Archive Talk:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 29
p. 29, #14: Samuel3 WHITNEY was born 28 Jul 1648, not 23 Jul 1648, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 13. Mary BEMIS was born 10 Nov 1644, not 10 Sep 1644, Watertown, MA (vol. 1, page 11).
p. 29, #86, children v and vi: The last two children were those of John FISKE by his second wife Elizabeth CHINERY, and not by Mary4 WHITNEY.
p. 29, #16: Adminstration on his estate was granted to widow Martha on 30 Nov 1702, not 13 Nov 1702, according to Middlesex County Probate Records, File #24695.
p. 29, #89: John4 WHITNEY married Sarah CUTTING and Beriah (BEMIS) (CHILD) PIERCE. Beriah did not marry his cousin John4 WHITNEY [Benjamin3, John2, John1], #98 on page 44.
p. 29, #91: Isaac4 WHITNEY was born 26 Feb 1682, not 4 Feb 1682, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 52.
p. 29, #92: Benjamin4 WHITNEY was born 31 Jan 1684/5, not 30 Jan 1684, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 56.
p. 29, #93: I have seen no evidence that either John KNAPP, Jr., or Mary4 (WHITNEY) KNAPP died in 1730. The list of their children is incomplete.
p. 29, #16: There was an additional child not mentioned by Pierce: * Abigail4 WHITNEY, baptized 16 Jan 1686/7, Watertown, MA, according to Watertown vital records, volume 4, page 121.
p. 29, #20: Benjamin3 WHITNEY was born 28 Nov 1660, not 28 Jun 1660, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 23. He had only one wife, Abigail HAGAR. The alleged second wife Elizabeth ----- actually was Elizabeth FISKE, wife of his nephew Benjamin4 WHITNEY [Joseph3, John2, John1], #92 on page 44. The death date of 1736 also belongs to #92, and the actual death date of #20 is unknown.
p. 29, #95: Abigail4 WHITNEY was born 3 May 1688, not 3 Mar 1688, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 60. The list of her children is incomplete.
p. 29, #96: Benjamin4 WHITNEY did not marry Rebecca -----, but instead died 13 Nov 1713, Watertown, MA, unmarried. It was a cousin Benjamin5 WHITNEY [Benjamin4, Joseph3, John2, John1], #292 on page 73 who married Rebecca -----. There is a discussion of this matter available.
p. 29, #97, child ii: Ruth BOND married Samuel RANDALL, not KENDALL, according to Bolton, MA, vital records.
p. 29, #98: John4 WHITNEY married only one wife, Susan -----. Bethia CUTTER married instead John5 WHITNEY [John4, Joseph3, John2, John1], #288 on page 44, and Beriah (BEMIS) (CHILD) PIERCE married instead John4 WHITNEY [Joseph3, John2, John1], #89 on page 44.
p. 29, #22: Moses3 WHITNEY was born in Watertown, not Concord, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 17.
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