Sibyl (Collins) Whiting (1633 - 1672)

Born 3 Apr 1633 in Framlingham, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Whiting — married 1654 (to 4 Jun 1672) in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1672 at age 39 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Sibyl (Collins) Whiting immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

This profile is part of the Whiting Name Study.

Sybil was born Nov 1636/1637 or Apr 1633 in England. Her parents were Edward & Martha Collins. Sybil was a sister of Rev J. Collins. ^[1].

Sybil married John Whiting abt 1654 as his 1st wife. ^[1]

John and Sybil had the following children: ^[2]

1. Sybil, b 1655, baptized at Cambridge, Massachusetts
2. John, b 1657, baptized at Cambridge, Massachusetts, d young
3. William, b 1659. baptized at Cambridge, Massachusetts
4. Martha, b 1662
5. Sarah, b 1664
6. Abigail, b 1666
7. Samuel, b Apr 22 1670

Sybil died June 3 / 4 1671 / 2 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut ^[1]

Research Notes

After Sybil died, John married 2nd Phoebe Gregson. Upon John's death, Phoebe married Rev John Russell of Hadley, Massachusetts ^[1]

"American Biographical Dictionary" 'incorrectly' states that 'she' married Rev. John Russell 'after his death', but it was John's 2nd wife, since Sybil died before John. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Families of New Haven: Vol. VII, pg 1971, Fam. 1 John Whiting
2. ↑ Savage: Vol. 4, Page 518
3. ↑ Allen: Page 851

• , William. The American Biographical Dictionary (J.P. Jewett and Company, Boston, 1857)
• <Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (New Haven Genealogical Magazine)
• Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1862)
• Smith, Hon. Ralph D., Edward and John Collins and Their Descendants, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1907) Vol. 61, Page 281
• Sharples, Stephen. Records of the Church of Christ at Cambridge in New England, 1632-1830 (Eben Putnam, Boston, 1906) Page 4

• "Mr John Whyting now preacher of ye word at Salem; & Sybill his wife (daughter to ye forenamed Edward Collins) both admitted to full communion here. Both dismissed to the Church of Christ at Hartford. Their children..."

• Collins, James Wade Ferris. The Family and American Descendants of Deacon Edward Collins of Cambridge, Medford, and Charlestown, Massachusetts, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., Winter 2020) Vol. 174, WN 693, Page 56.

• Page 59: Estimated birth date is 1634. "No birth or baptismal records have been found."