Paul Whichcote was born in 1643, the eldest son of
Sir Jeremy Whichcote, 1st Baronet (c. 1614–1677), barrister-at-law and Solicitor-General to the
Frederick V of the Palatinate, and Anne (died August 1714), eldest daughter and heir of
Joseph Grave. His early life was at
Quy Hall, Cambridgeshire. He was educated at
King's College, University of Cambridge, where he was admitted as a
Fellow Commoner in 1662. Whichcote was made a fellow of
The Royal Society in 1674 and received his Master of Arts degree from Cambridge University in 1701. ==Marriage==