Mark WHITNEY
- BIRTH: Abt. 1700; prob. Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (now USA)
- DEATH: 23 Jun 1760; Natick, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (now USA)
Father: Benjamin WHITNEY
Mother: Mary POOR
Family 1: Tabitha MELLEN
- MARRIAGE: 04 Jan 1726; Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (now USA)
- CHILDREN:
- Love WHITNEY
- Jason WHITNEY
- Mary WHITNEY
- Mark WHITNEY
- Tabitha WHITNEY (died young)
- Thomas WHITNEY
- Tabitha WHITNEY (not a typo)
- Sarah WHITNEY
- Esther WHITNEY
_Thomas WHITNEY_ _John WHITNEY _| | |_Mary BRAY______ _Benjamin WHITNEY _| | | ________________ | |_Elinor // ____| | |________________ | |--Mark WHITNEY | | ________________ | _______________| | | |________________ |_Mary POOR ________| | ________________ |_______________| |________________
Notes
Updated September 28, 2013. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):
- "Mark-3 WHITNEY (Benjamin-2, John-1), son of Benjamin and Mary (POOR) WHITNEY, was born circa 1700, Framingham, MA, and died 23 Jun 1760, Natick, MA." Citation for date and place of death from the Vital Records of Natick, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850.
- "He, 'of Hopkinton,' married, 4 Jan 1725/26 or 1726/27, Framingham, MA, Tabitha MELLEN 'of Framingham', daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (-----) MELLEN. She was born on 4 Jan 1703/4, Framingham, MA, and she died after 17 Jun 1760, when she was mentioned in her husband's will."
- Children of Mark and Tabitha, all born in Hopkinton, MA: Love, Jason, Mary, Mark, Tabitha, Thomas, Tabitha (not a typo), Sarah and Esther.
(2) Pierce, Frederick Clifton; The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago: 1895).
"Mark WHITNEY was born Framingham, Mass. He was a soldier of Capt. Samuel WRIGHT's Rutland Company, in service from Nov 10, 1723, to June 10, 1724. He resided in Hopkinton… He married his wife in Framingham. He continued to reside in Hopkinton until his removal to Framingham [about 1753]… While residing there he kept a tavern on the old WHITNEY homestead near the Havens. He soon moved to Natick where he afterward resided until his death… He was a prominent and leading citizen in the various towns in which he resided as the title 'Mr' is prefixed to his name in the town records. His will is dated at Natick, June 17, 1760, and was witnessed by Micah WHITNEY. His widow, Tabitha, taught school in Hopkinton."
(3) Family Data Collection - Individual Records via Ancestry.com
- Name: Mark WHITNEY
- Spouse: Tabitha MELLEN
- Parents: Benjamin WHITNEY, Mary Esther POOR
- Birth Place: Framingham, MA
- Birth Date: 1700
- Marriage Place: Framingham, MA
- Marriage Date: 4 Jan 1725
- Death Place: Natick, MA
- Death Date: 23 Jun 1760
- Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
(4) Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850 via Ancestry.com
- Name: Mark WHITNEY
- Spouse: Tabitha MELLEN
- Marriage Date: 4 Jan 1726
- Marriage Place: Framingham
- Source: Vital Records of Framingham
- Full Text: WHITNEY, Mark of Hopkinton, and Tabitha MELLEN, Jan. 4, 1726-7.
(5) Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850 via Ancestry.com
- Name: Mr Mark WHITNEY
- Event Type: Death
- Death Date: 23 Jun 1760
- Death Place: Natick, Massachusetts