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From: "Maureen" <>
Subject: Fw: [WHITNEY-L] Fw: [MAWORCES] WHITNEY Family Part 1
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 20:15:29 -0500


----- Original Message -----
From: "Maureen" <>
To: "Jon Whitney" <>
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Fw: [MAWORCES] WHITNEY Family Part 1


> Jon,
> I did not write the article. This article was sent to another list I am
on.
> I thought with all the Whitney's on WHITNEY list that someone would know
if
> this material was right or not.
> These came in two postings so far. If I did something wrong I apologize
> I forwarded the articles from The Worcestor MA. mailing list that I am on.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Whitney" <>
> To: "Maureen" <>
> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 5:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Fw: [MAWORCES] WHITNEY Family Part 1
>
>
> > Maureen:
> >
> > Can you supply the documentation that immigrant John Whitney is the
> > "grandson of Robert Whitney? In particular, which Robert Whitney?
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Jon Whitney
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------
> > >From: "Maureen" <>
> > >To:
> > >Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Fw: [MAWORCES] WHITNEY Family Part 1
> > >Date: Fri, Nov 1, 2002, 10:34 AM
> > >
> >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Marcia Payne" <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 4:16 PM
> > > Subject: [MAWORCES] WHITNEY Family Part 1
> > >
> > >
> > >> Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Mass. Vol. 3
> > >> pgs. 373,374,375,376
> > >>
> > >> John WHITNEY (I) the immigrant ancestor of the WHITNEY's of
> > >> Winchendon, Mass. was one of the best known of the pioneers in
> > >> Watertown, Mass. He was the son of Thomas WHITNEY, and grandson of
> > >> Robert WHITNEY. The English pedigree of this family is given
elsewhere
> > >> in this work. He was born in England in 1589, and settled in
Watertown
> > >> on June 1635. John WHITNEY was admitted a freeman on March 3, 1635-6.
> He
> > >> was appointed constable by the General Court on June 1, 1641. He was
> > >> Selectman during the period 1638 to 1655, inclusive, and Town Clerk
in
> > >> 1655. He married in England to Elinor (?), born in 1599 and died in
> > >> Watertown on May 11, 1659. He married (2nd) in Watertown on Sept. 29,
> > >> 1659, Judith CLEMENT, she died before her husband. He died June 1,
> 1673.
> > >> Children of John and Elinor were: #1 Mary, baptized in England,
May
> > >> 23, 1619, died young; #2 John, see forward #3 Richard, born in
England,
> > >> 1626, married Martha COLDAM #4 Nathaniel born in England, 1627; #5
> > >> Thomas born in England, 1629, married Mary KEETELL #6 Jonathan born
in
> > >> England, 1634, married Lydia JONES; #7 Joshua born in Watertown on
July
> > >> 5, 1635, married thrice; #8 Caleb born in Watertown on July 12, 1640;
> #9
> > >> Benjamin born in Watertown on June 6, 1643, married twice.
> > >>
> > >> (II) John WHITNEY, 2nd child of John WHITNEY (I), was born in England
> > >> 1620. He settled in Watertown and married, 1642, to Ruth REYNOLDS,
> > >> daughter of Robert REYNOLDS of Watertown, Weathersfield and Boston.
He
> > >> was admitted a freeman on May 26, 1647. Hewas Selectman from
1673-1680,
> > >> inclusive. His homestead was a 3 acre lot on the East side of
Lexington
> > >> Street, the next lot South of the PHILLIPS homestead. He was a
soldier
> > >> in the King Philip's War under Captain Hugh MASON. He died Oct. 12,
> > >> 1692. Children of John and Ruth were: #1 John born Sept. 17, 1643,
> > >> married Elizabeth HARRIS #2 Ruth born April 15, 1645, married June
20,
> > >> 1664 to John SHATTUCK #3 Nathaniel, see forward #4 Samuel born July
26,
> > >> 1648, married Mary BEMIS #5 Mary born April 29, 1650 #6 Joseph born
> Jan.
> > >> 15, 1651, married Martha BEACH #7 Sarah born March 17, 1653, married
> > >> Daniel HARRINGTON #8 Elizabeth born June 9, 1656, married Daniel
WARREN
> > >> #9 Hannah, unmarried in 1693 #10 Benjamin born June 28, 1660, married
> > >> (1st) Abigail HAGAR.
> > >>
> > >> (III) Nathaniel WHITNEY, 3rd child of John WHITNEY (II) was born in
> > >> Watertown on Feb. 1, 1646. Hon. William Whitney RICE, who wa a
> > >> descendant of Nathaniel WHITNEY, wrote for the WHITNEY Genealogy, an
> > >> account of a visit to the old farm. The homestead of Nathaniel's was
in
> > >> Weston, about a mile ad a half from the center of Weston on the road
to
> > >> Lexington. On this farm wa born William WHITNEY, grandson of
Nathaniel,
> > >> who with his sons settled in Winchendon in 1769. Nathaniel married on
> > >> March 12, 1673 to Sarah HAGAR, who was born Sept. 3, 1651 and died
May
> > >> 7, 1746. He died Jan. 7, 1732 in Weston. Their children were: #1
> > >> Nathaniel born March 5, 1675, married Mercy ROBINSON #2 Sarah born
Feb.
> > >> 12, 1678, married Jonathan BALL #3 William born May 6, 1683, see
> forward
> > >> #4 Samuel baptized July 17, 1687 #5 Hannah baptized March 1688 #6
> > >> Elizabeth born Dec. 15, 1692 #7 Grace born 1700, and died March 23,
> 1719
> > >> #8 Mercy
> > >>
> > >> END of PART 1
> > >>
> > >>
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