John WHITNEY 
John was born about 1645 in Southold, Suffolk, NY. John's father was Henry WHITNEY and his mother was UNKNOWN UNKNOWN. He was an only child. He died before November 1720 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT.General Notes
!HISTORY: Savage's publication listed below was INCORRECT in listing oneof the children of John and Elizabeth (Smith) Whitney: John and Elizabethdid NOT have a child named Samuel. This error was repeated in variouspublications, including several Connecticut town histories and the booksby S. Whitney Phoenix. "Saml. Whitney of Stratford" (who married AnneLaboree) was the son of Nathaniel Whitney and Sarah Hagar - and thus adescendant of John and Elinor Whitney of Watertown. Proof lies in theprobate records of his father, Nathaniel Whitney, Middlesex County, MA,File No. 24731.
!BIR: GenServ submission from Marda Suliga <mardas@@worldnet.att.net >"probably born before father went to Southold, Long Island, N.Y."
!BIR-MARR-DEA: From various GenServ Gedcoms. Sources cited: "ImmigrantAncestors, By Virkus" and "The Whitney Family of Connecticut... byPhoenix"
Savage, "Genealogical Dictionary of New England", p. 530.
"Whitney Family Genealogy", p 11. "John Whitney was probably born beforehis
father went to Southold, as the fact that he was of full age before 20 Jan
1665/66, is indicated by the following note:
'At the towne meeting held the 20th of Jan. 1665, grante unto John Whitne
the sonne of Henry Whitney. . . . . oinse unto his father's home lott
extending from the. . . . . .Brow of the hill lying by the hi. . . we igh
leading to the. . . . . Rodds. . . . cartpath by the sayd Falls.'
He settled, with his father, in Norwalk, followed his business, ofmillwright, and miller; succeeded him in the possession of the mill andhomestead; and married 17 Mar 1674/75, Elizabeth Smith, dau. of RichardSmith.
NOTE: a lot of information in this file is not proven
-Dale A. Updike
John and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT. They had seven sons and four daughters, named Richard, Nathan, Josiah, Joseph, John, Henry, John, Elizabeth, Anne, Sarah and Eleanor.
Family Notes
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"New England Marriages Prior to 1700", Clarence Almon Torrey ,Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore 1992, p 810; "Hall's NorwalkRecords" 1973 p192 "John Whitney tooke to wiffe Elissabeth Smith, thedaughter of Richard Smith, and was married the 17th of March , Anno1674,75."
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Children
Elizabeth WHITNEY
Elizabeth was born about 1684 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT. She died on March 17th, 1763 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT. She was buried in Ridgebury Cemetery, Ridgebury, CT.
Anne Whitney
Anne was born about 1691 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT. She died on May 9th, 1773 in Sharon, Litchfield, CT. She was buried in Old Cemetery, Sharon, Litchfield, CT.