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John Whitney 1588 – 1673 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1588

Birth Location: Greater London, England

Death Date: 1 June 1673

Death Location: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Whitney

Mother: Mary Bray

Spouse(s): Eleanor Arnold

Children(s): Mary Whitney, John Whitney, Richard Whitney, Nathaniel Whitney, Thomas Whitney, Jonathan Whitney, Joshua Whitney, Caleb Whitney, Benjamin Whitney, Son Whitney

The story of John Whitney began in 1588 in Greater London, England. John Whitney married Eleanor Arnold, and had children including Mary Whitney, John Whitney, Richard Whitney, Nathaniel Whitney, Thomas Whitney, Jonathan Whitney, Joshua Whitney, Caleb Whitney, Benjamin Whitney, Son Whitney. John Whitney passed away in 1673 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Whitney began in 1588 in Greater London, England.
  • John Whitney married Eleanor Arnold, and had children including Mary Whitney, John Whitney, Richard Whitney, Nathaniel Whitney, Thomas Whitney, Jonathan Whitney, Joshua Whitney, Caleb Whitney, Benjamin Whitney, Son Whitney.
  • John Whitney passed away in 1673 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Whitney
1563 – 1637
Birth Location: Lambeth Marsh, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Bray
1563 – 1629
Birth Location: Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Arnold
1599 – 1659
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Mary Whitney
1619 – 1626
Birth Location: Isleworth, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
MW
John Whitney
1621 – 1692
Birth Location: Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England
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Richard Whitney
1624 – 1719
Birth Location: Hesworth, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Nathaniel Whitney
1625 – 1635
Birth Location: Hesworth-London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Whitney
1627 – 1719
Birth Location: Hesworth, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Jonathan Whitney
1635 – 1702
Birth Location: Isleworth, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Joshua Whitney
1635 – 1719
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Caleb Whitney
1640 – 1640
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Whitney
1643 – 1723
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Son Whitney
1645 –
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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John Whitney's Ancestors

Self
John Whitney
1588 – 1673
Birth Place: Greater London, England
Parents
Thomas Whitney
1563 – 1637
Lambeth Marsh, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Mary Bray
1563 – 1629
Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Whitney
1543 – 1612
Whitney, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Cromwell Wiliams) Whitney
1530 – 1568
Whitney, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
John (Martin Silvester) Bray
1534 – 1615
Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Margery (John) Haslonde
1536 – 1588
Westminister, London, (St Margaret), London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Whitney
1517 – 1567
Sybil Baskerville
1522 – 1546
Henry Cromwell
Joan Warren
Richard Bray
1508 – 1559
Joan Saunders
1510 –
Sir Hareby
1510 – 1545
Lady Manor
1514 – 1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Whitney
1491 – 1541
Margaret Wye
1495 –
James Baskerville
Elizabeth Breyton
John Bray
1484 – 1539
Jane Halighwell
1486 – 1558
Nicholas Saunders
Thomas .
1485 – 1518
Margaret Dedanhurst
1490 – 1560

John Whitney's Descendants

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John Whitney (1588 – 1 June 1673) m. Eleanor Arnold (1599 – 11 May 1659)
  1. 1. Mary Whitney (23 May 1619 – 15 February 1626)
  2. 2. John Whitney (14 September 1621 – 12 Oct 1692) m. Ruth Reynolds (1623 – 1695)
    1. 1. Sarah Harrington (17 March 1653 – 8 June 1720) m. George Harrington (24 November 1655 – 10 February 1675)
      1. 1. Daniel Harrington (24 February 1683 – 3 February 1723)
      2. 2. Robert Harrington (2 July 1685 – 5 February 1774)
      3. 3. Jonathan Herrington (2 February 1689 – 15 September 1730)
      4. 4. Joseph Harrington (4 February 1691 – 1714)
    2. 2. Benjamin Whitney (28 June 1660 – 12 October 1736)
    3. 3. Nathaniel Whitney (5 Mar 1675 – 7 January 1733)
  3. 3. Richard Whitney (6 January 1624 – 20 September 1719)
  4. 4. Nathaniel Whitney (1625 – 1635)
  5. 5. Thomas Whitney (10 December 1627 – 20 September 1719)
  6. 6. Jonathan Whitney (15 February 1635 – 1 January 1702)
  7. 7. Joshua Whitney (15 July 1635 – 17 August 1719)
  8. 8. Caleb Whitney (12 July 1640 – 5 December 1640)
  9. 9. Benjamin Whitney (6 April 1643 – 26 Mar 1723) m. Mary Poor (29 September 1647 – 14 November 1690) m. Mary Whitney
    1. 1. John Whitney (1678 – 1739) m. Lettie Ford (1680 – 1729)
      1. 1. Thomas (1696 – )
      2. 2. Mary Whitney (12 March 1704 – )
      3. 3. Samuel Whitney (5 May 1707 – 1754)
        1. 1. Ebenezer Whitney (1745 – 15 Aug 1810) m. Huldah Mooers (24 Jun 1751 – 6 Jul 1815)
        2. 2. Samuel Whitney
      4. 4. Elizabeth Whitney (7 May 1709 – )
      5. 5. Hannah Whitney (17 April 1710 – ) m. Thomas Fernald
      6. 6. Mercy Whitney (1712 – ) m. Richard Flanders
      7. 7. Mehitable Whitney (1714 – ) m. Jonathan Whitney m. Joseph Whitney
        1. 1. Mehitabel Whitney (abt 1829 – )
        2. 2. Abel Whitney (21 Jul 1767 – )
        3. 3. Mary Whitney (27 Jul 1769 – )
        4. 4. Anna Whitney (17 Mar 1774 – )
        5. 5. Nancy Whitney (31 Oct 1776 – )
        6. 6. Solomon Whitney (23 Jun 1780 – )
        7. 7. Luranna (C) Whitney ( – 1871)
      8. 8. John Whitney (4 May 1719 – )
      9. 9. Benjamin Whitney (22 May 1725 – 8 November 1796) m. Mercy Hinkley
    2. 2. Nathaniel Whitney (14 April 1680 – 1768)
    3. 3. Mark Whitney (1700 – 23 June 1760)
  10. 10. Son Whitney (1645 – )

John Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1588
1588
Birth of John Whitney in Greater London, England
Greater London, England
1673
1 June 1673
Age 85
Death of John Whitney in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Some of the descendants of John and Elinor Whitney : who settled in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635
    [2] The ancestry of John Whitney

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1673
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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