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Which Henry WHITNEY, m. 1769, Hannah TOMBS?

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 I am afraid I have good news and bad news for you.  The bad news is you have the identity of your Henry wrong.  The good news is that you don't lose any of your research, since your Henry was really a son of that Henry's brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]].  The proof of this lies in the probate records of Middlesex Co., MA.
-The estate of Dorothy (TAINTOR) WHITNEY, wife of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel]], who died 7 Aug 1788, aged 82 years, was distributed on 8 Oct 1790 [Middlesex Probate File #24638, Dorothy WHITNEY].  The estate was settled on [[Family:Whitney, Simon (1727-1797)|Simon WHITNEY]] [her son] to distribute it to sisters [[Family:Whitney, Abigail (1725-a1762)|Abigail]], [[Family:Whitney, Johanna (1729-?)|Joanna]], [[Family:Whitney, Mary (1731-1805)|Mary]], [[Family:Whitney, Dorothy (1733-?)|Dorothy]], and [[Family:Whitney, Lucy (1749-1814)|Lucy]]; brothers [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1735-1801)|Daniel]], [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1737-1809)|Joshua]], and [[Family:Whitney, Elisha (1747-1807)|Elisha]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], decd.; surviving children of [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry]], son of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], also decd., vizt. Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, William Henry (1779-1853)|Henry]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1741-1774)|Israel]], decd., vizt. [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1775-1846)|Israel]], Jemima, Mary, and Dorothy; surviving children of sister [[Family:Whitney, Grace (1744-1773)|Grace]], decd., vizt. Daniel, Thomas, Leonard, and Grace.
+The estate of Dorothy (TAINTOR) WHITNEY, wife of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel]], who died 7 Aug 1788, aged 82 years, was distributed on 8 Oct 1790 [Middlesex Probate File #24638, Dorothy WHITNEY].  The estate was settled on [[Family:Whitney, Simon (1727-1797)|Simon WHITNEY]] [her son] to distribute it to sisters [[Family:Whitney, Abigail (1725-a1762)|Abigail]], [[Family:Whitney, Johanna (1729-?)|Joanna]], [[Family:Whitney, Mary (1731-1805)|Mary]], [[Family:Whitney, Dorothy (1733-?)|Dorothy]], and [[Family:Whitney, Lucy (1749-1814)|Lucy]]; brothers [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1735-1801)|Daniel]], [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1737-1809)|Joshua]], and [[Family:Whitney, Elisha (1747-1807)|Elisha]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], decd.; surviving children of [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry]], son of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], also decd., vizt. Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, William Henry (1779-1853)|Henry]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1741-1774)|Israel]], decd., vizt. [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1774-1846)|Israel]], Jemima, Mary, and Dorothy; surviving children of sister [[Family:Whitney, Grace (1744-1773)|Grace]], decd., vizt. Daniel, Thomas, Leonard, and Grace.
 This means, according to my reckoning, that the Henry WHITNEY born 3 Dec 1738 was dead, without surviving issue, on that date.  On the other hand, there was [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry WHITNEY]], b. 8 Jan 1745/6, Watertown, MA, son of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin and Deliverance (-----) WHITNEY]], and grandson of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel and Dorothy]], who was deceased on that date, leaving three surviving children:  Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, William Henry (1779-1853)|'''Henry''']] (who was your William Henry WHITNEY).

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 I am afraid I have good news and bad news for you.  The bad news is you have the identity of your Henry wrong.  The good news is that you don't lose any of your research, since your Henry was really a son of that Henry's brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]].  The proof of this lies in the probate records of Middlesex Co., MA.
-The estate of Dorothy (TAINTOR) WHITNEY, wife of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel]], who died 7 Aug 1788, aged 82 years, was distributed on 8 Oct 1790 [Middlesex Probate File #24638, Dorothy WHITNEY].  The estate was settled on [[Family:Whitney, Simon (1727-1797)|Simon WHITNEY]] [her son] to distribute it to sisters [[Family:Whitney, Abigail (1725-a1762)|Abigail]], [[Family:Whitney, Johanna (1729-?)|Joanna]], [[Family:Whitney, Mary (1731-1805)|Mary]], [[Family:Whitney, Dorothy (1733-?)|Dorothy]], and [[Family:Whitney, Lucy (1749-1814)|Lucy]]; brothers [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1735-1801)|Daniel]], [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1737-1809)|Joshua]], and [[Family:Whitney, Elisha (1747-1807)|Elisha]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], decd.; surviving children of [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry]], son of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], also decd., vizt. Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|Henry]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1741-1774)|Israel]], decd., vizt. [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1775-1846)|Israel]], Jemima, Mary, and Dorothy; surviving children of sister [[Family:Whitney, Grace (1744-1773)|Grace]], decd., vizt. Daniel, Thomas, Leonard, and Grace.
+The estate of Dorothy (TAINTOR) WHITNEY, wife of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel]], who died 7 Aug 1788, aged 82 years, was distributed on 8 Oct 1790 [Middlesex Probate File #24638, Dorothy WHITNEY].  The estate was settled on [[Family:Whitney, Simon (1727-1797)|Simon WHITNEY]] [her son] to distribute it to sisters [[Family:Whitney, Abigail (1725-a1762)|Abigail]], [[Family:Whitney, Johanna (1729-?)|Joanna]], [[Family:Whitney, Mary (1731-1805)|Mary]], [[Family:Whitney, Dorothy (1733-?)|Dorothy]], and [[Family:Whitney, Lucy (1749-1814)|Lucy]]; brothers [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1735-1801)|Daniel]], [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1737-1809)|Joshua]], and [[Family:Whitney, Elisha (1747-1807)|Elisha]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], decd.; surviving children of [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry]], son of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], also decd., vizt. Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, William Henry (1779-1853)|Henry]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1741-1774)|Israel]], decd., vizt. [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1775-1846)|Israel]], Jemima, Mary, and Dorothy; surviving children of sister [[Family:Whitney, Grace (1744-1773)|Grace]], decd., vizt. Daniel, Thomas, Leonard, and Grace.
-This means, according to my reckoning, that the Henry WHITNEY born 3 Dec 1738 was dead, without surviving issue, on that date.  On the other hand, there was [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry WHITNEY]], b. 8 Jan 1745/6, Watertown, MA, son of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin and Deliverance (-----) WHITNEY]], and grandson of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel and Dorothy]], who was deceased on that date, leaving three surviving children:  Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|'''Henry''']] (who was your William Henry WHITNEY).
+This means, according to my reckoning, that the Henry WHITNEY born 3 Dec 1738 was dead, without surviving issue, on that date.  On the other hand, there was [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry WHITNEY]], b. 8 Jan 1745/6, Watertown, MA, son of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin and Deliverance (-----) WHITNEY]], and grandson of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel and Dorothy]], who was deceased on that date, leaving three surviving children:  Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, William Henry (1779-1853)|'''Henry''']] (who was your William Henry WHITNEY).
 According to my records, this [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry WHITNEY]] was a cordwainer (a kind of shoemaker) [Middlesex Probate File #24651, guardianship of Benjamin WHITNEY, his son, 2 Oct 1788].  He married Hannah TOMBS, as you state above, 5 Jan 1769, Newton, MA [Newton Vital Records].  Among his children were:
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 <li>Anna, b. ca. 1773, d. 27 Dec 1776, Watertown, aged 3 years.
 <li>Hannah, b. ca. Jul 1774, d. 24 Dec 1776, Watertown, aged 17 months.
-<li>[[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|(William) Henry]], b. after 8 Sep 1769, Watertown [Middlesex Probate File #24652, Elizabeth and Henry WHITNEY], living in Dummerston, VT, 2 Oct 1788.
+<li>[[Family:Whitney, William Henry (1779-1853)|(William) Henry]], b. after 8 Sep 1769, Watertown [Middlesex Probate File #24652, Elizabeth and Henry WHITNEY], living in Dummerston, VT, 2 Oct 1788.
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-Probably this is all the children, but there could conceivably have been others who died young, before 1790.  My guess is that the widow Hannah (TOMBS) WHITNEY remarried a man who removed to Dummerston, VT, explaining the fact that Elizabeth and [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|Henry]], minors, were living there on 2 Oct 1788.
+Probably this is all the children, but there could conceivably have been others who died young, before 1790.  My guess is that the widow Hannah (TOMBS) WHITNEY remarried a man who removed to Dummerston, VT, explaining the fact that Elizabeth and [[Family:Whitney, William Henry (1779-1853)|Henry]], minors, were living there on 2 Oct 1788.
-This means that your line goes [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|William Henry<sup>7</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry<sup>6</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin<sup>5</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1660-a1748)|Benjamin<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]], rather than William Henry<sup>6</sup>, Henry<sup>5</sup> (Daniel<sup>4</sup>, etc.).  The same mistake is made by Henry Bond in his [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|''Genealogies and History of Watertown'' (1860)]], pp. 648-649, and probably by others.  What does [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney|Frederick Clifton Pierce]] have to say on this subject?<br /><br />
+This means that your line goes [[Family:Whitney, William Henry (1779-1853)|William Henry<sup>7</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry<sup>6</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin<sup>5</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1660-a1748)|Benjamin<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]], rather than William Henry<sup>6</sup>, Henry<sup>5</sup> (Daniel<sup>4</sup>, etc.).  The same mistake is made by Henry Bond in his [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|''Genealogies and History of Watertown'' (1860)]], pp. 648-649, and probably by others.  What does [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney|Frederick Clifton Pierce]] have to say on this subject?<br /><br />
 More bad news:  I know nothing whatsoever about the maiden name or ancestry of Deliverance -----, wife of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin<sup>5</sup> WHITNEY]], but would like to know.  I am interested in the parentage of Hannah TOMBS, too, if you know it.

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 I am afraid I have good news and bad news for you.  The bad news is you have the identity of your Henry wrong.  The good news is that you don't lose any of your research, since your Henry was really a son of that Henry's brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]].  The proof of this lies in the probate records of Middlesex Co., MA.
-The estate of Dorothy (TAINTOR) WHITNEY, wife of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel]], who died 7 Aug 1788, aged 82 years, was distributed on 8 Oct 1790 [Middlesex Probate File #24638, Dorothy WHITNEY].  The estate was settled on [[Family:Whitney, Simon (1727-1797)|Simon WHITNEY]] [her son] to distribute it to sisters [[Family:Whitney, Abigail (1725-?)|Abigail]], [[Family:Whitney, Johanna (1729-?)|Joanna]], [[Family:Whitney, Mary (1731-1805)|Mary]], [[Family:Whitney, Dorothy (1733-?)|Dorothy]], and [[Family:Whitney, Lucy (1749-1814)|Lucy]]; brothers [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1735-1801)|Daniel]], [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1737-1809)|Joshua]], and [[Family:Whitney, Elisha (1747-1807)|Elisha]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], decd.; surviving children of [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry]], son of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], also decd., vizt. Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|Henry]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1741-1774)|Israel]], decd., vizt. [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1775-1846)|Israel]], Jemima, Mary, and Dorothy; surviving children of sister [[Family:Whitney, Grace (1744-1773)|Grace]], decd., vizt. Daniel, Thomas, Leonard, and Grace.
+The estate of Dorothy (TAINTOR) WHITNEY, wife of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel]], who died 7 Aug 1788, aged 82 years, was distributed on 8 Oct 1790 [Middlesex Probate File #24638, Dorothy WHITNEY].  The estate was settled on [[Family:Whitney, Simon (1727-1797)|Simon WHITNEY]] [her son] to distribute it to sisters [[Family:Whitney, Abigail (1725-a1762)|Abigail]], [[Family:Whitney, Johanna (1729-?)|Joanna]], [[Family:Whitney, Mary (1731-1805)|Mary]], [[Family:Whitney, Dorothy (1733-?)|Dorothy]], and [[Family:Whitney, Lucy (1749-1814)|Lucy]]; brothers [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1735-1801)|Daniel]], [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1737-1809)|Joshua]], and [[Family:Whitney, Elisha (1747-1807)|Elisha]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], decd.; surviving children of [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry]], son of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], also decd., vizt. Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|Henry]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1741-1774)|Israel]], decd., vizt. [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1775-1846)|Israel]], Jemima, Mary, and Dorothy; surviving children of sister [[Family:Whitney, Grace (1744-1773)|Grace]], decd., vizt. Daniel, Thomas, Leonard, and Grace.
 This means, according to my reckoning, that the Henry WHITNEY born 3 Dec 1738 was dead, without surviving issue, on that date.  On the other hand, there was [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry WHITNEY]], b. 8 Jan 1745/6, Watertown, MA, son of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin and Deliverance (-----) WHITNEY]], and grandson of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel and Dorothy]], who was deceased on that date, leaving three surviving children:  Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|'''Henry''']] (who was your William Henry WHITNEY).

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 Probably this is all the children, but there could conceivably have been others who died young, before 1790.  My guess is that the widow Hannah (TOMBS) WHITNEY remarried a man who removed to Dummerston, VT, explaining the fact that Elizabeth and [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|Henry]], minors, were living there on 2 Oct 1788.
-This means that your line goes [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|William Henry<sup>7</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry<sup>6</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin<sup>5</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1660-?)|Benjamin<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]], rather than William Henry<sup>6</sup>, Henry<sup>5</sup> (Daniel<sup>4</sup>, etc.).  The same mistake is made by Henry Bond in his [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|''Genealogies and History of Watertown'' (1860)]], pp. 648-649, and probably by others.  What does [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney|Frederick Clifton Pierce]] have to say on this subject?<br /><br />
+This means that your line goes [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|William Henry<sup>7</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry<sup>6</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin<sup>5</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1660-a1748)|Benjamin<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]], rather than William Henry<sup>6</sup>, Henry<sup>5</sup> (Daniel<sup>4</sup>, etc.).  The same mistake is made by Henry Bond in his [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|''Genealogies and History of Watertown'' (1860)]], pp. 648-649, and probably by others.  What does [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney|Frederick Clifton Pierce]] have to say on this subject?<br /><br />
 More bad news:  I know nothing whatsoever about the maiden name or ancestry of Deliverance -----, wife of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin<sup>5</sup> WHITNEY]], but would like to know.  I am interested in the parentage of Hannah TOMBS, too, if you know it.

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 Karen Grubaugh wrote:
->I am redoing my Whitney notebooks and realized I have little information on<br>
+>I am redoing my Whitney notebooks and realized I have little information on<br />
->one of my direct line members.  His name is Henry Whitney, 7th s/o Daniel and<br>
+>one of my direct line members.  His name is Henry Whitney, 7th s/o Daniel and<br />
->Dorothy Whitney b. Dec 31, 1738 in Watertown, MA d. about 1788.  He m. Hannah<br>
+>Dorothy Whitney b. Dec 31, 1738 in Watertown, MA d. about 1788.  He m. Hannah<br />
->Tombs January 5 1769.  I would like to know who his children were in addition<br>
+>Tombs January 5 1769.  I would like to know who his children were in addition<br />
->to William Henry who is in my direct line.  I would like to know anything you<br>
+>to William Henry who is in my direct line.  I would like to know anything you<br />
 >might have about him and his wife, also.  Thank you.  Karen
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 The estate of Dorothy (TAINTOR) WHITNEY, wife of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel]], who died 7 Aug 1788, aged 82 years, was distributed on 8 Oct 1790 [Middlesex Probate File #24638, Dorothy WHITNEY].  The estate was settled on [[Family:Whitney, Simon (1727-1797)|Simon WHITNEY]] [her son] to distribute it to sisters [[Family:Whitney, Abigail (1725-?)|Abigail]], [[Family:Whitney, Johanna (1729-?)|Joanna]], [[Family:Whitney, Mary (1731-1805)|Mary]], [[Family:Whitney, Dorothy (1733-?)|Dorothy]], and [[Family:Whitney, Lucy (1749-1814)|Lucy]]; brothers [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1735-1801)|Daniel]], [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1737-1809)|Joshua]], and [[Family:Whitney, Elisha (1747-1807)|Elisha]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], decd.; surviving children of [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry]], son of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], also decd., vizt. Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|Henry]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1741-1774)|Israel]], decd., vizt. [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1775-1846)|Israel]], Jemima, Mary, and Dorothy; surviving children of sister [[Family:Whitney, Grace (1744-1773)|Grace]], decd., vizt. Daniel, Thomas, Leonard, and Grace.
-This means, according to my reckoning, that the Henry WHITNEY born 3 Dec 1738 was dead, without surviving issue, on that date.  On the other hand, there was [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry WHITNEY]], b. 8 Jan 1745/6, Watertown, MA, son of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin and Deliverance (-----) WHITNEY]], and grandson of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel and Dorothy]], who was deceased on that date, leaving three surviving children:  Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|<b>Henry</b>]] (who was your William Henry WHITNEY).
+This means, according to my reckoning, that the Henry WHITNEY born 3 Dec 1738 was dead, without surviving issue, on that date.  On the other hand, there was [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry WHITNEY]], b. 8 Jan 1745/6, Watertown, MA, son of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin and Deliverance (-----) WHITNEY]], and grandson of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel and Dorothy]], who was deceased on that date, leaving three surviving children:  Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|'''Henry''']] (who was your William Henry WHITNEY).
 According to my records, this [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry WHITNEY]] was a cordwainer (a kind of shoemaker) [Middlesex Probate File #24651, guardianship of Benjamin WHITNEY, his son, 2 Oct 1788].  He married Hannah TOMBS, as you state above, 5 Jan 1769, Newton, MA [Newton Vital Records].  Among his children were:
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 Probably this is all the children, but there could conceivably have been others who died young, before 1790.  My guess is that the widow Hannah (TOMBS) WHITNEY remarried a man who removed to Dummerston, VT, explaining the fact that Elizabeth and [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|Henry]], minors, were living there on 2 Oct 1788.
-This means that your line goes [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|William Henry<sup>7</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry<sup>6</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin<sup>5</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1660-?)|Benjamin<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]], rather than William Henry<sup>6</sup>, Henry<sup>5</sup> (Daniel<sup>4</sup>, etc.).  The same mistake is made by Henry Bond in his [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|''Genealogies and History of Watertown'' (1860)]], pp. 648-649, and probably by others.  What does [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney|Frederick Clifton Pierce]] have to say on this subject?<br><br>
+This means that your line goes [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|William Henry<sup>7</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry<sup>6</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin<sup>5</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1660-?)|Benjamin<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]], rather than William Henry<sup>6</sup>, Henry<sup>5</sup> (Daniel<sup>4</sup>, etc.).  The same mistake is made by Henry Bond in his [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|''Genealogies and History of Watertown'' (1860)]], pp. 648-649, and probably by others.  What does [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney|Frederick Clifton Pierce]] have to say on this subject?<br /><br />
 More bad news:  I know nothing whatsoever about the maiden name or ancestry of Deliverance -----, wife of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin<sup>5</sup> WHITNEY]], but would like to know.  I am interested in the parentage of Hannah TOMBS, too, if you know it.

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 >might have about him and his wife, also.  Thank you.  Karen
-I am afraid I have good news and bad news for you.  The bad news is you have the identity of your Henry wrong.  The good news is that you don't lose any of your research, since your Henry was really a son of that Henry's brother Benjamin.  The proof of this lies in the probate records of Middlesex Co., MA.
+I am afraid I have good news and bad news for you.  The bad news is you have the identity of your Henry wrong.  The good news is that you don't lose any of your research, since your Henry was really a son of that Henry's brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]].  The proof of this lies in the probate records of Middlesex Co., MA.
-The estate of Dorothy (TAINTOR) WHITNEY, wife of Daniel, who died 7 Aug 1788, aged 82 years, was distributed on 8 Oct 1790 [Middlesex Probate File #24638, Dorothy WHITNEY].  The estate was settled on Simon WHITNEY [her son] to distribute it to sisters Abigail, Joanna, Mary, Dorothy, and Lucy; brothers Daniel, Joshua, and Elisha; surviving children of brother Benjamin, decd.; surviving children of Henry, son of brother Benjamin, also decd., vizt. Benjamin, Elizabeth, and Henry; surviving children of brother Israel, decd., vizt. Israel, Jemima, Mary, and Dorothy; surviving children of sister Grace, decd., vizt. Daniel, Thomas, Leonard, and Grace.
+The estate of Dorothy (TAINTOR) WHITNEY, wife of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel]], who died 7 Aug 1788, aged 82 years, was distributed on 8 Oct 1790 [Middlesex Probate File #24638, Dorothy WHITNEY].  The estate was settled on [[Family:Whitney, Simon (1727-1797)|Simon WHITNEY]] [her son] to distribute it to sisters [[Family:Whitney, Abigail (1725-?)|Abigail]], [[Family:Whitney, Johanna (1729-?)|Joanna]], [[Family:Whitney, Mary (1731-1805)|Mary]], [[Family:Whitney, Dorothy (1733-?)|Dorothy]], and [[Family:Whitney, Lucy (1749-1814)|Lucy]]; brothers [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1735-c1801)|Daniel]], [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1737-1809)|Joshua]], and [[Family:Whitney, Elisha (1747-1807)|Elisha]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], decd.; surviving children of [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry]], son of brother [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin]], also decd., vizt. Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|Henry]]; surviving children of brother [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1741-1774)|Israel]], decd., vizt. [[Family:Whitney, Israel (1775-1846)|Israel]], Jemima, Mary, and Dorothy; surviving children of sister [[Family:Whitney, Grace (1744-1773)|Grace]], decd., vizt. Daniel, Thomas, Leonard, and Grace.
-This means, according to my reckoning, that the Henry WHITNEY born 3 Dec 1738 was dead, without surviving issue, on that date.  On the other hand, there was Henry WHITNEY, b. 8 Jan 1745/6, Watertown, MA, son of Benjamin and Deliverance (-----) WHITNEY, and grandson of Daniel and Dorothy, who was deceased on that date, leaving three surviving children:  Benjamin, Elizabeth, and <b>Henry</b> (who was your William Henry WHITNEY).
+This means, according to my reckoning, that the Henry WHITNEY born 3 Dec 1738 was dead, without surviving issue, on that date.  On the other hand, there was [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry WHITNEY]], b. 8 Jan 1745/6, Watertown, MA, son of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin and Deliverance (-----) WHITNEY]], and grandson of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel and Dorothy]], who was deceased on that date, leaving three surviving children:  Benjamin, Elizabeth, and [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|<b>Henry</b>]] (who was your William Henry WHITNEY).
-According to my records, this Henry WHITNEY was a cordwainer (a kind of shoemaker) [Middlesex Probate File #24651, guardianship of Benjamin WHITNEY, his son, 2 Oct 1788].  He married Hannah TOMBS, as you state above, 5 Jan 1769, Newton, MA [Newton Vital Records].  Among his children were:
+According to my records, this [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry WHITNEY]] was a cordwainer (a kind of shoemaker) [Middlesex Probate File #24651, guardianship of Benjamin WHITNEY, his son, 2 Oct 1788].  He married Hannah TOMBS, as you state above, 5 Jan 1769, Newton, MA [Newton Vital Records].  Among his children were:
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 <li>Benjamin, b. 10 Mar 1769, Watertown [Watertown Records 3:149], living 8 Oct 1790 [Middlesex Probate File #24638, Dorothy WHITNEY], non compos mentis on 2 Oct 1788 [Middlesex Probate File #24651, Benjamin WHITNEY].
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 <li>Anna, b. ca. 1773, d. 27 Dec 1776, Watertown, aged 3 years.
 <li>Hannah, b. ca. Jul 1774, d. 24 Dec 1776, Watertown, aged 17 months.
-<li>(William) Henry, b. after 8 Sep 1769, Watertown [Middlesex Probate File #24652, Elizabeth and Henry WHITNEY], living in Dummerston, VT, 2 Oct 1788.
+<li>[[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|(William) Henry]], b. after 8 Sep 1769, Watertown [Middlesex Probate File #24652, Elizabeth and Henry WHITNEY], living in Dummerston, VT, 2 Oct 1788.
 </ol>
-Probably this is all the children, but there could conceivably have been others who died young, before 1790.  My guess is that the widow Hannah (TOMBS) WHITNEY remarried a man who removed to Dummerston, VT, explaining the fact that Elizabeth and Henry, minors, were living there on 2 Oct 1788.
+Probably this is all the children, but there could conceivably have been others who died young, before 1790.  My guess is that the widow Hannah (TOMBS) WHITNEY remarried a man who removed to Dummerston, VT, explaining the fact that Elizabeth and [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|Henry]], minors, were living there on 2 Oct 1788.
-This means that your line goes William Henry<sup>7</sup>, Henry<sup>6</sup>, Benjamin<sup>5</sup>, Daniel<sup>4</sup>, Benjamin<sup>3</sup>, [[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]], rather than William Henry<sup>6</sup>, Henry<sup>5</sup> (Daniel<sup>4</sup>, etc.).  The same mistake is made by Henry Bond in his [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|''Genealogies and History of Watertown'' (1860)]], pp. 648-649, and probably by others.  What does [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney|Frederick Clifton Pierce]] have to say on this subject?<br><br>
+This means that your line goes [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1779-1853)|William Henry<sup>7</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1746-b1788)|Henry<sup>6</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin<sup>5</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1700-b1775)|Daniel<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1660-?)|Benjamin<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]], rather than William Henry<sup>6</sup>, Henry<sup>5</sup> (Daniel<sup>4</sup>, etc.).  The same mistake is made by Henry Bond in his [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|''Genealogies and History of Watertown'' (1860)]], pp. 648-649, and probably by others.  What does [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney|Frederick Clifton Pierce]] have to say on this subject?<br><br>
-More bad news:  I know nothing whatsoever about the maiden name or ancestry of Deliverance -----, wife of Benjamin<sup>5</sup> WHITNEY, but would like to know.  I am interested in the parentage of Hannah TOMBS, too, if you know it.
+More bad news:  I know nothing whatsoever about the maiden name or ancestry of Deliverance -----, wife of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)|Benjamin<sup>5</sup> WHITNEY]], but would like to know.  I am interested in the parentage of Hannah TOMBS, too, if you know it.
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-Copyright &copy; 1999, 2006, Robert L. Ward and The Whitney Research Group
+Copyright &copy; 1999, 2006, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and The [[Whitney Research Group]]