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Quint, Rev. Alonzo H., "Genealogical Items relating to the Early Settlers of Dover, N. H.", NEHGR, vol. IX, (1855), pp. 55-58.
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- Whitney, Benjamin, taxed at Cocheco, 1667-1668.
Trask, Mr. Wm. B., of Dorchester, "Abstracts of Early Wills", NEHGR, vol. IX, (1855), pp. 135-142.
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- Robert Reynolds. -- Will. Now liueing in Boston. I giue to my wife, my house with all that appertaine vnto it, with my Marsh ground at Muddy River, with one lott of Ground at Long Island, so long as she liveth, with all my house hold stuffe in my house, and what money there is left. After her decease I haue given my house and orchard to my sonne Nathanielle and to his heyres foreuer, and if he should dye without Children, or any one Child lawfully begotten of his owne body, then his wife to enjoy the said house and Orchard so long as she liueth, and after her decease, to Returne to my fowre daughters Children, that is to say, my dau. Ruth Whitney and to her Eldest sonne; to my dau. Tabitha Abdy and her sonne Mathew Abdy, and if he should dye, to her two daus. either of them alike; to my dau. Sarah Mason and her sonne Robert Mason, and if he dye, to her dau. Sarah; to my dau. Mary Sanger and her sonne Nathaniell and if he dye to her next child, either sonne or daughter. [Also, to his four daus. £20 each.] For the paymt of these legacies I haue eight acres of Marsh land, which if my sonne Nathaniell will pay £20 in good pay towards his fower score pound, then he to haue my Marsh land and his heyres foreuer; but if he refuse to pay the twentie pound, then to be devided equally to my fower daugs. and to theire Children, or else that it may be sold for as much as it will yeeld, and devided among them equally. The other threescore pound to be raysed out of my owne estate; what is over and aboue, my will is, my wife shall haue, and I do make her my executrix; also, I joyne my sonne Nathaniell with her, to be as helpefull to my wife, his mother, as possibly he can. These legacies to be payed within one yeare and a day. If it should please God that I doe liue so long as any of my Estate should be spent, as it is likely it may, I & my wife being stricken in age & are almost past our Labour, then, for euery one of them to abate proportionably alike. 20 : 2 : 1658.
27 July 1659. Thomas Grubb & Nathaniell Bishop deposed, that being a visiting of Robert Reynolds, a little before his death, that said Reynolds, in their prnce, declared this paper to be his last Will. Inventory of the Estate prized by Nathaniell Bishop, Richard Woody. Mary Reynolds, widow of Robert, deposed 27 July 1659. House & Land in Boston, valued at £110.
"Quincy Inscriptions", Copied for the Register and communicated by Dr. Wm. S. Pattee of Quincy, NEHGR, vol. IX, (1855) pp. 151-155
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- 1843 -- Rev. Peter Whitney, the eighth minister of the 1st Congregational Church in this town. Deceased March 3d 1843 in the 74 Year of his age, and 44 of his ministry.
- And Mrs. Jane his wife. Deceased Nov. 11, 1832 in 57 year of her age.
Morse, Rev. Abner, of Sherborn, "Genealogy of the Descendants of Lawrence Litchfield", NEHGR, vol. IX, (1855) pp. 181-188
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- 45. 133. Daniel,5, w. Olive Pierce, had,
- I. Abigail, m. Nathan Witter, of Brookline, Ct.;
- II. Edward,6 m. Amanda Preston, r. Mich.;
- III. Tho,6 m. Marcia Webb;
- IV. John G.,6 m.;
- V. Lucy, m. Anson Fox, of Hampton;
- VI. Olive, m. Alva Preston, of H.;
- VII. Alathea, m. Abiel Robinson, and d. without issue;
- VIII. James,6 m. Mary Whitney;
- IX. Uriah,6 resides in Hartford;
- X. Elias,6 m. Abby Fox, r. Hartford.
"Corrections -- Donations -- Payments.", NEHGR, vol. IX, (1855) pp. 296.
CORRECTIONS FOR THE APRIL NUMBER OF THE REGISTER
- Mr. Editor: -- From the manner in which the inscriptions from the Quincy Burial Yard are printed on the top of p. 152, in the April No., one might not know exactly which are contained on the Old Ministerial Tomb. All the names, from Rev. Moses Fiske, (1708), to that of Rev. Dr. Lunt's little child, (1841), inclusive, are inscribed on this ancient tomb. An oblong stone monument was originally erected over the Fiske Tomb, surmounted with a slab of freestone. Shortly before the death of Rev. Peter Whitney, the ladies of Quincy renewed this monument with granite, preserving the ancient slab on top. On this slab, and on two marble tablets inserted in either side of the granite monument, the inscriptions, as above defined, are carved. The inscriptions to the name of Fiske were originally carved in the freestone. The remains of the 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th Ministers of the First Church, Quincy, having been deposited in this tomb since the death of Rev. Mr. Fiske, the 3d Minister, -- it has come to bear the name of the Old Ministerial Tomb. Yours, & c. F.A.W. (Frederick Augustus Whitney)
- Donations received since the issue of the last Register, from ... F. A. Whitney (Frederick Augustus Whitney in Index) [Also p. 200]
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