General Notes

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He: date of death is given as 7/17 Jan, 1732. Sources: F.C. Pierce, Whitney Genealogy [1895]; Finding Your Forefathers in America, Archibald F. Bennett, 1957, p. 186; J. Savage, Genealogical Dictionary 2. He and Sarah resided circa 1694 Weston, Middlesex, MA. He was owned the covenant.

His estate probated 30 Jan 1732/33 Weston, MA.;  Mr. Daniel Warrin, Mr. Daniel Carter, and Mr. John Walker sworn to take inventory; his estate was probated 1 Feb 1732/33 and inventory amounted to L422-18s-4d. Probated 17 Feb 1732/33, inventory exhibited by widow Sarah and her grandson William Whitney, the administrators. Probated 2 Mar 1732/33 administration granted to widow Sarah with George Hamilton and Oliver Livermore, both of Watertown, Yemen, sureties, on the estate of Nathl. Whitney late of Weston, husbandman, decd.; his estate probated 13 Jan 1734 Weston; heirs appeared before the commission, and Mr. Joseph Harrington [who married -----] moved for an adjustment; his estate probated on 25 Mar 1733/34 Weston, administration account exhibited; his estate was probated 15 Apr 1734 Weston; appointment of Dea. John Coollidge, Mr William Williams, both of Watertown, and Mr. Nathan Fisk of Weston, as a committee to apprize the real estate and divide it among the heirs; the estate probated 30 Sep 1734 Weston; added to the aforementioned names  included: Lt. Josiah Jones, Mr. Ebenezer Allen, and Mr. Fiske, all of Weston. amounting to L91; descriptions of parcels, his estate probated 18 Nov 1734 Weston,  widow and heirs appeared in court but were put off for a month citation to the widow and heirs to appear on 1 Dec 1734 Weston;  his estate was probated 2 Dec 1734 , account presented; present were William Whitney, a grandson, Mr. George Herington attorney for four of the heirs; Mr. Josiah Hobbs attorney for Samuel Whitney, and Nathl. Billins; Abraham Gregory, a grandchild [m. Susanna Whitney]; and Charles Chadwick; appeared in court but were continued until 16 Dec  1734; his estate was probated 13 Jan 1735 Weston ; assignment of the real estate to William Whitney of Weston, husbandman, son of William Whitney, decd, and grandson of Nathaniel Whitney, Sr., late of Weston, decd., intestate, [except for widow's dower third], value L348; he to pay widow Sarah Whitney L12; to his aunts and uncles [children of the said intestate], vizt. Nathaniel L14-15s-2/7d; Mercy Greaves L60-7s-11 1/7d; Sarah Chadwick L60-7s-11 1/7d; Hannah Billing L60s-7s-11 1/7; widow and heirs appeared in court, which decided that the estate was to be settled on the grandson  William, son of William, by agreement of the parties, the said Whitney to pay the rest of the heirs in 9 months from this day, and 6% interim; heirs named as Nathaniel [eldest]; Sarah Chadwick. William, Samuel; Hannah Billing, and Mercy Greaves; his estate was probated 10 Nov 1735, administration account presented, including payments to Josiah Hobbs, attn'y to Samuel Whitney of Stratford, and to George Harrington, attorney to Mercy Greaves, for service done by my husband and sons for the deceased in his lifetime.

Robert L. Ward Genealogy [Modified Register]
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