Son of Lt Charles and Elizabeth (Bradford) Whiting.
William was baptized in Hartford, CT
During the Revolution, he was Colonel of the 17th Regiment of New York Militia, which was largely raised through his own efforts. The 17th Regiment took part in the Battle of Saratoga, and he was present at the surrender of General John Burgoyne.
For twenty years William was a member of the Senate of the State of New York; and a Judge of the County Court for many years.
William married Abigail Carew 4/10/1754 in Norwich, Conn. Abigail died 5/20/1756 in Norwich, Conn.
William married Amy Lathrop 7/24/1757 in Norwich, Conn. In 1760 he bought a part of the Huntington property in Norwich and built the handsome house later owned and occuplied by Mrs. William Fitch.
Children of William Bradford Whiting and Amy Lathrop:
William 5/29/1758, Hartford, CT - 5/14/1759
Abigail 2/4/1760, Norwich, CT - 3/31/1810
Nancy Anne 2/8/1762, Norwich, CT - 5/17/1830 (Married Isaiah Tiffany, 6/4/1789)
John 2/4/1764, Norwich, CT - 9/2/1844, Cannan, NY
William Bradford 4/17/1766, Norwich, CT - 1/26/1810, Albany, NY
Daniel B 5/23/1768, Cannan, NY - 6/12/1855, Philadelphia, PA (Married Elizabeth Gilbert Powers)
Hannah 5/8/1770, Cannan, NY - 1/23/1781, Cannan, NY
Nathan 5/16/1772, Norwich, CT - 2/19/1848, New Haven, CT
Samuel 10/16/1776, Norwich, CT - 1834, Albany, NY
Harriet 9/14/1779, Cannan, NY - 7/13/1804, Albany, NY
(Married Eleazer Fitch Backus, 9/1803)
Charles 1/13/1783, Cannan, NY - 1783, Cannan, NY
In 1765 he purchased a large tract of land in Canaan, Columbia County, New York. His first house was of logs, but the successor was the one described in his great-granddaughter's novel "Queechy." Nearby he built a stone grist mill and saw mill.
Sources:
Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd - Montreal / 1948;
DAR records;
Old Houses of The Antient(sp) Town of Norwich 1660 - 1800.
Norwich Vital Records
Nathaniel Goodwin, pp.338, 341-342.
Son of Lt Charles and Elizabeth (Bradford) Whiting.
William was baptized in Hartford, CT
During the Revolution, he was Colonel of the 17th Regiment of New York Militia, which was largely raised through his own efforts. The 17th Regiment took part in the Battle of Saratoga, and he was present at the surrender of General John Burgoyne.
For twenty years William was a member of the Senate of the State of New York; and a Judge of the County Court for many years.
William married Abigail Carew 4/10/1754 in Norwich, Conn. Abigail died 5/20/1756 in Norwich, Conn.
William married Amy Lathrop 7/24/1757 in Norwich, Conn. In 1760 he bought a part of the Huntington property in Norwich and built the handsome house later owned and occuplied by Mrs. William Fitch.
Children of William Bradford Whiting and Amy Lathrop:
William 5/29/1758, Hartford, CT - 5/14/1759
Abigail 2/4/1760, Norwich, CT - 3/31/1810
Nancy Anne 2/8/1762, Norwich, CT - 5/17/1830 (Married Isaiah Tiffany, 6/4/1789)
John 2/4/1764, Norwich, CT - 9/2/1844, Cannan, NY
William Bradford 4/17/1766, Norwich, CT - 1/26/1810, Albany, NY
Daniel B 5/23/1768, Cannan, NY - 6/12/1855, Philadelphia, PA (Married Elizabeth Gilbert Powers)
Hannah 5/8/1770, Cannan, NY - 1/23/1781, Cannan, NY
Nathan 5/16/1772, Norwich, CT - 2/19/1848, New Haven, CT
Samuel 10/16/1776, Norwich, CT - 1834, Albany, NY
Harriet 9/14/1779, Cannan, NY - 7/13/1804, Albany, NY
(Married Eleazer Fitch Backus, 9/1803)
Charles 1/13/1783, Cannan, NY - 1783, Cannan, NY
In 1765 he purchased a large tract of land in Canaan, Columbia County, New York. His first house was of logs, but the successor was the one described in his great-granddaughter's novel "Queechy." Nearby he built a stone grist mill and saw mill.
Sources:
Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd - Montreal / 1948;
DAR records;
Old Houses of The Antient(sp) Town of Norwich 1660 - 1800.
Norwich Vital Records
Nathaniel Goodwin, pp.338, 341-342.
Inscription
WILLIAM BRADFORD WHITING.
Son of Charles Whiting & Elizabeth Bradford.
Born at Hartford, Con., April 15—1731.
Married, July 24—1757.
Emigrated to Canaan (N. Y.) 1765.
Died, October 13—1796.
Family Members
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William Whiting
1758–1759
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Abigail Whiting Warner
1759–1810
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Nancy Anne Whiting Tiffany
1762–1830
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Deacon John Whiting
1764–1844
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William Bradford Whiting Jr
1766–1810
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Daniel Whiting
1768–1855
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Hannah Whiting
1770–1781
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Deacon Nathan Whiting
1772–1848
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Samuel Whiting
1776–1834
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Harriet Whiting Backus
1779–1804
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Charles Whiting
1783–1783