Difference between revisions of "Family:Whitney, Shugbrough (c1684-1746)"
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| − | '''Shugbrough Whitney''', Esq., | + | Lt. Col. '''Shugbrough Whitney''', Esq. |
| + | ([[Family:Whitney, Thomas (s1644-1712)|Thomas]]), | ||
| + | son of [[Family:Whitney, Thomas (s1644-1712)|Thomas and Maria (Boleyn) Whitney]], | ||
| + | was born about 1684, and died 5 Apr 1746, killed at the [[:en:Battle of Falkirk Muir]]. | ||
| − | + | His name was also listed as "Shuckburg Witney". | |
| − | + | He married '''Margery Eyre''', daughter of John Eyre, Eyrecourt Castle, Co. Galway. | |
He is mentioned in the will of his brother Thomas Whitney, dated 30 Apr 1740, as "Shuckburgh Whitney, Lieut. Colonel in H.M.'s service." | He is mentioned in the will of his brother Thomas Whitney, dated 30 Apr 1740, as "Shuckburgh Whitney, Lieut. Colonel in H.M.'s service." | ||
He wrote "a holographic letter, Nov. 26, 1745, from Col. Shugbrough Whitney to Lieut. Campbell, giving an account of the battle of Preston Pans and advice for strategy in future actions."{{ref|1}} | He wrote "a holographic letter, Nov. 26, 1745, from Col. Shugbrough Whitney to Lieut. Campbell, giving an account of the battle of Preston Pans and advice for strategy in future actions."{{ref|1}} | ||
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| + | His will was written 27 Nov 1745 and proved 3 Feb 1747. The probate of his will describes him as "Shugbrough Whitney Esquire, late of Edinburgh North Britain and late Lieutenant Colonel in Colonel Ligoniers now Colonel Naizons Regiment at Falkirk in North Britain". | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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| − | Copyright © 2008, [[User:Tdoyle|Tim Doyle]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]] | + | Copyright © 2008, 2011, [[User:Tdoyle|Tim Doyle]], [[User:Tjohnston68|Tom Johnston]], [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]], and the [[Whitney Research Group]]. |
[[Category:Parentage Conjectured]] | [[Category:Parentage Conjectured]] | ||
Revision as of 22:48, 3 June 2011
Lt. Col. Shugbrough Whitney, Esq. (Thomas), son of Thomas and Maria (Boleyn) Whitney, was born about 1684, and died 5 Apr 1746, killed at the en:Battle of Falkirk Muir.
His name was also listed as "Shuckburg Witney".
He married Margery Eyre, daughter of John Eyre, Eyrecourt Castle, Co. Galway.
He is mentioned in the will of his brother Thomas Whitney, dated 30 Apr 1740, as "Shuckburgh Whitney, Lieut. Colonel in H.M.'s service."
He wrote "a holographic letter, Nov. 26, 1745, from Col. Shugbrough Whitney to Lieut. Campbell, giving an account of the battle of Preston Pans and advice for strategy in future actions."[1]
His will was written 27 Nov 1745 and proved 3 Feb 1747. The probate of his will describes him as "Shugbrough Whitney Esquire, late of Edinburgh North Britain and late Lieutenant Colonel in Colonel Ligoniers now Colonel Naizons Regiment at Falkirk in North Britain".
References
Will of Shugbrough Whitney, Lieutenant Colonel of Edinburgh, Mid Lothian.
1. ^ In the collection "The Pretender Papers", in Rariora: Being Notes of Some of the Printed Books, Manuscripts, Historical Documents ....
Copyright © 2008, 2011, Tim Doyle, Tom Johnston, Robert L. Ward, and the Whitney Research Group.
