Col. David WHITNEY

1682 - 1769  (87 years)

• Name	David WHITNEY  [1, 2]
  	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. [1]
  Prefix	Col.
  Birth	1682	Groton, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1769	Canaan, Connecticut   [1]
  Person ID	I91613	Main Tree
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Dea. Joshua WHITNEY,   b. 5 Jul 1635, Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts d. 7 Aug 1719, Massachusetts (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Abigail TARBALL
  Marriage	30 Sep 1672  [1]
  Family ID	F27904	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth WARREN
  Marriage	20 Jan 1712	Plainfield, Connecticut   [1]
  Family ID	F38485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2018

  
  

  Family 2	Prudence MERRILLS,   b. 22 Dec 1700   d. 1 Feb 1793, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	28 Jul 1767  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F38235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1682 - Groton, Massachusetts Death - 1769 - Canaan, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4980] Frederick Clifton Pierce, "Whitney" The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came From London, England to Watertown, Mass. in 1635, (Frederick Clifton Pierce, 1895). [S9777] Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical Notes or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts, (New England Historic Genealogical Society).