Joshua Whitney

1635 - 1719  (84 years)

• Name	Joshua Whitney
  Birth	15 Jul 1635	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  His first name is listed as John on the birth record according to Pulsifer (1853). [1] Bond (1860) gives his birth date as 15 February 1635/36. [2]
  Married	say 1655 (19 years)  [2, 3, 4]
  (1) Lydia ______. She was born about 1637. Issue: 1. Hannah Whitney 2. Joshua Whitney (1666-____) 3. Sarah Whitney (1668-____)
  Married	say 1670 (34 years)  [2, 3, 4]
  (2) Mary ______. She died on Tuesday 17 March 1671/72 in Groton, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Whitney (c1673-____)
  Married	30 Sep 1672 (37 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 3, 4, 6]
  (3) Abigail Tarbell, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Tarbell. She was born about 1650 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Whitney (1675-____) 2. William Whitney (1678-____) 3. Cornelius Whitney 4. David Whitney (1682-____) 5. Martha Whitney 6. Elizabeth Whitney 7. Eleanor Whitney
  History	17 Oct 1691 (56 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Will	17 Apr 1713 (77 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 3, 6]
  Death	7 Aug 1719	Groton, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3, 4]
  Burial	Aft 7 Aug 1719	Old Burying Ground, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Old Burying Ground, Groton, Massachusetts
  	Gravestone of Joshua Whitney
  Probate/Proved	6 Oct 1719 (84 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3]
  Complier's Note	1994 (358 years)  [7]
  Johnson, H.A. (1975) says his first wife, Lydia's last name was TARBELL. He also says that Joshua's second wife's last name was TARBELL. This is very probably an error.
  Siblings	7 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Mary Whitney,   c. 23 May 1619, Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England d. young, England   2. John Whitney,   c. 14 Sep 1621, Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England d. 12 Oct 1692, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 71 years)   3. Richard Whitney,   c. 6 Jan 1623/24, Isleworth-on-the-Thames, Middlesex, England   4. Nathaniel Whitney,   b. 1627, London, England d. probably young, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 5. Thomas Whitney,   b. 1629, London, England d. 20 Sep 1719, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 90 years) ▻ Mary Kettell,  m. 11 Jan 1654/55 + 6. Jonathan Whitney,   b. 1634, London, England d. Dec 1702, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 68 years) ▻ Lydia Jones,  m. 30 Oct 1656   7. Joshua Whitney,   b. 15 Jul 1635, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 7 Aug 1719, Groton, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 84 years)   8. Caleb Whitney,   b. 12 Jul 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. bur. 12 Jul 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 0 years)   9. Benjamin Whitney,   b. 6 Jun 1643, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Mar 1723, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Rolf   (17 x Great Grandfather)  Elinor,   b. 1599, England d. 11 May 1659, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 60 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I19002
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	John Whitney,   c. 20 Jul 1592, Westminster, London, England d. 1 Jun 1673, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Elinor,   b. 1599, England d. 11 May 1659, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Joshua Whitney(1635 – 1719) 2John Whitney(1592 – 1673) 4Thomas Whitney(Abt 1546 – 1637) 8Robert Whitney(Abt 1500 – 1555) 16Robert Whitney of Castleton(Abt 1466 – 1512) 17unknown wife 9Elizabeth 18Morgan ap William 19 5Mary Bray(1564 – 1629) 10Lord John Bray(Abt 1534 – 1615) 20 21 11Margaret Haslonde 22 23 3Elinor(1599 – 1659) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Jul 1635 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Married - 30 Sep 1672 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Will - 17 Apr 1713 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 7 Aug 1719 - Groton, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Burial - Aft 7 Aug 1719 - Old Burying Ground, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 6 Oct 1719 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  = 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

  [S1168] Pulsifer, David. "Early Records of Boston" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VII, 1853). [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). [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). [S978] Temple, J. H. A Genealogical Register of Framingham Families including All Who took up Residence in Town Before A.D. 1860 , (Framingham, Massachusetts: The Town of Framingham, 1887). [S979] Barry, William. A History of Framingham, Massachusetts Including the Plantation, From 1640 to the Present Time , (Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1847). [S71] Johnson, Hugh Albert. Norris, Hackett, Prescott and Allied Families Our Ancestors and Their Descendants, (Annandale, Virginia: Charles Baptie Studios, 1975).