Sir Robert Whitney II was born circa 1520 in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom to Robert Whitney (c1490-1541) and Margaret Wey (1495-1541) and died 5 August 1567 Whitney Castle on the Wye, Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Sybil Baskerville (1522-1546) 1540 JL in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom.
Biography
- Knighted on the day after Queen Mary's coronation of 02 Oct 1553.
- Summoned to the Privy Council in 1555 and 1559.
- Member of Parliament for Herefordshire in 1559.
Research Notes
- A Brief Account of the Descendants of John and Elinor Whitney of Watertown MA - by Henry A Whitney, publ 1857. Free lookup on Google Books.
- John Whitney 1592 List of Famous Descendants
- Royal Ancestry of John Whitney -
- Ancestry of John Whitney
- Ancestry of John Whitney
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Robert Whitney (c1540-) | 1540 Gloucestershire, England | Elizabeth Guilliams (c1540-1612) | |
| James Whitney (1544-1587) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Robert Whitney (c1520-1567) | 1520 Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom | 5 August 1567 Whitney Castle on the Wye, Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom | Sybil Baskerville (1522-1546) |