NameJosiah WHITNEY
Birth22 Nov 1730, Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Death3 Dec 1800, Waltham, Middlesex, MA
BurialGrove Hill Cemetery -Waltham-Middlesex County-Massachusetts, USA
Misc. Notes
DESCENDANT LINE:
Thomas WHITNEY (~1550 - 1637) & Mary BRAY ( - ~1629)
John WHITNEY (1589 - 1673) & Elinor BRAY (~1605 - 1659)
John WHITNEY (1621 - 1692) & Ruth REYNOLDS (1623 - 1692)
Benjamin WHITNEY (1660 - ) & Abigail HAGAR (~1665 - ?1767)
David WHITNEY (1697 - 1738) & Rebecca FILLEBROWN (1695 - ~1749)
Josiah WHITNEY (1730 - 1800) & Sarah LAWRENCE (1736 - 1794)
Rhoda WHITNEY (1768 - 1817) & Amos SMITH (1762 - )
John SMITH (1802 - 1881) & Hannah Clark MILLER (1807 - 1883)
Ellen SMITH (~1847 - ) & Abner Gardner TEELE Sr. (1837 - <1870)
Gardner Abner TEELE Jr.* (1868 - ) & Emma A (1868 - <1920)
Louis Gardner TEELE Sr. (1889 - 1982) & Grace BOULTON (1890 - 1943)
Louis Gardner TEELE Jr. (1913 - 2004) & Margaret Catherine SLINE (1943 - )
REPORTED:
He served on 20 Sep 1776 in Waltham, MA; First Company of Militia, Waltham. Same on 29 Nov 1776. He left a will dated 7 May 1799, Waltham: son Josiah; daughter, Rhoda Smith; unmarried daughters Sally, Nancy and Lucy; son Jonathan, executor; witnesses David Wellington, Benja. Lawrence, Stoner Sanderson.
The Massachusetts Tax Valuation List of 1771
CENSUS REPORTS:
1771, Waltham, MA (tax list): Josiah Whitney
perhaps 1771, Lexington, MA (tax list): Josiah Whitney
1790, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA: Josiah Whitney, [illegible] males over 16 and 5 females.
1800, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA: Josiah Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 16-25.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA, PROBATE FILES:
File #24707, Josiah Whitney, 1800
[Josiah5, David4, Benjamin3, John2, John1]
Will, dated 7 May 1799, of Josiah Whitney of Waltham:
son Josiah,
dau. Rhoda Smith,
dau. Sally, unmarried,
dau. Nancy, unmarried,
dau. Lucy, unmarried,
son Jonathan, also executor.
Witn: David Wellington, Benja. Lawrence, Stoner Sanderson. Proved 7 Apr 1801.
Executor's bond posted 7 Apr 1801, by Jonathan Whitney, yeoman, of Waltham, with Amos Smith, yeoman, and David Wellington, gentleman, both of Waltham, as sureties.
Receipts:
9 Jan 1801, Waltham, from Sarah Whitney, dau. of Josiah,
9 Jan 1801, Waltham, from Anna WHitney, dau. of Josiah,
9 Jan 1801, Waltham, from Amos and Rhoda Smaith, dau. of Josiah,
23 Feb 1801, Waltham, from Josiah Whitney, son of Josiah,
8 Jun 1801, Waltham, from Lucy Whitney, dau. of Josiah,
8 Jun 1801, Waltham, from Amos and Rhoda Smith, dau. of Josiah,
8 Jun 1801, Waltham, from Anna Whitney, dau. of Josiah.
FIND-A-GRAVE:
Josiah and Sara buried Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham
Spouses
Birth21 Jul 1736/37, Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Death14 Sep 1794, Waltham, Middlesex, MA
Marriage15 Jun 1762, Waltham, Middlesex, MA