Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1727-1793)

Benjamin⁵ Whitney (James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Dea. James⁴ and Martha (Rice) Whitney was born 23 Oct 1727 at Sherborn, MA^[1] and died 17 Dec 1793 at Sherborn, MA, at age 66^[2], his estate was probated 3 Apr 1794 at Sherborn, MA; will proved; his estate was probated 3 Apr 1794 at Sherborn, MA; executor's bond posted by James Whitney, yeoman, with Daniel Whitney, Esq., and Aaron Whitney, yeoman, as sureties, all of Sherburn; his estate was probated 10 Nov 1794 at Sherborn, MA; inventory taken by Jonathan Fay, Timothy Hill, and Silas Stone; his estate was probated 12 Nov 1794 at Sherborn, MA; release of widow Mary Whitney of Mendon to all claim to the estate; his estate was probated 2 Apr 1796 at Mendon, MA; widow Mary Whitney, now Mary Taft, acknowledged her release of all claim to the estate; his estate was probated 19 Sep 1796 at Sherborn, MA; division and agreement of heirs between James Whitney and Joseph Whitney, yeomen, both of Sherburne, sons of Benjamin Whitney, late of said Sherburne, yeoman, decd.

Benjamin married Esther Leland, daughter of Joseph and Esther (Thurston) Leland, 18 Apr 1751 at Sherborn, MA, first wife.

Benjamin married Mary Fairbanks 9 Feb 1792 at Mendon, MA; husband "of Sherborn", wife "of Mendon;", second wife.

He was also known as Deacon Benjamin Whitney in marriage record and death record. He BIR: Rev. Abner Morse's 'History and Genealogy of the Towns of Sherborn and Holliston, Mass.' p.258 'settled in W. Sherborn where Capt. Curtis Golding resides.' He There is a Deacon Benjamin Whitney whose death is recorded in Sherborn as of 17 Dec 1793, but thus far there is no certainty that it was this Benjamin Whitney. He left a will on 25 Jan 1793 at Sherborn, MA; of Sherborn, yeoman; wife Mary Whitney; sons James Whitney (executor) and Joseph Whitney; witnesses Daniel Whitney, Aaron Whitney, and Caleb Lealand.

Esther Leland was born on 31 Jul 1728. She BIR: Rev. Abner Morse's 'History and Genealogy of the Towns of Sherborn and Holliston, Mass.' p.258.

Children of Benjamin⁵ and Esther (Leland) Whitney both b. at Sherborn, MA:

i.

James6 Whitney, b. 21 Oct 1755; Marriage banns for he and Susanna Hill were published 13 Mar 1780 at Holliston, MA; husband "of Sherburne;" m. Susanna Hill, daughter of Isaac and Lydia (Whitney) Hill, 20 Apr 1780 at Sherborn, MA; m. Susanna Hill, daughter of Isaac and Lydia (Whitney) Hill, 20 Apr 1780 at Sherborn, MA; wife "of Holliston;" d. 30 May 1800 at Sherborn, MA, at age 44; aged 46 years; d. Jun 1800 at Dover, MA, at age 44. He From Pierce, p. 202/203: He was in Capt. Brooks' company from Sherborn, in the Revolutionary war. He d. in Dover, Mass, in June 1800, res. Sherborn, Mass. He BIR-MARR: Rev. Abner Morse's 'History and Genealogy of the Towns of Sherborn and Holliston, Mass.' - 'James received from his grandfather Leland in 1779 a deed of half his farm.'

ii.

Joseph Whitney, b. 15 Dec 1762; m. Sarah Park 3 Oct 1792 at Framingham, MA; husband "of Sherborn", wife "of Framingham;" d. 5 Apr 1846 at Gardner, MA, at age 83; d. 5 Apr 1846 at Gardner, MA, at age 83; aged 83 years 3 months 20 days, of palsy, born Sherborn, married, farmer. He Gardner VR says: d. farmer, married, aged 83y., 3mo., 20d., of palsy. B. in Sherburn. He BIR: Rev. Abner Morse's 'History and Genealogy of the Towns of Sherborn and Holliston, Mass.'

Mary Fairbanks was born say 1730; guess by RLW. Marriage banns for she and Capt. Robert Taft were published on 10 May 1795 at Upton, MA; second wife, wife "of Mendon." She married Capt. Robert Taft on 11 Jun 1795 at Mendon, MA; husband "of Upton." She died on 23 Apr 1804 at Upton, MA.

There were no children of Benjamin⁵ and Mary (Fairbanks) Whitney.

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