Some Descendants of William Whitney (Joshua, John) of Groton

and Lydia Perham

  1. William Whitney was born on 5 May 1701 in Groton. [Ref] He married Mary Whitmore on 16 Jul 1723 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts or in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. [Ref][Ref] Mary was the duagher of Whomas and Mary (Dennison) Whitmore, the granddaughter of Francis and Margaret (Harty) Whitmore and Samuel Dennison and the great-granddaughter of Robert Dennison. [Ref] She was born on 4 Sep 1700 in Billerica. [Ref]
    Mary's family moved to Killingly 1708. [Ref]
    1. William Whitney was born on 5 Feb 1725/6 in Killingly. [Ref]
    2. Abigail Whitney was born on 4 Jul 1741 in Killingly. [Ref]
  2. Lydia Whitney was born on 26 Dec 1710 in Groton. [Ref]
  3. Joshua Whitney was born on 1 Nov 1714 in Groton. [Ref]

and Margery Mirick

  1. John Whitney was born on 30 Jan 1717/8 in Groton. [Ref] He may be the John Whitney of Lebanon who married Elizabeth Adams of Colchester on 6 Aug 1744 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. [Ref] Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Collins) Adams. [Ref] She was born on 3 Nov 1720 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut. [Ref]
  2. Elizabeth Whitney was born on 12 Aug 1719 in Groton. [Ref]
  3. Caleb Whitney was born on 10 Sep 1721 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut. [Ref, p. 1025] He married Margaret Unknown. [Ref, p. 1025]
    Caleb lived in Norwich and Middletown, Connecticut and later in New York. [Ref, p. 1025]
    1. James Rex Whitney was born on 16 Oct 1760 in Middletown. [Ref, p. 1025]