Cornet Benjamin Whitney1

M, (6 January 1678/79 - 29 August 1718)
Father-Biological*Jonathan Whitney
Mother-Biological*Lydia Jones
Last Edited=26 May 2026
     Cornet Benjamin Whitney was born on 6 January 1678/79 at Framingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2,3,4,5,6 He was the son of Jonathan Whitney and Lydia Jones.

Cornet Benjamin Whitney, age 22, married Mercy Travis, age 33 , daughter of James Travis and Mercy Pierce, on 24 October 1701 at Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay. They had no children together.1,3,7,8,9,6 On 1712 in Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay, he petitioned Governor Dudley for leave (permission) to form a cavalry company.1 He was styled a "Cornet" in the cavalry company of Sherborn.1 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.10" Cornet Benjamin Whitney died on 29 August 1718 at Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay, at age 39.11,3,4 Benjamin was buried at Sherborn Center Cemetery, Sherborn, Massachusetts.4 His will was proved on 25 September 1718 at Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay.1,12,6 His estate was inventoried on 21 October 1718 at Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay, and was valued at £712 3/4.1,6

Citations

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  2. Morse, Abner. A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants and History of the Towns of Sherborn and Holliston. Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1856.
  3. Bond, Henry. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts including Waltham and Weston. Boston: ittle, Brown and Company, 1860.
  4. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Holbrook Research Institute. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  8. Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2005.
  9. Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985.
  10. 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.
  11. Essex Institute. Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Boston: Baldwin, Thomas W., 1911.
  12. Massachusetts. Probate Courts. Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.