John Whitney (1698 - abt. 1765)

Born 6 Dec 1698 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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John Whitney was born on December 6, 1698 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His parents were Isaiah Whitney and Sarah Woodward. ^[1]

John Whitney married Rebecca Whitney, daughter of Moses Whitney and Sarah Knight. ^[1]

Together they had these children born in Harvard, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: ^{[2] [1]}

1. John, Whitney, b. Mar. 20, 1725.
2. Sarah Whitney, b. Feb. 5, 1727.
3. Beulah Whitney, b. Jan. 23, 1730.
4. Ezra Whitney, b. Aug. 24, 1731.
5. Abner Whitney, b. Jan. 21, 1734.

He passed away about 1765. ^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
2. ↑ Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850

• Pierce, Frederick Clifton. The descendants of John Whitney, who came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, 1895); p. 47-8

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215638519/john-whitney : accessed 24 June 2022), memorial page for John Whitney (6 Dec 1698–18 Sep 1770), Find A Grave: Memorial #215638519, citing Common Street Cemetery, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Andrew L. (contributor 46818829) .

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JK-HMB : 20 May 2022), John Whittney, 6 Dec 1698; citing Birth, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009680.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHBQ-9XV : 20 May 2022), John Whitney, 20 May 1724; citing Marriage, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011039.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSC-M8D : 20 May 2022), John Whitney, 20 May 1724; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-CZH : 20 May 2022), John Whitney in entry for John Whitney, 20 Mar 1725; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-CZ8 : 20 May 2022), John Whitney in entry for Sarah Whitney, 5 Feb 1729; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-CZJ : 20 May 2022), John Whitney in entry for Bulah Whitney, 23 Jan 1730; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-CZX : 20 May 2022), John Whitney in entry for Ezra Whitney, 24 Aug 1731; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-CZ2 : 20 May 2022), John Whitney in entry for Abner Whitney, 21 Jan 1734; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.

• Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1917); p. 111-8
  • "Abner, s. of John and Rebecca, Jan. 21, 1733-4."
  • "Beulah, d. of John and Rebec[c]a, Jan. 23, 1730."
  • "Ezra, s. of John and Rebec[c]a, Aug. 24, 1731."
  • "John, s. of John and Rebecca, Mar. 20, 1725."
  • "Sarah, d. of John and Rebecca, Feb. 5, 1727."

• http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php?title=Family:Whitney,_John_(1698-1765)