Biography from Lazell's Whiting Genealogy[1]: Timothy Whiting... b. 5 of the 11 mo., 1653... died at Dedham, Dec. 26, 1728[2], in 75th year (gravestone in First Parish Cemetery). He married Sarah Bullard, daughter of Isaac and Ann (Burnap-Wight) Bullard. [3]She was born, Dedham, 7:11 mo., 1658, and died 1732. He received ten shillings from the constable of Dorchester in 1679 for killing a wolf. On May 13, 1700, the town of Dedham voted to assist him with the loan of the school money because his corn mill had burned down. [4] He was a selectman in 1707. His will, dated Dec. 18, 1728, probated Jan. 9, 1728-9, calls himself "fuller," and mentions his wife, sons Timothy, Nathaniel and Joseph, and daughters Sarah, Elizabeth and Mehitable[5]. Her will, dated June 15, 1732, probated Sept. 1, 1732, names above six children and sons-in-law, John Baker, Ephraim Colburn and Joseph Colburn. [6]
Their children, all recorded at Dedham except Joseph, were:
Material from memory section of Whiting-216:
On October 9, 2012 Holt Whiting wrote:
He received 10 shillings from the constable of Dorchester, MA in 1697 for killing a wolf. On 5/13/1700 the town of Dedham, MA voted to assist him with the loan of school money because his own corn mill burned down. He was a selectman in 1707. His will dated 12/18/1728 and probated 1/9/1729 calls himself "fuller" It mentions his wife, sons and daughters. Children: Hannah b. 2/9/1680; d. 5/8/1700 Sarah b. 9/15/1682; d. 1/19/1767; m. 10/22/1701 John Baker Mary b. 12/4/1684; d. 12/22/1684 Timothy b. 12/15/1685 Nathaniel b. 9/23/1688 Joseph not recorded , but named in wills Elizabeth b. 5/21/1684; m. Boston 12/5/1709 Ephraim Colburh Mehitable b. 5/30/1696; d. 4/7/1763; m. Dedham 12/1715 Joseoh Colburn Issac b. 7/26/1698; d. 12/7/1718
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