Maternal Ancestry of Charles Whiting MacNair

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H.L.M. Crawford, 1912 - 82 pages
William Whiting was one of the first settlers of Hartford, Conn. He came from England and is found in this country as early as 1632 or 1633. William was very prominent and respected. He was a major in the colonial forces, assistant and second colonial treasurer of Connecticut. William died July 1647. Susannah, his widow, married Samuel Fitch.
 

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