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John WHITNEY

BIRTH: 20 JUL 1592, Westminster, England
DEATH: 1 JUN 1673, Watertown, Middlesex Co. MA
BURIAL: 1 JUN 1673, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA

MARRIAGE: BEF 1619, London, London, Middlesex, England

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Notes

[NI0857] Updated January 9, 2000. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Reed, Paul C., "Whitney Origins Revisited: John-1 Whitney of Watertown, Massachusetts, and Henry-1 Whitney of Long Island and Norwalk, Connecticut, "The American Genealogist, Vol. 69, No., 1 (Jan 1994), pp. 9-14.

(2) Jacobus, M.A., Donald Lines, of New Haven, Conn., "Pre-American Ancestries: John Whitney of Watertown, Mass.," The American Genealogist, Vol. 10 (1933-1934), pp. 84-88.

Sources (1) and (2) cast serious doubt upon any claims of a Royal connection, particularly as put forth in Henry Melville's "The Ancestry of John Whitney." Those who include a Royal relationship in their Whitney genealogy would be wise to review these articles because the evidence of fraudulent research is quite persuasive.

(3) Whitney Research Group. http://www.whitneygen.org

- July 20, 1592: christened in Westminster, London, England.
- February 22, 1607: apprenticed to William Pring of the Old Bailey (Merchant Taylor's Company)
- March 13, 1614: freed of his apprentice bond
- bef. 1619: married Elinor ___ [surname unknown].
- May 1635: emigrated from England, sailing on the "Elizabeth and Anne," arriving in Boston
midsummer.
- abt. Jun 1635: settled in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA. Remained at his 16 or 17 acre homestead a
little north of Belmont Street and East of Common Street until he passed away.
- March 3, 1635/36: admitted as freeman.
- 1638-1655: served as selectman several years.
- June 1, 1641: elected constable by the Court.
- 1655: served as town clerk.
- September 29, 1659: married Judah ___ [surname unknown].
- June 1, 1673: died and buried in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA