WHITNEY (13 generations)
The experts agree that the parents of Thomas Whitney (abt.1560-1637) are not known.
Speculations to the contrary are without evidence. See http://www.erols.com/rlward1/whitney .
Thomas Whitney (abt.1560-1637) m.1583 Mary Bray (1564-1629)
Two parallel branches resulted from a marriage of 7th cousins in 1859:
branch #1:
John Whitney (1592-1673) m.abt.1618 Elinor (1599-1659)
Thomas Whitney (1629-1719) m. Mary Kettle (1631-?)
Thomas Whitney (1656-1742) m. Elizabeth Lawrence (1659-1741)
Thomas Whitney (b.1680) m.1704 Mary Baker (b.1681/2)
Joseph Whitney (1716-1796) m.1744 Hannah Chandler (1727-1788)
Joseph Whitney (1747/8-1813) m.1771 Abigail Barnard (1750/1-1813)
Joseph Merrill (1773-1844) m.1794 Lucinda Whitney (1776-1857)
Moses Whitney Merrill (1817-1859) m.1839 Abigail E. Coleman (1818-1892)
Cordeanio Harley Merrill (1840-1908) m.1859 Helen Maude Howard (1840-1893)
branch #2:
John Whitney (1592-1673) m.abt.1618 Elinor (1599-1659)
Benjamin Whitney (1643-1723) m.1668 Jane
Joshua Whitney (1687-1771) m.1709 Hannah Rockwood
Gershom Whitney (1729-1791) m.1751 Sarah Wood
Jonathan Flagg (1751-1842) m.1772 Sarah Whitney (1751-1777)
Constantine Hardy (1767-1842) m.1792 Sarah Flagg (1773-1840)
Apollos Barnard (1795-1882) m.1821 Sarah Flagg Hardy (1799-1889)
Seth Childs Howard m. Almina M. Barnard (1822-1924)
Cordeanio Harley Merrill (1840-1908) m.1859 Helen Maude Howard (1840-1893)
Charles Arthur Merrill (1875-1968) m.1905 Eleanore Edwards Goucher (1877-1950)
Deane Whitney Merrill (1908-1987) m.1931 Harriet Mary Ray (1909-1978)
Deane Whitney Merrill Jr. (1938-)
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