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John Whiting

Birth
Boston, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England
Death
20 Oct 1617 (aged 55)
Boston, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England
Burial
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John Whiting was a merchant/landowner in Boston, Lincolnshire and was the town Mayor in 1600 and 1608. Vice Admiral of Lincolnshire 1602. Information about his wives is fragmentary, but they may have included Margaret Bonner, Faith and/or Isabel.

John Whiting's children included:
Isabel Whiting (1587 - 1602)
Audrey Whiting (1589 - )
John Whiting (1592 - )
Margaret Whiting (1594 - )
Rev. Samuel Whiting (1597 - 1679)
James Whiting (1599 - 1648)

In his will, John Whiting left a bequest to Rev. John Cotton, the parish priest of St. Botolph's Church, Boston and a prominent local Puritan. Rev. John Cotton (1585 – 1652) went on to become the preeminent minister and theologian of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
John Whiting was a merchant/landowner in Boston, Lincolnshire and was the town Mayor in 1600 and 1608. Vice Admiral of Lincolnshire 1602. Information about his wives is fragmentary, but they may have included Margaret Bonner, Faith and/or Isabel.

John Whiting's children included:
Isabel Whiting (1587 - 1602)
Audrey Whiting (1589 - )
John Whiting (1592 - )
Margaret Whiting (1594 - )
Rev. Samuel Whiting (1597 - 1679)
James Whiting (1599 - 1648)

In his will, John Whiting left a bequest to Rev. John Cotton, the parish priest of St. Botolph's Church, Boston and a prominent local Puritan. Rev. John Cotton (1585 – 1652) went on to become the preeminent minister and theologian of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.