John Whitney was our immigrant ancestor in this ancestral line. He was born in Westminster, London in 1592 and married a lady whose last name we do not know: Elinor. He was a tailor. He migrated to the colonies in 1635 when he was 42 with his wife and five children, ages 1 through 11.They had three more children born in the colonies. He died in Watertown in 1673.

Origins

John Whitney was probably the John Whitney baptized in St Margaret's, Westminster, London, England on July 20, 1592.
 
See: The English Ancestry of John and Elinor (___) Whitney, by Robert Ward, for the latest and greatest re the English ancestry of John and Elinor.

See also this recap of Paul C. Reed's 1994 TAG article on the Whitney origins

See the London, England Heritage Page

Born:  Probably the John Whitney baptized July 20, 1592 in St. Margaret's, Westminster, London to Thomas and Mary (Bray) Whitney.

Immigration:  Elizabeth and Ann, sailed May, 1635; arrived Boston midsummer. Arrived with wife Elinor and John, Richard, Nathaniel, Thomas, and Jonathan, aged 1-11 per the ship's manifest. John and Elinor were shown on the manifest as aged 35 and 30.

Earliest American record:  Freeman list of March 3, 1636.

Occupation: Tailor, also served as town clerk and constable.

Residences: Lived in Watertown, Mass, from immigration until death.

Spouses:
 

1) Elinor (____), per baptism records of children and ship manifest (Ellin). No marriage record found. Prob in 1618. Ten children. She died May 11, 1659, in Watertown, Middlesex Co, Mass, probably in her early 60's.

2) Judith (___), married September 29, 1659. She died in 1669. No children.
 

Death: June 01, 1673, in Watertown, Mass, aged 81

Estate/Will: Dated April 3, 1673. Mentioned sons John, Richard, Thomas, Jonathan, Joshua, and Benjamin. Executor: William Bond, Sr.. Witnesses: William Bond, Sr. and Sarah Bond, Sr. Inventory taken June 4, 1673.

On-line biographies of John and Elinor Whitney

The Whitney Page

Michael Roman Page

Eli Whitney was a first cousin to my 3xg grandmother, Abigail Whitney, who married Elijah Bruce. They were the maternal grandparents of Kansas Pioneer Eleanor Serepta Baldwin (See the article she wrote on their covered wagon migration to Kansas in 1868 under the Baldwin line material.) Eli invented the cotton gin, which had a major impact on the economy of the United States in the early 1800's. He also pioneered production processes, particularly in the field of making rifles for the army, involving the concept of the inter-changeable parts and the production line, and was a big factor in the industrial revolution.

Other Notable Whitneys at the Whitney page include the namesake for Mount Whitney, at the Whitney Page.
 

Read of the pioneer Nathaniel Whitney's story of settling early Vermont before the Revolution. (John > John > Nathaniel > Nathanial > Samuel....)

Whitney Genealogy, Frederick Clifton Pierce, Chicago 1895

See the Whitney Archives Page at Whitney.org.

See the list of corrections  to published Whitney Genealogies and Whitney genealogy questions and notes at the Whitney Page.

Which John Whitney married Beach, Bemis, Cutting, Cutter, Hagar?

 
There were three John Whitney's, all born in Watertown, Mass: 1680, 1690, 1714. The one born 1714 is a son of the one born 1680.

There are five marriages of women with names Beach, Bemis, Cutting, Cutter, and Hagar with a John Whitney. At this web page, Robert Ward sorts through this maze. Although the page is entitled which John married Beriah Bemis, he focuses on all five of the marriages. It is included in the first link I gave above, but wanted to highlight it, as I see these marriages mixed up on some web pages out there.
 

Other Whitney Immigrants:
 
Henry Whitney of Long Island

Immigrant Couple:
 1   John Whitney 1592 - 1673
....  +Elinor 1597 - 1659
Lived in Watertown, Mass:
.... 2   John Whitney II 1621 - 1692
..........  +Ruth Reynolds 1623 - 1692
Moved to Weston, Mass:
........... 3   Nathaniel Whitney 1647 - 1733
.................  +Sarah Hagar 1651 - 1722
Moved back to Watertown, Mass:
.................. 4   Nathaniel Whitney II 1675 - 1730
........................  +Mercy Robinson 1676 - 1740
Moved to Westborough, Mass:
........................ 5   Nathaniel Whitney III 1696 - 1776
..............................  +Mary Child 1700 - 1776
Moved to Grafton, Mass:
............................... 6   Nathaniel Whitney IV 1728 - 1776
.....................................  +Abigail Joslin 1735 -
First cousin to Eli Whitney, lived in Marlborough, Vermont:
...................................... 7   Abigail Whitney 1763 - 1847
............................................  +Elijah Bruce 1760 - 1835
Lived Marlborough, Vermont
............................................ 8   Abigail Whitney Bruce 1806 - 1884
..................................................  +Nehemiah Willis Fisher 1805 - 1859
Ottawa Co, Kansas Pioneers:
................................................... 9   Eleanor Serepta Fisher 1843 - 1924
.........................................................  +Henry Gilbert Baldwin 1836 - 1894
.......................................................... 10   Arthur Willis Baldwin 1876 - 1961
................................................................  +Inez Evangeline Hallock 1886 - 1976
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Related Links:

The Whitney Genealogy Page
 
This page has it all, a large Whitney database, Whitney source documents, including census and vital records.

Whitney On-Line Resources

The Whitney Genealogy Page - Described above

Whitney Mail List: A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the Whitney surname in any place and at any time. To subscribe send the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message to whitney-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or    whitney-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).

Here is an Ahnentafel report, along with links to complete research summaries and biographies of all known American ancestors, of Hattie Bruce. This report, starting with numbers 8 and 9, also is the tfel for our common ancestors, Elijah and Abigail (Whitney) Bruce.

Detailed genealogy register report showing results of research on the first six generations of the John Whitney line.

Whitney Genealogy Forum at GenForum

The Whitney Surname Register has several web pages for Whitneys.

Check out the How Do I? Where Do I? Page at this web site for tips on searching your Whitneys. I suggest you check out Gendex for sure, also try the Whitney maillist archives there.
 

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