Born in Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Simon Tayntor
and Johannah (Stone) Taintor
Wife of
Daniel Whitney
— married
about 1722 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Benjamin Whitney, Abigail (Whitney) Fowle, Simon Whitney, Johanna Whitney, Mary Whitney, Dorothy (Whitney) Coolidge, Daniel Whitney, Joshua Whitney, Israel Whitney, Grace (Whitney) Bisco, Elisha Whitney and Lucy (Whitney) Whittemore
Died about
at about age 82
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jan 2017
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Contents |
Biography
Birth
Dorothy was born in Watertown on August 7, 1706,[1]
Marriage
Dorothy married Daniel Whitney, probably in 1722. Location uncertain. But marriage occurred, evidenced by their many children:[2]
- Benjamin b. April 12, 1723
- Abigail, b. June 5, 1725
- Simon, b. May 20, 1727
- Johanna, b. September 20, 1729
- Mary, b. September 10, 1731
- Dorothy, b. May 31, 1733
- Daniel, b. December 7, 1735
- Joshua, b. April 3, 1737
- Henry, b. December 31, 1738
- Israel, b. August 6, 1741
- Grace, b. October 22, 1744
- Elisha, b. February 27, 1747
- Lucy, b. June 30, 1749
Sources
- ↑ Middlesex, Massachusetts, "Vital Records of Watertown,", p. 32, Dorety Tainter: Daughter of Simon & Johanna Tainter, 20 May 1706
- ↑ Middlesex, Massachusetts, "Vital Records of Watertown,", p. 116, (born) to Daniel & Dorothy Whitney (for each child below)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorothy 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 Dorothy:
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