David WhitneyAge: 41 years1697–1738

Name
David Whitney
Given names
David
Surname
Whitney
Name prefix
Ens.
Birth June 16, 1697 36 32
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening July 10, 1698 (Age 12 months)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a sisterRuth Whitney
July 10, 1698 (Age 12 months)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a sisterAbigail Whitney
July 10, 1698 (Age 12 months)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a brotherBenjamin Whitney
July 10, 1698 (Age 12 months)

Birth of a brotherDaniel Whitney
July 17, 1700 (Age 3 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death of a brotherBenjamin Whitney
November 13, 1713 (Age 16 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

MarriageRebecca Fillebrown — View this family
about 1720 (Age 22 years)

Shared note:

Not in Watertown VR Whitney transcriptions, so may have taken place elsewhere. Not in RW's Index to the MA VR's. First child born in Watertown, however, in 1721. David Whitney is given as "of Waltham", where he died. His estate was probated 22 Jan 1738/9 Waltham, Middlesex, MA; administration granted to widow Rebecca Whitney of Waltham on the estate of her late husband, Daniel [sic-David] Whitney of Waltham, decd., with Benjamin Stearns of Lexington, husbandman, and Daniel Whitney of Watertown, husbandman, sureties; E/P 6 Feb 1738/9 Wal/Mid/MA; inventory of the estate of David Whitney taken by Joseph Mason, Benj. Stearns, and John Taynter; E/P 16 Apr 1739 Wal/Mid/MA; his inventory exhibited; E/P 30 Apr 1745 Wal/Mid/MA; his estate was divided; E/P 5 May 1746 Wal/Mid/MA; inventory of real estate and dower of the widow taken by Joseph Mason, Joseph Bowman, Samuel Livermore, Samuel Hastings, and John Smith; signed by Rebeckah Whitney, wid., for herself as guardian for Nathan, Josiah, Anna, and Ruth Whitney; David Whitney; Beria Stearns as guardian for Jonas and Jonathan Whitney; and Thomas Stowell; E/P 12 May 1746 Wal/Mid/MA; return of commissioners, names children David, Nathan, Josiah, Jonas, Jonathan, Rebecca Stowell, Anna, and Ruth; E/P 31 May 1750 Wal/Mid/MA; the wieos's thirds was settled on Nathan Whitney, 2nd son, for distribution, agreed to by David Whitney of Waltham, Nathan Whitney of Waltham, Thomas Wellington as guardian for Josiah, Jonas, and Jonathan Whitney, Thomas Stowell, Anna Whitney and Ruth Whitney.

Birth of a daughter
#1		Rebecca Whitney
November 2, 1721 (Age 24 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#2		David Whitney
September 25, 1723 (Age 26 years)
Waltham, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a daughter
#3		Anna Whitney
August 9, 1725 (Age 28 years)
Waltham, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#4		Nathan Whitney
March 12, 1727 (Age 29 years)
Waltham, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a daughter
#5		Ruth Whitney
February 3, 1729 (Age 31 years)
Waltham, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#6		Josiah Whitney
November 22, 1730 (Age 33 years)
Waltham, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#7		Jonas Whitney
June 25, 1733 (Age 36 years)
Waltham, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#8		Jonathan Whitney
February 10, 1735 (Age 37 years)
Waltham, Middlesex, MA

Death of a fatherBenjamin Whitney
1736 (Age 38 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death December 18, 1738 (Age 41 years)
Waltham, Middlesex, MA

LDS baptism

Family with parents - View this family
father
Benjamin Whitney
Birth: November 28, 1660 36 37 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: 1736 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
mother
Abigail Hagar
Birth: about 1665 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: 1767
Marriage: March 30, 1687 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
13 months
elder sister
Abigail Whitney
Birth: May 3, 1688 27 23 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: about 1783 — Bolton, Worcester, MA
4 years
elder brother
Benjamin Whitney
Birth: about 1691 30 26 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: November 13, 1713 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
3 years
elder brother
John Whitney
Birth: June 15, 1694 33 29 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: 1776
3 years
himself
David Whitney
Birth: June 16, 1697 36 32 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: December 18, 1738 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
13 months
younger sister
Ruth Whitney
Birth: July 10, 1698 37 33 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: 1686
2 years
younger brother
Daniel Whitney
Birth: July 17, 1700 39 35 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: before March 28, 1775 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Father’s family with Elizabeth … - View this family
father
Benjamin Whitney
Birth: November 28, 1660 36 37 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: 1736 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
step-mother
Elizabeth …
Birth: about 1662
Death: 1676
Marriage: 1676 —
Family with Rebecca Fillebrown - View this family
himself
David Whitney
Birth: June 16, 1697 36 32 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: December 18, 1738 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
wife
Rebecca Fillebrown
Birth: November 6, 1695 — Cambridge, Middlesex, MA
Death: before March 12, 1749 — Prob. Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Marriage: about 1720 —
22 months
daughter
Rebecca Whitney
Birth: November 2, 1721 24 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death:
23 months
son
David Whitney
Birth: September 25, 1723 26 27 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Death: after November 7, 1764 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
22 months
daughter
Anna Whitney
Birth: August 9, 1725 28 29 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Death:
19 months
son
Nathan Whitney
Birth: March 12, 1727 29 31 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Death: August 10, 1803 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
23 months
daughter
Ruth Whitney
Birth: February 3, 1729 31 33 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Death: April 23, 1757 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
22 months
son
Josiah Whitney
Birth: November 22, 1730 33 35 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Death: December 3, 1800 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
3 years
son
Jonas Whitney
Birth: June 25, 1733 36 37 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Death: September 8, 1778 — Westminster, Worcester, MA
20 months
son
Jonathan Whitney
Birth: February 10, 1735 37 39 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Death: April 9, 1757 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA

  1. Generation 1

    1. David Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Abigail Hagar, was born on June 16, 1697 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on December 18, 1738 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA at the age of 41. He married Rebecca Fillebrown, daughter of , about 1720. She was born on November 6, 1695 in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA and died before March 12, 1749 in Prob. Waltham, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of David Whitney and Rebecca Fillebrown:

      1. Rebecca Whitney (1721–)
      2. David Whitney (1723–1764)
      3. Anna Whitney (1725–)
      4. Nathan Whitney (1727–1803)
      5. Ruth Whitney (1729–1757)
      6. Josiah Whitney (1730–1800)
      7. Jonas Whitney (1733–1778)
      8. Jonathan Whitney (1735–1757)
  2. Generation 2back to top

    1. Rebecca Whitney, daughter of David Whitney and Rebecca Fillebrown, was born on November 2, 1721 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married Thomas Stowell on July 18, 1745 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. He was born on September 28, 1719 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on January 11, 1755 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA at the age of 35.

      Children of Rebecca Whitney and Thomas Stowell:

      1. Rebecca Stowell (1746–)
      2. David Stowell (1748–)
      3. Elizabeth Stowell (1752–1797)

    2. David Whitney, son of David Whitney and Rebecca Fillebrown, was born on September 25, 1723 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died after November 7, 1764 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. He married Mary Merriam before December 22, 1751 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born in 1724.

      Children of David Whitney and Mary Merriam:

      1. Mary Whitney (1751–)
      2. David Whitney (1753–1776)
      3. Sarah Whitney (1756–)
      4. Ruth Whitney (1760–)

    3. Anna Whitney, daughter of David Whitney and Rebecca Fillebrown, was born on August 9, 1725 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. She married Samuel Merriam on June 4, 1752 in Lexington, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1720.

    4. Nathan Whitney, son of David Whitney and Rebecca Fillebrown, was born on March 12, 1727 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died on August 10, 1803 in Westminster, Worcester, MA at the age of 76. He married Tabitha Merriam about September 1752. She was born about May 26, 1733 and died on December 26, 1822 in Westminster, Worcester, MA.

      Children of Nathan Whitney and Tabitha Merriam:

      1. Tabitha Whitney (1753–1756)
      2. Nathan Whitney (1755–1756)
      3. Tabitha Whitney (1757–1764)
      4. Nathan Whitney (1759–1764)
      5. Jonathan Whitney (1761–1764)
      6. Ruth Whitney (1763–1764)
      7. Nathan Whitney (1765–)
      8. David Whitney (1767–1867)
      9. John Whitney (1769–1802)

    5. Josiah Whitney, son of David Whitney and Rebecca Fillebrown, was born on November 22, 1730 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died on December 3, 1800 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA at the age of 70. He married Sarah Lawrence on June 15, 1762 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. She was born on July 21, 1737 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died on September 14, 1794 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA at the age of 57.

      Children of Josiah Whitney and Sarah Lawrence:

      1. Sarah Whitney (1763–)
      2. Josiah Whitney (1765–1842)
      3. Rhoda Whitney (1768–)
      4. Nancy Whitney (1770–)
      5. Jonathan Whitney (1772–)
      6. Ruth Whitney (1774–)
      7. Lucy Whitney (1778–)

    6. Jonas Whitney, son of David Whitney and Rebecca Fillebrown, was born on June 25, 1733 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died on September 8, 1778 in Westminster, Worcester, MA at the age of 45. He married Sarah Whittemore on September 27, 1757 in Lexington, Middlesex, MA. She was born in 1730 in Of Lexington, MA and died on July 26, 1821 in Westminster, Worcester, MA at the age of 91.

      Children of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Whittemore:

      1. Jonas Whitney (1761–1839)
      2. Ruhamah Whitney (1763–)
      3. Joel Whitney (1765–)
      4. Joseph Whitney (1768–1778)
      5. Benjamin Whitney (1770–)
  3. Generation 3back to top

    1. Rebecca Stowell, daughter of Thomas Stowell and Rebecca Whitney, was born on September 9, 1746 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. She married Abraham Child, son of , on April 2, 1767 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1742 in Poss. Waltham, Middlesex, MA.

    2. Elizabeth Stowell, daughter of Thomas Stowell and Rebecca Whitney, was born on June 14, 1752 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on August 4, 1797 at the age of 45. She married Aaron Brown, son of , in 1774 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1750 in Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

    3. Mary Whitney, daughter of David Whitney and Mary Merriam, was born on December 22, 1751 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. She married William Wellington on August 17, 1769 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1745 in Poss. Waltham, Middlesex, MA.

    4. Sarah Whitney, daughter of David Whitney and Mary Merriam, was born on February 8, 1756 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. She married Bezaleel Wright on August 29, 1776 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1750 in Of Murrayfield Or Chester, MA.

    5. Ruth Whitney, daughter of David Whitney and Mary Merriam, was born on January 2, 1760 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. She married Roland P. Blackmer on December 7, 1780 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1755 in Of Western[Warren], Worcester, MA.

    6. Nathan Whitney, son of Nathan Whitney and Tabitha Merriam, was born on July 1, 1765 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. He married Eunice Puffer, daughter of , in December 1786 in Westminster, Middlesex, MA. She was born about August 5, 1767 in Of Westminster, Worcester, MA and died on February 24, 1846 in Westminster, Worcester, MA.

      Children of Nathan Whitney and Eunice Puffer:

      1. Eunice Whitney (1787–1812)
      2. Ruth Whitney (1789–)
      3. Nathan Whitney (1792–1831)
      4. Persis Whitney (1795–)
      5. Asa Whitney (1797–1802)
      6. Leonard Whitney (1800–1802)
      7. Asa Whitney (1803–1814)
      8. Mary Reed Whitney (1806–)
      9. Leonard Whitney (1808–)

    7. David Whitney, son of Nathan Whitney and Tabitha Merriam, was born on August 16, 1767 in Westminster, Worcester, MA and died on March 25, 1867 in Westminster, Worcester, MA at the age of 99. He married Elizabeth Barnes on November 25, 1791 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. She was born on July 3, 1768 in Of Princeton, Worcester, MA.

      Children of David Whitney and Elizabeth Barnes:

      1. Tabitha Whitney (1793–)
      2. Betsey Whitney (1795–1796)
      3. David Whitney (1796–)
      4. Reuben Whitney (1798–1800)
      5. Aaron Whitney (1800–)
      6. Betsey Whitney (1802–)
      7. Reuben Perkins Whitney (1804–)
      8. Isaac Whitney (1806–)
      9. Mary Whitney (1808–)
      10. Sally Whitney (1810–)
      11. Calvin Whitney (1813–)

    8. John Whitney, son of Nathan Whitney and Tabitha Merriam, was born on October 13, 1769 in Westminster, Worcester, MA and died on June 25, 1802 in Westminster, Worcester, MA at the age of 32. He married Elizabeth Sterns on January 16, 1794 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1773 in Of Westminster, Worcester, MA.

      Children of John Whitney and Elizabeth Sterns:

      1. John Whitney (1795–1796)
      2. John Whitney (1797–1844)

    9. Josiah Whitney, son of Josiah Whitney and Sarah Lawrence, was born on June 23, 1765 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died on December 24, 1842 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA at the age of 77. He married Mary (Polly) Barrett on February 18, 1790 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA. She was born in 1768 in Of Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died on August 24, 1841 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA at the age of 73.

      Children of Josiah Whitney and Mary (Polly) Barrett:

      1. Josiah Whitney (1791–1818)
      2. Sally Whitney (1792–)
      3. Jonas Prescott Whitney (1793–1879)
      4. Mary Whitney (1796–)
      5. William Whitney (1798–)
      6. John B. Whitney (1801–1882)
      7. Nancy Whitney (1803–)
      8. Ellis Whitney (1805–)

    10. Rhoda Whitney, daughter of Josiah Whitney and Sarah Lawrence, was born on August 22, 1768 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. She married Amos Smith on May 8, 1794 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1770 in Of Waltham, Middlesex, MA.

    11. Jonathan Whitney, son of Josiah Whitney and Sarah Lawrence, was born on May 8, 1772 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. He married Sarah Bedlow on October 31, 1804 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1783.

      Children of Jonathan Whitney and Sarah Bedlow:

      1. Josiah Quincy Whitney (1805–)
      2. Eleoner Sabrina Whitney (1810–1812)
      3. Jacob Cushing Whitney (1813–)

    12. Jonas Whitney, son of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Whittemore, was born on March 10, 1761 in Westminster, Worcester, MA and died on January 3, 1839 in Westminster, Worcester, MA at the age of 77. He married Elizabeth Raymond in December 1785 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. She was born in 1766 in Of Princeton.

      Children of Jonas Whitney and Elizabeth Raymond:

      1. Bettsa Whitney (1786–1787)
      2. Bettsa Whitney (1788–)
      3. Arrathusa Whitney (1790–1796)
      4. Molley Everett Whitney (1792–1874)
      5. Joseph Whitney (1794–)
      6. Charles Whitney (1797–)
      7. Myra Whitney (1799–)
      8. Nancy Whitney (1803–)
      9. Jonas Whitney (1807–)
      10. Harrison Gray Whitney (1812–)

    13. Ruhamah Whitney, daughter of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Whittemore, was born on April 11, 1763 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. She married Ebenezer Buss in January 1787 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1763 in Of Westminster, Worcester, MA.

    14. Joel Whitney, son of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Whittemore, was born on September 13, 1765 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Lucy Holden, daughter of , on December 29, 1790 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. She was born in 1769 in Of Westminster, Worcester, MA and died on December 1, 1791 in Westminster, Worcester, MA at the age of 22. The second time he married Abigail (Holden) Meriam, daughter of , on August 16, 1796 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. She was born on August 26, 1767 in Of Westminster, Worcester, MA and died on November 18, 1848 in Of Westminster, Worcester, MA at the age of 81.

      Children of Joel Whitney and Lucy Holden:

      1. Lucy Holden Whitney (1791–)

      Children of Joel Whitney and Abigail (Holden) Meriam:

      1. Cynthia Whitney (1797–)
      2. Joseph Holden Whitney (1799–)
      3. Horace Whitney (1802–)
      4. Elizabeth Barnard Whitney (1804–)
      5. Theodore Whitney (1807–)
      6. Relief Farnesworth Whitney (1810–)

    15. Benjamin Whitney, son of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Whittemore, was born on April 28, 1770 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. He married Nancy Fuller on June 19, 1794 in Westminster, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1773 in Of Westminster, Worcester, MA.

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Not in Watertown VR Whitney transcriptions, so may have taken place elsewhere. Not in RW's Index to the MA VR's. First child born in Watertown, however, in 1721. David Whitney is given as "of Waltham", where he died. His estate was probated 22 Jan 1738/9 Waltham, Middlesex, MA; administration granted to widow Rebecca Whitney of Waltham on the estate of her late husband, Daniel [sic-David] Whitney of Waltham, decd., with Benjamin Stearns of Lexington, husbandman, and Daniel Whitney of Watertown, husbandman, sureties; E/P 6 Feb 1738/9 Wal/Mid/MA; inventory of the estate of David Whitney taken by Joseph Mason, Benj. Stearns, and John Taynter; E/P 16 Apr 1739 Wal/Mid/MA; his inventory exhibited; E/P 30 Apr 1745 Wal/Mid/MA; his estate was divided; E/P 5 May 1746 Wal/Mid/MA; inventory of real estate and dower of the widow taken by Joseph Mason, Joseph Bowman, Samuel Livermore, Samuel Hastings, and John Smith; signed by Rebeckah Whitney, wid., for herself as guardian for Nathan, Josiah, Anna, and Ruth Whitney; David Whitney; Beria Stearns as guardian for Jonas and Jonathan Whitney; and Thomas Stowell; E/P 12 May 1746 Wal/Mid/MA; return of commissioners, names children David, Nathan, Josiah, Jonas, Jonathan, Rebecca Stowell, Anna, and Ruth; E/P 31 May 1750 Wal/Mid/MA; the wieos's thirds was settled on Nathan Whitney, 2nd son, for distribution, agreed to by David Whitney of Waltham, Nathan Whitney of Waltham, Thomas Wellington as guardian for Josiah, Jonas, and Jonathan Whitney, Thomas Stowell, Anna Whitney and Ruth Whitney.

Shared note

On 22 Jan 1738/9 in Waltham, MA; administration granted to widow, Rebecca Whitney, of Waltham, on the estate of her late husband David Whitney of Waltham, decd., with Benjamim Stearns of Lexington, husbandman, and Daniel Whitney of Watertown, husbandman, sureties. On 6 Feb 1738/9 in Waltham, MA; inventory of the estate of David Whitney taken by Joseph Mason, Benj. Stearns, and John Taynter. On 16 Apr 1739 in Waltham, MA; his inventory exhibited. On 30 Apr 1745 in Waltham, MA; his estate was divided. On 5 May 1746, in Waltham, MA; inventory of real estate and dower of the widow taken by Joseph Mason, Joseph Bowman, Samuel Livermore, Samuel Hastings, and John Smith; signed by Rebeckah Whitney, wid., for herself as a guardian for Nathan, Josiah, Anna and Ruth Whitney; Beria Stearns as guardian for Jonas and Jonathan Whitney; and Thomas Stowell. On 12 May 1746 in Waltham, MA; return of commissioners, names children David, Nathan, Josiah, Jonas, Jonathan, Rebecca Stowell, Anna and Ruth. On 31 May 1750 in Waltham, MA; the widow's thirds was settled on Nathan Whitney, 2nd son, for distribution, agreed to by David Whitney of Waltham, Nathan Whitney of Waltham, Thomas Wellington as guardian for Josiah, Jonas and Jonathan Whitney, Thomas Stowell, Anna Whitney and Ruth Whitney.

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