Sir Robert Whitney

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• Travel: 1368; In 1368 Sir Robert obtained royal letters of protection as going abroad in the large retinue of Lionel, duke of Clarence, who was then ready to travel to Italy for his marriage to Violanta, niece of the duke of Milan, but whether he was a permanent member of Clarence’s household at this time is not revealed.
• Travel: 1388; He was sent to negotiate with the Count of Flanders in 1388.
• Offices Held: 1391; He was a Member of Parliament for Herefordshire in 1391.
• Travel: 1393; In 1393 he went to France under orders to deliver the Castle and Town of Cherbourg to the King of Navarre.
• Offices Held: 1394; He was the Knight Marshal in the Court of King Richard II in 1394.
• Travel: 1394; As Knight Marshal, he was sent to Ireland in 1394 on King's business.
• History: 2018; Biography Sir Robert came of an old-established Herefordshire family, whose chief manor (held of the de Bohuns) was Whitney-on-Wye near the county boundary with Breconshire. He had presumably inherited the family estates by February 1361 (the date of his first mention) when he presented to the living at Pencombe near Bromyard.3 Seven years later Whitney obtained royal letters of protection as going abroad in the large retinue of Lionel, duke of Clarence, who was then ready to travel to Italy for his marriage to Violanta, niece of the duke of Milan, but whether he was a permanent member of Clarence’s household at this time is not revealed. Subsequently, he served in the company of Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford (d.1373), his feudal lord. After Richard II’s accession, he was appointed sheriff of Herefordshire, and it was in this capacity that (along with Sir Walter Devereux* and Sir John Eynesford, the then shire knights) he petitioned the Parliament at Gloucester in 1378, asking for government action against the companies of Welsh raiders which were plundering and terrorizing the shire. In 1385 he accompanied Richard II’s expedition to Scotland.4 Some five years later Sir Robert apparently became involved in the activities of William Swynderby, the lollard who was then preaching in Herefordshire in defiance of the diocesan, Bishop Trefnant. Swynderby was brought to trial before the bishop in June 1391, when (among other things) he was accused of delivering an heretical sermon at Whitney-on-Wye two years previously. The lollard admitted preaching the sermon, but denied that it contained heresy, ‘and that wil witnesse the lord of the toun that has the same sermon writen, and mony gentiles and other that herden me that day’. The ‘lord of the toun’ was certainly Sir Robert, and the fact that he possessed a written copy of the suspect tract suggests that, apart from allowing Swynderby to preach in the church of his manor, he was interested in his teachings. He may, indeed, have been among those ‘certain nobles’ who procured the safe conduct which enabled the lollard to withdraw from the bishop’s court after presenting his defence. It is additionally significant that Whitney-on-Wye was one of the places to which (in July and September following) the bishop sent citations ordering Swynderby to re-appear before him. In October Swynderby was finally convicted of heresy, but he refused to accept the verdict of the bishop’s tribunal, publishing instead two written defences in English, one of which ends by appealing to the anonymous addressee, ‘that ye woln vouchesauf this thinges that I sende yow writen ... to late them be schewet in the parlement as your wyttes can best conceyve’. It is at least possible, therefore, that the appeal was addressed to Sir Robert, who was then about to attend the Parliament of November 1391 but there is no evidence that the lollard’s views were ever laid before the Commons. All things considered, it appears likely that Whitney (like several others of the Herefordshire gentry) had heretical sympathies, if only for a limited period; and this impression is borne out by the lollard connexions of his son, Sir Robert the younger, his daughter, Perryne, and his son-in-law, Thomas Clanvowe*.5 Any such sympathies did not, however, affect Sir Robert’s public career adversely, and during the latter part of his life he was closely connected with the household of Richard II. When this association began is not known, but by 1390 his daughter had been retained as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Anne, and on 14 Oct. 1393, when he was granted a life annuity of 40 marks, he himself was referred to as a ‘King’s knight’. Indeed, he was already holding office as harbinger of the Household. It was then that he was authorized to restore the town and castle of Cherbourg to Charles III of Navarre, following the death of the latter’s father, who in 1378 had relinquished the place to the English for the duration of his own lifetime. So, on 29 Oct. Whitney sailed for the Côtentin with nine ships, and during the following two months was engaged in transferring part of the castle’s stores to Calais or London and in selling the rest to the Navarrese.6 In July 1394, this time in his official capacity, Sir Robert was preparing to go to Ireland in advance of Richard II’s expedition. On the 8th he appointed his neighbour, Thomas Oldcastle*, as one of his attorneys to look after his affairs at home; two days later he received a royal writ of aid ordering him to purchase provisions against the arrival of the royal army; and at the end of the month, by which time he had presumably made the crossing, he was appointed to investigate, in Irish ports, arrears of customs and alleged frauds by the collectors. He evidently performed his duties satisfactorily, for two years later, in May 1396, he received a royal reward of two tuns of wine a year for life.7 Sir Robert was apparently something of a diplomat, for he was engaged for six months from August 1397, along with Master Henry Bowet (later archbishop of York), in an embassy to Aragon, Foix and Aquitaine. The party carried letters of credence addressed to King Martin of Aragon, its task being to mediate (on behalf of Richard II) in the dispute between him and the count of Foix. He was still a harbinger of the Household, and a year after his return from Spain he once again made preparations to go to Ireland in advance of the King’s second expedition. On 4 Mar. 1399 he was granted royal letters of protection and authorized to appoint his son-in-law, Thomas Clanvowe, as his attorney. Then, during the same week, he was ordered not only to store food and fuel in readiness for the King’s arrival, but also to requisition enough fishing boats to supply the Household with fish during its stay in Ireland.8 Despite his close associations with the court of Richard II, Sir Robert apparently had no great difficulty in adapting to the changes consequent upon the accession of Henry IV, within a month of which his royal annuity and other grants were confirmed to him. He was not, however, re-appointed to his office of harbinger and he was also dropped from the county commission of the peace. In any case, he must now have been well on in years. All the same, he turned. out to fight against Owen Glendower at the battle of Pilleth on 22 June 1402, there (together with his brother and other kinsmen) being slain.
• Last Full Review: 17 Dec 2020

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He was killed together with his brother and most of his relatives at the Battle of Bryn Glas, also known as the Battle of Pilleth.

Robert married Janet Trussell on yes date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Maud Cromwell on Yes, date unknown. Maud (daughter of Sir Ralph Cromwell of Tattershall, Lord Cromwell and Maud Bernake) was born in 1352 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1395; William Walwyn.

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• Land/House: 1404; King Henry IV, granted him the Castle of Clifford and the lordships of Clifford and Glasbury for the services of his father.
• Offices Held: 1413; 1413 - Sheriff of Herefordshire. Again in 1428, 1433, and 1437. 1416 - Member of Parliament. Again in 1422. 1420 - Captain of the Castle and Town of Vire
• History: 1420; He fought under Henry V in France.

Family/Spouse: Wenllian Oldcastle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: 1455; He headed a commission sent to Wales by King Henry VI.
• Offices Held: 1468; 1468 - Member of Parlament from Herefordshire

Family/Spouse: Jennet Russell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jane Clifford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Sir Lawarence Bullen. Issue: 1. Thomas Bullen

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• Married: say 1434; Roger Blount, the son of James and Anne (Parker) Blount. Issue: 1. Thomas Blount of Grendon 2. Walter Blout of Eldersfield

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Died:
He died without issue.

Robert married Constance Touchet about 1460. Constance was born about 1443 in Heleigh Castle, Staffordshire, England; died before 8 Oct 1492. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Alice Vaughan about 1465 in England. Alice (daughter of Thomas ap Roger Vaughan and Ellen Gethyn) was born in Hergest, England (not found). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: birth to death
• Married: Robert Vaughan.

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Her name is also spelt Jane.

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He was the heir and successor to his father.

James married Blanche Milbourne about 1486. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1488; John Puleston.

Family/Spouse: unknown wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1494; Thomas Vaughan.

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• Married: say 1495; Roger ap Richard. He was living in Hergest, England. [Roger, married Sibyl Whitney]

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• Married: say 1497; John Pye. He was born about 1444 in England. [John, married Elizabeth Whitney] He died in 1550 in Mynde, England, at age 106 years. John's gravestone inscription reads: 1550 Here lyeth the Bodyof John Pye of Minde a travayler in far countryes, his life ended He left behind him Walter, his son, heire of Minde a hundred and six yeares he was truly and had sons and daughters two and fourty! John Pyeof mynde sone of Jon. pye, seconde sone of Jon. pye of Sadlebowe, esq married 3 wiefes his first wief was Anne, da. to Sr. Richard Delabyre, knight his second wief was Anne Brigees and his third wief was alrothes, da. to Sr. Robert Whitney, lord of Whitney Hee had bye theme 42 children And hee had by Concubines 22 Children

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• History: 1542, Castleton, Herefordshire, England; He paid a subsidy taxes in 1542, 1545, and 1547 at The Bache (now The Bage), Clifford Parish, Herefordshire, England.
• Will: 16 Jul 1555
• Probate/Proved: say Sep 1555

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas Robage. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1560; _____ ______. Issue: 1. Eustace Whitney 2. Thomas Whitney (c1581-____)
• Will: 12 Nov 1587, Castleton, Herefordshire, England

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• Married: say 1562; (1) Johan ______. She was buried on 24 July 1573 in Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England.
• Married: 16 Sep 1573, Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England; (2) Elizabeth Smith. Issue: 1. Nicholas Whitney (1574-____) 2. William Whitney (1576-____) 3. Roger Whitney (1579-____) 4. Lawrence Whitney (1581-____) 5. Robert Whitney (1584-____) 6. Elizabeth Whitney (1586-____) 7. Gideon Whitney

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• Complier's Note: 2006; Many sources list Robert Whitney as the father of Thomas Whitney, thus linking the Whitneys to royal ancestry. This has been proven false. Donald Lines Jacobus called the line into question in 1933, and it was completely disproved by Paul C. Reed in 1994. In 2006, Robert Leigh Ward and Tim Doyle traced his ancestry through a cadet line.

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Buried:
Rixford (1932) gives his burial date as 14 April 1637. Green (1997) gives the date as 15 April 1637

Thomas married Mary Bray on 12 May 1583 in Westminster, London, England. Mary (daughter of Lord John Bray and Margaret Haslonde) was born in 1564 in Westminster, London, England; was buried on 25 Sep 1629 in Westminster, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Living: 1587; She was unmarried.

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• Married: After 1587, England; William Powell.

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• Occupation: 22 Feb 1597, London, England; John was appointed by his father, to William Pring of the Old Bailey, London, a member of the Merchaint Tailor's Company.
• Moved To: Abt 1604, Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England
• Occupation: 13 Mar 1604; He was listed as a member of the Merchant Tailor's Company.
• Education: say 1608; He received an education at the Westminster School, now St. Peter's College.
• Moved to: Abt 1625, London, England; He lived on Bow Lane, near Bow Church.
• Occupation: Sep 1631, London, England; John Whitney placed his eldest son, John, in the Merchant Tailor's School.
• Immigration: Apr 1635, London, England; They sailed from London on board The Elizabeth and Ann, Roger Cooper, master and arrived in New England in June.
• Freeman: 3 Mar 1635/36, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1638 to 1655, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman and served until 1655 when he became the Town Clerk.
• Offices Held: 1 Jun 1641, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a Constable.
• Offices Held: 1655, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He became the Town Clerk.
• Will: 3 Apr 1673, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his children: John, Richard, Thomas, Jonathan, Joshua, and Benjamin.
• Inventory: 4 Jun 1673, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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John married Elinor about 1618 in England. Elinor was born in 1599 in England; died on 11 May 1659 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Judith Clement on 29 Sep 1659 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Judith died before 1673 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Estate Admin: 8 May 1637; On 8 May 1637 the administration of their father's estate was granted to Francis and Robert.
• Last Full Review: 3 Aug 2021

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• Occupation: 28 Nov 1624; He was apprenticed to his brother, John.
• Married: say 1625; Mary Towers, the daughter of John Towers. Issue: 1. John Whitney (1638-____)
• Estate Admin: 8 May 1637; On 8 May 1637 the administration of their father's estate was granted to Francis and Robert.

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• Occupation: Sep 1631, London, England; John Whitney placed his eldest son, John, in the Merchant Tailor's School. He remained there until they came to the New World.
• Married: 1642; Ruth Reynolds, the daughter of Robert and Mary Reynolds. She was living in Boston when she married. On 20 April 1658 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Ruth Reynolds was mentioned in the will of Robert Reynolds. Issue: 1. John Whitney (1643-1726) 2. Ruth Whitney (1645-____) 3. Nathaniel Whitney (1647-1733) 4. Samuel Whitney (1648-____) 5. Mary Whitney (1650-____) 6. Joseph Whitney (1652-1702) 7. Sarah Whitney (1654-____) 8. Elizabeth Whitney (1656-____) 9. Hannah Whitney (c1658-1693) 10. Benjamin Whitney (1660-1736)
• Freeman: 26 May 1647, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1673 to 1679; He was elected a Selectman. She served until 1679, except for the year 1677.
• Military: 1676; During King Philips War, John Whitney served in Captain Hugh Mason's Company.
• Will: 27 Feb 1685, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; One of the clauses in the will reads: "If any of my sonnes or sone in laws or daughters be quarelsom by going to Law or troublesom to thr brethern I say they shall lose the share of what I have bequeathed them. I desir they should live in love to God and one toward anothr."
• Inventory: 26 Oct 1692, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; John's estate was inventoried and listed 18 lots of land amounting to 210 acres and appraised at £197 15/.
• Probate/Proved: 1 Mar 1692/93, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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• Immigration: Apr 1635, London, England; He sailed from London on board The Elizabeth and Ann, Roger Cooper, master and arrived in New England in June with his parents.
• Married: 19 Mar 1651, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Martha Coldam. She was born in Watertown, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Whitney (1653-____) 2. Moses Whitney (1655-____) 3. Johannan Whitney (1657-____) 4. Deborah Whitney (1658-____) 5. Rebecca Whitney (1659-1660) 6. Richard Whitney (1661-1723) 7. Elisha Whitney (1662-____) 8. Ebenezer Whitney (1672-____)
• Freeman: 7 May 1651, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Proprietor: 1681, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 1681, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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• Immigration: Apr 1635, London, England; He sailed from London on board The Elizabeth and Ann, Roger Cooper, master and arrived in New England in June with his parents.

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• Immigration: Apr 1635, London, England; They sailed from London on board The Elizabeth and Ann, Roger Cooper, master and arrived in New England in June.
• Freeman: 18 Apr 1690, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Will: 25 Jan 1714, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his children, Elnathan and Martha.
• Probate/Proved: 1721, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Thomas married Mary Kettell on 11 Jan 1654/55 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: Apr 1635, London, England; 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, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; 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, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1679, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Will: 21 Dec 1702, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Probate/Proved: 1 Mar 1702/03, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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• Married: say 1655; (1) Lydia ______. She was born about 1637. Issue: 1. Hannah Whitney 2. Joshua Whitney (1666-____) 3. Sarah Whitney (1668-____)
• Married: say 1670; (2) Mary ______. She died on Tuesday 17 March 1671/72 in Groton, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Whitney (c1673-____)
• Married: 30 Sep 1672, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (3) Abigail Tarbell, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Tarbell. She was born about 1650 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Whitney (1675-____) 2. William Whitney (1678-____) 3. Cornelius Whitney 4. David Whitney (1682-____) 5. Martha Whitney 6. Elizabeth Whitney 7. Eleanor Whitney
• Will: 17 Apr 1713, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Probate/Proved: 6 Oct 1719, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Complier's Note: 1994; Johnson, H.A. (1975) says his first wife, Lydia's last name was TARBELL. He also says that Joshua's second wife's last name was TARBELL. This is very probably an error.

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Birth:
His first name is listed as John on the birth record according to Pulsifer (1853).

Bond (1860) gives his birth date as 15 February 1635/36.

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Buried:
His burial date was recorded as 12 (5) 1640.

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• Legal: 1662; Benjamin witnessed an agreement for John Doves in York, Maine.
• Residence: 1667 to 1668, Cocheco Valley, near Dover, Lincoln County, Maine
• Married: Abt 1668, York, York County, Maine; (1) Jane ______. She died on Tuesday 14 November 1690 in Sherborn, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jane Whitney (1669-____) 2. Timothy Whitney 3. John Whitney (c1678-____) 4. Nathaniel Whitney (1680-____) 5. Jonathan Whitney (1681-____) 6. Joshua Whitney (1687-____) 7. Benjamin Whitney
• Married: 13 Apr 1695, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (2) Mary Poor, She was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Isaac Whitney 2. Mark Whitney (c1700-____)

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Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 6 (4) 1643.

Married:
There is some question whether the marriage was in York or not.

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• Military: 19 Oct 1675, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a soldier during King Philip's War and a member of the. on 19 October 1675.
• Married: 29 Jan 1678/79, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Lawrence, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Crispe) Lawrence. She was born on 30 January 1658/59 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Thursday 8 February 1742 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Whitney 2. Thomas Whitney (1681-____) 3. Elizabeth Whitney (1683-____) 4. John Whitney (1684-____) 5. Mary Whitney (1686-____) 6. Benjamin Whitney (1687-1737) 7. Nathan Whitney (1689-____) 8. Susanna Whitney
• Moved To: 1683, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 1722, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; They lived in that part of Lancaster which is now Bolton,Massachusetts.

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Married:
Bond (1860) gives the date of their marriage as 18 October 1681.

Died:
Bond (1860) gives his death date as 20 September 1719.

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Birth:
Bond (1860) gives his birth date as 19 May 1659.

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• History: Jan 1727/28, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was declared a town charge and the Selectman ordered to see if his brother, Eleazer would look after him. The next month, Samuel Jennison was paid 20 shillings per week to take care of him.

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Birth:
He was a twin.

History:
On 22 January 1727/28, the selectman of Watertown ordered: "At said Meeting the Selectmen Agreed with Eleazer Whitney To take care of his Brother Elnathan Whitney und^r his preƒent helpleƒs Circumƒtances. and take him home to his houƒe and and Look well after him from this time to the Laft day of march next Enƒuing and the Seleclmen Ingage he shall haue reaƒonable Satisfaction therefor, as alƒo for the time past y^e he has taken the care of him. And that he said Eleaz^r take y^e s^d Elnathans bed and beding his wareing Apparrel and such houƒehold Stuff and proviƒion belonging to him that may be needfull for the said Elnathan."

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• Living: 1692, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1692 he was living in Sudbury, Massachusetts.
• Occupation: say 1692; He was a wheelwright.
• Legal: 22 Jan 1727/28, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 22 January 1727/28, the selectman of Watertown ordered: "At said Meeting the Selectmen Agreed with Eleazer Whitney To take care of his Brother Elnathan Whitney und^r his preƒent helpleƒs Circumƒtances. and take him home to his houƒe and and Look well after him from this time to the Laft day of march next Enƒuing and the Seleclmen Ingage he shall haue reaƒonable Satisfaction therefor, as alƒo for the time past y^e he has taken the care of him. And that he said Eleaz^r take y^e s^d Elnathans bed and beding his wareing Apparrel and such houƒehold Stuff and proviƒion belonging to him that may be needfull for the said Elnathan."
• Deed: 30 Sep 1728, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 30 September 1728 a testamentary deed was recorded in Watertown, Massachusetts.
• Last Full Review: 6 Aug 2020

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Birth:
He was a twin.

Eleazer married Dorothy Ross on 11 Apr 1687 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Dorothy (daughter of James Ross and Mary Goodenow) was born on 20 Jul 1667 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jun 1731 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 11 Apr 1697, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Charles Chadwick, the son of John and Sarah Chadwick. He was born on 19 November 1674 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Chadwick 2. Charles Chadwick (1700-____) 3. Elizabeth Chadwick (1702-____)

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• Married: 1 Dec 1696, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Sarah Woodward, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Hammond) Woodward. She was born on 3 October 1674 or she was born on 3 October 1675 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. On 6 July 1693 Sarah, at age 18, married first John Eddy, son of Samuel Eddy and Sarah Meade, in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She was living in 1715 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Whitney 2. Isaiah Whitney 3. John Whitney 4. Nathaniel Whitney 5. Sarah Whitney 6. Elijah Whitney 7. Jonas Whitney
• Inventory: 10 Jan 1712, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Died:
She never married.

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Died:
Whitney (1857) and Bond (1860) give his death date as 12 February 1697/98.

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• Married: 26 Oct 1716, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Abraham Chamberlain, the son of Abraham and Elizabeth Chamberlain. He was born on 16 October 1693 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The estate of Abraham Chamberlain was administered on 25 August 1747 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, by Nathaniel Chamberlain. Issue: 1. Mary Chamberlain (1718-____) 2. Nathaniel Chamberlain (1718-____) 3. Hannah Chamberlain (1720-____) 4. Abraham Chamberlain (1721-____) 5. Moses Chamberlain (1723-____) 6. Aaron Chamberlain (1725-____) 7. David Chamberlain (1726-____) 8. Elizabeth Chamberlain (1729-____) 9. Sarah Chamberlain (1731-1734) 10. Dorothy Chamberlain (1733-____)
• Religion: 30 May 1742, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Mary was received into communion in First Church of Dedham.

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Christened:
She was christened in the Second Church of Watertown by Mr. Angier.

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Christened:
He was christened in the Second Church of Watertown by Mr. Angier.

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• Married: 1 Jul 1720, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Hannah Smith. Issue: 1. Eleazer Whitney (1720-1738) 2. Thomas Whitney (1722-1806) 3. Hannah Whitney (1724-____) 4. Nathan Whitney (1726-____) 5. Joshua Whitney (1728-____) 6. Susanna Whitney (1729-____)
• Inventory: 8 May 1748, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Christened:
He was christened in the Second Church of Watertown by Mr. Angier.

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Christened:
She was christened in the Second Church of Watertown by Mr. Angier.

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• Married: 2 Apr 1727, Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary Grow, the daughter of Samuel and Deborah Grow. She was born on 2 April 1727 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 4 September 1761 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Whitney (1744-____) 2. Samuel Whitney (1746-____) 3. Deborah Whitney (1749-1750) 4. Alexander Whitney (1751-____) 5. Joshua Whitney (1754-1835) 6. Hannah Whitney (1757-____)
• History: 1737 to 1738, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Eleazer was a town charge.
• Inventory: 11 Dec 1760, Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Probate/Proved: 24 Oct 1767, Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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He was christened in the Second Church of Watertown by Mr. Angier.

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• Married: 24 Sep 1729, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Sarah Perry. She was born in 1702. She died on Friday 22 October 1756 in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Elnathan Whitney (1729-1730) 2. John Whitney (1731-____) 3. Aaron Whitney (1734-____) 4. Samuel Whitney (1736-1751) 5. Elnathan Whitney (1738-____) 6. Ebenezer Whitney (1739-____) 7. Elnathan Whitney (1741-1820) 8. Sarah Whitney (1746-____) 9. Samuel Whitney (1751-____)

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He was christened in the Second Church of Watertown by Mr. Angier.

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• Married: 8 Nov 1722, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mercy Flagg, the daughter of Allen and Sarah (Ball) Flagg. She was born, a twin, on 13 May 1702 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mercy Whitney (1723-____) 2. Abigail Whitney (1726-____) 3. Lydia Whitney (1729-____) 4. Allen Whitney (1731-1736) 5. Eunice Whitney (1734-1736) 6. Eunice Whitney (1738-1740) 7. Allen Whitney (1740-1740) 8. James Whitney (1743-____)

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He was christened in the Second Church of Watertown by Mr. Angier.

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• Religion: Jonas Whitney owned covenant in the church circa 1724 at the age of 15 years.

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He was christened in the Second Church of Watertown by Mr. Angier.

Jonas married Sarah Perry on 8 May 1735 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Isaac Perry and Sarah Hanchett) was born on 16 Feb 1716 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was christened on 4 May 1718 in West Roxbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 6 Jul 2020

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Died:
He died from small pox.

Isaac married Abigail Pond on 19 Oct 1758 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 15 Nov 1759, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Rachel Whiting. Issue: 1. Prudence Whitney (1760-____) 2. Reuben Whitney (1762-____) 3. Lemuel Whitney (1765-____) 4. Jabez Whitney (1767-____) 5. Hannah Whitney (1772-1789) 6. Moses Whitney (1775-1859)
• Military: Abt 1776; He servied in the Roxbury Company under Captain Corey during the Revolutionary War.

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• Moved To: 1774, Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts

Sarah married Deacon Nehemiah Ward on 4 Oct 1773 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Nehemiah (son of Timothy Ward and Margaret Woodward) was born on 19 May 1751 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Jan 1831 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: 1767; He was taken into the household of Abraham Jackson.
• Married: 21 Mar 1768, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Esther Jackson, the daughter of Abraham and Mary (Hide) Jackson. She was born on 3 December 1748 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Isaac Whitney 2. Sally Whitney 3. Fanny Whitney 4. Abraham Whitney (1779-1853) 5. Abner Whitney (1780-1866) 6. Jacob Whitney (1784-1824)
• Military: 1775; He served in Captain Wiswell's Company which was raised in Newton, Massachusetts. He was promoted to Sergeant. Later during the war, he was promoted to Ensign.
• History: 13 Apr 1818; He was granted a pension for is Revolutionary War service. He was residing in Windsor County, Vermont at that time.

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• Married: 9 Mar 1769, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Edward Ward, the son of Timothy and Margaret (Woodward) Ward. He was born on 12 January 1743/44 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He and Desire Whitney filed marriage intentions on 18 February 1769 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He moved after 1772 to Warwick, now Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, as his name appears on a jury list in Newton that year. He did soon build a home in what is now North Orange. After Desire's death, on 26 November 1778 Edward, at age 34, married Dorothy Twichell, in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. On 1 January 1781, in Benjamin Mayo's house, a committee met, which agreed to build a meeting house, more close to them. At the meeting were Benjamin Mayo; Nathan Goddard; Nehemiah Ward, serving as clerk; John Stow; Edward Ward; and Ebenezer Foskett. To this document they added the words, "Moreover, the subscribers do covenant, promise and agree that the said Meeting House is build and intended for a Congregational Church and Society to worship in; nevertheless, we do hereby covenant, promise and agree that whenever there shall be a Town, District or Parish set off by the General Court in this place then the said House shall be free for all the inhabitants thereof to hold all their legal, Town, District, or Parish meetings in." From this meeting house grew the Town of Orange, Massachusetts. The Meeting House was dedicated 31 March 1782. Orange remained a "District" until 1810 because the Massachusetts General Court wanted to limit membership.9 He served in 1788 in the District of Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. He appeared on the Census of 1790 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. The following notice appears in the town records: "Taken up in my encloser a black cow with a white face 7 or 8 years old. Edward Ward, March 22, 1798.." He died on Tuesday 2 September 1817 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Edward's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Mr. Edward Ward d 2 Sept. 1817 æ. 73 Issue: 1. Amos Ward (1769-1840) 2. Sarah Ward (1771-____) 3. Molly Ward (1773-____)

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Mrs. Desiah,
wife of Mr. Edward Ward
d. 23 June, 1778
æ. 26