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Hallett, C. F. E. Hollis, Early Bermuda Wills 1629-1835 (Bermuda:Juniperhill Press, 1993).

Name	Written	Probated	Details	Reference	Page
Whitney, David	1687, Dec. 22		wit to will of Edward Merritt	W3,1:15	657
Whitney, David	1690, Sept. 23	1691, March 23	overseer of will of John Goodall, Sy	W2,2:127	657
Whitney, David		1707, April 30	Pm, d, int, admin of his estate to his wd Mary, inventory	W3,2:185,187	658
Whitney, David		1708, April 22	Pm, d, guardian of s Joshua, aged 17, is Daniel Keele, Pg	W4:16	658
Whitney, David	1716, June 17		wit to will of Elizabeth Stafford, wd	W12b:189	658
Whitney, David	1739, April 9		wit to will of Francis Saltus, Pm	W12b:207	658
Whitney, David	1740, Aug. 21		wit to will of John Pitt, Pm	W8:258	658
Whitney, David	1760, June 14	1761, Aug. 4	Pm, w Mary bro John (ch: David, John), bro Jeffrey (ch David) niece Mary Pitt (dau of William and Susanna Pitt) exec: w Mary, Joseph Stowe wit: Jonathan Tucker, Benjamin Watkins, John Pitt	W12b:362	658
Whitney, David	1771, Nov. 2		Pm, admin of estate of Thomas Pitt, Pm	W8:550	658
Whitney, David	1773, May 24		wit to will of Frances Eve, Pm	W12a:375	658
Whitney, David	1784, Feb. 9		mariner, Pm, w Susanna, date of indenture to Benjamin Bascome for land in Wk	Ad1:228	658
Whitney, Elizabeth	1733, Aug. 8	1743, April 19	wd, St. David's ch: Samuel, Elizabeth (principal legatee, father is Leonard White) g ch Joseph and William Evans, bro Joseph Wright exec: dau Elizabeth, bro Joseph Wright, Samuel Askew wit: Edward Roberts, Samuel Askew, James Burchall	W12b:337	658
Whitney, Elizabeth	1768, Dec. 13		wit to will of Anthony Hayward, St. David's	W12a:521	658
Whitney, Elizabeth, Mrs.		1796, Aug. 30	Pm, d, int, admin of her estate to John Walker, Stowe Wood	Ad3:69	658
Whitney, Jeffrey	1732, Jan. 6		wit to will of John Robinson, Pm	W12b:164	658
Whitney, Jeffrey	1741, Feb. 2		wit to will of Thomas Burton, Pm	W12a:153	658
Whitney, Jeffrey	1761, June 16	1766, Sept. 10	mariner, ch: David, John, William (ch Edward), Samuel (ch Samuel) s-in-law Daniel Harvey, bequest to Susanna Sears exec: William Pitt, William Swan, Thomas Gauntlett wit: none, affidavit by Wm Swan, Thos Gauntlett, Mary Savage (w of Thos) (will unsigned, testator ill and weak, and aggravated by s William)	W12b:367	658
Whitney, Jeremiah	1776, April 24		w Jehoaddan, bequest to 2 ch (un-named) in will of Mary Whitney (wd, Pm)	W12b:383/9:197	658
Whitney, Jeremiah	1789, June 16		wit to will of Henry Tucker (Wk/Turks Is.)	W11:47	658
Whitney, Jeremiah		1824, Oct 5.	Pm, d, admin of his estate to Mrs. Ruth Whitney, Mrs. Frances R. Dunscomb	Ad4:328	658
Whitney, John	1741, Feb. 2	1741, Sept. 7	s-in-law and exec of will of Thomas Burton, w Rebecca, ch Burton Whitney	W12a:153	658
Whitney, John	1775, May 13		mariner, Pm, deed of gift to dau Mary, of house and land	Ad1:9	658
Whitney, John	1776, April 24		bequest to dau Mary in will of Mary Whitney (wd, Pm)	W12b:383/9:197	658
Whitney, John		1776, June 27	Pm, d, guardian of s David (who is mentally incapable of managing his own affairs) is Peter Godfrey	W9:194	659
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	659
Whitney, John	1816, Nov. 14	1817, March 28	mariner, Pm, w Mary Sarah, ch: Samuel Henry, William Richardson, Ann, John bros-in-law: Samuel Dunscomb, John W. Tilley exec: w Mary, bros-in-law as named wit: Joseph H. Saltus, George Hutchings, John Gibson	W14:174	659
Whitney, Joshua	1720, Dec. 26		mariner, Pm, indenture giving Francis Landy land in Pm indenture dated 1783, June 21 transferring same land through Patton family to James Parker	Ad1:163	659
Whitney, Joshua	1731, May 12		w Mary, ref. to land in Pm sold to Samuel Sherlock (his will)	W6:237	659
Whitney, Mary	1776, April 24	1776, June 18	Pm, wd, bro Jeffrey Whitney (ch David), sis Elizabeth Vesey nphs: Frances Eve (d, ch David), Ephraim Eve, David Whitney nieces: Susanna Pitt (ch: Mary, Honora), Susanna Tynes, Mary Vesey kin Mary Mitchell bequests to: children of Mary Beek, and of late George Eve, and of Elizabeth Swan, 3 ch of Robert and Mary Robinson, Mary Whitney (dau of John), Mary Eve (wd), Martha Eve (w of Abraham), Susanna Eve, (w of Adam), Abraham Vesey exec: Samuel Saltus, Henry Todd wit:Peter Godfrey, Benjamin Pitt, Witter Saltus inventory of her estate	W12b:383/9:197	659
Whitney, Mary	1816, May 31		dau of Robert Robinson, Pm	W9:200	659
Whitney, Mary	1816, May 31		dau of Robert Robinson, Pm	W14:315	659
Whitney, Paul		1795, Nov. 23	Pm, d, wd Frances, guardian of dau Frances is Richard Wood	Ad3:54	659
Whitney, Robert	1785, Nov. 28		wit to will of John Coverley	W10:196	659
Whitney, Robert	1797, Jan. 11	1797, Nov. 2	mariner, Pm, w Sarah, ch: Sally, Honor bro John Whitney exec: w Sarah, bro John, Joseph Gibson wit: Henry Robinson, Thomas Newbold, Benjamin Robinson	W11:191	659
Whitney, Robert P.	1796, Dec. 15		wit to will of Peter Godfrey, Pm	W11:182	659
Whitney, Robert P.	1816, May 31		wit to will of Robert Robinson, Pm	W14:315	659
Whitney, Robert P.	1817, April 2		wit to will of Samuel Beek, Pm	W14:177	659
Whitney, Ruth		1778, Oct. 10	d, dau of John Roberts (Sg), ch: Elizabeth and Ruth Whitney	W12b:179	659
Whitney, Ruth	1815, Sept. 25		niece of Miss Elizabeth Place, Dv	W15:48	659
Whitney, Samuel	date obscured	1674, April 10	w Catherine, ch: Samuel, David, Ruth, Abigail Liddell, Elizabeth King kin Florentius and Thomas Seymour exec: w Catherine, overseers kin Florentius and Thomas Seymour wit: Samuel Trott, Florentius Seymour, Thomas Seymour	W1:178	660
Whitney, Samuel	1690, Sept. 23		education provided for s David in will of John Goodall of Sy	W2,2:127	660
Whitney, Samuel	1722, Sept. 18	1730, April 11	planter, St. David's, w Sarah, daus: Love Whitney, Mary Todd exec: w Sarah, 2 daus as named wit: Thomas Sharpe, George Fox, Asser Sharpe	W6:197	660
Whitney, Samuel	1745, March 4		wit to will of John Masters, Pm	W12b:73	660
Whitney, Samuel	1746, June 9	1765, Oct. 24	mariner, Sg, w Elizabeth, sons and 2 daus (not named) exec: w Elizabeth wit: John Slater, Daniel Phillips, Margaret Johnson	W12b:366	660
Whitney, Samuel	1777, July 3		wit to will of John Hayward, St. David's	W12a:536/9:242	660
Whitney, Samuel	1783, Feb. 16		mariner, Pm, date of indenture with Nathaniel Butterfield, transferring 6 acres in Pm to Whitney	Ad1:74	660
Whitney, Thomas	1771, Nov. 2		app of inventory of estate of Thomas Pitt, Pm	W8:550	660
Whitney, Thomas	1779, Dec. 3	1786, Jan. 10	mariner, Pm, w Martha, ch:Thomas, Robert, John, Francis, Parnel, Elizabeth, Mary exec: w Martha, son John, Robert, Francis wit: Joseph Harriott, Daniel Harriott, Jeremiah Whitney	W10:163	660
Whitney, William	1763, April 11		wit to will of Richard Butterfield, Pm	W12a:136	660
Whitney, William		1795, Oct. 1	Pm, d, int, admin of his estate to John Walker	Ad3:44	660

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