Family:Whitney, Mark (c1700-1760)
'Mark3 Whitney (Benjamin2, John1), son of Benjamin2 and Mary (Poor) Whitney[1] was born circa 1700 at Framingham, MA,[2] and died 23 Jun 1760, Natick, MA[3]
He, "of Hopkinton," married, 4 Jan 1725/26 or 1726/27, Framingham, MA, Tabitha Mellen "of Framingham",[4] daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (-----) Mellen.[5] She was born on 4 Jan 1703/4, Framingham, MA.[6]
The will of Mark Whitney of Natick was dated 17 Jun 1760 at Natick, MA. It mentions wife Tabitha; son Thomas Whitney; daughters Love Battle, Mary Cody, Tabitha Whitney, Sarah Whitney, Esther Whitney; son Jason Whitney; sons Thomas and Jason Whitney, executors; witnesses, Micah Whitney, Samuel Twitchel, Joseph Peabody. On 14 Jul 1760 at Natick, MA, executors' bond was posted by Thomas Whitney, husbandman, of Natick, with Micah Whitney, yeoman, of Natick, and Thomas Greenwood of Newton, sureties. On 14 Jul 1760, Natick, MA, his will was proved.[7]
Children of Mark3 and Tabitha (Mellen) Whitney all born at Hopkinton, MA:
i. Love4 Whitney, b. 21 Nov 1727;[8] m.(1) Jonathan Battle; m.(2) Barachias Mason. ii. Jason Whitney, b. 31 Aug 1729;[9] m.(1) Elizabeth Beal; m.(2) Lois Fisher. iii. Mary Whitney, b. 4 Oct 1731;[10] m. Joseph Cody Jr. iv. Mark Whitney; b. 11 Apr 1733; baptized 17 Aug 1746, Hopkinton, MA;[11] d. 1750, Natick, MA.[12] Neither he nor his heirs were mentioned in his father's will, dated 17 Jun 1760 at Natick, MA. v. Tabitha Whitney, b. 11 Apr 1735;[13] d. 11 Jul 1735, Hopkinton, MA.[14] vi. Thomas Whitney, b. 24 Feb 1736;[15] m. Mehetable Bacon. vii. Tabatha Whitney, b. 11 Mar 1737/38;[16]; m. John Lessure. viii. Sarah Whitney, b. 12 Jun 1739;[17] m. Nathan Watkins. ix. Esther Whitney, b. 3 Oct 1742;[18] m. James Watkins.
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