Family:Whitney, Ezekiel (1716-1753)
Ezekiel4 Whitney (Joshua3, Benjamin2, John1) son of Joshua3 and Hannah (Rockett) Whitney,[1] was born 29 Aug 1716, Mendon, MA,[2] and died May 1753, Sutton, MA.[3]
Marriage intentions for Ezekiel and Jennet Patterson "of Mendon" were published 31 Mar 1743, Uxbridge, MA. She was born circa 1720, possbily Mendon, MA.
Pierce says the following:[4]
- Will made May 5, 1753; probated May 23, 1753; estate settled May 21, 1768.
- Mar. 16, 1768, Nehemiah HALL, of Uxbridge, was appointed guardian of Susannah, Janet, and Margaret, daughters of Ezekiel.
Children of Ezekiel4 and Jennet (Patterson) Whitney:
i. Susanna5 Whitney, b. 24 Jul 1745, Sutton, MA;[5] bapt. 13 Oct 1745, Uxbridge, MA; m. 3 Mar 1768, Palmer, MA, John Love.[6] ii. Jennet Whitney, b. 4 Sep 1746, Sutton, MA;[7] bapt. 12 Oct 1746, Uxbridge, MA; d. before 10 Sep 1749. iii. Margett Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1748, Sutton, MA;[8] bapt. 11 Sep 1748, Uxbridge, MA; d. before 8 Jul 1751. iv. Jennet Whitney, bapt. 10 Sep 1749, Uxbridge, MA. v. Margaret Whitney, b. 8 Jul 1751, Sutton, MA;[9] bapt. 18 Aug 1751, Uxbridge, MA.
References
1.^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
2.^ "Ezekeil [Whitney], s. of Joshua and Hannah, [born] Aug. 29, 1716," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Mendon, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1920).
3.^ Source_of_death.
4.^ Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 64.
5.^ "Susannah [Whitney], d. Ezekiel and Jenet, [born] July 24, 1745," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Sutton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).
6.^ "Susannah [Whittne] and John Love, [married] Mar. 3, 1768," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Oxford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1850 (1905).
7.^ "Jenet [Whitney], d. Ezekiel and Jenet, [born] Sept. 4, 1746," according to Sutton Vital Records.
8.^ "Margret [Whitney], d. Ezekiel and Jenet, [born] July 7, 1748," according to Sutton Vital Records.
9.^ "Margaret [Whitney], d. Ezekiel and Jenet, [born] July 8, 1751," according to Sutton Vital Records.
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