John WHITING

                   Amerian Marriage Records Before 1699, William Montgomery Clemens 1967
Vital Recds of Dedham, MASS.
NATHANIEL WHITING of DEDHAM, MASS. by Theodore Lazell pp 1-13, 64.
Suffolk Wills, John Dwight p. 396
Boston and Eastern Mass. V2 p871
Life of Daniel WHITING p 5
also Bapt. 15 Feb 1947 End. 03 Apr 1947.

Whiting Genealogy by T.S. Lazell
New England Genealogy by Cutter, Vol 2, p. 2054
Mackenzie's First Families, Vol. 7, P. 289
Waters Genealogy Gleanings, Vol. 1, p. 32
Blake and Bullard Families

Nathaniel Whiting was by occupation a miller and the first to operate a corn mill in Dedham.


WILL OF NATHANIEL WHITING:
       Suffolk Probate Records VI: 308 and LX 117

       In the year of our Lord One thousand Six hundred and Seventy seven and the fifteenth day of the third month, I Nathaniel Whiting of Dedham in the County of Suffolk in New England being aged and weake in the body yet of ability in minde by the Mercy of God, do make and ordain this my last will and testament for the disposing and settling of the Estate which the Lord has made me his Steward,
       Wherin first I commit my Soule into the hand of my onley Savior Jesus Christ and my body to the earth whence it was taken therein to be interred after my decease in decent & Christian manner at the discretion of my Executrix and in Consideration of the Largeness of my Family of Children and the various capacity they are in having bestowed some of them in marriage already and others having attained to grown up years and part of them being yet in their tender years am not uncensible how hard and hazardous it wilbee for me to make a particular distribution of my estate to the satisfaction & content of all that are concerned and interested therein;
       and being also well persuaded of my wifes trustiness and fully assured that she will carefully and prudently endeavor the ordering and managing of the affaires of my Estate and concerns of my family as shall most conduce to the present and future comfort and benefit of her self and Children.
       I do therefore proceed to make my will in manner and form as follows
       Item:  I do give and bequeath to Hannah my well beloved wife my whole estate and every particular part thereof whatsoever and do give her full power to order, improve and dispose of the same from time to time and at all time to my children as there shalbee occasion with the advice and counsel of the over Seers whose names are underwritten and I do appoint and ordain the above Hannah my wife to be my sole Executrix for the due performance of this my last will in all Respects:
       Also I desire and Request my Respected Friends Brother Timothy Dwight and Thomas Metcalfe to bee over Seers for the performance of my will in all respects according tp the true intent thereof.
       In witness where of - I the said Nathaniel Whiting have hereunto Set my hand and Seale ye 15. of ye 3 month One thousand 677.
                                              /s/ Nathaniel Whiting
                                                        and Seale

Signed and Sealed in ye presence of us:
        Timothy Dwight and Thomas Metcalf.

Dedham, Mass. 16:12, 1682 An inventory of the estate of Nathaniel Whiting deceased 15 Jan 1682.  (Inventory of estate given.)