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James Whitney 1714 – 1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1714

Birth Location: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1755

Death Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: Joseph Whitney

Mother: Rebeckah Burge

Spouse(s): Eleanor Robbins

Children(s): Ellenor Whitney, James Whitney, John Whitney, Jonathan Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Lucy Whitney

James Whitney was born in 1714 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph Whitney and Rebeckah Burge. James Whitney married Eleanor Robbins, and had children including Ellenor Whitney, James Whitney, John Whitney, Jonathan Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Lucy Whitney. James Whitney passed away in 1755 in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • James Whitney was born in 1714 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph Whitney and Rebeckah Burge.
  • James Whitney married Eleanor Robbins, and had children including Ellenor Whitney, James Whitney, John Whitney, Jonathan Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Lucy Whitney.
  • James Whitney passed away in 1755 in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Whitney
1672 – 1754
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Rebeckah Burge
1683 –
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Robbins
1721 – 1755
Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Ellenor Whitney
1740 –
Birth Location: –
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James Whitney
1742 –
Birth Location: –
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John Whitney
1745 – 1829
Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Jonathan Whitney
1745 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Elizabeth Whitney
1748 – 1812
Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Lucy Whitney
1755 – 1840
Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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James Whitney's Ancestors

Self
James Whitney
1714 – 1755
Birth Place: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
Joseph Whitney
1672 – 1754
Massachusetts
Rebeckah Burge
1683 –
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Jonathan Whitney
1634 – 1702
England
Lydia (Anna) Jones
1638 – 1702
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
John Burge
1655 – 1743
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Tryall Thayer
1656 – 1737
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
John Whitney
1600 – 1673
Elinor Bray
1605 – 1659
Lewis Jones
1605 – 1684
Anna Stone
1608 – 1680
Shadrack Thayer
1629 – 1678
Mary Barrett
1633 – 1657
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitney
1550 – 1637
Mary Bray
1564 – 1629
William Jones
1587 –
Mawde Hiscox
1580 – 1696
Deacon Stone
1585 – 1665
Joan Clarke
1596 – 1654
Thomas Thayer
1596 – 1665
Margerie Wheeller
1600 – 1673
Thomas Barrett
1609 – 1668
Margaret Huntington
1608 – 1681

James Whitney's Descendants

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James Whitney (23 Mar 1714 – 1755) m. Eleanor Robbins (18 Jun 1721 – 1755)
  1. 1. Ellenor Whitney (23 Jul 1740 – ) m. Francis Pollard (1723 – 1790)
    1. 1. Rufus Pollard
  2. 2. James Whitney (4 Nov 1742 – ) m. Sarah Lund
    1. 1. James Whitney (12 Feb 1769 – )
  3. 3. John Whitney (15 Apr 1745 – 3 Nov 1829) m. Mary Jones (1757 – 19 Apr 1836)
    1. 1. Sophia Whitney (20 Jan 1795 – 1866)
  4. 4. Jonathan Whitney (15 Aug 1745 – ) m. Abigail Hemenway (1749 – )
  5. 5. Elizabeth Whitney (21 May 1748 – 5 Oct 1812) m. Ezra (Phineas) Bennett (27 Aug 1750 – 5 Sep 1849)
    1. 1. John Bennett (abt 1784 – 15 Jun 1790)
    2. 2. James (A) Bennett (11 Apr 1787 – 1 Mar 1861) m. Mary (Ann) Ashley (19 Sept 1792 – 16 Aug 1855)
      1. 1. James Bennett (Abt 1812 – 23 Apr 1884) m. Helen (Eleanor) MacDonald (abt 1831 – 9 Feb 1907)
        1. 1. Eleonor Bennett (abt 1831 – )
        2. 2. Theresa Bennet (abt 1848 – )
        3. 3. George Bennett (abt 1850 – )
        4. 4. Emma (Jane) Bennett (Nov 1851 – 20 Jun 1920) m. William (Henry) Warren (Aug 1843 – 6 Jul 1907)
        5. 5. James Bennet (abt 1852 – abt 1858)
        6. 6. Jice Bennett (abt 1852 – )
        7. 7. William Bennet (abt 1854 – )
        8. 8. Ellen Bennet (abt 1857 – )
        9. 9. James (G) Bennett (1859 – 1898) m. Josephine (Fanny) Bennett (24 Oct 1856 – 13 May 1936)
        10. 10. Mary Bennet (abt 1861 – )
        11. 11. Frank Bennett (Jul 1862 – )
        12. 12. Lucinda Bennet (abt 1864 – )
        13. 13. Robert Bennett (Abt 1866 – )
        14. 14. Fred Bennett (Abt 1869 – )
      2. 2. John (Emerson) Bennett (1827 – 23 December 1909) m. Jennet McLees (1856 – )
  6. 6. Lucy Whitney (5 Jan 1755 – 27 May 1840) m. James Bancroft (26 Oct 1745 – 2 Mar 1832)
    1. 1. James Bancroft (1 Nov 1779 – 15 May 1865)
    2. 2. John Bancroft (18 Jan 1781 – 25 Jun 1823)
    3. 3. Lucy Read (23 January 1781 – 11 Jan 1879)
    4. 4. Charles Bancroft (1783 – 13 Feb 1856)
    5. 5. Hepzibah Bancroft (1 Oct 1785 – 22 Mar 1833)

James Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1714
23 Mar 1714
Birth of James Whitney in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1755
1755
Age 41
Death of James Whitney in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1714
    Event Place: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 168

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Middlesex County, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Whitney : the descendants of John Whitney who came from London, England to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 168
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