John Whitney

1621 - 1692  (~ 71 years)

• Name	John Whitney
  Christening	14 Sep 1621	Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England   [1, 2]
  Occupation	Sep 1631 (~ 10 years)	London, England   [1]
  John Whitney placed his eldest son, John, in the Merchant Tailor's School. He remained there until they came to the New World.
  Married	1642 (~ 20 years)  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Ruth Reynolds, the daughter of Robert and Mary Reynolds. She was living in Boston when she married. On 20 April 1658 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Ruth Reynolds was mentioned in the will of Robert Reynolds. Issue: 1. John Whitney (1643-1726) 2. Ruth Whitney (1645-____) 3. Nathaniel Whitney (1647-1733) 4. Samuel Whitney (1648-____) 5. Mary Whitney (1650-____) 6. Joseph Whitney (1652-1702) 7. Sarah Whitney (1654-____) 8. Elizabeth Whitney (1656-____) 9. Hannah Whitney (c1658-1693) 10. Benjamin Whitney (1660-1736)
  Freeman	26 May 1647 (~ 25 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 8]
  Offices Held	1673 to 1679 (~ 51 years)  [3, 4, 8]
  He was elected a Selectman. She served until 1679, except for the year 1677.
  Military	1676 (~ 54 years)  [4]
  During King Philips War, John Whitney served in Captain Hugh Mason's Company.
  Will	27 Feb 1685 (~ 63 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  One of the clauses in the will reads: "If any of my sonnes or sone in laws or daughters be quarelsom by going to Law or troublesom to thr brethern I say they shall lose the share of what I have bequeathed them. I desir they should live in love to God and one toward anothr."
  Death	12 Oct 1692	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Inventory	26 Oct 1692 (~ 71 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 8]
  John's estate was inventoried and listed 18 lots of land amounting to 210 acres and appraised at £197 15/.
  Probate/Proved	1 Mar 1692/93 (~ 71 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  Siblings	7 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Mary Whitney,   c. 23 May 1619, Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England d. young, England   2. John Whitney,   c. 14 Sep 1621, Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England d. 12 Oct 1692, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 71 years)   3. Richard Whitney,   c. 6 Jan 1623/24, Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England   4. Nathaniel Whitney,   b. 1627, London, England d. probably young, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 5. Thomas Whitney,   b. 1629, London, England d. 20 Sep 1719, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 90 years) ▻ Mary Kettell,  m. 11 Jan 1654/55 + 6. Jonathan Whitney,   b. 1634, London, England d. Dec 1702, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 68 years) ▻ Lydia Jones,  m. 30 Oct 1656   7. Joshua Whitney,   b. 15 Jul 1635, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 7 Aug 1719, Groton, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 84 years)   8. Caleb Whitney,   b. 12 Jul 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. bur. 12 Jul 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 0 years)   9. Benjamin Whitney,   b. 6 Jun 1643, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Mar 1723, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Rolf   (17 x Great Grandfather)  Elinor,   b. 1599, England d. 11 May 1659, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 60 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I18998
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	John Whitney,   c. 20 Jul 1592, Westminster, London, England d. 1 Jun 1673, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elinor,   b. 1599, England d. 11 May 1659, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Whitney(1621 – 1692) 2John Whitney(1592 – 1673) 4Thomas Whitney(Abt 1546 – 1637) 8Robert Whitney(Abt 1500 – 1555) 16Robert Whitney of Castleton(Abt 1466 – 1512) 17unknown wife 9Elizabeth 18Morgan ap William 19 5Mary Bray(1564 – 1629) 10Lord John Bray(Abt 1534 – 1615) 20 21 11Margaret Haslonde 22 23 3Elinor(1599 – 1659) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 14 Sep 1621 - Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England Occupation - Sep 1631 - London, England Freeman - 26 May 1647 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 27 Feb 1685 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 12 Oct 1692 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Inventory - 26 Oct 1692 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 1 Mar 1692/93 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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