Daniel WhitneyAge: 74 years1700–1775

Name
Daniel Whitney
Given names
Daniel
Surname
Whitney
Birth July 17, 1700 39 35
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

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

MarriageDorothy Tainter — View this family
1722 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#1		Benjamin Whitney
April 12, 1723 (Age 22 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a daughter
#2		Abigail Whitney
June 5, 1725 (Age 24 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#3		Simon Whitney
May 20, 1727 (Age 26 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a daughter
#4		Johanna Whitney
September 20, 1729 (Age 29 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a daughter
#5		Mary Whitney
September 10, 1731 (Age 31 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a daughter
#6		Dorothy Whitney
May 31, 1733 (Age 32 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#7		Daniel Whitney
December 7, 1735 (Age 35 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death of a fatherBenjamin Whitney
1736 (Age 35 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a daughterAbigail Whitney
September 19, 1736 (Age 36 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a sonSimon Whitney
September 19, 1736 (Age 36 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a daughterJohanna Whitney
September 19, 1736 (Age 36 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a daughterMary Whitney
September 19, 1736 (Age 36 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a daughterDorothy Whitney
September 19, 1736 (Age 36 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a sonDaniel Whitney
September 19, 1736 (Age 36 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#8		Joshua Whitney
April 3, 1737 (Age 36 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a sonJoshua Whitney
April 3, 1737 (Age 36 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death of a brotherDavid Whitney
December 18, 1738 (Age 38 years)
Waltham, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#9		Henry Whitney
December 31, 1738 (Age 38 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a sonHenry Whitney
December 31, 1738 (Age 38 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#10		Israel Whitney
August 6, 1741 (Age 41 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a sonIsrael Whitney
August 16, 1741 (Age 41 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a daughterLydia Whitney
April 10, 1743 (Age 42 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a daughter
#11		Grace Whitney
October 22, 1744 (Age 44 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a daughterGrace Whitney
October 28, 1744 (Age 44 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childEdmund Fowle — Abigail Whitney — View this family
May 9, 1745 (Age 44 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Shared note: Intent published in Boston (VR) 26 Jan 1744, have not yet found record of actual marriage 9 May 1745 in Watertown; Robert Ward's 6-Gen study shows "both of Watertown" in conjunction with that date.
Marriage of a childBenjamin Whitney — Deliverance (--?--) — View this family
before September 1745 (Age 45 years)
Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#12		Elisha Whitney
February 27, 1747 (Age 46 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a sonElisha Whitney
March 8, 1747 (Age 46 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a daughter
#13		Lucy Whitney
June 30, 1749 (Age 48 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a daughterLucy Whitney
July 2, 1749 (Age 48 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childJohn Cook — Johanna Whitney — View this family
September 20, 1750 (Age 50 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childNathaniel Coolidge — Dorothy Whitney — View this family
September 19, 1751 (Age 51 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childSimon Whitney — Mary Ruggles — View this family
May 26, 1757 (Age 56 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childJoshua Whitney — Mary Clarke — View this family
June 26, 1759 (Age 58 years)
Newton, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childJosiah Bisco — Grace Whitney — View this family
September 30, 1765 (Age 65 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childIsrael Whitney — Jemimah Robbins — View this family
December 10, 1765 (Age 65 years)
Cambridge, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childBenjamin Dana — Lucy Whitney — View this family
May 22, 1766 (Age 65 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death of a motherAbigail Hagar
1767 (Age 66 years)

Marriage of a childDaniel Whitney — Mary Harrington — View this family
about 1774 (Age 73 years)
Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death of a sonIsrael Whitney
September 11, 1774 (Age 74 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childSimon Whitney — Sarah (--?--) — View this family
before 1775 (Age 74 years)
Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death before March 28, 1775 (Age 74 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA
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
elder brother
David Whitney
Birth: June 16, 1697 36 32 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: December 18, 1738 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
13 months
elder sister
Ruth Whitney
Birth: July 10, 1698 37 33 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: 1686
2 years
himself
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 Dorothy Tainter - View this family
himself
Daniel Whitney
Birth: July 17, 1700 39 35 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: before March 28, 1775 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
wife
Dorothy Tainter
Birth: May 20, 1706 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: August 7, 1788 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Marriage: 1722 —
15 months
son
Benjamin Whitney
Birth: April 12, 1723 22 16 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: before September 8, 1790 — Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA
2 years
daughter
Abigail Whitney
Birth: June 5, 1725 24 19 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death:
23 months
son
Simon Whitney
Birth: May 20, 1727 26 21 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: October 16, 1797 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
2 years
daughter
Johanna Whitney
Birth: September 20, 1729 29 23 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death:
2 years
daughter
Mary Whitney
Birth: September 10, 1731 31 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death:
21 months
daughter
Dorothy Whitney
Birth: May 31, 1733 32 27 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death:
3 years
son
Daniel Whitney
Birth: December 7, 1735 35 29 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: about November 1801 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
16 months
son
Joshua Whitney
Birth: April 3, 1737 36 30 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: May 7, 1809 — Prob. Worcester, Worcester, MA
21 months
son
Henry Whitney
Birth: December 31, 1738 38 32 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: before September 8, 1790
3 years
son
Israel Whitney
Birth: August 6, 1741 41 35 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: September 11, 1774 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
20 months
daughter
Lydia Whitney
Christening: April 10, 1743 42 36 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death:
18 months
daughter
Grace Whitney
Birth: October 22, 1744 44 38 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death:
2 years
son
Elisha Whitney
Birth: February 27, 1747 46 40 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: February 22, 1807 — Beverly, Essex, MA
2 years
daughter
Lucy Whitney
Birth: June 30, 1749 48 43 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death:

  1. Generation 1

    1. Daniel Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Abigail Hagar, was born on July 17, 1700 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died before March 28, 1775 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married Dorothy Tainter, daughter of , in 1722. She was born on May 20, 1706 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on August 7, 1788 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA at the age of 82.

      Children of Daniel Whitney and Dorothy Tainter:

      1. Benjamin Whitney (1723–1790)
      2. Abigail Whitney (1725–)
      3. Simon Whitney (1727–1797)
      4. Johanna Whitney (1729–)
      5. Mary Whitney (1731–)
      6. Dorothy Whitney (1733–)
      7. Daniel Whitney (1735–1801)
      8. Joshua Whitney (1737–1809)
      9. Henry Whitney (1738–1790)
      10. Israel Whitney (1741–1774)
      11. Lydia Whitney (1743–)
      12. Grace Whitney (1744–)
      13. Elisha Whitney (1747–1807)
      14. Lucy Whitney (1749–)
  2. Generation 2back to top

    1. Benjamin Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney and Dorothy Tainter, was born on April 12, 1723 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died before September 8, 1790 in Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married Deliverance (--?--) before September 1745 in Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1724 in Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Benjamin Whitney and Deliverance (--?--):

      1. Lydia Whitney (1745–)
      2. Henry Whitney (1746–1788)
      3. Sarah Whitney (1749–)
      4. Deliverance Whitney (1757–)

    2. Abigail Whitney, daughter of Daniel Whitney and Dorothy Tainter, was born on June 5, 1725 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married Edmund Fowle on May 9, 1745 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1722 in Of Boston, Suffolk, MA.

      Children of Abigail Whitney and Edmund Fowle:

      1. Lucy Fowle
      2. Samuel Fowle
      3. Jeremiah Fowle

    3. Simon Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney and Dorothy Tainter, was born on May 20, 1727 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on October 16, 1797 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA at the age of 70. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mary Ruggles on May 26, 1757 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1736 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on March 12, 1773 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. The second time he married Sarah (--?--) before 1775 in Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1740 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Simon Whitney and Mary Ruggles:

      1. Nathaniel Ruggles Whitney (1759–1826)
      2. Dorothy Whitney (1760–1761)
      3. Simon Whitney (1760–1761)
      4. Mary Whitney (1762–1765)
      5. Grace Whitney (1763–1763)
      6. Lucy Whitney (1767–)
      7. Anna Whitney (1769–)

      Children of Simon Whitney and Sarah (--?--):

      1. Sarah Whitney (1775–)
      2. Simon Whitney (1778–)
      3. Richard Whitney (1782–1861)

    4. Johanna Whitney, daughter of Daniel Whitney and Dorothy Tainter, was born on September 20, 1729 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married John Cook on September 20, 1750 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1725 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Johanna Whitney and John Cook:

      1. Israel Cook
      2. Stephen Cook

    5. Dorothy Whitney, daughter of Daniel Whitney and Dorothy Tainter, was born on May 31, 1733 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married Nathaniel Coolidge on September 19, 1751 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born on December 7, 1728 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on December 24, 1773 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA at the age of 45.

      Children of Dorothy Whitney and Nathaniel Coolidge:

      1. Mary Coolidge
      2. Daniel Coolidge
      3. Nathaniel Coolidge
      4. Grace Coolidge
      5. Nathan Coolidge
      6. Susannah Coolidge (1752–1792)

    6. Daniel Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney and Dorothy Tainter, was born on December 7, 1735 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died about November 1801 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married Mary Harrington about 1774 in Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1745 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Daniel Whitney and Mary Harrington:

      1. Mary Kemball Whitney (1775–1804)
      2. Katherine Whitney (1777–)
      3. Daniel Whitney (1778–1804)
      4. Charles Whitney (1780–)
      5. Israel Whitney (1782–1849)
      6. Dorothy Whitney (1784–)
      7. Grace Whitney (1789–)
      8. Elisha Whitney (1792–)

    7. Joshua Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney and Dorothy Tainter, was born on April 3, 1737 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on May 7, 1809 in Prob. Worcester, Worcester, MA at the age of 72. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mary Clarke on June 26, 1759 in Newton, Middlesex, MA. She was born on April 14, 1741 in Of Newton, Middlesex, MA and died on July 4, 1796 in Prob. Worcester, Worcester, MA at the age of 55. The second time he married Abigail (--?--) on March 13, 1797 in Rutland, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1744 in Of Rutland, Worcester, MA.

      Children of Joshua Whitney and Mary Clarke:

      1. Lucy Whitney (1759–)
      2. Mary Whitney (1761–1835)
      3. William Clark Whitney (1765–)
      4. Lydia Whitney (1768–)
      5. Joshua Whitney (1773–)
      6. Grace Whitney (1776–)
      7. Israel Whitney (1781–)

    8. Israel Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney and Dorothy Tainter, was born on August 6, 1741 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on September 11, 1774 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA at the age of 33. He married Jemimah Robbins on December 10, 1765 in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1744 in Of Cambridge, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Israel Whitney and Jemimah Robbins:

      1. Anna Whitney (1767–1767)
      2. Jemima Whitney (1768–)
      3. Mary Whitney (1769–)
      4. Dorothy Whitney (1771–)
      5. Israel Whitney (1774–)

    9. Grace Whitney, daughter of Daniel Whitney and Dorothy Tainter, was born on October 22, 1744 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married Josiah Bisco on September 30, 1765 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born on July 18, 1740 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Grace Whitney and Josiah Bisco:

      1. Daniel Whitney Bisco (1765–)
      2. Grace Bisco (1767–)
      3. Thomas Bisco (1769–)
      4. Leonard Bisco (1773–)

    10. Elisha Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney and Dorothy Tainter, was born on February 27, 1747 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on February 22, 1807 in Beverly, Essex, MA at the age of 59. He married Eunice Farley, daughter of , on June 22, 1776 in Ipswich, Essex, MA. She was baptized on December 26, 1756 in Ipswich, Essex, MA and died on April 28, 1819 in Beverly, Essex, MA at the age of 62.

      Children of Elisha Whitney and Eunice Farley:

      1. Elisha Whitney (1777–1813)
      2. Michael Whitney (1779–1782)
      3. Elizabeth Whitney (1782–)
      4. Susanna Whitney (1785–)
      5. Michael Whitney (1787–)
      6. Dorothy Whitney (1789–)
      7. Lucy Whitney (1791–)
      8. Israel Whitney (1793–1795)
      9. Israel Whitney (1797–)
      10. Mariam Whitney (1800–1802)
      11. Mary Ann Whitney (1800–)

    11. Lucy Whitney, daughter of Daniel Whitney and Dorothy Tainter, was born on June 30, 1749 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married 2 times. The first time she married Benjamin Dana on May 22, 1766 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1745 in Of Cambridge, Middlesex, MA. The second time she married Josiah Warren about 1793. He was born about 1740 in Poss. Watertown.

  3. Generation 3back to top

    1. Henry Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Deliverance (--?--), was born on January 8, 1746 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died before October 2, 1788 in Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married Hannah Tombs on January 5, 1769 in Newton, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1748 in Of Newton, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Henry Whitney and Hannah Tombs:

      1. Benjamin Whitney (1769–)

    2. Nathaniel Ruggles Whitney, son of Simon Whitney and Mary Ruggles, was born on March 19, 1759 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on August 7, 1826 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA at the age of 67. He married Abigail Frothingham about 1781 in Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1761 in Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Nathaniel Ruggles Whitney and Abigail Frothingham:

      1. Nathaniel Ruggles Whitney (1782–)
      2. Patty Whitney (1784–)
      3. James Bradish Whitney (1786–1815)
      4. Francis Whitney (1788–)
      5. Hannah Whitney (1791–)
      6. George Call Whitney (1793–)
      7. William Whitney (1795–)
      8. Simon Whitney (1797–)
      9. John Whitney (1800–)

    3. Richard Whitney, son of Simon Whitney and Sarah (--?--), was born on January 2, 1782 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on March 25, 1861 in Amherst, Hampshire, MA at the age of 79. He married Mary E. Parker, daughter of , about 1815 in Amherst, Hampshire, MA. She was born about 1795 in Poss. Amherst, Hampshire, MA.

      Children of Richard Whitney and Mary E. Parker:

      1. Simon Woodbridge Whitney (1816–1894)
      2. Richard Seaver Whitney (1818–)
      3. Samuel Frost Whitney (1819–)
      4. Sarah Ann Mary Whitney (1821–1824)
      5. Elisha Parks Whitney (1825–1892)
      6. Sarah Ann Mary Whitney (1826–1861)
      7. Caroline Elizabeth Whitney (1828–)

    4. Susannah Coolidge, daughter of Nathaniel Coolidge and Dorothy Whitney, was born on December 17, 1752 and died on October 28, 1792 at the age of 39. She married Elkannah Wales on November 11, 1773 in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. He was born on February 6, 1751 and died on December 23, 1825 in Massachusetts, United States at the age of 74.

      Children of Susannah Coolidge and Elkannah Wales:

      1. Grace Wales (1774–1784)
      2. Susannah (Sukey) Wales (1776–1846)
      3. Nathaniel Wales (1778–1864)
      4. Benjamin Wales (1780–)
      5. Betsy Wales (1782–1833)
      6. Samuel Wales (1784–)
      7. Grace (2Nd) Wales (1787–1849)

    5. Katherine Whitney, daughter of Daniel Whitney and Mary Harrington, was born on February 21, 1777 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married Francis S. Hooker on February 17, 1803 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1775 in Of Rutland, Worcester, MA.

    6. Charles Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney and Mary Harrington, was born on November 16, 1780 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married Ruth Chenery on February 17, 1808 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1785 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Charles Whitney and Ruth Chenery:

      1. Sibil Chenery Whitney (1808–)
      2. Charles Whitney (1810–)
      3. Anna Aspinwall Whitney (1812–)
      4. Martha Whitney (1815–)
      5. Bradshaw Whitney (1817–)

    7. Israel Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney and Mary Harrington, was born on August 14, 1782 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on February 12, 1849 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA at the age of 66. He married Sally Barnard, daughter of , on January 12, 1808 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1787 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Israel Whitney and Sally Barnard:

      1. Sarah Barnard Whitney (1809–)
      2. Mary Ann Whitney (1814–)

    8. Dorothy Whitney, daughter of Daniel Whitney and Mary Harrington, was born on August 4, 1784 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married Nathaniel Bright on May 9, 1805 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1780 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

    9. Grace Whitney, daughter of Daniel Whitney and Mary Harrington, was born on January 6, 1789 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married Samuel Cook on January 14, 1808 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1785 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

    10. Elisha Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney and Mary Harrington, was born on July 21, 1792 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married Charlotte Williams on January 9, 1816 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1795 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Elisha Whitney and Charlotte Williams:

      1. Charlotte Augusta Whitney (1816–)

    11. Lucy Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Mary Clarke, was born on June 12, 1759 in Worcester, Worcester, MA. She married Thaddeus Chapin on June 29, 1780 in Worcester, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1755 in Of Worcester, Worcester, MA.

    12. Mary Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Mary Clarke, was born on June 19, 1761 in Worcester, Worcester, MA and died on April 27, 1835 in Gilsum, NH at the age of 73. She married Samuel Whitney, son of Joseph Whitney and Mary Hastings, on June 24, 1778 in Worcester, Worcester, MA. He was born on August 7, 1758 in Newton, Middlesex, MA and died on June 1, 1831 at the age of 72.

      Children of Mary Whitney and Samuel Whitney:

      1. Bartholomew Whitney (1779–)
      2. Samuel Whitney (1782–)
      3. Daniel Whitney
      4. Lydia Whitney (1793–1887)

    13. Lydia Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Mary Clarke, was born on June 26, 1768 in Worcester, Worcester, MA. She married John Elder on February 15, 1792 in Worcester, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1765 in Of Worcester, Worcester, MA.

    14. Grace Whitney, daughter of Joshua Whitney and Mary Clarke, was born on March 3, 1776 in Worcester, Worcester, MA. She married John Ranks on March 8, 1797 in Worcester, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1775 in Of Worcester, Worcester, MA.

    15. Jemima Whitney, daughter of Israel Whitney and Jemimah Robbins, was born on July 23, 1768 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married David Fairbanks before February 28, 1792. He was born about 1765 in Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

    16. Elisha Whitney, son of Elisha Whitney and Eunice Farley, was born on October 7, 1777 in Beverly, Essex, MA and died on February 25, 1813 in Beverly, Essex, MA at the age of 35. He married Clarissa Lovett on December 7, 1803 in Beverly, Essex, MA. She was born about 1782 in Prob. Beverly, Essex, MA.

    17. Michael Whitney, son of Elisha Whitney and Eunice Farley, was born on July 10, 1787 in Beverly, Essex, MA. He married Nancy Leech, daughter of , about 1818. She was born in 1796 in Beverly, Essex, MA and died on October 27, 1824 in Beverly, Essex, MA at the age of 28.

      Children of Michael Whitney and Nancy Leech:

      1. William Michael Whitney (1820–)
      2. Elisha Whitney (1824–)
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Notes From Robert Ward: 1) His estate was probated [no dates on these first two entries - AEG] Watertown, Middlesex, MA; inventory taken by Moses Stone, Samuel Soden, and Capt. Phinehas Stearns; est/pro Wat/Mid/MA; Samuel Fisk, Esq., of Watertown, and Eliphalet Robbins, of Cambridge, appointed guardians of the children of Israel Whitney; 2) est/pro 28 Mar 1775 Wat/Mid/MA; will proved; 3) est/pro 20 May 1775 Wat/Mid/MA; addition to inventory taken by Abr. Fuller, Jona. Brown, and Saml. Barnard; 4) est/pro 4 Sep 1776 South Hadley, Hampshire, MA; addition to inventory taken by Joseph White, David Ness[?], and Josiah Henry at South Hadley; 5) est/pro 13 Jan 1777 Wat/Mid/MA; division by widow Dorothy Whitney, Simon Whitney, and Daniel Whitney allowed; 6) est/pro 4 May 1778 Wat/Mid/MA; petition for a new appraisement requested by John Cooke, Joanna Cooke, Dorothy Coollidge, Benja. Dana, Henry, Josiah Bisco; 7) est/pro 18 May 1778 Wat/Mid/MA; appeal bond posted; 8) est/pro 30 May 1781 Wat/Mid/MA; receipt from Lucy Fowle for her share of her grandfather's estate; 9) ditto 6 May 1782 from Jereh. Fowle for share of grandfather Capt. Daniel Whitney's estate; 10) ditto 26 Feb 1784 from Samuel Fowle; 11) est/pro 4 Nov 1788 Wat/Mid/MA; reappraisal of estate ordered; 12) est/pro 7 Nov 1788 Wat/Mid/MA; agreememt between Simon Whitney, Daniel Whitney, and sister Mary Woodbridge of South Hadley; 13) est/pro 2 Apr 1789 Wat/Mid/MA; heirs quitclaim to Joshua Whitney of Worcester their interest in their father's estate; Simon Whitney; Daniel Whitney; Samuel Fisk as guardian; John Cooke; Dorothy Coolidge; Eliphalet Robbins as guardian; Elisha Whitney; Mary Woodbridge; Lucy Dana; 14) est/pro 7 Apr 1790 Wat/Mid/MA; appraisal and distribution after the death of Dorothy (widow) mentions "land of the said Dorothy that was given her by her late father Simon Tainter, deceased:" 15) est/pro 14 Apr 1790 Wat/Mid/MA; distribution to Samuel Fisk, guardian of two children of Israel Whitney, deceased, vizt. Israel and Dorothy; Eliphalet Robbins, guardian of two children of Israel Whitney, deceased, vizt. Jemima and Mary; Elisha Whitney; Dorothy Coolidge; Joshua Whitney; Josiah Bisco, guardian of the children of Grace Bisco, deceased, vizt. Daniel Whitney Bisco, Thomas Bisco, Leonard Bisco, Grace Bisco; Benjamin Dana and Lucy his wife; John Cooke and Hoanna his wife; Benjamin Whitney; Josiah Boyden; Lydia Boyden; [illegible]; Stephen Cook and Isreal Cook, children of Joanna Cook; Abigail Fowle; 16) est/pro 28 Feb 1792 Wat/Mid/MA; receipt given by David Fairbanks for wife Jemima, daughter of Israel Whitney; 17) est/pro 4 Mar 1795 Wat/Mid/MA; receipt given by Nathll. Kingsbury, attorney for Polly Whitney, daughter of Israel Whitney.

Also known as Ens. Daniel Whitney. He was employed by [as? - AEG] selectman of Watertown 1751, 1755, 1757, 1759, 1760, 1761, and 1762 Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He left a will on 1 Jun 1770 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; will of Daniel Whitney of Watertown, gentleman; wife Dorothy; daughter Abigail Fowle; son-in-law John Woodbridge, farm in South Hadley whereon he dwells; dau. Mary Woodbridge, his wife; son Joshua Whitney, farm in Worcester whereon he now dwells; children of my late son Benjamin Whitney, dec.; son Elisha Whitney; other daughters Joanna Cook, Dorothy Coolidge, Grace Bisco, and Lucy Dana; residue to three sons Simon, Daniel and Israel Whitney, executors; witnesses, Edward Marrett, John Hobby, Jon. Sewall.

See also notes under Dorothy Tainter, his wife.

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