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Descendants of Thomas Whiton often changed the spelling of their name. Some variances include: Whyton, Whiting, Whitton, Witton and Whidden.

Friday, February 15, 2013

Israel Whiton (1758-1840)

ISRAEL, son of Stephen (40), was born in Hingham September 20, 1758,* and married January 14, 1781, Hannah, daughter of Adam and Deborah (Cowen) Stowell, who was born January 9, 1761, and died August 12, 1827.  He enlisted for three years in Colonel Jackson's Regiment in 1778, also in Captain Daniel Fisher's Company, Major Job Cushing's Regiment, in 1782, at Hull.  He was also a private in Captain Charles Cushing's Company in January, 1776, which after the evacuation of Boston marched to New York, embarking there for Albany, arriving there April 25, 1776, and on May 21st, reaching Montreal  He enlisted in 1777 in Captain Brown's Company, Colonel Jackson's Regiment.  Also served for relief of Newport in July, 1780, under the captain Theophilus Wilder, Colonel Thayer's Regiment. He died August 2, 1840.

Children:
ISRAEL, married Rebecca Cleverly, died without issue November 6, 1825
CAMPBELL
HANNAH, born 1787, died 1788
ISAIAH
ROYAL
JOB STOWELL
HANNAH STOWELL, born January 30, 1799, married Lyman Barnes, November 20, 1823, and died   January 6, 1881.

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