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Aft. d. of this fourth h. the wid. transact. large business in money lending at H. until some yrs. bef. her d. 9 or 19 July 1727, aged 86, by her will gladdens many relatives, and the details may be agreeable: to her s. Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, who had m. her d. Abigail, £50.; to the five s. of said Abigail, Elisha, Richard, Epaphras, and Ichabod Lord, with Theodore Woodbridge, all her real est. and £200. to ea. and to the gr. ds.
Jerusha Whiting,
Mary Pitkin,
and Eliz. Lord, £100. ea. and her furnit. and to d. Woodbridge all resid. of personal est. to ea. of Woodbridge's childr. a gold ring; Rev. Thomas Buckingham, £10.; Joanna Stone of

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Marge Marchese (View posts) Posted: 7 May 1999 6:00AM
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Surnames: Wilcox
I have been searching for information on Jesse Wilcox of Avon, CT trying to find who his parents are.
My ancestress, Lucina/Lucinda Wilcox (dau of Jesse Wilcox & Jerusha ____) was born 9 Dec 1800 and d. 23 Dec 1867 Avon, CT. Her lst husband _____ Richards (poss. George, son of Pelatiah Richards, SR) d. ca 1825. Lucinda (Wilcox) Richards then returned to Avon, CT. with son James Richards.She m/2 6 Feb 1828 to Asaph Hart b. 1799 Avon, CT.

Lucinda had a daughter Mary Hart b. 1834 and d. 1837. Sometime around this time Asaph Hart deserted her. Lucinda is buried in the West Avon, CT. cemetery and her mother, Jerusha Wilcox is buried next to her having died 13 Jun 1808 at Avon, CT when Lucinda would have been only 8 years old. I believe my Jesse Wilcox to be the one whose will is dated 27 Sept 1843 with distribution made 22 Feb 1845 as My gr-grandfather James Richards is mentioned in this will. Other beneficiaries listed were Julia L. Richards; Nancy Hosford of Canton, CT; Seth Willcox of the State of New York; Maria Willcox of the State of New York; Juliette Reynolds of the State of New York; and Samuel Clyde.
Would love to hear from you if you know anything about this family........... Thanks, Marge in CT

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Marge Marchese (View posts) Posted: 8 May 1999 6:00AM
Classification: Query
Surnames: Wilcox
I was happy to hear from you concerning Jesse Wilcox of Avon, CT. I don't know why you feel confused.
I guess I have come to the conclusion that there were 2 Jesse Wilcox's living in Avon, CT. at the same time. This is what is making it so confusing.

As I stated I have copied the distribution of the estate of Jesse Wilcox dated 22 Feb 1845. In it he names James Richards, my gr-grandfather, as a benificiery. I also copied the pages from "John Wilcox of Hartford, CT and his Descendants" by Johnston. He is as confused as we are.

I also found a reference to a Jesse Wilcox B. ca 1769; baptized 14 Apr 11773 at Amenia, Dutchess County, NY. It gives his spouse as Zephora Wetmore
(More Confusion) and his parents as Jehiel Willcox & Deborah.

Then I have another will for a Jesse Wilcox dated 15 Aug 1832

Then I have a probate record dated 20 Sept 1843 in which all persons who claimed that Jesse Wilcox owed them money were listed.
Who should be last on the list but Asaph Hart

the second husband of Lucinda (Wilcox) (Richards) Hart. He claimed that Jesse Wilcox owed him thirty pounds. So with the mention of Asaph Hart and also James Richards I'm sure that the Jesse Wilcox who died 1843 is my Jesse and not the Jesse who married 3 times and was son of Josiah Wilcox & Elizabeth Curtis. If you need copies of these documents send me your snail-mail privately and I will mail them to you. By the way, "Wilcoxson-Wilcox, Webb and Meigs Families" by Reynold Webb Wilcox gives the line of Hiel/Jehiel Wilcox and lists his children but follows only the oldest son, Nathaniel. Keep in touch and remember that there were two Jesse Wilcox living in Avon, CT at the same time. Marge in CT


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Pauline Wilcox (View posts) Posted: 8 May 1999 6:00AM
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Hi Marge,
This is a bit confusing. I have a family group sheet with info copied from "Your Ancestors" by Harry Ferris Johnston.
It lists Jesse Wilcox born c 1757 Farmington, CT..married (1) Rhoda Andrews 16 Dec 1788 (2) Comfort (Mix) Beck. Rhoda was the daughter of Eli Andrews and Johanna Thompson. Jesse had two children (according to Johnston) Sophia born 1791 and Lucina born 1800. Lucina married (1) ______ Richards
(2)Asaph Hart 1828.

This Jesse was the son of Josiah Wilcox 1717-1776 and Elizabeth Curtiss. Jesse left CT and went to Granville, MA.

Then I checked out IGI at www.familysearch.org. They have numerous listings for Jesse.
Jesse married Comfort PECK 5 Feb 1794 Farmington-avon, CT
Jesse married Comfort MIX c 1795 Avon, CT
Jesse married Rhoda Andruss 16 Dec 1788 Berlin, CT
Jesse b Dec 1758 Hartford..died 6 Nov 1836 s/o Josiah Wilcox and Elizabeth Curtiss.

I have more on Josiah and so does IGI. Check them out and if there's anything else I can help with let me know. I'd really like to know where Jerusha fits into all of this.
Pauline
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Jwilcox (View posts) Posted: 11 Sep 1999 6:00AM
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Have you considered the possibillity that maybe Jesse was Morman???? and that perhaps he actually had married all these women?? Just a thought.

Family/Spouse: Wilcox, Jesse. Jesse (son of Wilcox, Jonathan and Orris, Dianah) was born about 1758 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 16 Nov 1831. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Wilcox, Truman was born on 9 Oct 1791 in Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 30 Jan 1873 in Fortsville, Saratoga, New York, United States.
2. Wilcox, Lucina was born on 9 Dec 1800 in Avon, Connecticut; was christened on 23 Dec 1867; died on 23 Dec 1867 in Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
3. Wilcox, Julia was born in 1805 in Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 17 Jan 1882.
4. Wilcox, Chester was born in Dec 1805 in Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died in 1832 in Canton City, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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The diary of Rev. Daniel Wadsworth mentions April 8, 1739: "Lord's day I preached per totum from psal. 50. I. and baptized Mary ye daughter of Ichabod Wadsworth..."
William was "of West Hartford" according to Hinman. He served in the Revolutionary War in the summer of 1775 at Ticonderoga, and died that fall at age 39 from an illness contracted while in the service. Mary remained in Hartford during the war.
In 1782 "widow Mary Whiting of Farmington" married Abner Curtis. The couple lived in Farmington, CT, and sold some land, along with son William Whiting, to Jeremiah Wadsworth, Elisha Whiting is witness.
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ref: son Elihu's pension record, Diary of Rev. Daniel Wadsworth (google books)
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ENDOWED: TIB Record F610188 #00360-3 MFID:03154626

!Naoma Manwaring Harker Research pages 118-120
1. West Hartford, Connecticut, Congregational Church; Records of the Church 1713-1924. Film #006,261 Old Call #2227 Pt. 1
Mary Wadsworth, daughter of Icabod, christened 8 Apr 1739
The marriage record of William Whiting and Mary Wadsworth is not to be found in Hartford, West Hartford or Farmington, Connecticut.
Many of these are known to be lost.
William Whiting and Mary his wife admitted to membership 19 Feb 1769
William Whiting died 20 Oct 1775
Children of William Whiting are recorded in the Church records, but the mother's name is not given in any of the christenings.
Children checked to 1777
Elihu christened 11 Jan 1761
Elisha " 21 Nov 1762
Charles " 25 Aug 1765
James " 28 Aug 1768
Mary Whiting, widow of Hartford married 28 Nov 1782 to Abner Curtis of Farmington.
Abner Curtis of Farmington and widow Mary Whiting married 28 Nov 1782
2. Farmington District Probates (GS ser no 1687) pt. 1 page 3, 9
3. Farmington Church records (GS ser no 1689) pt. 1 : Elihu Whiting married
17 Sep 1783 Margaret Padden
4. Farmington Deeds (GS ser # ) Pt. 1, Bk. 16 p.1:
Abner and Mary Curtis, both of Farmington and William Whiting of Hartford, sell to Jeremiah Wadsworth, land and a house in the West Division of Hartford. Elisha Whiting, witness
5. Hartford deeds (GS ser no 1761) pt. 9 vol 12 p. 182
24 Dec 1767 William Whiting of Hartford -- to my honored mother Mrs. Jerusha Whiting and my sister Sarah Whiting of Hartford, ***one piece of land -- 37 acres -- adjoining Allyn Whiting, John Whiting, and Samuel Cadwell; Recorded 24 Dec 1767; witness: Allen Whiting
page 480: 21 July 1766 Jerusha Whiting of Hartford, widow of Col. John Whiting, late of Hartford, deceased-- for 10 pounds -- to my three sons John, William, and Allyn Whiting, all of Hartford -- all dower rights in land in the South Meadow. Recorded 22 aug 1766

! page 483: 23 July 1766: Jerusha Whiting of Hartford, widow of Colonel John Whiting--to my son William Whiting of Hartford 4 acres in South Meadow. Recorded 24 July 1766. Witness Allyn Whiting pt. 11 vol 16 p. 1
! 15 Apr 1783 Abner Curtis and wife Mary, both of Farmington and William Whiting of Hartford sell land and a house in West Division of Hartford. Elisha Whiting was a witness (Note: This is William, son of William and Mary Whiting and his brother Elisha)
*Deeds are not signed by the wife in this area.

! pt. 11 vol 17 p.507; 24 Mar 1787: Charles Whiting of Hartford to William Whiting and Elisha Whiting of Hartford all rights to 2 tracts of land which fell to me by the last will of Col. John Whiting, deceased. Recorded 12 Jan 1788

p. 426: 8 Nov 1786: William Whiting, William Ellsworth and May his wife, Elisha Whiting, Charles Whiting and James Whiting, all of Hartford and Elihu Whiting and Jerusha Whiting of Farmington, all children and heirs of William Whiting, deceased, sold and conveyed with our uncle Allyn unto said Thomas Seymour 21 July 1766.
Recorded 2 Jan 1787. and Heirs

! Vol 9 p.518: Ichabod Wadsworth deed to son Elihu Wadsworth, 3 Jul 1759
Mary Wadsworth was one of the witnesses
(Note: she would have married William Whiting prior to 1758 when her first son was born
! p.516 Ichabod Wadsworth and son Hezekiah Wadsworth, both of Hartford, sell to Elisha Wadsworth. Mary Whiting a witness
Note: Checked for a will or probate of Abner Curtis and/or wife Mary.
Abner died in 1792, but found no will for either.
!6. Hartford probates (GS ser no 1762) pt. 7 vol 20 p.130; Pt. 8 p.60
William Whiting did not leave a will. He died 20 Oct 1775 and in Dec 1775, William Whiting, son of William deceased, age 18, chose his mother Mary for his guardian.
Will of John Whiting, 10 Oct 1757 (see copy) names all children including William Pt. 8, p. 60;
!7. History of the Wadsworth Family (old call No. A8A32) p.193 states that Ichabod Wadsworth had a daughter who married a Whiting.
Ichabod left no will. From the christening records of his children, he had only one other daughter Sarah who married Richard Goodman.

DOCUMENTATION

!BIRTH: W Hartford Church Rec GS ser# 2227 pt.1; Farmington Church Rec GS Film 004,241 ser# 1689 pt.1;

!DEATH: Hartford Prob GS ser# 1762 pt.7 v.20 p.130, pt.8 p.60; Hartford Deed GS 004,518 & 004,516 ser# 1761 pt.9 v.12 p.182, 480, 483- pt.11 v.16, 17 p.507, 426; Farmington Dist Probates GS Film 004,207 #1687 pt.1 p.3.9; v.3, 1786 1793;
!Farmington Deeds GS pt.1 Bk 16 p.1;

William married Wadsworth, Mary in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Mary (daughter of Wadsworth, Ichabod and Smith, Sarah) was born on 8 Apr 1739 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened on 8 Apr 1739 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died in 1793 in Plainville, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was buried on 31 Mar 1793 in Plainville, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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!Margaret Neuffer: Mary also married- 28 Nov 1782 Abner CURTIS and may have also married 5 Mar 1778 Warham WILLIAMS.

!DOCUMENTATION (by Margaret Neuffer):

!Christening: Source - Barbour, Lucius Barnes, "Families of Early Hartford, Conn." page 618.
!MARRIAGE: Source - History of the Wadsworth Family A8A32 p.193
!DEATH: Source - Castle, Henry A. "The History of Plainville, Connecticut" page 198.

BAPTISM: TIB Record
ENDOWED: F610188 #00362-7 MFID:03154627; TIB Record
SEAL PARENTS: TIB Record

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(Joseph, William and Susannah immigrants)

745. Col. Whiting died February 12, 1766.

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History of Knox County, Illinois: Its Cities, Towns and People, Volume 2, Part 2
By Albert James Perry
Samuel Morse Whiting
Samuel Morse Whiting, who engaged in mercantile pursuits in Altona, was born in that town on the 11th of August, 1857, and traces his ancestry back to William and Susannah Whiting, who settled in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1632, having come from Boxford, Suffolk, England. William Whiting was a very wealthy merchant who had received a patent for land at Sevanscot with Lord Say and Lord Brook. He served as treasurer of Connecticut colony from 1642 to 1647 and died in July of the latter year. His wife passed away July 8, 1673. Their son Joseph Whiting , who was born October 2, 1640 and died October 8, 1717, was married in 1676 to Anna Allyn, who was born August 18, 1652, and died March 3, 1735. She was a daughter of Colonel John and Ann (Smith) Allyn. Her father, who was secretary of the Connecticut colony for twenty-eight years, was born February 24, 1630, and died November 11, 1696. John Whiting, son of Joseph and Anna (Allyn) Whiting, was born December 15, 1693, and died February 12, 1766. He married Jerusha Lord, who was born in 1699 and died in 1776. Their son Allyn Whiting was a soldier of the Revolutionary war, being a private in Major Sheldon’s'Regiment of Light Horse and Colonel Enos’ Regiment on the Hudson. He was born June 23, ‘1740, and died February 9, 1818. He and his wife Elizabeth joined the church at West Hartford in 1758. Their son Joseph Whiting was born in August, 1763, and died February 16, 1842. He was ‘married in 1784 to Mary Goodwin, who was born in 1766 and died in 1835. Their son Allyn Whiting, who was the grandfather of our subject, was born July 4, 1788, and died in Aurora, Illinois, November 3, 1871. He married Amanda Alford, who was born June 6, 1796, and died May 3, 1849. Their son Samuel Phelps Whiting, the father of our subject, was born September 19, 1821, in Hartford, Connecticut, and was married, in Litchfield, that state, May 28, 1845, to Miss Lucretia Morse who was born in Litchfield, August 22, 1823, and died April 5, 1901. She was a daughter of Jacob and Harriet Morse, who were married March 14, 1821. Her mother was born March 17, 1800, and died February 28, 1882, in Litchfield. Her father was born in that city March 6, 1792, and was a son of Levi and Thalia (Sanford) Morse. Levi Morse was born in Litchfield, September 19, 1775, and died January 20, 1841. His wife was born October 26, 1776, and died July 16, 1854. Mrs. Lucretia (Morse) Whiting belonged to a very prominent old New England family and a monument has been erected which bears the following inscription: “To the memory of seven Puritans who emigrated from England to America in 1635-9. John Morse, born 1604, settled at New Haven and died at Wallingford, Connecticut, 1707, aged one hundred and three years. Samuel Morse, born 1585, settled at Dedham, 1636, died at Medfield, 1654. Joseph Morse, settled at Ipswich, where he died 1646. Anthony Morse, born at Marlboro, England, 1606, died at Newbury, 1686. William Morse, born 1608, died 1685. Robert and Peter, their brothers, settled and died in New Jersey.”
Samuel Phelps Whiting, the father of our subject, conducted a meat market in his native city until coming to Victoria, Illinois, in 1851, with his brother Richard and family. They engaged in mercantile business for two years and at the end of that time Samuel P. Whiting removed to Altona, where he opened'a meat market. In addition to that business he also engaged in the raising and shipping of cattle, horses and hogs, becoming one of the leading men engaged in that enterprise in the locality. He disposed of his stock in Peoria, which was the nearest market. His was one of the first frame houses built in Altona and was situated on Main street, opposite the present place of business of Samuel M. Whiting. In 1878 he admitted his son Samuel as a business partner and subsequently purchased and edited for five years Altona’s only newspaper —the Altona Journal. He took an active interest in public affairs and was a supporter of the republican party. After a useful and well spent life he passed away in March, 1907. In his family were four children: Samuel M.- of this review; Della, the wife of A. H. Miles, a druggist of Des Moines, Iowa; Inez, the wife of A. G. Edwards, a druggist and ex city treasurer of Omaha, Nebraska; and Angie, the wife of Ernest R. Smith, of Palo Alto, California.
Samuel M. Whiting has been engaged in the meat market business since he finished school at the age of fifteen years. In addition to conducting his market he has also bought and shipped cattle to the near-by markets. For one year he ran a restaurant and from 1892-to 1897 he conducted a meat market in Galesburg but then returned to Altona. In his dealings he has maintained the strictest business integrity, realizing that satisfied customers are the best advertisement. He keeps in touch with the trade, knows what the market offers and carries a good line of meats, while his prices are reasonable and his treatment of his patrons always courteous.
Mr. Whiting was married to Miss Ella M. Pierce, of Walnut Grove township whose birth occurred January 5, 1860. She is a daughter of Mathew Pierce, who came to Altona from New York state when very young and is now living retired at Galesburg. To Mr. and Mrs. Whiting four children have been born: Claude N., an electrician, who married Jennie Nelson and is residing in Cairo, Illinois; Harry S., the assistant cashier of the State Bank at Victoria, Illinois, who married Lillian Wenstrom, of Altona, and they have a little daughter, Lucile, born January 11, 1912; Inez, who is engaged in teaching music and is residing at home; and Mathew Pierce, who since his graduation from school has assisted his father in the meat market.
Mr. Whiting is an active and enthusiastic republican and has frequently been elected to ofiice. He has served as village clerk and has four times been elected supervisor, his first election being in 1889. For nine years he served as county committeeman and during that time did much active work in furthering the interests of the republican party. Practically his whole life has been spent in Altona, where he has the distinction of being one of the two oldest business men. He occupies a place of prominence as one of the energetic business men, succeeding in what he undertakes by reason of his forceful character and his strict conformity to modern business methods.
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COLONEL JOHN WHITING, son of Joseph and Anna (Allyn) Whiting, was born in Hartford, December 15, 1693. He succeeded his father in 1717 as treasurer of the colony, holding the office for thirty-two years. He was a merchant in Hartford and a man of wealth and standing.

He commanded a regiment in the French and Indian wars. He died February 12, 1766. He married Jerusha, daughter of Richard Lord of Hartford, grandson of Thomas Lord, one of the first settlers of the town of Hartford. She was born February 25,1699 and died October 21, 1776 in Windsor, Connecticut.

Children of John and Jerusha born at Hartford are: (1) Joseph, born January 1715, died February 1715; (2) Abigail, born July 24, 1718, died December 21, 172; (3) Jerusha, born September 16,1720, married Daniel Skinner. She died July6, 1803. (4) Joseph, born February 14, 172, died November 1725; (5) Anna, born February 16, 1724, married Lieutenant Benjamin Colton, died May 31, 1762; (6) John, born June 17, 1727; (7) Mary, born August 25, 1729, married John Skinner; (8) Susan, born February 10, 1732; (9) Sarah, born April 6, 1734; (10) William, born October 12, 1736, died October 19, 1775; (11) Allyn, born June 23, 1740, died February 9, 1818.

He was a soldier in the revolution in John Skinner's company, Major Sheldon's regiment of light horse, in Captain Ozias Bissell's company, Colonel Roger Enos' regiment in New York in 1778, resided at West Hartford, Married Elizabeth _________ with whom he joined the church at Hartford; (12) Elizabeth born June 25, 1743 and died August 14, 1750.

Source: Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut.

Volume II, page 664
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Spouse:
Jerusha Lord Whiting (1699 - 1776)

Children:
Elizabeth Whiting (____ - 1750)*
Abigail Whiting (____ - 1722)*
Anna Whiting Colton*
Joseph Whiting (1715 - 1715)*
Jerusha Whiting Skinner (1720 - 1803)*
Mary Whiting Skinner (1729 - 1772)*
William Whiting (1736 - 1775)*
Allyn Whiting (1740 - 1818)*
Sarah Whiting Merry (1750 - 1822)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
In Memory
of Colonel John
Whiting Who
Departed this
Life February ye 12th
1767 in ye 73rd
Year of his Age

Burial:
Old Center Cemetery
West Hartford
Hartford County
Connecticut, USA

Maintained by: Rhonda
Originally Created by: C Greer
Record added: Oct 18, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 60282882
!Sealing to Parents: IGI 3Mar 1977 SW Bapt.,Mar.D.TIB.
!BIRTH: TIB; Goodwin Notes GS Conn 28 p.346; Whiting Notes GS FConn10 pt.27;
New England Regis v.5 p.463; Hartford Historical catalog p.201; Hartford Church Rec GS 1448 pt.5;

!MARRIAGE: TIB for Jerusha Lord;

!DEATH: TIB; Hale's Collection of Vit Rec (deaths); Hartford's Deeds GS 1761
pt.8 v.11 p.120 & pt.9 v.12 p.182;

BAP & END: TIB;

!Margaret Neuffer: Colonel John Whiting, son of Joseph and Anna (Allyn) Whiting, was born in Hartford, Dec. 15, 1693. He succeeded his father in 1717 as treasurer of the colony, holding the office for 32 years. He was a
merchant in Hartford and a man of wealth and standing. He commanded a regiment in the French and Indian wars. He died Feb. 12 1766. He married Jerusha, daughter of Richard Lord, of Hartford, grandson of Thomas Lord, one
of the first settlers of the town of Hartford. She was born Feb 25, 1699 and died October 21, 1776 at Windsor, CT. Source - Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut Vol II p 664.

Naoma Manwaring Harker FGS #121-122
1. Genealogical Notes or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts, by Nathaniel Goodwin, 1969, originally published 1856 (BYU Reference: 929.174/G 635g).
974/D2g/1969 Old Ref: Goodwin Notes GS Conn 28 p.346;
2. Geneaogical Notes of the Whiting Family, by A.F. Whiting, 1888. Listed as Genealogical Notes by A.F.W. (or A.F. Whitney -wrong should be Whiting), and Whiting Notes GS FConn10 pt.27; Call# Film 003,011Old Call # 1453 pt. 27
Colonel John Whiting succeeded his father in 1717 as Teasurer of the Colony and retained his office 32 years. He was a merchant in Hartford and a man of property.
3. New England Regis v.5 p.463;
4. Historical Catalog of the First Church in Hartford, 1633-1885
Listings: Historical catalogue of Hartford, Hist. Catalogue, Hartford Ch. p.201; Rec (old Call #; Conn H4a) Film# 004,600
5. Vital Records of Connecticut, Congregational Churches, Hartford Second Church Records. Old Call #: Hartford Church Rec GS 1448 pt.5; Film #002,843
6. Hale's Collection of Vit Rec (deaths)
7. Hartford's Deeds GS pt.8 v.11 p.120:
1761 John Whiting and Jerusha deed 1/8 part of land laid out to heirs of Richard Lord pt.9 v.12 p.182:
1767 William Whiting deeds to his mother Jersusha and sister Sarah

DOCUMENTATION (by Margaret Neuffer):

!BIRTH: Source - Goodwin Notes GS Conn 28 p.346; GS FConn10 pt.27;
New England Regis v.5 p.463; Hartford Historical catalog p.201; Hartford Church Rec, GS 1448 pt.5. Record of Services of Colonial Dames Ancestors by Susan A.E. Morse, page 179.
!BAPTISM: Source - Barbour, Lucius Barnes, "Families of Early Hartford, Conn.", page 677.
!MARRIAGE: Source - same as baptism, p. 678.
!DEATH; Source - same as baptism, page 678, age 72. Hartford's Deeds GS 1761
pt.8 v.11 p.120 & pt.9 v.12 p.182; Index of Obituaries, 1704-1800, in Boston Newspapers, Vol.I page 550.

Feb 2, 1743/44 Christopher Ripameer age chose Col John Whiting as his guardian. !Source - Barbour, Lucius Barnes, "Families of Early Hartford, Conn." page 475.

Colonel John Whiting, son of Joseph and Anna (Allyn) Whiting, succeeded his father in 1717 as Treasurer of the colony, holding the office 32 years. He was a merchant in Hartford and a man of wealth and standing.
He commanded a regiment in the French and Indian wars. He was Captain of the Troop of Horse in Hartford County in May 1730. He was made Colonel of the First Regiment in Oct., 1741, and a member of the Council of War in 1745.
-- Record of Services of Colonial Dames Ancestors.

Saturday morning, May 14,1994 we left Windsor Locks, Conn., to drive to Somersworth, New Hampshire to visit our daughter Linda. We stopped at Windsor and visited the Palisado Cemetery, an "old and new cemetery" behind the United Church of Christ (Congregational). This building was erected in 1794, but the organization is among the oldest gathered congregations in North America. The cemetery contains tombstones dating from the 1600s. The first stone we found was that of Jerusha Lord Whiting, (see notes on her for inscription). Beside this stone tablet was an all white stone for Col. John Whiting.
John Whiting Col Hooker's Regiment 1777 Died

We also visited the Windsor Historical Society, 96 Palisado Ave. It is the site of the Lt. Walter Fyler house, built in 1640, one of the oldest frame houses in Connecticut. We were surprised to find it open on Saturday morning. The gentleman who opened the door was very cordial, and assisted in helping us find records of 'cemetery inscription' of some of my ancestors. I also met a lady from Charleston, South Carolina who was working on Matthew Allyn's line.
Matthew Allyn went to Windsor after the founding of Hartford. His name is on the Founders's Monument in the gold Street cemetery in Hartford.
Margaret M. Neuffer.
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Birth: Dec. 15, 1693
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Death: Feb. 12, 1767
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Died in the 73d year of his age
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COLONEL JOHN WHITING

Col. John Whiting was born on Dec. 15, 1693 in Hartford, Connecticut and died on Feb. 12, 1766 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was the son of Joseph and Anne Allyn Whiting. Col. John married Jerusha Lord who was born on Feb. 25, 1699 at Hartford, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Richard Lord III and Abigail Warren Lord. She died on Oct. 21, 1776 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.

Col. John succeeded his father in 1717 as treasurer of the colony, holding the office for thirty-two years. He was a merchant in Hartford and a man of wealth and standing. He commanded a regiment in the French and Indian Wars.

1.) According to Cutter p.1665 " he was a man of wealth and standing, and that Col. John Whiting commanded a regiment in the French and Indian Wars(1754-1760)." Also in "The Journal of Constantine Hardy, in the Crown Point Expedition of 1759" there is mention of Col. Whiting's Regiment.

2.) Re: American Genealogical Lending Library, Surname Collection (#SW 16- 14, v112 - 49) (pp.110-111) Col. John Whiting married Jerusha Lord,daughter of Richard Lord of Hartford. She was born February 25 1699, anddied October 21, 1776 at Windsor, Conn. Col. John Whiting succeeded his father in 1717 as Treasurer of the Colony of Connecticut, retaining the office thirty-two years. He was a merchant in Hartford and a man of property. Captain of the Troop of Horse in Hartford County, May 1730.Colonel of the First Regiment October 1741. Member of the Council of War 1745. Col. Whiting died February 12, 1766.

A Genealogical Dictionary Of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692 by James Sabage
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COLONEL JOHN WHITING, son of Joseph and Anna (Allyn) Whiting, was born in Hartford, December 15, 1693. He succeeded his father in 1717 as treasurer of the colony, holding the office for thirty-two years. He was a merchant in Hartford and a man of wealth and standing.

He commanded a regiment in the French and Indian wars. He died February 12, 1766. He married Jerusha, daughter of Richard Lord of Hartford, grandson of Thomas Lord, one of the first settlers of the town of Hartford. She was born February 25,1699 and died October 21, 1776 in Windsor, Connecticut.

Children of John and Jerusha born at Hartford are: (1) Joseph, born January 1715, died February 1715; (2) Abigail, born July 24, 1718, died December 21, 172; (3) Jerusha, born September 16,1720, married Daniel Skinner. She died July6, 1803. (4) Joseph, born February 14, 172, died November 1725; (5) Anna, born February 16, 1724, married Lieutenant Benjamin Colton, died May 31, 1762; (6) John, born June 17, 1727; (7) Mary, born August 25, 1729, married John Skinner; (8) Susan, born February 10, 1732; (9) Sarah, born April 6, 1734; (10) William, born October 12, 1736, died October 19, 1775; (11) Allyn, born June 23, 1740, died February 9, 1818.

He was a soldier in the revolution in John Skinner's company, Major Sheldon's regiment of light horse, in Captain Ozias Bissell's company, Colonel Roger Enos' regiment in New York in 1778, resided at West Hartford, Married Elizabeth _________ with whom he joined the church at Hartford; (12) Elizabeth born June 25, 1743 and died August 14, 1750.

Source: Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut.

Volume II, page 664
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Spouse:
Jerusha Lord Whiting (1699 - 1776)

Children:
Elizabeth Whiting (____ - 1750)*
Abigail Whiting (____ - 1722)*
Joseph Whiting (1715 - 1715)*
Jerusha Whiting Skinner (1720 - 1803)*
Anna Whiting Colton (1724 - 1762)*
Mary Whiting Skinner (1729 - 1772)*
William Whiting (1736 - 1775)*
Allyn Whiting (1740 - 1818)*
Sarah Whiting Merry (1750 - 1822)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
In Memory
of Colonel John
Whiting Who
Departed this
Life February ye 12th
1767 in ye 73rd
Year of his Age

Burial:
Old Center Cemetery
West Hartford
Hartford County
Connecticut, USA

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John married Lord, Jerusha on 16 Sep 1720. Jerusha (daughter of Lord, Richard and Warren, Abigail) was born on 25 Feb 1699 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened on 26 Feb 1698 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 21 Oct 1776 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was buried in Oct 1776 in Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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!Sealing to Parents: IGI 3Mar 1977 SW Bapt.,Mar.D.TIB
!BIRTH: Vit Rec of Hartford, Conn; Goodwin Genes Notes p.349; Alternate date 25 Feb 1699 given by Fairon James Smith (1954);

!MARRIAGE: Same as Baptism p 373; TIB;

!DEATH: Society of Colonial Wars in the State of CT, Registers of Pedigrees
and Services of Ancestors, p.683;

BAPTISM: Families of Early Hartford, CT by L.B. Barbour, p.678, 373; TIB;
ENDOW: TIB;
SEAL PARENTS: IGI 3 Mar 1977 SW;

!DOCUMENTATION (by Margaret Neuffer):

!BIRTH: Vital Rec. of Hartford, Conn. Goodwin Gen. Notes p.349. (Hartford Twp Rec)
!BAPTISM: Families of Early Hartford, Conn., by Lucius Barnes Barbour, p. 678. & 373 (2 Ch Rec)
!MARRIAGE: Source - same as baptism, page 373.
!DEATH: The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Conn. Registers of Pedigrees and Services of Ancestors, page 683.
Also - Families of Early Hartford, Conn., by L.B. Barbour, page 678.
!TOMBSTONE behind the United Church of Christ, Windsor, Connecticut
In memory of
Mrs Jerushay
relict of Col John
Whiting of Hartford
who died Oct 25
1776 in the 77th
year of her age

BIRTH RITE: Also shown as Christening Second Church Rec. Hartford, Conneticut.

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Ichabod married Smith, Sarah on 21 Sep 1720. Sarah (daughter of Smith, Arthur and Newell, Sarah) was born on 14 Apr 1684 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened on 26 Oct 1718 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; was buried in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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!Source: Arch Rec Naoma M. Harker; IGI 1988 7450367 002953

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The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1859, Volume 13 p 145

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Joseph Whiting
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Joseph Whiting
BIRTH 2 Oct 1645
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
DEATH 19 Oct 1717 (aged 72)
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
BURIAL
Center Church on the Green Churchyard
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
PLOT In the Crypt Under the Center Church
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The son of William & Susanna (Wiggins)(Mygatt) Whiting, he married (1) Mary Pynchon in 1669/70 and (2) Anna Allyn, daughter of Col. John Allyn in 1676. He was a merchant and Treasurer of the colony from 1678 - 1717 and died while he was attended the General Assembly of Hartford.


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William Whiting
1602–1647

Susanna Wiggins Bryan
1609–1673

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Anna Allyn Whiting
1652–1734 (m. 1676)

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John Whiting
1635–1689

Sarah Whiting Mygatt
1637–1704

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Margaret Whiting Marsh
1689–1747

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John Whiting
1693–1767

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Memoir of the life and character of Mrs. Mary Anna Boardman: with a ...
By John Frederick Schroeder
6. JOSEPH. He " appears to have been born after the will of his father was made," (1619,) who " provided for him by a codicil."* He was for thirty-nine years, 1679-1718, Treasurer of the colony ; for twenty-one years, 1725-1746, a member of the General Assembly ; and for twelve years, 1732-1744, one of the Judges of the colony. When James II of England sncceeded to the British throne, in 1685, his lawless and cruel condnct toward the colonies led a Special Assembly of Connecticut to appoint (1680) Mr. Whiting their agent, to repair to England, and endeavor to preserve the colony's chartered rights. This he did, mnch to the satisfaction of his constituents ;t and, in the reign of William and Mary, he cooperated with Mr. Increase Mather, in effecting a renewal of the charter, to the colony's great joy.f [I thought this Mr. Whiting was the oldest brother William.]

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Sources of Information:
1. Notebooks of Naoma Manwaring Harker and Mark Whiting.


!BIRTH: TIB; Goodwin Notes GS Conn 28 p.346; Whiting Notes GS FConn10 pt.27;
New England Regis v.5 p.463; Hartford Historical catalog p.201; Hartford Church Rec GS 1448 pt.5;

!BIRTH: A.F. Whitney Genealogical Notes GS 1453 pt.27; Hist. Catalog of
Hartford, Conn p.162, 163, 172; Extraction record.
!MARRIAGE: Source - NEHG Register, Vol 123, page 259, The ceremony was
performed by Judge Pynchon (2) 6 Oct 1676 Anna ALLYN
!DEATH: Source - "Inscription on Tombstones in New Haven, Connecticut" from
Papers of the New Haven Colony, Historical Society, Vol. III, page 608.
Hartford Deeds GS 1761 pt.4, v.1 p.153, v.2 p.63, v 3 p.140, 14;
pt.5 v 4 p.309, pt.8, v.11 p.120;

"Inventory 1849-06-08 (English Money") He was a merchant, first of Westfield, Mass., later of Hartford, Conn; whither he returned about the time of King Phillip's War.
He was Captain of the Hartford County Troop in May 1692..He was treasurer of the colony of Connecticut from 1678 -1687, 1690-1701, 1705,1706 1708-1717 a period of thirty- nine years. He was a wealthy and distinquished citizen.
The Joseph Whiting House in Hartford stood on the corner of Charter Oak Avenue and Main Street, it was built previous to 1650 and purchased in 1682 by Joseph Whiting. It probably never faced upon the street, but looked out upon the garden which lay between it and what was then the highway to the South Meadow. The Whiting house was a hospitable place. Many distinguished guests, prominent in colonial days, were the guests of Captain Joseph Whiting. He was a man of considerable importance in the public life of his day.
In 1784, the Ecclesistical Society was organized in the Whiting house.
After the organization, the Council marched in procession to the Second Church, which stood in the highway in front of the house, and installed the Reverend Benjamin Boardman as pastor of the Church.
The Whiting House was demolished in 1914.
He married first, Oct 5th 1669 Mary, daughter of Hon. John Pynchon and grand-daughter of Hon William Pynchon. Her mother was Anna, daughter of Hon. John Wyllis. His second marriage was in 1676 to Anna, daughter of Col. John Allyn, son of Matthew Allyn; her mother was daughter of Hon. Henry Smith of Springfield, Mass. She was born Aug 18 1652 and died Mar 3 1735 at New Haven, Conn. Joseph Whiting died Oct 8 1717. He died while attending a session of the General Assembly in New Haven. Date given is 19 Oct 1717. States he was 73 years old.

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New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 4 (Google eBook)
(II) Joseph, son of Major William and Susanna Whiting, was born October 2, 1640, at Hartford and died there October 8, 1717. He was a merchant, first of Westfield, Massachusetts, later of Hartford, whither he returned about the time of King Philip's war. He was treasurer of th colony of Connecticut from 1678 until his death, a period of thirty-nine years. His son John succeeded him in this office and held it for thirty-two years. He was a wealthy and distinguished citizen. He married (first) October 5, 1669, Mary, daughter of Hon. John Pynchon and granddaughter of Hon. William Pynchon, the founder of Springfield, Massachusetts, Her mother was Ann (Wyllys) Pynchon. daughter of Hon. George Wyllvs (not John ). He married (second)1 in 1676, Anna, daughter of Mathew Allyn. Her mother was a daughter of Hon. William Smith, of Springfield, and granddaughter of William Pynchon. She was born August 18, 1652, and died March 3, 1735, at New Haven. Joseph Whiting died October 19. 1717. Children of first wife: Mary, born August 19, 1672, married (first) Joseph Sheldon and (second) John Ashley; Joseph, October 5, 1674, died young. Children of second wife: Anna, born August 28, 1677, died April 18, 1684; John, November 13, 1679, died young; Susanna, June 18, 1682, married (first) Samuel Thornton, (second) Thomas Warren; Wrilliam. March 14, 1685, died September 6, 1702; Anna, August 18, 1687; Margaret, January 5, 1690, married Rev. Jonathan Marsh; John, December 15, 1693, mentioned below.
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Joseph was a wealthy and distinguished merchant. He lived first in Westfield, MA, where he married Mary Pynchon and had two children before her death. While in Westfield Joseph was made cornet of the Hampshire troops in 1672. He moved back to his family home in Hartford where he married Mary's first cousin, Anne. They lived at the corner of Main and Charter Oak streets. Joseph was also treasurer of the colony of Connecticut from 1678 until his death, a period of thirty-nine years.
Their headstone inscriptions read:
Here Lyes Ye Body Of Mr. Joseph Whiting Treus'r
Who Dyed October Ye 19, 1717 Aged (73 Years)

Here Lieth ye Body of Mrs. Anna, ye widow
of Capt. Joseph Whiting, who died March ye 3d
AD 1734/5 in ye 82nd year of her age.

!MARRIAGE: TIB for Jerusha Lord;

!DEATH: TIB; Hale's Collection of Vit Rec (deaths); Hartford's Deeds GS 1761
pt.8 v.11 p.120 & pt.9 v.12 p.182;

BAP & END: TIB;

Naoma Manwaring Harker FGS #123-125
1. Genealogical Notes or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts, by Nathaniel Goodwin, 1969, originally published 1856 (BYU Reference: 929.174/G 635g).
974/D2g/1969 Old Ref: Goodwin Notes GS Conn 28 p.344;
2. Genealogical Notes of the Whiting Family, by A.F. Whiting, 1888. Listed as Genealogical Notes by A.F.W. (or A.F. Whitney -wrong should be Whiting), and Whiting Notes GS FConn10 pt.27; Call# Film 003,011 Old Call # 1453 pt. 27
Colonel John Whiting succeeded his father in 1717 as Treasurer of the Colony and retained his office 32 years. He was a merchant in Hartford and a man of property.
3. New England Regis v.5 p.463;
4. Historical Catalog of the First Church in Hartford, 1633-1885
Listings: Historical catalogue of Hartford, Hist. Catalogue, Hartford Ch. Rec (old Call #; Conn H4a) Film# 004,600 p.162, 163, 172
5. Vital Records of Connecticut, Congregational Churches, Hartford Second Church Records. Old Call #: Hartford Church Rec GS 1448 pt.5; Film #002,843
6. Hale's Collection of Vit Rec (deaths)
7. Hartford's Deeds (GS ser #1761 pt.4 vol 1 p. 153
Joseph Whiting deeds land belonging to his father William, deceased 6 Apr 1700 vol 2 p. 63
Joseph Whiting deeds land which had belonged to John Allyn, deceased vol 3 p. 140
Joseph Whiting deeds to his son John (Aug 1714) p. 14
Joseph Whiting and Ann and William and Mary deed (1715) pt. 5 vol 4 p. 309
Deed from Anna Whiting of Hartford to son John -- land of her father John Allyn, granted to him 1671
Joseph Whiting was a merchant, first of Westfield, Massachusetts, but returned to Hartford 1675-6.Treasurer of Connecticut 1678 till death

!Margaret Neuffer: Colonel John Whiting, son of Joseph and Anna (Allyn) Whiting, was born in Hartford, Dec. 15, 1693. He succeeded his father in 1717 as treasurer of the colony, holding the office for 32 years. He was a merchant in Hartford and a man of wealth and standing. He commanded a regiment in the French and Indian wars. He died Feb. 12 1766. He married Jerusha, daughter of Richard Lord, of Hartford, grandson of Thomas Lord, one of the first settlers of the town of Hartford. She was born Feb 25, 1699 and died October 21, 1776 at Windsor, Connecticut. Source - Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut Vol II p 664.

:A.F. Whitney Genealogical Notes GS 1453 pt.27; Hist Catalog of Hartford, Conn p.162, 163, 172;

MARRIAGE :(2) 6 Oct 1676 Anna ALLYN
DEATH :Vit Rec Conn-Hale's Collect (deaths); Gen Notes GS Conn 28 p.344;
Hartford Deeds GS 1761 pt.4, v.1 p.153, v.2 p.63, v 3 p.140, 14;
pt.5 v 4 p.309, pt.8, v.11 p.120;

!Margaret Neuffer: "Inventory 1849-06-08 (English Money": He was a merchant, first of Westfield, Mass., later of Hartford, Conn; whither he returned about the time of King Phillip's War. He was treasurer of the colony of Connecticut from 1678 until his death, a period of thirty-nine years. He was a wealthy and distinquished citizen. The Joseph Whilting House in Hartford stood on the corner of Charter Oak Avenue and Main Street until 1914 when it was demolished."

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Joseph Whiting's residence was on Main Street, Hartford, near the corner of Charter Oak Avenue. The house was built previous so 1650 and purchased in 1682 by Joseph Whiting. It probably never faced upon the street, but looked out upon the garden which lay between it and what was then the highway to the South Meadow. The Whiting house was a hospitable place. Many distinguished guests, prominent in colonial days, were the guests of Captain Joseph Whiting.
In the Whiting house was convened the Ecclesiastical Society in 1784. After it's organization the council marched in procession to the Second Church, which stood in the highway in front of the house, and installed the Rev Benjamin Boardman as pastor of the church.
Captain Joseph Whiting was a man of considerable importance in the public life of his day.
He married first, Oct 5th 1669 Mary, daughter of Hon. John Pynchon and grand-daughter of Hon William Pynchon. Her mother was Anna, daughter of Hon.
John Wyllis. His second marriage was in 1676 to Anne, daughter of Col. John Allyn, son of Matthew Allyn; her mother was daughter of Hon. Henry Smith of Springfield, Mass. She was born Aug 18 1652 and died Mar 3 1735 at New Haven, Connectictu. Joseph Whiting died Oct 8 1717.

DOCUMENTATION (by Margaret Neuffer):

ref: "By Thier Markers Ye Shall Know Them; A Chronicle of the History and restoration of Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground"
New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Vol IV (p g 1665)

http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~shopefamily/Tree/famf406.html
Manwaring, Charles W., A Digest of the Early CT Probate Records ((Hartford, CT, R.S.Peck & CO, 1904-1906)), Vol. 2, p. 450.
Quality: 0.
Page 295. Whiting, Joseph, Hartford. Invt. £1849-06-08. Taken 26 February, 1717-18, by William Whiting, Aaron Cooke and Thomas Hosmer.
Court Record, Page 47 — 5 December, 1717: Adms. granted to Mrs. Anne Whiting, widow of sd. decd.
Page 84 — 7 October, 1718: Invt. exhibited by Mrs. Anne Whiting and John Whiting.
Page 151 — 8 May, 1721 : Mrs. Anne Whiting, Adms., exhibits an additional invt. of £696-18.09. Accepted.
Page 101 (Vol X) 23 September, 1725: Anna Whiting and John Whiting, Adms., exhibit an account of their Adms. And the Court order that £38-15-11 be set out for the widow's necessary support. Page 336 (Vol. X, Probate Side) : This writing witnesseth an agreement made and concluded this day (24 January, 1738-9) by us the subscribers relating to the estate of our honoured father, Joseph Whiting, Esq., deceased, and our honoured mother, Mrs. Anna Whiting, as followeth: First. We have fully agreed and settled both of sd. moveable estates. 2nd. That all the lands are divided and made even, Nathaniel Stanly's part in the house and homested that his hond. father dwelt in having been paid to Jonathan Marsh for his part thereof. And Mr. Thomas Warren's part is ye sd. house and homested that was formerly belonging to his predecessor, Mr. Thornton, he having paid his brother Marsh for his part of sd. house and homested. The rest of the land belonging to the aforesd. estate is all belonging and appertaining to John Whiting, and divided and set out to him by our agreement as his part of the aforesd. estate, except what is under mentioned, which remains and belongs to us all in proportion as thereafter mentioned, sd. Whiting having paid Thomas Warren for his fifth part. First, a right of land in the northwest township named Hartland, which descended to us by our father being a £75 list in the patent, belongs three-fifths parts to John Whiting and one-fifth part to Nathaniel Stanly, and one-fifth part to Jonathan Marsh, yet lying in that maner in common between us. Also a right of land at Salmon Brook, about 10 acres, 2-5 to John Whiting and 1-5 a piece to Nathaniel Stanly, Jonathan Marsh and Thomas Warren. A right of land descended to us by our mother in the five miles on the east side of the Great River, and another in the three-mile lots, which descended to our mother by Col. Allyn, 2-5 of these lots belong to John Whiting and 1-5 apiece to Nathaniel Stanly, Jonathan Marsh and Thomas Warren. A right at Keney's Point, about 7 acres and 1-2, the same proportions. Another right of land in the neck at Hartford, descended to us by our mother from Col. Allyn, 2-5 belong to John Whiting, and 1-5 apiece to Nathaniel Stanly, Jonathan Marsh and Thomas Warren. A right in the house Moses Cook lives in, descended to us by our mother from Col. Allyn, 2-5 belongs to John Whiting, and 1-5 apiece to Nathaniel Stanly, Jonathan Marsh and Thomas Warren. Signed : NATH : STANLY, JONATHAN MARSH, THOMAS WARREN, JOHN WHITING. Witness : Elnathan Whitman, John Austin.

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Notes:
1. Named in his father's codicil. Appears to have been born after the writing of the will in 1647 but before the recording of the will in 1649.
2. Birth recorded in Hartford Second Church. No mother's name included on the birth entry.

Joseph married Allyn, Anna on 6 Oct 1676 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Anna (daughter of Allyn, Colonel John and Smith, Anna) was born on 18 Aug 1652 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 3 Mar 1735 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; was buried in Mar 1735 in Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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!BIRTH: The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Conn. Registers of Pedigrees and Services of Ancestors, Page 683.
!Barbour, Lucius Barnes, Families of Early Hartford, Conn., page 676
!MARRIAGE: Source - same as birth.
!DEATH: Source - same as birth.

Cemetery Stone:
Here lieth ye Body of Mrs Anna, ye widow of CAPT JOSEPH WHITING, who died March ye 3d AD 1734/35 in ye 82d year of her age.

!NOTE - She was the daughter of Col. John Allyn (No.387) Her husband was Treasurer from 1678 till his death which occured in New Haven in 1717.
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Joseph Whiting and Anna Allyn
Joseph Whiting was born on October 2, 1640 in Hartford, Connecticut and died on October 8, 1717 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was the son of Major William Whiting and Susanna Wiggin.
Joseph married Anne Allyn. Anne was born on August 18, 1652 in Hartford, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Colonel John Allyn and Anna Smith. She died on March 3, 1735 in New Haven, Connecticut. Then Joseph married Mary Pynchon on October 5, 1669.
Joseph was a merchant, first of Westfield, Massachusetts, later of Hartford whither he returned about the time of King Philip 's war. He was treasurer of th colony of Connecticut from 1678 until his death, a period of thirty-nine years. His son John succeeded him in this office and held it for thirty-two years. He was a wealthy and distinguished citizen.

King Philip’s War

William Bradford died in 1657. Massasoit died around 1660 and was succeeded by his son Wamsutta. With the passing of the first generation, the personal bonds which had maintained peace between the two very different groups were broken.
Tensions had long existed due to the two cultures’ different ways of life. Colonists' livestock trampling Native cornfields was a continuing problem. Competition for resources created friction. Regional economic changes forced many Natives to sell their land.
In 1662, in an arrogant attempt to exert control, colonial forces took Wampanoag leader Wamsutta at gunpoint to Plymouth. The Wampanoag were greatly angered when Wamsutta sickened and died shortly afterwards. Wamsutta's brother Metacom (King Philip) became leader and ultimately led his people into war to preserve their traditional way of life.
Colonist' hunger for land and their heavy-handed treatment of Natives led to one of the most disastrous wars in American history. The mysterious murder of John Sassamon, a Native liaison between the two groups, resulted in a complete breakdown in relations.
In 1675, the war, named for the Wampanoag leader Metacom (or King Philip), broke out in the town of Swansea. Hostilities spread north and west, soon threatening much of New England.
King Philip's War lasted little more than a year. Beginning in Plymouth Colony in June of 1675, the war spread throughout New England. Boston itself was threatened. Colonial resources and manpower ultimately prevailed.
King Philip's warriors attacked the town of Swansea in western Plymouth Colony in June of 1675. Encouraged by success, they carried the war to neighboring Plymouth Colony towns. In August of 1675, hostilities expanded to the Connecticut River Valley; many settlements were burned. In December, Philip's winter quarters in Rhode Island's Great Swamp were destroyed in a crucial colonial victory. In February of 1676, Native forces swept east; Boston seemed threatened. War returned to Plymouth Colony, with a raid in Plymouth itself. Colonists considered abandoning the frontier, but time was on their side. By June of 1676, the tide of war had turned. Native forces, lacking food, manpower and arms, retreated. King Philip's death at Mount Hope in August 1676 effectively ended the war.
Not all Native Peoples sided with King Philip. Native soldiers joining with the colonists helped turned the tide of war. Those Natives who fought alongside the English or remained neutral were, however, not always trusted by the English. Many Native neutrals were interned on outlying islands under inhumane conditions.
The war ended in 1676 when Philip was killed by a Wampanoag soldier in Captain Benjamin Church's force.
King Philip’s War resulted in the destruction of families and communities, Native and colonist alike, throughout New England. It took decades for the colonists to recover from the loss of life, the property damage and the huge military expenditures.
The war was devastating for Native Peoples. Entire families were sold into slavery abroad; others were forced to become servants locally. The Wampanoag had to adapt aspects of their culture to survive; their political independence ended. Nevertheless, Native Peoples continued to live in Plymouth Colony. Many maintained tribal ties and a strong sense of community.

Source: http://www.pilgrimhall.org/philipwar.htm

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Richard married Warren, Abigail. Abigail (daughter of Warren, John and Crow, Elisabeth) was born about 1658 in Massachusetts, United States; died after 1712; was buried in Center Church, Wood, Ohio, United States, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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!BIRTH: Hartford, Conn Vit Rec P.615, 593, 594; Goodwin Gen Notes p.349; Manwaring's Early Connecticut Probate Rec- Hartford District v 2 pp 619-622; The Goodwin's of Hartford, Conn- J.J.Goodwin pp 105-107; The American Genealogist-S.V.Talcott v 47 pp 17-20, pp 495-498; !MARRIAGE: (1) 14 Feb 1692 Richard LORD (2) 1716 Rev. Timothy WOODBRIDGE; !DEATH: Families of Early Hartford, CT by L.B. Barbour, p.372-373. ENDOWED: TIB SL 863 Bk 5R p.38; !Arch Rec Naoma M. Harker; Arch rec Anella S. Gibbons; Rec Naoma Perry Jolley; !NOTE: See James Savage- The Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (Additions & Corrections for v 3 (contained in v 4 p.689)- See v.3 pp 115-116, v 4 p587, p425, p427, v 1 p479.

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Joseph Wadsworth and Elizabeth Talcott
Joseph Wadsworth was born in Hartford, Connecticut the son of William Wadsworth and Elizabeth Stone about 1648.
Elizabeth Talcott was born February 21, 1656 to John Talcott and Helena Wakeman in Hartford Connecticut.
He was of an impetuous, aggressive nature, courageous and resolute, and early a leader among the younger set of Hartford. As a young man he must have taken an active interest in military affairs, for "at a meeting of the councill, held at Hartford, Sept. 6th, 1675, the Councill ordered that Sgt. Joseph Wadsworth should take under his conduct twenty men, and pass up to Westfield, to assist them against the common enemie." A few months later, on the 14th of January, 1675/76, the Council, when appointing John Stanley captain " of part of an affidavit made by Joseph Wadsworth in support of a petition of James Mini to the General Assembly at its session of May, 1721, gives the approximate date of his birth. It reads, " These may Informe ye Honoured General Court that my Hononed Father haveing been a first planter of Hartford I in my youth who am Now 74 years old did often hear my sd Father say that those Lots Caled the Soldiers field was the Lots Granted to ye Paquoit soldiers only ft yt for there Good service in said warr. Joseph Wadsworth."
Document 217, Vol. Ill, "Towns and Lands," in the archives, State
Library, Hartford.
He was propounded, for freeman in 1676, with his brothers Samuel and Thomas, and all were admitted the same year
He was a lieutenant and served in Philip's war.
He first married Elizabeth Barnard, daughter of Bartholomew Barnard. Joseph then married Elizabeth Talcott, daughter John Talcott. He married late in life, Mary, daughter of John Blackleach, the younger, who had been the first wife of Thomas Welles, next of John Oleutt.

Joseph is most remembered with gratitude as the preserver of the Connecticut Charter.
The Charter Oak is Connecticut's official State Tree. An image of the Charter Oak was selected to emblazon the back of Connecticut's state quarter. In 1662, Connecticut received its Royal Charter from England's Charles II. A quarter century later, James II's royal representatives attempted to seize the charter. Well, our Connecticut forebears were not about to take that lying down, even though the Brits threatened to split the state and divide its lands between Massachusetts and New York.
On October 26, 1687, Sir Edmund Andros, who had been appointed by the Crown as governor of all of New England, arrived in Hartford to demand the charter. What exactly happened during that evening's showdown at Butler's Tavern may never be ascertained, but the upshot is that, in the midst of heated debates between Connecticut leaders and the royal entourage over surrendering the Charter, the room was plunged into darkness when the candles that illuminated it were overturned.
Was it an accident, or a crafty maneuver carefully plotted by the feisty defenders of Connecticut's rights? We may never know, but what we do know is that one passionate Nutmegger, Captain Joseph Wadsworth, who was positioned outside the tavern, found himself in possession of the Charter during the ensuing chaos in the darkness. Wadsworth took it upon himself to hide the charter safely inside a majestic white oak tree on the Wyllys estate in Hartford. The stately tree was already more than 500 years old when it served its spectacular role as a hiding spot for the precious document. Wadsworth's bold move served to preserve not only the document but the rights of the colonists.
Thus, the tree earned its nickname – the "Charter Oak." The venerable tree stood as a proud Connecticut symbol for another 150 years until it was toppled during a storm on August 21, 1856.
Now, the symbol lives on thanks to the U.S. Mint's state quarters program. [Source: http://hartford.about.com/cs/cthistory/a/aacharteroak.htm]
At a session of the General Court held in September, 1689, Joseph was chosen lieutenant " for the traine band of the north side of Hartford," and at a session of the Court held in October 1697, Capt. Joseph Wadsworth was by this Court confirmed Capy." of the train band in Hartford on the north side of the river." He had been called Captain some years earlier, as in the list of deputies to the General Court in October, 1694, the first name is that of "Capt. Jos. Wadsworth."
For several years, intermittently, he was elected townsman and doubtless displayed his characteristic vigor in the discharge of that office. While his services as deputy or representative were not so continuous or so extensive as his father's, his name appears on the records during a period of thirty years, from May, 1685, to May, 1715. The sessions, in detail, at which he was a deputy were those of May and October, 1685, May and October, 1694, May and October, 1695, October, 1699, May and October, 1703, May and October, 1704, October, 1705, October, 1706, April and May, 1707, and May, 1715. A few allusions in the records indicate that, as deputy, he spoke his mind freely and sometimes intemperately, with utter disregard to the consequences.
At the October session of 1703, for using " reproachfull words " against " William Pitkin Esqr, Assistant," and also for casting forth " reproachfull expressions against divers members of the Assembly," he was sentenced to pay a fine of ten pounds.* And during the last session that he attended, in May, 1715, he was publicly admonished by Gov. Saltonstall for a " discourse of a seditious nature and tendency," delivered on the 17th of that month. Only once does he appear to have been a member of the Council, and then toward the end of his life. At a meeting of the Governor and Council held at Hartford, August 16, 1726, Capt. Joseph Wadsworth was present as a member, and this is the last mention of him in the Colonial Records. [Colonial Records of Connecticut, 1665-1677, p. 400. lbid., 1689-1706, p. 5.]
Under date of Oct. 15, 1688, John Allyn, Secretary of the Colony,
wrote Gov. Andros, " I allso make bold to inform your Excelency that if you please to make Joseph Wadsworth Lieutenant of the company of the North side of or Towne & Mr. Niccols of the Sowth side, it will be most accomadating to the people as their habitations are settled." [Colonial Records of Connecticut, 1678-1689, p. 450.]
Many years afterwards when he himself was a deputy to the General Assembly for the last time, in May, 1715, his valiant exploit was recognized by the Colony as follows: — "Upon consideration of the faithful and good service of Capt. Joseph Wadsworth, of Hartford, especially in securing the Duplicate Charter of this Colony in a very troublesome season when our constitution was struck at, and in safely keeping and preserving the same ever since unto this day: This Assembly do, as a token of their grateful resentment of such his faithful and good service, grant him out of the Colony treasury the sum of twenty shillings." [Colonial Records of Connecticut, 1689-1706, p. 453. lbid.,
1706-1716, pp. 492 and 493. Jlbid., 1726-1735, p. 52. lbid., 1706-1716, p. 507.]
It is strange that the death of such a patriot is not recorded, but it probably took place in 1730, as his will was proved March 2, 1730-31.
Joseph Wadsworth married (1) Elizabeth Talcott, born February 21, 1656, daughter of Lieut. Col. John and Helena (Wakeman) Talcott, who died October 26, 1710. He married (2) Mary Blackleach, widow of both Thomas
Welles and John Olcott, and daughter of John and Elizabeth Blackleach of Wethersfield, Connecticut, who survived him. [Early Connecticut Probate Records, Vol. Ill, p. 122.]
There are several reasons for believing that Elizabeth Talcott, and
not Elizabeth Barnard, was the mother of his children. In March, 1753, Aaron Cook and his wife Hannah (Wadsworth) Cook of Harwinton, conveyed to Joseph Wadsworth Jr., Daniel Wadsworth and William Wadsworth, all right pertaining to them " by the Right of Our Hond Mother Elizabeth Wadsworth in the five mile so called on the East side of the great River." Hartford Town Records, No. 8, p. 424.
That Lt. Col. John Talcott possessed lands in the above described
tract, appears from a statement in the inventory of his estate taken Nov. 3, 1689, of his owning "2 prsells Land Giuen by Jos[h]ua Sachem And Cap' Sanupp nott yett deuided."
On the other hand, Bartholomew Barnard left by will only £20 to his
daughter Elizabeth. Still weightier evidence is presented in the petition of Joseph Talcott to the General Court, dated May 15, 1691. In it he recites that " Y Honourd father of your poor petitioner departed this Life upon ye 23d
day of July 1688 haueing made no writen will for yi setelment of his personall estate this Colony then being under y Gouerm' of his Excellency Sr Edmon Andros aplycation was made to him by my brother in law
Lift Jos Wardsworth: for leeters of Adminisstration upon y« sii estate etc." Document 47, Vol. IV, " Private Controversies," in the archives.
State Library, Hartford.
This proves that Joseph Wadsworth was married to Elizabeth Talcott
prior to April 18, 1689, when Sir Edmund Andros was arrested and
imprisoned. For further discussion of this question, see p. 81, Vol. LXIV,
of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, where Mr. Frank
Farnsworth Starr, to whom the editor is indebted for the information,
examines the matter in detail.

Source: An Account of Some of the Descendants of John Russell, the Emigrant from Ipswich, England, who Came to Boston, New England, October 3, 1635, Together with Some Sketches of the Allied Families of Wadsworth, Tuttle, and Beresford by Gurdon Wadsworth Russell, Edwin Stanley Welles, Samuel Hart, J. R. Hutchinson, published by Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1910, original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Digitized Nov. 1, 2007
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The Charter Oak

Connecticut's history of constitutional government dates back to the seventeenth century and two significant documents: the 1639 Fundamental Orders, which bound the three original towns of Windsor, Wethersfield and Hartford into a colonial entity, and the Royal Charter of 1662 granted by Charles II. Twenty-five years later, when agents of James II attempted to seize the charter, it was spirited away and hidden in a majestic oak tree on the Wyllys estate in Hartford, thereby preserving the charter and the rights of the colonists. For over a hundred and fifty years, the "charter oak" was a prominent and widely recognized Connecticut landmark. When it was toppled during an 1856 storm, acorns were collected as keepsakes, as were a considerable amount of twigs, leaves, branches, and lumber. [Google images]
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The Charter Oak - Connecticut's Most Famous Tree
The "Charter Oak incident," though never fully proven as fact, remains one of the
most exciting chapters in both Hartford and Connecticut history.
Thanks to the diplomacy of Gov. John Winthrop Jr., the General Court of
Connecticut won a charter from King Charles II on Oct. 9, 1662. Among other
things, the document legitimized all existing settlements in Connecticut, set the
boundaries of the colony, and - most importantly - perpetuated the rights laid out
in the Fundamental Orders, allowing the colonists a high degree of self-
government.
But by the time James II assumed the throne 25 years later, England wanted
greater integration of the New England colonies - and more centralized control.
Sir Edmund Andros, assigned by the king to rule New York and all of the New
England colonies in a single "Dominion of New England," demanded return of
Connecticut's charter. After trying various strategies for accomplishing this, he
finally marched to Hartford with an armed force to seize it. The following is
legend:
On October 27,1687, Andros' party met with Gov. Robert Treat and other
colonists at the public meeting house. Andros again demanded surrender of the
charter; Treat responded with a long speech in defense of the colony. The
debate went on for hours. Eventually, candles had to be lit - darkness fell early at
that time of year. With the Charter on the table between the opposing parties, the
room suddenly went dark. Moments later, when the candles were re-lighted, the
charter was gone. Captain Joseph Wadsworth is credited with swiping the
document and hiding it nearby, in the trunk of a giant white oak before the home
of Samuel Wyllys, one of the magistrates of the colony.
"This secreting of the charter in the great Charter Oak tree soon grew into one of
Connecticut's cherished traditions," historian Albert V. Van Dusen wrote.
"Whether or not the charter ever was actually put there, even for a few hours, is a
matter of conjecture. It does seem fairly certain, though, that the charter actually
was spirited away under cover of darkness." He noted that 28 years later, in
1715, the colony paid Wadsworth 20 shillings for "securing the Duplicate Charter
of this Colony in a very troublesome season."
Yet, despite all the drama of that night, the colony effectively surrendered to
Andros, who named Treat and John Allyn to his council and made various other
Dominion appointments before leaving. Van Dusen observed, though, that
Andros "undoubtedly felt vexed at his failure to obtain the charter." Moreover, the
colonists had only recorded that he was taking control; they never made a
positive vote of submission.
Andros' reign did not last long anyway. The spring of 1689 brought news of the
Glorious Revolution in England. James II had fled to France; in Boston, Andros
was arrested. Connecticut colonists convinced James' successors, William and
Mary, to confirm the 1662 charter.
The tree itself lasted another century and a half as a cherished landmark.
According to historian Ellsworth Grant, its base eventually reached a
circumference of 33 feet. When a windstorm finally toppled it in 1856, the
marching band belonging to gun maker Samuel Colt played funeral dirges on the
site. In 1907, the Connecticut Society of Colonial Wars erected a monument at
the corner of Charter Oak Avenue and Charter Oak Place, near the spot where
the tree stood. The monument remains.
In tribute to the Charter Oak legend, Connecticut designated the white oak as the
state tree.
The Charter Oak is Connecticut's official State Tree - am image of the Charter
Oak was selected to emblazon the back of Connecticut's state quarter. Until very
recently, every Connecticut school child was familiar with Hartford's Charter Oak
and the stirring legend which planted the venerable tree firmly at the center of the
state's cultural symbolism - the tree that played a pivotal role in saving a young
colony from tyranny and preserving her people's freedom. The history (and
legend) surrounding the Charter Oak is of interest to all Connecticut historians
and may be of interest to Charter Oak Figure Skating Club members.
The great white oak stood taller than other trees in the forest long before
circumstances rooted it deep in the colonial history of Connecticut. Ancient
(perhaps 400-500 years old) at the time of Columbus' voyages to America, the
tree had been an object of veneration by generations of native Americans, who
had traditionally held their councils beneath its expanse. In 1614, the old tree
became the property of Samuel Wyllys, one of the first landowners in what would
come to be the city of Hartford. But according to legend, as Wyllys was busy
clearing away the forest around his homestead and getting ever closer to the
white oak, he was visited by a delegation of Indians fearful that their revered tree
would be destroyed. The Indians begged him to spare the tree, explaining that it
had originally been planted as a token of peace by a great sachem who had
brought his people from the west to the Connecticut River valley, and that the
appearance of its first leaves in spring was a signal from the Great Spirit to begin
the spring planting. To the relief of the Indians, Wyllys left the ancient tree
standing.
In 1662, Connecticut received its Royal Charter from England's Charles II. The
Charter granted concessions to the Connecticut colonists' home rule making it
the most liberal guarantee of rights enjoyed by a British colony in America, with
the exception of Rhode Island. A quarter century later, King James II, in
contempt for the colonies' chartered rights, attempted to seize the charter. The
monarch was upset by the number and variety of rights granted to the people by
their separate charters, and wanted to bring all of the colonies together under a
consolidated patent which made it unequivocally clear that the word of the King
of England was law. The colonies would be "encouraged" to give up their
charters to the crown. They would then be revoked. Sir Edmund Andros, who
had been appointed by the Crown as governor of all of New England, began
putting pressure on Connecticut by sending messengers into the colony,
demanding that the precious Charter under which the people had lived more or
less happily for a quarter-century be surrendered to the Crown. When Governor
Treat refused, Andros responded with a threat to eliminate Connecticut. All of the
colony's lands east of the Connecticut River would be annexed to
Massachusetts, while territory west of the river would become part of New York.
In a last attempt to take control of the Charter, Andros personally appeared in
Hartford ad Moses Butler's Tavern on the evening of October 26, 1687 to
address Governor Treat and the Assembly on the meaning of treason.
By accident of as part of a conspiracy on the part of defenders of Connecticut's
rights, Guilford's Andrew Leete knocked over two candelabra on the table,
plunging the chamber into darkness. Captain Joseph Wadsworth, who was
positioned outside the tavern, found himself in possession of the charter during
the ensuing chaos. Wadsworth took it upon himself to hide the Charter safely
inside the majestic white oak tree on the Wyllys estate. Wadsworth's bold move
served to preserve not only the document but the rights of the colonists. Thus,
the tree earned its nickname - the "Charter Oak."
The tree, which in 1687 seemed on the verge of collapse, continued to put out
new growth for almost 170 years thereafter, until it was finally destroyed by a
great storm on August 21, 1856. The city of Hartford and all of Connecticut
began a period of civic mourning. On the day the Charter Oak fell, an honor
guard was placed around the remains, Colt's Band of Hartford played a funeral
dirge, and an American flag was attached to the shattered trunk. At sunset, all of
the bells of Hartford sounded in homage. From near and far the people of
Connecticut came to gather even the smallest fragments of the oak to hold and
to pass along to posterity as precious reminders of their heritage. At least three
chairs, including the one used today by the Speaker of the House in the General
Assembly, were fashioned from the wood of the Charter Oak, while acorns
dropped by the tree were gathered and planted, to produce in time a forest of
trees directly descended from the historic oak.

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BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1647

DEATH: Also shown as Died Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

In 1662, the colony of Connecticut, owned and governed by England, was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II. The “Connecticut Charter” permitted the colony to make some of its own rules and to elect certain officials. Charles’s death in 1685 brought his brother, James II, to the throne. James disapproved of the Royal Charters and demanded their return. The charters interfered with James’s plan to establish the Dominion of New England—a combination of the New England colonies and the colony of New York under the leadership of one royal official.

In 1687, Sir Edmond Andros, the Royal Governor of the Dominion, met with leaders of the Connecticut colony in Hartford. Debates continued for hours as the colonists steadfastly refused to give up the Charter. According to legend, all of the candles in the meeting house suddenly blew out and, during the confusion, the Charter disappeared. It was hidden in the trunk of a large white oak tree where it was protected from the King and from Andros.

Despite Connecticut’s resistance, it became part of the Dominion of New England for the next two years. In 1689 James II was overthrown and Andros lost power in the colonies. The Connecticut Charter emerged from hiding and was used to govern Connecticut until 1818.

Joseph married Talcott, Elizabeth in 1670 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, and was divorced. Elizabeth (daughter of Talcott, John and Wakeman, Dorothy) was born in 1649 in of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 20 Oct 1710 in Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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DEATH: Also shown as Died Abt 1696