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Whitney, William H., A Watertown Farm in Eight Generations: A Memorial of the Whitney Family (Cambridge, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, and Watertown Historical Society, 1898)

Transcriber's Note: This book is a manuscript written in white letters on a dark blue background, like a blue-print.

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CHAPTER V.

Abraham Whitney, Ancestors

and Descendants.

 

My motive in preparing this family memorial shall be plainly set forth at this point.

I am in this chapter to marshal the descendants of Abraham Whitney of the fifth generation in descent from John Whitney and Elinor Whitney, Puritan Emigrants who settled at Watertown, Massachusetts Colony in 1635. His son John who came from London with him, aged eleven years, is of the second generation in this direct line. He had been attending the Merchant Tailors School at the English Metropolis for four years before the

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embarkation to New England. He was the oldest of five sons, and three more sons were born in Watertown. John, Richard and Thomas were admitted as freemen of Watertown, but Richard and Thomas moved to Stowe, Jonathan to Sherbourne and Joshua, after living at Groton came back to the old farm. Benjamin went to York Maine. Although the boys scattered as stated, they spent their early life, owned lands, or married or had children born in Watertown. It was about the time of their father's death in 1673 that they scattered. But John staid on the farm marrying in 1642, when he was twenty two years of age and commencing a home of his own the next year, 1643. Here he lived and died. A three acre lot bought of Edmund Howe was his home lot on Lexington St. east side and

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south of Bradshaw Whitney's brick and wood farm house now there. Here were the town lots designed for compact dwelling of the townsmen for mutual defense. From this spot he could look east down the valley between Whitney's hill on the south and Fowle's hill on the north along the course of Orchard Street, and see the smoke ascending above the tree tops of his fathers homestead in the meadow near the Cambridge Road. We may be sure that he often did this, calling to mind with pride his joint labors with his father and seven brothers in felling the forests and clearing the farm. His father died in 1673. One hundred and two years late his grandson, Capt. Daniel Whitney owned 142 acres of this land which his inventory describes as follows: "The Home lot, the orchard

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west of the house, Bonds lot, Fillipses and Ormes lot, Home Meddo, Sheepe Pasture Wood lot and Pasture, Spring and Side Hill Pasture, Stowells House lot, Stowells Meddo so called, Hill orchard and Side Hill Pasture, Spring land west of the barn, Spring House lot, Close north of the House lot, Spring Upper Orchard, and Hendersons lot." These farming divisions of the close of the 18th century were the result of the plans and labors of the 17th century and the eight boys worked for their father and these other farmers whose names are in this inventory record and whose titles formed the Whitney Farm title. Our imaginations must fill the intervals of this farm toil. There was fishing the river for food; There were pioneers calls to hunt the wilde for game; There was a County and Town bounty for wolves, foxes and

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blackbirds. There was the sterner duty to scour the woods for lurk-savage-foes, and to rally the women and children for defense in the Garrison House against the attack. Watertown was open and on the frontier. This farm between the Concord and Sudbury highways, in 1643 was at a point of great exposure; but later was doubtless a place of refuge for those farther out actually driven from their farms by the Indians. Then there was the march to the out-posts to repel the attack. Capt. Patrick of Watertown led the Watertown men to the Pequot War in 1637. Forty men went to Groton in 1676 and the same number under Capt. Hugh Mason, then a Selectman marched to the relief of Sudbury garrison houses invested by a band of a thousand Indians Apr. 21, 1676. John Whitney was called from his farm and impressed by Colony order to go upon this Sudbury expedition. The Archives of Massachusetts

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Volume 68-100 and Volume 67-100 indicate the services, and the ledger of Provincial Treasurer Hull gives, at page 876, the sums paid him for military service. He was selectman at the time, and after an interval of a year (1677) was selectman again. His son Samuel and his nephews Moses, Thomas and Jonathan served in the Narragansett wars. His son Benjamin served in the French war of 1690. He was with his brother Joshua Executor of his fathers will. His sons, John the oldest of ten children, and Benjamin the youngest were the administrators of his Estate probated in 1692, numbered 17596 on the file. He owned twenty three acres of the Farm, besides two hundred and ninety acres in other parts of the County. He left an informal will in which he tried to entail some of his real estate. The Heirs, by an agreement divided the estate by approval and decree of the judge chiefly as their father had provided, but broke the Entail.

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We learn by this will that the "profits of ye orchard" were a valuable part of the Estate and the yearly supply of hay from Beaver Brook (meadow) was needed at the farm.

Benjamin the youngest son received in the division "all the land that I bought of How or also as a small meddo [-----] after his mother's decease." He is of the third generation in this branch of the family. He was the owner of land adjoining having purchased six acres on Orchard Street of J. Ormes who married Elizabeth the granddaughter of Rev. George Phillips. Benjamin was born in 1660 and died after 1732 and perhaps in 1736. I have read all the deeds and probate records to or from every Benjamin Whitney in Middlesex Co. 1689-1743 & do not find his will or probate record. The will of Benj. Whitney proved in 1736, mentioned by Barry is not his will. The second marriage to Elizabeth which

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Barry gives us and Pierce follows him in giving to our Benjamin is wrong. That Benjamin is the son of Joseph another son of John. Our Benjamin the soldier who fought the French married Abigail Hagar Mar. 30th 1687 and had two daughters and four sons. All of the sons settled in Watertown or Waltham. John the Elder purchasing land on Main and Lexington Streets nearly adjoining his grandmother Ruth Benjamin the Soldier's home was on Orchard Street perhaps opposite Hovey Street in the house now owned by the Whiting Estate or another on the same site. His father owned the land which he purchased of Father Arnold 1661, and Benjamin conveyed it to his youngest son Capt. Daniel in 1725. The widow of his son Simon occupied it as her dower 1797 to after 1826.

John Whitney the blacksmith the oldest son of Benjamin

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the Soldier is the third in descent of this line. His land on Main Street extended from Lexington to near Forest Street. He bought of Eddy, Church, and the Town Committee. His first purchase was in 1724, twenty three acres of Benjamin Eddy. He was married about 1729 when he was 35 years old. His children are ten in number and four of them served in the Revolutionary War, in the Watertown Company.

His name appears in a list of Grantees ninety five in number in a recorded deed for a mansion house and eleven acres of land on Main Street near Whites Avenue to be used for a parsonage, probably for the third existing church in town. And his father Benjamin with fifty two others bound their estates in the sum of one thousand pounds as an obligation to pay Rev. Robt. Sturgeon £84 annual support as their

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"Evangelical Pastor," "A gospel minister among us where the late Rev. Mr. S. Angier preached."

This pastor resided here for three years for rent was paid for that period before purchased as stated in the record. (See W.H.W. Abs. page 311 where this story is more fully related.)

Abraham whose descendants I now tabulate was his fifth child and the oldest living in 1776 at the time of his fathers death. His father and he lived in a double house on Lexington Street north of the well now there near Main Street and close to the public road.

More about John and Abraham's land will appear in other chapters.

I will now marshal the descendants of Abraham Whitney whom F. C. Pierce in Whitney Genealogy published 1895 as Number 307. All of these persons except-
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FIFTH GENERATION 5 Abraham Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN WIFE ELIZABETH WHITNEY DAUGH. OF JOSEPH BAP. Nov. 23, 1746 MAR. July 10, 1766
No.	CHILDREN forward to Sixth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
6	Abraham Whitney			before 1813
7	Elizabeth Whitney		Oct. 20, 1793		Married Isaac Taylor of Acton - Lived in Weston - Son 8   Son 9
10	Lois Whitney	1771		Sept. 14, 1794	Died in Concord, Unm'd. Probate 17623.
11	Joshua Whitney	1772			Died young.
WIFE MARY MEAD DAUGH. of Joshua & Lucy Born May 1 1753 Waltham Died Aug 29 1820 Mar'd Dec. 3 1772, Watertown
12	Mary Ann Whitney			before 1813
13	Moses Whitney	1774	Sept. 11, 1796	June 15, 1827	Homes Lexington Main & Pleasant Sts. Farmer, Watertown

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14	Lucy Whitney	1775		Nov. 15, 1848	Lived Lexington St. - Unm. - Died Boston
15	Esther Whitney	Feb. 4, 1779	Oct. 9, 1806	June 1, 1861	Died home Main St. Watertown.
16	Elisha Whitney			Before 1813
17	Lydia Whitney	1782		Jan. 27, 1844	Lived & Died Lexington St. Watertown Unmarried.
18	Susanna Whitney	1783		July 4, 1849	Married Jeremiah Knowlton Lived Charlestown & Park St. Boston
19	Maria Whitney				Married Joel Smith (his 1st) & Lived in Weston.
20	Amos Whitney	1786		June 10, 1824	Paper Maker (KIMBALL & WHITNEY) in Weston - Lived Main St. Waltham
21	Mary Whitney	Jan. 21, 1792	July 2, 1815	July 26, 1828	Married Adam Goodnow and lived Main St. Watertown - A blacksmith

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SIXTH GENERATION 13 Moses Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM WIFE JANE POLLY Daugh. of Born Married Sept. 11, 1796 Died Mar. 2nd Lovell
No.	CHILDREN forward to Seventh Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
22	Lucy J. Whitney	Dec. 19, 1798	Jan. 17, 1830	May 4, 1879	Married Elbridge Hagar
23	Moses Whitney	1801		Oct. 1860	Married Hannah Eustis
24	Jane Whitney	June 11, 1805	Aug. 24, 1824 (2)	June 14, 1843	Lived in Calais, Me. Married Levi Whitney - 12 children
25	Eliza Whitney	Mar. 29, 1807	(1) (2)	May 22, 1871	Married (1) Nath'l Creasy in Watertown Married (2) John Adams Died in Medway
26	Mary Whitney	Aug. 3, 1808	Mar. 1830	Jan. 1, 1885	Lived in Medway Married John Lunn. D. Hudson Jul 21, '74.
27	Marshall Whitney	1810	(1) (2)	May 5, 1880	Married (1) Ha't Edwards Lived in Hudson Married (2) E. A. Cole, a widow
28	Amos Whitney	abt. 1812			Married (1) S. Lawrence Died in Watertown Married (2) Jane Dearborn Lived in Wayland
29	Emeline Whitney	abt. 1813			Married Wm. Adams - Lived in Medfield.
30	Horace Whitney	abt. 1816		Dec. 4, 1892	Married Sarah Porter - Lived in Clinton Died in Clinton
SIXTH GENERATION 15 Esther Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM HUSBAND ZACCHEUS POND Son of Born Mar. 23, 1780 Died Mar. 26, 1844 Blacksmith
No.	CHILDREN forward to Seventh Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
31	Samuel Pond	Nov. 25, 1808	unmarried	Jan. 3, 1856	He died in Buttonwood, H. Watertown.
32	Sarah Pond	Dec. 10, 1815	Dec. 29, 1839	Oct. 13, 1841	Married Isaac French who m.(2) M. A. Pond (3) D. Casey No children.
33	Mary Ann Pond	June 28, 1811	July 16, 1843	Apr. 12, 1850	Married Isaac French
34	Esther Pond	Oct. 20, 1812	Dec. 9, 1832	Oct. 18, 1852	Married Thomas L. French
35	Lydia Pond	Mar. 29, 1810	Mar. 30, 1828	Mar. 16, 1834	Married William French
36	Zaccheus Pond	May 12, 1814	Sept. 14, 1839	Mar. 16, 1885	Married Mary Ballou. Children No. 37, No. 38, No. 39, see footnote [below]
40	William Pond	May 18, 1817		Aug. 17, 1845	Married Eliza A. Hersey, and daugh. No. 41 [below]
42	John Pond	Sept. 10, 1820		Nov. 14, 1882	Married (1) Loisa Bent (2) Celia Underwood Children No. 43 and No. 44 [below]
41	Pond (8th Gen.)				Mar. C. Gregg
37	Henry Dearborn Pond (8th Gen.)	Oct. 2, 1840		Mar. 25, 184 [sic --RLW]
38	Albon Brigham Pond (8th Gen.)	Oct. 16, 1842		Feb. 2, 1877
39	Lucy Sales Pond (8th Gen.)	Nov. 13, 1844		Mar. 7, 1853
43	John Augustus Pond (8th Gen.)				mar'd a widow - Newton
44	Hattie Louisa Pond (8th Gen.)				in asylum

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SIXTH GENERATION 18 Susanna Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM HUSBAND JEREMIAH KNOWLTON
No.	CHILDREN forward to Seventh Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
45	Susan Knowlton				Married (1)             (2)
46	Eliza Knowlton			1853	Married Wm. Sanger Watertown Son No. 47 [below]
47	Wm. Sanger (8th Gen.)				C. War, ----- Reg't. Killed
48	Ann Knowlton				Married H. Stannell
49	Abraham Knowlton				Married (1)           (2)
50	Mary Mead Knowlton	1806		Dec. 13, 1885	Lived in Boston - Married Ira Robbbins

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SIXTH GENERATION 19 Maria Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM HUSBAND JOEL SMITH Son of Born (1) Married Mar. 1807 (2) S. Conant
No.	CHILDREN forward to Seventh Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
51	Maria Smith	Jan. 1, 1808			Died quite young
52	Henry Smith	Mar. 9, 1809			A       in Regular Army many years
53	Josiah Smith	Sept. 29, 1810			Lived in Lowell, Mass. Son Josiah, Daughter Mary 532 533
54	Francis Smith	May 27, 1812		Jan. 19, 1884	Mar'd Lowell (1) C. Leaver (2) M. Darling both dead
55	Marshall Smith	Mar. 7, 1814			No children and probably died when young.
56	William Smith	Feb. 19, 1816		July 14, 1882	Died Greenville, N.H.
57	Joel Smith	Nov. 29, 1817			Died Greenville, N.H. - No children
58	Maria W. Smith	Sept. 3, 1819	Nov. 29, 1846	Dec. 17, 1882	Married         Barrett of Mason, N.H. now Greenville - Son Charles F. and Mary J. Barrett No. 59 & 60. of Eighth Generation.

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SIXTH GENERATION 20 Amos Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM WIFE MARTHA (Patty) PRIEST Daugh. of James & Abigail (Lawrence) Bap. July 4, 1784 Married Jan. 17, 1811 Died -1860
No.	CHILDREN forward to Seventh Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
61	Charles Whitney	Feb. 11, 1812	Jan. 26, 1839	July 29, 1850	Born in Waltham       Main St. Blacksmith Do. Main &       Sts. & Car Works Cambridge Died Camb.
62	Amos Whitney	Jan. 30, 1814		Mar. 13, 1884	Born in Waltham - A Steam Engineer Boston, Providence, New York; D. Camb.
63	James Whitney	Apr. 9, 1816	Feb. 10, 1857	Aug. 23, 1881	Born in Waltham - A Machinist Nashua, N.H. - Died there.
64	Walter Whitney	Dec. 2, 1818		Nov. 12, 1893	Born in Waltham - Foreman Cloth Mill B.M.F. Co., Waltham Died in Waltham. Unmarried.

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SIXTH GENERATION 21 Mary Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM HUSBAND ADAM GOODNOW Son of Born Mar. 19, 1782 Married July 2, 1815 Died Nov. 21, 1844 Lived Sudbury
No.	CHILDREN forward to Seventh Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
65	Mary Walker Goodnow	Sept. 27, 1816		Aug. 18, 1817
66	Mary Walker Goodnow	Nov. 9, 1817	Apr. 25, 1837	May 26, 1897	Married Henry Morse Ryan Lived Watertown, Waltham; D. at Dorchester
67	Lucy Whitney Goodnow	Mar. 29, 1819		Feb. 21, 1833
68	Susan Knowlton Goodnow	Feb. 24, 1821	Dec. 1, 1840	Nov. 12, 1892	Married John Peabody - Lived at Waltham D. there
69	George Adams Goodnow	Apr. 18, 1823		Nov. 3, 1824
SEVENTH GENERATION 22 Lucy J. Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM MOSES HUSBAND ELBRIDGE HAGAR Son of Born Jan 1805 Married 1830 Died Mar. 4, 1879
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
72	Mary L. Hagar	June 15, 1833	July 3, 1856		Married Philemon C. Mills Lives 87 Pleasant St. Watertown Son No. 1 Frank A. Mills Maimed F.R.R. West Camb. 1894 - Mar. Annie M. Russel Jan. 27, 1884 - Liv. Wellesley Mass one mile north of B& A depot
70	Lucy J. Hagar	May 25, 1830	Jan. 17, 1849	Dec. 24, 1889	Married Nashua John Holbrook children Frank O. Born Apr. 19, 1853 D. Oct. 13, 1875 Marshall W. Born Aug. 1854 D. Jan. 16, 1857 Addie F. Born Aug. 1856 D. Jan. 20, 1859
71	Adeline Hagar	Sept. 14, 1831		July 25, 1846
74	Adelaide Hagar	Mar. 10, 1839	July 7, 1859		Lives No. 5 Fayett St. Watertown Married George Hancock who died at Natick 1897
73	Elbridge Hagar	Dec. 26,1836		May 24, 1875

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SEVENTH GENERATION 23 Moses Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM MOSES WIFE HANNAH EUSTIS Daugh. of Born Died abt. 1867
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
75	Jane Whitney	Jun. 29, 1821			Mar'd Thaddeus Stone 1839. Ch. No. 5 Thaddeus No. 6 Granville Boston Police
80	Baby 6th child	1826
76	Hannah Whitney	Apr. 27, 1822			Married Nathan Adams broth. of John and William who married her aunts; Children No. 7 Irving & No. 8 Persis who married Geo. Lamson Wesboro Mass. their residence.
77	Lucy Whitney	1821
78	Moses Whitney	June 17, 1824		1824
79	Moses Whitney	1825
81	Lucy Whitney	Dec. 4, 1826			Married Henry Moore - Ch. No. 9, No. 10, No. 11 & No. 12
82	Marshall Whitney				Died a baby
83	Moses Whitney				Died when four years old
84	Emily Whitney	Jan. 19, 1828			Married           Richardson, Milford No children

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85	Baby Whitney				Died young
86	Horace Whitney				Died young
87	Amanda Whitney				Died young
88	Ellen Augusta Whitney	1834			Died young
89	Baby Emeline Whitney				Died young
90	Ellen F. Whitney	Oct. 31, 1837		Sept. 23, 1848
91	Mary Ann Whitney				Died young
92	Moses Whitney	May 31, 1839		1875	Civil War         Reg'mt
93	Baby				Died
94	Celeste M. Whitney	Oct. 19, 1841			Mar'd (1) R. Davis (2) Chas. Langill Ch. No. 13, No. 14, No. 15, No. 16 & No. 17
95	Alice Augusta Whitney				Mar'd Henry Weston Ch. a boy No. 18

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SEVENTH GENERATION 24 Jane Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM MOSES HUSBAND LEVI WHITNEY Born July 7, 1798 Married Aug. 24, 1824 Died June 28, 1863 Lived Calais Me. JOHN JONATHAN JONATHAN DANIEL LEVI AARON
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
96	Harriet Emeline Whitney	Jan. 1840	Jan. 18, 1858		Married Henry A. Hiltz Living in Somerville Ch. No. 19 Eugenie mar. Chas. H. Collagan
97	Phebe Jane Whitney	June 13, 1825		Oct. 1826
98	Levi F. Whitney	Oct. 29, 1827		Jan. 3, 1833
99	Charles H. Whitney	Jan. 30, 1829	Dec. 25, 1851	Apr. 26, 1867	Married Maria L. Hiltz Ch. No. 20 Chas Daugh No. 21 Calais Me.
100	Horace Whitney	June 16, 1830		Oct. 20, 1831
101	George E. Whitney	Mar. 20, 1832		June 29, 1833

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102	Julia A. Whitney	Nov. 1, 1833		1849
103	Mary Olive Whitney	May 15, 1835		Apr. 28, 1836
104	Edward L. Whitney	Sept. 23, 1837		Aug. 30, 1838
105	William H. Whitney	Oct. 22, 1841		Mar. 8, 1843
106	Jane Whitney	May 26, 1842		June 6, 1843
107	Mary Whitney	May 2, 1843		Sept. 15, 1844

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SEVENTH GENERATION 25 Eliza Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM MOSES HUSBAND NATHANIEL CREASY Born 1804 Lived Beverly Died 1827
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
108	William E. Creasy	Nov. 2, 1825	Apr. 23, 1848		Married Martha A. Gilson at Waltham - Residence W. Medway Ch. No. 22, No. 23, No. 24, No. 25
109	Jane B. Creasy	Jan. 8, 1826		1871	Married
HUSBAND JOHN ADAMS Born Apr. 11, 1814 Lived W. Medway Died Apr. 13, 1878
110	John L. Adams	Mar. 29, 1836			Amanda his widow Res. Abington Ms.
111	Lucy Adams	Dec. 25, 1838			Mar'd Jas. D. Fenton who died Jan. 31, 1883. Born & residence Waltham 23 Ash St. Ch. No. 26, No. 27, No. 28, No. 29, & No. 30 (p. 104)
112	Sophia Adams	June 8, 1840		Jan. 12, 1892
113	Hannah Adams	Oct. 29, 1842		Sept. 14, 1844
114	Horace B. Adams	Dec. 11, 1846			Residence, W. Medway
115	Nathan Adams	Dec. 23, 1848		Jan. 14, 1889

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SEVENTH GENERATION 27 Marshall Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM MOSES WIVES 1st HARRIET EDWARDS 2nd E. A. COLE a widow B. L. in Hudson D. B. L. D.
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
116	Julia A. Whitney				Married Benj. Wood Lived in Berlin Ch. No. 31, No. 32, No. 33, No. 34, No. 35 & 36
117	Marshall Whitney				Supt. Providence R.R. repair shop, Roxubry Had one child No. 37
SEVENTH GENERATION 29 Emeline Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM MOSES HUSBAND WILLIAM ADAMS Brother of John & Nathan
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
118	Charles Adams	1833			Married a widow
119	Nathan Adams	1839		June 18, 1884
120	Horace Adams	1834			Married Rosa Babcock
121	Martha Adams				Married George Kingsbury
122	George Adams				Married Mary White

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123
124
125	Louis Adams				Mar'd (1) Norah ----- (2) -----
126
127
128	Mary Adams				Mar'd Geo. Morrill
129
130
SEVENTH GENERATION 28 Amos Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM MOSES WIFE SUSAN LAWRENCE Born Mar. Wayland
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
131	Amanda Whitney	abt. 1834		abt. 1844
132	Mary Whitney	abt. 1835			Mar'd Benj. Wood - no child - L. Medway
133	Amos Whitney	1839			Unmar'd Died in Watertown

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134	Unnamed	before 1835			Died young
135	Unnnamed	before 1835			Died young
SEVENTH GENERATION 30 Horace Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM MOSES WIFE SARAH
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
136	Sarah Whitney	1843			Married B. Langley of Natick two boys No. 38 and No. 39 now living
137	Mary Whitney	1849			Married John Cahill Lives Clinton son John No. 392 twenty five yearrs old
138	Horace Whitney	May 1841		1875	Married Nell Mitchell Lives Clinton Son No. 40
139	Ardella Whitney	1852			Married H. Richardson Lives S. Boston Three boys No. 41, 412, 413 one girl No. 42
140	Hattie Whitney	1855			Married A. Jewett - Lives Clinton
1402	Sarah Whitney	1835		1840
1403	George Whitney	July 1839		1856

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SEVENTH GENERATION 34 Esther Pond JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM ESTHER HUSBAND THOMAS L. FRENCH Born Sept. 16, 1809 Master Mason
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
141	Thomas L. French	July 27, 1837		Feb. 25, 1843	Died at five years of age
142	Georgietta R. French	8 Jun 1851			Unm'd - Lives 561 Wabash Av. Chicago
143	George Lyman French	8 Jun 1851			Died young
SEVENTH GENERATION 25 Lydia Pond JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM ESTHER HUSBAND WILLIAM FRENCH Born Feb. 25, 1805 Married Mar. 30, 1828 Died July 15, 1837 Brother of Thomas
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
144	Emily Ann French	Oct. 28, 1829		Apr. 21, 1852
145	Mary E. French	July 30, 1833			Unmarried - Keeps store Lives 561 Wabash Av. Chicago Moved to Park Ridge Ill. 1897.
146	Lydia Maria French	Apr. 2, 1831		Mar. 10, 1846

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SEVENTH GENERATION 48 Ann Knowlton JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM SUSANNA HUSBAND           STANNELS
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
147	Susan Stannels				Married       Adams Lives Lexington
SEVENTH GENERATION 49 Abraham Knowlton JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM SUSANNA WIFE WIFE
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
148					Has daugh. Mar. Lovejoy. Lives No. 4 Elm St. Nashua, N.H. No. 44 & grand daug. Ida (Mrs. Alfred Connor N.Y.)
SEVENTH GENERATION 50 Mary Mead Knowlton JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM SUSANNA HUSBAND IRA ROBBINS Born Boston Merchant Died Mar. 30, 1891
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
149	Charles L. Robbins				Lives No. 3 New Millet St. Dorches- ter cared for by Miss Annie M. Robbins adopted sister.

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SEVENTH GENERATION 61 Charles Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM AMOS WIFE CAROLINE FULLER STIMSON Daugh. of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Stimson) Born at Needham Aug. 20, 1816 Married Jan. 24, 1839 Died Cambridge Apr. 24, 1872 Sec. Mar. Nathan Russell Mar 1854
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
150	Charles Edward Whitney	Jan. 5, 1840		Apr. 5, 1860	At Cambridge - Bookeeper N.E. Glass Co. Warerooms Boston. Drowned in Charles River in sight of his home.
151	William Henry Whitney	Jan. 3, 1843	Feb. 18, 1868		Cambridge High Lawrence Science Sch. - Captain & Major Civil War - Wounded - C. Engineer Boston - Alderman Cambrige - Chairman Bd. of Health - N.E.Hist.Gen. Society - Watertown His. Soc. - Dea. Baptist Ch - Republican Mar. Emma S. Barbour. Ch. No. 45, No. 46, No. 47 and No. 48.
152	Clara Maria Whitney	Jan. 4, 1845		Sept. 29, 1847
153	Ella Constance Whitney	Mar. 15, 1847			Teacher Camb. Training School - Graduate Museum Fine Arts School - Artist Soc'y.
154	Frank Erving Whitney	Oct. 28, 1850	Oct. 7, 1880		At Cambridge - Machinist No. 65 Sudbury St. Boston - Several patents Mar. Isabel E. Billman - Ch. No. 49.

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SEVENTH GENERATION 62 Amos Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM AMOS WIFE SOPHIA WATERMAN POTTER Born Married Prov. Died 1894
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
155	Amos Priest Whitney				Married Mary Thurston Lives N. Camb. Cabinetmaker
156	Walter H. Whtiiney				Married S. Ella Brown Woodfords Me. Son No. 50 Harry O. Whitney N. Camb.
					Died an infant
157	Mary Robbins Whitney				Cared for at N. Camb.
SEVENTH GENERATION 63 James Whitney JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM AMOS WIFE MARY FRANCES PARKER Born Nashua July 26, 1836 Mar'd
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
158	Henry Patrick Whitney			Apr. 1896	Died at Nashua unmarried - clothier
159	James F. Whitney				Insurance at Znashua Insurance Marr'd Daugh. No. 51

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SEVENTH GENERATION 66 Mary Walker Goodnow JOHN JOHN BENJAMIN JOHN ABRAHAM MARY HUSBAND HENRY MORSE RYAN Born Mar'd Apr. 25, 1837 Blacksmith Died July 19, 1853 Cal.
No.	CHILDREN forward to Eighth Generation	BORN	MARRIED	DIED	REMARKS
160	John Henry Ryan	Feb. 16, 1838			Lives at Lynn - has son Augustus No. 52
161	George William Ryan	Sept. 9, 1840			Watchman at Am. W. W. Co. Waltham Two children No. 53 & No. 54
162	Samuel Lyman Ryan	May 21, 1844			Alderman City of Waltham - wife has died - four children No. 55, 56, 57, & 58
163	Albert Morse Ryan	May 3, 1846			Alderman City of Waltham Keeps store in Waltham served C. War Mar'd           Ch. No. 59.
164	Susan Mary Ryan	Apr. 6, 1848		July 6, 1865
165	Annah Pearse Ryan	May 2, 1850			Mar'd Oscar L. Strout Lives Dorchester

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ing four are omitted by Pierce. They are the descendants of John and Elinor who came over in the ship Elizabeth and Ann in 1635 and I trace each family back to him and number the generations back to his as number one.

All the collateral families from the fifth generation (Abraham's) are here. I do not tabulate the families of the eighth generation as I do those before, consequently their children, beginning with number 72 Mrs. Mary L. Mills - appear only opposite parents number in a new series of numbers found in the column of "Remarks." The numbers refer to place in a table which follows, called Ninth Generation Table, and in this I give names only, and a numeral X to indicate a new family making the tenth generation.

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Whitney Farm Watertown Mass. Holdings for Eight Generations.
In possession Main Street Section	Birth	Death	Generations 33 years each No. | Years		In possession Orchard Street Section	Birth	Death
See map			1	1634-1667	John Emigrant Father.	1589	1673
See map			2	1667-1700	John Emigrant Son.	1620	1692
See map			3	1700-1733	Benjamin Whitney	1660	1736
John W. (Blacksmith)	1694	1776	4	1733- 1766	Capt. Daniel whitney	1700	1775
Abraham Whitney	1735	1813	5	1766- 1799	Dea. Daniel Whitney Simon Whitney	1735 1727	1801 1797
Moses Whitney	1774	1828	6	1799- 1832	Charles Whitney Nathaniel R. Whitney	1780 1759	1850 1826
Lucy Whitney	1775	1848	7	1832- 1865	Bradshaw Whitney	1818	1895
See map			8	1865-1898	Emma F. Whitney	1849

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Deeds and Probate John Whitney Emigrant Father
S. Middlesex Registry	Date	Grantor	Grantee	Page of WHW Abs
		DEEDS
1-150	1646-7	Richard Woodward		78
3-79	Nov. 10, 1664	J. W.	Jonathan Whitney	154
3-451	Apr. 5, 1670	J. W.	Benjamin Whitney	154
4-344	Mar. 9, 1670	J. W.	Joshua Whitney	153
		PROBATE
FILE 17595 in 1673 -- Two papers -- Will & Inventory, will dated Apr. 3, 1671 names his children John, Richard, Thomas, Jonathan, Joshua, and Benjamin. No widow - John and Joshua are executors.
Deeds and Probate John Whitney Emigrant Son
3-364	1656-7	Rowanna Daniel	J. W.	129
2-107	1658	John Shearman	John Whitney, Jr. R. Harrington	180
3-444	Oct. 27, 1661	Thomas Arnold	J. W.	128
2-259	Oct. 20, 1662	Thomas Arnold	J. W.	136
		PROBATE
File 17596 -- Ruth widow, John, and Benjamin, Administrators -- Seven papers (1) will dated February 27, 1685 is incomplete, names children, John, Nathaniel, Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, Ruth (Lawrence), Mary (unmarried), Sarah (Harrington), Elizabeth (Warren), Hannah (unmarried). (2) Bond (3) Agreement for

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distribution mostly according to will. (4) Inventory and appraisal October 26, 1692. (5) Report to judge of committee for distribution of estate approved March 24, 1692-3, and agreement of heirs, excepting Samuel & Mrs. Warren. (6) Account May 27, 1695 names for a small share William Shattuck son of Geo. Shattuck, (7) Release of administrators by heirs excepting Nathaniel, Samuel, and Mrs. Warren.
Deeds and Probate Benjamin Whitney the Soldier
S. Middlesex Registry	Date	Grantor	Grantee	Page of WHW Abs
		DEEDS
17-369	Dec. 17, 1714	B. W.	B. Harrington et al.	204
22-273	Jan. 11, 1721	B. W.	R. Sturgeon	313
40-72	Mar. 15, 1724	B. W.	David Whitney	292
24-374	1725	B. W.	Daniel Whitney	292
34-495	Jan. 26, 1732	J. & E. Ormes	B. W.	291
46-627	Mar. 28, 1748	B. W.	Josiah Stearns	292
		PROBATE
No probate in Middlesex South

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Deeds and Probate John Whitney the Blacksmith
S. Middlesex Registry	Date	Grantor	Grantee	Page of WHW Abs
		DEEDS
24-330	Jan. 8, 1717	Abraham Brown	J. W. et al.	126
24-409	Feb. 13, 1724	J. W.	Comm'rs of Province	151
24-409	1731	Comm'rs of Province	J. W.	151
24-382	June 4, 1724	Benj. Eddy	J. W.	392
34-476	June 1, 1726	Isaac Church	J. W. et al.	121
37-318	Feb. 14, 1734-5	Watertown Comt.	J. W.	77
37-284	Apr. 26, 1736	I. & J. Church	J. W.	127
45-29	Mar. 7, 1744	J. W.	James Smith	142-151
50-343	Sep. 9, 1751	J. W.	James Smith	142
45-29	Jan. 2, 1754	James Smith	J. W.	151
52-489	Aug. 1, 1754	J. W.	John Hunt	200
58-381	Mar. 12, 1755	J. W.	Simon Whitney	136
54-499	Aug. 13, 1755	J. W.	David Bemis	141
50-343	Aug. 30, 1755	James Smith	J. W.	142
61-43	Nov. 9, 1762	J. W.	David Bimis	141
60-544	Apr. 11, 1763	J. W.	Daniel Whitney	155
61-43	May 5, 1763	David Bemis	J. W.	141
79-523	Apr. 13, 1764	J. W.	Abraham Whitney	14
70-503	Mar. 14, 1768	J. W.	Ezekiel Whitney	200
67-555	Apr. 20, 1767	J. W.	Ebenezer Stetson	156
81-11	Mar. 31, 1768	J. W.	Stephen Whitney	200
79-523	Feb. 10, 1769	J. W.	Abraham Whitney	14
		PROBATE
On file No. 17600 are probate proceedings. There are four papers (1) Petition May 13, 1776 for appointment & citation to heirs at law Abraham, Stephen, Ezekiel, all of Watertown. (2) Bond of Abraham Whitney as administrator (3) Appraisers appointed (4) Inventory £940-0s-0d Sept. 1780.

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Deeds and Probate Abraham Whitney Minute Man
S. Middlesex Registry	Date	Grantor	Grantee	Page of WHW Abs
		DEEDS
79-5231	Apr. 13, 1764	John Whitney	A. W.	14
79-5231	Feb. 13, 1769	John Whitney	A. W.	14
79-525	Apr. 17, 1777	J. & Susanna Dean	A. & Stephen Whitney	46
79-522	Apr. 21, 1777	Stephen & Ezekiel W.	Abraham Whitney	46
79-526	Apr. 21, 1777	A. & Ezekiel Whitney	Stephen Whitney	46c
79-524	Apr. 21, 1777	Ezekiel Whitney	A & Stephen Whitney	15
89-212	Apr. 21, 1777	A & Stephen Whitney	Ezekiel Whitney	9c
88-437	Apr. 28, 1777	A & Stephen Whitney	Benj. Stearns	8c
96-424	Mar. 2, 1785	A. W. et al.	Exchange J. W. Estate	10c 12c
93-344	Aug. 2, 1785	A. W. et al.	Jonas White	1c
94-476	Jan. 4, 1787	A. W.	Phineas Stearns	11c
97-413	June 16, 1788	A. W.	Nathaniel Bemis	16c
105-162	Mar. 8, 1791	A. W.	Benj. Gardner	17c
117-318		R. Whitney
122-296	Apr. 11, 1793	A. W.	Nathaniel Bemis	21c
119-56	Apr. 30, 1795	A. W.	Ezekiel Whitney	19c
126-460	Oct. 14, 1796	A. W.	Moses Whitney	23c
136-167	Apr. 28, 1800	A. W.	Nathaniel Bemis	23c
136-169	Apr. 28, 1800	A. W.	Nathaniel Bemis	27c

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Deeds and Probate Abraham Whitney Minute Man
S. Middlesex Registry	Date	Grantor	Grantee	Page of WHW Abs
		DEEDS
143-73	Sept. 29, 1801	Benj. Gardner	Abraham Whitney	3c
		PROBATE OF CHILD.
His daughter Lois - appoinment of her guardian in 1791, File No. 17548 1/2 (PG6) -- Her estate administered by her father in 1796, File No. 17623 - Two papers (1) petition Nov. 3, 1796 (2) Receipt in Settlement (page 13).
		PROBATE OF ABRAHAM
File No. 17550 -- Nine papers (1) Appointment of Amos Whitney on his petition Oct. 12, 1813, the second son of nine children then living to be appointed administrator, and petition of Mary widow and Moses older brother to same - $10000 bond, (2) Notice of appointment, (3) Inventory and appraisal $771.90, (4) Petition for setoff to widow, (5) Commissioners appointed, (6) Report, (7) First account and statement of debts, (8) License to sell real estate, (9) Bond of administrator $3000.

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