Family:Whitney, Joshua (c1707-1787)

Dea. Joshua⁴ Whitney (Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Richard³ and Elizabeth (Sawtell) Whitney,^[1] was born circa 1706, Stow, MA, calculated from age at death,^[2] or between 1 Mar 1707 and 28 Feb 1708 at Stow, MA, calculated from age on guardianship bond,^[3] and died 15 Mar 1787 at Boxborough, MA, aged 80 years.^[4]

He married, before Feb 1732, Zerviah -----.^[5] She was born about 1712.^[6] She and Zerviah Robbins may be the same person.

Marriage intentions for Joshua "of Stow" and Azubah (Burt) Farnsworth "of Harvard" were published 17 Apr 1762, Harvard, MA.^[7] He married 19 Apr 1762, Stow, MA, Azubah (Burt) Farnsworth,^[8] daughter of John and Rebecca (Grant) Burt.^[9] She was born on 13 May 1711, Harvard, MA,^[10] and died 1812, Shirley, MA.^[11] She had married firstly, 12 Feb 1728/9, Newbury, MA, Phineas Farnsworth,^[12] son of Jonathan and Ruth (-----) Farnsworth.^[13]

Marriage intentions were published 25 Jan 1764, Harvard, MA, for him "of Stow" and Rebecca (Winship) Whitney "of Harvard",^[14] daughter of Nathaniel and Rebecca (Peirce) Winship. She was born 7 Dec 1717, Cambridge, MA,^[15] and died 3 Dec 1769, Stow, MA, in 51st year.^[16] Marriage intentions had been published 30 Oct 1736, Harvard, MA, for her "of Lexington" and Elijah⁴ Whitney.^[17] She had married firstly, 8 Dec 1736, Lexington, MA, Elijah⁴ Whitney,^[18] son of Isaiah³ Whitney and Sarah Woodward.^[19]

Joshua married after 1769 Mary -----.^[20] She was born about 1700, calculated from age at death, and died 27 Feb 1788, Boxborough, MA, aged 89 or 94 years.^[21]

On 29 Feb 1723/24 at Stow, MA, Richard Whitney of Stow, husbandman, was appointed guardian of Joshua Whitney, in his 16th year, and Sarah Whitney, in her 20th year.

It seems likely that there were two or three more unrecorded children born in the interval between 1735 and 1739.

Children of Dea. Joshua⁴ and Zerviah (-----) Whitney:

i.	Charles5 Whitney, b. circa Feb 1732; calculated from age at death; Marriage banns for he and Rebeckah Wood were published 14 Jul 1753 at Acton, MA; husband "of Quabin", wife "of Acton;" d. 1 Apr 1797 at Boxborough, MA; aged 65 years 2 months.
ii.	Sarah Whitney, b. 26 Nov 1733, Stow, MA; m.(1) Simon Maynor; m.(2) David Pierce.
iii.	Mary Whitney, b. 29 Nov 1743, Stow, MA; m. Silas Farr.
iv.	Joshua Whitney, Jr., b. 27 Aug 1747, Stow, MA; m. Marcy Pierce.
v.	Caleb Whitney, b. 23 May 1749, Stow, MA; m. Katharine Maxwell.

There were no children of Dea. Joshua⁴ and Azubah (Burt) Whitney.

There were no children of Dea. Joshua⁴ and Rebecca (Winship) Whitney.

There were no children of Dea. Joshua⁴ and Mary (-----) Whitney.

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17.^  Source of marriage intentions. Also see Frederick W. Bailey, ed., Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800 (1897-1914), 3 vols.

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