William Whitney1707–
- Name
- William Whitney
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Whitney
Birth | January 11, 1707 23 25 |
Birth of a sister | Judith Whitney November 15, 1708 (Age 22 months) |
Birth of a sister | Amity Whitney October 6, 1712 (Age 5 years) |
Birth of a sister | Martha Whitney April 4, 1716 (Age 9 years) |
Birth of a brother | Samuel Whitney May 23, 1719 (Age 12 years) |
Death of a father | William Whitney June 24, 1720 (Age 13 years) |
Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Hagar July 29, 1722 (Age 15 years) |
Christening | January 21, 1728 (Age 21 years) |
Christening of a sister | Judith Whitney January 21, 1728 (Age 21 years) |
Christening of a sister | Amity Whitney January 21, 1728 (Age 21 years) |
Death of a paternal grandfather | Nathaniel Whitney January 7, 1733 (Age 25 years) |
Christening of a sister | Martha Whitney December 29, 1734 (Age 27 years) |
Marriage | Hannah Harrington — View this family September 10, 1735 (Age 28 years) Shared note: Intent to marry published in Weston 24 Aug 1735, wife identified as "of Watertown," marriage performed above date in Sudbury by Ephraim Curtis J.P.
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Birth of a son #1 | William Whitney April 10, 1736 (Age 29 years) |
Birth of a daughter #2 | Hannah Whitney February 16, 1738 (Age 31 years) |
Christening of a daughter | Hannah Whitney February 19, 1738 (Age 31 years) |
Christening of a brother | Samuel Whitney June 25, 1738 (Age 31 years) |
Birth of a son #3 | Phinehas Whitney April 23, 1740 (Age 33 years) |
Death of a wife | Hannah Harrington April 30, 1740 (Age 33 years) |
Christening of a son | Phinehas Whitney May 11, 1740 (Age 33 years) |
Marriage | Mary Chadwick — View this family March 30, 1742 (Age 35 years) Shared note: Marriage banns published 14 Mar 1741/2 in Weston; both of Weston;
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Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Whitney December 12, 1742 (Age 35 years) |
Christening of a daughter | Mary Whitney December 15, 1742 (Age 35 years) |
Death of a daughter | Mary Whitney March 30, 1743 (Age 36 years) |
Birth of a daughter #5 | Mary Whitney March 6, 1744 (Age 37 years) |
Christening of a daughter | Mary Whitney March 18, 1744 (Age 37 years) |
Birth of a daughter #6 | Sarah Whitney September 6, 1746 (Age 39 years) |
Christening of a daughter | Sarah Whitney September 21, 1746 (Age 39 years) |
Birth of a son #7 | Nathaniel Whitney May 1, 1748 (Age 41 years) |
Christening of a son | Nathaniel Whitney May 18, 1748 (Age 41 years) |
Birth of a son #8 | Joel Whitney December 22, 1749 (Age 42 years) |
Christening of a son | Joel Whitney December 24, 1749 (Age 42 years) |
Death of a son | Joel Whitney February 20, 1750 (Age 43 years) |
Death of a son | Nathaniel Whitney October 10, 1751 (Age 44 years) |
Birth of a daughter #9 | Susanna Whitney December 23, 1751 (Age 44 years) |
Christening of a daughter | Susanna Whitney February 19, 1752 (Age 45 years) |
Birth of a daughter #10 | Abigail Whitney December 30, 1753 (Age 46 years) |
Christening of a daughter | Abigail Whitney January 27, 1754 (Age 47 years) |
Death of a wife | Mary Chadwick February 23, 1756 (Age 49 years) |
Marriage | Maragret Gates — View this family August 12, 1756 (Age 49 years) Shared note: Marriage banns published 16 Jul 1756; both of Weston; married above date by Rev. Samuel Woodward.
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Marriage of a child | Henry Spring — Hannah Whitney — View this family April 28, 1757 (Age 50 years) Shared note: Intent published in Weston 31 Dec 1756.
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Death of a mother | Martha Pierce September 15, 1759 (Age 52 years) |
Death of a wife | Maragret Gates October 15, 1761 (Age 54 years) |
Marriage of a child | Phinehas Whitney — Miriam Willard — View this family April 28, 1762 (Age 55 years) Shared note: Intent published in Weston 25 Mar 1762, and in Harvard 27 Mar 1762.
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Marriage of a child | William Whitney — Mary Mansfield — View this family June 14, 1762 (Age 55 years) Shared note: Marriage intent published in Weston - Whitney VR's say 10 Apr 1769, but most likely the 9 was a misread of a 2.
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Marriage | Mrs. Sarah Davis — View this family February 1, 1763 (Age 56 years) Shared note: Intent published in Weston 14 Jan 1763.
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Marriage of a child | Phinehas Whitney — Lydia Bowes — View this family May 3, 1770 (Age 63 years) |
Marriage of a child | Amos Fisk — Mary Whitney — View this family May 29, 1777 (Age 70 years) Shared note: Intent published 4 Mar 1777 in Weston. Marriage by Rev. Samuel Woodward.
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Marriage of a child | Samuel Curtis — Abigail Whitney — View this family March 5, 1778 (Age 71 years) Shared note: Intent published in Weston 9 May 1777. Married by Rev. Samuel Woodward.
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Marriage of a child | Israel Mead — Susanna Whitney — View this family May 14, 1778 (Age 71 years) Shared note: Intent published in Weston 7 Mar 1778. Married by Rev. Samuel Woodward.
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Death of a brother | Samuel Whitney January 1, 1782 (Age 74 years) |
Marriage of a child | Phinehas Whitney — Jane Garfield — View this family March 8, 1809 (Age 102 years) Shared note: Intent published in Shirley 19 Feb 1809.
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Death of a son | William Whitney July 10, 1817 (Age 110 years) |
Death of a son | Phinehas Whitney December 13, 1819 (Age 112 years) |
Death | yes |
Family with parents |
father |
William Whitney Birth: May 6, 1683 36 31 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: June 24, 1720 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
mother |
Martha Pierce Birth: December 24, 1681 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: September 15, 1759 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
Marriage: May 17, 1706 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
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8 months himself |
William Whitney Birth: January 11, 1707 23 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
22 months younger sister |
Judith Whitney Birth: November 15, 1708 25 26 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
4 years younger sister |
Amity Whitney Birth: October 6, 1712 29 30 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: |
4 years younger sister |
Martha Whitney Birth: April 4, 1716 32 34 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: |
3 years younger brother |
Samuel Whitney Birth: May 23, 1719 36 37 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: January 1, 1782 — Westminster, Worcester, MA |
Family with Hannah Harrington |
himself |
William Whitney Birth: January 11, 1707 23 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
wife |
Hannah Harrington Birth: July 31, 1716 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: April 30, 1740 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
Marriage: September 10, 1735 — Sudbury, Middlesex, MA |
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7 months son |
William Whitney Birth: April 10, 1736 29 19 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: July 10, 1817 — Winchendon, Worcester, MA |
22 months daughter |
Hannah Whitney Birth: February 16, 1738 31 21 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: |
2 years son |
Phinehas Whitney Birth: April 23, 1740 33 23 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: December 13, 1819 — Shirley, Middlesex, MA |
Family with Mary Chadwick |
himself |
William Whitney Birth: January 11, 1707 23 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
wife |
Mary Chadwick Birth: October 17, 1713 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: February 23, 1756 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
Marriage: March 30, 1742 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
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8 months daughter |
Mary Whitney Birth: December 12, 1742 35 29 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: March 30, 1743 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
15 months daughter |
Mary Whitney Birth: March 6, 1744 37 30 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: |
3 years daughter |
Sarah Whitney Birth: September 6, 1746 39 32 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: |
20 months son |
Nathaniel Whitney Birth: May 1, 1748 41 34 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: October 10, 1751 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
20 months son |
Joel Whitney Birth: December 22, 1749 42 36 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: February 20, 1750 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
2 years daughter |
Susanna Whitney Birth: December 23, 1751 44 38 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: |
2 years daughter |
Abigail Whitney Birth: December 30, 1753 46 40 — Weston, Middlesex, MA Death: |
Family with Maragret Gates |
himself |
William Whitney Birth: January 11, 1707 23 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
wife |
Maragret Gates Birth: April 23, 1708 — Brookline, Middlesex, MA Death: October 15, 1761 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
Marriage: August 12, 1756 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
Family with Mrs. Sarah Davis |
himself |
William Whitney Birth: January 11, 1707 23 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: |
wife |
Mrs. Sarah Davis Birth: Of Brookline, Norfolk, MA Death: |
Marriage: February 1, 1763 — Brookline, Norfolk, MA |
… … + Mary Chadwick |
wife |
Mary Chadwick Birth: October 17, 1713 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: February 23, 1756 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
Marriage: June 19, 1735 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA |
- Generation 1
William Whitney, son of William Whitney and Martha Pierce, was born on January 11, 1707 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married 4 times. The first time he married Hannah Harrington, daughter of , on September 10, 1735 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. She was born on July 31, 1716 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on April 30, 1740 in Weston, Middlesex, MA at the age of 23. The second time he married Mary Chadwick, daughter of , on March 30, 1742 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. She was born on October 17, 1713 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on February 23, 1756 in Weston, Middlesex, MA at the age of 42. The third time he married Maragret Gates, daughter of , on August 12, 1756 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. She was born on April 23, 1708 in Brookline, Middlesex, MA and died on October 15, 1761 in Weston, Middlesex, MA at the age of 53. The fourth time he married Mrs. Sarah Davis on February 1, 1763 in Brookline, Norfolk, MA. She was born in Of Brookline, Norfolk, MA.
Children of William Whitney and Hannah Harrington:
- William Whitney (1736–1817)
- Hannah Whitney (1738–)
- Phinehas Whitney (1740–1819)
Children of William Whitney and Mary Chadwick:
- Mary Whitney (1742–1743)
- Mary Whitney (1744–)
- Sarah Whitney (1746–)
- Nathaniel Whitney (1748–1751)
- Joel Whitney (1749–1750)
- Susanna Whitney (1751–)
- Abigail Whitney (1753–)
- Generation 2back to top
William Whitney, son of William Whitney and Hannah Harrington, was born on April 10, 1736 in Weston, Middlesex, MA and died on July 10, 1817 in Winchendon, Worcester, MA at the age of 81. He married Mary Mansfield on June 14, 1762 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. She was born in 1745 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died on December 17, 1815 in Winchendon, Worcester, MA at the age of 70.
Children of William Whitney and Mary Mansfield:
- William Whitney (1764–1846)
- Phineas Whitney (1766–)
- Mary Whitney (1773–)
- Joseph Whitney (1775–)
- Amasa Whitney (1777–)
- Sarah Whitney (1779–)
Hannah Whitney, daughter of William Whitney and Hannah Harrington, was born on February 16, 1738 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. She married Henry Spring on April 28, 1757 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1730 in Of Weston, Middlesex, MA.
Phinehas Whitney, son of William Whitney and Hannah Harrington, was born on April 23, 1740 in Weston, Middlesex, MA and died on December 13, 1819 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA at the age of 79. He married 3 times. The first time he married Lydia Bowes on May 3, 1770 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA. She was born on December 17, 1749 in Of Groton, MA and died on October 11, 1805 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA at the age of 55. The second time he married Miriam Willard on April 28, 1762 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. She was born in 1742 in Of Harvard, Worcester, MA and died on March 20, 1769 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA at the age of 27. The third time he married Jane Garfield on March 8, 1809 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA. She was born in Of Fitchburg, MA and died on March 4, 1824.
Children of Phinehas Whitney and Lydia Bowes:
- Thomas Whitney (1771–1844)
- Nicholas Bowes Whitney (1772–)
- Lydia Whitney (1773–)
- Elizabeth Whitney (1775–)
- William Whitney (1778–)
- Rebecca Cooke Whitney (1781–)
- Phinehas Sullivan Whitney (1785–)
- Sarah Whitney (1787–)
- Clarissa Whitney (1790–)
- Charles Whitney (1794–)
Mary Whitney, daughter of William Whitney and Mary Chadwick, was born on March 6, 1744 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. She married Amos Fisk on May 29, 1777 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1740 in Of Waltham, Middlesex, MA.
Susanna Whitney, daughter of William Whitney and Mary Chadwick, was born on December 23, 1751 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. She married Israel Mead on May 14, 1778 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1750 in Of Medford, Middlesex, MA.
Abigail Whitney, daughter of William Whitney and Mary Chadwick, was born on December 30, 1753 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. She married Samuel Curtis on March 5, 1778 in Weston, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1750 in Of Marlborough, MA.
- Generation 3back to top
William Whitney, son of William Whitney and Mary Mansfield, was born on June 26, 1764 in Weston, Middlesex, MA and died on January 18, 1846 in Gardner, Worcester, MA at the age of 81.
Thomas Whitney, son of Phinehas Whitney and Lydia Bowes, was born on March 19, 1771 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA and died on January 14, 1844 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA at the age of 72.
Nicholas Bowes Whitney, son of Phinehas Whitney and Lydia Bowes, was born on March 21, 1772 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA.
William Whitney, son of Phinehas Whitney and Lydia Bowes, was born on October 30, 1778 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA.
Marriage | Intent to marry published in Weston 24 Aug 1735, wife identified as "of Watertown," marriage performed above date in Sudbury by Ephraim Curtis J.P. |
Marriage | Marriage banns published 14 Mar 1741/2 in Weston; both of Weston; |
Marriage | Marriage banns published 16 Jul 1756; both of Weston; married above date by Rev. Samuel Woodward. |
Marriage | Intent published in Weston 14 Jan 1763. |
Shared note | At the time of the probate of the estate of father William Whitney in 1720, Martha Whitney, widow, was appointed guardian of the five minor children of her late husband, vizt. William, in his 14th year, Judith, in her 12th year, Amity, in her 8th year, Martha, in her 5th year, and Samuel, in his 2nd year, and posted bond with Jacob Pierce, husbandman, of Weston, as surety. Given in the Watertown Records, but also in the Weston VR's on p. 2. The entry in Weston may be a duplicate "catching up" for the children already living there when the town was founded in 1707. William, ch. William dec'd and Martha, c. m. Jan. 21, 1727/8 (Weston VR., p. 411). Provided by: Allan Green [email protected] |