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Major John Whiting 1561 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1561

Birth Location: Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 20 Oct 1617

Death Location: Boston, Lincoln, England

Father: Hon England)

Mother: Margaret Squire

Spouse(s): Margareta Bonner

Children(s): Elizabeth Whiting

Major John Whiting Mayor and Vice Admiral of Lincolnshire was born in 1561 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Hon John Whiting (Mayor of Boston, England) and Margaret Marion Squire. Major John Whiting Mayor and Vice Admiral of Lincolnshire married Margareta Bonner, and had children including Elizabeth Whiting. Major John Whiting Mayor and Vice Admiral of Lincolnshire passed away in 1617 in Boston, Lincoln, England.

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Biography

  • Major John Whiting Mayor and Vice Admiral of Lincolnshire was born in 1561 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Hon John Whiting (Mayor of Boston, England) and Margaret Marion Squire.
  • Major John Whiting Mayor and Vice Admiral of Lincolnshire married Margareta Bonner, and had children including Elizabeth Whiting.
  • Major John Whiting Mayor and Vice Admiral of Lincolnshire passed away in 1617 in Boston, Lincoln, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Major Whiting's Ancestors

Self
Major Whiting
1561 – 1617
Birth Place: Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Hon John Whiting (Mayor of Boston, England)
1540 – 1617
Earls Colne, Essex, England
Margaret (Marion) Squire
1534 – 1580
Earls Colne, Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Whiting
1509 – 1547
Lincolnshire
Mary (T Wystyng) (Whiting)
1520 – 1560
Essex, England
John (Dudley) Ward
1520 – 1569
Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Turnbull
1525 – 1582
Essex, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Whiting
1475 – 1547
Angela Wittington
1490 –
Lord Castle
1480 – 1538
Maud Moore
1485 – 1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Whiting's Descendants

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Major (John) Whiting (30 Nov 1561 – 20 Oct 1617) m. Margareta Bonner (1566 – 12 Feb 1602)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Whiting (2 Jan 1581 – 26 Oct 1667) m. Richard Sherman (4 Sep 1577 – 30 May 1660)
    1. 1. Ann (Thomas) Smythe (1554 – 6 Dec 1664) m. Capt (Thomas FitzHenry Cromwell) (Privateer) (1552 – 9 Oct 1649)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary Cromwell Price) Vickery (22 Apr 1578 – 14 Apr 1697) m. Richard Price (Oct 1575 – 31 Jul 1674)
        1. 1. Eleanor Price (22 Apr 1599 – 23 Jul 1689) m. Bryan (Pendleton Founder Cpt of the Militia, Major. President of DeputyMaine Province, Associate) Justice (1599 – 5 Apr 1681)

Major Whiting's Timeline

4 Records

1561
30 Nov 1561
Birth of Major John Whiting Mayor and Vice Admiral of Lincolnshire in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
1586
22 Dec 1586
Age 25
Major John Whiting Mayor and Vice Admiral of Lincolnshire was married
None
1617
20 Oct 1617
Age 56
Death of Major John Whiting Mayor and Vice Admiral of Lincolnshire in Boston, Lincoln, England
Boston, Lincoln, England
1617
26 Oct 1617
Age 56
Burial of Major John Whiting Mayor and Vice Admiral of Lincolnshire in Essex, England
Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1561
    Event Place: Boston, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1586

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Boston, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1617
    Event Place: Boston, Lincoln, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1617
    Event Place: Essex, England

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