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Samuel Whiting (1597 - 1679)

Rev. Samuel Whiting
Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 6 Aug 1629 in Boston, Lincolnshire, Englandmap
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Died at age 82 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Profile last modified | Created 14 Sep 2010
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Samuel Whiting migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 371)
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Biography

This profile is part of the Whiting Name Study.
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Samuel Whiting migrated from England to Colonial America.
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See Whiting ONS Project Page Rev, Samuel Whitings life is told in Memoir of Rev. Samuel Whiting, D.D., and of his wife, Elizabeth St. John. [1]

Samuel whiting was baptized in the Parish of St. Boltoph's, Boston, Linchonshire on November 21, 1597.[2]


"WHITING, Samuel, first minister of Lynn, Mass., died Dec. 11, 1679, aged 82. The son of John W., mayor of Boston, England, he was born in 1597, and was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1613-1616. He arrived at Boston May 26, 1636. In about a month he went to Lynn, where a church was gathered Nov. 8. Mr. Cobbet was his colleague for several years, and after his removal one of his own sons was his assistant. His son, Samuel, first minister of Billerica, died in 1713; Joseph was minister of Lynn; his daughter married Jeremiah Hobart. He possessed an accurate knowledge of Hebrew, and wrote Latin with elegance. His disposition was peculiarly amiable, and the sanctity of his life impressed all men with respect for him. From his writings Norton's life of Cotton was partly composed. He published a treatise upon the last judgment, 1664; Abraham interceding for Sodom, a volume of sermons, 1666.---Magnalia, III. 156-161; Sprague."[3]

He was appointed Preacher of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts in 1660.[4]

Marriages

In the memoir of Samuel, William Whiting states that Rev. Samuel Whiting was married prior to his marriage to Elizabeth, "Mr. Whiting having lost his first wife and his two sons... married Elizabeth St. John...August 6, 1629."[5] On page 55, his daughter Dorothy is mentioned as being from his first marriage.

Husband Samuel Whiting. 6 Aug 1629, Boston, Lincolnshire, England. [6]

Immigration

He immigrated to Boston Mass., along with his wife Elizabeth, his daughter from his first marriage, Dorothy and his young son Samuel, arriving on May 26, 1636.[7]

His first American post as preacher was confirmed November 8, 1636 for Lynn Mass.[8] He remained as pastor of Lynn, lived in Lyn, raised his family in Lynn and ultimately passed away in Lynn.

In 1637, his son John was born.[9] This son needs to be added.

Sources

  1. Memoir of Rev. Samuel Whiting, D.D., and of his wife, Elizabeth St. John, with references to some of their English ancestors and American descendants, by Whiting, William, 1813-1873, 1873, Boston : Press of Rand, Avery & Co.[1]
  2. Memoir of Rev. Samuel Whiting, D.D., and of his wife, Elizabeth St. John, with references to some of their English ancestors and American descendants, by Whiting, William, 1813-1873, p. 16, 1873, Boston : Press of Rand, Avery & Co.[2]
  3. William Allen. The American Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Account of the Lives, Characters, and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons Deceased in North America from Its First Settlement. Boston : John P. Jewett and Company, 1857 (Third edition). Page 851
  4. The Two Hundred and Sixty-First Annual Record of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, 1898-99". Boston : Alfred Mudge and Son, 1899. p. 134
  5. Memoir of Rev. Samuel Whiting, D.D., and of his wife, Elizabeth St. John, with references to some of their English ancestors and American descendants, by Whiting, William, 1813-1873, p. 36, 1873, Boston : Press of Rand, Avery & Co.[3]
  6. One of the two Ancestry GEDCOM imports listed above
  7. Memoir of Rev. Samuel Whiting, D.D., and of his wife, Elizabeth St. John, with references to some of their English ancestors and American descendants, by Whiting, William, 1813-1873, p. 59, 1873, Boston : Press of Rand, Avery & Co.[4]
  8. Memoir of Rev. Samuel Whiting, D.D., and of his wife, Elizabeth St. John, with references to some of their English ancestors and American descendants, by Whiting, William, 1813-1873, p. 60, 1873, Boston : Press of Rand, Avery & Co.[5]
  9. Memoir of Rev. Samuel Whiting, D.D., and of his wife, Elizabeth St. John, with references to some of their English ancestors and American descendants, by Whiting, William, 1813-1873, p. 87, 1873, Boston : Press of Rand, Avery & Co.[6]
  • Commissioned Officers: 1638-1699 - The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts [7]

Acknowledgments

  • This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
  • WikiTree profile Whiting-331 created through the import of EED1.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by Richard Draper. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Richard and others.




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There's a new Facebook site for Samuel Whiting/Elizabeth St. John descendants, fyi:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1752712651837203

posted by Ben Stone
A correction under "Immigration": Samuel Whiting sailed to Boston with his second wife, Elizabeth (St.John) Whiting, and his daughter Dorothy.

Also,

I was hoping to find the name of the ship that Elizabeth (St.John) Whiting and Rev. Samuel Whiting sailed on from England, with two children, Dorothy Whiting and Samuel Whiting, along with the English port of departure. They arrived in Boston on May 26, 1636. There are also reports that Rev. John Wheelwright sailed with them. Winthrop's The History of New England Vol. I pg. 501 "Whiting left England in April, arrived 26 May, in one of the fifteen great ships in all the harbor together." Thanks for any pointers!

posted by Elizabeth St.John
I'm sorry, Elizabeth. I descent from Samuel's brother, Nathaniel and don't have anything in my files about Samuel except his name. I mainly collect direct family information because that, alone, has me working with almost 26,000 individuals now. You have more on Samuel than I do.

Rick Draper (Draper-310)

posted by Richard Draper
Corrected the wife's name in the immigration section, thanks!
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
My mother's family were Whitings from the Boston area but I have not found any clear links going this far back. Any help here would be appreciated.
posted by Stephen Tansey
As always in genealogy, Stephen, work from the known to the unknown. If your oldest Whiting on WikiTree has a profile, try posting a G2G query that is linked to it, and add some other tags to bring it to the attention of more members. Specific questions are the most likely to be answered.
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Whiting-129 and Whiting-22 appear to represent the same person because: Joseph appears to be an internet invention. There isnt a bpt found for him and he wasn't listed in his father's will. Merge him away please.
posted by Anne B
Cleaning up the children of John Whiting and Sarah Isabel Whiting. Sources do not support this person as their child. Objections to disconnecting?
posted on Whiting-129 (merged) by Anne B
Source: Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: 2013), Vol. IV. page 535.

Thank you!