Jonathan Whitney

1634 - 1702  (68 years)

• Name	Jonathan Whitney
  Birth	1634	London, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Immigration	Apr 1635 (1 years)	London, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10]
  He sailed from London on board The Elizabeth and Ann, Roger Cooper, master and arrived in New England in June with his parents.
  Married	30 Oct 1656 (22 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11]
  Lydia Jone, the daughter of Lewis and Anna (Stone) Jones. She was born in England. Issue: 1. Lydia Whitney (1657-1719) 2. Jonathan Whitney (1658-1735) 3. Anna Whitney (1660-____) 4. John Whitney (1662-1735) 5. Josiah Whitney (1664-____) 6. Elinor Whitney (1666-1678) 7. James Whitney (1669-1690) 8. Isaac Whitney (1671-1690) 9. Joseph Whitney (1673-____) 10. Abigail Whitney (1675-____) 11. Benjamin Whitney (1679-1718)
  Moved to	1678 to 1679 (44 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [7]
  Residence	1679 (45 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 6, 10]
  He was admitted an inhabitant of Sherborn.
  History	17 Oct 1691 (57 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Death	Dec 1702	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11]
  Will	21 Dec 1702 (68 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  Probate/Proved	1 Mar 1702/03 (69 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  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	I19001
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lydia Jones
  Marriage	30 Oct 1656	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 10 months - She : ??.
  Children	>   1. Cornet Benjamin Whitney,   b. 6 Jan 1678/79, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 29 Aug 1718, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 39 years) ▻ Mercy Travis  m. 24 Oct 1700
  Family ID	F9566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Jonathan Whitney(1634 – 1702) 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		Birth - 1634 - London, England Immigration - Apr 1635 - London, England Married - 30 Oct 1656 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 30 Oct 1656 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Moved to - 1678 to 1679 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Residence - 1679 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Death - Dec 1702 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Will - 21 Dec 1702 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Probate/Proved - 1 Mar 1702/03 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  = 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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