Dorothy TainterAge: 82 years17061788

Name
Dorothy Tainter
Given names
Dorothy
Surname
Tainter
Birth May 20, 1706
MarriageDaniel WhitneyView this family
1722 (Age 15 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Benjamin Whitney
April 12, 1723 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Abigail Whitney
June 5, 1725 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Simon Whitney
May 20, 1727 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Johanna Whitney
September 20, 1729 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Whitney
September 10, 1731 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Dorothy Whitney
May 31, 1733 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Daniel Whitney
December 7, 1735 (Age 29 years)
Christening of a daughterAbigail Whitney
September 19, 1736 (Age 30 years)
Christening of a sonSimon Whitney
September 19, 1736 (Age 30 years)
Christening of a daughterJohanna Whitney
September 19, 1736 (Age 30 years)
Christening of a daughterMary Whitney
September 19, 1736 (Age 30 years)
Christening of a daughterDorothy Whitney
September 19, 1736 (Age 30 years)
Christening of a sonDaniel Whitney
September 19, 1736 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Joshua Whitney
April 3, 1737 (Age 30 years)
Christening of a sonJoshua Whitney
April 3, 1737 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Henry Whitney
December 31, 1738 (Age 32 years)
Christening of a sonHenry Whitney
December 31, 1738 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Israel Whitney
August 6, 1741 (Age 35 years)
Christening of a sonIsrael Whitney
August 16, 1741 (Age 35 years)
Christening of a daughterLydia Whitney
April 10, 1743 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Grace Whitney
October 22, 1744 (Age 38 years)
Christening of a daughterGrace Whitney
October 28, 1744 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childEdmund FowleAbigail WhitneyView this family
May 9, 1745 (Age 38 years)
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 WhitneyDeliverance (--?--)View this family
before September 1745 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#12
Elisha Whitney
February 27, 1747 (Age 40 years)
Christening of a sonElisha Whitney
March 8, 1747 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#13
Lucy Whitney
June 30, 1749 (Age 43 years)
Christening of a daughterLucy Whitney
July 2, 1749 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childJohn CookJohanna WhitneyView this family
September 20, 1750 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childNathaniel CoolidgeDorothy WhitneyView this family
September 19, 1751 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childSimon WhitneyMary RugglesView this family
May 26, 1757 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childJoshua WhitneyMary ClarkeView this family
June 26, 1759 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childJosiah BiscoGrace WhitneyView this family
September 30, 1765 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childIsrael WhitneyJemimah RobbinsView this family
December 10, 1765 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childBenjamin DanaLucy WhitneyView this family
May 22, 1766 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childDaniel WhitneyMary HarringtonView this family
about 1774 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sonIsrael Whitney
September 11, 1774 (Age 68 years)
Marriage of a childSimon WhitneySarah (--?--)View this family
before 1775 (Age 68 years)
Death of a husbandDaniel Whitney
before March 28, 1775 (Age 68 years)
Marriage of a childElisha WhitneyEunice FarleyView this family
June 22, 1776 (Age 70 years)
Shared note: Shown as Mrs. Eunice Farley in the intent published in Ipswich.
Death August 7, 1788 (Age 82 years)
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Marriage:
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husband
herself
Marriage: 1722
15 months
son
2 years
daughter
23 months
son
2 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
21 months
daughter
3 years
son
16 months
son
21 months
son
Henry Whitney
Birth: December 31, 1738 38 32Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: before September 8, 1790
3 years
son
20 months
daughter
18 months
daughter
2 years
son
2 years
daughter

  1. Generation 1
    1. Dorothy Tainter, daughter of , 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. She married Daniel Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Abigail Hagar, in 1722. He was born on July 17, 1700 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died before March 28, 1775 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Dorothy Tainter and Daniel Whitney:

      1. Benjamin Whitney (17231790)
      2. Abigail Whitney (1725)
      3. Simon Whitney (17271797)
      4. Johanna Whitney (1729)
      5. Mary Whitney (1731)
      6. Dorothy Whitney (1733)
      7. Daniel Whitney (17351801)
      8. Joshua Whitney (17371809)
      9. Henry Whitney (17381790)
      10. Israel Whitney (17411774)
      11. Lydia Whitney (1743)
      12. Grace Whitney (1744)
      13. Elisha Whitney (17471807)
      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 (17461788)
      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 (17591826)
      2. Dorothy Whitney (17601761)
      3. Simon Whitney (17601761)
      4. Mary Whitney (17621765)
      5. Grace Whitney (17631763)
      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 (17821861)
    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 (17521792)
    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 (17751804)
      2. Katherine Whitney (1777)
      3. Daniel Whitney (17781804)
      4. Charles Whitney (1780)
      5. Israel Whitney (17821849)
      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 (17611835)
      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 (17671767)
      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 (17771813)
      2. Michael Whitney (17791782)
      3. Elizabeth Whitney (1782)
      4. Susanna Whitney (1785)
      5. Michael Whitney (1787)
      6. Dorothy Whitney (1789)
      7. Lucy Whitney (1791)
      8. Israel Whitney (17931795)
      9. Israel Whitney (1797)
      10. Mariam Whitney (18001802)
      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 (17861815)
      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 (18161894)
      2. Richard Seaver Whitney (1818)
      3. Samuel Frost Whitney (1819)
      4. Sarah Ann Mary Whitney (18211824)
      5. Elisha Parks Whitney (18251892)
      6. Sarah Ann Mary Whitney (18261861)
      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 (17741784)
      2. Susannah (Sukey) Wales (17761846)
      3. Nathaniel Wales (17781864)
      4. Benjamin Wales (1780)
      5. Betsy Wales (17821833)
      6. Samuel Wales (1784)
      7. Grace (2Nd) Wales (17871849)
    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 (17931887)
    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)
Shared note

Robert Ward's notes: [from WRG member Glenn Selch ([email protected]) 1) Her estate was probated on 3 Sep 1788, Watertown, Middlesex, MA; administration on the estate of Dorothy Whitney, late of Watertown, widow, deceased, granted to Simon Whitney, yeoman, of Watertown, with Daniel Whitney, yeoman, and David Stone, yeoman, both of Watertown, sureties. 2) est/pro 4 Nov 1788 Wat/Mid/MA; inventory taken by Jona. Brown, Phinehas Stearns and Saml. White. 3) est/pro 8 Sep 1790 Wat/Mid/MA; power of attorney from Elizabeth and Henry Whitney great-grandchildren of the deceased by her grandson Henry Whitney, also deceased, to Samuel Fisk of Watertown. 4) est/pro 8 Oct 1790 Wat/Mid/MA; estate was settled on Simon Whitney to distribute it to sisters Abigail, Joanna, Mary, Dorothy, and Lucy; brothers Daniel, Joshua, and Elisha; surviving children of brother Benjamin, decd.; surviving children of Henry, son of brother Benjamin, also decd., vizt. Benjamin, Elizabeth, and Henry; surviving children of brother Israel, decd., vizt. Israel, Jemima, Mary, and Dorothy; surviving children of sister Grace, decd., vizt. Daniel Thomas, Leonard, and Grace. 5) est/pro 15 Oct 1790 Wat/Mid/MA; receipt given by daughter Mary Woodbridge. 6) est/pro 15 Dec 1791 Wat/Mid/MA; receipt given by Samuel Fisk, guardian of Israel and Dorothy Whitney, children of son Israel. 7) est/pro 14 May 1792 Wat/Mid/MA; receipt given by David Fairbanks for wife Jemima, daughter of son Israel. 8) est/pro 3 Aug 1792 Wat/Mid/MA; receipt given by daughter Lucy Dana. 9) est/pro 21 Sep 1792 Wat/Mid/MA; receipt given by daughter Dorothy Coolidge. 10) est/pro 17 Oct 1792 Wat/Mid/MA; receipt given by daughter Abigail Fowle. 11) est/pro 1 Nov 1793 Wat/Mid/MA; receipt given by son Joshua Whitney. 12) est/pro 14 Apr 1794 Wat/Mid/MA; receipt given by Josiah Warren for the full share of Lucy Dana in her late Mother's Dower of Thirds which was set off to my said Mother of my late Father's decd.'s estate. 13) est/pro 24 Mar 1796 Wat/Mid/MA; receipt given by Stephen Cook and Israel Cook, administrators of the estate of John Cook, and sons of daughter Joanna Cook. 14) est/pro 16 Mar 1799 Wat/Mid/MA; receipt given by Mary Whitney, daughter of son Israel. 15) est/pro 5 Jun 1799 Wat/Mid/MA; recipt given by son Daniel Whitney.

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