John Whitney

Male 1620 - 1692  (72 years)


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  • Name John Whitney 
    Born 1620  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Oct 1692  Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I831  Bishir Family
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2022 

    Father John Whitney,   b. 1589, Westminster (London), England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1673, Watertown, Mass. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Elinor,   b. Abt 1599, England ? Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1659, Watertown, Mass. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Married England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F461  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Reynolds 
    Married 1642 
    Children 
     1. Hannah Whitney
     2. John Whitney,   b. 17 Sep 1643, Watertown, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Ruth Whitney,   b. 15 Apr 1645
    +4. Nathaniel Whitney,   b. 1 Feb 1645/46, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1731/32, Weston, Middlesex Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     5. Samuel Whitney,   b. 26 Jul 1648, Watertown, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Mary Whitney,   b. 29 Apr 1650
     7. Joseph Whitney,   b. 15 Jan 1650/51
     8. Sarah Whitney,   b. 17 Mar 1652/53
     9. Elizabeth Whitney,   b. 9 Jun 1656
     10. Benjamin Whitney,   b. 28 Jun 1660
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • He was admitted freeman May 26, 1647 ae. 23; was selectman, 1673-80, inclusive. The will of Robert REYNOLDS, of Boston, dated Apr. 20, 1658, mentions his dau. Ruth WHITNEY and her eldest son; his dau. Sarah MASON and her son Robert. John's estate was admr. upon by Ruth and sons, John and Benjamin. Inventory dated Oct. 25, 1692, taken by Elnathan BEERS and Thomas HAMMOND. It embraced 18 lots or parcels of land amounting to 210 acres and prized at 197:15. It embraced one lot of 17 acres, "purchased of father Arnold." His will was not proved, it was written Feb. 27, 1685, subscribed in the year 1690. This will, written by himself, though informal and not on record, may be found, in the files at the Middlesex Probate office and provides inter alia as follows: "If any of my sonnes or sone-inlaws or daughters be quarelsom by going to Law or troublesom to the brethren. they shall lose the share of what I have bequeatted them. I desire they should in love to God and one toward anothr." Mr. WHITNEY first settled (1643) and always resided on a three-acre lot on the east side of Lexington street, on land granted to E. HOW, and the next lot south of the residence of the PHILLIPS family, and is probably the same lot occupied by his great-grandson, Bradshaw WHITNEY. The ground is somewhat elevated, and there is little doubt that it is the "WHITNEY Hill" sometimes mentioned in the records, Dr. BOND thinking it very probable that his supposition, p. 1031, respecting this hill, is incorrect. In 1675, in a warrant issued to the people of Watertown (just a few months prior to the attack on Sudbury) for impressing twenty soldiers with provisions, arms and ammunition and good clothing for the defense of the colony, Capt. Hugh MASON made a return, and in the list is found the names of John WHITNEY, Sr., and Moses WHITNEY (the latter was probably his nephew).