Family:Whitney, Jonas (1708-1792)

Jonas⁴ Whitney (Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Eleazer³ and Dorothy (Ross) Whitney, was born 1 Jun 1708, Watertown, MA,^[1] (sometimes reported as "James" although "Jonas" is correct), baptized 1 Jun 1708, Watertown, MA, and died 23 Dec 1792, Harvard, MA, aged 84 years.^[2]

Jonas married, 8 May 1735, Roxbury, MA, Sarah Perry, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Hanchett) Perry. She was born 16 Feb 1718, Roxbury, MA, baptized 4 May 1718, Roxbury, MA, and "probably" died 24 Dec 1778, Newton, MA.

He owned the covenant "aged about 15."

Children of Jonas⁴ and Sarah (Perry) Whitney, all born Roxbury, MA:

i.	Isaac5 Whitney, b. 11 Apr 1736; m. Abigail Pond.
ii.	Sgt. Jacob Whitney, b. 24 Jul 1737; m. Rachel Whiting.
iii.	Jonas Whitney, b. 28 Nov 1739; bapt. 2 Dec 1739, Dedham, MA.
iv.	Sarah Whitney, b. 26 Feb 1741/42; bapt. 28 Feb 1741/2, Dedham, MA; d. before 1754.
v.	Ens. Abner Whitney, b. 17 Nov 1744; m.(1) Esther Jackson; m.(2) Elizabeth -----.
vi.	Desire Whitney, b. 31 Oct 1749; m. Edward Ward.
vii.	Amos Whitney, bapt. 1 Dec 1751.
viii.	Sarah Whitney, b. 10 Nov 1754; m. Nehemiah Ward.

Census

• 1771, Roxbury, MA (tax list): Jonas Whitney
• 1790, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Jonas Whitney, 2 males over 16 and 2 females.

References

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