John
Whitney
Born in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Whitney
and Hannah (Holbrook) Whitney
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Clarissa Slack
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Clarissa Whitney and James Holbrook Whitney
Died
at about age 46
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jul 2014
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Biography
John was born on 15 May 1770 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[1] He was the son of John Whitney and Hannah (Holbrook) Whitney.[1]
He married Clarissa Slack on 8 Mar 1797.[2]
He died in 1817.
Children
- Children of John Whitney:
- Elizabeth Ruggles Whitney.[3]
- William Parkhurst Whitney.[4]
- Susannah Whitney.[5]
- Clarissa Whitney.[6]
- James Holbrook Whitney.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCW6-Y29 : 14 January 2020), John Whitney, 1770.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQR-492 : 28 July 2021), John Whitney, 1797.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXV-2MH : 14 January 2020), John Whitney in entry for Elizabeth Ruggles Whitney, 1798.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DV-67J : 27 October 2020), John Whitney in entry for William Parkhurst Whitney, 1799.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXJ-RPF : 14 January 2020), John Whitney in entry for Susannah Whitney, 1800.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DV-8PV : 27 October 2020), John Whitney in entry for Clarissa Whitney, 1802.
- FamilySearch profile.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21770473/john-whitney : accessed 15 November 2021), memorial page for John Whitney (unknown–27 Aug 1816), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21770473, citing Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Jon Colcord (contributor 49371076) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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:
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- Ernest Whitney
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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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[Living Wood]
Whitney-3448 and Whitney-1723 appear to represent the same person because: Same Wife etc.
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