Archive:Early Bermuda Wills 1629-1835

Source: C.F.E. Hollis Hallett, Early Bermuda Wills 1629-1835 (Bermuda:Juniperhill Press, 19??)

Name	Written	Probated	Details	Reference
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Whitney, David	1687, Dec. 22		wit to will of Edward Merritt	W3,1:15
Whitney, David	1690, Sept. 23	1691, March 23	overseer of will of John Goodall, Sy	W2,2:127
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Whitney, David		1707, April 30	Pm, d, int, admin of his estate to his wd Mary, inventory	W3,2:185,187
Whitney, David		1708, April 22	Pm, d, guardian of s Joshua, aged 17, is Daniel Keele, Pg	W4:16
Whitney, David	1716, June 17		wit to will of Elizabeth Stafford, wd	W12b:189
Whitney, David	1739, April 9		wit to will of Francis Saltus, Pm	W12b:207
Whitney, David	1740, Aug. 21		wit to will of John Pitt, Pm	W8:258
Whitney, David	1760, June 14	1761, Aug. 4	Pm, w Mary bro John (ch: David, John), bro Jeffrey (ch David) niece Mary Pitt (dau of William and Susanna Pitt) exec: w Mary, Joseph Stowe wit: Jonathan Tucker, Benjamin Watkins, John Pitt	W12b:362
Whitney, David	1771, Nov. 2		Pm, admin of estate of Thomas Pitt, Pm	W8:550
Whitney, David	1773, May 24		wit to will of Frances Eve, Pm	W12a:375
Whitney, David	1784, Feb. 9		mariner, Pm, w Susanna, date of indenture to Benjamin Bascome for land in Wk	Ad1:228
Whitney, Elizabeth	1733, Aug. 8	1743, April 19	wd, St. David's ch: Samuel, Elizabeth (principal legatee, father is Leonard White) g ch Joseph and William Evans, bro Joseph Wright exec: dau Elizabeth, bro Joseph Wright, Samuel Askew wit: Edward Roberts, Samuel Askew, James Burchall	W12b:337
Whitney, Elizabeth	1768, Dec. 13		wit to will of Anthony Hayward, St. David's	W12a:521
Whitney, Elizabeth, Mrs.		1796, Aug. 30	Pm, d, int, admin of her estate to John Walker, Stowe Wood	Ad3:69
Whitney, Jeffrey	1732, Jan. 6		wit to will of John Robinson, Pm	W12b:164
Whitney, Jeffrey	1741, Feb. 2		wit to will of Thomas Burton, Pm	W12a:153
Whitney, Jeffrey	1761, June 16	1766, Sept. 10	mariner, ch: David, John, William (ch Edward), Samuel (ch Samuel) s-in-law Daniel Harvey, bequest to Susanna Sears exec: William Pitt, William Swan, Thomas Gauntlett wit: none, affidavit by Wm Swan, Thos Gauntlett, Mary Savage (w of Thos) (will unsigned, testator ill and weak, and aggravated by s William)	W12b:367
Whitney, Jeremiah	1776, April 24		w Jehoaddan, bequest to 2 ch (un-named) in will of Mary Whitney (wd, Pm)	W12b:383/9:197
Whitney, Jeremiah	1789, June 16		wit to will of Henry Tucker (Wk/Turks Is.)	W11:47
Whitney, Jeremiah		1824, Oct 5.	Pm, d, admin of his estate to Mrs. Ruth Whtiney, Mrs. Frances R. Dunscomb	Ad4:328
Whitney, John	1741, Feb. 2	1741, Sept. 7	s-in-law and exec of will of Thomas Burton, w Rebecca, ch Burton Whitney	W12a:153
Whitney, John	1775, May 13		mariner, Pm, deed of gift to dau Mary, of house and land	Ad1:9
Whitney, John	1776, April 24		bequest to dau Mary in will of Mary Whitney (wd, Pm)	W12b:383/9:197
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Whitney, John		1776, June 27	Pm, d, guardian of s David (who is mentally incapable of managing his own affairs) is Peter Godfrey	W9:194
Whitney, John	1801, Feb. 18	1802, Oct. 15	mariner, Pm, w (not named), ch: John, William, Henry, plus others (not named) s-in-law Richard Robinson exec: sons John and Henry, s-in-law Richard Robinson wit: Thomas Tuzo, Benjamin Stamers, Thomas James	W12:114
Whitney, John	1816, Nov. 14	1817, March 28	mariner, Pm, w Mary Sarah, ch: Samuel Henry, William Richardson, Ann, John bros-in-law: Samuel Dunscomb, John W. Tilley exec: w Mary, bros-in-law as named wit: Joseph H. Saltus, George Hutchings, John Gibson	W14:174
Whitney, Joshua	1720, Dec. 26		mariner, Pm, indenture giving Francis Landy land in Pm indenture dated 1783, June 21 transferring same land through Patton family to James Parker	Ad1:163
Whitney, Joshua	1731, May 12		w Mary, ref. to land in Pm sold to Samuel Sherlock (his will)	W6:237
Whitney, Mary	1776, April 24	1776, June 18	Pm, wd, bro Jeffrey Whitney (ch David), sis Elizabeth Vesey nphs: Frances Eve (d, ch David), Ephraim Eve, David Whitney nieces: Susanna Pitt (ch: Mary, Honora), Susanna Tynes, Mary Vesey kin Mary Mitchell bequests to: children of Mary Beek, and of late George Eve, and of Elizabeth Swan, 3 ch of Robert and Mary Robinson, Mary Whitney (dau of John), Mary Eve (wd), Martha Eve (w of Abraham), Susanna Eve, (w of Adam), Abraham Vesey exec: Samuel Saltus, Henry Todd wit:Peter Godfrey, Benjamin Pitt, Witter Saltus inventory of her estate	W12b:383/9:197
Whitney, Mary	1816, May 31		dau of Robert Robinson, Pm	W9:200
Whitney, Mary	1816, May 31		dau of Robert Robinson, Pm	W14:315
Whitney, Paul		1795, Nov. 23	Pm, d, wd Frances, guardian of dau Frances is Richard Wood	Ad3:54
Whitney, Robert	1785, Nov. 28		wit to will of John Coverley	W10:196
Whitney, Robert	1797, Jan. 11	1797, Nov. 2	mariner, Pm, w Sarah, ch: Sally, Honor bro John Whitney exec: w Sarah, bro John, Joseph Gibson wit: Henry Robinson, Thomas Newbold, Benjamin Robinson	W11:191
Whitney, Robert P.	1796, Dec. 15		wit to will of Peter Godfrey, Pm	W11:182
Whitney, Robert P.	1816, May 31		wit to will of Robert Robinson, Pm	W14:315
Whitney, Robert P.	1817, April 2		wit to will of Samuel Beek, Pm	W14:177
Whitney, Ruth		1778, Oct. 10	d, dau of John Roberts (Sg), ch: Elizabeth and Ruth Whitney	W12b:179
Whitney, Ruth	1815, Sept. 25		niece of Miss Elizabeth Place, Dv	W15:48
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Whitney, Samuel	date obscured	1674, April 10	w Catherine, ch: Samuel, David, Ruth, Abigail Liddell, Elizabeth King kin Florentius and Thomas Seymour exec: w Catherine, overseers kin Florentius and Thomas Seymour wit: Samuel Trott, Florentius Seymour, Thomas Seymour	W1:178
Whitney, Samuel	1690, Sept. 23		education provided for s David in will of John Goodall of Sy	W2,2:127
Whitney, Samuel	1722, Sept. 18	1730, April 11	planter, St. David's, w Sarah, daus: Love Whitney, Mary Todd exec: w Sarah, 2 daus as named wit: Thomas Sharpe, George Fox, Asser Sharpe	W6:197
Whitney, Samuel	1745, March 4		wit to will of John Masters, Pm	W12b:73
Whitney, Samuel	1746, June 9	1765, Oct. 24	mariner, Sg, w Elizabeth, sons and 2 daus (not named) exec: w Elizabeth wit: John Slater, Daniel Phillips, Margaret Johnson	W12b:366
Whitney, Samuel	1777, July 3		wit to will of John Hayward, St. David's	W12a:536/9:242
Whitney, Samuel	1783, Feb. 16		mariner, Pm, date of indenture with Nathaniel Butterfield, transferring 6 acres in Pm to Whitney	Ad1:74
Whitney, Thomas	1771, Nov. 2		app of inventory of estate of Thomas Pitt, Pm	W8:550
Whitney, Thomas	1779, Dec. 3	1786, Jan. 10	mariner, Pm, w Martha, ch:Thomas, Robertm John, Francis, Parnel, Elizabeth, Mary exec: w Martha, son John, Robert, Francis wit: Joseph Harriott, Daniel Harriott, Jeremiah Whitney	W10:163
Whitney, William	1763, April 11		wit to will of Richard Butterfield, Pm	W12a:136
Whitney, William		1795, Oct. 1	Pm, d, int, admin of his estate to John Walker	Ad3:44