Mark WHITNEY

Father: Benjamin WHITNEY
Mother: Mary POOR

Family 1: Tabitha MELLEN

(1) Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

  1. Love WHITNEY
  2. Jason WHITNEY
  3. Mary WHITNEY
  4. Mark WHITNEY
  5. Tabitha WHITNEY (died young)
  6. Thomas WHITNEY
  7. Tabitha WHITNEY (not a typo)
  8. Sarah WHITNEY
  9. Esther WHITNEY
                                     _Thomas WHITNEY_
                     _John WHITNEY _|
                    |               |_Mary BRAY______
 _Benjamin WHITNEY _|
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|--Mark WHITNEY
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|_Mary POOR ________|
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Notes

Updated January 18, 2026. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Whitney Research Group.

- "Mark-3 WHITNEY (Benjamin-2, John-1), son of Benjamin and Mary (POOR) WHITNEY, was born circa 1700, Framingham, MA, and died 23 Jun 1760, Natick, MA." Citation for date and place of death from the Vital Records of Natick, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850.
- "He, 'of Hopkinton,' married, 4 Jan 1725/26 or 1726/27, Framingham, MA, Tabitha MELLEN 'of Framingham', daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (-----) MELLEN. She was born on 4 Jan 1703/4, Framingham, MA, and she died after 17 Jun 1760, when she was mentioned in her husband's will."
- Children of Mark and Tabitha, all born in Hopkinton, MA: Love, Jason, Mary, Mark, Tabitha, Thomas, Tabitha (not a typo), Sarah and Esther.

(2) Pierce, Frederick Clifton. The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635. Chicago, Illinois, United States, self-published, 1895. Pages 39-40.

"MARK WHITNEY (Benjamin, John), b. Framingham, Mass., abt. 1700; m. in Framingham Jan. 4, 1726, Tabitha MELLEN, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth, b. Jan. 4, 1703. Mark WHITNEY was born in Framingham, Mass. He was a soldier of Capt. Samuel WRIGHT's Rutland Company, in service from Nov. 10, 1723, to June 10, 1724. He resided in Hopkinton... a church was organized in the town and Mark WHITNEY was, Apr. 27, 1735, admitted a member. He married his wife in Framingham. He continued to reside in Hopkinton until his removal to Framingham; he was dismissed to the Framingham church Apr. 5, 1752, and there he was admitted to the church by letter from Hopkinton Feb. 10, 1754. Whil residing there he kept a tavern on the old Whitney homestead near the Havens. He soon moved to Natick where he afterwards resided until his death. Natick lies between Sherborn and Framingham... In 1759 Mark WHITNEY was surveyor of highways and member of the parish committee in 1760, assisted in preambulating the town line between Natick and Sherborn, which committee rendered its report Mar. 24, 1760. He was a prominent and leading citizen in the various towns in which he resided, as the title 'Mr.' is prefixed to his name in the town records. His will is dated at Natick, June 17, 1760, and was witnessed by Micah WHITNEY. His widow, Tabitha, taught school at Hopkinton. A deed is on file in the MIddlesex Probate records of a house lot signed by Benjamim, Sr., Benjamin, Jr., Mark and Isaac. Mark lived on this homestead. A petition is also recorded, signed Benjamin, Sr., Isaac, Benjamin, Jr., and Mark. Mark was a soldier from Framingham before his marriage to a Framingham girl; his Hopkinton neighbor and brother (land adjoined as shown by deeds), Isaac WHITNEY, married Elizabeth BRIDGES of Framingham. His land came to him from his father, Benjamin WHITNEY, who was of Framingham. Thomas MELLEN, who was Mark WHITNEY's father-in-law, and Benjamin WHITNEY were of those who, in 1732, went to the Hopkinton church on account of dissatisfaction at Framingham. He died June 23, 1760, at N.; res. Framingham, Hopkinton, and Natick, Mass."

Children of Mark WHITNEY and Tabitha MELLEN were: "i. Love, bap. Hop. Nov. 26, 1726; m. Jan. 2, 1754, Jonathan BATTLE of Dedham... ii. Jason, b. Aug. 31, 1729; m. Elizabeth BEAL and Lois PRATT. iii. Mary, b. Oct. 4, 1731; m. 1759, Lieut. Joseph CODY of Hopkinton; res. Milford, Mass... iv. Mark, b. Apr. 11, 1732; d. unm. at Natick in 1750. v. Tabitha, b. Apr. 11, 1735; d. July 11, 1735, in Hopk. vi. Thomas, b. Jan. 24, 1736; m. Mehitable BACON. vii. Tabitha, b. Mar. 11, 1738; m. Aug. 31, 1767, John LESSURE of Upton, Mass. viii. Sarah, b. June 12, 1739; m. June 11, 1761, Nathan WATKINS of Hopkinton; descendents res. in Hollinston. ix. Esther, b. Oct. 1742; m. Aug. 30, 1764, James WATKINS of Hopkinton; des. res. in Milford."

(3) Family Data Collection - Individual Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Mark WHITNEY
- Spouse: Tabitha MELLEN
- Parents: Benjamin WHITNEY, Mary Esther POOR
- Birth Place: Framingham, MA
- Birth Date: 1700
- Marriage Place: Framingham, MA
- Marriage Date: 4 Jan 1725
- Death Place: Natick, MA
- Death Date: 23 Jun 1760
- Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

(4) Massachusetts, U.S., Town Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Mark WHITNEY
- Spouse: Tabitha MELLEN
- Marriage Date: 4 Jan 1726
- Marriage Place: Framingham
- Source: Vital Records of Framingham
- Full Text: WHITNEY, Mark of Hopkinton, and Tabitha MELLEN, Jan. 4, 1726-7.

(5) Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com: Natick

- Name: Mr Mark WHITNEY
- Event Type: Death
- Death Date: 23 Jun 1760

(6) Find a Grave

- Name: Mark WHITNEY
- Birth: 1700; Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
- Death: 23 Jun 1760 (aged 59–60); Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
- Burial: Sherborn Center Cemetery; Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
- Memorial ID: 174733269