Difference between revisions of "Family:Whitney, Elinor (c1675-a1754)"
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| − | '''Elinor<sup>3</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1643-1723)|Benjamin]]<sup>2</sup>, [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John]]<sup>1</sup>);{{ref|1}} b. circa 1675 at prob. York, ME;{{ref|2}} d. after 9 Apr 1754;{{ref|3}} then living in Mendon | + | '''Elinor<sup>3</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1643-1723)|Benjamin]]<sup>2</sup>, [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John]]<sup>1</sup>);{{ref|1}} b. circa 1675 at prob. York, ME;{{ref|2}} d. after 9 Apr 1754;{{ref|3}} then living in Mendon. |
The estate of her brother [[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1681-1754)|Jonathan<sup>3</sup> Whitney]] includes an administration account, including note for £100 due to [[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1704-1755)|Jonathan<sup>4</sup> Whitney]] of Mendon from his father [[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1681-1754)|Jonathan<sup>3</sup> Whitney]] of Holliston, for keeping his [the father's] sister Elner<sup>3</sup> Whitney 2 years (9 Apr 1752 - 9 Apr 1754).{{ref|4}} | The estate of her brother [[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1681-1754)|Jonathan<sup>3</sup> Whitney]] includes an administration account, including note for £100 due to [[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1704-1755)|Jonathan<sup>4</sup> Whitney]] of Mendon from his father [[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1681-1754)|Jonathan<sup>3</sup> Whitney]] of Holliston, for keeping his [the father's] sister Elner<sup>3</sup> Whitney 2 years (9 Apr 1752 - 9 Apr 1754).{{ref|4}} | ||
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1.{{note|1}} Her parentage is proven by the probate record cited below. | 1.{{note|1}} Her parentage is proven by the probate record cited below. | ||
| − | 2.{{note|2}} Her birth is estimated based on the birth date of her child and those of her siblings. | + | 2.{{note|2}} Her birth date is estimated based on the birth date of her child and those of her siblings. That she was probably born in York is inferred from the fact that her father was living there at that time.`` |
3.{{note|3}} See the probate record cited below. | 3.{{note|3}} See the probate record cited below. | ||
Revision as of 20:44, 24 March 2006
Elinor3 Whitney (Benjamin2, John1);[1] b. circa 1675 at prob. York, ME;[2] d. after 9 Apr 1754;[3] then living in Mendon.
The estate of her brother Jonathan3 Whitney includes an administration account, including note for £100 due to Jonathan4 Whitney of Mendon from his father Jonathan3 Whitney of Holliston, for keeping his [the father's] sister Elner3 Whitney 2 years (9 Apr 1752 - 9 Apr 1754).[4]
No record of her death, no probate, no tombstone, and no further information about her son have been found.
Child of Elinor3 Whitney by an unknown father was:
i. Daniel4 Whitney; b. 27 Feb 1704/5 at Sherborn, MA[5]; illegitimate; no further record.
References
1.^ Her parentage is proven by the probate record cited below.
2.^ Her birth date is estimated based on the birth date of her child and those of her siblings. That she was probably born in York is inferred from the fact that her father was living there at that time.``
3.^ See the probate record cited below.
4.^ Middlesex County, MA, probate file #24,692.
5.^ "Daniel [Whitney], s. of Elenor, [born] Feb. 27, 1704-5," according to Baldwin, Thomas W., ed., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911), pp. 92-94.
© 2006, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group.
