Ancestry of John Whitney. Descendants of John and Elinor (-----) Whitney, six generations, with index of names and places. John and Elinor Whitney Database The descendants of John Whitney of Watertown, MA, as maintained by Jon Aston. John and Elinor Whitney Database The descendants of John Whitney of Watertown, MA, as maintained by Jeanne Muse John and Elinor Whitney Database The descendants of John Whitney of Watertown, MA, as maintained by Allan Green John Whitney GEDCOM To obtain a copy, write to Jon Aston. Descendants of John Whitney A transcription of the 692-page genealogy by F. C. Pierce. Lineages of Whitney Research Group members. Eli7 Whitney inventor of the cotton gin. Ezra6 Whitney (Ezra5, John4, Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1).