Archive Talk:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 28
p. 28, #72: Daniel4 WHITNEY was born 5 Dec 1681, not 3 Dec 1681, according to Roxbury vital records, but he was baptized on the 4th at the Roxbury church.
p. 28, #75: Ruth4 WHITNEY was born 31 Aug 1674, and baptized 6 Sep 1674, according to Roxbury vital and church records.
p. 28, #76: Sarah4 WHITNEY was born 7 Aug 1684, and baptized 10 Aug 1684, according to Roxbury vital and church records.
p. 28, #77: John4 WHITNEY did not die young. Instead, he died in 1690 while serving in a company under Capt. Andrew Gardner, part of Sir William Phipps's expedition to Canada, according to Jones, Theodore F., "Roster of the Expedition of 1690 to Canada," NEHGR, volume XCIX (1945), pages 307-314. His brother Timothy4 WHITNEY was heir to his rights to land in "Gardner's Canada" grant (later renamed Warwick, MA) in compensation for this service.
p. 28, #13: Sarah HAGAR, first wife of Nathaniel3 WHITNEY, died 29 Jul 1722, Weston, MA, according to Weston vital records. He then married secondly, 2 Nov 1724, Concord, MA (according to Brigham, Clarence S., "Concord (Mass.) Marriages, 1724," The American Genealogist, volume 16, page 23), Sarah GOBLE. She was widow Sarah (SHEPARD) GOBLE, born about 1658, daughter of John and Sarah (GOBLE) SHEPARD, and widow of Thomas GOBLE. It was his second wife (and widow) Sarah who died 7 May 1746, Weston, MA, aged 88 years, not his first.
p. 28, #78: Nathaniel4 WHITNEY was born 25 Mar 1675, not 5 Mar 1675, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 39.
p. 28, #79: Sarah4 WHITNEY was born 13 Feb 1678, not 12 Feb 1678, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 45. Jonathan BALL did not marry this Sarah WHITNEY, but her cousin Sarah4 WHITNEY [Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1], #128 on page 31. The rest of the data on the BALL family is correct, but incomplete. Instead, this Sarah4 WHITNEY, #79, married Charles CHADWICK, listed under #36 on page 23. She was not a widow at the time of this marriage.
p. 28, #82: Hannah4 WHITNEY married, 11 Oct 1708, Marlborough, MA, Nathaniel BILLING of Concord, MA, according to Marlborough vital records. They had three children born in Concord.
p. 28, #83: Neither Elizabeth4 WHITNEY, nor any heirs, is mentioned in the settlement of her father's estate, 15 Jan 1734/5. On the other hand, on 13 Jan 1734, the heirs of Nathaniel3 WHITNEY appeared before the commission to settle his estate, and "Mr. Joseph HARRINGTON (who married -----)" petitioned for an adjustment. All the other children or their heirs are accounted for, so it might be inferred that Elizabeth4 WHITNEY may have briefly married him, but died, leaving no heirs surviving on that date. All this is according to Middlesex County Probate Records, File #24731.
p. 28, #85: Mercy GREAVES was named as one of the heirs of Nathaniel3 WHITNEY on 15 Jan 1734/5. This is the evidence for the existence of a daughter Mercy who allegedly married a certain ----- GREAVES. A search of the GRAVES families of New England does not reveal any likely candidate for such a wife Mercy (-----) GRAVES, born say 1696. It could, instead, be inferred that Mercy GREAVES was a granddaughter, either single or married.
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