Benjamin
Whitney
Sr.
Born in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Whitney
and Abigail (Nutting) Whitney
Brother of
Abigail (Whitney) Farnsworth, Lydia (Whitney) Pierce, Maria (Whitney) Davis, Joseph Whitney and James Whitney Sr.
Husband of
Mary (Turner) Whitney
— married
about 12 Aug 1761 (to 5 Sep 1778) in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Husband of
Rebecca (Fitch) Whitney
— married
14 Oct 1779 (to 23 Jun 1793) in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Husband of
Olive (Farnsworth) Whitney
— married
14 Feb 1794 in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Husband of
Anna (Woods) Varnum
— married
11 Oct 1809 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Whitney, Benjamin Whitney Jr., David Whitney, Abigail Whitney, Abel Whitney, Martha Whitney, Abijah Whitney, Anna Whitney, Thomas Whitney, Thomas Whitney, Abijah Whitney, Rebecca Whitney, Joseph Whitney, Aaron Whitney Sr., Polly Mary (Whitney) Parker, Sally Whitney, Hannah Whitney, Male Whitney and Franklin Whitney
Died
at age 79
in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jun 2014
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Biography
Benjamin Whitney, son of Joseph and Abigail (Nutting) Whitney, was born on 27 Oct. 1741 at Groton, Massachusetts.[1]
He married Mary Turner on 12 Aug. 1761 or 1762 at Pepperell, Massachusetts.[1]
He married second Rebecca Fitch, daughter of Zechariah and Rebeckah (Davis) Fitch, on 14 Oct. 1779 at Pepperell, Massachusetts.[1]
He married third Olive Farnsworth, daughter of Isaac and Anna (Green) Farnsworth, on 5 March 1794 at Pepperell, Massachusetts.[1]
He married as his fourth wife Anna Woods, daughter of Abel and Anna Woods, on 11 Oct. 1809 at Groton, Massachusetts.[1]
REV WAR SERVICE
Sergeant Benjamin Whitney Sr. served with Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Benjamin Whitney Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A125046.
- Service: Massachusetts Rank(s): Sergeant
- Birth: 10-27-1741 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
- Death: 9-21-1821 Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
- Service Source: MA Soldiers & Sailors, Vol.17 P.209
- Service Description: 1) Captain James Hosley, Colonel Jonathan Reed
Benjamin died on 21 Sep. 1821 at Pepperell, Massachusetts.[1]
After his death his widow married John Varnum.[1]
Sources
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed February 17, 2020), "Record of Benjamin Whitney", Ancestor # A125046. https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A125046
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F3-786 : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Whitney, 1741.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F3-G8X : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Whitney in entry for Benjamin Whitney, 1764.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F3-G8N : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Whitney in entry for David Whitney, 1766.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F3-G8V : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Whitney in entry for Abel Whitney, 1770.
Acknowledgements
- Robert Winston, Tuesday, June 10, 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Ernest Whitney
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #90584 - Johnny Whitney :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #882201
- Curtis Whitney :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #8223
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~0.78%
~6.25%
James Squire :
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Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.78%
Whitney Winston :
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~0.78%
Aaron Bicknell :
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Carolyn (Lewis) Kordt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A216073 [compare], Ancestry member KevinMIreland
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