Joseph Whiting	Source: LDS and Biographical Notices of Graduates of Yale College, by Franklin Bowditch Dexter on son, Prof.  Joseph Whiting	see Family Tree	Fought in the Revolution
Born: 1757 Milford, New Haven, CT
Died: 31 Dec 1820 Milford, New Haven, CT (AE 63)		New Haven Probate Packet 1683-1880 From the Estate of Joseph Whiting showing that Joseph Whiting is the father of Joseph Whiting

FATHER

Elisha Whiting

MOTHER

Esther Harpin

WIFE

Nancy Ann Gunn

CHILDREN

1. Marcus Whiting b. 1788

2. Nancy Whiting b. 1790

3. Jinnet Whiting bap 21 Sep 1794

4. Joseph Whiting b. 1800

5. Charles Whiting bap 14 Sep 1800

6. Kate Whiting Abt 1803

7. Martha Whiting

8. Grace Ann Whiting bap Jan 1819

Nancy Ann Gunn and her husband Joseph Whiting share the same great great grandfather.  See James Beard

DAR Records  [p.332] Joseph Whiting, (1757-1820), enlisted from Milford, 1775, in Capt. Samuel Peck's company. He was a pensioner by the act of 1818.

When Miss Vera Strong applied for membership in the DAR, she wrote to the Records Division for information about Joseph Whiting.  They replied, "The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 35734, based upon the service of Joseph Whiting in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of this soldier are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.
Joseph Whiting enlisted in the state of Connecticut, January 18, 1776, for one year, served as corporal and sergeant in Captain Peter Perritt's company, Colonel Charles Webb's Connecticut regiment; he was in the battles of Dorchester Hills, retreat from Long Island, battles of Harles Heights, White Plains, Trenton, and Princeton; at the expiration of the service, at the request of the commander in chief, he served two months longer.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, January 28, 1819, then sixty years of age and living in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
Reference was made in 1844 to his widow, as then deceased, and to "heirs", but no names were given."

Application for Pension Cover of Folder

Application for Pension

Oaths and Testimonies

Letter to Vere Strong     pg 1

Letter to Vere Strong    pg 2

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.   

Chase Brooke  Oct 2012

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