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his baptism at Isleworth and his age at death are more nearly in tune.
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:  6 ly. I give unto my son Joshua Whitney: twenty acres of my land called devedend: and a cubard and a liffle table and a cheste and a great kittle and a warming pan and a skillit.
Likewise, his sons' ages are somewhat understated in this list and Elinor
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:  7 ly. I give unto my son Benjamin Whitney: the old mare if she live:
was more likely 35 than 30.
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:  8 ly. My wili is yt what of my estate be left over after all is paid out as abeve sd namely of my movables yt it be equally divided betweene my executors and I doo nominate and apoynt my well beloved son John Whitney and Joshuah Whitney; to be my executors to this my Will and testament and doo desire my loving frind Wililam Bond Senior: to see yt this my will be performed according to ye true intent of it as is aforesaid and doo set to my hand this 3rd of Aprill: 1673.
  
At Watertown, John was admitted a freeman 3 March 1635/6. He was of
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:This is an Inventory of ye estate of Mr. John Whitnie Senior: taken this 4th of June, 1673: by us whose names are hereunto subscribed.
a comfortable social standing and had a better than average education,
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:{|
but claims to a stunning royal descent have been disproven (TAG 10:84-
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| Imprs:
88).
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|-
 +
| Wearing cloths.
 +
|-
 +
| a sad colorid Sute coat and breeches:
 +
| 1.10.0
 +
|-
 +
| ye rest of bethe linin and woolin and shoos
 +
|-
 +
|   stoclins hats gloves: being much wome:
 +
| 2.10.0
 +
|-
 +
| ye bed whereon he lay with all the furniture
 +
|   thereunto belonging
 +
| 5.0.0
 +
|-
 +
| three pillow beers three sheets and three small
 +
|-
 +
|   old table cloaths
 +
| 1.0.0
 +
|-
 +
| an old fether bolster and fether pillow
 +
| 0.12.0
 +
|-
 +
| A sea chest
 +
| 0.14.0
 +
|-
 +
| two old chests an old trunk an old box and
 +
|-
 +
|   an old cubard
 +
| 0.14.0
 +
|-
 +
| two old tables one forme four old chairs
 +
| 1.0.0
 +
|-
 +
| three pewter platters and basson a sacer an
 +
|-
 +
| old great pot an old pewter bode and a
 +
|-
 +
|   chamber pot
 +
| 0.12.0
 +
|-
 +
| a brass kitle 2 brass skillits a brass skimer
 +
|-
 +
|   a warming pan a small brass morter a litle
 +
|-
 +
|   ladle of brass
 +
| 1.2.0
 +
|-
 +
| an iron pot and pot hooks a tramell a iron kitle
 +
|-
 +
|   a spit a smoothing iron and two old frieing pans
 +
| 1.5.0
 +
|-
 +
| three earthen vessells a great grater two cheeny dishes
 +
|-
 +
| a dozen of trenchers a wooden dish three chees moals
 +
| 0.3.0
 +
|-
 +
| a small trevet a paire of tongs and a small paire
 +
|-
 +
|   of scalls pund and haif ain weights a spindle for
 +
|-
 +
|   a wheele and a iron bullet
 +
| 0.2.0
 +
|-
 +
| a churne and other lumber
 +
| 0.5.0
 +
|-
 +
| foure cows
 +
| 10.0.0
 +
|-
 +
| two oxen
 +
| 9.10.0
 +
|-
 +
| an old mare
 +
| 2.10.0
 +
|-
 +
| an old saddle and pillon
 +
| 0.10.0
 +
|-
 +
| an old paire of hoops and boxes for a cart a
 +
|-
 +
|   peire of iron pins for ye extree a paire of
 +
|}
  
His property was in keeping with his status as a Watertown proprietor
+
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and reflected a modest amount of trading and selling, as well. His
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homestail of sixteen acres was bounded to the east by William Jennison,
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west by Martin Underwood, north by Isaac Mixer and south by William
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Jennison (WTR 1:120). In the third division of Watertown lands he
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received lot 16 containing fifty acres (WTR 1:5). In the grant of the
+
|}
plowlands at Beaver Brook plains, with an allowance of one acre per
 
person and likewise for cattle, John Whitney received ten acres, 28
 
February 1636 (WTR 1:6). The next year he received another ten acres
 
(WTR 1:10). His other possessions granted to him included two acres of
 
meadow at Beaver brook, ten acres of remote meadow and the eighty-
 
third lot, ten acres of plow land, one acre of meadow in Pond Meadow,
 
one acre of meadow, eighteen acres of upland beyond the further plain
 
and the forty fifth lott, six acres of upland (WTR 1:85).
 
  
Richard Woodward sold John Whitney nine acres in Watertown on the
+
:{|
little plain bordering Whitney's land on 16 limo 1646 for "six
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|   lince pins and washers
pounds...forty shillings a yeare in Corne...in wheate, or Rie, or pease, or
+
| 0.10.0
Indian, some of each as God shalbe pleased to afford us" between limo
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|-
1647 and 1649 (Middlesex Deed 1:150-151). Thomas Arnold discharged
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| a chaine a iron bar a spoone of iron an old adze a set
the debt and acknowledged Whitney's title to the land in another deed
+
|-
dated 27 October 1661 (Middlesex Deed 3:445). John Whitney, "Taylor"
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|   for a saw 2 wedges and an iron pin for a cart
bought six acres of land near the "Little Playne" from Robert Daniel on 6
+
|-
2mo 1653 (Middlesex Deed 1:192). After moving from Watertown to
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|   a hay crouse and other old iron
Providence, RI, Thomas and Phebe Arnold sold seventeen acres of land in
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| 0.12.0
Watertown to John Whitney on 20 October 1662 (Middlesex Deed 2:259).
+
|-
 +
| a grind stone with ye iron to it
 +
| 0.4.0
 +
|-
 +
| an old hame a cart rope an old bage 2 old cushions
 +
| 0.12.0
 +
|-
 +
| fifty acres of land called dividend
 +
| 25.0.0
 +
|-
 +
| three acres of meadow at Beever brooke with an acre
 +
|-
 +
|   and half of upland to it
 +
| 20.0.0
 +
|-
 +
| an acre of meadow called plaine meadow
 +
| 10.0.0
 +
|-
 +
| a forke and shovall
 +
| 0.2.0
 +
|-
 +
| also...
 +
| 0.14.0
 +
|-
 +
| Joseph Underwood
 +
|-
 +
| William Bond
 +
|-
 +
| Nathan Fiske Senior.
 +
|-
 +
| At a court at Charlestown 17.4.1673
 +
|-
 +
| Sworn by ye executors (Middlesex Probate #24680)
 +
|}
  
John Whitney is seen many times in the records with Thomas Arnold, in
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Children, surname WHITNEY:
both friendly and adversarial relationships. He accused Arnold in court
 
for absenting himself from public worship.
 
  
:Mr Jno. Whitney & Henry Bright attested uppon oath that Thomas Arnold had to their best knowledge absented himself from the publike ordinances of Christ on the Lords dayes for a full yeare last past. Thomas Arnold pleaded that he had bin absent severall dayes by warding and cow keeping &c. wch he could not make appeare (Pulsifer, 72).
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{|
 +
| valign=top align=right | i.
 +
| '''MARY<sup>2</sup>''', baptized Isleworth, Middlesex 23 May 1619; buried St Mary
 +
Aldermary, London 15 February 1626/7.
 +
|-
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | ii.
 +
| '''JOHN''', baptized Isleworth, Middlesex 14 September 1621; died
 +
Watertown 12 October 1692 (WVR 1:65); married Watertown circa
 +
1643 '''RUTH REYNOLDS''', born say 1620s, living 27 May 1695
 +
when her daughters mention the reversion of what may be left by
 +
their mother (Middlesex Probate #24681), daughter of Robert and
 +
Mary (_____) Reynolds.<br>
 +
&nbsp; John served in King Philip's War (Bodge, 171).<br>
 +
&nbsp; Children, all named in their father's will, surname ''Whitney'':
 +
{|
 +
| valign=top align=right | 1)
 +
| '''John''', born Watertown 17 September 1643 (WVR 1:10)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 2)
 +
| '''Ruth''', born Watertown 15 2mo 1645 (WVR 1:12)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 3)
 +
| '''Nathaniel''', born Watertown 1 l2mo 1646/7 (WVR 1:12)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 4)
 +
| '''Samuel''', born Watertown 28 Smo 1648 (WVR 1:13)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 5)
 +
| '''Mary''', born Watertown 23 2mo 1650 (WVR 1:14)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 6)
 +
| '''Joseph''', born Watertown 15 January 1651/2 (WVR 1:15)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 7)
 +
| '''Sarah''', born Watertown 17 March 1653/4 (WVR 1:16)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 8)
 +
| '''Elizabeth''', born Watertown 9 June 1656 (WVR 1:18)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 9)
 +
| '''Hannah''', named in her father's will (Middlesex #24681)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 10)
 +
| '''Benjamin''', born Watertown 28 9mo 1660 (WVR 1:23)
 +
|}
 +
|-
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | iii.
 +
| '''RICHARD''', baptized Isleworth, Middlesex 4 January 1623/4; living
 +
Stow, MA 8 April 1691 when he petitioned the General Court to
 +
be dismissed from military service being now above seventy years
 +
of age, and not being able to serve in the capacity of a soldier
 +
(Middlesex Co. Court 1690-143-I); married Watertown 19 1mo
 +
|}
  
Arnold was given a reduced fine 3 2mo 1655.
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In 1649 when Thomas Arnold was granted a small patch of land near his
+
{|
house, John Whitney Sr. was to set it out so that it did not prejudice the
+
|
 +
| 1650/1 (WVR 1:15) '''MARTHA COLDHAM''', born say 1630s, living
 +
30 June 1672 when her last child was born.<br>
 +
&nbsp; Children, surname ''Whitney'':
 +
{|
 +
| valign=top align=right | 1)
 +
| '''Sarah''', born Watertown Smo 1653 (WVR 1:17)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 2)
 +
| '''Moses''', born Watertown 1 6mo 1655 (WVR 1:17)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 3)
 +
| '''Johanah''', born Watertown 16 limo 1656[/7] (WVR 1:18)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 4)
 +
| '''Deborah''', born Watertown 12 October 1658 (WVR 1:20)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 5)
 +
| '''Rebecca''', born Watertown 15 December 1659 (WVR 1:22)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 6)
 +
| '''Richard''', born Watertown 13 January 1660/1 (WVR 1:22)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 7)
 +
| '''Elisha''', born Watertown 26 August 1662 (WVR 1:24)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 8)
 +
| '''Ebenezer''', born Watertown 30 June 1672 (WVR 1:35)
 +
|}
 +
|-
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | iv.
 +
| '''NATHANIEL''', born say 1626; died after 1635 when he came to the
 +
Massachusetts Bay Colony with his parents.
 +
|-
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | v.
 +
| '''THOMAS''', baptized St Mary Aldermary, London 10 December 1627;
 +
died Watertown, MA 20 September 1719 (WVR 2:65); married
 +
Watertown 11 lImo 1654/5 (WVR 1:17) '''MARY KEDEL''', born say
 +
16305, died after 30 January 1673/4 when her last child was born.<br>
 +
&nbsp; Thomas served in King Phillip's War (Bodge, 375).<br>
 +
&nbsp; Children, surname ''Whitney'':
 +
{|
 +
| valign=top align=right | 1)
 +
| '''Thomas''', born Watertown 24 6mo 1656 (WVR 1:18)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 2)
 +
| '''John''', born Watertown 19 May 1659 (WVR 1:21)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 3)
 +
| '''John''', born Watertown 22 6mo 1661 (WVR 1:22)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 4)
 +
| '''Eleazer''' (twin), born Watertown 7 2mo 1662 (WVR 1:24)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 5)
 +
| '''Elnathan''' (twin), born Watertown 7 2mo 1662 (WVR 1:24)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 6)
 +
| '''Mary''', born Watertown 22 10mo 1663 (WVR 1:25)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 7)
 +
| '''Bezaleel''', born Watertown 16 7mo 1665 (WVR 1:27)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 8)
 +
| '''Sarah''', born Watertown 23 March 1666/7 (WVR 1:28)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 9)
 +
| '''Mary''', born Watertown 6 August 1668 (WVR 1:31)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 10)
 +
| '''Isaiah''', born Watertown 16 September 1671 (WVR 1:35)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 11)
 +
| '''Martha''', born Watertown 30 January 1673/4 (WVR 1:37)
 +
|}
 +
|-
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | vi.
 +
| '''MARGARET''', baptized St Mary Aldermary, London 25 December
 +
1629; evidently died before 1635 when her family sailed for the
 +
Massachusetts Bay Colony and she did not appear on the
 +
passenger list.
 +
|-
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | + vii.
 +
| '''JONATHAN''', born about 1635.
 +
|-
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | viii.
 +
| '''Deacon JOSHUA''', born Watertown, MA 15 February 1635/6 (WVR
 +
1:4); died Groton, MA 1 August 1719, age 83 years (GVR, 278);
 +
married first '''LYDIA (_____)'''; married second say 1669 '''MARY
 +
(_____)''', died Watertown 17 March 1671 (WVR 1:35); married third
 +
Watertown 30 September 1672 (WVR 1:36) '''ABIGAIL TARBELL''',
 +
who served as executrix of John's estate in 1719 (Middlesex
 +
Probate #24703), daughter of Thomas and Mary (_____) Tarbell.<br>
 +
&nbsp; Joshua's 1713 will identifies many of his children who were not
 +
otherwise recorded (Middlesex Probate #24703).
 +
|}
  
 
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highway (WTR 1:19). For an unspecified service to the town, John
+
{|
Whitney received 2s 9d in 1651 (WTR 1:25).
+
|
 
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| &nbsp; Children with first or second wife, surname ''Whitney'':
John Whitney was a selectman in 1637 (WTR 1:3) and served again in
+
{|
1647 and 1650 (WTR 1:10, 20). "Mr Whetny is chosen to take the Invoyce
+
| valign=top align=right | 1)
for the towne: and to have lOs for his paines; and to take Land and cattell
+
| '''Joshua''', born Groton 14 June 1665 (GVR, 252)
as it was to the Country rate" (WTR 1:14).
+
|-
 
+
| valign=top align=right | 2)
He was paid £1.1.0 by the town in 1653 (WTR 1:41) and as town clerk,
+
| '''Sarah''', born Groton 10 October 1668 (GVR, 252)
wrote out the receipt of the town's account that year (WTR 1:4041). In
+
|-
1654 Mr. Whitney testified against Robert Daniel when Daniel was
+
| valign=top align=right | 3)
charged with failing to fence his land like the rest of the commoners
+
| '''Hannah''', born say 1670; wife of Thomas Wood, deceased by
(WTR 1:37). He was charged with making the ministry rate in 1654 (WTR
+
1713
1:39).
+
|}
 
+
&nbsp; Children with third wife, surname Whitney:
In 1663, Watertown paid Thomas Torball 8s "for Tho whitnies Child"
+
{|
perhaps indicating that Whitney had a grandson who was a town charge
+
| valign=top align=right | 4)
(WTR 1:77) which seems likely in light of "Thomas whetney (in regard of
+
| '''Abigail''', born say 1673; wife of John Hutchins, deceased by
his present nessesity) shall have the one half of his Sallery payd him in
+
1713, had children John and 3 daughters (first child born
hand" for whipping dogs out of the meetinghouse upon the Sabbath
+
14 September 1698 in Groton [GVR])
(WTR 1:81).
+
|-
 
+
| valign=top align=right | 5)
John Whitney witnessed the deed of Reana Daniel to John's son, John
+
| '''Mary''', born Groton 1 5mo 1675 (GVR, 252)
Jr. on 7 limo 1656 (Middlesex Deed 3:364).
+
|-
 
+
| valign=top align=right | 6)
John Whitney gave a tract of thirty-nine acres to his son, Jonathan, in
+
| '''William''', born Watertown 28 February 1677/8 (WVR 1:43)
1659, but never made a formal deed for it. Five years later, on 10
+
|-
November 1664, John acknowledged that he had given the land to his son
+
| valign=top align=right | 7)
(Middlesex Deed 3:79).
+
| '''Cornelius''', born say 1680; m by 1715, named in father's will
 
+
|-
About two months before his death, John Whitney Sr. made his will:
+
| valign=top align=right | 8)
 
+
| '''David''', born say 1682; named in father's will
:I John Whitney Senior of Watertown, in ye County of Middlesex: being perfect and sound in memory and understanding blessed be God for it: doo declare this to be my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth
+
|-
:&nbsp; F[ir]st I commit my spint into ye hand of god yt gave it; and my body unto ye earth whence it was taken:
+
| valign=top align=right | 9)
:&nbsp; 2 ly. I give unto my son John Whitney: my meadow called beever-brook meadow with ye upland yt doth apertane thereto: and a yoake of oxen: or nine pounds ten shillings: and ten acres of my land called devedent land and a trunke and one palre of sheets and one paire of piliow beers and two pewter dishes a great one and a small one: and the bed whereon I lie with all ye furniture thereunto belonging.
+
| '''Eleanor''', born say 1684; m by 1701/2 Samuel Shepard of
:&nbsp; 3 ly. I give unto my son Richard Whitney: ten acres of my land called devedend and two cows and a great sea chest.
+
Plainfield, CT, named in father's will
:&nbsp; 4 ly. I give unto my son Thomas Whitney ten acres of my land called devedend and two cows and a sad colored sute namely a paire of breeches and a close coate and pewter dish.
+
|-
:&nbsp; 5 ly. I give unto my son Jonathan Whitney: one fron kittle and a great brass skillit.
+
| valign=top align=right | 10)
 +
| '''Elizabeth''', born say 1686 (based on marriage in 1706/7 [GVR
 +
2:18]); named in father's will
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 11)
 +
| '''Martha''', born say 1688 (based on marriage in 1708/9 [GVR
 +
2:18]); named in father's will
 +
|}
 +
|-
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | ix.
 +
| '''CALEB''', born Watertown, MA 12 July 1640 (WVR 1:8); may have died
 +
young.
 +
|-
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | x.
 +
| '''BENJAMIN''', tailor, born Watertown, MA 6 4mo 1643 (WVR 1:11);
 +
died Sherborn, MA 26 March 1723 (SVR, 227); married first
 +
Watertown or York, ME say 1669 '''JANE (_____)''', died Sherborn 14
 +
November 1690 (SVR, 228); married second Marlborough 13 April
 +
1696 (MVR, 396) '''MARY POORE'''.<br>
 +
&nbsp; Children with first wife, surname ''Whitney'':
 +
{|
 +
| valign=top align=right | 1)
 +
| '''Jane''', born Watertown 29 7mo 1669 (WVR 1:32)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 2)
 +
| '''Benjamin''' of Framingham
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 3)
 +
| '''Jonathan''' of Sherborn
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 4)
 +
| '''John''' of York
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 5)
 +
| '''Nathaniel''', born York 14 April 1680 (LND, 750)
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top align=right | 6)
 +
| '''Joshua''', born Sherborn 21 September 1687 (SVR, 94).
 +
|}
 +
|}
  
 
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532 ANCESTRY OF EVA BELLE KEMPTON
  6 ly. I give unto my son Joshua Whitney: twenty acres of my land called devedend: and a cubard and a liffle table and a cheste and a great kittle and a warming pan and a skillit.
  7 ly. I give unto my son Benjamin Whitney: the old mare if she live:
  8 ly. My wili is yt what of my estate be left over after all is paid out as abeve sd namely of my movables yt it be equally divided betweene my executors and I doo nominate and apoynt my well beloved son John Whitney and Joshuah Whitney; to be my executors to this my Will and testament and doo desire my loving frind Wililam Bond Senior: to see yt this my will be performed according to ye true intent of it as is aforesaid and doo set to my hand this 3rd of Aprill: 1673.
This is an Inventory of ye estate of Mr. John Whitnie Senior: taken this 4th of June, 1673: by us whose names are hereunto subscribed.
Imprs:
Wearing cloths.
a sad colorid Sute coat and breeches: 1.10.0
ye rest of bethe linin and woolin and shoos
  stoclins hats gloves: being much wome: 2.10.0
ye bed whereon he lay with all the furniture   thereunto belonging 5.0.0
three pillow beers three sheets and three small
  old table cloaths 1.0.0
an old fether bolster and fether pillow 0.12.0
A sea chest 0.14.0
two old chests an old trunk an old box and
  an old cubard 0.14.0
two old tables one forme four old chairs 1.0.0
three pewter platters and basson a sacer an
old great pot an old pewter bode and a
  chamber pot 0.12.0
a brass kitle 2 brass skillits a brass skimer
  a warming pan a small brass morter a litle
  ladle of brass 1.2.0
an iron pot and pot hooks a tramell a iron kitle
  a spit a smoothing iron and two old frieing pans 1.5.0
three earthen vessells a great grater two cheeny dishes
a dozen of trenchers a wooden dish three chees moals 0.3.0
a small trevet a paire of tongs and a small paire
  of scalls pund and haif ain weights a spindle for
  a wheele and a iron bullet 0.2.0
a churne and other lumber 0.5.0
foure cows 10.0.0
two oxen 9.10.0
an old mare 2.10.0
an old saddle and pillon 0.10.0
an old paire of hoops and boxes for a cart a
  peire of iron pins for ye extree a paire of

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  lince pins and washers 0.10.0
a chaine a iron bar a spoone of iron an old adze a set
  for a saw 2 wedges and an iron pin for a cart
  a hay crouse and other old iron 0.12.0
a grind stone with ye iron to it 0.4.0
an old hame a cart rope an old bage 2 old cushions 0.12.0
fifty acres of land called dividend 25.0.0
three acres of meadow at Beever brooke with an acre
  and half of upland to it 20.0.0
an acre of meadow called plaine meadow 10.0.0
a forke and shovall 0.2.0
also... 0.14.0
Joseph Underwood
William Bond
Nathan Fiske Senior.
At a court at Charlestown 17.4.1673
Sworn by ye executors (Middlesex Probate #24680)

Children, surname WHITNEY:

i. MARY2, baptized Isleworth, Middlesex 23 May 1619; buried St Mary

Aldermary, London 15 February 1626/7.

ii. JOHN, baptized Isleworth, Middlesex 14 September 1621; died

Watertown 12 October 1692 (WVR 1:65); married Watertown circa 1643 RUTH REYNOLDS, born say 1620s, living 27 May 1695 when her daughters mention the reversion of what may be left by their mother (Middlesex Probate #24681), daughter of Robert and Mary (_____) Reynolds.
  John served in King Philip's War (Bodge, 171).
  Children, all named in their father's will, surname Whitney:

1) John, born Watertown 17 September 1643 (WVR 1:10)
2) Ruth, born Watertown 15 2mo 1645 (WVR 1:12)
3) Nathaniel, born Watertown 1 l2mo 1646/7 (WVR 1:12)
4) Samuel, born Watertown 28 Smo 1648 (WVR 1:13)
5) Mary, born Watertown 23 2mo 1650 (WVR 1:14)
6) Joseph, born Watertown 15 January 1651/2 (WVR 1:15)
7) Sarah, born Watertown 17 March 1653/4 (WVR 1:16)
8) Elizabeth, born Watertown 9 June 1656 (WVR 1:18)
9) Hannah, named in her father's will (Middlesex #24681)
10) Benjamin, born Watertown 28 9mo 1660 (WVR 1:23)
iii. RICHARD, baptized Isleworth, Middlesex 4 January 1623/4; living

Stow, MA 8 April 1691 when he petitioned the General Court to be dismissed from military service being now above seventy years of age, and not being able to serve in the capacity of a soldier (Middlesex Co. Court 1690-143-I); married Watertown 19 1mo


534 ANCESTRY OF EVA BELLE KEMPTON
1650/1 (WVR 1:15) MARTHA COLDHAM, born say 1630s, living

30 June 1672 when her last child was born.
  Children, surname Whitney:

1) Sarah, born Watertown Smo 1653 (WVR 1:17)
2) Moses, born Watertown 1 6mo 1655 (WVR 1:17)
3) Johanah, born Watertown 16 limo 1656[/7] (WVR 1:18)
4) Deborah, born Watertown 12 October 1658 (WVR 1:20)
5) Rebecca, born Watertown 15 December 1659 (WVR 1:22)
6) Richard, born Watertown 13 January 1660/1 (WVR 1:22)
7) Elisha, born Watertown 26 August 1662 (WVR 1:24)
8) Ebenezer, born Watertown 30 June 1672 (WVR 1:35)
iv. NATHANIEL, born say 1626; died after 1635 when he came to the

Massachusetts Bay Colony with his parents.

v. THOMAS, baptized St Mary Aldermary, London 10 December 1627;

died Watertown, MA 20 September 1719 (WVR 2:65); married Watertown 11 lImo 1654/5 (WVR 1:17) MARY KEDEL, born say 16305, died after 30 January 1673/4 when her last child was born.
  Thomas served in King Phillip's War (Bodge, 375).
  Children, surname Whitney:

1) Thomas, born Watertown 24 6mo 1656 (WVR 1:18)
2) John, born Watertown 19 May 1659 (WVR 1:21)
3) John, born Watertown 22 6mo 1661 (WVR 1:22)
4) Eleazer (twin), born Watertown 7 2mo 1662 (WVR 1:24)
5) Elnathan (twin), born Watertown 7 2mo 1662 (WVR 1:24)
6) Mary, born Watertown 22 10mo 1663 (WVR 1:25)
7) Bezaleel, born Watertown 16 7mo 1665 (WVR 1:27)
8) Sarah, born Watertown 23 March 1666/7 (WVR 1:28)
9) Mary, born Watertown 6 August 1668 (WVR 1:31)
10) Isaiah, born Watertown 16 September 1671 (WVR 1:35)
11) Martha, born Watertown 30 January 1673/4 (WVR 1:37)
vi. MARGARET, baptized St Mary Aldermary, London 25 December

1629; evidently died before 1635 when her family sailed for the Massachusetts Bay Colony and she did not appear on the passenger list.

+ vii. JONATHAN, born about 1635.
viii. Deacon JOSHUA, born Watertown, MA 15 February 1635/6 (WVR

1:4); died Groton, MA 1 August 1719, age 83 years (GVR, 278); married first LYDIA (_____); married second say 1669 MARY (_____), died Watertown 17 March 1671 (WVR 1:35); married third Watertown 30 September 1672 (WVR 1:36) ABIGAIL TARBELL, who served as executrix of John's estate in 1719 (Middlesex Probate #24703), daughter of Thomas and Mary (_____) Tarbell.
  Joshua's 1713 will identifies many of his children who were not otherwise recorded (Middlesex Probate #24703).


WHITNEY 535
  Children with first or second wife, surname Whitney:
1) Joshua, born Groton 14 June 1665 (GVR, 252)
2) Sarah, born Groton 10 October 1668 (GVR, 252)
3) Hannah, born say 1670; wife of Thomas Wood, deceased by

1713

  Children with third wife, surname Whitney:

4) Abigail, born say 1673; wife of John Hutchins, deceased by

1713, had children John and 3 daughters (first child born 14 September 1698 in Groton [GVR])

5) Mary, born Groton 1 5mo 1675 (GVR, 252)
6) William, born Watertown 28 February 1677/8 (WVR 1:43)
7) Cornelius, born say 1680; m by 1715, named in father's will
8) David, born say 1682; named in father's will
9) Eleanor, born say 1684; m by 1701/2 Samuel Shepard of

Plainfield, CT, named in father's will

10) Elizabeth, born say 1686 (based on marriage in 1706/7 [GVR

2:18]); named in father's will

11) Martha, born say 1688 (based on marriage in 1708/9 [GVR

2:18]); named in father's will

ix. CALEB, born Watertown, MA 12 July 1640 (WVR 1:8); may have died

young.

x. BENJAMIN, tailor, born Watertown, MA 6 4mo 1643 (WVR 1:11);

died Sherborn, MA 26 March 1723 (SVR, 227); married first Watertown or York, ME say 1669 JANE (_____), died Sherborn 14 November 1690 (SVR, 228); married second Marlborough 13 April 1696 (MVR, 396) MARY POORE.
  Children with first wife, surname Whitney:

1) Jane, born Watertown 29 7mo 1669 (WVR 1:32)
2) Benjamin of Framingham
3) Jonathan of Sherborn
4) John of York
5) Nathaniel, born York 14 April 1680 (LND, 750)
6) Joshua, born Sherborn 21 September 1687 (SVR, 94).