Jonathan Whitney

1634 - 1702  (68 years)

• Name	Jonathan Whitney
  Birth	1634	England
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Feb 1702	Sherburne, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I117188	Ingram-Related
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	John Whitney,   b. 20 Jul 1592, Westminster, London, England d. 1 Jun 1673, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Ellenor 'Ellen' ???,   b. Between 1597 and 1599, St. Margarets, Warwickshire, England d. 11 May 1659, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	1618	London, England
  Family ID	F43416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jane
  Family ID	F43759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Lydia Jones,   b. 1632, England d. 3 Feb 1701, Sherburne, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	30 Oct 1656	Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Lydia Whitney,   b. 3 Jul 1657, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 1719, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 61 years)   2. Jonathan Whitney,   b. 20 Oct 1658, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 17 Mar 1734, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 75 years)   3. Anna Whitney,   b. 28 Apr 1660, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Whitney,   b. 27 Jun 1662, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   5. Josiah Whitney,   b. 19 May 1664, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Jan 1718 (Age 53 years)   6. Elinor Whitney,   b. 12 Oct 1666, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 23 Nov 1678, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 12 years)   7. James Whitney,   b. 25 Nov 1668, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1690, Massachusetts (Age 21 years)   8. Isaac Whitney,   b. 12 Jan 1670, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   9. Joseph Whitney,   b. 10 Mar 1672, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   10. Abigail Whitney,   b. 18 Aug 1675, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   11. Benjamin Whitney,   b. 6 Jan 1678, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Jonathan Whitney was admitted an inhabitant of Sherborn in 1679.Thatyear he signed the social compact entered into by all theinhabitants. In1681 he was one of a committee about division of commonlands and signedan agreement about building a church. He d. in Sherborn in 1702, where he was as early as 1679, andsettlednear Chestnut Brook. About 1659 his father gave him 39 acres ofland,which he had purchased of Richard Woodward. Nov. 7, 1664,JonathanWhitney and wife Lydia sold for œ40 this land, was situated inthe littleplain in Watertown, to Thomas Flagg. Nov. 7, 1664, he soldto RichardChild 5 acres of meadow, situated on a branch of StonyBrook. JonathanWhitney took the oath of fidelity in 1652. His will isdated Jan. 12,1702. The agreement of his heirs is dated Charlestown,Jan. 21, 1714. Hed. in 1702. Res. Watertown and Sherborn, Mass. Will of Jonathan Whitney of Sherborne; children Jonathan Whitney,JohnWhitney, Josiah Whitney, Joseph Whitney, Benjamin Whitney, LydiaAddams,and Abigail Whitney, to share equally; grandchildren BenjaminFisher andAnna Fisher, under 18; executors Jonathan Whitney and JohnWhitney;witnesses, Nathanell Coolidg, Thomas Whitney, and MuningsSawin.