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William WhitneyAge: 75 years1678–1754

Name: William Whitney

Given names: William

Surname: Whitney

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Birth	February 28, 1678 42 28 Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a brother	Cornelius Whitney about 1680 (Age 22 months) Groton, Massachusetts
Birth of a brother	David Whitney 1682 (Age 3 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a sister	Martha Whitney about 1688 (Age 9 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a sister	Elizabeth Whitney about 1689 (Age 10 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Marriage	Lydia Perham — View this family March 16, 1700 (Age 22 years) Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA Shared note: MARR: PAGE p. 346 MARR: PAGE Vol. I, p. 178
Birth of a son #1	William Whitney May 5, 1701 (Age 23 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Death of a sister	Abigail Whitney about 1705 (Age 26 years) Groton, Massachusetts
Birth of a daughter #2	Lydia Whitney December 26, 1710 (Age 32 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #3	Joshua Whitney November 1, 1714 (Age 36 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Death of a wife	Lydia Perham August 22, 1716 (Age 38 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Marriage	Margaret Mirick — View this family April 25, 1717 (Age 39 years) Newton, Middlesex, MA Shared note: MARR: PAGE pp. 402 - 404
Death of a sister	Alice Whitney January 10, 1718 (Age 39 years) Groton, MA
Birth of a son #4	John Whitney January 30, 1718 (Age 39 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Death of a father	Joshua Whitney August 1, 1719 (Age 41 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a daughter #5	Elizabeth Whitney August 12, 1719 (Age 41 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #6	Caleb Whitney September 10, 1721 (Age 43 years) Plainfield, Windham, CT
Marriage of a child	William Whitney — Mary Whitmore … — View this family July 16, 1723 (Age 45 years) Killingly, Windham, CT
Marriage of a child	Samuel Taylor — Lydia Whitney — View this family April 9, 1741 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a child	Caleb Whitney — Margaret (--?--) — View this family before 1745 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sister	Mary Whitney December 29, 1749 (Age 71 years)
Marriage of a child	Joshua Whitney — Amy Blodgett — View this family before 1750 (Age 71 years) Plainfield, Connecticut
Marriage of a child	John Whitney — Elizabeth (--?--) — View this family before 1750 (Age 71 years)
Death of a half-brother	Joshua Whitney December 1, 1753 (Age 75 years) Plainfield, CT
Death	after 1754 (Age 75 years) Plainfield, Windham, CT
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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Buckmaster Joshua Whitney Sarah Whitney Family with spouse Abigail Tarbell Abigail Whitney Alice Whitney Mary Whitney William Whitney Cornelius Whitney David Whitney Martha Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Hannah Whitney Eleanor Whitney Family with spouse Lydia … Joshua Whitney Birth: July 15, 1635 43 38 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: August 1, 1719 — Groton, Middlesex, MA
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joshua Whitney Abigail Whitney Alice Whitney Mary Whitney William Whitney Cornelius Whitney David Whitney Martha Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Hannah Whitney Eleanor Whitney Abigail Tarbell Birth: about 1650 — Probably Watertown, MA Death:
	Marriage: September 30, 1672 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
15 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Hutchins Daughter Hutchins John Hutchins Joshua Hutchins Abigail Hutchins Sarah Hutchins Benjamin Hutchins Abigail Whitney Birth: 1673 37 23 — Groton, Massachusetts Death: about 1705 — Groton, Massachusetts
1 year elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nathaniel Woods Nathaniel Woods Daniel Woods John Woods Isaac Woods Bathsheba Woods Hannah Woods Phebe Woods Aaron Woods Moses Woods Reuben Woods Phoebe Woods Jonathan Woods Alice Whitney Birth: about 1673 37 23 Death: January 10, 1718 — Groton, MA
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ephram (Ephraim) Pierce Mary Pierce Elizabeth Pierce Ephraim Farwell Sarah Pierce David Pierce Jonathan Pierce Ephraim Pierce Abigail Pierce Lydia Pierce Mary Whitney Birth: July 1, 1675 39 25 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: December 29, 1749
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lydia Perham William Whitney Lydia Whitney Joshua Whitney Family with spouse Margaret Mirick John Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Caleb Whitney William Whitney Birth: February 28, 1678 42 28 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: after 1754 — Plainfield, Windham, CT
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Shepherd Sarah Whitney Abigail Whitney Matthais Whitney Mary Whitney Joshua Whitney Lydia Whitney Sarah Whitney Susanna Whitney Cornelius Whitney Birth: about 1680 44 30 — Groton, Massachusetts Death:
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Warren Esther Whitney David Whitney Joshua Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Jacob Whitney Tarball Whitney Mary Whitney Josiah Whitney Solomon Whitney Family with spouse Prudence Merrills David Whitney Birth: 1682 46 32 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: 1769 — Canaan
7 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Isaac Williams Abigail Williams Jonathan Williams Martha Williams Mary Williams Phebe Williams Hannah Williams Isaac Williams Elizabeth Williams Martha Whitney Birth: about 1688 52 38 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death:
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ebenezer Farnsworth Lydia Farnsworth Elizabeth Whitney Birth: about 1689 53 39 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death:
sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Woods Hannah Whitney Death:
sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Shepherd Eleanor Whitney Death:

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Buckmaster Joshua Whitney Sarah Whitney Family with spouse Abigail Tarbell Abigail Whitney Alice Whitney Mary Whitney William Whitney Cornelius Whitney David Whitney Martha Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Hannah Whitney Eleanor Whitney Family with spouse Lydia … Joshua Whitney Birth: July 15, 1635 43 38 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: August 1, 1719 — Groton, Middlesex, MA
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joshua Whitney Joshua Whitney Sarah Whitney Mary Buckmaster Birth: about 1644 Death: March 17, 1671 — Groton(?), Massachusettts
	Marriage: November 20, 1664 — Charlestown, MA
7 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Fellows Family with spouse … Mary Joshua Whitney Birth: June 14, 1665 29 21 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: December 1, 1753 — Plainfield, CT
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nathaniel Jewell Sarah Whitney Birth: October 10, 1668 33 24 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death:

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Buckmaster Joshua Whitney Sarah Whitney Family with spouse Abigail Tarbell Abigail Whitney Alice Whitney Mary Whitney William Whitney Cornelius Whitney David Whitney Martha Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Hannah Whitney Eleanor Whitney Family with spouse Lydia … Joshua Whitney Birth: July 15, 1635 43 38 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: August 1, 1719 — Groton, Middlesex, MA
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joshua Whitney Lydia … Birth: about 1640 — Possibly Watertown, MA Death: before 1664 — Probably Watertown, MA
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Family with Lydia Perham - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lydia Perham William Whitney Lydia Whitney Joshua Whitney Family with spouse Margaret Mirick John Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Caleb Whitney William Whitney Birth: February 28, 1678 42 28 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: after 1754 — Plainfield, Windham, CT
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Whitney William Whitney Lydia Whitney Joshua Whitney Lydia Perham Birth: about 1674 — Of Chelmsford Death: August 22, 1716 — Groton, Middlesex, MA
	Marriage: March 16, 1700 — Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
14 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Whitmore … William Whitney Thomas Whitney Abigail Whitney William Whitney Birth: May 5, 1701 23 27 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death:
10 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Taylor Lydia Whitney Birth: December 26, 1710 32 36 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death:
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Amy Blodgett Joshua Whitney Benjamin Whitney Joshua Whitney Birth: November 1, 1714 36 40 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death:

Family with Margaret Mirick - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lydia Perham William Whitney Lydia Whitney Joshua Whitney Family with spouse Margaret Mirick John Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Caleb Whitney William Whitney Birth: February 28, 1678 42 28 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: after 1754 — Plainfield, Windham, CT
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Whitney John Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Caleb Whitney Margaret Mirick Birth: 1683 — Of Newton, Middlesex, MA Death:
	Marriage: April 25, 1717 — Newton, Middlesex, MA
9 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth (--?--) Elijah Whitney John Whitney Betsey Whitney Ruby Whitney John Whitney Birth: January 30, 1718 39 35 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: November 13, 1793 — Canaan, Litchfield, CT
18 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Whitney Birth: August 12, 1719 41 36 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death:
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret (--?--) Lebbeus Whitney William Whitney Margaret Whitney Jedediah Whitney Mary Whitney John Mirick Whitney James Rex Whitney Caleb Whitney Birth: September 10, 1721 43 38 — Plainfield, Windham, CT Death:

Generation 1
1. William Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Abigail Tarbell, was born on February 28, 1678 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died after 1754 in Plainfield, Windham, CT. He married 2 times. The first time he married Lydia Perham, daughter of , on March 16, 1700 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1674 in Of Chelmsford and died on August 22, 1716 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. The second time he married Margaret Mirick on April 25, 1717 in Newton, Middlesex, MA. She was born in 1683 in Of Newton, Middlesex, MA.
  Children of William Whitney and Lydia Perham:
  1. William Whitney (1701–)
  2. Lydia Whitney (1710–)
  3. Joshua Whitney (1714–)
  Children of William Whitney and Margaret Mirick:
  1. John Whitney (1718–1793)
  2. Elizabeth Whitney (1719–)
  3. Caleb Whitney (1721–)
Generation 2back to top
1. William Whitney, son of William Whitney and Lydia Perham, was born on May 5, 1701 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. He married Mary Whitmore …, daughter of , on July 16, 1723 in Killingly, Windham, CT. She was born on September 4, 1700 in Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
  Children of William Whitney and Mary Whitmore …:
  1. William Whitney (1735–)
  2. Thomas Whitney (1728–)
  3. Abigail Whitney (1741–)
2. Lydia Whitney, daughter of William Whitney and Lydia Perham, was born on December 26, 1710 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. She married Samuel Taylor on April 9, 1741. He was born about 1710.
3. Joshua Whitney, son of William Whitney and Lydia Perham, was born on November 1, 1714 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. He married Amy Blodgett before 1750 in Plainfield, Connecticut.
  Children of Joshua Whitney and Amy Blodgett:
  1. Joshua Whitney (1750–)
  2. Benjamin Whitney (1755–1801)
4. John Whitney, son of William Whitney and Margaret Mirick, was born on January 30, 1718 in Groton, Middlesex, MA and died on November 13, 1793 in Canaan, Litchfield, CT at the age of 75. He married Elizabeth (--?--) before 1750. She was born in 1719 and died on May 14, 1790 in Prob. Canaan, Litchfield, CT at the age of 71.
  Children of John Whitney and Elizabeth (--?--):
  1. Elijah Whitney (1750–)
  2. John Whitney (1754–)
  3. Betsey Whitney (1756–)
  4. Ruby Whitney (1758–)
5. Caleb Whitney, son of William Whitney and Margaret Mirick, was born on September 10, 1721 in Plainfield, Windham, CT. He married Margaret (--?--) before 1745. She was born about 1725.
  Children of Caleb Whitney and Margaret (--?--):
  1. Lebbeus Whitney (1745–1785)
  2. William Whitney (1747–)
  3. Margaret Whitney (1750–)
  4. Jedediah Whitney (1751–1778)
  5. Mary Whitney (1753–1779)
  6. John Mirick Whitney (1758–1819)
  7. James Rex Whitney (1760–1822)
Generation 3back to top
1. William Whitney, son of William Whitney and Mary Whitmore …, was born on February 5, 1735 in Killingly, Windham, CT. He married Arcoucher Dutcher. She was born about 1728.
2. Thomas Whitney, son of William Whitney and Mary Whitmore …, was born on February 27, 1728 in Killingly, Windham, CT. He married Elizabeth Boardman. She was born about 1730.
3. Joshua Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Amy Blodgett, was born on March 25, 1750 in Killingly, Windham, CT. He married Sally Cochran. She was born about 1755.
4. Benjamin Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Amy Blodgett, was born in October 1755 in Killingly, Windham, CT and died on August 27, 1801 at the age of 45. He married Sarah Bassett. She was born on August 20, 1775 and died on March 27, 1861 at the age of 85.
5. Elijah Whitney, son of John Whitney and Elizabeth (--?--), was born about 1750. He married Chloe Beckley, daughter of , on September 24, 1772 in Canaan, Litchfield, CT. She was born about 1752 in Prob. Canaan, Litchfield, CT.
6. Betsey Whitney, daughter of John Whitney and Elizabeth (--?--), was born about 1756 in Prob. Canaan, Litchfield, CT. She married Azariah Smith. He was born about 1750 in Of Canaan, Litchfirld, CT.
7. Ruby Whitney, daughter of John Whitney and Elizabeth (--?--), was born about 1758 in Prob. Canaan, Litchfield, CT. She married Solomon Hunt. He was born about 1755 in Of Canaan, Litchfirld, CT.
8. John Mirick Whitney, son of Caleb Whitney and Margaret (--?--), was born on July 18, 1758 in Norwich, New London, CT and died before 1819 in GA. He married Bridget Seymour on May 28, 1792 in Westport, Bristol, MA. She was born about 1770 in Of Westport, Bristol, MA.
9. James Rex Whitney, son of Caleb Whitney and Margaret (--?--), was born on October 16, 1760 in Norwich, New London, CT and died on February 4, 1822 in Washington, MS at the age of 61. He married Polly Holland on October 31, 1781 in Windham, CT. She was born about 1760 in Of Windham, CT.

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Marriage View	MARR: PAGE p. 346 MARR: PAGE Vol. I, p. 178
Marriage View	MARR: PAGE pp. 402 - 404
Shared note	From Robert Ward; 6-Gen notes: Resided in 1710 in Killingly, Windham, CT. Resided in 1720 in Plainfield, Windham, CT. Left a will there on 15 Oct 1751. Interesting speculation. Why was there a nine year gap between the birth of the first and second child? Was this family residing elsewhere, or was Lydia's health such that she could not have children for a number of years? Provided by: Allan Green [email protected]

Family with parents
father Parents John Whitney Elinor Eleanor	Joshua Whitney 1635–1719
mother Parents (unknown)	Abigail Tarbell 1650–
elder sister Family John Hutchins Daughter Hutchins John Hutchins Joshua Hutchins Abigail Hutchins Sarah Hutchins Benjamin Hutchins	Abigail Whitney 1673–1705
elder sister Family Nathaniel Woods Nathaniel Woods Daniel Woods John Woods Isaac Woods Bathsheba Woods Hannah Woods Phebe Woods Aaron Woods Moses Woods Reuben Woods Phoebe Woods Jonathan Woods	Alice Whitney 1673–1718
elder sister Family Ephram (Ephraim) Pierce Mary Pierce Elizabeth Pierce Ephraim Farwell Sarah Pierce David Pierce Jonathan Pierce Ephraim Pierce Abigail Pierce Lydia Pierce	Mary Whitney 1675–1749
himself Family Lydia Perham William Whitney Lydia Whitney Joshua Whitney Margaret Mirick John Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Caleb Whitney	William Whitney 1678–1754
younger brother Family Sarah Shepherd Sarah Whitney Abigail Whitney Matthais Whitney Mary Whitney Joshua Whitney Lydia Whitney Sarah Whitney Susanna Whitney	Cornelius Whitney 1680–
younger brother Family Elizabeth Warren Esther Whitney David Whitney Joshua Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Jacob Whitney Tarball Whitney Mary Whitney Josiah Whitney Solomon Whitney Prudence Merrills	David Whitney 1682–1769
younger sister Family Isaac Williams Abigail Williams Jonathan Williams Martha Williams Mary Williams Phebe Williams Hannah Williams Isaac Williams Elizabeth Williams	Martha Whitney 1688–
younger sister Family Ebenezer Farnsworth Lydia Farnsworth	Elizabeth Whitney 1689–
sister Family Thomas Woods	Hannah Whitney –
sister Family Samuel Shepherd	Eleanor Whitney –
Father’s family with Mary Buckmaster
father Parents John Whitney Elinor Eleanor	Joshua Whitney 1635–1719
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Mary Buckmaster 1644–1671
half-brother Family Sarah Fellows … Mary	Joshua Whitney 1665–1753
half-sister Family Nathaniel Jewell	Sarah Whitney 1668–
Father’s family with Lydia …
father Parents John Whitney Elinor Eleanor	Joshua Whitney 1635–1719
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Lydia … 1640–1664
Family with Lydia Perham
himself Parents Joshua Whitney Abigail Tarbell	William Whitney 1678–1754
wife Parents (unknown)	Lydia Perham 1674–1716
son Family Mary Whitmore … William Whitney Thomas Whitney Abigail Whitney	William Whitney 1701–
daughter Family Samuel Taylor	Lydia Whitney 1710–
son Family Amy Blodgett Joshua Whitney Benjamin Whitney	Joshua Whitney 1714–
Family with Margaret Mirick
himself Parents Joshua Whitney Abigail Tarbell	William Whitney 1678–1754
wife Parents (unknown)	Margaret Mirick 1683–
son Family Elizabeth (--?--) Elijah Whitney John Whitney Betsey Whitney Ruby Whitney	John Whitney 1718–1793
daughter Family (none)	Elizabeth Whitney 1719–
son Family Margaret (--?--) Lebbeus Whitney William Whitney Margaret Whitney Jedediah Whitney Mary Whitney John Mirick Whitney James Rex Whitney	Caleb Whitney 1721–

William WhitneyAge: 75 years1678–1754

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