Family:Whitney, Jonathan (c1634-1703)

Jonathan² Whitney (John¹, Thomas^A), son of John¹ and Elinor (-----) Whitney,^[1] was born about 1634, probably in or near London,^[2] and died 1 Jan 1702/3, Sherborn, Massachusetts.^[3]

He married 30 Oct 1656, Watertown, Massachusetts,^[4], Lydia Jones, daughter of Lewis and Anna (-----) JONES.^[5] She was born about 1632 in England, and died 3 Feb 1701/2, Sherborn, MA.^[6]

He came with his parents in 1635 on the "Elizabeth and Ann" from London, recorded as aged 1 year.^[7]

On 5 (2) mo. [Apr] 1653 Jonathan WHITNEY took the oath of fidelity in Watertown.^[8]

"About 1659, his father gave him 39 acres of land, which he had purchased of Richard Woodward. Nov. 7, 1664, Jonathan Whitney, and wife Lydia, sold, for £40, this land, situated in the little plain in Wat., to Thomas Flagg. Nov. 7, 1664, he sold to Richard Child, 5 acres of meadow, situated on a branch of Stony Brook. ... [See Barry, p. 436.]"^[9]

"Jonathan WHITNEY was admitted an inhabitant of Sherborn in 1679. That year he signed the social compact entered into by all the inhabitants. In 1681 he was one of a committee about division of common lands and signed an agreement about building a church. He ... settled near Chestnut Brook.

"His will is dated Jan. 12, 1702. The agreement of his heirs is dated Charlestown, Jan. 21, 1714. He d. in 1702. Res. Watertown and Sherborn, Mass."^[10]

The will of Jonathan Whitney, Sr., of Sherborn, Massachusetts, was dated 12 Jan 1702 and proved 1 Mar 1702/3. It mentions children Jonathan Whitney, John Whitney, Josiah Whitney, Joseph Whitney, Benjamin Whitney, Lydia Addams, and Abigail Whitney, to share equally; grandchild Benjamin Fisher and grandchild Ann Fisher, under 18. Witnesses were Nathanell Coolidg, Thomas Whitney, and Munings Sawin.^[11]

Children of Jonathan² and Lydia (Jones) Whitney, all born in Watertown, Massachusetts:

i.	Lydia3 Whitney, b. 3 Jul 1657,[12] m. Moses Adams.
ii.	Jonathan Whitney, b. 20 Oct 1659;[13] m. Sarah Hapgood.
iii.	Anna Whitney, b. 29 Apr 1660;[14] m. Cornelius Fisher.
iv.	John Whitney, b. 26 Jun 1662;[15] m.(1) Mary Hapgood; m.(2) Sarah Haven; m.(3) Martha (How) Walker.
v.	Josiah Whitney, b. 19 May 1663;[16] m.(1) Mary -----; m.(2) Abigail Martin.
vi.	Elinor Whitney, b. 12 Oct 1666,[17] d. 23 Nov 1678, Watertown, MA,[18] unmarried.
vii.	James Whitney, b. 25 Nov 1668,[19] d. 30 Nov 1690, Sherborn, MA,[20] unmarried.
viii.	Isaac Whitney, b. 12 Jan 1671,[21] d. 2 Dec 1690, Sherborn, MA,[22] unmarried.
v.	Joseph Whitney, b. 10 Mar 1673;[23] m. Rebecca Burge.
vi.	Abigail Whitney, b. 18 Aug 1675,[24] d. 7 Jun 1704, Sherborn, MA,[25] unmarried.
xi.	Benjamin Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1679;[26] m. Mercy Travis.

References

1.^  His parentage is proven by the immigration ship list and his mention in his father's will.

2.^  The date is estimated from his reported age of 1 year on the passenger list of the "Elizabeth and Ann", April 1635.

3.^  "Deaths ... Whitney, Jonathan, Jan. 1, 1702-3," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911).

4.^  "Jonathan Whetny & Lidia Jones, m. 30 Oct 1656," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the First and Second Book of Town Proceedings, with the Land Grants and Possessions. Also, the Proprietors' Book, and the First Book of and Supplement of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1894), p. 18.

5.^  Henry Bond, Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston (2nd ed., 1860), p. 644.

6.^  "Deaths ... Whitney, Lidia, w. of Jonathan Sr., Feb. 3, 1701-2," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

7.^  "Founders of New England", NEHGR, vol. XIV (1860), pp. 308-309. Apparently the same passenger list can be found in Mass. Hist. Coll, Third Series, Vol. X, p. 24.

8.^  Benjamin Osgood Peirce, "Capt. Hugh Mason's Gravestones", NEGHR, vol. XXXIV (1880), pp. 280-281, p. 281.

9.^  [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|Bond, loc. cit.

10.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney (Chicago, IL: 1895), p. 24.

11.^  Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,690.

12.^  "Lidia Whetney, d. Jonathan & Lidia Whetney, b. 3 Jul 1657," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 19.

13.^  "Jonnathan Whetny, s. Jonathan & Lydia, b. 20 Oct 1659," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 21.

14.^  "Annah, d. Jonathan & Lydia Whetny, b. 28 Apr 1660," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 22.

15.^  "John Whetny, s. Jonathan & Lyida Whetny, b. 27 4mo 1662," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 24.

16.^  "Josiah Whetny, s. Jonathan & Lydia Whetny, b. 19 May 1663," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 26.

17.^  "Elin Whetny, d. Jonathan & Lidy Whetny, b. 12 Oct 1666," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 28.

18.^  "Elinor Whitny, d. Jonathan & Lidia Whitny, d. 23 9mo 1678," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 44.

19.^  "James Whittny, s. Jonathan & Lidya Whettny, b. 25 9mo 1668," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 30.

20.^  "Deaths ... [Whitney,] James, Nov. 30, 1690," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

21.^  "Isaack Whetny, s. Jonathan & Lydia Whetny, b. 12 Jan 1670," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 33.

22.^  "Deaths ... [Whitney,] Isaac, Dec. 5, 1690," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

23.^  "Jofeph Whetny, s. Jonathan & Lidya, b. 10 Mar 1672," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 36.

24.^  "Abigall Whetny, d. Jonathan & Lydia Whetny, b. 18 Aug 1675," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 40.

25.^  "Deaths ... [Whitney,] Abigail, d. of Jonathan and Lydia, June 7, 1704," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

26.^  "Benjamin Whitny, s. Jonathan & Lidia Whitny, b. 6 Jan 1678," according to Watertown Records, vol. 1, p. 44.

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