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| Elisha Whiting | see FAMILY TREE | ||
| Born: 14 Jul 1729 New Haven, New Haven, CT Christened: 20.Jul 1729 New Haven, New Haven, CT |
Connecticut Vital Records, New Haven Part I "Elisha the son of Jof. Whiting Esq; was Born the 14th day of July anno Dom: 1729 |
 Baptismal Record |
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| Died: 11 Mar 1766 Milford, New Haven, CT | "Dr. Elisha Whiting of Milford died on Tues. last at age c.
37 years; he leaves a widow and 5 children" (15 Mar.)
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| Buried: Milford, New Haven, CT |
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FATHER
MOTHER
WIFE
CHILDREN
1. Joseph Whiting b. Abt. 1757
2. Esther Whiting
3. Mary Camp Whiting
4. John Whiting
5. Elisha Gregson Whiting
Biographical sketches of the graduates of Yale College : with annals of the
college history Dexter, Franklin Bowditch, New York 1912
"Elisha Whiting, the youngest child of the Hon. Joseph and Hannah (Trowbridge)
Whiting, and a brother of the Hon. John Whiting (Yale 1740), was born in New
Haven, July 14, 1729
He followed the profession of medicine, settling in Milford, Connecticut, where
he married Esther, daughter of Dr. John and Mary (Cam) Herpin, and sister of Dr.
John Herpin, Jr. (Yale 1741).
He died in Milford, March 11, 1766, in his 37th year, leaving an insolvent
estate. His surviving children were three sons and two daughters. Elias Shipman,
Jr. (Yale 1799), was a grandson.
His widow married in 1769 John Burrell, of Milford, and died suddenly on the 6th
of December in the same year, at the age of 40."
Whiting Notes
By Chase Brooke Nov 2012
We have found no direct primary evidence that Joseph Whiting was the son
of Dr. Elisha Whiting. In his book ``Families of Ancient New Haven, a well known
genealogist, Donald Lines Jacobus, states that Joseph was Elisha´s son.
Unfortunately, he did not cite direct evidence.
We thinks that there is
reasonable circumstantial evidence that Joseph was indeed Elisha´s son.
First
of all there is a bond that shows that Elisha Gregson Whiting was the son of Dr.
Elisha Whiting and that Esther Whiting was the guardian of a minor Elisha
Gregson Whiting. (CT State Library, New Haven Probate Packets, roll 951) We also
know that Esther Whiting was the widow of Elisha Whiting(``Genealogical Data
from colonial New Haven Newspapers´´ pg. 262. Compiled by Kenneth Scott and
Rosanne Conway) Therefore we can safely assume that Esther Whiting was the
mother of Elisha Gregson Whiting. (Also Ct State Library, Milford Land Records
Roll 14, pg 539-450)
On August 2, 1784 Joseph Whiting is named principal
administrator of Elisha Gregson Whiting´s estate. Elias Shipman is named surety.
This does not prove that Joseph is Elisha´s brother, but often relatives are
named administrators. Also according to the cited ``Families of New Haven´´,
Doctor Whiting´s daughter Esther married Elias Shipman and his other daughter,
Mary Camp married Arnold Tibbals.
On February 7, 1773 Elisha Gregson Whiting
sells 1/3 of the right to land that belonged to his mother, Mrs. Esther Whiting,
in the first division of Sequestered Lands in Milford, located in the Ninety
Eight Lot. The original right belonged to Andrew Sanford (CT State Library,
Milford Land Records, roll 14, pg 539-540)
On April 23, 1779 Joseph Whiting
and Arnold and Mary Tibballs sell their right in the Second Division of
Sequestered Lands, in the Ninety Eighth Lot, and the original right belonged to
Andrew Sanford. (CT State Library, Milford Land Records, Roll 16, pg 211) This
suggests that Joseph and his sister Mary are selling land that is contiguous to
the land that Elisha Gregson Whiting sold in 1773, and thus strongly suggests
that they inherited it from their mother, Esther Whiting.
.jpg) Guardianship bond for Elisha Gregson Whiting |
.jpg) Estate bond for Elisha Gregson Whiting |
.jpg) Elisha Gregson Whiting selling land |
.jpg) Joseph Whiting selling land on Apr 23, 1779 |