John
Whidden
aka Whitten
Born about in Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Whidden
and Sarah (Jones) Savage
Brother of
Margaret Whitten, Sarah Whidden, Samuel Whidden, Sarah Whitten, Sarah Whidden [half], James Whidden and Ichabod Whidden
Husband of
Ruth (Merrill) Whidden
— married
21 Oct 1729 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Whitten) Waterhouse, Humphrey Whitten, Samuel Whitten, Phineas Whitten, Ruth (Whitten) Clay and Hannah (Whidden) Knight
Died
at about age 83
in Arundel, York, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Dec 2010
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Biography
Birth
1704, Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
Marriage
21 Oct 1729 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, John Whidden (Whitten) of Arundel to Ruth Merryl of Salisbury. [1]
Children
- John m. Hannah Walker[2]
- Israel m. Sarah Fairfield, he served in the Revolution.
- Samuel m. Hannah Poindexter, he served in the Revolution.
- Paul , he served in the Revolution.
- Humphrey m. Hannah Lassell
- Lydia m. Moses Wadlin
- Sarah m. Daniel Davis
- Phineas m. Anna Joy
- Joseph m. Anna Burnham
- Mary m. Samuel Waterhouse
- Hannah m. _____ Knight
- Ruth m. ________Clay
- Martha m. ________Gordon
- Anna m. Capt English and m. 2nd John Burbank.
Revolutionary War Service
John Whidden performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.
John Whidden is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A125450.
Whitten, John DAR Ancestor #: A125450. Service Description: 1) Member of Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety. [3]
Death
05 Jun 1787, Kennebunkport, York, Maine, United States
Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees Publication. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com. Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://www.Ancestry.com
- Bradbury, Charles. History of Kennebunk Port, from its First Discovery by Bartholomew Gosnold, May 14, 1602 to AD 1837. Kennebunk: Durrell Publications, 1837. Page 284. [1]
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
- ↑ "A Merrill memorial : an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts, Part II. Genealogical record. Third generation"
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Nov 19, 2018), "Record of Whitten, John", Ancestor # A125450.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Ray Whidden
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test - Greg Whitten :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 12 markers, haplogroup R1b1a2, FTDNA kit #N117095
- Jedidiah Whitten :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-BY131533, FTDNA kit #320323
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~0.78%
Sue (Nelson) Dyer :
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~0.78%
Ray Whidden :
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