Elinor Bray (1599-1659)

Immigration to America
John Whitney (1592-1673), Sr., then aged 35, embarked for America in 1635 on the ship Elizabeth and Ann from London, England. He took his family with wife, Elinor Bray (1599-1659), and five sons, John (11), Richard (9), Nathaniel (8), Thomas (6) and Jonathan (1). They arrived in Watertown MA in June and a son Joshua was born the following month (July 1635).

Marriage & Family
First five children were born in England.


 * 1) John Whitney (1624-1692), Jr. -
 * 2) Richard Whitney (1626-1719)
 * 3) Nathaniel Whitney (1627- - not mentioned in father's will, probably died young.
 * 4) Thomas Whitney (1629-1719) - d. in Watertown, 1719
 * 5) Jonathan Whitney (1634-1702)
 * 6) Joshua Whitney (1635-1719) - first family member born in America, 15 July 1635, d. in Groton 1719.
 * 7) Caleb Whitney (1640-1640) - buried in Watertown, 12 July 1640
 * 8) Benjamin Whitney (1643-1723) - b. 6 Jun 1643 in Watertown, d. in Sherburne.

John's first wife died 11 May 1659, aged 54 and he married Judith Clement (1628-1662), who was not living at the date of his will, 03 Apr 1673.