Family:Whitney, John (1742-1825)

John⁶ Whitney (James⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of James⁵ and Patience (Leland) Whitney, was born 10 Mar 1742, and died 17 Feb 1825.

He married Hannah Holbrook. She was born 3 Jun 1741, and died Sherborn, MA.

He was a farmer. He resided Sherborn and Wrentham, Massachusetts.

Children of John⁶ and Hannah (Holbrook) Whitney:

i.	James7 Whitney, b. 1770; d. 1770.
ii.	John Whitney, b. 1770; d. in 1770.
iii.	John Whitney, b. 1772; m. Clarissa Slack.
iv.	Nathaniel Whitney, b. 1774; m. Deborah Eames.
v.	Hannah Whitney, b. 1776; m. Henry Pratt, of Sherborn. She d. 1842, Sherborn. Ch.: Jacob, b. 1806; m. Mary A. Hooker and Phebe Whitney; William, b. 1808; d. 1808; Elinor, b. 1810; d. 1810; William, b. 1813; d. 1831; John W., b. 1819; m. Elizabeth Moore, of Natick, Massachusetts.
vi.	Patty Whitney, b. 1778; d. 1778.
vii.	James Whitney, b. 1779; m. Lois Blodgett.
viii.	Ezra Whitney, b. 1781; m. Sally F. Slack and Mary W. Allen.

Census

• 1771, Sherburne, MA (tax list): John Whitney
• 1790, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA: John Whitney, 2 males over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 2 females.
• 1800, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA: John Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 16-25.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 202.

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