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Subject: Families of Dr. John Whitney
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 5:07:11 -0500


I developed the following facts about Dr. John Whitney4
(Nathaniel3, Benjamin2,John1) while helping one of his descendants in
Alberta, Canada to complete her knowledge of him. I offer the following
in order to aid any other of his descendants in their research:

Sources:
(1) Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA Vital Records
(2) Vital Records of York, York Co., Maine, edited by Bragdon and Frost.
(3) "Tristram Coffin", by Allen Coffin
(4) Maine Probate Abstracts, Vol. 1; edited by J.E. Frost

Dr. John Whitney, b. 27 Nov 1716 in Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA, son of
Nathaniel and Sarah (Ford) Whitney. (1)
m. 1st. Margaret Coffin, daughter of Major Josiah and Elizabeth Coffin
(3). She was b. 9 Jul 1721 (3), was of Sherbourn, Nantucket Island, Dukes
Co., MA (2).
Children:
Sarah, b. 22 Apr 1747 in Sherbourn, Nantucket Island, MA (2).
Margaret, b. 22 Jul 1749 in York, ME (2)
John Coffin, b. 6 Nov 1751 in York, ME (2)
Margaret Coffin Whitney had previously been married to Shuabel Gardner.
(3)

m. 2nd. Hephzibah Adams, daughter of Hezekiah and Mary (Ware) Adams (2).
She was born in York, ME,
11 Apr 1720 (2), and had previously married Richard Adams, son of Sam and
Liddah (Gowell) Adams on 30 Dec 1739 in York, ME (2).
Children of Hephzibah and Richard Adams, both children born in York, ME
(2):
Hephzibah, b. 2 Apr 1742 (she died before 14 Jul
1761 (4)).
Richard, b. 20 Jul 1744

Children of Dr. John and Hephzibah Adams Whitney, both born in York, ME
(2).
Hephzibah, b. 30 Jun 1755, m. 21 Dec 1775 in York, ME, Joseph Dunham (2)
Miriam Adams, b. 6 May 1757, m. 19 Jan 1775 in York, ME, Thomas Talpey
(2).

Ken Whitney
Silver Spring, MD

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