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Esther married Nash, Captain John in 1781 in Winsted, Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. John (son of Nash, ( Ensign ) John and Graves, Mary) was born on 18 Jul 1758 in Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States; died on 21 Oct 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Nash, Lucy was born about 1780 in Connecticut, United States.
2. Nash, Alvah was born on 26 Sep 1793 in Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
3. Nash, Alva was born on 26 Sep 1793 in Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
4. Nash, Nancy was born on 2 Jun 1801 in Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
5. Nash, Samuel John was born on 25 Sep 1806 in Winsted, Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States; died on 8 Sep 1808.
6. Nash, Hannah was born in 1779 in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States.

Esther married Palmer, William in 1818. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Benjamin, Rev. Joseph, Rev. Samuel and Elizabeth St. Johns immigrants)
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Benjamin Whiting served as ensign under Lieut.-Col. Samuel Canfield's command, Connecticut militia. He was born, 1731, in Torrington, Conn., where he died.

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Birth: Oct. 12, 1731
Meriden
New Haven County
Connecticut, USA
Death: Apr. 9, 1813
Torrington
Litchfield County
Connecticut, USA

Soldier of the Revolution
Connecticut Militia
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Parents:
Benjamin Whiting (1694 - 1773)
Rebekah Parmalee Whiting (1695 - 1790)

Spouse:
Esther Merriman Whiting (1734 - 1804)

Children:
Christopher Whiting (1757 - 1812)*
Esther Whiting Nash (1763 - 1835)*
Benjamin Whiting (1765 - 1844)*

Sibling:
John Whiting (1727 - 1820)*
Benjamin Whiting (1731 - 1813)

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
In Memory of
Ensign Benjamin Whiting
died April 9 1813
in the 82 yr of his age

Note: inscription recorded about 60 years ago. see notebook in Torrington Historical Society materials

Burial:
West Torrington Cemetery
Torrington
Litchfield County
Connecticut, USA

Created by: Lawrence Whiting
Record added: Jul 27, 2010
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Benjamin married Merriman, Esther on 14 Oct 1755 in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut. Esther (daughter of Merriam, Samual and Perkins, Elizabeth) was born on 24 Nov 1733 in Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 25 May 1787 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From: Bruce Preston > Subject: [HORTON] Sydney Curtis Horton Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 04:15:59 -0500 (EST)

50. Eliasaph Merriman, born May 20, 1695 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; died August 1758 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut. He was the son of 100. Caleb Merriman and 101. Mary Preston. He married 51. Abigail Hull December 10, 1719 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut. 51. Abigail Hull, born January 14, 1703/04 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; died January 20, 1774 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut. Child of Eliasaph Merriman and Abigail Hull is: 25i.Esther Merriman, born December 2, 1734 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; died May 25, 1787 in Congregational, New Haven, Connecticut; married (1) Benjamin Whiting October 14, 1755; married (2) Ephraim Preston August 5, 1762 in Wallingford, Connecticut.
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. 6 Esther Merriman b: 02 Dec 1734 in Wallingford, New Haven, Ct d: 25 May 1787 in Cheshire, New Haven, CT
....... +Benjamin Whiting b: 1731 in Torrington, CT d: Bef. 1762 in Torrington, CT m: 14 Oct 1755
. *2nd Husband of Esther Merriman:
....... +Ephraim Preston b: 06 Aug 1734 in Wallingford, New Haven, Ct d: 22 Apr 1786 in Cheshire, New Haven, CT m: 05 Aug 1762 Wallingford, New Haven, CT
.. 7 Jesse Preston b: 25 Dec 1762 d: 28 Mar 1790
.. 7 Joel Preston b: Dec 1763 d: 11 Dec 1763
.. 7 Ebenezer Preston b: Dec 1763 d: 11 Dec 1763
.. 7 [26] Titus Preston b: 27 Nov 1764 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT d: 01 May 1842 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT
........ +[25] Abigail Merriman b: 06 Jul 1764 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT d: Bet. 02 Oct 1835 - 19 Mar 1843 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT m: 31 Dec 1787 Wallingford, New Haven, CT
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Child of Eliasaph Merriman and Abigail Hull is:
25i.Esther Merriman, born December 2, 1734 in Wallingford, New Haven,
Connecticut; died May 25, 1787 in Congregational, New Haven, Connecticut;
married (1) Benjamin Whiting October 14, 1755; married (2) Ephraim Preston
August 5, 1762 in Wallingford, Connecticut.
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Benjamin married Parmelee, Rebecca on 30 May 1723 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Rebecca (daughter of Parmelee, John ( Jr. ) Sgt and Mason, Mary) was born on 24 Jan 1695 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut; died in Jul 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Confirmation: 11 Nov 1885

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According to the Book " Memoir of Rev. Samuel Whiting", Joseph was born April 6, 1641. He was ordained a teacher of the church in Lynn 10-6-1680 and was later a minister in Southampton L.I. where he stayed until his death. He had 2 wives - Sarah Danforth, eldest daughter of Hon. Thomas Danforth, deputy governor of MA. She was born 11-11-1646. His second wife was Rebecca Prescott, who died the same year as him. He and Rebecca had no children, but he had 6 kids with Sarah. All except the first and 6th child died within a few weeks of birth. He died April 7, 1723 at age 82. Since Rebecca would have been older when they married, she might have also been a widow with Prescott as her married name.

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ID: IND00161 Name: REV. JOSEPH WHITING Sex: M Birth: 6 APR 1641 Death: 7 APR 1723 Note: BORN- LYNN MA. DIED- SOUTH HAMPTON, N.Y. MARRIED AT CAMBRIDGE MA. 1674 Note: source- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysuffol/wills5.html "Page 326.--In the name of God, Amen, April 27, 1717. I, JOSEPH WHITING, Minister of the Gospel, of ye town of Southampton, in the County of Suffolk, being sick in body, "Considering the age God hath lengthened out my days into." I leave to my eldest son, John Whiting, all my library of books, excepting a few small books I shall hereafter give. I leave to my eldest daughter, Sarah Sparhawk, €5. I leave to my second son, Samuel, €6. To my third son, Joseph, a certain tract or parcel of land in the town of Stamford, in the Colony of Connecticutt, being 12 acres, lying on the east side of Pine Brook, Bounded west by the Brook, east and north by Town lands, and south by highway, as it is recorded in Stamford. Also a parcel of land in Stamford, lying above the Great Ox Ridge, so called, being 18 acres, bounded as by deed of sale I received from John Bishop of Stamford, October 11, 1714. I also leave to my son Joseph 20 shillings. I leave to my fourth son, Benjamin, 20 shillings, and to my youngest son, Ebenezer, €20 when of age. I leave to my daughters Rebecca Howell and Hannah Ball €5 each, and to my two youngest daughters, Elizabeth and Dorothy, €20 each when 18 years of age. Lastly, I leave and bequeath to my beloved wife, Rebecca, whom I make sole executor, my now dwelling house and buildings and land adjoining in the Town Plot of Southampton, and all the rest of my estate, both real and personal, for the term and time of 2,000 years after my decease, with power to sell as she pleaseth to pay all my just debts and legacies. Witnesses, Daniel Foster, Christopher Foster, Thomas Reed. Proved, June 8, 1726, and the executrix being also dead, and the eldest sons having relinquished their right, Letters of Administration are granted to the son John Whiting. [NOTE.--Rev. Joseph Whiting was born April 6, 1641, and became Minister in Southampton in 1683. He was a graduate of Harvard in 1661. His tombstone, in the old South end burying ground in Southampton, bears the inscription, "Here lyes ye Reverend Joseph Whiting, who died April 7, 1723, in ye 82nd year of his age." His wife Rebecca (a second wife) died April 21, 1726, aged 63 years, 2 months.--W. S. P.] " SOURCE- http://www.nelsonarts.com/Genealogy/all/migration%20history/whiting.htm "A brief biography of Joseph Whiting appears in the book, "The Early History of Southampton, L.I., New York," in which it states, " Joseph, the third son [of Rev. Samuel Whiting], was born April 6, 1641, graduated at Harvard in 1661, and assisted his father several years and was installed as his successor in 1679. He was twice married -- first to Sarah, daughter of Hon. Thomas Danforth, deputy governor of Massachusetts, and president of Maine, and again to Rebecca, who died April 21, 1726." Rev. Joseph Whiting left his parish in Lynn, Massachusetts to settle in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York in 1683, where he was th parish pastor until his death in 1723. The marriage between Joseph Whiting and Rebecca Bishop is cited in the book, "The Early Settlement of Stamford, Connecticut 1641-1700," which has a biography of preacher John Bishop. It states, "An event of considerable excitement and rejoicing for the village took place in 1684. This was the marriage of John Bishop's daughter Rebecca. The bridegroom was the Reverend Joseph Whiting of Long Island, a man twenty-one years her senior whose first wife had died."
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Father: REV. SAMUEL WHITING b: 20 NOV 1597 Mother: ELIZABETH ST. JOHN b: 1605 Marriage 1 SARAH DANFORTH b: 11 NOV 1646 Married: 1674 Children REV. JOHN WHITING b: 20 JUN 1681 SARAH WHITING Marriage 2 REBECCA BISHOP b: FEB 1663

Joseph married Danforth, Sarah in 1661 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Sarah (daughter of Danforth, Deputy Governor Thomas and Withington, Mary or Marie) was born on 11 Nov 1646 in Massachusetts, United States; died in 1682. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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. Sarah DANFORTH
Samuel WHITING
Joseph WHITING
Joseph WHITING
Thomas WHITING
Joseph WHITING
John WHITING
Benjamin WHITING Dec.+

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John married Mason, Mary. Mary was born about 1660 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; was christened in 1663 in Connecticut, United States; died on 24 Apr 1725 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; was buried in Mar 1725 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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