Elnathan Whitney

1662 -

• Name	Elnathan Whitney
  Birth	7 Apr 1662	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  He was a twin.
  History	Jan 1727/28 (65 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  He was declared a town charge and the Selectman ordered to see if his brother, Eleazer would look after him. The next month, Samuel Jennison was paid 20 shillings per week to take care of him.
  On 22 January 1727/28, the selectman of Watertown ordered: "At said Meeting the Selectmen Agreed with Eleazer Whitney To take care of his Brother Elnathan Whitney undr his preƒent helpleƒs Circumƒtances. and take him home to his houƒe and and Look well after him from this time to the Laft day of march next Enƒuing and the Seleclmen Ingage he shall haue reaƒonable Satisfaction therefor, as alƒo for the time past ye he has taken the care of him. And that he said Eleazr take ye sd Elnathans bed and beding his wareing Apparrel and such houƒehold Stuff and proviƒion belonging to him that may be needfull for the said Elnathan." [1]
  Siblings	7 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Thomas Whitney,   b. 24 Aug 1656, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Apr 1742, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 85 years)   2. John Whitney,   b. 9 May 1659, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 May 1659, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   3. John Whitney,   b. 22 Aug 1661, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Aug 1661, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   4. Elnathan Whitney,   b. 7 Apr 1662, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 5. Eleazer Whitney,   b. 7 Sep 1662, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Jun 1738, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ Dorothy Ross,  m. 11 Apr 1687   6. Mary Whitney,   b. 22 Dec 1663, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   7. Bezaleed Whitney,   b. 16 Sep 1665, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   8. Sarah Whitney,   b. 23 Mar 1666/67, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   9. Mary Whitney,   b. 6 Aug 1668, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Sep 1669, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 1 year)   10. Isaiah Whitney,   b. 16 Sep 1671, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Jan 1711, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 39 years)   11. Martha Whitney,   b. 30 Jan 1673/74, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Rolf   (18 x Great Grandfather)  Mary Kettell  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I14809
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas Whitney,   b. 1629, London, England d. 20 Sep 1719, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Kettell
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Elnathan Whitney(1662 – ) 2Thomas Whitney(1629 – 1719) 4John Whitney(1592 – 1673) 8Thomas Whitney(Abt 1546 – 1637) 16Robert Whitney(Abt 1500 – 1555) 17Elizabeth 9Mary Bray(1564 – 1629) 18Lord John Bray(Abt 1534 – 1615) 19Margaret Haslonde 5Elinor(1599 – 1659) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Mary Kettell 6Thomas Kettell 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Apr 1662 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. History - Jan 1727/28 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1565] Watertown Historical Society. Watertown Records, Volume 2, (Watertown, Massachusetts: Fred G. Barker, 1894). [S976] Whitney, Henry Austin. "The Descendants of John and Elinor Whitney, of Watertown, Mass", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XI-1857). [S804] MacKenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1966). [S463] Bond, Henry. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts including Waltham and Weston, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860). [S979] Barry, William. A History of Framingham, Massachusetts Including the Plantation, From 1640 to the Present Time , (Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1847).