 Abt 1589 - 1673 (84 years)
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| Name |
John Whitney |
| Born |
Abt 1589 |
England  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1 Jun 1673 |
Watertown, MA [2] |
| Person ID |
I1788 |
Paul's Tree |
| Last Modified |
2 Jul 2018 |
| Father |
Thomas Whitney, d. Apr 1637, London, England |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Mary Bray, b. England , d. Sep 1629, London, England |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Married |
10 May 1583 |
St Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex, England [3] |
| Family ID |
F2359 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Elinor, b. Abt 1605, England , d. 11 May 1659, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA (Age 54 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary Whitney, b. Abt 1619, England [natural] |
| | 2. John Whitney, b. Abt 1621, Isleworth, Middlesex, England , d. 12 Oct 1692, Watertown, Ma (Age 71 years) [natural] |
| | 3. Richard Whitney, b. Abt 1623, England [natural] |
| | 4. Nathaniel Whitney, b. 1627, England [natural] |
| | 5. Thomas Whitney, b. 1629, England , d. 20 Sep 1719 (Age 90 years) [natural] |
| | 6. Jonathan Whitney, b. 1634, England , d. Abt 1702, Sherburne, MA (Age 68 years) [natural] |
| | 7. Joshua Whitney, b. 5 Jul 1635, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA , d. Abt 1713 (Age 77 years) [natural] |
| | 8. Caleb Whitney, b. 12 Jun 1640, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA [natural] |
| | 9. Benjamin Whitney, b. 6 Jun 1643, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA , d. 1723, Sherborne, MA (Age 79 years) [natural] |
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| Last Modified |
2 Jul 2018 |
| Family ID |
F1052 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- From "Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, MA" Henry Bond 1860:
"Embarked at Ipswitch, Eng., Apr. 1635 for New England, in the Elizabeth and Ann, Roger Cooper, master, John Whitney, aged 35; wife Ellin (Elinor) aged 30, sons John, aged 11, Richard, aged 9; Nathaniel, aged 8; Thomas, aged 6; and Jonathan, aged 1 year. He was admitted freeman, March 3, 1635-6; was Selectman several years between 1638 and 1665 inclusive, and was Town Clerk, 1655. In 1642, his homestall lot of 16 acres (where he continued to reside), was bounded E., and S. by William Jennison; W. by Martin Underwood; N., by Isaac Mixer. He at the same time owned 8 other lots, amounting to 212 acres. The Registry of Deeds shows that he made additions to thesepossesions. His early admition as a freeman, and his early election as a Selectman, show that he held a respectable social position. "
From "Genealogical and Personal Memiors Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts V 3" Cutter 1908
"John Whitney, immigrant ancestor, was born in England in 1589, son of Thomas and grandson of Robert Whitney. He received for his day a good education in the Westminster school, now St. Peter's College. He was apprenticed at the age of 14 ny his father to William Pring, of the Old Bailey, London, a freeman of the Merchant Tailors' Company, then the most famous and prosperous of the great trade guilds, numbering in its membership distinguished men of all professions, many of the nobility and the Prince of Wales. At the age of 21, John Whitney became a full-fledged member and his apprenticeship expired. He made his home in Islesworth-on-Thames, eight miles from Westminster, and there three of his children were born. There too, his father apprenticed to him his younger brother, Robert, who also served his seven years. Soon afterward, John Whitney left Isleworth, and doubtless returned to London, and lived in Bow Lane, near Bow Church, where his son Thomas was born. In Sept. 1631, he placed his eldest son, John Jr., in the Merchant Tailors' School, where, according to the register, he remained as long as the family was in England. Early in April, 1635, John registered with his wife Eleanor, and sons John, Richard, Nathaniel, Thomas, and Jonathan, as passengers of the ship "Elizabeth and Ann," Rob Cooper, master, landing a few weeks later in New England. He settled in Watertown in June and bought the 16 acre homestall of John Strickland at what is now Belmont and East Common streets. This homestead descended to his son Joshua Whitney of Groton, who sold it October 29, 1697, to Nathan Fiske. Whitney was admitted a freeman March 3, 1635-6, and was appointed constable June 1, 1641; was selectman 1638 to 1655 inclusive, and town clerk in 1655. He was one of the foremost citizens for many years. He was grantee of eight lots in Watertown. He died June 1, 1673. He married first in England, Elinor, born 1599, died in Watertown, May 11, 1659; second, in Watertown, Sept. 29, 1659, Judith Clement, who died before her husband. His will was dated April 3, 1673."
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| Sources |
- [S487] Genealogical and Personal Memiors Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts V 3, William Richard Cutter, (Date: 1908;), pp. 1397-1400.
- [S623] Whitney Research Group.
- [S488] The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, 1878-1908. Part I: The Ancestry of Warren Francis Kempton, 1817-1879, Dean Crawford Smith and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, (Name: NEHGS; Location: Boston, MA; Date: 1996;).
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