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; bapt. 13 Oct 1745, Uxbridge, MA; m. 3 Mar 1768, Palmer, MA, John Love.[5]
ii.	Jennet Whitney, b. 4 Sep 1746, Sutton, MA; bapt. 12 Oct 1746, Uxbridge, MA; d. before 10 Sep 1749.
iii.	Margett Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1748, Sutton, MA; 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; 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 [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).

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