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Jonathan Whitney 1634 – 1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1634

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1 Jan 1702

Death Location: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: John Whitney

Mother: Elinor Bray

Spouse(s): Lydia Jones

Children(s): Lydia Whitney, Jonathan Whitney, Anna Whitney, John Whitney, Josiah Whitney, Eleanor Whitney, James Whitney, Isaac Whitney, Joseph Whitney, Abigail Whitney, Benjamin Whitney

Jonathan Whitney was born in 1634 in England, the child of John Whitney and Elinor Bray. Jonathan Whitney married Lydia Anna Jones, and had children including Lydia Whitney, Jonathan Whitney, Anna Whitney, John Whitney, Josiah Whitney, Eleanor Whitney, James Whitney, Isaac Whitney, Joseph Whitney, Abigail Whitney, Benjamin Whitney. Jonathan Whitney passed away in 1702 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Whitney was born in 1634 in England, the child of John Whitney and Elinor Bray.
  • Jonathan Whitney married Lydia Anna Jones, and had children including Lydia Whitney, Jonathan Whitney, Anna Whitney, John Whitney, Josiah Whitney, Eleanor Whitney, James Whitney, Isaac Whitney, Joseph Whitney, Abigail Whitney, Benjamin Whitney.
  • Jonathan Whitney passed away in 1702 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Whitney
1600 – 1673
Birth Location: Greater London, England
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Elinor Bray
1605 – 1659
Birth Location: Isleworth, Hounslow, Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Jones
1638 – 1702
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Lydia Whitney
1657 – 1724
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Jonathan Whitney
1659 – 1735
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Anna Whitney
1660 – 1701
Birth Location: –
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John Whitney
1662 –
Birth Location: –
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Josiah Whitney
1664 –
Birth Location: –
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Eleanor Whitney
1666 – 1678
Birth Location: –
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James Whitney
1668 – 1690
Birth Location: –
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Isaac Whitney
1670 – 1690
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Whitney
1672 – 1754
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Abigail Whitney
1675 – 1702
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Whitney
1678 – 1717
Birth Location: –
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Jonathan Whitney's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Whitney
1634 – 1702
Birth Place: England
Parents
John Whitney
1600 – 1673
Greater London, England
Elinor Bray
1605 – 1659
Isleworth, Hounslow, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Thomas Whitney
1550 – 1637
Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England
Mary Bray
1564 – 1629
Westminster, London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Whitney
1498 – 1555
Elizabeth Guillims
1530 – 1568
John Bray
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jonathan Whitney's Descendants

1.
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Jonathan Whitney (1634 – 1 Jan 1702) m. Lydia (Anna) Jones (1638 – 3 Feb 1702)
  1. 1. Lydia Whitney (3 Jul 1657 – 27 May 1724) m. Moses Adams (26 Oct 1654 – 27 May 1724)
    1. 1. Benoni Adams (3 Nov 1682 – Jul 1748)
    2. 2. Lydia Adams (2 Feb 1683 – 13 Jul 1730) m. John Fiske (17 Mar 1682 – 8 May 1730)
      1. 1. John (Jr) Fiske (1709 – 12 Mar 1754) m. Abigail Babcock (3 May 1704 – 7 Mar 1761)
        1. 1. Hannah Fisk (3 Jul 1731 – )
        2. 2. David Fiske (16 Apr 1732 – 23 Dec 1817) m. Sarah Bullard (1 Jan 1735 – 23 Dec 1830)
        3. 3. Amos Fiske (5 Mar 1736 – ) m. Ann Bryant (8 Oct 1744 – )
        4. 4. John Fiske (16 Mar 1738 – ) m. Sarah Hill ( – 23 Sep 1813)
        5. 5. Joel Fiske (22 Apr 1740 – )
        6. 6. Jonas Fiske (12 Mar 1754 – )
      2. 2. Grace Fiske (1710 – )
      3. 3. Lydia Fiske (1712 – 7 May 1715)
      4. 4. Isaac Fiske (24 Aug 1714 – 22 DEC 1799) m. Hannah Haven (10 JUN 1716 – 21 Feb 1800)
        1. 1. Isaac Fiske (1737 – 19 Sep 1778) m. Esther Mann
        2. 2. Hannah Fiske (27 MAR 1739 – 18 May 1799) m. Joshua Everett (21 Sep 1741 – 4 Feb 1825)
        3. 3. John Fiske (9 Aug 1741 – 17 Dec 1819) m. Abigail Howe (8 Oct 1751 – Apr 1829)
        4. 4. Moses Fiske (1745 – 1745)
        5. 5. Richard Fiske (28 Nov 1743 – 9 Mar 1824) m. Zebiah Pond (11 Feb 1749 – )
        6. 6. Daniel Fiske (1751 – 9 Aug 1815) m. Surey Thurston
        7. 7. Lydia Fiske (25 Oct 1753 – 1797) m. Lawson Nurse (6 Jun 1761 – 11 Sep 1832)
        8. 8. Moses Fiske (12 JUL 1755 – 1 Mar 1828) m. Betsey Bullard (9 Apr 1759 – )
      5. 5. Daniel Fiske (1716 – 1772) m. Elizabeth Goddard (4 Sep 1726 – 13 Mar 1808)
        1. 1. Ebenezer Fisk (6 Nov 1743 – 14 Apr 1779)
        2. 2. Daniel Fisk (7 May 1746 – 18 Mar 1832) m. Hepzibah Wells (12 Jun 1747 – 11 Mar 1783) m. Mary Vaughn (1760 – )
        3. 3. Betty Fisk (26 Jul 1748 – )
        4. 4. Sarah Fisk (19 Feb 1758 – )
      6. 6. Lydia Fiske (1720 – ) m. Benjamin Twitchell (2 Dec 1716 – 1754)
        1. 1. Lydia Twitchell (7 Jun 1741 – )
        2. 2. Isaac Twitchell (9 Feb 1742 – )
        3. 3. Lois Twitchell (20 Dec 1744 – 5 Jun 1779)
        4. 4. Benjamin Twitchell (7 Mar 1748 – 13 Sep 1824)
      7. 7. Peter Fiske (2 Mar 1722 – Apr 1795) m. Sarah Perry (25 Aug 1737 – )
        1. 1. Child Fisk (1 Jul 1758 – 2 Jul 1758)
        2. 2. Moses Fiske (15 Jun 1760 – 26 Jul 1840)
        3. 3. Nathaniel Fiske (16 Jul 1762 – )
        4. 4. Peter (Jr) Fiske (12 May 1764 – )
        5. 5. Sarah Fiske (1 Feb 1768 – 11 Dec 1835)
        6. 6. John Fiske (26 Oct 1770 – 1850)
      8. 8. Abigail Fiske (1727 – 9 Aug 1727)
      9. 9. Nathaniel Fiske (31 Mar 1730 – 1756)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Adams (18 Sep 1686 – 17 Jun 1689)
    4. 4. Hannah Adams (8 Feb 1688 – 21 Jul 1718) m. Nathaniel Fiske (9 Jun 1678 – 24 Aug 1719)
      1. 1. Nathaniel Fiske (11 Nov 1706 – )
      2. 2. Asa Fiske (22 Feb 1707 – 8 Jan 1771) m. Lois Leland (2 Sep 1714 – 1814)
        1. 1. Lydia Fiske (12 Nov 1738 – ) m. Samuel Burbank (abt 1728 – )
        2. 2. Huldah Fiske (13 Mar 1741 – 17 Jun 1817)
        3. 3. Abel Fiske (14 Mar 1744 – )
        4. 4. Asa Fiske (3 Sep 1746 – 26 Aug 1830)
        5. 5. Aaron Fisk (Mar 20, 1748 – 3 Mar 1837) m. Tabitha Metcalf (abt 1752 – 15 May 1818)
        6. 6. Lois Fiske (6 May 1751 – )
        7. 7. Abner Fisk (27 Mar 1754 – 1842) m. Molly Grout (1756 – 1823)
      3. 3. Hannah Fiske (9 Sep 1710 – 13 Nov 1798) m. Jonathan Carver (1705 – 1780)
        1. 1. Lydia Carver (3 Feb 1734 – 10 Mar 1776)
        2. 2. Hannah Carver (10 Jan 1737 – 1813)
        3. 3. Mary Carver (10 May 1739 – )
        4. 4. Lois Carver (17 Nov 1741 – )
        5. 5. Betty Carver (21 Mar 1744 – 29 Oct 1836)
        6. 6. Mary Carver (10 Oct 1746 – 1827)
        7. 7. Sarah Carver (7 Feb 1749 – )
        8. 8. Lois Carver (23 Aug 1751 – )
        9. 9. Abigail Carver (15 Jul 1754 – )
      4. 4. Moses Fiske (29 Jan 1713 – 18 Feb 1770) m. Mehitabel (6 Apr 1720 – 13 Feb 1773)
        1. 1. Moses Fisk (1746 – 21 Oct 1810)
        2. 2. Joshua Fisk (1748 – 27 Mar 1796)
        3. 3. Enoch Fiske (1750 – 27 Mar 1796) m. Sarah Bacon
        4. 4. Elijah Fisk (14 Sep 1753 – 6 Sep 1818) m. Elizabeth Binney (22 Jun 1756 – 2 Jan 1798)
        5. 5. Hezekiah Fiske (6 Dec 1756 – )
        6. 6. Sarah Fiske (1758 – )
      5. 5. Lydia Fiske (24 Apr 1715 – 19 Aug 1717)
      6. 6. Lydia Fiske (5 Oct 1718 – )
    5. 5. Elizabeth Adams (25 Oct 1689 – 6 Dec 1724)
    6. 6. Thomas Adams (1690 – )
    7. 7. Moses Adams (26 Nov 1691 – 1730)
    8. 8. James Adams (7 Jul 1693 – 14 Jan 1727)
    9. 9. Isaac Adams (4 Mar 1694 – 5 Jun 1730)
    10. 10. Abigail Adams (7 Sep 1697 – 15 Mar 1729)
    11. 11. Mary Adams (4 Jan 1699 – )
  2. 2. Jonathan Whitney (20 Oct 1659 – 7 Mar 1735) m. Sarah Hapgood (1660 – 26 Jul 1746)
    1. 1. Tabitha Whitney (22 Aug 1696 – 2 Nov 1762)
    2. 2. Shadrach Whitney (12 Oct 1698 – 8 Aug 1764)
    3. 3. Amos Whitney (1 May 1705 – 31 Oct 1770)
    4. 4. Daniel Whitney (12 Sep 1710 – 9 Oct 1779)
  3. 3. Anna Whitney (28 Apr 1660 – 6 Mar 1701) m. Cornelius Fsiher
  4. 4. John Whitney (27 Jun 1662 – ) m. Mary Hapgood
  5. 5. Josiah Whitney (19 May 1664 – )
  6. 6. Eleanor Whitney (12 Oct 1666 – 23 Nov 1678)
  7. 7. James Whitney (25 Nov 1668 – 30 Nov 1690)
  8. 8. Isaac Whitney (12 Jan 1670 – 2 Dec 1690)
  9. 9. Joseph Whitney (10 Mar 1672 – 6 Sep 1754) m. Rebeckah Burge (5 Nov 1683 – )
    1. 1. Abigail Whitney (5 Mar 1707 – )
    2. 2. Jonas Whitney (7 Jun 1708 – )
    3. 3. Joseph Whitney (1710 – ) m. Abigail Nutting
    4. 4. Sylvanus Whitney (1712 – )
    5. 5. 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)
      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)
    6. 6. Ephraim Whitney (1716 – )
  10. 10. Abigail Whitney (18 Aug 1675 – 1702)
  11. 11. Benjamin Whitney (6 Jan 1678 – abt 1717) m. Mercy Travis

Jonathan Whitney's Timeline

7 Records

1634
15 Feb 1634
Birth of Jonathan Whitney in Isleworth, Middlesex, London, England
Isleworth, Middlesex, London, England
1634
1634
Birth of Jonathan Whitney in England
England
1656
30 Oct 1656
Age 22
Jonathan Whitney was married in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1679
1679
Age 45
Jonathan Whitney resided here in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1702
Abt 1702
Age 68
Jonathan Whitney resided here in Sherburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sherburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1702
1 Jan 1702
Age 68
Death of Jonathan Whitney in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1702
21 Dec 1702
Age 68
Jonathan Whitney - Probate in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1634
    Event Place: Isleworth, Middlesex, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 154
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Some of the descendants of Lewis and Ann Jones of Roxbury, Mass , through their son Josiah and gran
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1656
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 154

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1702
    Event Place: Sherburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Watertown, Massachusetts Genealogies and History

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1702
    Event Place: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Some of the descendants of Lewis and Ann Jones of Roxbury, Mass , through their son Josiah and gran

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1702
    Event Place: Middlesex County, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts
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