Family:Whitney, Elinor (c1675-a1754)
Elinor3 Whitney (Benjamin2, John1);[1] b. circa 1675 at prob. York, ME;[2] d. after 9 Apr 1754;[3] then living in Mendon with nephew Jonathan Whitney, son of Jonathan.
The estate of her brother Jonathan3 Whitney includes an administration account, including note for £100 due to Jonathan4 Whitney of Mendon from his father Jonathan3 Whitney of Holliston, for keeping his [the father's] sister Elner3 Whitney 2 years (9 Apr 1752 - 9 Apr 1754).[4]
Child of Elinor3 Whitney by an unknown father was:
i. Daniel4 Whitney; b. 27 Feb 1704/5 at Sherborn, MA[5]; illegitimate; no further record.
References
1.^ Her parentage is proven by the probate record cited below.
2.^ Her birth is estimated based on the birth date of her child and those of her siblings.
3.^ See the probate record cited below.
4.^ Middlesex County, MA, probate file #24,692.
5.^ "Daniel, s. of Elenor, Feb. 27, 1704-5," according to Baldwin, Thomas W., ed., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911), pp. 92-94.
© 2006, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group.
