Dea. Joshua WHITNEY

Male 1635 - 1719  (84 years)


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  1. 1.  Dea. Joshua WHITNEY was born on 5 Jul 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 7 Aug 1719 in Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Joshua Whitney was the first of the family who was born in America. He was one of the earliest settlers, a deacon and original proprietor at Groton, Mass., and dwelt there probably until it was burnt by the Indians, during King Philip's war, in the spring of 1676. he returned to Watertown for a few years and died in 1719. His will is dated Apr 17, 1713, and proved Oct. 6, 1719. It mentions several children whose births are not recorded. He was buried in the old burying ground in Groton. He served as a soldier in King Philip's war with his son, Joshua, Jr., in 1691-2.

    Family/Spouse: Lydia UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Mary UNKNOWN. Mary died on 17 Mar 1671 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Joshua married Abigail TARBALL on 30 Sep 1672. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Col. David WHITNEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1682 in Groton, Massachusetts ; died in 1769 in Canaan, Connecticut.
    2. 3. Martha WHITNEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1688.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Col. David WHITNEY Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joshua1) was born in 1682 in Groton, Massachusetts ; died in 1769 in Canaan, Connecticut.

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was born in Groton, Mass., moved to Plainfield and married there. In 1740 he moved to Canaan, Conn., where he afterward resided and where he was innkeeper, his tavern being the best known in that section of the state. he was a very active and influential man was colonel of the militia and held other offices in the town. His will is dated Oct. 27,1769, and proved Dec. 13, 1769. He married twice, his second wife being Prudence, who was given one-third of the estate.

    David married Elizabeth WARREN on 20 Jan 1712 in Plainfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    David married Prudence MERRILLS on 28 Jul 1767. Prudence was born on 22 Dec 1700; died on 1 Feb 1793 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Martha WHITNEY Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joshua1) was born in 1688.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Daughter of Deacon Joshua Whitney and Abigail Tarbell

    Martha married Isaac WILLIAMS, Jr. on 01 Feb 1707. Isaac (son of Capt Isaac WILLIAMS and Elizabeth HYDE) was born on 01 Nov 1686 in Newton, Massachusetts; died on 17 Sep 1757 in Newton, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]