James WhitneyAge: 77 years1692–1770

Name
James Whitney
Given names
James
Surname
Whitney
Name suffix
Dea.
Birth December 28, 1692 30 22
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a parentJohn Whitney — Sarah Haven — View this family
about 1694 (Age 12 months)
Massachusetts

Birth of a half-sisterLydia Whitney
April 18, 1695 (Age 2 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Birth of a half-sisterHannah Whitney
September 27, 1697 (Age 4 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death of a paternal grandmotherLydia Jones
February 3, 1702 (Age 9 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Death of a paternal grandfatherJonathan Whitney
January 1, 1703 (Age 10 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

MarriageMartha Rice — View this family
February 2, 1715 (Age 22 years)
Framingham, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#1		John Whitney
April 10, 1716 (Age 23 years)
Framingham, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#2		James Whitney
June 4, 1718 (Age 25 years)
Framingham, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a parentJohn Whitney — Martha How Walker — View this family
November 10, 1718 (Age 25 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Birth of a daughter
#3		Mary Whitney
May 12, 1720 (Age 27 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Death of a daughterMary Whitney
May 24, 1720 (Age 27 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a daughter
#4		Martha Whitney
November 9, 1721 (Age 28 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Death of a daughterMartha Whitney
December 17, 1721 (Age 28 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#5		Benjamin Whitney
June 13, 1723 (Age 30 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Death of a sonBenjamin Whitney
October 12, 1723 (Age 30 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#6		Micah Whitney
June 4, 1725 (Age 32 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a son
#7		Benjamin Whitney
October 23, 1727 (Age 34 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Death of a sisterElizabeth Whitney
July 4, 1728 (Age 35 years)

Birth of a son
#8		Ezra Whitney
February 22, 1730 (Age 37 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Death of a fatherJohn Whitney
before February 27, 1731 (Age 38 years)
Framingham, Middlesex, MA

Death of a wifeMartha Rice
July 1, 1731 (Age 38 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

MarriageElizabeth Holbrook — View this family
April 27, 1732 (Age 39 years)
Natick, Middlesex, MA

Shared note: Wife Elizabeth (Holbrook) Twitchel shown as "of Sherborn" in the Natick record of this marriage.
Birth of a son
#9		Daniel Whitney
December 13, 1733 (Age 40 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childJohn Whitney — Abigail Perry — View this family
February 8, 1739 (Age 46 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childMicah Whitney — Lydia Mason — View this family
November 11, 1747 (Age 54 years)
Watertown, Middlesex, MA

Death of a half-sisterHannah Whitney
before 1753 (Age 60 years)

Marriage of a childEzra Whitney — Mercy Morse — View this family
February 14, 1754 (Age 61 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Marriage of a childDaniel Whitney — Miriam Leland — View this family
June 11, 1761 (Age 68 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA

Death April 10, 1770 (Age 77 years)
Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Family with parents - View this family
father
John Whitney
Birth: June 27, 1662 28 30 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: before February 27, 1731 — Framingham, Middlesex, MA
mother
Mary Hapgood
Birth: about 1670 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Death:
Marriage: April 10, 1688 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
1 year
elder sister
Mary Whitney
Birth: March 27, 1689 26 19 — Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Death:
10 months
elder sister
Elizabeth Whitney
Birth: January 29, 1690 27 20 — Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Death: July 4, 1728
3 years
himself
James Whitney
Birth: December 28, 1692 30 22 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Death: April 10, 1770 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Father’s family with Sarah Haven - View this family
father
John Whitney
Birth: June 27, 1662 28 30 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: before February 27, 1731 — Framingham, Middlesex, MA
step-mother
Sarah Haven
Birth: June 4, 1655 — Lynn, Essex, MA
Death: April 23, 1718 — Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marriage: about 1694 — Massachusetts
16 months
half-sister
Lydia Whitney
Birth: April 18, 1695 32 39 — Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Death:
2 years
half-sister
Hannah Whitney
Birth: September 27, 1697 35 42 — Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Death: before 1753
Father’s family with Martha How Walker - View this family
father
John Whitney
Birth: June 27, 1662 28 30 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: before February 27, 1731 — Framingham, Middlesex, MA
step-mother
Martha How Walker
Death: November 14, 1721 — Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marriage: November 10, 1718 — Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Family with Martha Rice - View this family
himself
James Whitney
Birth: December 28, 1692 30 22 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Death: April 10, 1770 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
wife
Martha Rice
Birth: Massachusetts
Death: July 1, 1731 — Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marriage: February 2, 1715 — Framingham, Middlesex, MA
14 months
son
John Whitney
Birth: April 10, 1716 23 — Framingham, Middlesex, MA
Death: Framingham, Middlesex, MA
2 years
son
James Whitney
Birth: June 4, 1718 25 — Framingham, Middlesex, MA
Death:
23 months
daughter
Mary Whitney
Birth: May 12, 1720 27 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Death: May 24, 1720 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
18 months
daughter
Martha Whitney
Birth: November 9, 1721 28 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Death: December 17, 1721 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
19 months
son
Benjamin Whitney
Birth: June 13, 1723 30 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Death: October 12, 1723 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
2 years
son
Micah Whitney
Birth: June 4, 1725 32 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Death: November 29, 1791 — Douglas, Worcester, MA
2 years
son
Benjamin Whitney
Birth: October 23, 1727 34 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Death:
2 years
son
Ezra Whitney
Birth: February 22, 1730 37 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Death: September 24, 1804 — Woodstock, Windham, CT
Family with Elizabeth Holbrook - View this family
himself
James Whitney
Birth: December 28, 1692 30 22 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Death: April 10, 1770 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
wife
Elizabeth Holbrook
Birth: July 22, 1696
Death: March 31, 1782 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Marriage: April 27, 1732 — Natick, Middlesex, MA
20 months
son
Daniel Whitney
Birth: December 13, 1733 40 37 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Death: April 6, 1810 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
… … + Elizabeth Holbrook - View this family
wife
Elizabeth Holbrook
Birth: July 22, 1696
Death: March 31, 1782 — Sherborn, Middlesex, MA
Marriage: before July 1731 —

  1. Generation 1

    1. James Whitney, son of John Whitney and Mary Hapgood, was born on December 28, 1692 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA and died on April 10, 1770 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA at the age of 77. He married 2 times. The first time he married Martha Rice on February 2, 1715 in Framingham, Middlesex, MA. She was born in Massachusetts and died on July 1, 1731 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts. The second time he married Elizabeth Holbrook, daughter of , on April 27, 1732 in Natick, Middlesex, MA. She was born on July 22, 1696 and died on March 31, 1782 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA at the age of 85.

      Children of James Whitney and Martha Rice:

      1. John Whitney (1716–)
      2. James Whitney (1718–)
      3. Mary Whitney (1720–1720)
      4. Martha Whitney (1721–1721)
      5. Benjamin Whitney (1723–1723)
      6. Micah Whitney (1725–1791)
      7. Benjamin Whitney (1727–)
      8. Ezra Whitney (1730–1804)

      Children of James Whitney and Elizabeth Holbrook:

      1. Daniel Whitney (1733–1810)
  2. Generation 2back to top

    1. John Whitney, son of James Whitney and Martha Rice, was born on April 10, 1716 in Framingham, Middlesex, MA and died in Framingham, Middlesex, MA. He married Abigail Perry on February 8, 1739 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1718 in Of Sherborn, Middlesex, MA.

    2. James Whitney, son of James Whitney and Martha Rice, was born on June 4, 1718 in Framingham, Middlesex, MA. He married Patience Leland.

      Children of James Whitney and Patience Leland:

      1. John Whitney (1743–)
      2. Joseph Whitney (1745–)
      3. Martha Whitney (1747–)
      4. Abigail Whitney (1749–)

    3. Micah Whitney, son of James Whitney and Martha Rice, was born on June 4, 1725 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA and died on November 29, 1791 in Douglas, Worcester, MA at the age of 66. He married Lydia Mason on November 11, 1747 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1727 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Micah Whitney and Lydia Mason:

      1. Mason Whitney (1765–)

    4. Benjamin Whitney, son of James Whitney and Martha Rice, was born on October 23, 1727 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. He married Esther Leland, daughter of ,. She was born on July 31, 1728.

      Children of Benjamin Whitney and Esther Leland:

      1. James Whitney (1755–)
      2. Joseph Whitney (1762–)

    5. Ezra Whitney, son of James Whitney and Martha Rice, was born on February 22, 1730 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA and died on September 24, 1804 in Woodstock, Windham, CT at the age of 74. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mercy Morse, daughter of , on February 14, 1754 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. She was born on March 2, 1735 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA and died on September 23, 1794 in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA at the age of 59. The second time he married Ruth Reed on November 28, 1795 in Douglas, Worcester, MA. She was born on November 20, 1747 in Douglas, Worcester, MA and died on October 11, 1811 in Douglas, Worcester, MA at the age of 63.

      Children of Ezra Whitney and Mercy Morse:

      1. Elizabeth Whitney (1754–)
      2. Moses Whitney (1757–)
      3. Ezra Whitney (1759–)
      4. Samuel Whitney (1760–)
      5. James Whitney (1764–)
      6. Marcy Whitney (1768–)
      7. John Whitney (1769–1824)
      8. Mary Whitney (1773–)
      9. Mary Whitney (1776–)
      10. Micah Whitney (1778–1791)

    6. Daniel Whitney, son of James Whitney and Elizabeth Holbrook, was born on December 13, 1733 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA and died on April 6, 1810 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA at the age of 76. He married Miriam Leland, daughter of , on June 11, 1761 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1740 in Of Sherborn, Middlesex, MA and died on December 31, 1817 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Daniel Whitney and Miriam Leland:

      1. Amos Whitney (1762–)
      2. Elizabeth Whitney (1765–)
      3. Daniel Whitney (1768–)
      4. Mary Whitney (1770–)
      5. Aaron Whitney (1772–1818)
  3. Generation 3back to top

    1. John Whitney, son of James Whitney and Patience Leland, was born on March 10, 1743. He married 2 times. The first time he married Molly (--?--). The second time he married Hannah Holbrook, daughter of ,.

      Children of John Whitney and Hannah Holbrook:

      1. John Whitney (1772–)
      2. Hannah Whitney (1768–)
      3. Nathaniel Whitney (1772–)

    2. Mason Whitney, son of Micah Whitney and Lydia Mason, was born on December 16, 1765 in Natick, Middlesex, MA. He married Dolly Rawson on March 29, 1792 in Mendon, Worcester, MA. She was born on March 10, 1768 in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA.

      Children of Mason Whitney and Dolly Rawson:

      1. Erastus Whitney (1797–1854)

    3. James Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Esther Leland, was born on October 21, 1755 and died in Dover. He married Susanna Hill in 1780.

      Children of James Whitney and Susanna Hill:

      1. Benjamin Whitney (1780–)
      2. Martin Whitney
      3. Sylvia Whitney
      4. Patty Whitney
      5. Isaac Whitney (1783–)

    4. Joseph Whitney, son of Benjamin Whitney and Esther Leland, was born in 1762. He married Sally Parks.

      Children of Joseph Whitney and Sally Parks:

      1. Joseph Park Whitney
      2. George Whitney
      3. Charles Whitney
      4. Samuel Whitney
      5. Ann P. Whitney

    5. Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Ezra Whitney and Mercy Morse, was born on June 29, 1754 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. She married Caleb Hill on December 3, 1772 in Douglas, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1750 in Of Douglas, Worcester, MA.

    6. Moses Whitney, son of Ezra Whitney and Mercy Morse, was born on March 7, 1757 in Douglas, Worcester, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Hannah Palmer on December 31, 1780 in Boxford, Essex, MA. She was born about 1760 in Of Boxford, Essex, MA and died on May 30, 1793 in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA. The second time he married Nancy Tyler on April 3, 1796 in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1760 in Of Uxbridge, Worcester, MA.

      Children of Moses Whitney and Hannah Palmer:

      1. Benjamin Whitney (1781–)
      2. Timothy Palmer Whitney (1785–)
      3. Anna Wyett Whitney (1787–)
      4. John Andrews Whitney (1789–)
      5. Samuel Whitney (1791–)

      Children of Moses Whitney and Nancy Tyler:

      1. Nancy Wyett Whitney (1797–)
      2. Julian Mann Whitney (1798–)
      3. Hannah Tillinghast Whitney (1800–)

    7. Samuel Whitney, son of Ezra Whitney and Mercy Morse, was born on October 12, 1760 in Douglas, Worcester, MA. He married Azubah Hill on December 13, 1781 in Douglas, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1760 in Of Douglas, Worcester, MA.

      Children of Samuel Whitney and Azubah Hill:

      1. Mary Whitney (1782–)
      2. Mercy Whitney (1786–)
      3. Samuel Whitney (1789–)

    8. James Whitney, son of Ezra Whitney and Mercy Morse, was born on December 15, 1764 in Mendon, Worcester, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Ruth Knapp on October 18, 1787 in Douglas, Worcester, MA. She was born in 1766 in Douglas, Worcester, MA and died on May 25, 1793 in Douglas, Worcester, MA at the age of 27. The second time he married Mary Robinson on November 24, 1793 in Dudley, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1770 in Of Dudley, Worcester, MA.

    9. Marcy Whitney, daughter of Ezra Whitney and Mercy Morse, was born on January 27, 1768 in Douglas, Worcester, MA. She married Samuel Reed on January 10, 1793 in Douglas, Worcester, MA. He was born about 1765 in Of Uxbridge, Worcester, MA.

    10. Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Daniel Whitney and Miriam Leland, was born on April 29, 1765 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. She married William Clark on June 24, 1784 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA.

    11. Daniel Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney and Miriam Leland, was born on July 3, 1768 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. He married ? White.

      Children of Daniel Whitney and ? White:

      1. Daniel Whitney
      2. Amos Whitney
      3. William S. Whitney (–1856)

    12. Mary Whitney, daughter of Daniel Whitney and Miriam Leland, was born on May 12, 1770 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA. She married John Bullard on May 6, 1792 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA.

    13. Aaron Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney and Miriam Leland, was born on February 9, 1772 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA and died on November 29, 1818 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA at the age of 46. He married Eda Fiske on April 30, 1794 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA.

      Children of Aaron Whitney and Eda Fiske:

      1. Miriam Whitney
      2. John Whitney (1795–1816)
      3. Mary Whitney (1801–)
      4. Elizabeth Whitney (1803–1824)
      5. Daniel Whitney (1805–1844)
      6. Aaron Whitney (1809–)
Marriage
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Wife Elizabeth (Holbrook) Twitchel shown as "of Sherborn" in the Natick record of this marriage.

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