Family:Whitney, James (1697-a1743)

James⁴ Whitney (Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Eleazer³ and Dorothy (Ross) Whitney, was born 20 Nov 1697, Watertown, MA,^[1] and was baptized 28 Jan 1699/700, Watertown, MA.^[2]

James married, 8 Nov 1722, Watertown, MA, Mercy Flagg, "both of Watertown",^[3] daughter of Allen and Sarah (Ball) Flagg. She was born 13 May 1702, Watertown, MA.

Children of James⁴ and Mercy (Flagg) Whitney:

i.	Mercy5 Whitney, b. 5 Sep 1723, Watertown, MA.[4]
ii.	Abigail Whitney, b. 17 Mar 1725/6, Watertown, MA.[5]
iii.	Lydia Whitney, bapt. 30 Mar 1729, Watertown, MA. She doesn't seem to be in the Watertown VR's. The source of the baptismal date is Bond.
iv.	Allen Whitney, b. 19 Oct 1731, Watertown, MA;[6] d. 28 Apr 1736, Watertown, MA.[7]
v.	Eunice Whitney, b. 3 May 1734, Watertown, MA;[8] d. 29 Apr 1736, Watertown, MA.[9]
vi.	Eunice Whitney, b. 9 Jan 1737/8, Watertown, MA;[10] d. 24 Nov 1740, Waltham, MA.[11]
vii.	Allen Whitney, b. 2 May 1740, Waltham, MA;[12] d. 7 Dec 1740, Waltham, MA.[13]
viii.	James Whitney, b. 26 Oct 1743, Waltham, MA.[14]

Census

• 1790: not found.
• (poss.) 1790, Dublin, Cheshire Co., NH: Mercy Whitney, 1 female. This might be his widow Mercy (Flagg) Whitney.

References

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2.^  "James Whitney & Mercy Flagg, b. of Watertown, m. 8 Nov 1722," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Third Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, to the End of 1737. Also Plan and Register of Burials in Arlington Street Burying Ground (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1900), volume 2, page 70.

3.^  "James Whitney & Mercy Flagg, b. of Watertown, m. 8 Nov 1722," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 2, page 70.

4.^  "Mercy Whitney, d. James & Mercy Whitney, b. 5 Sep 1723," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 2, page 76.

5.^  "Abigail Whitney, d. James & Mercy Whitney, b. 17 Mar 1725/6," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 2, page 80.

6.^  "Allen Whitney, s. James & Mercy Whitney, b. 19 Oct 1731," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 2, page 93.

7.^  "Allin Whitney, s. James & Marcy Whitney, d. 28 Apr 1736," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 2, page 109.

8.^  "Eunas Whitney, d. James & Mercy Whitney, b. 3 May 1734," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 2, page 100.

9.^  "Eunice Whitney, d. James & Marcy Whitney, d. 29 Apr 1736," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 2, page 109.

10.^  "Eunice Whitney, d. James & Marcy Whitney, b. 9 Jan 1737," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 2, page 109.

11.^  "Eunice, d. James and Marcy, [died] Nov. 24, 1740," according to Vital Records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904).

12.^  "Allen [dup. Allin Whitney], s. James and Marcy [dup. Marey], [born] May 2, 1740," according to Waltham Vital Records.

13.^  "Allen [dup. Allin Whitny], s. James and Marcy, [died] Dec. 7, 1740," according to Waltham Vital Records.

14.^  "James, s. James and Mary, [born] Oct. 26, 1743," according to Waltham Vital Records.

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