Family:Whitney, John (c1678-a1739)

John³ Whitney (Benjamin², John¹), son of Benjamin² and Jane (-----) Whitney; born about 1678, York, ME;

He married firstly, about 1703, York, ME, Letty/Lettice/Lettes Ford, daughter of John and Joanna (Andrews)(Searle) Ford. She was born about 1680, probably at Kittery, ME, and died before 1730, probably at Kittery, ME.

Marriage intentions were published 3 Oct 1730, Kittery, ME, for him and Anne Bratt "of Biddeford;" but there is no indication that the marriage actually took place.

He married secondly (with intentions 26 Dec 1730) 14 Jan 1730/31, Kittery, ME, Susannah (Barton) Smith, parentage and birth unknown. She died after 1739. She had married on 16 Sep 1718 at Wells, ME, Solomon Smith.

He had a 20 acre grant in 1714 (York); lived near Braveboat Harbor, 1724; at Kittery 1732. He settled in 1739 at New Meadows, ME.

Children of John³ and Letty (Ford) Whitney were as follows:

i.	Mary4 Whitney; b. 12 Mar 1703/4 at York, ME; b. 12 Mar 1704/5 at York, ME; b. 12 Mar 1705/6 at Kittery, ME; m. Thomas Edwards 16 Oct 1723 at York, ME.
ii.	Samuel Whitney, b. 5 May 1707 at York, ME; d. after 1789 at Maugerville, NB, Canada; m. Lydia Spooner.
iii.	Elizabeth Whitney; b. 7 May 1709 at York, ME.
iv.	Hannah Whitney, b. 17 Apr 1710 at York, ME; m. Thomas Fernald Jr.
v.	Mercy; b. say 1712; guess by RLW.
vi.	Mehitable Whitney; b. circa 1715 at of Kittery, ME; Marriage banns for she and Stephen Amme were published 6 Sep 1735 at Kittery, ME; both "of Kittery;" Marriage banns for she and Isaac Wincoll were published 2 Apr 1737 at Kittery, ME; both "of Kittery." She Two marriage intentions are shown in the VR's of Kittery for a Mehittable 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 in the Whitney Extracts for Kittery.
vii.	John Whitney; b. 4 May 1719 at York, ME; b. 14 May 1719 at York, ME; Marriage banns for he and Elizabeth Foy were published 22 Jan 1742/43 at Kittery, ME. He recognized his baptismal covenant.
viii.	Benjamin Whitney, b. 22 May 1725 at Brunswick, ME; d. 8 Nov 1797 at Lisbon Falls, ME, at age 72; m. Jean Brown; m. Mercy Hinckley.

There were no children of John³ Whitney and Anne Bratt.

There were no children of John³ and Susannah (Barton)(Smith) Whitney.