Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1700-a1747)
Jonathan4 Whitney (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, John1), son of Jonathan3 and Sarah (Hapgood) Whitney,[1] was born 25 Nov 1700, Watertown, MA,[2] baptized 3 Aug 1700, Watertown, MA,[3] and died after 11 Jul 1747.[4]
He never married.
On 11 May 1720 he "of Concord" was granted lot number 64 in Lunenburg, MA. On 19 Aug 1728, he was chosen fence viewer. On 5 Mar 1732/3, he was chosen hog reeve. On 1 Mar 1735/6 he was chosen constable.[5]
On 14 Mar 1735 he was mentioned as a son in the will of his father.[6]
In 1744 he was living in Lunenburg, MA.[7]
On 10 Oct 1746 he was one of his mother's heirs who made an agreement.[8]
On 31 Dec 1746 he signed a petition in Lunenburg, MA.[9]
On 11 Jul 1747 he was mentioned as an heir in the will of his brother Isaac Whitney.[10]
Census
- 1790: not found.
References
1.^ His parentage is proven by his birth and baptism records, together with the wills of his father and brother.
2.^ "Jonathan Whitny, s. Jonathan & Sarah Whitny, b. 25 Nov 1700," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Third Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, to the End of 1737. Also Plan and Register of Burials in Arlington Street Burying Ground (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1900), volume 2, page 19.
3.^ "3 Aug 1701, Jonathan [Whitney], s. of Jonathan Whitney, bapt.," according to Watertown Records, Comprising East Congregational and Precinct Affairs, 1697 to 1737. Also, Record Book of the Pastors, 1686-1819 (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1906), volume 4, page 133.
4.^ He was mentioned on that date as an heir in his brother's will.
5.^ Walter A. Davis, The Early Records of the Town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Including That Part Which is Now Fitchburg, 1719-1764 (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1896).
6.^ Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,691.
7.^ Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 33.
8.^ Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,747.
9.^ James Lawrence Bass, "Petition for the Protection of Township No. 4," NEHGR, vol. XIII, pp. 7-8.
10.^ Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,657.
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