Family:Whitney, John (c1678-a1739)
John3 Whitney (Benjamin2, John1), son of Benjamin2 and Jane (-----) Whitney;[1] born about 1678, York, ME;[2] died after 1739.[3]
He married firstly, about 1703, York, ME, Letty/Lettice/Lettes Ford,[4] daughter of John and Joanna (Andrews)(Searle) Ford. [5] She was born about 1680, probably at Kittery, ME,[6] and died before 1730, probably at Kittery, ME.[7]
Marriage intentions were published 3 Oct 1730, Kittery, ME, for him and Anne Bratt "of Biddeford,"[8] 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,[9] parentage and birth unknown. She died after 1739.[10] She had married on 16 Sep 1718 at Wells, ME, Solomon Smith,[11] by whom she had a daughter Rebecca Smith, born 28 Mar 1723, Biddeford, ME.[12]
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.[13]
Children of John3 and Letty (Ford) Whitney were as follows:
i. Mary4 Whitney; b. 12 Mar 1703/4, York, ME;[14] b. 12 Mar 1704/5 at York, ME;[15] b. 12 Mar 1705/6, Kittery, ME;[16] m. 16 Oct 1723, York, ME, Thomas Edwards.[17] ii. Samuel Whitney; b. 5 May 1707, York, ME;[18] m. Lydia Spooner. iii. Elizabeth Whitney; b. 7 May 1709, York, ME;[19] no further record. iv. Hannah Whitney; b. 17 Apr 1710, York, ME;[20] m. Thomas Fernald Jr. v. Mercy; b. say 1712 (guess by RLW).[21] vi. Mehitable Whitney; b. circa 1715, probably Kittery, ME;[22] Marriage banns for her and Stephen Amme were published 6 Sep 1735, Kittery, ME, both "of Kittery;"[23] marriage banns for her and Isaac Wincoll were published 2 Apr 1737, Kittery, ME; both "of Kittery."[24] - 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, York, ME; b. 14 May 1719, York, ME; Marriage banns for him and Elizabeth Foy were published 22 Jan 1742/43, Kittery, ME.[25] - He recognized his baptismal covenant.
viii. Benjamin Whitney, b. 22 May 1725, Brunswick, ME;[26] m.(1) Jean Brown; m.(2) Mercy Hinckley.
There were no children of John3 Whitney and Anne Bratt.
There were no children of John3 and Susannah (Barton)(Smith) Whitney.
