John WHITNEY

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"Whitney Family of Connecticut": His uncle, Benjamin Darling, for "Natural Love and affection," gave to him, 12 Dec 1748 a part of homestead in Greenfield parish, being one-fourth of an acre of land which he sold, 15 March 1749/50, to Joseph Jennings Jr. He married at Branford, Conn., 19 Jan. 1750/51, by Rev. Philemon Robbins, Congregational, to Deborah Smith, who was born at New Haven, Conn. He was a ship-carpenter and lived at Stony Creek, in Branford, in a house that has been torn down; and later he lived near the landing, in a house which still stands, near what is called the "Dutch House Quarter," which tradition says, belonged to his garden. He owned the baptismal covenant in Banford, 18 Feb. 1753; and bought eighty-six rods of land at Stony Brook, 11 July 1763, of William Barker, for L1 10s. he died in branford, 29 March 1805, aged 85 years.

John married Deborah SMITH on 19 Jan 1750/51 in Branford, Connecticut. Deborah was born in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]