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The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, by Frederick Clifton Pierce (Chicago: 1895)

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44 WHITNEY GENEALOGY.

was of the Connecticut family. Samuel owned the covenant in the Congregational church at Stratford July 7, 1723. His grave stone reads as follows: Here lies buried the body of Mr. Samuel WHITNEY who Departed this Life December ye 6, 1753, in ye 66th year of his age. His wife survived him, for in 1754 she had a life lease of certain premises of her son. He d. Dec. 6, 1753, ae 66; res. Stratford, Conn. 282. i. SARAH, b. Aug. 29, 1723 [NOTE]; m. Nov. 6, 1746, Daniel FOOTE, b. there July 25, 1717; res. Stratford and Newtown, Conn. He d. June 28, 1790, ae. 72. She d. Dec. 14, 1803, ae. 74. The family record says she d. Nov. 2, 1794, ae. 73. 283. ii. MARY, b. Nov. 19, 1725; m. Edward OSBORNE [NOTE]. 284. iii. SAMUEL, b. Dec. 13, 1727; m. Hannah JUDSON and Martha ----- [NOTE]. 285. iv. ANNE, b. Nov. 15, 1730. 89. JOHN WHITNEY (Joseph, John, John), b. Watertown, July 29, 1680; m. [NOTE] Feb 22, 1703, Sarah CUTTING, dau. of Zachariah, b. 1675. He was one of the original grantees of land at Paris, Me., in 1735. His will is dated Nov. 17, 1749, proved Dec. 15, 1760; owned property in Weston and Waltham. He d. in 1760 [NOTE]; res. Weston, Mass. 286. i. ISAAC, b. Sept. 2, 1710; m. Elizabeth GALE. 287. ii. ZACHARIAH, b. Dec. 28, 1711; m. Sarah BOYNTON. 288. iii. JOHN [NOTE], b. June 22, 1714. 289. iv. ABRAHAM, b. Aug. 8, 1716; m. Tabitha ALLEN. 290. v. JOSEPH [NOTE], b. Oct. 2, 1719; m. prob. Mar.11, 1743, Mary CHILD; b. June 10, 1722; res. Waltham, Mass. 92. BENJAMIN WHITNEY (Joseph, John, John), b. Watertown, June 30, 1684 [NOTE]; m Mar. 1, 1709, Elizabeth FISKE, b. Jan. 20, 1685. His will is dated June 14 and was proved Nov. 8, 1736. He d. Oct., 1736; res. Watertown, Mass. 291. i. JOSEPH, b. Dec.3, 1710; m. [NOTE] Mary CHILD. 292. ii. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 14, 1712; m. ----- ----- [NOTE]. 293. iii. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 22, 1715; m. [NOTE] Mary CLARK. 294. iv. ELIZABETH, b. Mar. 9, 1718,; m. Nov. 26, 1747, William McCUNE, of Weston. Ch.: Lydia, b. Oct., 1748; Isaac, b. May 31, 1750. She prob. m. 2d, ----- CHILD. (See her bro. Samuel's will.) 96. BENJAMIN WHITNEY (Benjamin [NOTE], John, John), bap. Watertown, July 10, 1698; m. Rebecca -----. [NOTE] He d. ----- [NOTE]; res. Watertown, Mass. 295. i. MARY [NOTE], b. July 12, 1733. 296. ii. BENJAMIN, b. Aug. 25, 1736. Did he go to Norwalk, Conn.? [NOTE] 297. iii. REBECCA, b. Feb. 4, 1738. 298. iv. SAMUEL, b. Apr. 7, 1742. Did he m. Lydia PRENTICE; b. Mar. 11, 1738; m. Jan. 15, 1765; he of W? [NOTE] 299. v. JOSIAH, b. June 17, 1746. 300. vi. HENRY, bap. Jan. 12, 1745. [NOTE] 301. vii. LYDIA [NOTE], bap. Oct. 18, 1747. 302. viii. SARAH, bap. Sept. 10, 1749. 98. JOHN WHITNEY (Benjamin, John, John), b. Watertown, June 15, 1694; m. Susan -----; m. 2d Oct. 6, 1737, Bethia CUTTER; b. July 9, 1714 (see CUTTER Gen., p. 77) [NOTE]; m. 3d Nov. 28, 1754, Mrs. Beriah (BEMIS) (CHILD) PIERCE, wid. of Joseph PIERCE, formerly wid. of Daniel CHILD, and dau. of John BEMIS; b. June 23, 1681. She d. in Weston in 1768, and left her property to her children by Daniel CHILD. [NOTE] He d. in 1776 [NOTE]; res. Watertown, Mass. 303. i. SUSANNA, bap. May 31, 1730; m. John DEAN [NOTE]. 304. ii. JOHN, bap. Mar. 17, 1731; m. Mary BENJAMIN [NOTE]. 305. iii. JONATHAN, bap. Apr. 30, 1732. 306. iv. AMOS, bap. Nov. 10, 1734. Was he a rev. soldier from Barre, Mass.? [NOTE]

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