Dorothy RossAge: 67 years1664–1731

Name
Dorothy Ross
Given names
Dorothy
Surname
Ross
Birth about 1664
Of Sudbury, Middlesex, MA

MarriageEleazar Whitney — View this family
August 11, 1687 (Age 23 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Shared note: 11 Aug 1687, Eliezer Whitney (s. of Thomas Whitney, of Watertown), now living in Sudbury, and Dorothy Rosse (d. of James Rosse of Sudbury), married with parents consent. [East Congregational Church and Precinct Affairs -- Watertown Records, p. 97]
Birth of a daughter
#1		Sarah Whitney
May 29, 1688 (Age 24 years)
Sudbury, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#2		Eleazer Whitney
March 5, 1690 (Age 26 years)
Sudbury, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a daughter
#3		Mary Whitney
August 30, 1692 (Age 28 years)
Concord, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#4		Thomas Whitney
about 1694 (Age 30 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#5		James Whitney
November 20, 1697 (Age 33 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death of a sonJames Whitney
February 12, 1698 (Age 34 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#6		James Whitney
January 28, 1700 (Age 36 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a daughterMary Whitney
January 28, 1700 (Age 36 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a sonThomas Whitney
January 28, 1700 (Age 36 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a daughter
#7		Dorothy Whitney
April 24, 1700 (Age 36 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a daughterDorothy Whitney
June 16, 1700 (Age 36 years)

Birth of a son
#8		Eleazer Whitney
April 5, 1702 (Age 38 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a sonEleazer Whitney
April 15, 1702 (Age 38 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#9		Elnathan Whitney
May 5, 1705 (Age 41 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#10		Jonas Whitney
June 1, 1708 (Age 44 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Christening of a sonJames Whitney
1708 (Age 44 years)
Christened

Marriage of a childJonathan Ball — Sarah Whitney — View this family
January 5, 1710 (Age 46 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childAbraham Chamberlin — Mary Whitney — View this family
October 26, 1716 (Age 52 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childThomas Whitney — Hannah Smith — View this family
July 1, 1720 (Age 56 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childJames Whitney — Mercy Flagg — View this family
November 8, 1722 (Age 58 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childThomas Whitney — Susanna … — View this family
about 1727 (Age 63 years)
Prob. Watertown

Marriage of a childElnathan Whitney — Sarah Perry — View this family
September 24, 1729 (Age 65 years)
Roxbury, Suffolk, MA

Death June 22, 1731 (Age 67 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Family with parents - View this family
Marriage: about 1650 —
15 years
herself
Dorothy Ross
Birth: about 1664 — Of Sudbury, Middlesex, MA
Death: June 22, 1731 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Family with Eleazar Whitney - View this family
husband
Eleazar Whitney
Birth: April 7, 1662 34 32 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: June 10, 1738 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA
herself
Dorothy Ross
Birth: about 1664 — Of Sudbury, Middlesex, MA
Death: June 22, 1731 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Marriage: August 11, 1687 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
10 months
daughter
Sarah Whitney
Birth: May 29, 1688 26 24 — Sudbury, Middlesex, MA
Death:
21 months
son
Eleazer Whitney
Birth: March 5, 1690 27 26 — Sudbury, Middlesex, MA
Death: February 12, 1796 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
3 years
daughter
Mary Whitney
Birth: August 30, 1692 30 28 — Concord, Middlesex, MA
Death:
2 years
son
Thomas Whitney
Birth: about 1694 31 30 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: April 22, 1748 — Shrewsbury, Worcester, MA
4 years
son
James Whitney
Birth: November 20, 1697 35 33 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: February 12, 1698 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
2 years
son
James Whitney
Birth: January 28, 1700 37 36 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death:
3 months
daughter
Dorothy Whitney
Birth: April 24, 1700 38 36 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death:
23 months
son
Eleazer Whitney
Birth: April 5, 1702 39 38 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: September 14, 1758 — Westborough, Worcester, MA
3 years
son
Elnathan Whitney
Birth: May 5, 1705 43 41 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: April 18, 1759 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
3 years
son
Jonas Whitney
Birth: June 1, 1708 46 44 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: December 23, 1792 — Harvard, Worcester, MA

  1. Generation 1

    1. Dorothy Ross, daughter of , was born about 1664 in Of Sudbury, Middlesex, MA and died on June 22, 1731 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married Eleazar Whitney, son of Thomas Whitney and Mary Kedall, on August 11, 1687 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born on April 7, 1662 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on June 10, 1738 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA at the age of 76.

      Children of Dorothy Ross and Eleazar Whitney:

      1. Sarah Whitney (1688–)
      2. Eleazer Whitney (1690–1796)
      3. Mary Whitney (1692–)
      4. Thomas Whitney (1694–1748)
      5. James Whitney (1697–1698)
      6. James Whitney (1700–)
      7. Dorothy Whitney (1700–)
      8. Eleazer Whitney (1702–1758)
      9. Elnathan Whitney (1705–1759)
      10. Jonas Whitney (1708–1792)
  2. Generation 2back to top

    1. Sarah Whitney, daughter of Eleazar Whitney and Dorothy Ross, was born on May 29, 1688 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. She married Jonathan Ball, son of , on January 5, 1710 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born on March 29, 1680 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died in 1727 at the age of 46.

      Children of Sarah Whitney and Jonathan Ball:

      1. Sarah Ball (1710–)
      2. Jonathan Ball (1715–)
      3. Thankful Ball (1719–)
      4. Daniel Ball (1721–)
      5. Jane Ball (1724–)
      6. Susanna Ball (1726–)

    2. Mary Whitney, daughter of Eleazar Whitney and Dorothy Ross, was born on August 30, 1692 in Concord, Middlesex, MA. She married Abraham Chamberlin on October 26, 1716 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born about 1688 in Of Roxbury, Suffolk, MA.

      Children of Mary Whitney and Abraham Chamberlin:

      1. Mary Chamberlain (1718–)
      2. Nathaniel Chamberlain (1720–)
      3. David Chamberlain (1722–)
      4. Elizabeth Chamberlain (1724–)
      5. Hannah Chamberlain (1726–)

    3. Thomas Whitney, son of Eleazar Whitney and Dorothy Ross, was born about 1694 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on April 22, 1748 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Hannah Smith, daughter of , on July 1, 1720 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born on March 31, 1698 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died about 1726 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. The second time he married Susanna … about 1727 in Prob. Watertown. She was born about 1705.

      Children of Thomas Whitney and Hannah Smith:

      1. Eleazer Whitney (1720–1738)
      2. Thomas Whitney (1722–1806)
      3. Hannah Whitney (1724–)
      4. Nathan Whitney (1726–)

      Children of Thomas Whitney and Susanna …:

      1. Joshua Whitney (1728–)
      2. Susanna Whitney (1729–)

    4. James Whitney, son of Eleazar Whitney and Dorothy Ross, was born on January 28, 1700 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married Mercy Flagg, daughter of , on November 8, 1722 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born on May 13, 1702 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of James Whitney and Mercy Flagg:

      1. Mercy Whitney (1723–)
      2. Abigail Whitney (1726–)
      3. Lydia Whitney (1729–)
      4. Allen Whitney (1731–1736)
      5. Eunice Whitney (1734–1736)
      6. Eunice Whitney (1738–1740)
      7. Allen Whitney (1740–1740)
      8. James Whitney (1743–)

    5. Eleazer Whitney, son of Eleazar Whitney and Dorothy Ross, was born on April 5, 1702 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on September 14, 1758 in Westborough, Worcester, MA at the age of 56. He married Mary Grow, daughter of , on November 9, 1743 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. She was born on August 18, 1726 in Sutton, Worcester, MA and died on September 4, 1761 in Westborough, Worcester, MA at the age of 35.

      Children of Eleazer Whitney and Mary Grow:

      1. Mary Whitney (1744–)
      2. Samuel Whitney (1746–)
      3. Deborah Whitney (1749–1750)
      4. Alexander Whitney (1751–)
      5. Joshua Whitney (1754–)
      6. Hannah Whitney (1757–)

    6. Elnathan Whitney, son of Eleazar Whitney and Dorothy Ross, was born on May 5, 1705 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on April 18, 1759 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA at the age of 53. He married Sarah Perry on September 24, 1729 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. She was born in 1702 in Of Roxbury, Suffolk, MA and died on October 22, 1756 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA at the age of 54.

      Children of Elnathan Whitney and Sarah Perry:

      1. John Whitney (1731–)
      2. Aaron Whitney (1734–)
      3. Samuel Whitney (1736–1751)
      4. Ebenezer Whitney (1739–1820)
      5. Elnathan Whitney (1739–1742)
      6. Elnathan Whitney (1742–)
      7. Sarah Whitney (1746–)
      8. Samuel Whitney (1751–)

    7. Jonas Whitney, son of Eleazar Whitney and Dorothy Ross, was born on June 1, 1708 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on December 23, 1792 in Harvard, Worcester, MA at the age of 84. He married Sarah Perry on May 8, 1735 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. She was born about 1714 in Prob. Roxbury, MA and died on December 24, 1778 in Newton, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Perry:

      1. Isaac Whitney (1736–1777)
      2. Jacob Whitney (1737–1803)
      3. Jonas Whitney (1739–)
      4. Sarah Whitney (1742–1754)
      5. Abner Whitney (1744–1826)
      6. Desire Whitney (1749–)
      7. Amos Whitney (1751–)
      8. Sarah Whitney (1754–)
  3. Generation 3back to top

    1. Thomas Whitney, son of Thomas Whitney and Hannah Smith, was born on September 2, 1722 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on April 25, 1806 in Westborough, Worcester, MA at the age of 83. He married Ann Gould on April 3, 1753 in Southborough, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1732 in Of Westborough, Worcester, MA and died on August 10, 1812 in Westborough, Worcester, MA.

      Children of Thomas Whitney and Ann Gould:

      1. Timothy Whitney (1753–)
      2. Sarah Whitney (1756–)
      3. Elijah Whitney (1761–1817)
      4. Ann Whitney (1764–)
      5. John Smith Whitney (1768–)
      6. Jonah Whitney (1771–1810)
      7. Lucy Whitney (1774–)

    2. Hannah Whitney, daughter of Thomas Whitney and Hannah Smith, was born on July 17, 1724 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married Ebenezer Sanderson on March 28, 1745 in Leicester, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1720 in Of Leicester, Worcester, MA.

    3. Nathan Whitney, son of Thomas Whitney and Hannah Smith, was born on July 23, 1726 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married Abigail Marstass on February 20, 1754 in Grafton, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1733 in Of Grafton, Worcester, MA.

      Children of Nathan Whitney and Abigail Marstass:

      1. John Whitney (1754–)
      2. Jonathan Whitney (1761–)
      3. David Whitney (1763–1838)
      4. Esther Whitney (1766–)
      5. Abigail Whitney (1768–)
      6. Hannah Whitney (1771–)
      7. Asa Whitney (1773–)

    4. Susanna Whitney, daughter of Thomas Whitney and Susanna …, was born on May 17, 1729 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She married John Gilford.

    5. Mary Whitney, daughter of Eleazer Whitney and Mary Grow, was born on September 18, 1744 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. She married John Harrington interpreted December 20, 1766 () in Westborough, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1741 in Of Waltham.

    6. Samuel Whitney, son of Eleazer Whitney and Mary Grow, was born on December 2, 1746 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. He married Lavinia Bigelow on November 5, 1776 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1755 in Of Westborough, Worcester, MA.

    7. Alexander Whitney, son of Eleazer Whitney and Mary Grow, was born on July 2, 1751 in Westborough, Worcester, MA and died in Henniker, Merrimack, NH. He married Lois Carroll on August 1, 1776 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1755 in Of Hopkinton, Middlesex, MA.

    8. Joshua Whitney, son of Eleazer Whitney and Mary Grow, was born on April 26, 1754 in Westborough, Worcester, MA and died in Henniker, Merrimack, NH. He married Betty Wood interpreted November 12, 1777 () in Westborough, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1756 in Of Westborough, Worcester, MA.

      Children of Joshua Whitney and Betty Wood:

      1. Betsey Whitney (1794–)

    9. Hannah Whitney, daughter of Eleazer Whitney and Mary Grow, was born on June 1, 1757 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. She married (--?--) Warren about 1778 in Prob. Westborough. He was born about 1750 in Prob. Of Westborough.

      Children of Hannah Whitney and (--?--) Warren:

      1. Elizabeth Warren (1779–)

    10. Aaron Whitney, son of Elnathan Whitney and Sarah Perry, was born on July 15, 1734 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married Margaret Cornit on March 1, 1757 in Newton, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1736 in Prob. Newton, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Aaron Whitney and Margaret Cornit:

      1. Molly Whitney (1757–)
      2. Hannah Whitney (1760–)
      3. Samuel Whitney (1764–)
      4. Rebeckea Whitney (1768–)
      5. Cornet Whitney (1772–)

    11. Ebenezer Whitney, son of Elnathan Whitney and Sarah Perry, was born on March 19, 1739 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA and died after 1820 in Lincoln Co., NC. He married Jemima Powell, daughter of , on April 30, 1777 in Guilford Co., NC. She was born about 1750 in NC.

      Children of Ebenezer Whitney and Jemima Powell:

      1. Elizabeth Whitney (1780–)
      2. Ransom Whitney (1782–)
      3. Demsey Whitney (1784–)
      4. Eli Whitney (1788–1873)

    12. Elnathan Whitney, son of Elnathan Whitney and Sarah Perry, was born on March 18, 1742 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. He married Lucy (Story) Allen on March 7, 1784 in Manchester, Essex, MA. She was born about 1750 in Probably Manchester, Massachusetts and died after 1788.

      Children of Elnathan Whitney and Lucy (Story) Allen:

      1. Polly (Mary) Whitney (1784–)
      2. Betsey Whitney (1786–)
      3. Lydia Whitney (1788–)

    13. Sarah Whitney, daughter of Elnathan Whitney and Sarah Perry, was born on February 13, 1746 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA. She married James Watkins on November 16, 1769 in Upton, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1745 in Of Upton, Worcester, MA.

    14. Isaac Whitney, son of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Perry, was born on April 11, 1736 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA and died on January 4, 1777 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA at the age of 40. He married Abigail Pond on October 19, 1758 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. She was born about 1738.

      Children of Isaac Whitney and Abigail Pond:

      1. Lucy Whitney (1761–1776)

    15. Jacob Whitney, son of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Perry, was born on July 24, 1737 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA and died on January 14, 1803 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA at the age of 65. He married Rachel Whiting on November 15, 1759 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. She was born in 1737 and died on August 12, 1812 in Milton, Norfolk, MA at the age of 75.

      Children of Jacob Whitney and Rachel Whiting:

      1. Prudence Whitney (1760–)
      2. Reuben Whitney (1762–)
      3. Lemuel Whitney (1765–)
      4. Jabez Whitney (1767–1849)
      5. Hannah Whitney (1772–1789)
      6. Moses Whitney (1775–1859)

    16. Abner Whitney, son of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Perry, was born on November 17, 1744 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA and died on January 6, 1826 in Windsor, Windsor, VT at the age of 81. He married Esther Jackson on March 21, 1768 in Newton, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1747 in Of Newton, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Abner Whitney and Esther Jackson:

      1. Fanny Whitney (1769–)
      2. Isaac Whitney (1772–)
      3. Sally Whitney (1775–)
      4. Abraham Whitney (1779–)
      5. Abner Whitney (1780–1866)
      6. Jacob Whitney (1784–1824)

    17. Desire Whitney, daughter of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Perry, was born on October 31, 1749 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. She married Edward Ward on March 9, 1769 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. He was born about 1745.

Marriage
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11 Aug 1687, Eliezer Whitney (s. of Thomas Whitney, of Watertown), now living in Sudbury, and Dorothy Rosse (d. of James Rosse of Sudbury), married with parents consent. [East Congregational Church and Precinct Affairs -- Watertown Records, p. 97]

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