Errors in Pierce's Whitney Genealogy

pp. 11-18: We pass over the material about the alleged ancestry of John¹ WHITNEY, which is discussed elsewhere.

p. 20, ¶ 1: The record of the death of Elinor (-----) WHITNEY in the Watertown vital records does not state her age. The source of this item is unknown, but may be the Watertown church records.

p. 21, ¶ -1: The record of the death of Elinor (-----) WHITNEY in the Watertown vital records does not state her age. The source of this item is unknown, but may be the Watertown church records. The date of the second marriage of John¹ WHITNEY to Judah CLEMENT should be 29 Sep 1659, not 29 Sep 1769.

p. 22, #8: I have seen no credible evidence that Joshua² WHITNEY had a wife named Lydia. Possibly this is a confusion with Jonathan² WHITNEY, who did have a wife Lydia (JONES). Furthermore, his birth date is 15 July 1635, not 5 July 1635, according to Watertown vital records.

p. 22, #9: Watertown vital records do not show the birth of Caleb² WHITNEY, only his burial.

p. 22, #3, ¶ 2, line 1: The age of freemen was not included in the record of their admittance.

p. 22, #14: Watertown vital records give Samuel's birth date as 28 July, not 26 July 1648.

p. 23, #15: Mary³ WHITNEY was born 23 Apr 1650, not 29 Apr 1650.

p. 23, #17: Sarah³ (WHITNEY) HARRINGTON died 8 Jul 1720, not 8 June 1720, according to Watertown vital records.

p. 23, #18: Son Jonas WARREN is so recorded in the birth record (Watertown vital records, volume 2, pages 7 & 9), but this is probably an error for Josiah WARREN, according to Bond's Watertown, volume 2, page 960. Son Daniel WARREN did not marry firstly, 24 May 1711, Watertown, MA, Hannah BIGELOW, and secondly, 15 Nov 1717, Watertown, Mehitable GARFIELD. That was his first cousin Daniel WARREN, son of John and Mary (BROWN) WARREN, baptized 1 Sep 1689, Watertown. Instead he married firstly, 26 Feb 1712, Watertown, Rebecca GARFIELD, and secondly, 22 Aug 1727, Westborough, MA, Mary WETHERBY. Bond's Watertown, volume 1, pages 620-621, 960-961, also has these two cousins confused.

p. 23, #20: This Benjamin³ WHITNEY did not have a wife Elizabeth -----. She belongs instead to his nephew, Benjamin⁴ WHITNEY [Joseph³, John², John¹], #92 on page 44. His birthdate is given as 28 Nov 1660, not 28 June 1660, in Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 23.

p. 23, #4: Richard² WHITNEY was baptized 6 Jan 1623/4, Isleworth-on-Thames, Middlesex, England, so he could not have been born in 1626. Bond gives the date of his release from training as 7 Apr 1691, not 7 Apr 1697, and which might be correct I cannot now say.

p. 23, #25: Rebecca³ WHITNEY d. 10 Feb 1659[/1660], according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 22.

p. 23, #28: I can find no further record of any Elisha WHITNEY who could be this person, either in Connecticut or elsewhere.

p. 23, #5: Thomas² WHITNEY was baptized 10 Dec 1627, St. Mary Aldermary, London, England, so he could not have been born in 1629. Mary KEDALL's name is spelled thus in her marriage record. I have no authority for the KETTLE spelling, which must be a guess by Pierce. The John KETTLE who had a land grant in 1642 may or may not be a relative of Mary KEDALL. It seems to have been his son Thomas³ WHITNEY who lived in Stow, not Thomas².

p. 23, #30: John³ WHITNEY was born 19 May 1659, and died the same day, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, pages 21-22.

p. 23, #32 & #33: "Elieasor & Elnathan" were born "7 2mo 1662", which means 7 Apr 1662, not 2 Sep 1662.

p. 23, #35: "Bezaliell" was born "16 7mo 1664", which means 16 Sep 1664.

p. 23, #36: This Sarah³ WHITNEY did not marry Charles CHADWICK. Instead, it was her cousin Sarah⁴ WHITNEY [Nathaniel³, John², John¹], #79 on page 28, who married Charles CHADWICK. The rest of the data is correct, but pertains to #79. Of this person #36 nothing further is known.

p. 24, #7: Jonathan² WHITNEY died 1 Jan 1702/3, according to Sherborn vital records. His will was dated 21 Dec 1702, according to Middlesex County, MA, Probate Records, File #24690.

p. 24, #40: Lydia³ WHITNEY married Moses ADAMS 15 Apr 1684, according to Sherborn vital records. Child Benoni ADAMS was son of Moses ADAMS by his first wife, Mary FAIRBANKS, not Lydia WHITNEY's child. Child Elizabeth ADAMS married Daniel RIDER, not David RIDER.

p. 24, #41: Jonathan³ WHITNEY was born 20 Oct 1659, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 21.

p. 24, #42: Anna³ WHITNEY was born 28 Apr 1660, not 1860, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 22.

p. 24, #44: Josiah³ WHITNEY was born 19 May 1663, not 1664, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 26. He married first Mary -----, and second Abigail MARTIN.

p. 24, #48: Joseph³ WHITNEY married Rebecca BURGE, not BARGE.

p. 24, #50: Mercy TRAVIS was not born 8 Feb 1668. It was her sister Elizabeth who was. Mercy's birth was apparently not recorded, but may have occurred about 1680.

p. 24, #8: Joshua² WHITNEY was born 15 Jul 1635 not 5 Jul 1635, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 4. His alleged wife Lydia ----- is probably an error for his brother Jonathan²'s wife Lydia (JONES) WHITNEY, since there is no credible evidence of such a wife. For more detail, see a discussion of the wives and children of Joshua² WHITNEY. In 1691/92, King Phillip's War had been over for 15 years. On 17 Mar 1691/2, Joshua² WHITNEY and his son Joshua³, Jr., were members of the garrison in the West Regiment of Middlesex.

p. 25, #51: Joshua³ WHITNEY was born 14 Jun 1665, according to Groton vital records. His second wife was widow Sarah (-----) FELLOWS.

p. 25, #52: This Sarah³ WHITNEY apparently died young, and it was a younger half-sister Sarah³ WHITNEY, born about 1686, who married Nathaniel JEWELL. This is rendered extremely likely by the terms of the will of her father. For more detail, see a discussion of the wives and children of Joshua² WHITNEY.

p. 25, #55: There is no proof that the maiden name of Sarah, wife of Cornelius³ WHITNEY, was SHEPHERD, and there seems not to be a Sarah SHEPHERD available to be his wife in any of the families of that surname in New England. He also had a second wife, Zerviah (CHURCH) CLEVELAND.

p. 25, #58: Abigail (FARNSWORTH) BLOOD did not die 7 Nov 1783. It was Abigail, widow of John FARNSWORTH, Jr., who died on that date, according to Pepperell vital records. Instead, Abigail, widow of Dea. David BLOOD, died on 17 Jan 1802, Pepperell, MA, aged 84 years, also according to Pepperell vital records.

p. 25, #58: The will of her brother Joshua³ WHITNEY was dated 1753, not 1733, so the death of Ebenezer FARNSWORTH and her alleged marriage to ----- HARMON must have occurred before that later date. On the other hand, the Elizabeth HARMON mentioned in his will is not specifically called his sister, so she might have been some other person, and the deduction about Ebenezer FARNSWORTH's death date may be wrong.

p. 25, #59: Son Joshua HUTCHINS married Sarah SHED, not Mary SHED.

p. 25, #60: Alice, wife of Nathaniel WOODS, was very likely not a daughter of Joshua² WHITNEY. For more detail, see a discussion of the wives and children of Joshua² WHITNEY. According to Groton vital records, Nathaniel WOODS was born 25 Mar 1667/8, not 27 Mar 1667/8. According to Woods, Henry Ernest, "The Woods Family of Groton, Mass.," NEHGR, volume LXIV (1910), page 35, Alice WOODS died 10 Jan 1717/8, Groton, MA, in her 45th year, and so was born in 1673.

p. 26, #60: See the above cited article for the wives and children of Nathaniel WOODS.

p. 26, #62: There are several inaccuracies in the discussion of the children of Samuel and Eleanor³ (WHITNEY) SHEPHERD and their descendants.

p. 26, #10: The marriage of Benjamin² WHITNEY and Mary POOR occurred on 13 Apr 1696, in Marlborough, MA, according to both Marlborough and Framingham vital records.

p. 27, #10: The will of his nephew, Benjamin³ WHITNEY [Jonathan², John¹], was dated 4 Feb 1713/4, not 1718. He died 26 Mar 1723, according to Sherborn vital records. There was one proven additional child:

• Elinor WHITNEY, who had an illegitimate son Daniel WHITNEY, born 27 Feb 1704/5, Sherborn, MA, and was still living in 1754.

• Josiah WHITNEY, who married about 1705, Miriam BARRETT, and had seven children born in Chelmsford. He died 19 Nov 1766, Willington, CT.
• Huldah WHITNEY, who married 16 Nov 1724, Framingham, MA, Zachariah MORSE of Marlborough, and had six children born in Southborough, MA.

p. 27, #65: John³ WHITNEY married secondly Susannah (BARTON) SMITH.

p. 27, #67: Jonathan³ WHITNEY married Susannah FAIRBANKS (not Susannah WHITNEY), according to Medfield vital records.

p. 27, #11: The marriage date of 4 Mar 1669 has been seen, but no source for it has yet been found. Certainly it is not found in any vital records. "Elizabeth Whitney owned covenant at Roxbury chh. 30. 2. 1671," which means 30 Apr 1671, not 30 Mar 1671, according to Harris, Dr. L. M., "A Branch of the Whitney Family," NEHGR, volume XII (1858), page 215. John Whitney was admitted freeman on 7 May 1684.

p. 28, #72: Daniel⁴ WHITNEY was born 5 Dec 1681, not 3 Dec 1681, according to Roxbury vital records, but he was baptized on the 4th at the Roxbury church.

p. 28, #75: Ruth⁴ WHITNEY was born 31 Aug 1674, and baptized 6 Sep 1674, according to Roxbury vital and church records.

p. 28, #76: Sarah⁴ WHITNEY was born 7 Aug 1684, and baptized 10 Aug 1684, according to Roxbury vital and church records.

p. 28, #77: John⁴ WHITNEY did not die young. Instead, he died in 1690 while serving in a company under Capt. Andrew Gardner, part of Sir William Phipps's expedition to Canada, according to Jones, Theodore F., "Roster of the Expedition of 1690 to Canada," NEHGR, volume XCIX (1945), pages 307-314. His brother Timothy⁴ WHITNEY was heir to his rights to land in "Gardner's Canada" grant (later renamed Warwick, MA) in compensation for this service.

p. 28, #13: Sarah HAGAR, first wife of Nathaniel³ WHITNEY, died 29 Jul 1722, Weston, MA, according to Weston vital records. He then married secondly, 2 Nov 1724, Concord, MA (according to Brigham, Clarence S., "Concord (Mass.) Marriages, 1724," The American Genealogist, volume 16, page 23), Sarah GOBLE. She was widow Sarah (SHEPARD) GOBLE, born about 1658, daughter of John and Sarah (GOBLE) SHEPARD, and widow of Thomas GOBLE. It was his second wife (and widow) Sarah who died 7 May 1746, Weston, MA, aged 88 years, not his first.

p. 28, #78: Nathaniel⁴ WHITNEY was born 25 Mar 1675, not 5 Mar 1675, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 39.

p. 28, #79: Sarah⁴ WHITNEY was born 13 Feb 1678, not 12 Feb 1678, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 45. Jonathan BALL did not marry this Sarah WHITNEY, but her cousin Sarah⁴ WHITNEY [Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹], #128 on page 31. The rest of the data on the BALL family is correct, but incomplete. Instead, this Sarah⁴ WHITNEY, #79, married Charles CHADWICK, listed under #36 on page 23. She was not a widow at the time of this marriage.

p. 28, #82: Hannah⁴ WHITNEY married, 11 Oct 1708, Marlborough, MA, Nathaniel BILLING of Concord, MA, according to Marlborough vital records. They had three children born in Concord.

p. 28, #83: Neither Elizabeth⁴ WHITNEY, nor any heirs, is mentioned in the settlement of her father's estate, 15 Jan 1734/5. On the other hand, on 13 Jan 1734, the heirs of Nathaniel³ WHITNEY appeared before the commission to settle his estate, and "Mr. Joseph HARRINGTON (who married -----)" petitioned for an adjustment. All the other children or their heirs are accounted for, so it might be inferred that Elizabeth⁴ WHITNEY may have briefly married him, but died, leaving no heirs surviving on that date. All this is according to Middlesex County Probate Records, File #24731.

p. 28, #85: Mercy GREAVES was named as one of the heirs of Nathaniel³ WHITNEY on 15 Jan 1734/5. This is the evidence for the existence of a daughter Mercy who allegedly married a certain ----- GREAVES. A search of the GRAVES families of New England does not reveal any likely candidate for such a wife Mercy (-----) GRAVES, born say 1696. It could, instead, be inferred that Mercy GREAVES was a granddaughter, either single or married.

p. 29, #14: Samuel³ WHITNEY was born 28 Jul 1648, not 23 Jul 1648, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 13. Mary BEMIS was born 10 Nov 1644, not 10 Sep 1644, Watertown, MA (vol. 1, page 11).

p. 29, #86, children v and vi: The last two children were those of John FISKE by his second wife Elizabeth CHINERY, and not by Mary⁴ WHITNEY.

p. 29, #16: Adminstration on his estate was granted to widow Martha on 30 Nov 1702, not 13 Nov 1702, according to Middlesex County Probate Records, File #24695.

p. 29, #89: John⁴ WHITNEY married Sarah CUTTING and Beriah (BEMIS) (CHILD) PIERCE. Beriah did not marry his cousin John⁴ WHITNEY [Benjamin³, John², John¹], #98 on page 44.

p. 29, #91: Isaac⁴ WHITNEY was born 26 Feb 1682, not 4 Feb 1682, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 52.

p. 29, #92: Benjamin⁴ WHITNEY was born 31 Jan 1684/5, not 30 Jan 1684, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 56.

p. 29, #93: I have seen no evidence that either John KNAPP, Jr., or Mary⁴ (WHITNEY) KNAPP died in 1730. The list of their children is incomplete.

p. 29, #16: There was an additional child not mentioned by Pierce:

• Abigail⁴ WHITNEY, baptized 16 Jan 1686/7, Watertown, MA, according to Watertown vital records, volume 4, page 121.

p. 29, #20: Benjamin³ WHITNEY was born 28 Nov 1660, not 28 Jun 1660, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 23. He had only one wife, Abigail HAGAR. The alleged second wife Elizabeth ----- actually was Elizabeth FISKE, wife of his nephew Benjamin⁴ WHITNEY [Joseph³, John², John¹], #92 on page 44. The death date of 1736 also belongs to #92, and the actual death date of #20 is unknown.

p. 29, #95: Abigail⁴ WHITNEY was born 3 May 1688, not 3 Mar 1688, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 60. The list of her children is incomplete.

p. 29, #96: Benjamin⁴ WHITNEY did not marry Rebecca -----, but instead died 13 Nov 1713, Watertown, MA, unmarried. It was a cousin Benjamin⁵ WHITNEY [Benjamin⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹], #292 on page 73 who married Rebecca -----. There is a discussion of this matter available.

p. 29, #97, child ii: Ruth BOND married Samuel RANDALL, not KENDALL, according to Bolton, MA, vital records.

p. 29, #98: John⁴ WHITNEY married only one wife, Susan -----. Bethia CUTTER married instead John⁵ WHITNEY [John⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹], #288 on page 44, and Beriah (BEMIS) (CHILD) PIERCE married instead John⁴ WHITNEY [Joseph³, John², John¹], #89 on page 44.

p. 29, #22: Moses³ WHITNEY was born in Watertown, not Concord, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 17.

p. 30, #102: If his age at death is accurate, Moses⁴ WHITNEY was born 15 Jun 1689, not in 1690. He had three wives: Lydia TAYLOR, Elizabeth -----, and widow Sarah (SHED) HUTCHINS. Sarah GEARY married his grandson Moses⁶ WHITNEY [Ephraim⁵, Moses⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹], #943 on page 80.

p. 30, #103: The second wife of Abraham⁴ WHITNEY was widow Elizabeth (FARLEY) SHED.

p. 30, #106: Lemuel⁴ WHITNEY was born 1 Aug 1706, not 1 Aug 1714, if his age at death is accurate.

p. 30, #107: There is no proof of the existence of a son John WHITNEY in this family. It seems more likely that the John WHITNEY who married Rebecca WHITNEY was John⁴ WHITNEY [Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹], #139 on page 32, and that Rebecca his wife was a daughter of Moses³ WHITNEY. Absolute proof of these identifications has not yet been found, however.

p. 30, #26: The will of Richard³ WHITNEY was dated 2 Dec 1723, not 22 Dec 1723, according to Middlesex County Probate Records, File #24735. His death date on his gravestone is 5 Dec 1723, not 15 Dec 1723.

p. 30, #109: If his age at death is accurate, Richard⁴ WHITNEY was born 9 Dec 1692. His second wife was Hannah (EVELETH) AYERS.

p. 30, #111: Joshua⁴ WHITNEY had four wives in all: Zerviah -----, Azubah (BURT) FARNSWORTH, Rebecca (WINSHIP) WHITNEY, and Mary -----.

p. 30, #114: Sarah⁴ WHITNEY and Hezekiah HAPGOOD published their intentions of marriage on 28 Mar 1724, according to Stow vital records. Their son Ephraim HAPGOOD was born 21 Apr 1725, Stow. The marriage of Col. Jonathan HAPGOOD, Esq., to Mrs. Sarah WHITNEY is recorded as occurring on 5 Oct 1784, Stow, not 1785, according to Stow vital records. Her identity is still not known.

p. 30, #115: Ruhamah⁴ WHITNEY and Josiah WHETCOMB published their intentions of marriage 20 Mar 1726, Stow, MA. They had seven children recorded in Lancaster and Bolton, MA.

p. 30, #28: Ebenezer³ WHITNEY was born in Watertown, not Concord, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 35. There were four additional children, as revealed in a deed dated 18 Nov 1728, Pomfret, CT, in which Ezekiel⁴ WHITNEY quitclaimed his rights to his brothers and sisters. For details, see Sandiford, Edward Raymond, Some More Descendants of John and Elinor Whitney (Bloomfield, NJ: The author, 1941). Those four were:

4. Enoch⁴ WHITNEY married 27 Jun 1717, Plainfield, CT, Thankful PARKE, and had nine children born in Plainfield, Preston, and Kent, CT.
5. Israel⁴ WHITNEY married Hannah BLODGETT, and is erroneously placed as #270 on page 68 by Pierce.
6. Anna⁴ WHITNEY married, 11 Dec 1733, Woodstock, CT, Ebenezer ROOD, and had one son born in Stafford, CT.
7. Ebenezer⁴ WHITNEY was born 15 Sep 1715, Canterbury, CT, was a doctor, died unmarried 23 Jan 1743, Oxford, MA, and is erroneously placed as #274 on page 43 by Pierce.

p. 30, #118: Ezekiel⁴ WHITNEY married secondly Sarah PARKE, not Sarah FARRAH.

p. 30, #29: Elizabeth LAWRENCE was born 30 Jan 1659, not 30 Feb 1659 (which date never existed).

p. 31, #123: Mary⁴ WHITNEY married Jonathan CROUCH on 1 Jul 1715, Concord, MA. They had four children recorded in Stow and Lancaster, MA.

p. 31, #125: The given birth date of Nathan⁴ WHITNEY cannot be found in any vital record. The day and month are those of his marriage to Mary HOLMAN, which is suspicious.

p. 31, #126: Susanna⁴ WHITNEY married Robert FOSKITT, 1 Mar 1715, Charlestown, MA. They had four children recorded in Lexington, MA.

p. 31, #32: Eleazer³ WHITNEY died 22 Jun 1731, Watertown, MA, according to Watertown vital records, volume 2, page 92.

p. 31, #128: Sarah⁴ WHITNEY was, indeed, the one who married Jonathan BALL, as listed under #79 on page 28. The BALL data there is correct, but incomplete.

p. 31, #129: Eleazer⁴ WHITNEY died -- Feb 1697/8 according to Lexington vital records.

p. 31, #130: James⁴ WHITNEY was born 20 Nov 1697, according to Watertown vital records, volume 2, page 10. No record of his death is found in vital records. Bond's Watertown, volume 1, page 645, says that he died 12 Feb 1697/8, Watertown. That may be so. If not, it seems possible that it was he who was baptized 28 Jan 1699/1700, and that Pierce has thus created from a single person three sons of this name, #130, #132, and #137!

p. 31, #131: Thomas⁴ WHITNEY was born about 1694, if his age at death is accurate. Apparently he had a second wife, Susanna -----.

p. 31, #132: This James⁴ WHITNEY was the one who married Mercy FLAGG, listed under #137 on page 53.

p. 31, #133: Mary⁴ WHITNEY was born 30 Aug 1692 according to Concord vital records, not 20 Nov 1697. She was baptized along with Thomas and James on 28 Jan 1699/1700, according to Bond's Watertown, volume 1, page 645.

p. 31, #137: This James⁴ WHITNEY was the same as #132, and possibly also the same as #130, both on page 31. It was his brother Jonas⁴ WHITNEY, #138, who was baptized 1 Jun 1708, according to Bond's Watertown, vol. 1, page 645.

p. 31, #138: Jonas⁴ WHITNEY was baptized 1 Jun 1708, Watertown, not 14 Jul 1723. On the latter date, he owned the covenant.

p. 31, #38: Sarah (WOODWARD) EDDY was widow of John EDDY, not Jonathan EDDY. He was born 13 Feb 1636/7, not 16 Feb 1636. See Bond's Watertown, volume 1, pages 203 and 658. Isaiah³ WHITNEY died 1 Jan 1711/2, according to Cambridge vital records.

p. 32, #139 & #141: These are the same John⁴ WHITNEY, and he is the one who married Rebecca⁴ WHITNEY and is listed as #107 on pages 47-48. He was the second child.

p. 32, #140: Isaiah⁴ WHITNEY was the third child.

p. 32, #142: I have not seen any evidence of the existence of this child, but if he existed, his birth can be guessed to be about 1702, filling a gap in this family. That would make him the fourth child.

p. 32, #143: Elijah⁴ WHITNEY was the sixth child. He married firstly Mercy HEALD, and then Rebecca WINSHIP.

p. 32, #144: Sarah⁴ WHITNEY was born 9 Apr 1705, and baptized 22 Apr 1705, not 22 Jul 1703, according to Lexington vital records, and thus was the fifth child. Andrew PARKER was born 14 Feb 1693, not 4 Feb 1693. For an account of their children, see Parker, Theodore, John Parker of Lexington & Descendants from Deacon Thomas Parker of Reading, MA, 1635-1893 (n.p.: Charles Hamilton Press, 1893), page 41.

p. 32, #145: Jonas⁴ WHITNEY was the eighth child. I have found no further record of him, and believe that he died young.

p. 32, #146: Abraham⁴ WHITNEY was the seventh child.

p. 32, #147: Mary⁴ WHITNEY was the first child.

p. 33, #41: Jonathan³ WHITNEY was born 20 Oct 1659, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 21. The statement about the birthplaces of his children is wrong, since Sarah, Isaac, and Tabitha were born in Sherborn, then Shadrach, Jonathan, Anna, and Amos were born in Watertown, then Zaccheus in Sudbury, and finally Timothy and Daniel in Concord. His will was proved 28 Mar 1735, not 18 Mar 1735, according to Middlesex County Probate Records, File #24691. He died 17 Mar 1735, according to Concord vital records. Also, the order of the children given on pages 33 and 34 is confused.

p. 33, #148: There was no son Jonathan born on that date. Instead, that birthdate applies to Isaac⁴ WHITNEY, #156 on page 34, according to Sherborn vital records.

p. 33, #149: Anna WARREN married Elisha COX of Weston. Sabinet WARREN should be Submit WARREN.

p. 33, #150: Her son Francis FULHAM, Jr., married Susannah HAMMOND, 4 Dec 1740, Newton, MA. Her second husband George PARKHURST was born 17 Jan 1685/6, not 16 June 1685, Watertown, MA, according to Bond's Watertown, volume 1, page 389. Her daughter Tabitha PARKHURST was born 10 May 1734, Watertown, MA. Her daughter Mary HUNT married Benjamin BARNARD on 22 Feb 1759, Harvard, MA.

p. 33, #155: Anne⁴ WHITNEY was born 24 May 1702, according to Watertown vital records, volume 2, page 22.

p. 34, #156: Isaac⁴ WHITNEY was born 27 Sep 1694, according to Sherborn vital records, which makes him the second child.

p. 34, #158: Daniel⁴ WHITNEY was born 12 Sep 1710, according to Concord vital records.

p. 34, #43: Martha (HOW) WALKER was born 9 Oct 1669, Sudbury, MA, daughter of Samuel and Martha (BENT) HOW, and widow of Thomas WALKER. Administration on John³ WHITNEY's estate was granted 27 Feb 1731 to his son James⁴ WHITNEY, so he must have died before that date, probably soon before it, and not in 1735.

p. 34, #159: Daniel MOORE was born 13 Apr 1687, Sudbury, MA, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (LOKER) MOORE, according to Sudbury vital records.

p. 34, #160: James⁴ WHITNEY was the third child, not the second.

p. 34, #161: Elizabeth⁴ WHITNEY was the second child, not the third. She was born 29 Jan 1690, according to Sherborn vital records. Daniel WILLARD was born 18 Jun 1718, Roxbury, MA. Jonathan and John WILLARD, twins, were born 26 Oct 1720, Roxbury, MA. Benjamin WILLARD was baptized 5 Jan 1724/5, Cambridge, MA. Since Elizabeth⁴ (WHITNEY) WILLARD had children through 5 Jan 1724/5, she could not have died 4 Jul 1720 in Worcester. Most likely this date should read 4 Jul 1728. Jonathan WILLARD remarried 23 Jan 1728/9, Cambridge, MA, Mary COOK.

p. 34, #162: Richard HAVEN was born 28 Jan 1692/3, Lynn, MA.

p. 34, #44: Josiah³ WHITNEY was born 19 May 1663, not 1664, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 26. He married first, about 1694, Mary -----, and second, 3 Nov 1713, Dorchester, Abigail MARTIN. He died 29 Dec 1717, Wrentham, MA, in 53rd year, according to Wrentham vital records.

p. 34, #165: Josiah⁴ WHITNEY was born 21 Feb 1698, Wrentham, MA, according to Wrentham vital records. He had only one wife, Elizabeth GRANT. It was Josiah⁴ WHITNEY [Josiah³, (prob.) Benjamin², John¹], not treated by Pierce, who married Mehitable FULLER and Lydia BALLARD.

p. 35, #166: Jonathan⁴ WHITNEY was born 16 Jun 1703, according to Wrentham vital records. He married first Tryphena DANIEL, and second Rebecca DUNTON.

p. 35, #167: Abigail⁴ WHITNEY was born 22 May 1708, according to Wrentham vital records. Her marriage to Preserved HALL occurred on 10 Sep 1729, not 20 Sep 1729, according to Wrentham vital records. They had nine children recorded in Wrentham.

p. 35, #44: There were two additional children, not given here. One was [----]ill⁴ WHITNEY, birth not recorded, who died 24 Nov 1711, according to Wrentham vital records. The other was Hannah⁴ WHITNEY, born 11 Jul 1710 and died 24 Apr 1719, also according to Wrentham vital records.

p. 35, #168: Jonas⁴ WHITNEY was the second child, and died 4 Nov 1745, according to Chelmsford vital records.

p. 35, #169: Joseph⁴ WHITNEY was the third child. He was born 22 Mar 1710, according to Sherborn vital records.

p. 35, #170: Sylvanus⁴ WHITNEY was the fourth child. He was born 22 Feb 1711/2, according to Sherborn vital records. He married Hannah -----, and had nine children born in Dunbstable, MA.

p. 35, #171: James⁴ WHITNEY was the fifth child. He was born 23 Mar 1714, according to Sherborn vital records. He married Eleanor ROBBINS, according to Eleanor Robbins Sprague and Andrew West Robbins, "Untangling The Evidence For Two Early Massachusetts Robbins Families George of Chelmsford (1657) and Robert of Concord (1671)," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CLI (1997), pages 398-399.

p. 35, #172: Ephraim⁴ WHITNEY was the sixth child. He was born 11 Mar 1715/6, according to Sherborn vital records. He married Esther WOODS and had five children born in Pepperell, MA.

p. 35, #173: Abigail⁴ WHITNEY was the first child. She and Thomas HERWOOD published their intentions of marriage 4 Jan 1729, according to Chelmsford vital records. I have not found any records of children born to this couple.

p. 35, #48: There were three additional children not given by Pierce. They were:

• Rebecca⁴ WHITNEY, born 6 Dec 1718, Chelmsford, MA, nothing further known.
• Benjamin⁴ WHITNEY, born 18 Mar 1724, Chelmsford, MA, nothing further known.
• Daniel⁴ WHITNEY, born 20 May 1726, Chelmsford, MA. He married Hannah HILDRETH and had thirteen children born in Chelmsford.

p. 35, #51: Joshua³ WHITNEY was born 14 Jun 1665, according to Groton vital records. His second wife was Sarah (-----) FELLOWS, probably the second wife and widow of John FELLOWS. His military service was not in King Phillip's War, which occurred in 1675-6, but as a member of the garrison in the West Regiment of Middlesex, 17 Mar 1691/2.

p. 35, #54: William³ WHITNEY was born in Watertown, not Groton, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 43. His marriage to Lydia PERHAM occurred on 16 Mar 1699/1700, according to Groton and Chelmsford vital records. Lydia died either 20 Jan 1716 (town record) or 22 Aug 1716 (gravestone), according to Groton vital records. Margaret MIRICK was born in 1684, according to Newton vital records.

p. 36, #54: William³ Whitney died 4 May 1754, Lebanon, Conn., in the 77th year of his age.

p. 36, #175: The later history of Lydia⁴ WHITNEY is not known. One Lydia WHITNEY married Samuel TAYLOR of Templeton, 9 Apr 1741, Littleton, MA, according to Littleton vital records. This bride was Lydia⁵ WHITNEY [Moses⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹], #340 on page 46, as is proved by the will of her father Moses⁴ WHITNEY of Littleton, which mentions his daughter Lydia TAYLOR (Middlesex County Probate Records, File #24722).

p. 36, #176: Joshua⁴ WHITNEY married Anna BLODGETT, not Amy. It was his first cousin Joshua⁴ WHITNEY [David³, Joshua², John¹], #189 on page 59, who married Amy BLODGETT. This remarkable conjunction of similar names is a source of much confusion.

p. 36, #177: John⁴ WHITNEY married Elizabeth ADAMS.

p. 36, #179: Caleb⁴ WHITNEY married Margaret TRACY.

p. 36, #55: There is no proof that the maiden name of Sarah, wife of Cornelius³ WHITNEY, was SHEPHERD, and there seems not to be a Sarah SHEPHERD available to be his wife in any of the families of that surname in New England. Cornelius³ WHITNEY married secondly, 7 Nov 1751, Brooklyn, CT, widow Zerviah (CHURCH) CLEVELAND. She had been born as Rebecca, 31 Dec 1672, Watertown, MA, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (SHATTUCK) CHURCH, and had married firstly, 1 Jan 1721/2, Canterbury, CT, Edward CLEVELAND, as his second wife.

p. 36, #181: Abigail⁴ WHITNEY married 25 Apr 1739, Putnam, CT, John ROBBINS, and had ten children born in Killingly, CT.

p. 36, #182: Matthias⁴ WHITNEY married Alice ROBBINS, according to Eleanor Robbins Sprague and Andrew West Robbins, "Untangling The Evidence For Two Early Massachusetts Robbins Families George of Chelmsford (1657) and Robert of Concord (1671)," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CLI (1997), pages 395-396.

p. 36, #183: Mary⁴ WHITNEY married Nathan McKEE, 19 Nov 1740, Putnam, CT. No record of children for this couple has been found.

p. 36, #184: Joshua⁴ WHITNEY married Joanna -----.

p. 36, #55: There was an additional child not given by Pierce: Susannah⁴ WHITNEY, born 12 May 1734, Groton, MA, baptized 12 May 1734, Shirley, MA, according to Shirley vital records. Nothing further is known of her.

p. 36, #56: David³ WHITNEY's marriage is recorded in Groton vital records, so it is unlikely it occurred in Plainfield, CT.

p. 36, #187: Esther⁴ WHITNEY married about 1734, John KINGSBURY, and had seven children born in Canaan, CT.

p. 37, #189: Joshua⁴ WHITNEY married Amy BLODGETT. It was his first cousin Joshua⁴ WHITNEY [William³, Joshua², John¹], #176 on page 58, who married Anna BLODGETT. This remarkable conjunction of similar names is a source of much confusion.

p. 37, #190: Elizabeth⁴ WHITNEY married Elijah STANTON, 18 Apr 1739, Preston, CT. They had five children born in Preston, CT, and two more in Sheffield, MA.

p. 37, #193: Mary⁴ WHITNEY died 27 Jun 1729, according to Plainfield vital records.

p. 37, #195: Solomon⁴ WHITNEY married Sarah ROBERTS.

p. 37, #65: John³ WHITNEY married secondly, 14 Jan 1730/1, Kittery, ME, Susannah (BARTON) SMITH, widow of Solomon SMITH, according to Kittery vital records. Probably it was he and Anne BRATT of Biddeford who published their intentions of marriage 3 Oct 1730, Kittery.

p. 37, #196: Mary⁴ WHITNEY was born 12 Mar 1705/6, according to Kittery, ME, vital records.

p. 37, #197: Samuel⁴ WHITNEY married Lydia SPOONER.

p. 37, #199: Hannah⁴ WHITNEY married Thomas FERNALD, Jr., 16 Nov 1733, Kittery, ME, according to Kittery vital records. They had eight children born in Kittery.

p. 37, #201: Two marriage intentions are shown in the vital records of Kittery for a Mehitable Whitney, one dated 20 Sep 1735 to a Stephen AMME, both of Kittery; and one dated 2 Apr 1737 to a Isaac WINCOLL, both of Kittery. No actual marriage is recorded, nor is any record of children to either such couple found.

p. 37, #202: John⁴ WHITNEY was born 14 May 1719, not 4 May 1719, according to York vital records.

p. 37, #66: The order of children is confused.

p. 37, #204: I have found no record of the death of Lydia⁴ WHITNEY.

p. 37, #205: I have found no record of the death of Lydia⁴ WHITNEY.

p. 37, #206: His name should be Nathan⁴ WHITNEY, not Naham, according to York vital records.

p. 37, #207: His wife was named Hannah DAY, not Molly DAY.

p. 37, #208: His wife was named Mary CANE, not Mary CRANE.

p. 37, #209: Sarah⁴ WHITNEY and Jeremiah SIMPSON had two children born in York, according to York vital records. She married secondly John LARRABEE, according to McLellan's History of Gorham. I have found no other record of this fact.

p. 37, #210: Isaac⁴ WHITNEY married secondly Hannah PAYNE, and thirdly, Mrs. Mary WALKER.

p. 37, #211: Amos⁴ WHITNEY married secondly Hannah (BLAKE) JOHNSON.

p. 37, #212: Joanna⁴ WHITNEY renewed her baptismal covenant, 7 Sep 1766, Kittery, ME. That is the last record found of her.

p. 37, #66: There was another child not listed by Pierce:

• John⁴ WHITNEY, born 27 Nov 1716, Sherborn, MA. He was a physician, and married firstly, 20 Sep 1739, Eastham, MA, Jerusha KNOWLES. They had three children recorded at Eastham, MA, probably a fourth not recorded, and possibly a fifth baptized in Kittery, ME. He married secondly about 1746, Margaret (COFFIN) GARDNER of Nantucket, MA, widow of Seth GARDNER. They had three children recorded in Kittery, ME. He married thirdly, about 1753, Hepzibah (ADAMS) ADAMS, widow of Richard ADAMS. They had two children recorded in York, ME.

p. 37, #67: Jonathan³ WHITNEY married, 14 Jan 1700/1, Medfield, MA, Susannah FAIRBANKS (not Susannah WHITNEY), born 17 Mar 1682, Medfield, daughter of George and Susannah (-----) FAIRBANKS.

p. 38, #67: Jonathan³ WHITNEY died 16 Jan 1754, Holliston, MA, according to Holliston vital records.

p. 38, #213: Susannah⁴ WHITNEY was born 29 Jan 1702/3, according to Sherborn vital records. She and Gershom EAMES had seven children born in Holliston, not two.

p. 38, #215: Keziah⁴ WHITNEY was born 31 Jul 1706, according to Sherborn vital records. She and Abraham JONES had two additional children not listed by Pierce.

p. 38, #217: Mary⁴ WHITNEY's daughter Susannah JONES, born 10 Nov 1733, I have not found a record to support. Her son Jonathan JONES was born 11 Apr 1746, according to Mendon vital records.

p. 38, #220: Mehitable⁴ WHITNEY was born 27 Dec 1718, according to Sherborn vital records.

p. 38, #222: Jesse⁴ WHITNEY died 1 Mar 1714, according to Sherborn vital records.

p. 38, #223: Hannah⁴ WHITNEY was not mentioned in the will of her father, but Joseph COZENS signed as an heir in the settlement of his estate. Probably Hannah was his first wife, and died soon without surviving issue.

p. 38, #69: Joshua³ WHITNEY had only one wife, Hannah ROCKETT/ROCKWOOD, whom he married 29 Nov 1709, Medfield, MA. She died 8 Aug 1772, Ware, MA, according to Ware church records. He died 16 Jun 1771, Ware, MA, according to Ware church records. It was his son Joshua⁴ WHITNEY, below, who married Phebe -----, had inventory taken 1 Dec 1750, and whose widow who married secondly Caleb PARTRIDGE.

p. 39, #69: The actual list of his children is as follows:

1. Hannah⁴ WHITNEY, born 12 Oct 1710, Medfield, MA, married firstly, 16 Mar 1737/8, Uxbridge, MA, Moses TENNEY, and had seven children recorded in Mendon, MA. She married secondly, 3 Nov 1772, Mendon, MA, Isaac CHASE of Sutton, MA, by whom she had no children. There is also a record of intentions of marriage between Hannah WHITNEY and Abraham DANIELS of Mendon in Uxbridge on 30 August 1735, which may pertain to this Hannah⁴ WHITNEY. Apparently this marriage did not occur, as Abraham DANIELS and wife Abigail had children born in Uxbridge from 1742 to 1753, and Dr. Abraham DANIELS died there 16 December 1752. The Hannah WHITNEY in question, however, could have been another person.
2. Joshua⁴ WHITNEY, born about 27 Nov 1712; Medfield, MA, married, before 27 Feb 1738/9, Phebe -----, and had six children recorded in Uxbridge, MA (including #229, #230, #231, #232, and #233), as well as one in Medway, MA. He died before 1 Dec 1750, and she married 16 Jul 1751, Medway, MA, Caleb PARTRIDGE. Her third husband was Joseph ANKERS.
3. #225 Ezekiel⁴ WHITNEY, born 29 Aug 1716, Mendon, MA, died May 1753, Sutton, MA, married 31 Mar 1743, Uxbridge, MA, Jenet PATTERSON. They had five daughters recorded in Sutton and Uxbridge, MA.
4. #234 Bethia⁴ WHITNEY, born 29 Sep 1720, Mendon, MA, apparently died soon.
5. #235 Bethia⁴ WHITNEY (again), born 24 Feb 1726/7, Mendon, MA, died 22 Jul 1822, Medway, MA, aged 95 years. She married 1 Oct 1750, Wrentham, MA, Thomas JONES, and had seven children recorded in Medway, MA.
6. Gershom⁴ WHITNEY, born probably in Uxbridge, MA, say 1729, died before 27 Jul 1791, Weathersfield, VT. He married firstly 21 Mar 1751, Mendon, MA, Sarah WOOD, and had seven children, of which one was recorded at Woodstock, CT, and four at Palmer, MA. He married secondly 19 Nov 1771, Ware, MA, Bathsheba (THAYER?) JACKSON, and had two more children, of which one was recorded at Brookfield, MA.
7. #228 Mary⁴ WHITNEY, born Uxbridge, MA, 27 Oct 1732, living 18 Dec 1772. She married 16 Jan 1754, Woodstock, CT, George ABBOTT, and had five children recorded at Palmer, MA.

p. 39, #236: Love⁴ WHITNEY was born 21 Nov 1727, according to Hopkinton vital records.

p. 39, #237: Jason⁴ WHITNEY's second wife was widow Lois (FISHER) PRATT.

p. 39, #238: Mary⁴ WHITNEY married Joseph CODY, Jr., 3 Nov 1748, according to Hopkinton vital records. They had ten children recorded in Hopkinton. This makes Pierce's proposed parentage untenable on chronological grounds. Joseph CODY was undoubtedly son of Joseph and Mary (MARTIN) CODY, born 2 May 1726, Ipswich, MA. The Joseph CODY born in 1736 probably was the one who married Mary PARMENTER, 17 Dec 1757, Upton, MA. It was the latter Joseph CODY whose career and children are described by Pierce.

p. 40, #239: Mark⁴ WHITNEY was born 11 Apr 1733, according to Hopkinton vital records. He was baptized 17 Aug 1746, Hopkinton, the last record I have found of him.

p. 40, #241: Thomas⁴ WHITNEY was born 24 Feb 1736, according to Hopkinton vital records.

p. 40, #71: The will of Isaac³ WHITNEY was dated 4 May 1749, not 24 May 1749, according to Middlesex County Probate Records, File #24658. The order of the children is confused.

p. 40, #245: Gideon⁴ WHITNEY was born 29 Nov 1729, according to Hopkinton vital records.

p. 40, #246: Elizabeth⁴ WHITNEY married Ebenezer HOW, 7 Sep 1749, Hopkinton, MA. He remarried 31 Sep 1751 [sic!], Hopkinton, MA, Lucy STIMPSON.

p. 40, #247: Judith⁴ WHITNEY was born 15 Jul 1727, not 25 Jul 1727, according to Hopkinton vital records. She married 7 Feb 1754, Hopkinton, Nathan SHUMWAY, and had eight children, of which two were recorded at Oxford, MA, and five at Belchertown, MA.

p. 40, #72: Daniel⁴ WHITNEY was born 5 Dec 1681, not 3 Dec 1681, according to Roxbury vital records, but he was baptized on the 4th at the Roxbury church.

p. 40, #249: John⁵ WHITNEY married 1 May 1727, Boston, MA, Elizabeth BRINNO, and had ten children born in Boston, MA.

p. 40, #250: Elizabeth⁵ WHITNEY married 31 Jul 1742, Boston, MA, George NOWELL, and had one son born in Boston, MA.

p. 40, #251: Susanna⁵ WHITNEY married 12 Oct 1727, Boston, MA, James ADLINGTON.

p. 40, #252: I have found no record of Daniel⁵ WHITNEY after his birth, especially no record of any alleged marriage.

p. 40, #253: Anna⁵ WHITNEY married, 2 Dec 1736, Boston, MA, John LEE.

p. 40, #254: Elijah⁵ WHITNEY married Hannah COFFIN.

p. 40, #255: Ruth⁵ WHITNEY married, 14 Apr 1742, Boston, MA, John DECOSTER, and had two children recorded in Boston.

p. 41, #262 and #263: There can be found proof for just one son Timothy⁵ WHITNEY, born 30 Apr 1721, died 8 Jul 1721, according to Roxbury vital records.

p. 41, #78: Nathaniel⁴ WHITNEY was born 25 Mar 1675, not 5 Mar 1675, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 39. Mercy ROBINSON was born 7 Aug 1676, according to Cambridge vital records, daughter of William and Elizabeth (CUTTER) ROBINSON.

p. 41, #265: The marriage intentions of Sarah⁵ WHITNEY and Ezekiel RICE were published 3 Aug 1726, according to Weston vital records. They had three additional children born in Petersham, MA, and one in Dummerston, VT.

p. 41, #267: Elizabeth⁵ WHITNEY and Daniel BIGELOW apparently had one additional child, Submit BIGELOW, born 29 Jan 1742, Worcester, MA, who married Jonathan GLEASON.

p. 42, #268: Jonas⁵ WHITNEY was born 15 Dec 1703, according to Watertown vital records, volume 2, page 28. He was baptized 17 Jun 1711, Watertown, MA.

p. 42, #269: James⁵WHITNEY was also baptized 17 Jun 1711, Watertown, MA.

p. 42, #270: There was no son Israel⁵ WHITNEY in this family. Instead, this was Israel⁴ WHITNEY [Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹].

p. 42, #271: Susanna⁴ WHITNEY was born in 1707 or 1708, since she was in her fourth year at the time of her baptism. She had an illegitimate daughter Mary⁵ WHITNEY, father unknown, born 29 Dec 1732, Weston, MA, baptized 13 Dec 1733, Weston, MA. According to Bond's Watertown, volume 1, page 262, the child given as Abigail by Pierce was actually named Abijah, which is confirmed by Weston vital records.

p. 43, #271: The marriage of Patience GREGORY to Samuel SMITH occurred on 19 Mar 1772, not 1742.

p. 43, #274: Ebenezer⁵ WHITNEY was not the Worcester doctor. That was Ebenezer⁴ WHITNEY [Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹], and the text here applies to that man. This Ebenezer⁵ WHITNEY married, 6 Feb 1733, Sutton, MA, Lydia GOODELL, and had two children recorded there.

p. 43, #80: William⁴ WHITNEY died 24 Jun 1720, not 24 Jan 1720, according to Weston vital records.

p. 43, #27: The second wife of William⁵ WHITNEY was widow Mary (CHADWICK) PIERCE. His third wife was widow Margaret (GATES) SPRING.

p. 43, #278: Judith⁵ WHITNEY was living 21 Jan 1727/8, when she owned the covenant, according to Weston vital records.

p. 43, #280: Amity⁵ WHITNEY married, 14 Oct 1730, Sudbury, MA, Lebbeus GRAVES, and had seven children recorded, the first at Sudbury, and the rest at Killingly, CT, and an eighth not recorded.

p. 43, #281: Timothy and Martha ⁵ (WHITNEY) MOSSMAN had eight children recorded in Sudbury, MA. In the birth records, she is called both Martha and Mercy, for some unknown reason.

p. 44, #282: Sarah⁵ WHITNEY was born 19 Aug 1723, not 29 Aug 1723, according to Stratford, CT, vital records, volume LR2, page 487a. She and Daniel FOOTE had eight children born in Stratford and Newtown, CT.

p. 44, #280: Edward and Mary⁵ (WHITNEY) OSBORNE had two children born in Stratford, CT, and one in Fairfield, CT.

p. 44, #284: Samuel⁵ WHITNEY married secondly Martha HOWES.

p. 44, #89: John⁴ WHITNEY married secondly, 28 Nov 1754, Weston, MA, Beriah (BEMIS) (CHILD) PIERCE, daughter of John and Mary (HARRINGTON) BEMIS, and widow of Daniel CHILD and Joseph PIERCE. Beriah did not marry his cousin John⁴ WHITNEY [Benjamin³, John², John¹], #98 on page 44. This John WHITNEY died 11 Nov 1760, Weston, MA, according to Weston vital records

p. 44, #288: John⁵ WHITNEY married, 6 Oct 1737, Weston, MA, Bethia CUTTER. She did not marry John⁴ WHITNEY [Benjamin³, John², John¹], #98 on page 44. They had two sons John⁶ and Ephraim⁶, neither treated by Pierce.

p. 44, #290: Joseph⁵ and Mary (CHILD) WHITNEY had nine children recorded in Weston and Worcester. One of them was Abijah⁶ WHITNEY, whom Pierce misplaces as #826 on page 150. Another is Mary⁶ WHITNEY, whom Pierce misplaces as #785 on page 71.

p. 44, #92: Benjamin⁴ WHITNEY was born 31 Jan 1684/5, not 30 June 1684, according to Watertown vital records, volume 1, page 56. Probably he was the father by Sarah PHILLIPS of an illegitimate daughter Susanna⁵ WHITNEY, born 28 Sep 1705, died 28 Nov 1705, Watertown, MA, according to Watertown vital records, volume 2, page 31.

p. 44, #291: Joseph⁵ WHITNEY married secondly, Elizabeth GODDARD. She did not marry his son Joseph⁶ WHITNEY, #823 on page 150.

p. 44, #292: Benjamin⁵ WHITNEY married Rebecca -----, and had eight children, which Pierce has erroneously assigned to his uncle Benjamin⁴ WHITNEY, a discussion of this matter available.

p. 44, #293: Samuel⁵ WHITNEY married secondly, Lydia PRENTICE. This marriage is tentatively assigned by Pierce to #298 on page 44.

p. 44, #96: Benjamin⁴ WHITNEY did not marry Rebecca -----, but instead died 13 Nov 1713, Watertown, MA, unmarried. It was a cousin Benjamin⁵ WHITNEY [Benjamin⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹], #292 on page 73 who married Rebecca -----. There is a discussion of this matter available.

p. 44, #295: Mary⁵ WHITNEY married 15 Feb 1759, Worcester, MA, Jonathan SAWIN, according to Worcester vital records. They had nine children, some born in Worcester, some in Westminster, and some not recorded.

p. 44, #296: Benjamin⁵ WHITNEY did not go to Norwalk, Conn. Instead he married 29 Jan 1765, Newton, MA, Sarah WHITE, according to Newton vital records. They had a son Amos⁶ WHITNEY, born in Worcester, MA.

p. 44, #298: It was not this Samuel WHITNEY who married Lydia PRENTICE, but instead she was the second wife of Samuel⁵ WHITNEY, #293 on page 44. Instead, this man married firstly, 24 Nov 1762, Newton, MA, Mary WHITE, according to Newton vital records. They had six children born in Worcester, MA. Then he married secondly, (intentions 27 Oct 1805, Westminster, MA; intentions 1 Oct 1805, Templeton, MA) Mrs. Hannah WETHERBEE of Westminster.

p. 44, #300: Henry⁵ WHITNEY was not a child of this family. Instead, this baptism belongs to Henry⁶ WHITNEY, #874 on page 76, who is the same as #328 on page 78.

p. 44, #301: Lydia⁵ WHITNEY married 16 Apr 1766, Worcester, MA, Josiah BOYDEN, according to Worcester vital records.

p. 44, #98: John⁴ WHITNEY married only one wife, Susan -----. Bethia CUTTER married instead John⁵ WHITNEY [John⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹], #288 on page 44, and Beriah (BEMIS) (CHILD) PIERCE married instead John⁴ WHITNEY [Joseph³, John², John¹], #89 on page 44. The estate of John⁴ WHITNEY was probated on 18 May 1776, according to Middlesex County probate records, File #24685, and the following heirs were cited: Abraham, Ezekiel, and Stephen WHITNEY. Since there is no mention of the other children or their heirs, it may be inferred that all the others had died without surviving issue.

p. 44, #303: I can find no evidence that there was any John DEAN who married any Susanna in the middle of the 18th century. Since neither she nor her heirs were mentioned in the citation of heirs in her father's probate, 18 May 1776, I infer that she had died without surviving issue before that date. It seems unlikely that this Susanna⁵ WHITNEY was the one who married, 27 Jul 1749, Watertown, MA, John WARREN, according to Watertown vital records, volume 3, page 125. They had four children baptized in Watertown, according to Bond's Watertown, volume 1, page 625.

p. 44, #304: There is confusion between this John⁵ WHITNEY and #453 on page 53. Since neither he nor his heirs were mentioned in the citation of heirs in his father's probate, 18 May 1776, I infer that he had died without surviving issue before that date. It seems unlikely that this John⁵ WHITNEY was the one "of Waltham" who married, 4 Jul 1753, Watertown, MA, Mary BENJAMIN. More likely that was #453.

p. 44, #306: There was an Amos WHITING, not WHITNEY, who lived in Barre, MA.

p. 45, #307: Abraham⁵ WHITNEY was baptized, not born, on 7 Dec 1735, Watertown, MA, according to Bond's Watertown, volume 1, page 647.

p. 45, #310: Stephen⁵ WHITNEY was born 14 Aug 1743, not 23 Apr 1743, according to Watertown vital records, volume 3, page 160.

p. 45, #99: Rebecca FILLEBROWN was born 7 Nov 1695, not 6 Nov 1695, according to Cambridge vital records.

p. 45, #315: Anna⁵ WHITNEY was born 9 Aug 1725, not 8 Aug 1725, according to Waltham vital records.

p. 45, #317: Ruth⁵ WHITNEY was born 3 Feb 1728, not 23 Feb 1728, according to Waltham vital records.

p. 45, #321 1/2: Abigail⁵ WHITNEY and Edmund FOWLE were married 9 May 1745, not 17 Mar 1745, according to Watertown vital records, volume 3, page 123. Daughter Abigail FOWLE married Joshua BOWMAN, not BROWN, and the date was 9 Apr 1767, not 29 Apr 1767, according to Cambridge vital records. Son Jeremiah FOWLE married Polly CAPEN, not CAPER.

p. 45, #322: I have seen no evidence of an alleged second wife Mary SEAVER. There was an additional wife Sarah -----.

p. 45, #323: John and Joanna⁵ (WHITNEY) COOKE's son John COOKE married Susanna FULLER of Newton. Their son Israel COOKE married Sarah ROBBINS.

p. 46, #325: Nathaniel COOLIDGE died 24 Dec 1773, Watertown, MA.

p. 46, #328: Henry⁵ WHITNEY was born 31 Dec 1738, not 3 Dec 1738, according to Watertown vital records, volume 3, page 116. He did not marry Hannah TOMBS. Instead he had died before 1 Jun 1770 without surviving issue, since neither he nor his heirs is mentioned in his father's will. It was Henry⁶ WHITNEY, #874 on page 76 who married Hannah TOMBS and had the family described on page 78.

p. 46, #330: Lydia⁵ WHITNEY was baptized 10 Apr 1743, according to Watertown vital records, volume 4, page 147. She died without surviving issue before 1 Jun 1770, since neither she nor her heirs is mentioned in her father's will.

p. 46, #333: Pierce does not give the second marriage of Lucy⁶ (WHITNEY) DANA. She married secondly 2 Nov 1800, Watertown, MA, Samuel WHITTEMORE, as his second wife, according to the Whittemore genealogy, page 246.

p. 46, #102: If his age at death is accurate, Moses⁴ WHITNEY was born 15 Jun 1689, not in 1690. He had three wives: Lydia TAYLOR, Elizabeth -----, and widow Sarah (SHED) HUTCHINS. Sarah GEARY married his grandson Moses⁶ WHITNEY [Ephraim⁵, Moses⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹], #943 on page 80.

p. 46, #336: Jonathan and Sarah⁵ (WHITNEY) WOOD had seven children born in Lunenburg, MA, according to Lunenburg vital records. Of these, only the three listed by Pierce were living 12 Jul 1774 at the time of their grandfather's will, in which they were mentioned.

p. 46, #339: Bezaleel⁵ WHITNEY died 6 May 1730, according to Littleton vital records.

p. 46, #340: Lydia⁵ WHITNEY was born 26 Apr 1719, Littleton, MA, and married Samuel TAYLOR of Templeton, 9 Apr 1741, Littleton, MA, according to Littleton vital records.

p. 46, #341: Mary⁵ WHITNEY was born 30 Jul 1729, according to Littleton vital records. She and John WHITE had six children born in Lunenburg, MA.

p. 46, #103: Abraham⁴ WHITNEY married secondly on 16 Jul 1767, Stow, MA, widow Elizabeth (FARLEY) SHED of Harvard, widow of John SHED.

p. 47, #347: The children of Silas and Mary⁵ (WHITNEY) JEWELL are listed after the record of the death of Abraham⁴ WHITNEY. There were two additional children, Ephraim and Jacob JEWELL, born in Harvard, MA.

p. 47, #104: Dorcas (WOOD) WHITNEY died 21 Feb 1725, not 22 Feb 1725, according to Stow vital records. This was the same date her daughter Dorcas⁵ WHITNEY died.

p. 47, #348: I have not seen any evidence of the existence of this son Jonathan⁵ WHITNEY.

p. 47, #349: Dorcas⁵ WHITNEY died 21 Feb 1725, not 22 Feb 1725, according to Stow vital records. This was the same date her mother Dorcas (WOOD) WHITNEY died.

p. 47, #353: Moses⁵ WHITNEY married secondly Martha (PECK) CUNNINGHAM.

p. 47, #355: Aaron⁵ WHITNEY was born 2 June 1740, not 2 July 1740, according to Harvard vital records.

p. 47, #357: Priscilla⁵ WHITNEY was born 12 Mar 1728, not 13 Mar 1728, according to Stow vital records. She married, 28 Nov 1754, Sudbury, MA, James CARTER, according to Sudbury vital records.

p. 47, #358: Micah⁵ WHITNEY married firstly, 16 Apr 1755, Leicester, MA, Mellicent MAYNARD, according to Sudbury vital records. He married secondly, 22 Feb 1759, Leicester, Hannah HARWOOD, according to Leicester vital records. He had one son Eliphalet⁶ WHITNEY, born 4 Jul 1762, Templeton, MA, according to Templeton vital records.

p. 47, #359: Beulah⁵ WHITNEY and Samuel BYAM published their intentions of marriage on 20 Aug 1758 in both Leicester and Templeton, MA, according to Leicester vital records and Petersham vital records. They had eight children born in Templeton, MA.

p. 47, #360: Lois⁵ WHITNEY married, 24 Aug 1754, Worcester, MA, William TAYLOR, according to Worcester vital records. They had five children recorded in Worcester.

p. 47, #361: Damaris⁵ WHITNEY married, 20 Mar 1773, Stow, MA, Joseph GARFIELD of Weston, according to Stow vital records. They had two children born in Weston.

p. 47, #362: Eunice⁵ WHITNEY married, 16 Apr 1766, Templeton, MA, David THURSTON. They had eight children, four born in Templeton, MA, and four in Marlborough, NH.

p. 47, #106: Lemuel⁴ WHITNEY was born 1 Aug 1706, not 1 Aug 1714, if his age at death is accurate. There was an additional child Sibel⁵ WHITNEY, born after 17 Apr 1740, who died 26 Sep 1753, Stow, MA, according to Stow vital records. The order of the children is probably not correct. #370 was probably the eldest, then #364, #365, #371, the additional Sibel⁵, #366, #367, #368, and #369.

p. 47, #367: Anna⁵ WHITNEY was born 7 June 1745, not 4 June 1745, according to Stow vital records.

p. 47, #370: Elias⁵ WHITNEY married, 20 Nov 1758, Stow, MA, Rachel WHEELER of Acton, according to Stow vital records.

p. 47, #371: Lemuel⁵ WHITNEY and Elizabeth WHEELER of Acton published their intentions of marriage on 15 Mar 1761, according to Stow vital records.

p. 47, #107: This John WHITNEY was more likely John⁴ WHITNEY [Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹], #139 on page 32, and Rebecca WHITNEY his wife was very likely a daughter of Moses³ WHITNEY [Richard², John¹]. Absolute proof of these identifications has not yet been found, however. Given that, he was born 6 Dec 1698, Lexington, MA, according to Lexington vital records. Rebecca (WHITNEY) WHITNEY seems to be the widow Rebeckah WHITNEY who died in Harvard, MA, 27 Jul 1780, "of advanced age."

p. 48, #372: John⁵ WHITNEY married secondly Elizabeth SAWTELL.

p. 48, #373: Sarah⁵ WHITNEY married 26 Nov 1747, Groton, MA, Benjamin WILSON, according to Groton vital records.

p. 48, #374: Ezra⁵ WHITNEY married firstly Agnes -----, and secondly Elizabeth -----.

p. 48, #375: Beulah⁵ WHITNEY died 7 Feb 1763, Shirley, MA, unmarried, according to Shirley vital records.

p. 48, #109: If his age at death is accurate, Richard⁴ WHITNEY was born 9 Dec 1692. Hannah WHITCOMB was born 28 Mar 1694, Lancaster, MA. His second wife was widow Hannah (EVELETH) AYERS, daughter of John and Mary (BOWMAN) EVELETH and widow of Edward AYERS of Boston.

p. 48, #377: Mary⁵ WHITNEY married about 1736, John GATES. They had eight children born in Stow, MA.

p. 48, #378: Dorothy⁵ WHITNEY married about 1741, Phineas TAYLOR. They had eight children born in Stow, MA.

p. 48, #380: Hannah⁵ WHITNEY and Edward WETHERBEE published their intentions of marriage 26 Mar 1743, Stow, MA, according to Stow vital records. They had four children recorded in Stow.

p. 48, #382: Elizabeth⁵ WHITNEY and Joseph WETHERBEE published their intentions of marriage 16 Apr 1748, not 15 Apr 1748, according to Stow vital records. She died before 8 Apr 1755, when he married his second wife Hannah FORBUSH.

p. 48, #384: There are two marriages of a Sarah WHITNEY with a ----- WHITCOMB: Sarah WHITNEY and Oliver WHITCOMB published their intentions of marriage 17 Dec 1754, Stow, MA; and Sarah WHITNEY married Abel WHITCOMB, 23 Dec 1769, Harvard, MA. The latter is the date given by Pierce for the marriage of Sarah⁵ WHITNEY and Capt. Hezekiah WHITCOMB of Harvard, for which no vital record evidence is found. I don't yet have enough information to unravel this.

p. 49, #110: The order of the children is not as given by Pierce. My suggested order is Simon, Betsey, Jonathan, Phinehas, Caleb, Oliver, Alice, Hezekiah, Ruhamah, and Sarah.

p. 49, #387: I have seen no evidence for the existence of the first wife Lydia -----.

p. 49, #388: Simon⁵ WHITNEY married firstly Olive WETHERBE of Stow, and thirdly Mary -----.

p. 49, #389: Jonathan⁵ WHITNEY was born about 1724, if his age at death is accurate.

p. 49, #390: Betsey⁵ WHITNEY probably was born about 1722, given her marriage date and the dates of birth of her siblings. She and Phineas WETHERBEE had five children recorded in Stow and Harvard, MA.

p. 49, #111: Joshua⁴ WHITNEY was born between 16 Mar 1705/6 and 15 Mar 1706/7, if his age at death is correct; and between 1 Mar 1707/8 and 28 Feb 1708/9, if the age on his guardianship bond is correct. Of course these are contradictory. He married four wives:

1. about 1733, Zerviah -----, who was, according to the LDS Ancestral File (a dubious source, but other sources neither confirm nor contradict this identification), Zerviah ROBBINS, born 4 Feb 1707/8, Concord, MA, daughter of Ebenezer and Margaret (BARRETT) ROBBINS;
2. 19 Apr 1762, Stow, MA, Azubah (BURT) FARNSWORTH, born 13 May 1711, Harvard, MA, daughter of John and Rebecca (GRANT) BURT, and widow of Phineas FARNSWORTH;
3. (intentions 25 Jan 1764), Harvard, MA, Rebecca (WINSHIP) WHITNEY, born 7 Dec 1717, Lexington, MA, daughter of Nathaniel and Rebecca (PIERCE) WINSHIP, and widow of Dea. Elijah⁴ WHITNEY, #143 on page 54; died 3 Dec 1769, Stow, MA, in 51st year; and
4. after 1769, Mary -----, who died 27 Feb 1788, Boxborough, MA, aged 89 or 94 years.

p. 49, #395: Sarah⁵ WHITNEY and Simon MAYNOR of Sudbury published their intentions of marriage 18 Jan 1754, Stow, MA, according to Stow vital records. They had three children.

p. 49, #396: Mary⁵ WHITNEY and Silas FARR published their intentions of marriage 21 Jun 1762, Stow, MA, according to Stow vital records. They had a daughter born in Stow.

p. 49, #397: Caleb⁵ WHITNEY and Katherine MAXWELL published their intentions of marriage 1 Dec 1770, Stow, Middlesex, MA. He married (secondly?), 18 Dec 1777, Bradford, MA, Sarah TRASK. They had nine children born in Bradford and Haverhill, MA. They resided in Pembroke and Concord, NH, where Caleb died in Oct 1822, aged 73 years.

p. 49, #398: Joshua⁵ WHITNEY married Marcy PIERCE.

p. 50, #400: Zachariah⁵ WHITNEY was born 2 Oct 1732, Pomfret, CT, according to Pomfret vital records, volume 1, page 51.

p. 50, #401: Moses⁵ WHITNEY was born 7 Jul 1735, not 27 Jun 1735, Pomfret, CT, according to Pomfret vital records, volume 1, page 51.

p. 50, #403: Ephraim³ WHITNEY married Rhoda -----, and had seven children born in Montague, MA, not treated by Pierce.

p. 50, #404: There was a Joseph WHITNEY who married Mary LYON, but I think that that was Joseph⁵ WHITNEY, son of Joseph⁴ and Rebecca (BEAL) WHITNEY [Josiah³, (prob.)Benjamin², John¹]. The subsequent history of Joseph⁵ WHITNEY whose birth is given here is unknown to me.

p. 50, #118: Ezekiel⁴ WHITNEY married secondly Sarah PARKE, not Sarah FARRAH, born 23 Feb 1706/7, Stonington, CT, daughter of William and Jane (BORDEN) PARKE.

p. 50, #410: Isabel⁵ WHITNEY was born 15 Apr 1731, not 13 Apr 1731, according to Pomfret, CT, vital records.

p. 50, #411: Zerviah⁵ WHITNEY was born 11 Mar 1731/2, not 15 Mar 1732, Pomfret, CT, according to Pomfret, CT, vital records. She married, 1 Nov 1749, Kent, CT, Reuben McWETHY.

p. 50, #120: Thomas⁴ WHITNEY was born 17 Sep 1681, not 17 Jul 1681, as Pierce has it, nor 17 Sep 1687, as found in Stow vital records. The gap between the marriage in 1704 and the first recorded child in 1714 leads one to believe that there may have been four or five unrecorded children born in this gap in this family, as well as some after 1714. Some possibilities are:

• Elizabeth WHITNEY who married 24 Apr 1733, Lancaster, MA, Josiah WHITNEY.
• John WHITNEY who, with wife Lydia, had two children born in Lexington in 1735 and 1737.
• Sarah WHITNEY "of Stow" who married 19 Dec 1741, Harvard, MA, John PRIEST.
• William WHITNEY who, wife wife Sarah, had son John born in Lancaster in 1743.
• Abigail WHITNEY who married 26 Mar 1747, Lancaster, MA, Mr. Jonathan BAYLEY.
• Hepsebeth WHITNEY who married 17 Oct 1747, Stow, MA, Abraham RUGG.
• Charles WHITNEY "of Quabin" who married 14 Jul 1753, Acton, MA, Rebecca WOOD.

p. 50, #418: Joseph⁵ WHITNEY married Hannah CHANDLER, not Hannah (SANBORN) CHANDLER.

p. 50, #122: John⁴ WHITNEY made a will dated 3 Sep 1747, and proved 3 Nov 1747, so he died between those dates, not in 1757.

p. 50, #419: Elizabeth⁵ WHITNEY married firstly (int. 15 Nov 1728, Stow, MA) Isaiah⁴ WHITNEY, #140 on page 53. This is proved by her mother's will, which mentions granddaughter Betty BRUCE. This was Betty⁵ (WHITNEY) BRUCE, wife of Samuel BRUCE, daughter of Isaiah⁴ and Elizabeth⁵ (WHITNEY) WHITNEY, born 3 Jan 1733/4, Harvard, MA. Thus this Elizabeth⁵ WHITNEY must be the one who married Isaiah⁴ WHITNEY. After his death on 9 Aug 1737, she married secondly Jonathan SAWYER, Jr., of Harvard.

p. 51, #421: Her daughter Sarah WHEELER married Samuel MORSE, not Samuel MORRIS.

p. 51, #422: Barrett⁵ WHITNEY married, 16 Jun 1737, Boston, MA, Elizabeth ADAMS, not ALLEN, according to Boston vital records. In 1761, neither he nor his heirs are mentioned in the will of his brother Job, so he probably died without issue before that.

p. 51, #423: David⁵ WHITNEY was born 21 Jan 1716/7, not 21 Jun 1717, according to Marlborough vital records.

p. 51, #424: Her daughter Persis GOODALE was born 7 Nov 1746, not 7 Nov 1745, according to Marlborough vital records.

p. 51, #426: Abraham and Sarah⁵ (WHITNEY) JOSLIN had at least one more child, Nathaniel JOSLIN, baptized 4 May 1766, New Braintree, MA.

p. 51, #431: Benjamin⁵ WHITNEY was born 8 May 1732, not 9 May 1732, according to Marlborough vital records.

p. 51, #432: George⁵ WHITNEY was born 25 Mar 1733, not 22 Mar 1733, according to Marlborough vital records.

p. 52, #125: The given birth date of Nathan⁴ WHITNEY cannot be found in any vital record. The day and month are those of his marriage to Mary HOLMAN, which is suspicious. His will was dated 18 Jun 1755, and proved 15 Jun 1761.

p. 52, #435: Nathan⁵ WHITNEY married Tabitha BENNETT, not BARNETT.

p. 52, #436: Mary⁵ WHITNEY of Stow and Jeremiah PRIEST of Harvard published their intentions of marriage 17 Dec 1743 in both Stow and Harvard, MA. They had eleven children born in Harvard, MA.

p. 52, #437: Jeremiah⁵ WHITNEY married firstly Elizabeth FARR, and second Azubah BENNETT.

p. 52, #438: Her son David WARNER was born 23 Nov 1766, not 3 Nov 1766, according to Harvard vital records.

p. 52, #439: Moses and Eunice⁵ (WHITNEY) WARNER had three children recorded in Harvard, MA.

p. 52, #131: Thomas⁴ WHITNEY was born about 1694, if his age at death is accurate. Apparently he had a second wife, Susanna -----, whom he married about 1727, unless she was identical to his first wife Hannah SMITH. She was the mother of the last two children, according to Watertown vital records, volume 2, page 102.

p. 52, #440: Ebenezer (not Eben) SANDERSON married 28 Mar 1745, Leicester, MA, Phebe⁵ WHITNEY. They had six children born in Leicester, MA.

p. 52, #440: Nathan⁵ WHITNEY of Spencer married 20 Feb 1754, Grafton, MA, Abigail MARSTASS. They had at least nine children, two recorded in Spencer, five in Brookfield, and two unrecorded. None of those children are treated by Pierce.

p. 53, #445: Susanna⁵ WHITNEY of Shrewsbury and John GILFORD published their intentions of marriage 25 Feb 1750, Worcester, MA, according to Worcester vital records. They had a son Samuel GUILFORD of Spencer, MA.

p. 53, #446: Mary⁵ WHITNEY and John HARRINGTON of Waltham published their intentions of marriage, 20 Dec 1766, Westborough, MA, according to Westborough vital records. They had seven children recorded in Westborough.

p. 53, #448: Deborah⁵ WHITNEY was born 30 Jul 1749, not 30 Jan 1749, according to Westborough vital records.

p. 53, #451: Hannah⁵ WHITNEY had an illegitimate daughter Elizabeth WARREN, born 27 Jan 1779, Westborough, MA, according to Westborough vital records. Elizabeth married, 5 Dec 1793, Marlboro, VT, Luther WINCHESTER, also a WHITNEY descendant: Luther WINCHESTER [Lucy HARRINGTON, Isaac, Daniel, Sarah³ WHITNEY, John², John¹].

p. 53, #136: Elnathan⁴ WHITNEY married 24 Sep 1729, not 24 Sep 1728, Sarah PERRY, according to Roxbury vital records. She was baptized 16 Nov 1701, Watertown, MA, daughter of John and Sarah (PRICE) PERRY.

p. 53, #452: Elnathan⁵ WHITNEY was born 19 Mar 1739, not 8 Mar 1729, according to Waltham vital records, and so was the fourth child, not the first.

p. 53, #453: We are sure that John⁵ WHITNEY was a cordwainer, and living in Waltham on 14 May 1759, when he was appointed administrator of his father's estate. There seems to be some confusion between this man and #304 on page 73. Most sources say that the latter was the one who married, 4 Jul 1753, Watertown, MA, Mary BENJAMIN. Tending to contradict this is the record of the estate of John⁴ WHITNEY, #98 on page 44, 18 May 1776, when the heirs cited were sons Abraham, Ezekiel, and Stephen WHITNEY, without mention of John. Also contradicting this is the fact that the marriage record calls the groom "of Waltham", which this man was, and #304 was not. As a result, I deduce that it was this man who married Mary BENJAMIN, and whose record is found under #304 on page 73. Confusing the matter is Bond, who gives both these men as husbands of two different Mary BENJAMIN ladies, with two different dates (31 May 1753 and 4 Jul 1753), whereas only one marriage date appears in the vital records, 4 Jul 1753, both at Waltham and Watertown. The identity of Mary (BENJAMIN) WHITNEY is not apparent, as there were at least four of an appropriate age: Mary, daughter of Jonathan and Susanna (NORCROSS) BENJAMIN, born 24 May 1726; Mary, daughter of Daniel and Mary (BOND), baptized 30 Jan 1726; Mary, daughter of Jonathan and Annabelle (EVE) BENJAMIN, born 16 Feb 1734/5; and Mary, daughter of Samuel and Mary (HAMMOND) BENJAMIN, born 19 Feb 1735. One of these married Jonas GALE, 10 Mar 1747; one married John⁵ WHITNEY, 4 Jul 1753; and one married Jonas HASTINGS, 26 Feb 1756. Because the only child was named Samuel, I tend to favor the last of these for the wife of John⁵ WHITNEY, but proof has not yet been found.

p. 53, #454: Aaron⁵ WHITNEY married Margaret CORNET or CORNIT or CORNISH, according to Newton vital records.

p. 53, #455: Samuel⁵ WHITNEY died 28 Dec 1751, Waltham, MA, according to Waltham vital records.

p. 53, #456: Ebenezer⁵ WHITNEY was not the one who married Abigail BROWN. Instead, it was Ebenezer⁶ WHITNEY [Ebenezer⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹], born 24 Dec 1737, Sutton, MA. This Ebenezer⁵ WHITNEY moved to North Carolina, where he married, 30 Apr 1777, Guilford County, NC, Jemima POWELL.

p. 53, #457: Elnathan⁵ WHITNEY was born 18 Mar 1741/2, not 28 Mar 1741, according to Waltham vital records.

p. 53, #458: Sarah⁵ WHITNEY married, 16 Nov 1769, Upton, MA, James WATKINS, according to Waltham vital records. They had three children, one born in Upton and two in Townshend, VT.

p. 53, #459: This Samuel⁵ WHITNEY is an error for #455, and his stated birth date is actually a death date.

p. 53, #137: James⁴ WHITNEY was baptized 28 Jan 1699/1700, Watertown, according to Bond's Watertown, volume 1, page 645. It was his brother Jonas⁴ WHITNEY who was baptized 1 Jun 1708, Watertown. His birth may be the one recorded on 20 Nov 1697, Watertown, according to Watertown vital records, volume 2, page 10, or that record may apply to an older brother who died in infancy.

p. 53, #463: Allen⁵ WHITNEY died 28 Apr 1736, Watertown, MA, according to Watertown vital records, volume 2, page 109.

p. 53, #464: Eunice⁵ WHITNEY died 29 Apr 1736, Watertown, MA, according to Watertown vital records, volume 2, page 109.

p. 53, #465: Eunice⁵ WHITNEY died 24 Nov 1740, Waltham, MA, according to Waltham vital records.

p. 53, #466: Allen⁵ WHITNEY died 7 Dec 1740, Waltham, MA, according to Waltham vital records.

p. 53, #460: James⁵ WHITNEY might possibly be the James WHITNEY who married, 14 Jun 1763, Brookline, MA, Mary THAYER, removed to Winchester, NH, and had eight children recorded there. If so, he probably was not the James WHITNEY whose Revolutionary service is assigned to him by Pierce.

p. 53, #138: Jonas⁴ WHITNEY was baptized 1 Jun 1708, Watertown, MA. On 14 Jul 1723, he owned the covenant. There were two additional children:

• Amos⁵ WHITNEY, born 1 Dec 1751, Roxbury, MA.
• Sarah⁵ WHITNEY, born 10 Nov 1754, Roxbury, MA, who married 4 Oct 1773, Newton, MA, Nehemiah WARD. They had five or six children whose births were recorded in duplicate in the vital records of Newton, Athol, and Orange, MA. It was she who died 28 Sep 1824, not #471 below.

p. 53, #468: Isaac⁵ WHITNEY married, 19 Oct 1738, Roxbury, MA, Abigail POND. They had one daughter recorded in Roxbury.

p. 53, #471: Sarah⁵ WHITNEY died young, and a second daughter of that name was born to this couple, for which see above.

p. 53, #472: Abner⁵ WHITNEY married firstly, 21 Mar 1768, Newton, MA, Esther JACKSON, and secondly, about 1788, Stoddard, NH, Elizabeth -----.

p. 53, #473: Desire⁵ WHITNEY married, 9 Mar 1769, Roxbury, MA, Edward WARD. They had three children recorded in Newton, MA.

p. 53, #140: Isaiah⁴ WHITNEY and Elizabeth⁵ WHITNEY published their intentions of marriage 15 Nov 1728, Stow, MA, according to Stow vital records. She was #419 on page 50.

p. 54, #474: Betty⁵ WHITNEY married, say 1750, Samuel BRUCE. They had ten children recorded in Bolton, MA. This identity is proven since her grandmother Elizabeth (BARNARD) WHITNEY mentions her granddaughter Betty BRUCE in her will, dated 8 May 1756. The Elizabeth WHITNEY who married Thomas ATHERTON was probably Elizabeth⁶ [Josiah⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹], #1046 on page 87.

p. 54, #143: Elijah⁴ WHITNEY married firstly, 11 Mar 1731, Lancaster, MA, Mercy HEALD, by whom he had one son:

• Elias⁵ WHITNEY, born 26 Dec 1731, Lancaster, MA, died young.

p. 54, #477: Elias⁵ WHITNEY died 19 Apr 1755, not 12 Apr 1755, Harvard, MA, according to Harvard vital records.

p. 54, #478: Rebecca⁵ WHITNEY was born 25 May 1743, Harvard, MA, according to Harvard vital records. She and Paul WHITCOMB had six children born in Bolton, MA.

p. 54, #479: Their son Aaron WARNER was born 25 Sep 1780, not 2 Oct 1780, according to Harvard vital records.

p. 54, #481: Israel⁵ WHITNEY married secondly Abigail PUFFER.

p. 54, #482: Elijah⁵ WHITNEY married Lydia McELWAIN.

p. 54, #145: Jonas WHITNEY of Stow was Jonas⁴ WHITNEY [Moses³, Richard², John¹], #104 on page 47, and some of the information given here should appear on page 47.

p. 54, #146: It was the intentions of marriage which were published 18 Jan 1737/8 in Lancaster, MA. The marriage happened 20 Apr 1738, Harvard, MA, according to Harvard vital records. Sarah's mother was not Elizabeth (LEE) but Elizabeth (BARNARD). The data about Abraham WHITNEY's farm may apply to a different Abraham⁴ WHITNEY, #103 on page 46. There are two dates of death in Harvard vital records for Sarah (WHITNEY) WHITNEY. One is given correctly by Pierce, 4 Jul 1800. The other is 5 Jul 1799. There was an additional child:

• Isaiah⁵ WHITNEY, born about 1756, according to his age at death, married, 28 Feb 1776, Concord, MA, Mary WHEELER, and died 15 Jan 1841, in his 86th year, Harvard, MA. They had ten children born in Harvard, not treated by Pierce.

p. 54, #484: Sarah⁵ WHITNEY did not die on 26 Dec 1746. Instead, it was her third cousin Sarah⁵ WHITNEY, #393 on page 49. This lady and Samuel WETHERBEE published their intentions of marriage on 3 and 4 Apr 1767 in Harvard and Stow, MA, respectively, according to Harvard vital records and Stow vital records. She died 6 Sep 1805, Boxborough, MA, aged 65 years 4 months, according to Boxborough vital records, which tallies nicely with her birth date.

p. 54, #485: Elizabeth⁵ WHITNEY was born 25 Apr 1742, not 16 Apr 1742, according to Harvard vital records. She died 20 Jan 1830, aged 88 years, unmarried, according to the same source.

p. 54, #486: Mary⁵ WHITNEY, so named in her birth record, was baptized as Mercy on 23 Sep 1744, Harvard, MA, and married as Mercy, 9 Jan 1766, Harvard, Elijah HOUGHTON. They had eleven children born in Harvard.

p. 54, #489: Isaiah⁵ WHITNEY died 8 Sep 1755, aged 4 years, Harvard, MA, according to Harvard vital records. It was a nephew Isaiah⁶ WHITNEY, son of John⁵ and Sarah (ATHERTON) WHITNEY, #1246 on page 103, whose record is carried forward as #489 on page 103. He had a younger brother of the same name, for which see above.

p. 55, #491: Anna⁵ WHITNEY married, 22 Jul 1777, Harvard, MA, Oliver MEAD. They had ten children born in Boxborough, MA.

p. 55, #151: Shadrach⁴ WHITNEY died 8 Aug 1764 in his 67th year, Groton, MA, according to Groton vital records.

p. 55, #154: Zaccheus⁴ WHITNEY made his will 10 Mar 1739, not 1730. He died 14 Mar 1739/40, Bedford, MA, according to Bedford vital records. There was an additional child:

• Shadrach⁵ WHITNEY, born 17 May 1739, died 23 Dec 1739, Bedford, MA, according to Bedford vital records.

p. 55, #492: Zaccheus⁵ WHITNEY was born 15 Mar 1734/5, Bedford, MA, according to Bedford vital records.

p. 55, #493: Jonathan⁵ WHITNEY was born 12 Jan 1736/7, Bedford, MA, according to Bedford vital records.

p. 55, #494: Sybil⁵ WHITNEY married firstly, 27 May 1756, Groton, MA, Peter GILSON. She married secondly, 3 May 1764, Groton, MA, Oliver LAKIN. She had two children by Peter GILSON, born in Groton, MA, and at least five children by Oliver LAKIN, born in Groton and Hancock, MA.

p. 55, #158: Daniel⁴ WHITNEY was born 12 Sep 1710, according to Concord vital records. He married, 8 Mar 1739, Shrewsbury, MA, Thankful ALLEN, according to Shrewsbury vital records.

p. 56, #160: James⁴ WHITNEY was born in Sherborn, MA, not Framingham, MA, according to Sherborn vital records. His first wife Martha (RICE) WHITNEY died 1 Jul 1731, Sherborn, MA. He married secondly, 27 Apr 1732, Natick, MA, Elizabeth (HOLBROOK) TWITCHELL, according to Natick vital records.

p. 56, #501: Mary⁵ WHITNEY died 24 May 1720, Sherborn, MA, according to Sherborn vital records.

p. 56, #502: Martha⁵ WHITNEY died 17 Dec 1721, Sherborn, MA, according to Sherborn vital records.

p. 56, #503: Benjamin⁵ WHITNEY was born 13 Jun 1723, not 13 Jan 1723, and died 12 Oct 1723, Sherborn, MA, according to Sherborn vital records.

p. 56, #505: Benjamin⁵ WHITNEY married secondly, Mary FAIRBANKS.

p. 56, #506: Ezra⁵ WHITNEY married firstly, Mercy MORSE, and secondly, Ruth (REED) KNAPP. It was Ezra⁵ WHITNEY, #374 on page 84, who married firstly, Agnes [?ROSS?], and secondly, Elizabeth -----.

p. 56, #165: Josiah⁴ WHITNEY was born 21 Feb 1698, Wrentham, MA, according to Wrentham vital records. He married firstly, as given by Pierce, Elizabeth GRANT. Apparently she died soon, because no children are recorded for this couple. He married secondly, 24 Apr 1733, Lancaster, MA, Elizabeth WHITNEY, according to Lancaster vital records. Her identity is not certain, but she may have been a daughter of Thomas⁴ and Mary (BAKER) WHITNEY, #120 on page 50. By her he had one child of whom we find a record: #508 Elizabeth⁵ WHITNEY. He resided in Wrentham, Dedham, and Weston, MA. He died 17 Nov 1748, Wrentham, MA, aged 51 years, according to Wrentham vital records.

It was Josiah⁴ WHITNEY [Josiah³, (prob.) Benjamin², John¹], born 26 Jan 1715, Chelmsford, MA, who married firstly, 2 Mar 1737, Willington, CT, Mehitable FULLER, and secondly, 14 Nov 1755, Willington, CT, Lydia BALLARD, and died 19 Nov 1766, Willington, CT. To him pertains the text beginning, "In 1729 he moved to Willington . . ." pertains, continuing to, ". . . Church of Christ in Wilmington [sic] in Conn." He resided in Chelmsford, Littleton, and Westford, MA, and Willington and Bolton, CT. Children #510 through #521 belong to him.

I have not found any Josiah WHITNEY who died 26 Jun 1783.

p. 57, #509: The Phineas WHITNEY who was baptized on 11 May 1740 was #783 on page 144.

p. 57, #166: Jonathan⁴ WHITNEY was born 16 Jun 1703, according to Wrentham vital records. He married firstly, 1 Nov 1726, Wrentham, Tryphena DANIEL. They had two children recorded in Wrentham: Mary and Jonathan. He married secondly, 30 Jun 1752, Wrentham, Rebecca DUNTON. They had one child recorded in Wrentham: Tryphena. He died 21 Apr 1768, in his 65th year, Wrentham.

p. 57, #169: Joseph⁴ WHITNEY was born 22 Mar 1710, according to Sherborn vital records. Abigail NUTTING was born 6 May 1720, Groton, MA, not 8 Feb 1717, daughter of Eleazer and Abigail (DAVIS) NUTTING.

p. 57, #522: Abigail⁵ WHITNEY had an illegitimate son born in 1759, according to Pepperell vital records.

p. 57, #525: Maria⁵ WHITNEY married 26 Nov 1777, Townsend, MA, Ebenezer DAVIS of Rindge, NH, according to Townsend vital records. They had five children recorded in Rindge, NH.

p. 57, #527: Rebecca⁵ WHITNEY married, 10 Apr 1781, Groton, MA, Joseph CHAMBERLAIN, both of Pepperell, according to Groton vital records. I have found no record of children for this couple.

p. 57, #530: James⁵ WHITNEY married Elizabeth KEMP.

p. 57, #171: James⁴ WHITNEY was born 23 Mar 1714, according to Sherborn vital records. He married Eleanor ROBBINS, according to Eleanor Robbins Sprague and Andrew West Robbins, "Untangling The Evidence For Two Early Massachusetts Robbins Families George of Chelmsford (1657) and Robert of Concord (1671)," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CLI (1997), pages 398-399.

p. 58, #171: There was an additional child, Benjamin⁵ WHITNEY, who is mentioned in the narrative on page 57 as an heir. He was born about 1752-3, married 1 Jul 1779, Dunstable, MA, "Mrs." Rebecca DANFORTH, and died 19 May 1802, aged 49 years, Tyngsborough, MA, according to Dunstable vital records and Tyngsborough vital records. Rebecca was very likely the one born 16 Mar 1759, Dunstable, MA, daughter of Joseph and Mary (RICHARDSON) DANFORTH, since she died 12 Feb 1794, aged 35 years, Tyngsborough, MA, according to Tyngsborough vital records. I have found no record of any children born to this couple.

p. 58, #531: Ellenor⁵ WHITNEY married firstly, 11 Jun 1761, Dunstable, MA, Isaac POWERS, who was living in 1770. They had one son born in Dunstable. By 1774, she had married secondly, Francis POLLARD. They had three children, one born in Dunstable and two in Winchendon.

p. 58, #539: Abigail⁵ WHITNEY was, I believe, the one who married 20 Sep 1757, Salisbury, CT, Eliphalet JEWELL, not #581 on page 60.

p. 58, #176: Joshua⁴ WHITNEY is confused by Pierce, among others, with his two cousins, #184 and #189. I believe that #176 was the one who married Anna ----- (often called Anna BLODGETT, but on what authority, I cannot say), and had the following children:

1. Lydia⁵ WHITNEY, born 22 May 1737, Preston, CT, married, 7 May 1756, Preston, CT, Enos TRACY (possibly Enoch TRACY in other records). No children found.
2. Lucy WHITNEY, born 28 Apr 1739, Preston, CT, married, 16 Jun 1755, Bolton, CT, Jonathan DARTE. Eleven children born in Bolton, CT.
3. Timothy WHITNEY, born 8 May 1741, Tolland, CT.
4. #584 Asa WHITNEY, born 26 Feb 1743, Preston, CT, married firstly, 5 Aug 1762, Preston, CT, Sarah BARNES; married secondly, 23 Oct 1776, Salisbury, CT, Hepsabeth WATROUS.
5. #583 Joshua WHITNEY, born 16 Jan 1745, Preston, CT, married, 9 Jan 1770, Salisbury, CT, Anna ASHLEY.

p. 58, #540: Joshua⁵ WHITNEY was actually son of #189 on page 59.

p. 58, #541: Benjamin⁵ WHITNEY was probably son of #184 on page 59.

p. 58, #177: John⁴ WHITNEY was born in Groton, according to Groton vital records. There was an additional child:

• Reuben⁵ WHITNEY, born 7 Oct 1745, Lebanon, CT, married, 14 Aug 1764, Lebanon, CT, Mary HARMAN. I have found no record of children. Since he was not included among his father's heirs in 1794, it seems likely that he died without surviving issue before that date. In fact, his sister Ruby, born say 1766, may have been named for him, indicating a death soon after his marriage.

p. 58, #177: John⁴ WHITNEY married, 6 Aug 1744, Lebanon, CT, Elizabeth ADAMS, born 3 Nov 1720, Colchester, CT, daughter of Thomas and Abigail (DAVENPORT) ADAMS.

p. 58, #543: Elijah⁵ WHITNEY was born 10 Sep 1750, Lebanon, CT.

p. 58, #544: John⁵ WHITNEY was born 3 Feb 1754, Lebanon, CT, and married Anne -----. Possibly it was he whose marriage to Hannah BELDEN occurred on 17 Feb 1777, Canaan, CT.

p. 58, #545: Betsey⁵ WHITNEY was born 29 Dec 1759, Lebanon, CT.

p. 58, #546: Ruby⁵ WHITNEY was born say 1766, and married, about 1786, Salmon HUNT, not Solomon HUNT. They had seven children born in Canaan, CT.

p. 59, #179: Caleb⁴ WHITNEY married, 18 Oct 1743, Norwich, CT, Margaret TRACY of Preston, born 27 Oct 1718, Preston, CT, daughter of Jedediah and Margaret (RIX) TRACY.

p. 59, #547: Lebbeus⁵ WHITNEY married Mary Ann HAM.

p. 59, #549: Margaret⁵ WHITNEY married, 10 Feb 1771, Norwich, CT, David KNIGHT, Jr., of Norwich, who was also a WHITNEY descendant. They had four children recorded in Norwich.

p. 59, #552: John Merrick⁵ WHITNEY married Bridget SEYMOUR.

p. 59, #553: James Rex⁵ WHITNEY married Polly HOLLAND. "Polly" is a nickname for "Mary." Whether she was identical with Pierce's Mary ALLEN, or whether the latter was another wife, I cannot now say. There was a Mary HOLLAND, daughter of Joseph and Mary (ALLEN) HOLLAND, born about 1764, New London, CT, which leads to the guess that his wife's maiden name may have been confused by Pierce with her mother's.

p. 59, #182: Matthias⁴ WHITNEY married Alice ROBBINS, according to Eleanor Robbins Sprague and Andrew West Robbins, "Untangling The Evidence For Two Early Massachusetts Robbins Families George of Chelmsford (1657) and Robert of Concord (1671)," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CLI (1997), pages 395-396.

p. 59, #555: There is no Windsor County in Connecticut. Asa⁵ WHITNEY, of New Preston, CT, married Abigail BROWNSON, of Cornwall, CT, and had two children recorded in Cornwall.

p. 59, #556: Apparently Pierce has confused Matthias⁵ WHITNEY with his same-name cousin #566 on page 59. I have found no further record of this person, and the data here pertains to his cousin.

p. 59, #563: Jonathan⁵ WHITNEY apparently was the one who married, -- Nov 1784, Putnam, CT, Olive CADY. Their family is uncertain.

p. 59, #184: Joshua⁴ WHITNEY was born in Groton, MA, not Killingly, CT, according to Groton vital records. He is confused by Pierce, among others, with his two cousins, #176 and #189. I believe that #184 was the one who married Joanna ----- and had the following tentative list of children:

1. #568 Rufus⁵ WHITNEY, born say 1751, married Sarah GRAVES.
2. #565 Joseph WHITNEY, born said 1753, married Anna AMES.
3. #541 Benjamin WHITNEY, born said Oct 1755, married Sarah BASSETT.
4. #566 Matthias WHITNEY, born said 19 Apr 1757, married firstly Dorcas VAUGHN, and secondly Olive DOTY.
5. #570 Joanna WHITNEY, born say 1759.
6. #564 Cornelius WHITNEY, born said 1761, married Sarah Church CADY.
7. #567 Isaac WHITNEY, born say 1766, married Phebe GOULD.
8. #569 Joshua WHITNEY, born say 1769, married Phebe PARKER.

p. 59, #189: Joshua⁴ WHITNEY is confused by Pierce, among others, with his two cousins, #176 and #184. He married Amy BLODGETT, not Ann BLODGETT. She married secondly, after 1761, Isaac LAWRENCE. She married thirdly, about 1798, George PALMER. She died 24 Dec 1819, aged 96, Canaan, CT. He did not reside in Preston, CT, but in Plainfield and Norfolk, CT. He and Amy had the following children:

1. Abigail⁵ WHITNEY, born 10 Jan 1744, Plainfield, married 2 Jun 1768, Canterbury, CT, Asa BACON.
2. #582 Mary WHITNEY, born 7 Jan 1746, Plainf