Benjamin WhitneyAge: 79 years16431723

Name
Benjamin Whitney
Given names
Benjamin
Surname
Whitney
Birth June 6, 1643 51 46
Death of a motherElinor Eleanor
May 11, 1659 (Age 15 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn WhitneyJudah (Judith) ClementView this family
September 29, 1659 (Age 16 years)
MarriageJane View this family
about 1667 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Jane Whitney
September 29, 1668 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Benjamin Whitney
about 1670 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Timothy Whitney
about 1672 (Age 28 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Whitney
June 1, 1673 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Elinor Whitney
about 1675 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
John Whitney
about 1678 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Nathaniel Whitney
April 14, 1680 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Jonathan Whitney
1681 (Age 37 years)

Birth of a son
#8
Josiah Whitney
about 1683 (Age 39 years)

Birth of a son
#9
Joshua Whitney
September 21, 1687 (Age 44 years)
Death of a wifeJane
November 14, 1690 (Age 47 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Whitney
October 12, 1692 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childJonathan MorseJane WhitneyView this family
January 4, 1693 (Age 49 years)
Shared note: Marriage NOT in the Sherborn VR's.
MarriageMary PoorView this family
April 13, 1696 (Age 52 years)
Shared note: Both the Framingham and Marlborough VR's show him as "of Framingham".
Birth of a son
#10
Mark Whitney
about 1700 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childJonathan WhitneySusannah FairbanksView this family
January 14, 1701 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Isaac Whitney
about 1702 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childJohn WhitneyLettice FordView this family
about 1703 (Age 59 years)

Death of a brotherJonathan Whitney
January 1, 1703 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a daughter
#12
Huldah Whitney
about 1704 (Age 60 years)

Marriage of a childBenjamin WhitneyEsther View this family
August 7, 1705 (Age 62 years)
Marriage of a childNathaniel WhitneySarah FordView this family
about 1705 (Age 61 years)

Marriage of a childJoshua WhitneyHannah RockwoodView this family
November 26, 1709 (Age 66 years)
Shared note: Name given as Rockett in this record.
Death of a brotherJoshua Whitney
August 1, 1719 (Age 76 years)
Death of a brotherRichard Whitney
September 20, 1719 (Age 76 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Whitney
September 20, 1719 (Age 76 years)
Marriage of a childIsaac WhitneyElizabeth BridgesView this family
September 27, 1722 (Age 79 years)
Death March 26, 1723 (Age 79 years)
LDS baptism

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1618Prob. London, Middlesex, England
17 months
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
Mary Whitney
Birth: December 29, 1629 37 32St Mary Aldermary, London, England
Death: before 1635England
5 years
elder brother
18 months
elder brother
5 years
elder brother
Caleb Whitney
Birth: July 12, 1640 48 43Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: July 12, 1640Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
3 years
himself
Father’s family with Judah (Judith) Clement - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: September 29, 1659Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Family with Jane - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1667York, York Co. Maine
21 months
daughter
2 years
son
3 years
son
4 years
daughter
Elinor Whitney
Birth: about 1675 31 28Prob. York, York, ME
Death: after April 9, 1754Prob. Mendon, Worcester, MA
4 years
son
2 years
son
21 months
son
3 years
son
5 years
son
Family with Mary Poor - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: April 13, 1696Marlborough, Middlesex, MA
5 years
son
3 years
son
3 years
daughter
… … + Mary Poor - View this family
wife
Marriage: April 11, 1695

  1. Generation 1
    1. Benjamin Whitney, son of John Whitney and Elinor Eleanor, was born on June 6, 1643 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on March 26, 1723 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA at the age of 79. He married 2 times. The first time he married Jane about 1667 in York, York Co. Maine. She was born about 1647 and died on November 14, 1690 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. The second time he married Mary Poor on April 13, 1696 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1650 in Of Marlborough(?), Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Benjamin Whitney and Jane :

      1. Jane Whitney (1668)
      2. Benjamin Whitney (1670)
      3. Timothy Whitney (1672)
      4. Elinor Whitney (16751754)
      5. John Whitney (16781739)
      6. Nathaniel Whitney (16801768)
      7. Jonathan Whitney (16811754)
      8. Josiah Whitney (1683)
      9. Joshua Whitney (16871771)

      Children of Benjamin Whitney and Mary Poor:

      1. Mark Whitney (17001760)
      2. Isaac Whitney (17021749)
      3. Huldah Whitney (1704)
  2. Generation 2back to top
    1. Jane Whitney, daughter of Benjamin Whitney and Jane , was born on September 29, 1668 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married Jonathan Morse, son of , on January 4, 1693 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1667 in Poss. Sherborn, MA.

    2. Benjamin Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Jane , was born about 1670 in Prob. York, York, ME. He married Esther on August 7, 1705 in Boston, Suffolk, MA. She was born about 1675 in Of Boston, Suffolk, MA.

    3. John Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Jane , was born about 1678 in York, York Co. Maine and died after 1739 in New Meadows, Cumberland, ME. He married Lettice Ford, daughter of , about 1703. She was born about 1680 in Prob. Kittery, York, ME and died before 1730 in Prob. Kittery, York, ME.

      Children of John Whitney and Lettice Ford:

      1. Mary Whitney (1706)
      2. Samuel Whitney (1707)
      3. Elizabeth Whitney (1709)
      4. Hannah Whitney (1710)
      5. Mercy Whitney
      6. Mehitable Whitney (1715)
      7. John Whitney (1719)
      8. Benjamin Whitney (17251797)
    4. Nathaniel Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Jane , was born on April 14, 1680 in York, York Co. Maine and died about 1768 in Gorham, Maine?. He married Sarah Ford, daughter of , about 1705. She was born in 1685 in Kittery, Maine.

      Children of Nathaniel Whitney and Sarah Ford:

      1. Nathan Whitney (17071804)
      2. Nathaniel Whitney (1709)
      3. Abel Whitney (17121862)
      4. Sarah Whitney (1714)
      5. John Whitney (1716)
      6. Lydia Whitney (17181720)
      7. Isaac Whitney (1721)
      8. Amos Whitney (1724)
      9. Lydia Whitney (17261728)
      10. Joanna Whitney (1730)
    5. Jonathan Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Jane , was born in 1681 and died on January 16, 1754 in Holliston, Middlesex, MA at the age of 73. He married Susannah Fairbanks, daughter of , on January 14, 1701 in Medfield, Norfolk, MA. She was born on March 17, 1682 in Medfield, Norfolk, MA.

      Children of Jonathan Whitney and Susannah Fairbanks:

      1. Susannah Whitney (17031753)
      2. Jonathan Whitney (17041755)
      3. Kezia Whitney (1706)
      4. Dorathy Whitney (1708)
      5. Mary Whitney (17101788)
      6. Lydia Whitney (1712)
      7. Jesse Whitney (17141714)
      8. Hannah Whitney (1715)
      9. Elias Whitney (1716)
      10. Mehetable Whitney (17181768)
      11. George Whitney (17211752)
    6. Josiah Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Jane , was born about 1683. He married Merriam Barrett.

    7. Joshua Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Jane , was born on September 21, 1687 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA and died on June 16, 1771 in Ware, Hampshire, MA at the age of 83. He married Hannah Rockwood on November 26, 1709 in Medfield, Norfolk, MA. She was born about 1689 in Of Medfield, Norfolk, MA and died on August 8, 1772 in Ware, Hampshire, MA.

      Children of Joshua Whitney and Hannah Rockwood:

      1. Hannah Whitney (1710)
      2. Joshua Whitney (1712)
      3. Ezekiel Whitney (17161753)
      4. Bethia Whitney (17201727)
      5. Bethia Whitney (1727)
      6. Gershom Whitney (17291791)
      7. Mary Whitney (1732)
    8. Mark Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mary Poor, was born about 1700 in Of Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA and died on June 23, 1760 in Natick, Massachusetts. He married Tabitha Mellen, daughter of , on January 4, 1726 in Framingham, Middlesex, MA. She was born on January 4, 1703 in Of Framingham, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Mark Whitney and Tabitha Mellen:

      1. Love Whitney (1727)
      2. Jason Whitney (17291807)
      3. Mary Whitney (1731)
      4. Mark Whitney (17321750)
      5. Tabitha Whitney (17351735)
      6. Thomas Whitney (1736)
      7. Tabitha Whitney (1738)
      8. Sarah Whitney (1739)
      9. Esther Whitney (1742)
      10. Huldah Whitney (1704)
    9. Isaac Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mary Poor, was born about 1702 in Prob. Framingham, Middlesex, MA and died before October 23, 1749 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. He married Elizabeth Bridges on September 27, 1722 in Framingham, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1705 in Of Framingham, MA and died before May 4, 1749 in Probably Hopkinton, MA.

      Children of Isaac Whitney and Elizabeth Bridges:

      1. Isaac Whitney (17251749)
      2. Judith Whitney (1727)
      3. Gideon Whitney (17291752)
      4. Elizabeth Whitney (1732)
  3. Generation 3back to top
    1. Mary Whitney, daughter of John Whitney and Lettice Ford, was born on March 12, 1706 in Kittery, ME. She married Thomas Edwards on October 16, 1723 in Kittery, York, ME. He was born about 1700 in Of Kittery, ME.

    2. Samuel Whitney, son of John Whitney and Lettice Ford, was born on May 5, 1707 in York, Maine. He married Lydia Spooner on August 23, 1732 in Kittery, York, ME. She was born about 1720 in Of Kittery, ME and died after 1751 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME.

      Children of Samuel Whitney and Lydia Spooner:

      1. Samuel Whitney (1732)
      2. Jonathan Whitney (1734)
      3. Lydia Whitney (1736)
      4. Susannah Whitney (1738)
      5. Lettis Whitney (1742)
      6. (--?--) Whitney (1745)
    3. Hannah Whitney, daughter of John Whitney and Lettice Ford, was born on April 17, 1710 in Of Kittery, York, ME. She married Thomas Fernald on November 16, 1733 in Kittery, York, ME. He was born about 1710 in Of Kittery, York, ME.

    4. Benjamin Whitney, son of John Whitney and Lettice Ford, was born on May 22, 1725 in York, York, ME and died on November 8, 1797 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME at the age of 72. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mercy Hinckley, daughter of , on July 25, 1752 in Prob Brunswick, Cumberland, ME. She was born on October 23, 1734 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME and died on November 13, 1814 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME at the age of 80. The second time he married Jane Brown on March 25, 1751 in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, ME. She was born about 1731 in Of Georgetown, ME and died about 1751.

      Children of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley:

      1. Abraham Whitney (17531831)
      2. Sarah Whitney (1755)
      3. Isaac Whitney (17571850)
      4. Rebecca Whitney (1759)
      5. Rachel Whitney (1761)
      6. Jacob Whitney (17631846)
      7. Isabel Whitney (17651843)
      8. Nathan Whitney (17681849)
      9. Benjamin Whitney (1769)
      10. Joseph Whitney (1770)
      11. Samuel Lumber Whitney (17741846)
      12. Thankful Whitney (1776)
    5. Nathan Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Sarah Ford, was born on January 10, 1707 in York, York, ME and died in 1804 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME at the age of 96. He married 2 times. The first time he married Lydia Young, daughter of , on November 12, 1730 in York, York, ME. She was born on October 15, 1711 in York, York, ME and died before October 1748 in Prob. Biddeford, York, ME. The second time he married Elizabeth Melcher on October 20, 1748 in Biddeford, York, ME. She was born in 1720 in Of Biddeford, York, ME.

      Children of Nathan Whitney and Lydia Young:

      1. David Whitney (1732)
      2. Abel Whitney (1734)
      3. Lydia Whitney (1736)
      4. Sarah Whitney (1739)
      5. Nathan Whitney (1742)
      6. Matthias Whitney (1744)
      7. John Whitney (17471776)

      Children of Nathan Whitney and Elizabeth Melcher:

      1. Anna Whitney (1749)
      2. Ebenezer Whitney (1751)
      3. Asa Whitney (17541806)
    6. Nathaniel Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Sarah Ford, was born on December 12, 1709 in York, York, ME. He married Hannah Day, daughter of , on January 3, 1734 in Maine. She was born on August 8, 1714 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.

      Children of Nathaniel Whitney and Hannah Day:

      1. Nathaniel Whitney (1735)
      2. Hannah Whitney (1736)
      3. Moses Whitney (17391820)
      4. Nathan Whitney (1740)
      5. Aaron Whitney (17411815)
      6. Miriam Whitney (1743)
      7. Tabitha Whitney (1745)
      8. Patience Whitney (1748)
      9. Hepsibah Whitney (1750)
      10. Josiah Whitney (17521837)
    7. Abel Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Sarah Ford, was born on July 23, 1712 in York, York, ME and died before September 1862 in (Ridiculous - 1762 Possibly). He married Mary Cane, daughter of , on November 12, 1735 in Maine. She was born about 1714 in York, ME.

      Children of Abel Whitney and Mary Cane:

      1. Joanna Whitney (1736)
      2. Moses Whitney (1738)
      3. Joseph Whitney (17391819)
      4. Daniel Whitney (17411754)
      5. Joel Whitney (17431789)
      6. Mary Whitney (1744)
      7. Lydia Whitney (1746)
      8. Zebulon Whitney (17471833)
      9. Joanna Whitney (1749)
      10. Naphtali Whitney (1751)
      11. Micah Whitney (17521832)
      12. Daniel Whitney (1754)
      13. Paul Whitney (17561778)
      14. Deborah Whitney (1759)
    8. Sarah Whitney, daughter of Nathaniel Whitney and Sarah Ford, was born on November 8, 1714 in York, York, ME. She married 2 times. The first time she married John Larrabee. The second time she married Jeremiah Simpson, son of , on July 16, 1736 in Prob. York, York, ME. He was born on January 15, 1718 in York, York, ME.

    9. John Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Sarah Ford, was born on November 17, 1716 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Margaret Coffin, daughter of , about 1742 in Nantucket, Dukes, MA. She was born on July 9, 1721 in Nantucket, Dukes, MA. The second time he married Hephzibah Adams.

      Children of John Whitney and Margaret Coffin:

      1. Margaret Whitney (1743)
      2. Sarah Whitney (1745)
    10. Isaac Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Sarah Ford, was born on March 9, 1721 in York, York, ME and died in Freeport, Cumberland, ME. He married 3 times. The first time he married Sarah Crosby on September 5, 1743 in Prob. York, York, ME. She was born about 1722 and died on June 23, 1765 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine. The second time he married Hannah Payne on August 29, 1765 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME. She was born about 1735 in Of Gorham, Cumberland, ME and died before January 1, 1784. The third time he married Mary Walker on January 1, 1784 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME.

      Children of Isaac Whitney and Sarah Crosby:

      1. Lucy Whitney (1745)
      2. Phineas Whitney (1747)
      3. Isaac Whitney (17481837)
      4. Hannah Whitney (1750)
      5. Stephen Whitney (17551848)
      6. Jonathan Whitney (17571819)

      Children of Isaac Whitney and Hannah Payne:

      1. Barnabas Whitney (1766)
      2. Henry Whitney (17671849)
      3. Timothy Whitney (17681769)
      4. Sarah Whitney (17691770)
      5. Timothy Whitney (1771)
      6. James Whitney?
      7. Mary Whitney? (1832)
    11. Amos Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Sarah Ford, was born on March 5, 1724 in York, York, ME. He married 2 times. The first time he married Sarah Payne, daughter of , on September 5, 1748 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME. She was born about 1727 in Of York, ME. The second time he married Hannah (Blake) Johnson on August 14, 1773 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME. She was baptized on June 2, 1728 in Hampton, Rockingham, NH and died in May 1815 in New Gloucester, Cumberland, ME at the age of 86.

      Children of Amos Whitney and Sarah Payne:

      1. Ebenezer Whitney (1749)
      2. Amos Whitney (17521806)
      3. Mary Gooking Whitney (1754)
      4. Elias Whitney (1763)
      5. Jotham Whitney (1766)
      6. Ruth Whitney (1769)
    12. Susannah Whitney, daughter of Jonathan Whitney and Susannah Fairbanks, was born on January 29, 1703 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA and died before February 2, 1753. She married Gershom Eames. He was born about 1700.

      Children of Susannah Whitney and Gershom Eames:

      1. Gershom Eames
      2. Susannah Eames
      3. Martha Eames
      4. Patience Eames
    13. Jonathan Whitney, son of Jonathan Whitney and Susannah Fairbanks, was born on October 17, 1704 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA and died on January 28, 1755 in Milford, Worcester, MA at the age of 50. He married Lydia Jones, daughter of , on January 26, 1727 in Mendon, Worcester, MA. She was born on September 15, 1705 in Of Mendon, Worcester, MA and died on May 4, 1783 in Milford, Worcester, MA at the age of 77.

      Children of Jonathan Whitney and Lydia Jones:

      1. Susannah Whitney (1728)
      2. Jonathan Whitney (17291729)
      3. Jesse Whitney (1730)
      4. Lydia Whitney (1732)
      5. Sarah Whitney (1736)
      6. Jonathan Whitney (17371792)
      7. Ruth Whitney (17421755)
      8. David Whitney (1746)
    14. Kezia Whitney, daughter of Jonathan Whitney and Susannah Fairbanks, was born on July 31, 1706 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. She married Abraham Jones. He was born about 1700.

    15. Dorathy Whitney, daughter of Jonathan Whitney and Susannah Fairbanks, was born on August 28, 1708 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. She married Ebenezer Hunt on May 9, 1734 in Holliston, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1705.

    16. Mary Whitney, daughter of Jonathan Whitney and Susannah Fairbanks, was born on May 28, 1710 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA and died on July 9, 1788 at the age of 78. She married John Jones in May 1735 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1710 in Of Mendon, Worcester, MA.

    17. Lydia Whitney, daughter of Jonathan Whitney and Susannah Fairbanks, was born on March 3, 1712 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. She married Isaac Hill on May 2, 1745 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1710 in Of Holliston, Middlesex, MA.

    18. Hannah Whitney, daughter of Jonathan Whitney and Susannah Fairbanks, was born on February 11, 1715 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. She married Joseph Cozens. He was born about 1710.

    19. Elias Whitney, son of Jonathan Whitney and Susannah Fairbanks, was born on November 14, 1716 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. He married Elizabeth Mellen on February 6, 1746 in Holliston, Middlesex, MA. She was born on August 21, 1721 in Prob. Holliston, Middlesex, MA and died before June 1774.

      Children of Elias Whitney and Elizabeth Mellen:

      1. Abigail Whitney (1747)
      2. Elias Whitney (17501828)
      3. Ann Mellen Whitney (1753)
      4. Jonathan Whitney (17601780)
    20. Mehetable Whitney, daughter of Jonathan Whitney and Susannah Fairbanks, was born on December 27, 1718 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA and died before December 1768. She married David Cutler on June 26, 1746 in Holliston, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1715.

    21. George Whitney, son of Jonathan Whitney and Susannah Fairbanks, was born on August 12, 1721 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA and died on September 26, 1752 in Holliston, Middlesex, MA at the age of 31. He married Sarah Couzens on November 21, 1745 in Holliston, Middlesex, MA. She was born on November 22, 1723 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA and died about February 1756 in "Late Of Holliston".

      Children of George Whitney and Sarah Couzens:

      1. Isaac Whitney (1746)
      2. Hannah Whitney (1748)
      3. Marcy Whitney (1749)
      4. Sarah Whitney (17521752)
    22. Hannah Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Hannah Rockwood, was born on October 12, 1710 in Medfield, Norfolk, MA. She married Moses Tenney on March 16, 1738 in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1715 in Of Mendon, Worcester, MA.

    23. Joshua Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Hannah Rockwood, was born after November 12, 1712 in Medfield, Norfolk, MA. He married Phebe (--?--) about 1732. She was born about 1712.

      Children of Joshua Whitney and Phebe (--?--):

      1. Isaac Whitney (1733)
      2. Nathaniel Whitney (1736)
      3. Joshua Whitney (1739)
      4. Joseph Whitney (1740)
      5. Benjamin Whitney (1743)
      6. Phebe Whitney (1745)
      7. Hannah Whitney (1746)
      8. John Whitney (1749)
      9. Jabez Whitney (17501825)
    24. Ezekiel Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Hannah Rockwood, was born on August 29, 1716 in Mendon, Worcester, MA and died in May 1753 in Sutton, Worcester, MA at the age of 36. He married Jennet Patterson interpreted May 31, 1743 () in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1720 in Of Mendon, Worcester, MA.

      Children of Ezekiel Whitney and Jennet Patterson:

      1. Susanna Whitney (1745)
      2. Jennet Whitney (17461749)
      3. Margret Whitney (17481751)
      4. Jennet Whitney (1749)
      5. Margaret Whitney (1751)
    25. Bethia Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Hannah Rockwood, was born on February 24, 1727 in Mendon, Worcester, MA. She married Thomas Jones on October 1, 1750 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA. He was born about 1725 in Of Medway, MA.

    26. Gershom Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney and Hannah Rockwood, was born about 1729 in Prob. Mendon/Uxbridge, MA and died before July 27, 1791 in Weathersfield, Windsor, VT. He married 2 times. The first time he married Sarah Wood on March 21, 1751 in Mendon, Worcester, MA. She was born on September 6, 1732 in Mendon, Worcester, MA and died on January 12, 1770 in Ware, Hampshire, MA at the age of 37. The second time he married Bathsheba Thayer, daughter of , on November 19, 1771 in Ware, Hampshire, MA. She was born on November 16, 1738 in Bellingham, Norfolk, MA and died after 1791.

      Children of Gershom Whitney and Sarah Wood:

      1. Sarah Whitney (17521777)
      2. (--?--) Whitney (17541754)
      3. Gershom Whitney (17571777)
      4. Josiah Whitney (17601792)
      5. Hezekiah Whitney (17621792)
      6. Hannah Whitney (1765)
      7. Ezekiel Whitney (17671778)

      Children of Gershom Whitney and Bathsheba Thayer:

      1. Polly Whitney (17751792)
      2. Mercy Whitney (1780)
    27. Mary Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Hannah Rockwood, was born on October 27, 1732 in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA. She married George Abbott on January 16, 1754 in Woodstock, Windham, CT. He was born about 1730 in Of Woodstock, Windham, CT.

    28. Love Whitney, daughter of Mark Whitney and Tabitha Mellen, was born on November 21, 1727 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. She married 2 times. The first time she married Jonathan Battle on January 2, 1754 in Framingham, Middlesex, MA. He was born on May 30, 1724 in Of Dedham, Norfolk, MA. The second time she married Barrachias Mason in 1767. He was born in 1723 in Of Medfield and died in 1795 at the age of 72.

      Children of Love Whitney and Jonathan Battle:

      1. Timothy Battle (1756)

      Children of Love Whitney and Barrachias Mason:

      1. Johnson Mason (17671837)
      2. Arnold Mason (17701837)
    29. Jason Whitney, son of Mark Whitney and Tabitha Mellen, was born on August 31, 1729 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA and died on June 23, 1807 in Natick, Middlesex, MA at the age of 77. He married 2 times. The first time he married Elizabeth Beal, daughter of , on March 3, 1757 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1735 in Of Sudbury, Middlesex, MA and died on May 22, 1772 in Natick, Middlesex, MA. The second time he married Lois Fisher, daughter of , on March 17, 1773 in Needham, Norfolk, MA. She was born about 1745 and died on November 21, 1805 in Natick, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Jason Whitney and Elizabeth Beal:

      1. Rachel Whitney (1759)
      2. Elizabeth Whitney (1760)
      3. Abigail Whitney (1761)
      4. Sarah Whitney (1763)
      5. Mary Whitney (1765)
      6. Susanna Whitney (17661844)
      7. Jason Whitney (17681780)
      8. Isaac Whitney (1770)
      9. Joshua Whitney (17721772)

      Children of Jason Whitney and Lois Fisher:

      1. Lois Whitney (1773)
      2. Fisher Whitney (1775)
      3. Hannah Whitney (1776)
      4. George Whitney (17781849)
      5. Jason Whitney (1780)
      6. Sarah Whitney (17821802)
      7. Ebenezer Whitney (1784)
      8. Rhoda Whitney (17861864)
    30. Mary Whitney, daughter of Mark Whitney and Tabitha Mellen, was born on October 4, 1731 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. She married Lieut. Joseph Cody, son of , on November 3, 1748 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. He was born on May 2, 1736 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.

      Children of Mary Whitney and Lieut. Joseph Cody:

      1. Mary Cody (1760)
      2. Martha Cody (1761)
      3. Sarah Cody (1763)
      4. Anna Cody (1765)
      5. Hannah Cody (1767)
      6. Joseph Cody (1769)
      7. Hannah Cody (1771)
    31. Thomas Whitney, son of Mark Whitney and Tabitha Mellen, was born on February 24, 1736 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. He married Mehitable Bacon on November 12, 1761 in Canton, Norfolk, MA. She was born about 1740 in Of Stoughton, Norfolk, MA.

      Children of Thomas Whitney and Mehitable Bacon:

      1. Mehetable Whitney (1762)
      2. Huldah Whitney (1764)
      3. Mark Whitney (1766)
      4. Esther Whitney (1767)
    32. Tabitha Whitney, daughter of Mark Whitney and Tabitha Mellen, was born on March 11, 1738 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. She married John Lessure on August 31, 1769 in Natick, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1735 in Of Upton, Worcester, MA.

    33. Sarah Whitney, daughter of Mark Whitney and Tabitha Mellen, was born on June 12, 1739 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. She married Nathan Watkins on June 11, 1761 in Natick, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1735 in Of Hopkinton.

    34. Esther Whitney, daughter of Mark Whitney and Tabitha Mellen, was born on October 3, 1742 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. She married James Watkins on August 30, 1764 in Natick, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1740 in Of Hopkinton.

    35. Judith Whitney, daughter of Isaac Whitney and Elizabeth Bridges, was born on July 25, 1727 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. She married Nathan Shumway on February 7, 1754 in Oxford, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1725.

    36. Gideon Whitney, son of Isaac Whitney and Elizabeth Bridges, was born on November 27, 1729 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA and died on July 24, 1752 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA at the age of 22. He married Hannah Norcross on March 14, 1751 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1730 in Of Weston, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Gideon Whitney and Hannah Norcross:

      1. Elizabeth Whitney (1751)
    37. Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Isaac Whitney and Elizabeth Bridges, was born on January 28, 1732 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. She married Ebenezer How on September 7, 1749 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1730 in Of Hopkinton.

Marriage

Both the Framingham and Marlborough VR's show him as "of Framingham".

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From "Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire", by Davis, Noyes, & Libby.

WHITNEY became the 61st commonest name in N. E. 1. BENJAMIN, tailor, Dover, York, b. at Watertown 6 June 1643, s. of John and Elinor. Taxed Cochecho 1666. In Mar. 1670-1 he sold to a br.(other) the int. in the Watert. homestead given him by his fa. in the hope he would return to it. York 1672, gr.j. 1679 O. A. Mar 1679-80. A 10 a. gr. was laid out to him by Phillip Cooper's on which he had liv. "these several yrs." when he and w. Jane sold, with ano. 10 a., to Jonathan Sayward 24 Mar. 1684-5. York wit. 1686 (Y. D. 4: 159).

Of Sherborn 1687 where w. Jane d. 14 Mar. 1690. Of Framingham, he m. 2d at Marlboro 11 Apr 1695 Mary Poore; d. at Sherborn 1723. Ch. appear: JANE, b. at Watert. 29 Sept. 1669, m. Jonathan Morse in Mass. BENJAMIN, Framingham, m. in Boston 7 Aug 1795 Esther Maverick, wid. of James. JONATHAN, Sherborn. JOHN, York, had 20 a. gr. 1714, liv. near Braveboat Harbor 1724, at Kit. 1732. LIst 291. He m. 1st Lettice Ford (4); ch. at York Mar. 1704-5 - May 1719; Mary Samuel, Elizabeth, Mercy, Mehitabel, John, and "Old Kittery" adds Benjamin b. 22 May 1725 (see Hist. of Brunswick, p. 760). He m. 2d at Kit. 14 Jan. 1730 Susannah (Barton 5) Smith. NATHANIEL, weaver, b. at York 14 Apr. 1680, of Kit. bot. in York 1708, York gr. 1713 "late of York" bot there 1717, depos in May 1731 ab. the land John Ford liv. on. List 279. He m. Sarah Ford(4). Ch. rec. Jan 1706-7 - Mar 1729-30; Nathan (see Presbury 3), Nathaniel, Abel, Sarah, Isaac, Amos, Lydia, Joanna. JOSHUA, b. at Sherborn 21 Sept. 1687.

From R. L. Ward, 6-Generation Study of the Descendants of John and Elinor Whitney.

Research by Alyson Cobb of Green Cove Springs, Florida; migrated to Maine. He resided between 1667 and 1668 Cocheco, NH; appears on a list take from Dover Town Records. He resided before 1668 York, York, ME; as appears by the Registry of Deeds, Vol. III, p. 451-2. John Whitney sold to Benjamin Whitney the former's house, barn and all his land about the home (about 17 acres, bounded N. by John Sherman; E. & S. by William Bond; and W. by Martin Underwood) on 5 Apr 1670 Watertown, Middlesex, MA. Benjamin Whitney sold to Dea. Joshua Whitney with the consent of his father, for L40, all right to his father's homestead obtained 5 Apr 1670 on 9 Mar 1670/71 Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was mentioned in his father's will on 3 Apr 1673 Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

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