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 Copyright &copy; 1999, 2006, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the Whitney Research Group
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-'''Richard<sup>3</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), son of [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard<sup>2</sup> and Martha (Coldham) Whitney]],{{ref|1}} was born 13 Jan 1660/61, Watertown, MA,{{ref|2}} and died 5 Dec 1723, Stow, MA.{{ref|3}}
+'''Richard<sup>3</sup> Whitney'''
 He married about 1691, '''Elizabeth Sawtell''',{{ref|4}} daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Tarbell) Sawtell.  She was born 3 Feb 1668/9, Groton, MA,{{ref|5}} and died 24 Nov 1723, Stow, MA.{{ref|6}}
-He had land granted him in Stow, Oct. 24, 1682.{{ref|7}}
+He had land granted him in Stow, 24 Oct 1682.{{ref|7}}
 He lived on 28 Aug 1688 at Stow, MA, and was taxed 3s. 6d. as "Rich<sup>d</sup> Whetney junr."{{ref|8}}
-Bond says in his History of Watertown that Elizabeth SAWTELL was b. Feb. 3, 1668; m. Aug 13, 1691, Joseph Morse; he d. Jan. 24, 1709, and she m. 2d, feb. 10, 1713, Benjamin Nurse, Sr., of Framingham.  That is wrong, however.  On 8 Oct 1698, the four surviving daughters of Jonathan Sawtell of Groton deeded their rights to Jonas Prescott.  That Middlesex County deed (13:197) proves that Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan Sawtell of Groton married Richard Whitney of Stow.{{ref|9}}{{ref|10}}  The wife of Morse and Nurse was her cousin, daughter of Jonathan Sawtell's brother Zachariah Sawtell.
+Bond says in his History of Watertown that Elizabeth SAWTELL was b. Feb. 3, 1668; m. Aug 13, 1691, Joseph Morse; he d. Jan. 24, 1709, and she m. 2d, Feb. 10, 1713, Benjamin Nurse, Sr., of Framingham.  That is wrong, however.  On 8 Oct 1698, the four surviving daughters of Jonathan Sawtell of Groton deeded their rights to Jonas Prescott.  That Middlesex County deed (13:197) proves that Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan Sawtell of Groton married Richard Whitney of Stow.{{ref|9}}{{ref|10}}  The wife of Morse and Nurse was her cousin, daughter of Jonathan Sawtell's brother Zachariah Sawtell.
 The will of Richard Whitney of Stow, yeoman, aged; eldest son Richard Whitney; second son Jonathan Whitney; youngest son Joshua Whitney; eldest daughter Hannah Farr; daughter Elisabeth Wetherbee; daughter Sarah Whitney; daughter Ruhamah Whitney; youngest daughter Hephzibeth Whitney; my eight children; sons Richard and Jonathan Whitney, executors; witnesses John Gardner, Jr., Moses Whetney, Jr., and Mary Whitcomb; dated 2 Dec 1723.{{ref|11}}  "Barry says the will was pro[bated] 23 of the same mo[nth]."{{ref|12}}
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-==References==
+== References ==
 .{{note|1}} His parentage is proven by his birth record.
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-[[Category: Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Massachusetts]]
-[[Category: Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
-[[Category: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
-[[Category: Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
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 '''Richard<sup>3</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), son of [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard<sup>2</sup> and Martha (Coldham) Whitney]],{{ref|1}} was born 13 Jan 1660/61, Watertown, MA,{{ref|2}} and died 5 Dec 1723, Stow, MA.{{ref|3}}
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 Bond says in his History of Watertown that Elizabeth SAWTELL was b. Feb. 3, 1668; m. Aug 13, 1691, Joseph Morse; he d. Jan. 24, 1709, and she m. 2d, feb. 10, 1713, Benjamin Nurse, Sr., of Framingham.  That is wrong, however.  On 8 Oct 1698, the four surviving daughters of Jonathan Sawtell of Groton deeded their rights to Jonas Prescott.  That Middlesex County deed (13:197) proves that Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan Sawtell of Groton married Richard Whitney of Stow.{{ref|9}}{{ref|10}}  The wife of Morse and Nurse was her cousin, daughter of Jonathan Sawtell's brother Zachariah Sawtell.
-His Will, dated Dec. 22, 1723, mentions son Richard (exe'r.), son Jonathan (exe'r.), son Joshua; drs. Hannah Farr, Elizabeth Wetherby, Sarah, Ruhamah, and Hepzibah.{{ref|11}}{{ref|12}}
+The will of Richard Whitney of Stow, yeoman, aged; eldest son Richard Whitney; second son Jonathan Whitney; youngest son Joshua Whitney; eldest daughter Hannah Farr; daughter Elisabeth Wetherbee; daughter Sarah Whitney; daughter Ruhamah Whitney; youngest daughter Hephzibeth Whitney; my eight children; sons Richard and Jonathan Whitney, executors; witnesses John Gardner, Jr., Moses Whetney, Jr., and Mary Whitcomb; dated 2 Dec 1723.{{ref|11}}  "Barry says the will was pro[bated] 23 of the same mo[nth]."{{ref|12}}
-The will of Richard Whitney of Stow, yeoman, aged; eldest son Richard Whitney; second son Jonathan Whitney; youngest son Joshua Whitney; eldest daughter Hannah Farr; daughter Elisabeth Wetherbee; daughter Sarah Whitney; daughter Ruhamah Whitney; youngest daughter Hephzibeth Whitney; my eight children; sons Richard and Jonathan Whitney, executors; witnesses John Gardner, Jr., Moses Whetney, Jr., and Mary Whitcomb.{{ref|13}}  "Barry says the will was pro[bated] 23 of the same mo[nth]."{{ref|14}}
+On 29 Feb 1723/4, Richard Whitney of Stow, husbandman, was appointed guardian of Joshua Whitney, in his 16th year, and Sarah Whitney, in her 20th year.{{ref|13}}  On the same day, guardian bond was posted by Richard Taylor of Sudbury, husbandman, and Richard Whitney of Stow, as surety, as guardian of Ruhamah Whitney, in her 18th year, and Hephzibah Whitney, in her 13th year.{{ref|14}}
-On 29 Feb 1723/4, Richard Whitney of Stow, husbandman, was appointed guardian of Joshua Whitney, in his 16th year, and Sarah Whitney, in her 20th year.{{ref|15}}  On the same day, guardian bond was posted by Richard Taylor of Sudbury, husbandman, and Richard Whitney of Stow, as surety, as guardian of Ruhamah Whitney, in her 18th year, and Hephzibah Whitney, in her 13th year.{{ref|16}}
+His inventory was taken 14-16 Jan 1723/4, and exhibited in court 9 Mar 1723/4.  On 19 Jan 1724/5, division of his estate was made to:  Richard Whitney, Joshua Whitney (by guardian Richard Whitney); Jonathan Whitney; Samuel Farr in right of wife Hannah; John Witherbee in right of wife Elizabeth; Richard Taylor as guardian of Ruhamah and Hephzibah Whitney; and Hezekiah Hapgood, husband to Sarah Whitney; all signed.{{ref|15}}
-His inventory was taken 14-16 Jan 1723/4, and exhibited in court 9 Mar 1723/4.  On 19 Jan 1724/5, division of his estate was made to:  Richard Whitney, Joshua Whitney (by guardian Richard Whitney); Jonathan Whitney; Samuel Farr in right of wife Hannah; John Witherbee in right of wife Elizabeth; Richard Taylor as guardian of Ruhamah and Hephzibah Whitney; and Hezekiah Hapgood, husband to Sarah Whitney; all signed.{{ref|17}}
+The date and place of 25 Aug 1691 in Watertown for the marriage of Richard Whitney and Elizabeth Sawtell has been published, but no original record of that marriage has been found, so it cannot be supported.{{ref|16}}
 Children of Richard<sup>3</sup> and Elizabeth (Sawtell) Whitney:
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-| [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1692-1775)|'''Richard<sup>4</sup> Whitney''']], b. 9 Dec 1692, Stow, MA,{{ref|19}}; m.(1) Hannah Whitcomb; m.(2) Hannah (Eveleth) Ayers.
+| [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1692-1775)|'''Richard<sup>4</sup> Whitney''']], b. 9 Dec 1692, Stow, MA,{{ref|17}}; m.(1) Hannah Whitcomb; m.(2) Hannah (Eveleth) Ayers.
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-| [[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1699-1773)|'''Jonathan Whitney''']], b. 26 Feb 1698/9;{{ref|20}} m. Alice Willard.
+| [[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1699-1773)|'''Jonathan Whitney''']], b. 26 Feb 1698/9;{{ref|18}} m. Alice Willard.
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 .{{note|10}} [[Archive:NEHGR, Volume 126|Kellogg and Threlfall, ''op. cit.'']], pp. 6, 140.
-.{{note|11}}
+.{{note|11}} [[Archive:Middlesex County, MA, Probate Files#File #24735, Richard Whitney, 1723|Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,735]].  Two references give the date 22 Dec 1723, which is wrong:  [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|Henry Bond, ''Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to Which is Appended the Early History of the Town. With Illustrations, Maps, and Notes'' (2nd ed., Watertown, MA: 1860)]], p. 643; and [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 30|Pierce, ''loc. cit.'']].
-.{{note|14}} [[Archive:Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England|James Savage, ''Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England'', (1860-1862)]], vol. IV, p. 531.
+.{{note|12}} [[Archive:Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England|James Savage, ''Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England'', (1860-1862)]], vol. IV, p. 531.
-.{{note|15}} Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,737.
+.{{note|13}} [[Archive:Middlesex County, MA, Probate Files#File #24737, Joshua and Sarah Whitney, 1723|Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,737]].
-.{{note|16}} Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,736.
+.{{note|14}} [[Archive:Middlesex County, MA, Probate Files#File #24736, Hephzibah and Ruhamah Whitney, 1723|Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,736]].
-.{{note|17}} Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,735.
+.{{note|15}} [[Archive:Middlesex County, MA, Probate Files#File #24735, Richard Whitney, 1723|Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,735]].
-.{{note|18}} [[Archive:NEHGR, Volume 126|Kellogg and Threlfall, ''op. cit.'']], pp. 6, 140.
+.{{note|16}} [[Archive:NEHGR, Volume 126|Kellogg and Threlfall, ''op. cit.'']], pp. 6, 140.
-.{{note|19}} Birth date calculated from age at death.
+.{{note|17}} Birth date calculated from age at death.
-.{{note|20}} Birth date calculated from age at death.
+.{{note|18}} Birth date calculated from age at death.
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 His Will, dated Dec. 22, 1723, mentions son Richard (exe'r.), son Jonathan (exe'r.), son Joshua; drs. Hannah Farr, Elizabeth Wetherby, Sarah, Ruhamah, and Hepzibah.{{ref|11}}{{ref|12}}
-The will of Richard Whitney of Stow, yeoman, aged; eldest son Richard Whitney; second son Jonathan Whitney; youngest son Joshua Whitney; eldest daughter Hannah Farr; daughter Elisabeth Wetherbee; daughter Sarah Whitney; daughter Ruhamah Whitney; youngest daughter Hephzibeth Whitney; my eight children; sons Richard and Jonathan Whitney, executors; witnesses John Gardner, Jr., Moses Whetney, Jr., and Mary Whitcomb.{{ref|11}}  "Barry says the will was pro[bated] 23 of the same mo[nth]."{{ref|12}}
+The will of Richard Whitney of Stow, yeoman, aged; eldest son Richard Whitney; second son Jonathan Whitney; youngest son Joshua Whitney; eldest daughter Hannah Farr; daughter Elisabeth Wetherbee; daughter Sarah Whitney; daughter Ruhamah Whitney; youngest daughter Hephzibeth Whitney; my eight children; sons Richard and Jonathan Whitney, executors; witnesses John Gardner, Jr., Moses Whetney, Jr., and Mary Whitcomb.{{ref|13}}  "Barry says the will was pro[bated] 23 of the same mo[nth]."{{ref|14}}
-On 29 Feb 1723/4, Richard Whitney of Stow, husbandman, was appointed guardian of Joshua Whitney, in his 16th year, and Sarah Whitney, in her 20th year.{{ref|13}}  On the same day, guardian bond was posted by Richard Taylor of Sudbury, husbandman, and Richard Whitney of Stow, as surety, as guardian of Ruhamah Whitney, in her 18th year, and Hephzibah Whitney, in her 13th year.{{ref|14}}
+On 29 Feb 1723/4, Richard Whitney of Stow, husbandman, was appointed guardian of Joshua Whitney, in his 16th year, and Sarah Whitney, in her 20th year.{{ref|15}}  On the same day, guardian bond was posted by Richard Taylor of Sudbury, husbandman, and Richard Whitney of Stow, as surety, as guardian of Ruhamah Whitney, in her 18th year, and Hephzibah Whitney, in her 13th year.{{ref|16}}
-His inventory was taken 14-16 Jan 1723/4, and exhibited in court 9 Mar 1723/4.  On 19 Jan 1724/5, division of his estate was made to:  Richard Whitney, Joshua Whitney (by guardian Richard Whitney); Jonathan Whitney; Samuel Farr in right of wife Hannah; John Witherbee in right of wife Elizabeth; Richard Taylor as guardian of Ruhamah and Hephzibah Whitney; and Hezekiah Hapgood, husband to Sarah Whitney; all signed.{{ref|15}}
+His inventory was taken 14-16 Jan 1723/4, and exhibited in court 9 Mar 1723/4.  On 19 Jan 1724/5, division of his estate was made to:  Richard Whitney, Joshua Whitney (by guardian Richard Whitney); Jonathan Whitney; Samuel Farr in right of wife Hannah; John Witherbee in right of wife Elizabeth; Richard Taylor as guardian of Ruhamah and Hephzibah Whitney; and Hezekiah Hapgood, husband to Sarah Whitney; all signed.{{ref|17}}
-The date and place of 25 Aug 1691 in Watertown for the marriage of Richard Whitney and Elizabeth Sawtell has been published, but no original record of that marriage has been found, so it cannot be supported.{{ref|16}}
+The date and place of 25 Aug 1691 in Watertown for the marriage of Richard Whitney and Elizabeth Sawtell has been published, but no original record of that marriage has been found, so it cannot be supported.{{ref|18}}
 Children of Richard<sup>3</sup> and Elizabeth (Sawtell) Whitney:
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-| [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1692-1775)|'''Richard<sup>4</sup> Whitney''']], b. 9 Dec 1692, Stow, MA,{{ref|17}}; m.(1) Hannah Whitcomb; m.(2) Hannah (Eveleth) Ayers.
+| [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1692-1775)|'''Richard<sup>4</sup> Whitney''']], b. 9 Dec 1692, Stow, MA,{{ref|19}}; m.(1) Hannah Whitcomb; m.(2) Hannah (Eveleth) Ayers.
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-| [[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1699-1773)|'''Jonathan Whitney''']], b. 26 Feb 1698/9;{{ref|18}} m. Alice Willard.
+| [[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1699-1773)|'''Jonathan Whitney''']], b. 26 Feb 1698/9;{{ref|20}} m. Alice Willard.
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 .{{note|10}} [[Archive:NEHGR, Volume 126|Kellogg and Threlfall, ''op. cit.'']], pp. 6, 140.
-.{{note|11}} Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,735.  Two references give the date 22 Dec 1723, which is wrong:  [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|Henry Bond, ''Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to Which is Appended the Early History of the Town. With Illustrations, Maps, and Notes'' (2nd ed., Watertown, MA: 1860)]], p. 643; and [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 30|Pierce, ''loc. cit.'']].
+.{{note|11}}
-.{{note|12}} [[Archive:Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England|James Savage, ''Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England'', (1860-1862)|, vol. IV, p. 531.
+.{{note|12}}
-.{{note|13}} Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,737.
+.{{note|13}} Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,735.  Two references give the date 22 Dec 1723, which is wrong:  [[Archive:Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts|Henry Bond, ''Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to Which is Appended the Early History of the Town. With Illustrations, Maps, and Notes'' (2nd ed., Watertown, MA: 1860)]], p. 643; and [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 30|Pierce, ''loc. cit.'']].
-.{{note|14}} Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,736.
+.{{note|14}} [[Archive:Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England|James Savage, ''Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England'', (1860-1862)]], vol. IV, p. 531.
-.{{note|15}} Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,735.
+.{{note|15}} Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,737.
-.{{note|16}} [[Archive:NEHGR, Volume 126|Kellogg and Threlfall, ''op. cit.'']], pp. 6, 140.
+.{{note|16}} Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,736.
-.{{note|17}} Birth date calculated from age at death.
+.{{note|17}} Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,735.
-.{{note|18}} Birth date calculated from age at death.
+.{{note|18}} [[Archive:NEHGR, Volume 126|Kellogg and Threlfall, ''op. cit.'']], pp. 6, 140.
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	'''Richard<sup>3</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)\|Richard<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)\|John<sup>1</sup>]]), son of [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)\|Richard<sup>2</sup> and Martha (Coldham) Whitney]],{{ref\|1}} was born 13 Jan 1660/61, Watertown, MA,{{ref\|2}} and died 5 Dec 1723, Stow, MA.{{ref\|3}}		'''Richard<sup>3</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)\|Richard<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)\|John<sup>1</sup>]]), son of [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)\|Richard<sup>2</sup> and Martha (Coldham) Whitney]],{{ref\|1}} was born 13 Jan 1660/61, Watertown, MA,{{ref\|2}} and died 5 Dec 1723, Stow, MA.{{ref\|3}}

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 | [[Family:Whitney, Ruhamah (c1705-?)|'''Ruhamah Whitney''']], b. ca. 1705; m. Josiah Whetcomb.
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