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1643, 1647
Inv. L2854-00-00 taken 20 April 1643. I, William Whiting, doe intend a voyage presently unto sea. I give to my wife halfe my household stuffe of all kinds, and one fourth parte of my personal estate, and her widdowes estate in my now dwelling house and lands at Hartford untill my sonne William be 21 years of age; and after, if she continue a widow, I give her the halfe of my sd howse and land for life. I give to my sonne William L100 more than I give to either my sonne John or Samuel; I give to John & Samuel L100 more to each than I give to my daughter Sarah or Mary. I give L20 to Mr. Hooker, L10 to Mr. Stone, L5 to mending the Highway betwixt my hwse and the meeting house, also L5 to some godly poore of the towne. I desire Mr. John Haynes, Mr. Edward Hopkins, Mr. John Webster, with Mr. Hooker & Mr. Stone, to be Overseers. Alls, I doe bequeath unto my father and mother L20. and if the bee dead my mind is it should be given unto my brother and his children.. William Whiting.
"2 April 1646. Intending another voyage, my will is, my son Joseph shall have an equal portion with sonnes John & Samuel. I give William L50 more; to Mary, L10 more; to my sister Wiggin, L5; and to each of her children L3; I give to Margery Parker L10, my former will to remain in force. William Whiting In presence of Edward Hopkins.
"William Whiting, upon his death bed: It is my minde that the children which God hath given me since the will was made wch I have in Mr. Hopkins hands, shall have an equal portion in all my estate together with the rest of my children as I have to these devised. Also I confirme L10 given to Mr. Hopkins, L10 to Mr. Webster, L10 to Mr. Hooker's Children, L10 to Mr. Stone's Children, L10 to the poor, L5 to Hartford, & L5 to the other two towns, Wyndsor & Wethersfield, and L5 to Mr. Smith's Children, of Wethersfield. William Whiting In presence of Henry Smith, James Cole. 24th July 1647.
Paper on file compared with original.
"2 September 1647, Mrs. Whiting is admitted to Adms. according to the will.
"3 October 1654. Mr. Webster, Mr. Stone, Mr. Fitch, Mr. Will Whiting, John Whiting, presenting to this court a distributiyon of Mr. Whitings estate agreed upon by them (signed & sealed), bearing date 30 Sep 1654, this Court allowes to be recorded.
"29 October 1667. Whereas, Mr. Alexander Briant and Mrs. Susannah Fitch have, by an Instrument of Resignation bearing date 27 June 1662, resigned their Interest in and unto the estate of Mr. William Whiting, Decd, that hath bee in ye possession and Improvement of sd. Susannah, in the time of her Widowhood, unto the Children of ye sd. Mr. Whiting, and they desire the favor of the Court to have Deacon Edward Stebbing & Thomas Bull as Adms. on the remayning part of ye Estate."
Further probate records pertaining to this family are found under Nathaniel Collins: "Court Rec. p. 92 - 4 Sep 1684: Mr. John Whiting, Mr. Joseph Whiting, Mr. John King in Right of Mrs. Sarah his wife, and Mr. Nathaniel Collins in Right of Mrs. Mary his wife, are plaintiffs; Corporall Thomas Bissell, Defendant; in an Action of the Case of unlawfull detaining from them their proportion of Land now in your possession, sometime the Land of their Father Mr. William Whiting, Decd, given them by the will of their Father.
1:385 William Whiting. Court Record Page 92 - 4 Sep 1684: Mr. John Whiting, Joseph Whiting, John King in right of Sarah his wife, Mr. Nathaniel Collins in right of Mary his wife, Plaintiff; Capt. Thomas Bissell Defendent. For unlawful detention of Lands, their Proportion, sometime the land of their Father, Mr. William Whiting, Decd. Nonsuited."
In the Granberry Family, the Margery Parker mentioned in the 1646 will above is identified as the wife of William Parker; both were born in England. William died at Saybrook CT 21 December 1686, and Margery died at Saybrook 6 December 1680. The authors comment on the L10 legacy: "This was a good-sized legacy to receive from a man, even though wealthy, who had a wife and children; and though no relationship is mentioned, it is likely that Margery was connected in some way with the Whitings or that they brought her to this country as a member of their household. The Parker children were all recorded at Saybrook, though the older ones must have been born at Hartford. The eldest was born in 1637, so the marriage of William and Margery probably occurred soon after they came to Hartford."
The Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire gives information about Capt. Thomas Wiggin, gentleman. Wiggins witnessed delivery of the Vines patent 25 June 1630, the Hilton patent 7 July 1631, and of Piscataqua 22 October 1631. He was in England 31 August 1632, and there on 19 November 1632 when he wrote to Sec. Cooke estimating the English in N.E. as about 2000. A week later a patent was granted by the Council of N.E. In March 1632/1633 he was called the chief agent (in England) of the honest men about to buy out the Bristol men's plantation at Piscataqua and plant 500 people before Michaelmas. Winthrop, on 10 November 1633, records his arrival at Salem in the James with about 30 men. He went directly to Piscataqua from where he wrote a letter in November 1633. As agent for Lords Say and Brooke and in his own interest, he was opposed to the Mason claims, and in time became a strong adherent of Massachusetts and a help in extending their power. His wife Katherine was willed L5, and each of her children L5 by her brother Mr. William Whiting.
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1854
Family and Household Part Three
Marriage Contract for Jacob Mygatt and Sarah Whiting
(Hartford, Connecticut, 1654)
Whereas r. Joseph Mygatt .• of Hartford upon the River and in the jurisdiction of Connecticut in New England, have in the 'behalf of my son Jacob
and at his request made a motion to Mrs. Susanna Fitch, in reference
to her daughter Sarah Whiting, that my said son Jacob might with her
good liking have free liberty to endeavor the pining of her said daughter
Sarah's affection towards himself in a way of marriage: now this present
writing showeth that the said Mrs. Susanna Fitch having consented thereunto" I do hereby promise and engage that if God, in the wide disposition
of His providence, shall so order it that my son Jacob and her daughter
Sarah shall be contracted together in reference to marriage, I will pay
thereupon unto my said son as his marriage portion the full sum of two
hundred pounds sterling, upon a just valuation in such pay as shall be
to the reasonable satisfaction of the said Mrs. Fitch. and so much more
as shall fully equalize the estate or portion belonging to her said daughter
Sarah. And I do further engage for the present to build it comfortable
dwellng house for my said son and her daughter to live in by themselves
as shall upon a true account cost me fifty pounds sterling. And [I} will
also give them therewith near the said house one acre of ground planted
with apple trees and other fruit trees, which said house, land, and trees
shall be and remain to my said son as an addition to his marriage petition,
before mentioned, and to his heirs forever. And I do also further promise
and engage,that at the day of my death I shall and will leave unto him
my said son and his heirs so much estate besides the dwelling house,
ground. and trees, before given and engaged, as shall make the two hun-
dred pounds,before engaged and to be paid [at] present, more than dou-
ble the portion of the said Sarah Whiting. And for the true and sure
performance hereof I do hereby engage and bind over my dwelling house
and all my lands and buildings in Hartford, with whatsoever estate in
any kind is therein and thereupon. And I do further engage that my
daughter Mary's portion of one hundred pounds being first paid to her.
I will leave to my said son and his heirs forever my whole estate at the
day of my death, whatsoever it shall amount unto, and in what way,
kind, or place soever it lies, he paying to my wife during her natural
life twelve pounds a year, and allowing to her a d ••••• elhngenrire to herself
Mania,se sC!ldt:m~nt of Jacob )~tt. of Hartford. Connecticut, in CoI11ICfiDtl! "f lilt COIIPKt-
Iklll Histoorical Sodtry, XlV {Hartford, Conn., 1912). Pl>. 558-560.
Chapter 16
Courtship and Marriage.
The mark of
JM
Joseph Mygatt
in the two upper rooms and cellar belonging to my now dwelling house,
with the going of half the poultry and a pig for her comfort in each
year during her natural life also, allowing her the use of half the household
stuff during her life, which she shall have power to dispose of to Jacob
or Mary at her death, as she shalt see cause. And I do further engage
that the portion my said son shall have with her daughter Sarah shall
(with the good liking of the said Mrs. Susanna Fitch and such friends
as she shall advise with, be laid out wholly upon a farm for the sole
use and benefit of my said son, her daughter, and their heirs forever.
And upon the contraction reference to marriage I do engage to jointure
her said daughter, Sarah in the whole estate or portion my son hath with
her, laid out or to be laid out in a farm as aforesaid or otherwise, and
in the thirds of his whole estate otherwise, to be to her sole and pl'Qpcr
use and benefit during her life, and after her death to their heirs, forever.
And lastly I do engage that the sole benefit of the Indian trade shall
be to the sole advantage of my son Jacob, and do promise that I will
during my life be [an] assistant and helpful to my said son in the best
ways I can, both in his trading with the Indians, his stilting, and otherwise.
for his comfort and advantage which I will never bring to any account
with him, only I do explain myself and engage that in case my Son Jacob
shall depart this life before her daughter Sarah, and leave no issue of
their bodies, then her said daughter Sarah shall have the full value of
her portion left to her, not only for her life as before, but to her as
her property to dispose of at her death as she shall see cause, and her
thirds in all his other estate for her life, as is before expressed. It being
also agreed and consented to that my Wife after my decease and during
her natural life shan have the use of two milch cows which my son Jacob
shall provide for her, she paying the charge of their wintering and summer-
ing out of her annuity of twelve pounds a year; In witness whereunto,
and to every particular on this and the other side, I have subscribed
my name, this 27th of November. 1654.
Witnesses hereunto
John Webster
John Culick
John Talcott
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Remarkable Providences: Readings on Early American History
edited by John Demos
Sources of Information:
1. Notebooks of Naoma Manwaring Harker and Mark Whiting.
BIRTH: Also shown as Born Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1640
DEATH: Also shown as Died North Hampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
Notes:
1. Named in her father's 1647 will.
BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1637
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1632 - 1704 (72 years)