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'''Subject<sup>4</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, William (1678-1754)|William<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1635-1719)|Joshua<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), son of [[Family:Whitney, William (1678-1754)|William<sup>3</sup> and Margaret (Mirick) Whitney]],{{ref|1}} was born 25 Nov 1700, Watertown, MA,{{ref|2}} bapt. 3 Aug 1700, Watertown, MA,{{ref|3}} and died after 11 Jul 1747.{{ref|4}} | '''Subject<sup>4</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, William (1678-1754)|William<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1635-1719)|Joshua<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), son of [[Family:Whitney, William (1678-1754)|William<sup>3</sup> and Margaret (Mirick) Whitney]],{{ref|1}} was born 25 Nov 1700, Watertown, MA,{{ref|2}} bapt. 3 Aug 1700, Watertown, MA,{{ref|3}} and died after 11 Jul 1747.{{ref|4}} | ||
He never married. | He never married. | ||
| − | On 11 May 1720 he "of Concord" was granted lot number 64 in Lunenburg, MA.{{ref|5}} | + | On 11 May 1720 he "of Concord" was granted lot number 64 in Lunenburg, MA. On 19 Aug 1728, he was chosen fence viewer. On 5 Mar 1732/3, he was chosen hog reeve. On 1 Mar 1735/6 he was chosen constable.{{ref|5}} |
On 14 Mar 1735 he was mentioned as a son in the will of his father.{{ref|6}} | On 14 Mar 1735 he was mentioned as a son in the will of his father.{{ref|6}} | ||
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4.{{note|4}} He was mentioned on that date as an heir in his brother's will. | 4.{{note|4}} He was mentioned on that date as an heir in his brother's will. | ||
| − | 5.{{note|5}} Lunenburg | + | 5.{{note|5}} Walter A. Davis, ''The Early Records of the Town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Including That Part Which is Now Fitchburg, 1719-1764'' (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1896). |
6.{{note|6}} Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,691. | 6.{{note|6}} Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,691. | ||
Revision as of 02:49, 11 June 2006
Subject4 Whitney (William3, Joshua2, John1), son of William3 and Margaret (Mirick) Whitney,[1] was born 25 Nov 1700, Watertown, MA,[2] bapt. 3 Aug 1700, Watertown, MA,[3] and died after 11 Jul 1747.[4]
He never married.
On 11 May 1720 he "of Concord" was granted lot number 64 in Lunenburg, MA. On 19 Aug 1728, he was chosen fence viewer. On 5 Mar 1732/3, he was chosen hog reeve. On 1 Mar 1735/6 he was chosen constable.[5]
On 14 Mar 1735 he was mentioned as a son in the will of his father.[6]
In 1744 he was living in Lunenburg, MA.[7]
On 10 Oct 1746 he was one of his mother's heirs who made an agreement.[8]
On 31 Dec 1746 he signed a petition in Lunenburg, MA.[9]
On 11 Jul 1747 he was mentioned as an heir in the will of his brother Isaac Whitney.[10]
References
1.^ His parentage is proven by his birth and baptism records, together with the wills of his father and brother.
2.^ "Jonathan Whitny, s. Jonathan & Sarah Whitny, b. 25 Nov 1700," according to Watertown Records, vol. 2, p. 19.
3.^ "3 Aug 1701, Jonathan [Whitney], s. of Jonathan Whitney, bapt.," according to Watertown Records, vol. 4, p. 133.
4.^ He was mentioned on that date as an heir in his brother's will.
5.^ Walter A. Davis, The Early Records of the Town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Including That Part Which is Now Fitchburg, 1719-1764 (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1896).
6.^ Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,691.
7.^ Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 33.
8.^ Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,747.
9.^ James Lawrence Bass, "Petition for the Protection of Township No. 4," NEHGR, vol. XIII, pp. 7-8.
10.^ Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,657.
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