John Whitney (bef. 1592 - 1673)

Born before 20 Jul 1592 in Westminster, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elinor (Unknown) Whitney — married about 1618 (to 11 May 1659) in England

Husband of Judah (Unknown) Whitney — married 29 Sep 1659 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1673 after age 80 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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John Whitney migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 7, p. 366) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Caution: Older genealogies have been proven incorrect. This Whitney line follows the research published in 2006.^[1]

Biography

John Whitney was baptized 20 July 1592 at St. Margaret's parish in Westminster, London, England. He was a son of Thomas Whitney.^[2][3]

Married about 1618 in England, to Elinor. Her last name is not known. Elinor and John had at least ten children:^[4][5][6]

1. Mary, bp Islesworth, Middlesex, England May 23 1619, bur St. Mary Aldemary, London 15 February 1626/7
2. John bp Islesworth 14 December 1621 m. Ruth Reynolds
3. Richard bp Islesworth 6 Jan 1623/4 m. Martha Coldam
4. Nathaniel b about 1626 (aged 8 in 1635 [Hotten 58])
5. Thomas bp St Mary Aldemary, London 10 Dec 1627 m Mary Kedall (Kettle?)
6. Jonathan b. about 1634, England (aged 1 (?) in 1635 [Hotten 58]) m. Lydia Ones
7. Joshua b. Watertown 15 Feb 1635/6,^[7] m Mary ______ and Abigail Tarbell.
8. Caleb born about 1639; bur Watertown July 12 1640
9. Benjamin b. Watertown June 6 1643 m Jane _______ and Mary Poor.

No reliable source has been found for daughter, Hannah (Coldham) Whitney, whose profile has been detached.

Elinor died May 11, 1659 in Watertown.^[8]

John Whitney then married Judah Clement, the widow of Robert Clement, on 29 September 1659 in Watertown, Massachusetts.^[9]

John died at Watertown, Massachusetts, on 1 June 1673.^[10][11]

Research notes

• Son Joshua's DOB may be incorrect in Great Migration. The original record say 5th month which would be July. (It is directly below a record that was 12th month (February), and it may simply be a confusion of those two records.
• John's will and probate is under see also. An abstract or transcription could be added to the profile.

Sources

1. ↑ The American Genealogist, vol. 81 no. 4 (October 2006): pages 249-262. The Whitney Lineage of John¹ Whitney of Watertown, Massachusetts, by Robert Leigh Ward and Tim Doyle.
2. ↑ Anderson, Great Migration, VII, page 369
3. ↑ Burke, Arthur M. Memorials of St. Margaret's Church, Westminister: Comprising the Parish Registers, 1539-1660, and Other Churchwardens' Accounts, 1460-1603. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1914. Page 55. Transcription of Parish Register, Saint Margaret, Westminster, London, England, 20 July 1592: "John Whitney s of Thomas"
4. ↑ Anderson, Great Migration, VII, pages 370-371.
5. ↑ Pierce, Descendants of John Whitney, page 22
6. ↑ Whitney Research Group, John Whitney (1592-1673)
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F465-TV4 : 5 November 2017), John Whitney in entry for Joshua Whitney, 15 5th month 1635; citing Birth, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 745,869.
8. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising The First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Lands Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book and the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriages. Watertown, Mass: 1894. Accessed on archive.org: [1], p. 21, last entry
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH9V-L9Q : 5 November 2017), John Whetny and Judah Clement, 29 Sep 1659; citing Marriage, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 745,869.
10. ↑ Anderson, Great Migration, VII, page 369
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9N-2B4 : 3 November 2017), John Whitney, 01 Jun 1673; citing Death, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,249.

Source list:

• Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. Volume VII, T-Y. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012): Pages 366-372.
• The American Genealogist, vol. 81 no. 4 (October 2006): 249-262. The Whitney Lineage of John¹ Whitney of Watertown, Massachusetts, by Robert Leigh Ward and Tim Doyle. AmericanAncestors.org LINK
• Pierce, Frederick Clifton. The descendants of John Whitney, who came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635. Published by the author, Chicago, Illinois, 1895. [Use with caution]
• Stearns, Ezra S. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire (Lewis Publishing Company, 1908) Vol. 2, Page 574
• Whitney Research Group has an excellent list of sources for this family [2]
• Melville, Henry: "The Ancestry of John Whitney"; page 5; New York, 1896.

See Also

• Bond, Henry: "Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts"; page 642 and page 964
• New England Marriages prior to 1700; Second Torrey Supplement. page 68 (covers both Marriages).
• Pope, Charles Henry: "Pioneers of Massachusetts"; page 495 (Whitney)
• Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) Case 24680: Will