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From: Margaret Swanson <>
Subject: [MAWORCES] William Whitney ( - aft. 1792) Mary Whitney, dau. and Joseph Whitaker (ca. 1750-1811)
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2003 10:05:21 -0800
Whitney/Whitaker
Classification: Query
Location: Holden, Lancaster, Sterling, West Boylston, Massachusetts
Surnames: Whitney, Whitaker
Seeking info on birth dates and places of William WHITNEY, Mary
(WHITNEY) WHITAKER and Joseph WHITAKER
29 April 1771 Joseph WHITAKER and Mary WHITNEY were "both of Lancaster"
when married in Lancaster by Rev. John MELLEN. Intentions recorded 17
Jan. 1771. Lancaster VR Book First: Marriage p. 134; Intentions p. 45.
24 Sept. 1782 William WHITNEY deeded 60 acres of land in southerly part
of Sterling and 11 acres in Sterling on Holden town line to Joseph
WHITAKER. Consideration £400. Worcester Deeds Vol. 87:113. FHL microfilm
843,364
3 Oct. 1787 William WHITNEY deeded 2 acres of land lying in Holden
bounded easterly and northerly on land of Joseph WHITAKER and southerly
upon the river. Grantee Joseph WHITAKER. Consideration £1 10s. Recorded
12 March 1788. Worcester Deeds Vol. 103:448. FHL microfilm 0843,371.
15 Aug. 1792 William WHITNEY deeded 35 acres in easterly part of Holden
easterly bound of parcel on land of Joseph WHITAKER. Land was deeded for
"love and good will to my son Joseph WHITAKER". Worcester Deeds Vol.
115:527. FHL microfilm 844,340
1811 Joseph WHITAKER died in West Boyleston. Historical Memorandum and
Genealogical Register of the Town of West Boylston, Massachusetts From
its Early Settlement to 1858 Benjamin F. Keyes. Worcester: Spy Printing
House 1861 FHL 974.43/W4 D2k page 38 [hereafter Keyes]
9 June 1812 Distribution of the estate of Joseph WHITAKER. Widow Mary
and children. Worcester Mass. Probate 1811 Case 65231. FHL microfilm
856, 326
Keyes states p. 38 that William WHITNEY was "one of the early settlers
of this town [West Boylston] and resided on premises situated in the
northwest part of the town." . . [However West Boylston was not
established until 1808 so I have a feeling that he may have died before
the town was actually founded-mps]
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