Born in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Jones Sr
and Sarah (Lobdell) Jones
Sister of
Sarah (Jones) Corbett, Bridget Jones, Mercy (Jones) Thwing, John Jones Jr., Nathaniel Jones, Abraham Jones and Joseph Jones
Wife of
Jonathan Whitney Junior
— married
26 Jan 1726 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Susanna (Whitney) Tenney, Jesse Whitney, Lydia (Whitney) Bowker, Sarah (Whitney) Cheney, Jonathan Whitney III and David Whitney
Died
at age 77
in Milford, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Lydia/Ledia (Jones) Whitney was born on September 17, 1705, in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, the daughter of John and Sarah Jones.[1][2] Johnathan/Jonathan Whitney/Wittney and Lydia/Lydiah Jones were married on January 26, 1726 1727 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts.[3] (Jonathan was born October 17,1704. Jonathan was the son of Jonathan Whitney. Jonathan died 1755 at 50 years of age.)[4] She passed away in 1783 at 77 years of age in Milford, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[5]
Children of Jonathan and Lydia (Jones) Whitney :
- Susannah Whitney, b. 12 Feb 1727/8, Mendon, MA; m.(1) Isaac Tenney; m.(2) Noah Wiswall.
- Jonathan Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1729, Mendon, MA; d. 19 Oct 1729, Mendon, MA.
- Lt. Jesse Whitney, b. 24 Nov 1730, Mendon, MA; m.(1) Mary Cheney; m.(2) Ruth Legg; m.(3) Mrs. Abigail Rawson.
- Lydia Whitney, b. 18 Nov 1732, Mendon, MA; m. Samuel Bowker.
- Sarah Whitney, b. 14 Mar 1735/6, Mendon, MA; m. Wales Cheney.
- Capt. Jonathan Whitney, b. 26 Jul 1737, Mendon, MA; m. Esther Parkhurst.
- Ruth Whitney, baptized 11 Apr 1742, Milford, MA; d. before 1755.
- David Whitney, b. 21 Sep 1746, Milford, MA; m.(1) Keziah Marshall; m.(2) Rachel Rawson.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F458-9Q7 : 4 December 2014), Ledia Jones, 17 Sep 1705; citing Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, 40; FHL microfilm 855,377.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-M6B2 : 13 July 2016), Ledia Jones, 17 Sep 1705; citing Birth, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 855,377.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCCT-7X9 : 4 December 2014), Jonathan Wittney and Lydiah Jones, 26 Jan 1726; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0599198 IT 1.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-MK8F : 13 July 2016), Jonathan Wittney and Lydiah Jones, 26 Jan 1726; citing Marriage, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 855,377.
- ↑ FindAGrave: Memorial #88954073: Lydia Whitney
Whitney Research Group, Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1704-1755), http://whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Family:Whitney,_Jonathan_(1704-1755)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
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~6.25%
Richard Lackaff 
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~3.12%
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~0.39%
David Chandler :
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~0.39%
~3.12%
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~0.39%
~6.25%
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~0.39%
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