Person:Dorothy Taintor (1)
Dorothy Taintor
b.20 May 1706 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
d.7 Aug 1788 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 9 May 1693
  1. Simon Tayntor1693/94 - 1767
  2. Mary Tayntor1695/96 - 1697/98
  3. John Tayntor1698/99 -
  4. Rebecca Tayntor1701 -
  5. Mary Tayntor1703 - 1773
  6. Dorothy Taintor1706 - 1788
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 1723
  1. Benjamin Whitney1723 - Bef 1770
  2. Abigail Whitney1725 -
  3. Simon Whitney1727 -
  4. Joanna Whitney1729 -
  5. Mary Whitney1731 - 1805
  6. Dorothy Whitney1733 -
  7. Daniel Whitney1735 -
  8. Joshua Whitney1737 - 1809
  9. Henry Whitney1738 -
  10. Israel Whitney1741 - 1774
  11. Lydia Whitney1743 -
  12. Grace Whitney1744 -
  13. Elisha Whitney1746/47 -
  14. Lucy Whitney1749 -
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Facts and Events
Name Dorothy Taintor
Gender Female
Birth[1] 20 May 1706 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage Bef 1723 Based on birth of eldest known child
to Daniel Whitney
Death[2][3] 7 Aug 1788 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. ↑ Historical Society of Watertown (Massachusetts). Watertown Records. (Watertown, Mass.: Press of Fred Barker, 1894-1939)
    Vol. 2, p. 33.

    Dorety Tainter : Daughter of Simon & Johanna Tainter : Was born : the : 20 : of may : 1706.

  2. ↑ Whitney, William L. Some of the Descendants of John and Elinor Whitney, Who Settled in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635. (Pottsville, PA.: M. E. Miller, 1890)
    p. 29.

    Daniel Whitney of Watertown m. Dorothy Tainter, d/o Simon Tainter. She d. 7 Aug 1788, "aged 82".
    [This doesn't seem to be found in Watertown records.]

  3. ↑ Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871. (American Ancestors, 2014)
    Case 24639:Dorothy Whitney 1788.

    3 Sep 1788: Bond of Simon Whitney, yeoman, as administrator of Estate of Dorothy Whitney late of said Watertown widow, intestate, deceased.
    4 Nov 1788: Inventory of Dorothy Whitney late of Watertown in said County [Middlesex] widow, by Jon'a Brown, Phinehas Stearns, Sam'll White: £33=17=0.
    14 Apr 1790: Accounting of Simon Whitney administrator of estate of Dorothy Whitney late of Watertown
    8 Sep 1790: Whereas the Real estate of Dorothy Whitney late of said Watertown, widow, deceased, intestate, is ready to be settled ... some of the heirs are out of the Commonwealth, you [Samuel Fisk of Watertown] ... are hereby authorized to represent Elizabeth & Henry Whitney both of Dummerston in Vermont, great grandchildren of said Deceased by her son Henry who is also deceased ...
    30 Sep 1790: Widow's dower "will not admit of a Division", settled on Eldest son Simon Whitney. Judge's decree 8 Oct 1790, he to pay surviving sisters & brothers; viz. Abigail, Joanna, Mary, Dorothy, & Lucy; Daniel, Joshua & Elisha; & to the surviving children of his brother Benjamin who is dead; & to each of the children of said Benjamin's son Henry who is dead, viz., Benjamin, Elizabeth & Henry; & to the children of his brother Israel deceased, viz. Israel, Jemima, Mary & Dorothy, & to the children of his sister Grace deceased, viz. Daniel, Thomas, Leonard & Grace.
    Receipts show several payments by Simon Whitney were made in 1799 by Nathaniel R Whitney, the administrator of his estate. Receipts given by Daniel Whitney [son-1799], Israel and Mary Whitney [grandchildren-1799], Abigail Town [daughter- 1792], Dorothy Coolidge [daughter-1799], Lucy Dana [daughter-1792], Elisha Whitney [1792], David Fairbanks for wife Jemima [granddaughter - 1792], Joshua Whitney [son - 1793], Stephen and Israel Cook [grandchildren - 1795] for their mother Joanna Cook's share, Josiah Warren for [daughter] Lucy Dana's share [1794], Sam'll Fisk Guardian of Israel Whitney & Dorthy Whitney [grandchildren - 1791], Mary Woodbridge [daughter - 1790]
    [Since there is no marriage record, and since NEHGR, p. 11:227, says "dau. of Simon T. as pr. settlement of her dower 1789", it may be relevant that nothing, "errors excepted", was seen that connects her to Simon Tainter.]

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