Josiah WhitneyAge: 54 years16631717

Name
Josiah Whitney
Given names
Josiah
Surname
Whitney
Birth May 19, 1663 29 31
Birth of a sisterElinor Whitney
October 12, 1665 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Whitney
November 25, 1668 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherIsaac Whitney
January 12, 1669 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Whitney
March 10, 1672 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Whitney
June 1, 1673 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterAbigail Whitney
August 18, 1675 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherBenjamin Whitney
January 6, 1678 (Age 14 years)
Death of a sisterElinor Whitney
November 23, 1678 (Age 15 years)
Death of a brotherJames Whitney
November 30, 1690 (Age 27 years)
Death of a brotherIsaac Whitney
December 5, 1690 (Age 27 years)
MarriageMary (--?--)View this family
about 1694 (Age 30 years)
Shared note: No record for this marriage in either Watertown or Wrentham. Children 2 - 4 all born in Wrentham, first child uncertain and birthplace unknown.
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Whitney
March 5, 1696 (Age 32 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Whitney
March 5, 1696 (Age 32 years)

Birth of a son
#3
Josiah Whitney
February 21, 1698 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Josiah Whitney
February 21, 1698 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sisterAnna Whitney
March 6, 1701 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherLydia Jones
February 3, 1702 (Age 38 years)
Death of a fatherJonathan Whitney
January 1, 1703 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Jonathan Whitney
June 16, 1703 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Jonathan Whitney
June 16, 1703 (Age 40 years)
Death of a sisterAbigail Whitney
June 7, 1704 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Abigail Whitney
May 22, 1708 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Abigail Whitney
May 22, 1708 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Hannah Whitney
July 11, 1710 (Age 47 years)
Death of a wifeMary (--?--)
July 18, 1710 (Age 47 years)
Death of a daughterAbigail Whitney
November 24, 1711 (Age 48 years)
Death of a daughterAbigail Whitney
November 24, 1711 (Age 48 years)
MarriageAbigail MartinView this family
November 3, 1713 (Age 50 years)
Death December 29, 1717 (Age 54 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 30, 1656Watertown, Middlesex, MA
8 months
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
6 months
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
11 months
himself
2 years
younger sister
Elinor Whitney
Birth: October 12, 1665 31 33Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: November 23, 1678Watertown, Middlesex, MA
3 years
younger brother
James Whitney
Birth: November 25, 1668 34 36Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: November 30, 1690Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
2 months
younger brother
Isaac Whitney
Birth: January 12, 1669 35 37Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: December 5, 1690Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Abigail Whitney
Birth: August 18, 1675 41 43Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: June 7, 1704Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
2 years
younger brother
Father’s family with Jane - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage:
Family with Mary (--?--) - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1694Poss. Watertown, Middlesex, MA
2 years
daughter
2 years
son
5 years
son
5 years
daughter
Abigail Whitney
Birth: May 22, 1708Wrentham, Norfolk, MA
Death: November 24, 1711Wrentham, Norfolk, MA
2 years
daughter
Family with Abigail Martin - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 3, 1713Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
-18 years
daughter
2 years
son
5 years
son
5 years
daughter
Abigail Whitney
Birth: May 22, 1708Wrentham, Norfolk, MA
Death: November 24, 1711Wrentham, Norfolk, MA

  1. Generation 1
    1. Josiah Whitney, son of Jonathan Whitney and Lydia Jones, was born on May 19, 1663 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on December 29, 1717 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA at the age of 54. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mary (--?--) about 1694 in Poss. Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1675 in Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on July 18, 1710 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA. The second time he married Abigail Martin on November 3, 1713 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA. She was born about 1670 in Of Dorchester, Suffolk, MA and died on December 6, 1734 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA.

      Children of Josiah Whitney and Mary (--?--):

      1. Mary Whitney (1696)
      2. Josiah Whitney (16981748)
      3. Jonathan Whitney (17031768)
      4. Abigail Whitney (17081711)
      5. Hannah Whitney (1710)

      Children of Josiah Whitney and Abigail Martin:

      1. Mary Whitney (1696)
      2. Josiah Whitney (16981748)
      3. Jonathan Whitney (17031768)
      4. Abigail Whitney (17081711)
  2. Generation 2back to top
    1. Josiah Whitney, son of Josiah Whitney and Abigail Martin, was born on February 21, 1698 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA and died on November 17, 1748 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA at the age of 50. He married 3 times. The first time he married Elizabeth Grant on February 28, 1725 in Weston, Connecticut. She died before 1737 in Conn. The second time he married Mehitabel Fuller, daughter of , on March 2, 1737. The third time he married Lydia Ballard in February 1759.

      Children of Josiah Whitney and Elizabeth Grant:

      1. Elizabeth Whitney (1735)

      Children of Josiah Whitney and Mehitabel Fuller:

      1. Phineas Whitney (1740)
      2. Peter Whitney (17381826)
      3. Josiah Whitney (1740)
      4. Thomas Whitney (1742)
      5. Miriam Whitney (1744)
      6. Esther Whitney (1746)
      7. Keziah Whitney (17491751)
      8. Keziah Whitney (1751)
      9. Mehitable Whitney (1755)

      Children of Josiah Whitney and Lydia Ballard:

      1. Lydia Whitney (1760)
      2. Mehitable Whitney (1761)
      3. Sarah Whitney (17641782)
      4. Josiah Whitney (17641792)
    2. Jonathan Whitney, son of Josiah Whitney and Abigail Martin, was born on June 16, 1703 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA and died on April 21, 1768 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA at the age of 64. He married 2 times. The first time he married Tryphene Daniell on November 1, 1726 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA. She was born about 1703 in Of Wrentham, Norfolk, MA and died on September 24, 1748 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA. The second time he married Rebekah Dunten on June 10, 1752 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA. She was born about 1727 in Of Wrentham, Norfolk, MA and died on December 15, 1814 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA.

      Children of Jonathan Whitney and Tryphene Daniell:

      1. Mary Whitney (1728)
      2. Jonathan Whitney (17301730)

      Children of Jonathan Whitney and Rebekah Dunten:

      1. Tryphena Whitney (1753)
  3. Generation 3back to top
    1. Peter Whitney, son of Josiah Whitney and Mehitabel Fuller, was born on April 10, 1738 in Willington, Tolland, CT and died on June 19, 1826 in Tunbridge, VT at the age of 88. He married Mercy Case, daughter of , on April 21, 1763 in Willington, Tolland, CT. She was born on August 3, 1745 in Tolland, CT and died on April 19, 1819 in Tunbridge, VT at the age of 73.

      Children of Peter Whitney and Mercy Case:

      1. Molly Whitney (17641783)
      2. Jonathan Whitney (17661853)
      3. Lois Whitney (1768)
      4. Thomas Whitney (1770)
      5. Rebecca Whitney (1773)
      6. Anna Whitney (17741853)
      7. Peter Whitney (17761838)
      8. Esther Whitney (1778)
      9. Lydia Whitney (1781)
      10. Marcy Whitney (1784)
      11. Molly Whitney (1784)
    2. Josiah Whitney, son of Josiah Whitney and Lydia Ballard, was born on November 16, 1764 in Willington, Connecticut and died on October 29, 1792 at the age of 27. He married Mary Loomis on November 26, 1783 in East Windsor, Connecticut. She died on January 14, 1859 in Rootsville, Ohio.

      Children of Josiah Whitney and Mary Loomis:

      1. Sarah Whitney (1785)
      2. Mary Whitney (1787)
      3. Indiana Whitney (1789)
      4. Josiah Whitney (17911869)
    3. Tryphena Whitney, daughter of Jonathan Whitney and Rebekah Dunten, was born on March 9, 1753 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA. She married Abel Witherel on November 1, 1770 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA. He was born about 1750 in Of Wrentham, Norfolk, MA.

Marriage

No record for this marriage in either Watertown or Wrentham. Children 2 - 4 all born in Wrentham, first child uncertain and birthplace unknown.

Shared note

A deed was given from Josiah Whitney Senior to Josiah Whitney Junior, dated 12 Mar 1736. Note that Josiah m. Mehitabel Fuller 2 Mar 1737. The deed was witnessed by Thomas Fuller and his wife, Mehitabel (Herring), who signed her mark. Thomas Fuller is the brother of Daniel, who was the pastor of the Congregational Church in Willington from 1728 to 1758. The deed is marked as Recorded 13 Dec 1744 - [source, George Parker - [email protected]]

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