Whitney Research Group

There are three large Whitney families in the U.S.A., descended from:

John¹ Whitney of Watertown, MA, 1635;

Henry¹ Whitney of Southold, Huntington, and Jamaica, LI, NY, 1637;

Samuel¹ Whitney of Bermuda (ca. 1615 - 1674).

There are many other Whitney families in England, Ireland, the U.S.A., and
elsewhere whose connections to these large family groups are unknown.

John¹ Whitney
The family of John and Elinor Whitney of London, England and Watertown, Massachusetts.

Henry¹ Whitney
The family of Henry Whitney of Long Island and Norwalk, Connecticut.

Samuel¹ Whitney
The family of Samuel Whitney of Bermuda and his descendants in the American South.

Unconnected Whitneys
Information on those branches not yet connected into one of the major families.

Canadian branches
Information on Whitneys in Canada, regardless of branch.

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