John WhitneyAge: 61 years1678–1739
- Name
- John Whitney
- Given names
- John
- Surname
- Whitney
| Birth | about 1678 34 31 |
| Birth of a brother | Nathaniel Whitney April 14, 1680 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jonathan Whitney 1681 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Josiah Whitney about 1683 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joshua Whitney September 21, 1687 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jane … November 14, 1690 (Age 12 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Benjamin Whitney — Mary Poor — View this family April 13, 1696 (Age 18 years) Shared note: Both the Framingham and Marlborough VR's show him as "of Framingham".
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| Birth of a half-brother | Mark Whitney about 1700 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Isaac Whitney about 1702 (Age 24 years) |
| Marriage | Lettice Ford — View this family about 1703 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Huldah Whitney about 1704 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Whitney March 12, 1706 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Samuel Whitney May 5, 1707 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Elizabeth Whitney May 7, 1709 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Hannah Whitney April 17, 1710 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Mehitable Whitney about 1715 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | John Whitney May 4, 1719 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | Benjamin Whitney March 26, 1723 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Edwards — Mary Whitney — View this family October 16, 1723 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Benjamin Whitney May 22, 1725 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a wife | Lettice Ford before 1730 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Whitney — Lydia Spooner — View this family August 23, 1732 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Fernald — Hannah Whitney — View this family November 16, 1733 (Age 55 years) |
| Death | after 1739 (Age 61 years) |
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| Family with parents |
| father |
Benjamin Whitney Birth: June 6, 1643 51 46 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: March 26, 1723 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA |
| mother |
Jane … Birth: about 1647 Death: November 14, 1690 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA |
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Marriage: about 1667 — York, York Co. Maine |
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21 months elder sister |
Jane Whitney Birth: September 29, 1668 25 21 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
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2 years elder brother |
Benjamin Whitney Birth: about 1670 26 23 — Prob. York, York, ME Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Timothy Whitney Birth: about 1672 28 25 — Prob. York, York, ME Death: |
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4 years elder sister |
Elinor Whitney Birth: about 1675 31 28 — Prob. York, York, ME Death: after April 9, 1754 — Prob. Mendon, Worcester, MA |
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4 years himself |
John Whitney Birth: about 1678 34 31 — York, York Co. Maine Death: after 1739 — New Meadows, Cumberland, ME |
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2 years younger brother |
Nathaniel Whitney Birth: April 14, 1680 36 33 — York, York Co. Maine Death: about 1768 — Gorham, Maine? |
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21 months younger brother |
Jonathan Whitney Birth: 1681 37 34 Death: January 16, 1754 — Holliston, Middlesex, MA |
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3 years younger brother |
Josiah Whitney Birth: about 1683 39 36 Death: |
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5 years younger brother |
Joshua Whitney Birth: September 21, 1687 44 40 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA Death: June 16, 1771 — Ware, Hampshire, MA |
| Father’s family with Mary Poor |
| father |
Benjamin Whitney Birth: June 6, 1643 51 46 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: March 26, 1723 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA |
| step-mother |
Mary Poor Birth: about 1650 — Of Marlborough(?), Middlesex, MA Death: |
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Marriage: April 13, 1696 — Marlborough, Middlesex, MA |
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5 years half-brother |
Mark Whitney Birth: about 1700 56 50 — Of Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA Death: June 23, 1760 — Natick, Massachusetts |
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3 years half-brother |
Isaac Whitney Birth: about 1702 58 52 — Prob. Framingham, Middlesex, MA Death: before October 23, 1749 — Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA |
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3 years half-sister |
Huldah Whitney Birth: about 1704 60 54 Death: |
| Family with Lettice Ford |
| himself |
John Whitney Birth: about 1678 34 31 — York, York Co. Maine Death: after 1739 — New Meadows, Cumberland, ME |
| wife |
Lettice Ford Birth: about 1680 — Prob. Kittery, York, ME Death: before 1730 — Prob. Kittery, York, ME |
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Marriage: about 1703 — |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Whitney Birth: March 12, 1706 28 26 — Kittery, ME Death: |
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14 months son |
Samuel Whitney Birth: May 5, 1707 29 27 — York, Maine Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Elizabeth Whitney Birth: May 7, 1709 31 29 Death: |
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11 months daughter |
Hannah Whitney Birth: April 17, 1710 32 30 — Of Kittery, York, ME Death: |
| daughter |
Mercy Whitney Death: |
| daughter |
Mehitable Whitney Birth: about 1715 37 35 — Of Kittery, ME Death: |
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4 years son |
John Whitney Birth: May 4, 1719 41 39 Death: |
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6 years son |
Benjamin Whitney Birth: May 22, 1725 47 45 — York, York, ME Death: November 8, 1797 — Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME |
- Generation 1
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:
- Mary Whitney (1706–)
- Samuel Whitney (1707–)
- Elizabeth Whitney (1709–)
- Hannah Whitney (1710–)
- Mercy Whitney
- Mehitable Whitney (1715–)
- John Whitney (1719–)
- Benjamin Whitney (1725–1797)
- Generation 2back to top
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.
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:
- Samuel Whitney (1732–)
- Jonathan Whitney (1734–)
- Lydia Whitney (1736–)
- Susannah Whitney (1738–)
- Lettis Whitney (1742–)
- (--?--) Whitney (1745–)
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.
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:
- Abraham Whitney (1753–1831)
- Sarah Whitney (1755–)
- Isaac Whitney (1757–1850)
- Rebecca Whitney (1759–)
- Rachel Whitney (1761–)
- Jacob Whitney (1763–1846)
- Isabel Whitney (1765–1843)
- Nathan Whitney (1768–1849)
- Benjamin Whitney (1769–)
- Joseph Whitney (1770–)
- Samuel Lumber Whitney (1774–1846)
- Thankful Whitney (1776–)
- Generation 3back to top
Samuel Whitney, son of Samuel Whitney and Lydia Spooner, was born on September 15, 1732 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME. He married Mary Aston.
Children of Samuel Whitney and Mary Aston:
- Ebenezer Whitney (1762–)
Jonathan Whitney, son of Samuel Whitney and Lydia Spooner, was born on December 4, 1734 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME. He married Mary Henden on September 30, 1761 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME. She was born about 1740 in Prob. Brunswick, Cumberland, ME.
Susannah Whitney, daughter of Samuel Whitney and Lydia Spooner, was born on July 25, 1738 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME. She married Nathaniel Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Hannah Day, on September 15, 1757. He was born on March 22, 1735 in Biddeford, Maine.
Abraham Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born on August 19, 1753 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME and died on September 30, 1831 in Waterford, Oxford, ME at the age of 78. He married Apphia Coombs on May 6, 1780 in Lisbon, Maine. She was born in 1760 in Topsham?, Sagadahoc, ME and died on October 26, 1833 in Waterford, Oxford, ME at the age of 73.
Children of Abraham Whitney and Apphia Coombs:
- Peter Whitney (1781–)
- Benjamin Whitney (1782–1853)
- Mercy Whitney (1784–)
- Thankful Whitney (1786–)
- Mehitable Whitney (1788–)
- Isaac Whitney (1790–1810)
- Sarah Whitney (1792–)
- Thomas Whitney (1794–)
- Apphia Whitney (1795–1813)
- Abraham Whitney (1798–1850)
- John Whitney (1800–)
- Joseph Stockbridge Whitney (1802–)
Isaac Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born on May 22, 1757 in Harpswell, Cumberland, ME and died on January 29, 1850 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME at the age of 92. He married Sarah Truant, daughter of , on May 22, 1783 in Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME. She was born about 1761 in Potterstown, ME and died on July 14, 1846 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME.
Children of Isaac Whitney and Sarah Truant:
- Sarah Whitney (1783–)
- Rebecca Whitney (1785–)
- Charloe (Elizabeth) Whitney (1786–)
- Jonathan Whitney (1788–)
- Mary (Anna) Whitney (1790–)
- Abraham Whitney (1792–1826)
- Elizabeth Wilson Whitney (1794–)
- James Trufant Whitney (1796–)
- Anna Gowel Whitney (1797–)
- Joseph Whitney (1800–)
- Mercy Sutherland Whitney (1802–)
- Stephen Whitney (1805–1806)
- Nathan Whitney (1807–1813)
- Abigail Potter Whitney (1811–)
Rachel Whitney, daughter of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born on April 25, 1761 in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, ME. She married Miller Hinckley, son of , on September 19, 1785 in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, ME. He was born about 1755 in ME and died in Of Phillips, Franklin, ME.
Jacob Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born on June 11, 1763 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died on May 28, 1846 in Phillips, Franklin, ME at the age of 82. He married Hannah Mills on July 11, 1787 in Phillips, Franklin, ME. She was born on July 17, 1760 in Of Little River, Lincoln, ME.
Children of Jacob Whitney and Hannah Mills:
- Mary M. Whitney (1788–1790)
- James M. Whitney (1790–)
- Christopher Atwood Whitney (1793–1869)
- Patience W. Whitney (1795–)
- Joseph T. Whitney (1797–)
- Samuel L. Whitney (1799–)
- John B. Whitney (1802–)
- Josiah S. Whitney (1807–1875)
Isabel Whitney, daughter of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born on August 2, 1765 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died in 1843 in Of Phillips, Franklin, ME at the age of 77. She married Increase Blethen on October 26, 1784 in Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME. He was born about 1760 in Of Phillips, Franklin, ME.
Children of Isabel Whitney and Increase Blethen:
- Thankful Blethen (1794–1864)
Nathan Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born about 1768 in Of Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died in September 1849. He married 2 times. The first time he married Sarah Godfrey on December 25, 1793 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She was born about 1770 in Of Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died on March 22, 1827 in Augusta, Kennebec, ME. The second time he married Fannie D. Shephard on June 29, 1828 in Hallowell, Kennebec, ME. She was born about 1800 in Of Hallowell, Kennebec, ME.
Children of Nathan Whitney and Sarah Godfrey:
- Abiezar Holbrook Whitney (1794–1864)
- Calvin Whitney (1796–)
- John G. Whitney (1798–)
- Bathsheba Whitney (1800–)
- Rebecca Whitney (1801–)
- Otis Whitney (1803–)
- Thankful Whitney (1806–)
- Elias S. Whitney (1809–)
- Hannah Whitney (1811–)
- Celinda Whitney (1818–)
Children of Nathan Whitney and Fannie D. Shephard:
- Sarah Elizabeth Whitney (1829–)
- Nathan Franklin Whitney (1831–)
- Reuel Williams Whitney (1836–)
Benjamin Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born about 1769 in Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died in Res. Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, ME. He married Polly Varnum on November 12, 1795 in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, ME. She was born about 1774 in Of Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, ME.
Children of Benjamin Whitney and Polly Varnum:
- Ralph Whitney (1797–)
- Abigail Whitney (1800–)
- Samuel Whitney (1801–)
- Peggy (Margaret?) Whitney (1804–)
- Mary Whitney (1805–)
- Diana Whitney (1807–)
- Stover Whitney (1809–)
Joseph Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born on May 1, 1770 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died in Of Phillips, Franklin, ME. He married Rebecca Stinchfield on November 8, 1797 in Litchfield, Androscoggin, ME. She was born on June 12, 1775 in Of New Gloucester, ME and died in Of Phillips, Franklin, ME.
Children of Joseph Whitney and Rebecca Stinchfield:
- Ephraim Stinchfield Whitney (1801–)
- Mehitable Whitney (1797–)
- Thomas S. Whitney (1799–)
- Abush Whitney (1803–)
- Frances Whitney (1805–)
- Moses Whitney (1805–1805)
- Ressiah Whitney (1808–)
- Moses Whitney (1810–1814)
- Johnson Whitney (1811–)
- Nathan Whitney (1812–)
Samuel Lumber Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born on February 6, 1774 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME and died on October 9, 1846 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME at the age of 72. He married Lydia Curtis on December 24, 1801 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She was born on January 30, 1776 in Lisbon, Maine and died on December 7, 1848 in Lisbon, Maine at the age of 72.
Children of Samuel Lumber Whitney and Lydia Curtis:
- Eliza Whitney (1802–)
- Jacob Whitney (1804–)
- John Whitney (1808–)
- Isabel Whitney (1811–)
- Mercy Whitney (1814–)
- Lydia Whitney (1817–)
- Samuel Lumbar Whitney (1820–)
Thankful Whitney, daughter of Benjamin Whitney and Mercy Hinckley, was born about 1776 in Prob. Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. She married Zebulon Colson on September 1, 1796 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, ME. He was born about 1770 in Of Little River, ME.
| Shared note | From GEMNH: Had a 20 acre grant in 1714 (York). Lived near Braveboat Harbor, 1724; at Kittery 1732. From RLWard: In New Meadows, Cumberland, ME in 1739. Provided by: Allan Green [email protected] |