Family:Whitney, John (b1755-c1802)
John Whitney, parentage unknown, born before 1775, and perhaps much earlier,[1] died after 18 Feb 1801 when he wrote his will, and before 15 Oct 1802 when it was probated.[2]
He married ----- -----.
He was a mariner and resided Pembroke Parish, Bermuda.
Children of John Whitney (possibly incomplete, order uncertain):
i. John Whitney. ii. William Whitney. iii. Henry Whitney. iv. Mary Sally Whitney, m. 16 May 1795, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda, Richard Robinson.[3]
References
1. ^ Supposition, based upon the marriage date of his daughter Mary Sally.
2. ^ "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
3. ^ "Whitney [Miss] Mary Sally, Robinson Richard, Pm, 1795 May 16", "Ewing Register", A. C. Hollis Hallett, Early Bermuda Records 1619-1826, A Guide to the Parish and Clergy Registers with some Assessment Lists and Petitions (Bermuda: Juniper Press, 19??), p. 312.
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