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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

The English Whiton Family

Some information obtained in England by John M. Whiton (270) of Plainfiend, N.J.

A.D.
1085 Roger Whiton, Allan deWhitting, Evereard deWhitting.  These are suppose to be father, son and grandson.
1157 William deWhiton, Knight of Yorkshire, Parish of Haverwood.
1195 Hugo Whiting of Dorset
1207 Magister Johanes Whiting
1217 Alan deWhiting of Yorkshire
1279 Sir Waterus de Wyton-Whitton, Eng. Lord of Seaton & Merton.
1299 Willis Whitingh, Oxford
1304 Thomas & Katherine Whitton, Meltonby & Grymethorpe, England.
1387 Rev. John Whytton, Merton Chaplain, Merton College.  A ronze figure was found at Whitton tower and a bronze plate is in the Magdalen Chapel.
1405 John de Whyton, Sheriff of York, and Henry Whyton, principal of St. Mary's College, Oxford.
1435 Sir Nichols Whiten, M.PP. Chosen Knight of Parliament from Devonshire.  Learned in the law.
Roger Whitton of Kent.  Married Mary Draycott.
John. Whitton of Sarrot County Hertfordshire.  Married Elizabeth Belson.  Sons were Edmund Owen, an John.
1490 John Whitton, Escheator in the County of Buckinghamshire.
Edmund Whitton, Sons, William and Thomas.
William Whitton, Nethercote.  Married Catherine Arderne of Oxford.  Sons, John, Robert Edmond, Thomas and Henry.
1588 Thomas Whiton, Emigrated 1635


**The Whiton Family in America pg. 8

10 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 3, 2013 at 7:14 PM

    I am a Whiting Descended from Thomas Whiton although now the name is spelled Whiting. I live right here a few towns over from Hingham where the 1st Whiton's settled. I can give you what family tree info I have on my branch of the Whiting Family.

    Hugh Grant Whiting Jr.

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    1. SidreisApril 4, 2013 at 9:04 AM

      Wow that is great! We are distant cousins! I am also a "Whiting"... I'd definitely be interested in hearing where you descend from. Thanks for checking in and reaching out.

      Sidreis

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    2. AnonymousMay 27, 2013 at 9:14 AM

      I too am a Whiting descended from Thomas Whiton and am curious about the name changes over time. From what I have researched, the first 4 generations of my line (Thomas > James > James > James) kept the spelling "Whiton" but moved from Hingham, MA to Middletown, CT where 5th generation son, Nathan (1721-1776), spelled the name "Witon". In the 6th generation, his son Elijah (1758-1848), referenced his name as "Witon" on his marriage certificate, but used the name "Whiting" in all of his revolutionary war rolls, as a surname for his wife/children and when applying for war pensions with no explanation for the name/spelling change. Any thoughts on what might have motivated this type of name change would be most welcome.

      M. E. Whiting

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    3. AnonymousMay 26, 2014 at 2:03 PM

      Well, count me in also! I am a Whiting and am particularly interested in HOW the name was originally pronounced. I often wondered if it was Whitting with a short 'i' (like Whittington), or Whiton with a Long "I" or just what? Give me some wisdom, if you are able. Thanks!
      Patti Whiting

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    4. AnonymousMay 26, 2014 at 2:04 PM

      PS- OR if it was someone saying Whiting with an accent that made it sound like Whitin'?

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  2. The Lighthouse CoalitionMay 26, 2014 at 8:06 PM

    My understanding that the original name, 'Whiton, was pronounced with the 'H' sound first. So H-w-i-t-o-n. The 'i' is short. Thanks!

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  3. Brent WittenAugust 13, 2014 at 9:20 PM

    Hi, Seidris! I am a Witten of the Thomas Whiton lineage. There are three generations of Witten's named Thomas who moved down to Maryland. Thomas Jefferson Witten (1719-97) is my 5x great-grandfather. I live in Kentucky where two of Thomas Jefferson's sons, James and John moved. I was born in Frankfort, KY and live in Louisville, KY now. If you do an internet search of "Witten's Fort you can find an extensive genealogy of the Maryland and Virginia Witten's. Best of luck to you.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 2, 2017 at 3:16 AM

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  5. UnknownFebruary 2, 2017 at 3:20 AM

    In my family it made it 9 generations with Whiton as the spelling for my great-grandmother Irma Whiton, later married into the Newcomb family.

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  6. SalMay 18, 2017 at 8:59 AM

    I have a needlecraft piece that came to me from my grandmother. It depicts a sampler created for Hanna Moore (daughter of Amy Whiton Moore, and grand-daughter of Squire Elijah Whiton) by her Cherokee pupils at Dwight mission in Arkansas in 1846. The date is clearly stitched on the piece. If you would like to see a picture of it, my email is: sallydinsmore@gmail.com

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