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Whiting, Nathan (twin)[1]

Male 1725 - 1790  (64 years)


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  • Name Whiting, Nathan 
    Suffix (twin) 
    Born 22 Dec 1725  Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch Id KLXR-B92 
    Died 9 May 1790  Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Medway, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3520  USA
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2019 

    Father Whiting, Nathaniel,   b. 2 Feb 1691,   d. 4 Sep 1779, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Mann, Margaret,   b. 21 Dec 1691, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1775, Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 13 Apr 1711  Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1729  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Metcalf, Mary,   b. 19 Jan 1728,   d. 1798, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 23 May 1749  Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Whiting, Nathan Jr.,   b. 25 Feb 1749/1750, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1756  (Age 6 years)
     2. Whiting, David,   b. 7 Jun 1752, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1773  (Age 20 years)
     3. Whiting, Elias,   b. 7JUL1753, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1830, Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Whiting, Joel,   b. 17 Aug 1755, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1757, Medway, Massaschusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     5. Whiting, Mary,   b. 9 Nov 1757, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1834, Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     6. Whiting, Abigail,   b. 19 May 1760, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1831, Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     7. Whiting, John,   b. 9 Sep 1762, Medway, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1847  (Age 84 years)
     8. Whiting, Nathan Jr. (again),   b. 1 Feb 1765, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1850, Londonderry, Windham, Vermont, United States, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 86 years)
     9. Whiting, Timothy,   b. 5 Aug 1767, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1847, Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     10. Whiting, Nathaniel,   b. 1 Feb 1770, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1828, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F1728  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Partridge, Lydia,   b. 27 Dec 1728, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1799, Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 203. Lt. Nathan7 Whiting (Nathaniel6, John5, Nathaniel4, Timothie3, Giles2, Giles1) was born 22 Dec 1725 in West Parish of Medway, Mass, and died 09 Feb 1818 in Medway, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He married Mary Metcalf 23 May 1749 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts. She was born 19 Jan 1727/28 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, and died 1798 in Medway, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Notes for Lt. Nathan Whiting: Selectman of Medway. Sacred To the Memory of Lieut. Nathan Whiting who deceased May the 9th 1790 and in the 65th Year of his age. In faith he dy'd in Dust A Revolutionary Soldier buried in the Old Cemetery at West Medway. Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, Vol's I-III Nathan and Nathaniel were twins. (note: this reference gives their dob as Sep 22, 1725). Nathan was a miller, farmer, and large property owner. He was a lieutenant of militia and served in both the French (under Lord Loudon) and Indian war and the Revolution. He was one of the men detached Jun 22, 1778, from Capt. Moses Adam's Co. from Medway, to go to Providence, RI, to serve until Jan 1, 1779. His will devises to his son Nathaniel, his silver hilted rapier which had been presented to him by the citizens of Medway, in recognition of his bravery on the field of battle. More About Lt. Nathan Whiting: Burial: Old Cemetery, West Medway Children of Nathan Whiting and Mary Metcalf are:
      436 i. Nathan8 Whiting, born 25 Feb 1748/49 in Medway, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; died 17 Dec 1756 in Medway, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.
      437 ii. David Whiting, born 07 Jun 1752 in Medway, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; died 26 Jan 1773 in Medway, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.
      438 iii. Elias Whiting, born 07 Jul 1753 in Medway, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; died 22 Nov 1830 in Holliston, MA.
      439 iv. Joel Whiting, born 15 Aug 1755 in Medway, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; died 26 Jan 1757 in Medway, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.
      440 v. Mary Whiting, born 09 Nov 1757 in Medway, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; died 25 Feb 1834 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
      441 vi. Abigail Whiting, born 19 May 1760 in Medway, Massachusetts; died 29 Oct 1831 in Holliston, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
      442 vii. John Whiting, born 09 Sep 1762 in Medway, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; died 24 Feb 1847.
      443 viii. Nathan Whiting, born 01 Feb 1765 in Medway, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; died Aft. 1850 in Londonderry, Windham, Vermont.
      444 ix. Timothy Whiting, born 05 Aug 1767 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died 11 Apr 1847 in Holliston, MA.
      445 x. Nathaniel Whiting, born 01 Feb 1770 in Medway, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; died 1823 in NY City, NY.

  • Sources 
    1. [S53] Pennsylvania Founding Families, 1681-1911.
      Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, Volumes I-III Magee Family

      Lieutenant Nathan Whiting was one of the men detached, June 22, 1778, from Captain Moses Adam's Company from Medway, to go to Providence, Rhode Island, to serve until January 1, 1779. He died in Medway, May 9, 1709. His
      will devises to his son Nathaniel, his silver hilted rapier which had been presented to him by the citizens of Medway, in recognition of his bravery on the field of battle. He married, May 23, 1749, Mary, (b. 1728, d. 1798), granddaughter of John and Mehitabel (Sevels) Metcalf, and great-granddaughter of Jonathan Metcalf, (b. 1650, d. May 27, 1724), who was a son of Michael Metcalf (2), by his wife Mary, daughter of Jonathan Fairbanks; and grandson of Michael Metcalf (1), the first schoolmaster in Dedham, Massachusetts. Jonathan Metcalf served in King Philip's war, and received pay for military services between January 24 and December 24, 1676. He was a deacon of the Dedham Church, October 10, 1671, when he
      was assessed with others to help defray the expenses of the funeral of their late pastor, the Rev. John Allin. He married, April 10, 1674, Hannah Kenric, born 1652, died 1731.