John Whitney
M, (before 1645 - circa 1720)
Father-Biological* | Henry Whitney |
Mother-Biological* | Sarah Salmon |
- Family Lines
- Whelpley Line
Last Edited=9 Jun 2023
John Whitney was born before 1645. He was the son of Henry Whitney and Sarah Salmon.
John Whitney married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Richard Smith and Sarah Hammond, on 17 March 1674/75 at Norwalk, Connecticut.1,2,3 According to the town record:
John was a millwright and a miller.1 He had built a felling-mill in Norwalk, Connecticut, which he gave to his son, John on 14 April 1707. On 8 July 1712, he sold his grist-mill and land for the mill to his son, John, having a lilfe lease on the premises.1 He died circa 1720 at Norwalk, Connecticut.1,4 He was buried at East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut.4 His estate was probated on 11 October 1720 at Norwalk, Connecticut.1
John Whitney married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Richard Smith and Sarah Hammond, on 17 March 1674/75 at Norwalk, Connecticut.1,2,3 According to the town record:
At a towne meting desember 27th 1677. At ye aforesayd meting it was voted and agreed on between the towne and the miller, John Whitne, that the towns men are to carry their cornc to the mill vpon the third and sixt dayes of the weak, comonly called Tuesday & Fryday, which days he is to Attend to grinde in & if the sayd John can clere the mill of the corne that is brought in the aforesayd two days, or before, then the Rest of the da-cs of ye week he may take to atend his own ocations, but if he cannot clere the mill of the corne sesonably brought in, he must clere it before he leaues.1
John was a millwright and a miller.1 He had built a felling-mill in Norwalk, Connecticut, which he gave to his son, John on 14 April 1707. On 8 July 1712, he sold his grist-mill and land for the mill to his son, John, having a lilfe lease on the premises.1 He died circa 1720 at Norwalk, Connecticut.1,4 He was buried at East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut.4 His estate was probated on 11 October 1720 at Norwalk, Connecticut.1
Children of John Whitney and Elizabeth Smith
- John Whitney1 (12 Mar 1676/77 - 3 Feb 1713/14)
- Joseph Whitney1 (1 Mar 1678/79 - 1741)
- Henry Whitney1 (21 Feb 1680/81 - 26 Apr 1727)
- Elizabeth Whitney1 (c 1684 - 17 Mar 1763)
- Richard Whitney1 (18 Apr 1687 - )
- Samuel Whitney1 (1688 - 6 Dec 1753)
- Anne Whitney1 (c 1691 - 9 May 1773)
- Eleanor Whitney1 (27 Jan 1693 - 25 Jan 1777)
- Nathan Whitney+ (c 1695 - )
- Sarah Whitney1 ( - 22 Oct 1720)
Citations
- Phoenix, S. Whitney. The Whitney Family of Connecticut, and its Affiliation. volume I. New York: Private Printing, 1878.
- Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985.
- White, Lorraine Cook. Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2006.
- Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/