Cornet Benjamin Whitney

1679 - 1718  (39 years)

• Name	Benjamin Whitney
  Birth	6 Jan 1678/79	Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 12]
  History	17 Oct 1691 (12 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Petition	1712 (32 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3]
  He petitioned Governor Dudley for leave to form a cavalry company.
  Military	1713 (33 years)  [3]
  he was styled a "Cornet" in the cavalry company of Sherborn.
  Legal	22 Jun 1717 (38 years)  [10]
  On 22 June 1717, Benjamin Whitney, in behalf of the heirs of James Travis, deceased, applied to the Committee for Brookfield, for a grant of land there, equivalent to the original grant, which was considered as forfeited. The request was granted ; and, 17 November 1717, the Committee set off "to the heirs of James Travis, deceased, 60 a. near Brookfield saw mill."
  Death	29 Aug 1718	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	Aft 29 Aug 1718	Sherborn Center Cemetery, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Sherborn Center Cemetery,  Sherborn, Massachusetts   [4]
  	Gravestone of Cornet Benjamin Whitney
  Probate/Proved	25 Sep 1718 (39 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3, 7, 9]
  Inventory	21 Oct 1718 (39 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3, 9]
  His estate was valued at £712 3/4
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Rolf   (18 x Great Grandfather)  Lydia Jones  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I25988
  Last Modified	26 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Whitney,   b. 1634, London, England d. Dec 1702, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Lydia Jones
  Family ID	F9566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mercy Travis,   b. 8 Feb 1668, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 1 Dec 1744, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 76 years)  Other Partners: Lt. Thomas Frink  m. 16 Jul 1719
  Marriage	24 Oct 1700	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11]
  They had no children together. [3, 9]
  	Marriage Record of Mercy Travis and Benjamin Whitney
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 9 months - She : 32 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F9555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Cornet Benjamin Whitney(6 Jan 1678/79 – 1718) 2Jonathan Whitney(1634 – 1702) 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 3Lydia Jones 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Jan 1678/79 - Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 24 Oct 1700 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Petition - 1712 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 29 Aug 1718 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Burial - Aft 29 Aug 1718 - Sherborn Center Cemetery, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 25 Sep 1718 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Inventory - 21 Oct 1718 - Sherborn, 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

  [S971] Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 , (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1911). [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). [S2539] Daniels, Nathan Hagar, Descendants of Henry Travers of London, England and Newbury, Massachusetts, U .S. A., (Boston: Nathan Hagar Daniels, 1903). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2742493 Benjamin Whitney . [S850] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage Record of Mercy Travis and Benjamin Whitney. [S914] Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Probate Record of Benjamin Whitney. [S2544] Morse, Abner. A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants and History of the Towns of Sherborn and Holliston, (Boston: Press of Damrell & Moore, 1856). [S972] Pierce, Frederick Clifton. The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came From London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635 , (Chicago: Press of W. B. Conkey Company, 1895). [S2536] Temple, J. H., History of Framingham, Massachusetts, Early Known as Danforth's Farms, 1640-1880; with a Genealogical Register, (Framingham, Massachusetts: Town of Framingham, 1887). [S91] Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriage Prior to 1700, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985). [S980] Whitney, William L. Some of the Descendants of John and Elinor Whitney Who Settled in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635 , (Pottsville, Pennsylvania: M. E. Miller, Steam-Power Printer, 1890).