Family:Whitney, Zaccheus (1707-1740)
Zaccheus4 Whitney (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, John1), son of Jonathan3 and Sarah (Hapgood) Whitney[1] was born 16 Nov 1707, Sudbury, MA,[2] and died 14 Mar 1739/40, Bedford, MA.[3]
Zaccheus married, 23 May 1734, Concord, MA, Mary Wheeler "both of Concord",[4] daughter of Timothy and Lydia (Wheeler) Wheeler.[5] She was born 10 Aug 1704, Concord, MA.[6] She married secondly, 1 Jan 1740/41, Bedford, MA, William Grimes.[7]
He left a will on 10 Mar 1739 at Bedford, MA; of Bedford, glazier; wife Mary; sons Zaccheus Whitney and Jonathn. Whitney, both under the age of apprenticeship; brother Shadrach Whitney, executor; witnesses John Paige, William Marshall, and Timothy Wheeler. On 31 Mar 1740, Bedford, MA, widow Mary Whitney presented the will for probate. On 2 Apr 1740, Bedford, MA, his inventory was taken by Israel Putnam, Mr. Joseph Fitch of Bedford, and Mr. Ebenezer Cutler of Weston.[8]
Children of Zaccheus4 and Mary (Wheeler) Whitney all born Bedford, MA:
i. Zaccheus5 Whitney, b. 15 Mar 1734/35;[9] d. 25 May 1760 at Townsend, MA, aged 25 years 2 months 20 days, "born in Bedford March 5, 1735."[10] ii. Jonathan Whitney, b. 12 Jan 1736/37;[11] m.(1) Mary Wyman; m.(2) Lucy Smith. iii. Shadrach Whitney, b. 17 May 1739;[12] d. 23 Dec 1739, Bedford, MA.[13]
References
1.^ Source of parentage
2.^ Source of birth
3.^ "Zaccheus [Whetnee], [died] Mar. 14, 1739-40 [Zacheus Whitney, C.R.]," according to Vital Records of Bedford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), p. 139.
4.^ Source of marriage
5.^ Source of parentage
6.^ Source of birth
7.^ "Mary [Whetnee] and William Grimes, [married] Jan. 1, 1740-1 [Whitney, C.R.]," according to Vital Records of Bedford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), pp. 106-107.
8.^ Source of probate
9.^ "Zacheus [Whetne], s. Zacheus and Mary, [born] Mar. 15, 1734/5," according to Vital Records of Bedford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), p. 55.
10.^ Source of death
11.^ "Jonathan [Whetne], s. Zacheus and Mary, [born] Jan. 12, 1736-7," according to Vital Records of Bedford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), p. 55.
12.^ "Shadrach [Whetnee], s. Zacheus.(Whetney) and Mary, [born] May 17, 1739," according to Vital Records of Bedford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), p. 55.
13.^ "Shadrah [Whetnee], s. Zacheus and Mary, [died] Dec. 23, 1739 [Shadrach Whitney, C.R.]," according to Vital Records of Bedford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), p. 139.
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