Family:Whitney, Josiah (1730-1800)
Josiah5 Whitney (David4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of David4 and Rebecca (Fillebrown) Whitney was born 22 Nov 1730 at Waltham, MA[1] and died 3 Dec 1800 at Waltham, MA, at age 70[2], his estate was probated 9 Jan 1801 at Waltham, MA; receipt given by Anna Whitney, a daughter of Josiah Whitney; his estate was probated 9 Jan 1801 at Waltham, MA; receipt given by Amos and Rhoda Smith, a daughter of Josiah Whitney; his estate was probated 9 Jan 1801 at Waltham, MA; receipt given by Sarah Whitney, a daughter of Josiah Whitney; his estate was probated 23 Feb 1801 at Waltham, MA; receipt given by Josiah Whitney, a son of Josiah Whitney; his estate was probated 7 Apr 1801 at Waltham, MA; will proved; his estate was probated 7 Apr 1801 at Waltham, MA; executors bond posted by Jonathan Whitney, yeoman, of Waltham, with Amos Smith, yeoman, and David Wellington, gentleman, both of Waltham, sureties; his estate was probated 8 Jun 1801 at Waltham, MA; receipt given by Lucy Whitney, a daughter of Josiah Whitney; his estate was probated 8 Jun 1801 at Waltham, MA; receipt given by Anna Whitney, a daughter of Josiah Whitney; his estate was probated 8 Jun 1801 at Waltham, MA; receipt given by Amos and Rhoda Smith, a daughter of Josiah Whitney.
Josiah married Sarah Lawrence, daughter of John and Mary (Hammond) Lawrence, 15 Jun 1762 at Waltham, MA.
He From Robert Ward: On 9 Jan 1801 in Waltham, MA; receipt given by Anna Whitney, a daughter of Josiah Whitney. Same date; receipt given by Amos and Rhoda Smith, a daughter of Josiah Whitney. Ditto, Sarah Whitney; On 23 Feb 1801 in Waltham, MA; receipt given by Josiah Whitney, a son of Josiah Whitney. On 7 Apr 1801 in Waltham, MA; will proved - same date, executors bond posted by Jonathan Whitney, yeoman, of Waltham, with Amos Smith, yeoman, and David Wellington, gentleman, both of Waltham, sureties. On 8 Jun 1801, Waltham, receipt given by Anna Whitney, daughter; Amos and Rhoda Smith, daughter.**From Herb Phelps ([email protected]) He served on 20 Sep 1776 in Waltham, MA; First Company of Militia, Waltham. Same on 29 Nov 1776. He left a will on 7 May 1799 in Waltham; son Josiah; daughter, Rhoda Smith; unmarried daughters Sally, Nancy and Lucy; son Jonathan, executor; witnesses David Wellington, Benja. Lawrence, Stoner Sanderson. He BIR: From Herb Phelps (herb@@sccoast.net). He left a will on 7 May 1799 at Waltham, MA; will of Josiah Whitney of Waltham; son Josiah; daughter Rhoda Smith; unmarried daughter Sally, Nancy, and Lucy; son Jonathan, executor; witnesses, David Wellington, Benja. Lawrence, Stoner Sanderson.
Sarah Lawrence was born on 21 Jul 1736 at Waltham, MA. She was born on 21 Jul 1737 at Waltham, MA. She died on 14 Sep 1794 at age 58; aged 59 years. She died in 1795 at Waltham, MA. She There is mention in the Waltham VR of a Sarah Whitney death in 1795 from a gravestone record. Not mentioned in the will of husband in 1799, so clearly died before that year. Source of the specific 1794 date not given in DB.
Children of Josiah5 and Sarah (Lawrence) Whitney:
i. Sarah Whitney6, b. 18 Apr 1763 at Waltham, MA; d. after 7 May 1799; when still unmarried. - She Seemingly died unmarried - listed as Sally in 1799 will of father (a Sally listed in will, no Sarah listed, no birth record for a Sally in Waltham VR's). A Sarah Whitney married an Isaac Hastings 6 Dec 1803 - may well have been this woman, although she would have been 40 years old, she did inherit something from her father.
ii. Josiah Whitney Jr., b. 23 Jun 1765 at Waltham, MA; Marriage banns for he and Mary Barrett were published 10 Jan 1790 at Waltham, MA; m. Mary Barrett 18 Feb 1790 at Ashby, MA; Intent published in Waltham 10 Jan 1790; d. 23 Aug 1841 at age 76; d. 24 Dec 1842 at Ashby, MA, at age 77. - He BIR-MARR-DEA: From Herb Phelps (herb@@sccoast.net).
iii. Rhoda Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1768 at Waltham, MA; m. Amos Smith 8 May 1794 at Waltham, MA; d. after 7 May 1799. iv. Jonathan Whitney, b. 8 May 1772 at Waltham, MA; Marriage banns for he and Sarah Bedlow were published 18 Oct 1804 at Waltham, MA; m. Sarah Bedlow 31 Oct 1804 at Ashby, MA; d. 1826 at Waltham, MA. v. Ruth Whitney, b. circa 1774 at Waltham, MA. - She Listed in father's will in 1799 as unmarried daughter - birth not in the Whitney extracts of the Waltham VR's.
vi. Anna Whitney, b. circa 1770 at Waltham, MA; b. circa 1775; d. after 8 Jun 1801. - She was also known as Nancy Whitney.
vii. Lucy Whitney, b. circa 1778; d. after 7 May 1799.
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