John Whitney

Some Descendants of John Whitney (John) and Ruth Reynolds of Watertown

John Whitney was born on 17 Sep 1643 in Watertown. [WR] He married Elizabeth Unknown.
He testified that he was about 35 on 1672.2.9. [MACF, 2;153]
1. Elizabeth Whitney was born on 9 Sep 1670 in Roxbury. [MVRR]
2. John Whitney was born on 1 Apr 1672 in Roxbury. [MVRR]
3. Ruth Whitney was born on 31 Aug 1674 in Roxbury. [MVRR] She married Joseph Adams on 22 Apr 1701 in Roxbury. [MVRR]
4. Timothy Whitney was born on 16 Apr 1678 in Roxbury. [MVRR] He married Margaret Unknown.
  1. Sarah Whitney was born on 28 Feb 1707 in Roxbury. [MVRR]
5. Daniel Whitney was born on 5 Dec 1681 in Roxbury. [MVRR] He married Susanna Curtis in 1704 in Roxbury. [MVRR]
  1. John Whitney was born on 23 May 1705 in Roxbury. [MVRR]
  2. Elizabeth Whitney was born on 4 Feb 1706 in Roxbury. [MVRR]
  3. Susanna Whitney was born on 21 Feb 1708 in Roxbury. [MVRR]
  4. Daniel Whitney was born on 26 Mar 1710/1 in Roxbury. [MVRR]
6. Sarah Whitney was born on 7 Aug 1684 in Roxbury. [MVRR] She may be the Sarah Whitney who died on 4 Jul 1689 in Roxbury. [MVRR]
Ruth Whitney [TTYA, pp. 117-23] was born on 15 (2) 1645 in Watertown. [WR] She married John Shattuck on 20 Jun 1664 in Watertown. [WR]
Nathaniel Whitney [HWM, pp. 917-9] was born on 1 (12) 1646 in Watertown. [WR] He married Sarah Hager on 12 Mar 1673 in Watertown. [WR]
He testified that he was about 19 on 2 Oct 1666. [MACF, 2;28]
1. Nathaniel Whitney was born on 25 Mar 1675 in Watertown. [WR] He married Mercy Robinson of Watertown on 7 Nov 1695 in Watertown. [WR]
  1. Nathaniel Whitney was born on 23 Jan 1695 in Watertown. [WR]
  2. Sarah Whitney was born on 3 Mar 1698/9 in Watertown. [WR]
  3. Jonas Whitney was born on 15 Dec 1703 in Watertown. [WR]
  4. James Whitney was born on 2 Mar 1704/5 in Watertown. [WR]
2. Sarah Whitneywas born on 13 Feb 1678 in Watertown. [WR] She or her cousin Sarah Whitney may be the Sarah of Watertown who married Charles Chadwick of Watertown on 11 Apr 1699 in Watertown. [WR]
3. William Whitney was born on 6 May 1683 in Watertown. [WR] He married Martha Pierce. [HWM, pp. 917-9]
  William was of Weston. [HWM, pp. 917-9]
  1. William Whitney was born on 11 Jan 1706/7 in Watertown. [WR]
  2. Judith Whitney was born on 15 Nov 1708 in Watertown. [WR]
  3. Samuel Whitney was born on 23 May 1719. [HWM, pp. 917-9] He died on 1 Jan 1782. [HWM, pp. 917-9] He married Abigail Fletcher on 20 Oct 1741. [HWM, pp. 917-9]
    1. Elisha Whitney was born on 2 Jul 1757. [HWM, pp. 917-9] He married Eunice Seaver [HWM, pp. 917-9] on 27 Dec 1781 in Westminster. [MVRW]
    2. Martha Whitney was born on 18 Sep 1764 in Westminster. [MVRW][HWM, pp. 917-9] She died on 2 Sep 1832 [HWM, pp. 917-9], age 62, in Westminster. [MVRW] She married Benjamin Seaver [HWM, pp. 917-9] on 19 Aug 1783 in Leominster. [MVRW]
4. Elizabeth Whitney was born on 15 Dec 1692 in Watertown. [WR]
5. Samuel Whitney was baptised on 17 Jul 1687 in Watertown. [WR]
Samuel Whitneywas born on 28 (5) 1648 in Watertown. [WR] He married Mary Unknown.
1. Mary Whitney was born on 30 Sep 1689 in Watertown. [WR] She married John Fiske of Watertown on 7 Jun 1711 in Watertown. [WR]
Mary Whitney [TTYA, pp. 117-23] was born on 23 (2) 1650 in Watertown. [WR]
Joseph Whitney was born on 15 Jan 1651 in Watertown. [WR] He married Martha Beech on 24 Jan 1674 in Watertown. [WR]
1. Joseph Whitney was born on 15 Aug 1675 in Watertown. [WR] He was baptisesd on 16 Jan 1686/7 in Watertown. [WR] He may be the Joseph who married Hepsibah Flagg on 10 Apr 1701 in Watertown. [WR]
2. Martha Whitney was born on 20 (10) 1677 in Watertown. [WR] She was baptised on 16 Jan 1686/7 in Watertown. [WR]
3. John Whitney was born on 29 Jul 1680 in Watertown. [WR] John of Watertown married Sarah Cutting of Watertown on 22 Feb 1703 in Watertown. [WR]
  1. Isaac Whitney was born on 2 Sep 1710 in Watertown. [WR]
  2. Zachariah Whitney was born on 28 Dec 1711 in Watertown. [WR]
4. Isaac Whitney was born on 10 Mar 1681 in Watertown. [WR] He died on 20 Mar 1681 in Watertown. [WR]
5. Isaac Whitney was born on 26 Feb 1682 in Watertown. [WR] He was baptised on 16 Jan 1686/7 in Watertown. [WR]
6. Benjamin Whitney was born on 31 Jan 1684 in Watertown. [WR] Benjamin of Watertown married Elizabeth Fiske of Watertown on 1 Mar 1709/10 in Watertown. [WR]
  1. Susanna Whitney, the "reputed daughter of Benjamin Whitney and Sarah Phillips" was born on 28 Sep 1705 in Watertown. [WR] She died on 28 Nov 1705 in Watertown. [WR]
  2. Joseph Whitney was born on 3 Dec 1710 in Watertown. [WR]
7. Abigail Whitney was baptised on 16 Jan 1686/7 in Watertown. [WR]
8. Mary Whitney was born on 21 Apr 1694 in Watertown. in Watertown. [WR]
Sarah Whitney [TTYA, pp. 117-23] was born on 17 Mar 1653 in Watertown. [WR]
Elizabeth Whitney [TTYA, pp. 117-23] was born on 9 Jan 1656 in Watertown. [WR] She marriedDaniel Warren on 19 (10) 1678 in Watertown. [WR]
Benjamin Whitney was born on 28 (9) 1660 in Watertown. [WR] He married Abigail Hager on 31 Mar 1687 in Watertown. [WR, son of John]
1. Abigail Whitney was born on 3 May 1688 in Watertown. [WR]
2. John Whitney was born on 15 Jun 1694 in Watertown. [WR]
3. David Whitney was born on 16 Jun 1697 in Watertown. [WR]
4. Daniel Whitney was born on 17 Jul 1700 in Watertown. [WR]
Hannah Whitney [TTYA, pp. 117-23]

References

MVRR	Essex Institute, Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849,Vs. 1,2, Salem, Newcomb & Gauss, 1925, 1929.
HWM	Heywood, William Sweetzer, History of Westminster, Massachusetts: (first named Narragansett no. 2) from the date of the original grant of the township to the present time, 1728-1893: with a biographic-genealogical register of its principal families, Lowell, MA, Vox Populi Press, S.W. Huse & Co., 1893.
TTYA	Icks, Gertrude Genevieve Duel, 330 Years in America, 1635-1965: a narrative and genealogical history of the Devol-Duel, Whitney, Stark, Lamb and many other families allied through marriage, Chicago, , Sklade Composition Service, 1987
	New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, town of Topsfield, online database, AmericanAncestors.org, 2001-2010.
MACF	No author, Middlesex County, MA, Abstracts of Court Files, 1649-1675, New England Historical and Genealogical Society database, http://www.americanancestors.org.
WE	Watertown Historical Society, Watertown Records, Press of Fred G. Barker, 1894.