Ezekiel Whitney

DAR Ancestor #: A125086

Ezekiel5 Whitney (John4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of John4 and Susan (-----) Whitney , was baptized 12 Apr 1741, Watertown, MA,[1] and died between 8 Apr 1805 and 3 Mar 1806, Watertown, MA.[2]

Married

1. He "of Watertown" married, 6 Dec 1763, Watertown, MA, Katherine Draper[3] "of Roxbury", daughter of Thomas and Relief (Hyde) Draper. She was born 29 Nov 1745, Roxbury, MA, and died after 16 May 1806. She was also known as Catherine Draper.

Children of Ezekiel5 and Katherine (Draper) Whitney, all born Watertown, MA:

1. i. Ezekiel6 Whitney, Jr., b. 13 Apr 1768;[5] m.(1) Ruth Gilbert; m.(2) Catharine Anson.
2. ii. Francis Whitney, b. 23 Apr 1771;[6] m. Mary Marshall.
3. iii. Amasa Whitney, b. 4 May 1774;[7] m. Abigail Blunden.,
4. iv. Catherine Whitney, b. 4 Mar 1777;[8] d. 24 Aug 1797, Watertown, MA, "unfortunately found Deade in the well";[9] unmarried. She was also known as Catey Whitney. Child: i. Christopher Columbus7 Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1795; m. Betsey Putnam.
5. v. Aaron Whitney, b. 20 Jun 1780;[10] m. Hannah Abbott .

notes

Ezekiel became one of the grantees of land at Paris, Me., in the right of his uncle Ensign David. He was a cordwainer by trade. Served in the Rev. war in Capt. BARNARD's Watertown company. He left a will dated 8 Jan 1801, Watertown, Middlesex, MA: four sons Ezekiel (Jr.), Francis, Amasa, and Aaron Whitney; Christopher Columbus Whitney, son to my late daughter Catherine Whitney, under 21; wife Catherine Whitney, executrix; witnesses Amos Bond, Abigail Bond, and Hannah Bond.

He was a cordwainer in 1805 Watertown, Middlesex, MA.

On 8 Apr 1805, Watertown, MA, a petition was made by Nathaniel R. Whitney, Thomas Clark, Charles Bond, Edmund Fowle, and Josiah Learned, selectmen of Watertown, that a guardian be appointed for Ezekiel Whitney due to excessive drinking. On 3 Mar 1806, Watertown, MA, his widow renounced executorship. On 16 May 1806, Cambridge, MA, Catherine, widow of Ezekiel Whitney, cordwainer, petitioned for setoff of dower.

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