Family:Whitney, John (1731-a1760)
John5 Whitney (Elnathan4, Eleazar3, Thomas2, John1), son of Elnathan4 and Sarah (Perry) Whitney, was born 3 Mar 1730/1, Watertown, MA.[1]
He "of Waltham" married, 4 Jul 1753, Watertown, MA, Mary Benjamin "of Watertown", daughter of Jonathan and Susanna (Norcross) Benjamin. She was born 24 May 1726, Watertown, MA.
He served in the Watertown company in the Revolutionary war.[2] If true, then the following pertains to him:
- Whitney, John, Watertown. Private, Capt. Samuel Barnard's co. of militia, Col. Thomas Gardner's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 6 days; also, Capt. Abner Craft's co., Lieut. Col. William Bond's (late Col. Gardner's) 37th regt.; company return dated Cambridge, Oct. 7, 1775; also, order for bounty coat dated Camp at Cambridge, Nov. 13, 1775; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army [year not given]; residence, Watertown; engaged for town of Watertown.[3]
Children of John5 and Mary (Benjamin) Whitney:
i. Samuel6 Whitney, bapt. 6 Jun 1756, Watertown, MA.[4] Was he perhaps the same man as Samuel Whitney of Seneca, NY?
Census
- 1790: not found.
- 1800: not found.
- 1810: not found.
References
1.^ "John Whitney, s. Elnathan & Sarah Whitney, b. 3 Mar 1730/1," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Third Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, to the End of 1737. Also Plan and Register of Burials in Arlington Street Burying Ground (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1900), volume 2, page 91.
2.^ Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 73.
3.^ Secretary of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 volumes, Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896-.
4.^ "6 Jun 1756, Samuel, s. of John Whitney, Junr, bapt.," according to Watertown Records, Comprising East Congregational and Precinct Affairs, 1697 to 1737. Also, Record Book of the Pastors, 1686-1819, (1906), Volume 4, p. 157.
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