Cumberland (50)
- Essex (33)
- Middlesex (27)
Obviously, the concentration in London can be discounted for genealogical purposes, as many people would have moved to London from elsewhere in Great Britain. The same may be true for the London "suburban counties" of Essex and Middlesex. This makes the Northern concentration in Cumberland especially interesting.
According to another source, The Whitten and Allied Families Genealogy by William C. Whitten (1985), as cited at Origins and Meaning of Surname Whitten, the concentrations in Ireland are in Ulster, Armagh and Londonderry.
In the US, from data from the 1920 census, Whittens were concentrated in the following states:
- Massachusetts (156 of 1,934 families counted)
- Texas (153)
- Maine (142)
- Alabama (103)
- Illinois (87)
- Mississippi (86)
Sadly, some of the Southern US distribution is attributable to the legacy of slavery. Freed slaves often took their former slaveholders' surname. The concentration in Massachusetts and Illinois could be partially a result of the population centers around Boston and Chicago. This all makes the concentrations in Texas and Maine more notable.
Going further back in time, in 1880 the top US states were:
- Maine (524 of 3,293 families)
- Alabama (240)
- Massachusetts (233)
- Mississippi (229)
- Ohio (197)
- Texas (182)
- Illinois (136)
- Georgia (133)
The Maine concentration is even more stark here.
In the US in 1840:
- Maine (76 of 221 families)
- Ohio (23)
- New Hampshire (15)
- Massachusetts (15)
- Indiana (14)
Here, in the earliest survey, it's even more clear that the Maine concentration has genealogical significance. The Midwestern numbers are interesting too. Perhaps there is a pattern of movement with the Western frontier.
Another notable demographic observation: in the Civil War, there were more than twice as many Union soldiers named Whitten as Confederate soldiers named Whitten (2,213,363 Northern to 1,050,000 Southern).
Early Whitten's by Location (to 1830)
England
Oxfordshire
First Name | Last Name | Town of event | County of event | Event | Year | # Below |
William | Whiton | Hook Norton | Oxfordshire | See Profile |
Yorkshire
First Name | Last Name | Town of event | County of event | Event | Year | # Below |
John | Witton | Slaidburn | Yorkshire | See Profile |
Ireland
County Leitrim
First Name | Last Name | Town of event | County of event | Event | Year | # Below |
William | Whitten | County Leitrim | See Profile |
North America
Maine
One thing to keep in mind when looking at very early records is that the places attributed to an area may actually have been a part of Massachusetts and the Plymouth Colony for a while. Governmental or colonial lines changed over time. Also, individual county lines changed often - York County covered a huge area of Maine at one point. Waldo was York (1630), Lincoln (1760), Hancock (1789) and then Waldo (1827).
For a historical timeline for each county please see the individual County Categorization Pages. York County, ME
Underlined names in table are linked to WikiTree profile for the individual.
First Name | Last Name | Town of event | County of event | Event | Year | # Below |
Jonathon | Whitten | York | York | Birth of Child | 1670 | See Profile |
Mary | Whitten | York | York | Marriage | 1721 | See Profile |
John | Whitten | York | York | NonAttendance in Church | 1727 | 1 |
John | Whitten | Topsham | Sagadahoc | Land Grant | 1764 | See Profile |
John | Whitten | Arundel | York | Apraiser | 1743 | 2 |
John | Whitten | Arundel | York | Debt | 1748 | 3 |
Thomas | Whitten | ? | York | Assault | 1760 | 4 |
Richard | Whitten | Scarborough | Cumberland | Birth Est. | 1763 | See Profile |
John | Whitten | New Castle | Lincoln | Census - Head | 1790 | 5 |
Ebeneezer | Whitten | New Castle | Lincoln | Census - Head | 1790 | 6 |
Elisha | Whitten | Scarborough | Cumberland | Sold | 1788 | See Profile |
Ebeneezer | Whitten | Scarborough | Cumberland | Sold | 1788 | See Profile |
John | Whitten | ? | ? | birth | 1799 | See Profile |
S. F. | Whitten | ? | ? | birth | 1799 | See Profile |
Robert | Whitten | Alfred | York | birth | 1800 | 7 |
George | Whitten | Alfred | York | birth | 1802 | 8 |
George | Whitten | ? | ? | transport. murderers | 1827 | 9 |
Daniel | Whitten | Alfred | York | birth | 1803 | 10 |
James | Whitten | Alfred | York | birth | 1804 | 11 |
Issac | Whitten | Alfred | York | birth | 1805 | 12 |
Hannah | Whitten | Alfred | York | Marriage | 1805 | 13 |
Calvin | Whitten | Alfred | York | Birth | 1806 | 14 |
Flanders | Whitten | Alfred | York | Birth | 1806 | 15 |
John | Whitten | Bath | Sagadahoc | Birth | 1803 | 16 |
John | Whitten | Bath | Sagadahoc | Birth | 1803 | 17 |
Nahum | Whitten | Alfred | York | Marriage | 1806 | 18 |
Polly | Whitten | Alfred | York | Marriage | 1810 | 19 |
Mary | Whitten | Alfred | York | Marriage | 1824 | 20 |
Abel | Whitten | Alfred | York | Marriage | 1824 | 21 |
Samuel | Whitten | Alfred | York | Marriage | 1828 | 22 |
Solomom | Whitten | Skowhegan | York | Maine Land Grants - MA | ? | 23 |
Joseph | Whitten | Edgecomb | Cumberland | Census - Head | 1790 | See Profile |
Umprey | Whitten | Sanford | York | Census - Head | 1790 | 24 |
Samuel | Whitten | Sanford | York | Census - Head | 1790 | 25 |
James | Whitten | Sanford | York | Census - Head | 1790 | 26 |
Thomas | Whitten | Washington Plantation | Kenebec | Census - Head | 1790 | 27 |
Benjamin | Whitten | Warren | Lincoln | Census - Head | 1790 | 28 |
Humbert | Whitten | Warren | Lincoln | Census - Head | 1790 | 29 |
Ebeneezer | Whitten | Waterboro | York | War of 1812 | 1812 | 30 |
George | Whitten | Scarborough | Cumberland | War of 1812 | 1814 | 31 |
Henry | Whitten | Alfred | York | War of 1812 | 1814 | 32 |
Richard | Whitten | Cornish | York | War of 1812 | 1813 | 33 |
Richard | Whitten | Cornish | York | War of 1812 | 1813 | 34 |
Stephen | Whitten | Scarborough | Cumberland | War of 1812 | 1814 | 35 |
Thomas | Whitten | Buxton | York | War of 1812 | 1813 | See Profile |
Thomas | Whitten | Limerick | York | War of 1812 | 1814 | See Profile |
John | Whitten | ? | ? | Sea Captian | 1823 | 36 |
James | Whitten | ? | Waldo | Death | 1844 | See Profile |
James | Whitten | ? | Sommerset | Death | 1828 | See Profile |
Levi | Whitten | Troy | Waldo | Birth | 1799 | See Profile |
Mary | Whitten | Troy | Waldo | Birth | 1799 | See Profile |
Hannah | Whitten | Freedom | Waldo | Birth | 1799 | See Profile |
Samuel | Whitten | Bowdoin | Rev. Pensioner | 1840 | 37 | |
Jane | Whitten | Topsham | Rev. Pensioner | 1840 | 38 | |
Thomas | Whitten | Westbrook | Cumberland | Death | 1826 | 39 |
Asa | Whitten | Woolwich | Sagadahoc | Birth of Child | 1783 | See Profile |
Thomas | Whitten | Scarboro | Cumberland | Census | 1790 | See Profile |
Thomas J. | Whitten | Daughters Death | 1835 | See Profile | ||
Thomas | Whitten | Newfield | York | Census | 1820 | See Profile |
John | Whitten | Newfield | York | Census | 1820 | See Profile |
Thomas | Whitten | Pepperrellboro | York | Marriage | 1776 | See Profile |
Thomas | Whitten | Scarborough | Cumberland | Trespassing | 1763 | 40 |
Numbered list with more information for entries in the table above.
- John Whitten, York, Nonattendance Church, 1727[3]
- John Whitten listed as an appraiser for "Probated 19 July 1743. Inventory returned at £1358: 12: 6, by Roger Mitchell, Sam Lunt and Wm Dearing, in Kittery, and at £305: 18: 0, in Arundel by Phillip Dorrel, John Whitten and John Mitchell, appraisers, 28 Sept. 1743."[4]
- John Whitten, Arundel, York, Debt, 1748[5] Related to John above?
- Thomas Whitten, York, Assault, 1760[6]
- John Whitten 1 2 1 0 0 / 1790 Census: New Castle, Lincoln County. Listed as Heads of Family.[7]
- Ebenezer Whitten 1 0 2 0 0" 1790 Census: New Castle, Lincoln County. Listed as Heads of Family.[8]
- Robert Whitten, Oct. 1 , 1800.[9]
- George Whitten, Oct. 17, 1802.[10]
- George Whitten, 1827 - "Report on the account of John Ackerman for transporting certain persons charged with murder from Massachusetts to this state...Associated subjects: Polly (Sloop); Extraditions; Fugitives from Justice; Murder; Mutiny; Sloop "Polly", Associated names: John Ackerman; Robert Cole; Samuel Lurvey; Charles Reed; Daniel Smith; George Whitten; William Woodworth.[11]
- Daniel Whitten, July 24, 1803.<[12]"Aug. 1, '17. Daniel Whitten and Dorothy Cluff."[13] Could this be this Daniel?
- James Whitten, Jan. 4, 1804.[14]
- Isaac Whitten, Jan. 6, 1805.[15]
- "Feb. 18. '05 (1805). Daniel Gile and Hannah Whitten".[16]
- Calvin Whitten, Nov. 4, 1806.[17]
- Flanders Whitten, Nov. 12, 1806.[18]
- John Whitten, b. 1803, Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, d. Otoe co., Nebraska - wife Mercy, children, Mary, b. Maine, John and Samuel, b. Iowa. "...living in Syracuse Precinct (Nebraska) in 1870 with his sons John and Samuel on farms nearby. Mercy, his wife, was not mentioned and had probably died. Living with him was S.F. Whitten, a minister 71 years of age and a native of of Maine, who was probably an older brother." [19]
- A John Whitten is listed as a Selectman for York county for 1842 and 1843.[20]
- "(May 5,) '10 (1810). Nahum Whitten and Betsy Wormwood".[21]
- "(Jan.) 13, ('22.) Daniel Tripp and Polly Whitten."[22]
- "Mar. 30, '24. Thatcher Friend and Mary Whitten."[23]
- "Oct. 25, '24. Abel Whitten and Judith Hubbard."[24]
- "Dec. 14, '28. Samuel Whitten and Olive Hill."[25]
- Solomom Whitten, Maine Land Grants - MA, listed in Census Pensioners for Revolutionary and Military Services returned under the Act for the Taking the Sixth Census in 1840, State of Maine, York County. [26]
- Umpery Whitten[27]
- Samuel Whitten[28][29]
- James Whitten[30]
- Thomas Whitten [31]
- Benjamin Whitten, Scarboro, Maine, 25 Oct. 1814 Maine War of 1812 Veterans[29]
- Humbert Whitten, 1790, Warren, Lincoln County, Maine, Census - Head
- Ebenezer Whitten, Waterboro, Maine War of 1812 Veterans[30]
- George Whitten, Scarboro, Maine, 26 Nov. 1814 Maine War of 1812 Veterans[31]
- Henry Whitten, Alfred, Maine, 4 Mar. 1814 Maine War of 1812 Veterans[32]
- Richard Whitten, Cornish, Maine, 15 Apr. 1813 Maine War of 1812 Veterans[33]
- Richard Whitten, Cornish, Maine, 8 Sept. 1813 Maine War of 1812 Veterans[34]
- Stephen Whitten, Hillsboro, N. H., 6 May 1813 Maine War of 1812 Veterans[35]
- John Whitten, 34, Male, Sea Captain...Date of Arrival: 17 Feb 1823, Ship Name: Brig Milford of Portland, Port of Departure: Ramsgate [England][32]
- Samuel Whitten, Bowdoin[33]
- Jane Whitten, Topsham[34]
- Thomas Whitten b. 1808, d. Aug. 29, 1826, Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine, USA, Inscription: Thomas S. Whitten, died Aug. 29, 1826, AEt. 18, Original marker missing in 2012. Transcription from "Cemeteries, Falmouth, Maine, and vicinity 1933" by Charles S Tibbetts., Sawyer-Knight Family Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA, Created by: M.Sawyer, 2013, Find A Grave Memorial# 103871129.[36] This is a Sawyer family Cemetery and Thomas is the only "other Named person in the Cemetery.
- Thomas Whitten, Court Record, 1763, Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States, Defendant, Case Number: 1763Oct222, Number of Documents 4, Case Type: Tres Case, Date Entered: 9/9/1763 12:00:00 AM, Date Decided: 10/1/1763 12:00:00 AM, Filed By Thacher, Opposing Party: Philip FREEMAN, Boston, Suffolk, Merchant, Volume Name: 1763, Page 71.[35]
Maryland
First Name | Last Name | Town of event | County of event | Event | Year | # Below |
Thomas | Whitten | Land Grant | 1766 | [36] |
Massachusetts
First Name | Last Name | Town of event | County of event | Event | Year | # Below |
Jeremiah | Whitten, Whiton, Whitton, Whitney | Martha's Vinyard | Plymouth | Death | 1725 | See Profile |
Thomas and Lydia | Whitten | Plymtown | Plymouth | Marriage | 1736 | 1 |
Thomas | Whitten | Hanover | Plymouth | Marriage | 1770 | 2 |
Amos | Whitten | Plymouth | Plymouth | Marriage | ? | 3 |
Jael | Whitten | Norwell | Plymouth | Church Record | 1748 | [37] |
Thomas | Whitten | Plymtown | Plymouth | Birth | 1772 | Profile |
Whiting | Wrentham | Norfolk | Death | 1691 | [38] | |
James | Whiton | Hingham | Suffolk | Immigration | 1635 | See Profile |
Thomas and Audry | Whiton | Hingham | Suffolk | Immigration | 1635 | See Profile |
Numbered list with more information for entries in the table above.
- "Lydia and Thomas Whitten, of Plymtown, June 1, 1736." [39]
- "Thomas WHITTEN of Hano & Rachel PEAKES of Scituate were marrd 15 Nov 1770." [40]
- Amos Whitten "and Priscilla, m. Amos Whitten..."[41]
New Hampshire
First Name | Last Name | Town of event | County of event | Event | Year | # Below |
Samuel | Whitten (Whidden) | Portsmith | Rockingham | Church Mem. | 1671 | 1 |
Thomas | Whitten (Whidden) | Portsmith | Rockingham | Church Mem. | 1671 | 2 |
John | Whitten (Whidden) | Portsmith | Rockingham | Church Mem. | 1671 | 3 |
Ichabod | Whitten | ? | ? | Son of Samuel | 1714 | 4 |
Sarah | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | 1713 | 5 |
John | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | 1713 | 6 |
Samuel | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | 1713 | 7 |
James | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | 1713 | 8 |
Sarah | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | 1713 | 9 |
Sam | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | 1713 | 9 |
James | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | 1713 | 10 |
Abigaile | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | 1713 | 10 |
Martha | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | 1713 | 11 |
Sarah | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | 1724 | 12 |
Samuel | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | ? | 13 |
John | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | 1727 | 14 |
Hannah | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | 1750? | 15 |
Mary | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | ? | 16 |
Sarah | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | 1727 | 17 |
Ann | Whitten | ? | ? | ? | 1727 | 18 |
Numbered list with more information for entries in the table above.
- Samuel Whitten (Whidden)..."in New Hampshire, Samuel, Thomas, and John Whitten, or Whidden. In 1671 John and Samuel Whitten (or Whidden) were members of the church at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and contributed to the fund for the maintenance of Rev. Mr. Moody."[42] Probable that he is listed in the Whitten DNA Study.
- Thomas Whitten (Whidden)..."in New Hampshire, Samuel, Thomas, and John Whitten, or Whidden. In 1671 John and Samuel Whitten (or Whidden) were members of the church at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and contributed to the fund for the maintenance of Rev. Mr. Moody."[43]
- John Whitten (Whidden)..."in New Hampshire, Samuel, Thomas, and John Whitten, or Whidden. In 1671 John and Samuel Whitten (or Whidden) were members of the church at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and contributed to the fund for the maintenance of Rev. Mr. Moody."[44]
- "Ichabod Whitten, son of Samuel Whitten Deceased." (October, 1714)
- "Sarah Whitten" (1713)
- "John Whitten" (1713)
- "Samuel" (1713)
- "James" (1713)
- "Sarah, Sons & Daughter of Sam Whitten" (1713)
- "Abigaile Whitten, daughter of James Whitten." (1714)
- "Martha daughter of James Whitten." (1724)
- "Sarah Whitten owned ye covenant & C." 1727
- "Samuel
- John
- Hannah - "Samuel Knight b.bet.1730 and 1748, d.ca.1807 m.Hannah Whitten d/o John and Ruth (Merrill) Whitten of Arundel."[45]
- Mary
- Sarah sons & daughters of John Whitten (1727)
- "Anne Whitten owned ye covenant & C." (1727)[46]
New Jersey
First Name | Last Name | Town of event | County of event | Event | Year | # Below |
Grace | Whitten | Burlington | Burlington | Marriage | 1694 | 1 |
Numbered list with more information for entries in the table above.
- "Cripps, Nathaniel, Burlington (m.) Whitten, Grace, 9 Jan 1694. [47]
Pennsylvania
First Name | Last Name | Town of event | County of event | Event | Year | # Below |
Richard | Whitten | Philadelphia | ? | Marriage | 1721 | 1 |
Numbered list with more information for entries in the table above.
- "Richard Whitten, Avington mm Pa to marry Elizabeth Jyliff received 11mo 30, 1712." [48]
Vermont
First Name | Last Name | Town of event | County of event | Event | Year | # Below |
Witton | Vermont | ? |
Whitten DNA
Since DNA can be traced along a patrilineal (father to father to father) line it can be interesting for someone studying the genealogy of a surname, theoretically at least. The Y chromosome conveniently follows our Western Europe convention on last names.
Whitten DNA Projects
Although there are now many companies offering DNA testing for genealogical purposes, Family Tree DNA is the largest. They have groups organized around surnames including this one:
Y DNA Project
- FTDNA Whitten,Whidden/Witten Group
- Whitten/Whidden Surname DNA Project - Y-DNA Classic Chart - Results
- Surnames listed by project members
Y DNA Haplogroups
Haplogroup | EKA FName | EKA LName | Ancestor Location | Origins |
G-P303 | David Watson | Whitt | ? | ? |
I-M223 | ? | Witten | ? | England |
I-M253 | George | Whitton | Scotland | Scotland |
I-M253 | John | Whitten | VA/SC | England |
I-M253 | John | Whitt/Witt | ? | ? |
I-P37 | ? | Whidden/Whiddon | Unknown | ? |
R-A7208 | John | DeWitt | MA/WV | ? |
R-BY4046 | Ichabod | Whidden | England | England |
R-L21 | William | Whitton | VA | ? |
R-M269(R-DF13) | Samuel | Whidden/Whitten | New Hampshire | England |
R-M269 | Ichabod | Whidden | England | England |
R-M269 | Thomas | Whiddon | England | England |
R-M269 | William | Whitten | UK | UK |
R-M269 | Levi | Whitten | ? | ? |
R-M269 | Samuel H. | Whitten | Maine | England |
R-ZZ10_1 | Ichabod | Whidden | England | England |
Currently, 61 people have joined the FTDNA Project for Whitten's which are enough to show some interesting patterns, though many, many more results are needed to draw any concrete conclusions from the information. Selfishly speaking, the best reason to use DNA right now is if you want to test a connection with someone in particular. Altruistically, you'd be helping all Whittens trace their genealogy by having a male in your Whitten family (with the Whitten or variant surname) get tested and publishing the results.
mtDNA Project
mtDNA Haplogroups
Unfortunately people with mtDNA post their mtDNA to their paternal surname. A column with the EKA (Earliest Known Ancestor) Surname (when posted) has been added.
Haplogroup | Y Project Surname | MtDNA EKA Surname | EKA ancestor Information | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
H1a3a | DeWitt | Knap/Knoop | Dorothea Knape / Knoop b. 1828 Prussia d. 1884 MO | Germany |
H1ap1 | Whitten | Ekstrom | Anna Marie Ekstrom, b. 1865 d. 1947 | Finland |
H1e1a | Pape | Unknown Origin | ||
H24 | Whitten | Lawerence | Sarah J. Lawrence, b. 1841 Fayette, Alabama | Unknown Origin |
H3k1a | Frederick | Akin | Margret Akin b1709 Co Down | Ireland |
H6a1b3a | Lucas | Unknown Origin | ||
HV | Whitten | Thompson | Mary thompson 1772 Albemarble,va-1 20 1857 madson, | England |
I4a | Pyke | Viens | Pat Pyke Nee Georgette Viens , quebec, NS | Canada |
J | Randell | Saloman | Anna Saloman | Germany |
K | Wheaton | Hamilton | Elizabeth Hamilton b. 1775 Monongalia, WV | United States |
K1a1a | Witten | Schaffer | Loraine Schaffer | Germany |
K1a4a1a1 | DuBose | Hodges | Caroline Hodges 1831-1917 South Carolina | Ireland |
K2b1a1 | Kloski | East | Sarah East, b.c. 1830, 1915 | England |
T | Church | Carnes | sarah sally carnes 1774 ky,1848 il | United States (Native American) |
T1 | Whidden | Unknown Origin | ||
T1 | Whiting | martha j. unknown b.1805 d.n/a | Unknown Origin | |
T2 | Dhooghe | Bennett | Rosa Mae Bennett,1901-1968 | Unknown Origin |
T2 | Escalona | Unknown Origin | ||
T2c1d-T152C! | Whitten | Higdon | Jane Higdon b 1899 New Harbour, Trinity Bay, NL | Canada |
U4c1 | Pyke | Fisher | Shirley Frances Fisher b1940 Glace Bay Nova Scotia | Canada |
U4c1 | Whitten | Zinger | Marie Josepha Zinger, 1822-1846 | Germany |
U5 | Whitten | Floyd | Catherine (Katie) (Floyd) Daures, 4 Nov 1821 - 11 Oct 1899 | Unknown Origin, lived La Have Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia |
U5 | Lewis | Unknown Origin | ||
U5 | Whitten | Hurt | Rebecca Hurt 1734 | Unknown Origin |
U6a3a1 | Whidden | SYRJÄLÄ | Maria SYRJÄLÄ,1886-1930, Somero, Finland | Finland |
W | Scullard | Craig | Margaret Frances Craig b. 24 Jun 1812 KY | United States |
W | Whitten | Unknown Origin |
Whitten Military Information
US Revolution
THE SAR Database results search for the name Whitten
Discussion Boards
- Whitten Q&A in G2G: WikiTree's own question and answer forum. This page gives all Q&A tagged with the surname Whitten.
- Genealogy.com's Whitten Family Genealogy Forum averages a half dozen or so posts a month, and has since 2001. There were 1,373 total messages as of January 2009.
- Whitten Family Guestbook, 11+ pages with hundreds of posts going back to February 2000.
Famous Whittens
Danny Whitten (May 8, 1943 - November 18, 1972), a musician and songwriter.
Jamie Whitten (April 18, 1910 – September 9, 1995), a US representative from Mississippi.
Edward James "Ted" Whitten (27 July 1933 - 17 August 1995), an Australian Rules Football player.
Whittens on WikiTree
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Sources
- ↑ Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts; (Volume 3), pp. 129-145, William Richard Cutter, 2011
- ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register and Fourth Annual Supplement American Ancestors Journal, Volume 166, p.260, October 2012[1]
- ↑ Maine Court Records, 1696-1854.Maine Court Records Search
- ↑ Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 463, citing Probate Office, 6, 44. Will of John Walker
- ↑ Maine Court Records, 1696-1854.Maine Court Records Search
- ↑ Maine Court Records, 1696-1854.Maine Court Records Search
- ↑ Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790: Maine [pdf]. (Washington, D. C., Govt. Print Off., 1908). 1790 Census: New Castle, Lincoln County.Maine Genealogy
- ↑ Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790: Maine [pdf]. (Washington, D. C., Govt. Print Off., 1908). 1790 Census: New Castle, Lincoln County.Maine Genealogy
- ↑ Births, Town Records of Alfred (Maine),p.138, George M. Phoenix, The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 8 (Portland, Me.: S. M. Watson, 1895)., p. 138.[2]
- ↑ Births, Town Records of Alfred (Maine),p.138, George M. Phoenix, The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 8 (Portland, Me.: S. M. Watson, 1895)., p. 138.[3]
- ↑ "Maine Executive Council Records, 1820-1840," database, Maine Genealogy ([4] : accessed 16 June 2016), entry for Report on the account of John Ackerman for transporting certain persons charged with murder from Massachusetts to this state, 1827, citing Executive Council 1820-1835 database, Maine State Archives.
- ↑ Births, Town Records of Alfred (Maine),p.138, George M. Phoenix, The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 8 (Portland, Me.: S. M. Watson, 1895)., p. 138.[5]
- ↑ Town Records of Alfred ME, The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 4 (Portland, Me.: S. M. Watson, 1887), p. 134, Geo. M. Phoenix., January 25, 1885.[6]
- ↑ Births, Town Records of Alfred (Maine),p.138, George M. Phoenix, The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 8 (Portland, Me.: S. M. Watson, 1895)., p. 138.[7]
- ↑ Births, Town Records of Alfred (Maine),p.139, George M. Phoenix, The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 8 (Portland, Me.: S. M. Watson, 1895)., p. 138.[8]
- ↑ Town Records of Alfred ME, The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 4 (Portland, Me.: S. M. Watson, 1887), p. 134, Geo. M. Phoenix., January 25, 1885.[9]
- ↑ Births, Town Records of Alfred (Maine),p.139, George M. Phoenix, The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 8 (Portland, Me.: S. M. Watson, 1895)., p. 138.[10]
- ↑ Births, Town Records of Alfred (Maine),p.139, George M. Phoenix, The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 8 (Portland, Me.: S. M. Watson, 1895)., p. 138.[11]
- ↑ Dale, Raymond Elmer. Otoe County Pioneers: a Biographical Dictionary. Lincoln, Neb.: [s.n.], 1961. 2762. Print.[12]
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- ↑ Town Records of Alfred ME, The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 4 (Portland, Me.: S. M. Watson, 1887), p. 134, Geo. M. Phoenix., January 25, 1885.[15]
- ↑ Town Records of Alfred ME, The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 4 (Portland, Me.: S. M. Watson, 1887), p. 134, Geo. M. Phoenix., January 25, 1885.[16]
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P.S. All this is of almost no real scientific value. I had a 12-marker test done. A 12-marker match is a good indication that you share an ancestor in the last one or two thousand years. That's it. This is about the time frame where last names started being used in the British Isles. So, even leaving aside adoption, name change, and illigitimacy, it's not surprising that people who share an ancestor from one or two thousand years ago wouldn't have the same last name. Also, when a last name appears more than once in this list it's a good possibility that two people with the same last name were testing together for a genetic connection. Before these large databases that was the most common usage of DNA testing for genealogy. So, despite what I'm implying above, frequency of last name doesn't mean much.