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John Whitney (bef. 1760 - 1800)

John Whitney
Born before in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 2 Jan 1785 in Harvard, MAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of
Died after age 40 in Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USAmap
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Biography

Daughters of the American Revolution
John Whitney is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A125128.
1776 Project
Private John Whitney served with 15th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

John Whitney was a Private in Colonel Nicholas Dike's Regiment in 1775 and later in Col. Timothy Bigelow's 15th Massachusetts Regiment, Continental Army. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

John Whitney was born before 1760, baptized in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts. His parents were Isaiah Whitney and Persis Randall. [6]

He married Hannah Atherton on January 2, 1785 at Harvard. [6] [7]

Together they had 1 child:

  1. Sarah Whitney

He died on April 23, 1800 in Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA

"John and Hannah Atherton Whitney. They were married on this date in 1785 in Harvard, Massachusetts by by REVEREND EBENEZER GROSVENOR. I don't have birth dates for either so will give a brief history for both. Hannah was baptized 25 NOV 1764 in Harvard. She was the 3rd of 4 daughters and 6th of 8 children of Joseph and Sarah Hutchins Atherton. Her father was a private during the Revolutionary War and was present at the Lexington Alarm ("shot heard round the world") John was baptized 30 Mar 1760 in Harvard. He was the 1st or 2nd of 6 sons and 1 of 7 children born to Isaiah and Persis Randall Whitney. John's father was also at the Lexington Alarm. John would later serve in the Revolutionary War as a private. Hannah and John had 4 children, two who died as infants. Tho my great-great-grandmother Sarah (born 1787) had a brother who reached adulthood, he seems to not have had any children so all descendants are thru Sarah. Hannah died at age 28 in Harvard about 1793. John who had been a Harvard merchant after the war rejoined the army after Hannah's death and reached the rank of Captain before dying in Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia in 1800. I don't know who took care of Sarah and her brother after their mother died." by Mary Lay-Stephenson

John was born before 1760. John Whitney ... He passed away in 1800. [8]

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Sources

  1. ↑ DAR
  2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
  3. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
  4. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
  5. ↑ United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
  7. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
  8. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Mary Lay-Stephenson, Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-01-19), "Record of John Whitney", Ancestor # A125128.
  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-LTGJ : 20 February 2021), John Whitney, 12 Jun 1777; citing 12 Jun 1777, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,317.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-LY8G : 20 February 2021), John Whitney, 10 Jul 1777; citing 10 Jul 1777, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,317.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-LPV3 : 20 February 2021), John Witney, 10 Jul 1777; citing 10 Jul 1777, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,317.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-LY5M : 20 February 2021), John Whitney, 10 Dec 1777; citing 10 Dec 1777, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,317.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-L5Y9 : 20 February 2021), John Whitney, Feb 1778; citing Feb 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,317.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-L511 : 20 February 2021), John Whitney, Feb 1778; citing Feb 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,317.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-LYTB : 20 February 2021), John Whitney, Mar 1778; citing Mar 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,317.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-LBYS : 20 February 2021), John Whitny, Mar 1778; citing Mar 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,317.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-L5QD : 20 February 2021), John Whitney, Apr 1778; citing Apr 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,317.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-LBFP : 20 February 2021), John Whitney, May 1778; citing May 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,317.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-LY6P : 20 February 2021), John Whitney, May 1778; citing May 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,317.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-LRMK : 20 February 2021), John Whitney, 02 May 1778; citing 02 May 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,317.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-LRJ3 : 20 February 2021), John Whitney, Jan 1780; citing Jan 1780, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,317.
  • "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-2MHF : 1 March 2021), John Whitney, Mar 1779; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711096.




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