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Gray, Ruth, ''Maine Families in 1790'', Volume 3 (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1992), pp. 303-307

Transcribed by Tim Doyle, February 2, 2000

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Whitney, Asa       19b    1 - 3 - 5 - 0 - 0
  Gorham and Scarborough Towns, Cumberland County

ASA WHITNEY, b 17 Dec 1754 son of Nathan & Elizabeth (Melcher) Whitney
(McLellan's Gorham): d Gorham 17 Dec 1806: m (1) 15 Apr 1775 Patience
Weston, b 3 Dec 1751 dau of Thomas & Abigail Weston, d Dec 1784 ae 33y:
m (2) 14 Jul 1785 Phebe (Hopkins) Davis, b 17 May 1759 dau of Constant &
Phebe Hopkins (VR Truro MA) & wid of Elijah Davis who d 5 Oct 1783. Phebe
d Bridgton 17 Apr 1853. Elijah Davis was bp Barnstable MA 9 Oct 1757 son of
Prince & Sarah (Coleman) Davis (Amos Otis, Barnstable Families [1888], p.
287).

Child (surname DAVIS) of Elijah & Phebe (Hopkins) Davis
   i Sarah, b 17 Sep 1781: m (1) 4 Oct 1801 Benjamin Emery of Buxton: m (2)
     Simeon Bradbury of Buxton

Children (surname WHITNEY) of Asa by 1st wife Patience Whitney: McLellan's
  Gorham; VR Gorham
   i Samuel, b 28 Aug 1777: d Jackson 18 Oct 1859 (VR): m (1) 24 Aug 1798
     Hannah Snow dau of Capt Snow of Barnstable MA: m (2) Mary Rich: m
     (3) Mrs. Mary (Piper) Ring. He was a preacher and member of the
     convention to organize the State of Maine in 1820
  ii Benjamin, b 19 Aug 1779: d at sea 1835. He lived in Kingston Canada and
     was a delegate to Parliament in England
 iii Abigail, b 10 Mar 1781: m 29 Sep 1799 Joseph Davis
  iv John, b 17 Apr 1783: d Thorndike: m _____ Rich. He was a Methodist
     preacher
   v Patience, b 7 Dec 1784: d Ira NY: m _____ Floyd

Children by 2nd wife Phebe (Hopkins) Davis:
  vi Anna, b 25 Jan 1786: m 17 May 1806 Nicholas Dennett of Saco
 vii Elsie/Alice, b 9 Apr 1788: m (1) Nicholas Dennett as his 2nd wife: m (2)
     _____ Scammon of Saco
viii Mary, b 10 Aug 1790: d Lynn MA: m Edward P. Barnard of Bridgton
  ix George W., b 14 Jun 1792: d Rochester NH 18 Sep 1878: m (1) 7 Mar 1817
     Mary Whitney dau of Jonathan Whitney of Buxton: m (2) Mrs. Angelina
     (Phinney) Magrath. He was a Baptist preacher in Bridgton and Rochester
     NH
   x Hannah, b 21 Aug 1794: m Seth Brown
  xi Eunice, b 30 Apr 1796: m _____ Emery: res Ripley
 xii Roxanna, b 9 Aug 1800 (g.s.): d Buxton 24 Sep 1878: m James Davis, b 25
     Nov 1800 (g.s.): d Buxton 22 Mar 1843

        Vincent A. Mackesy, 346 Shore Road, Monument Beach, MA 02553

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Whitney, Daniel    28b    1 - 0 - 4 - 0 - 0
  Frankfort Town, Hancock County

DANIEL WHITNEY, b Gorham 18 Nov 1762 son of David & his 3rd wife, Rebecca
(Edgecomb) Whitney (VR): m Louise _____. Daniel was in Hampden bef 1784.
He settled on lot #56 of the Ballard Plan (TR).

Children: births VR Hampden 1:374
   i Rebeccah, b 17 Apr 1786: m int Hampden 27 Jan 1810 Edmond Wingate
     of Dixmont who d by Jun 1834 when two minor children were placed under
     the guardianship of Daniel Emery (Pen Co Probate 7:444, 8:118). The
     probate recs, named Nathan Whitney as Edmond's brother-in-law (ibid.)
  ii Hannah, b 28 Mar 1788: d Newburgh 28 Feb 1861 or 1864 ae 76y (g.s.): m
     Hampden 14 Apr 1806 Jacob Dearborn of #2 First Range, now Newburgh,
     who d Newburgh 28 Mar 1860 ae 80 or 84y (g.s.)
 iii Cyntha, b 19 Jan 1790
  iv Pegga, b 5 Aug 1791
  v  Nathan, b 7 Mar 1793: m (1) int Hampden 18 May 1810 Mary Atwood of
     Buckstown: perhaps m (2) 25 Apr 1844, Mrs. Mercy Taylor of Orrington
     (VR Hampden)
  vi Joseph, b 7 Nov 1796: d Hampden 28 Dec 1838 ae 44y 1m (g.s.; estate adm
     Mar 1838 [sic], Pen Co Probate 11:241, 346): m Sarah _____ who d [broken
     stone] ae 64y 4m (g.s.)
 vIi Lydia, b 5 Aug 1797: m Hampden 25 Apr 1821 John Chase of Frankfort
     (VR)
viii Isaac, b 2 Mar 1798: d Newburgh 26 May 1838 ae 40y 2m 19d (g.s.;
     guardianship for minor children Oct 1838, Pen Co Probate 11:55, 99): m
     Hampden 9 Apr 1822 Melinda Harding (VR), b 21 May 1802 dau of Job &
     Dorcas Harding (VR Hampden), d Newburgh 16 Mar 1867 ae 64y 10m
     (g.s.)
  ix Esther, b 7 May 1799: m int Hampden 2 Oct 1819 Ebenezer Smith

                        Kay Trickey & Gloria Pickard
        Hampden Historical Society, P.O. Pox 456, Hampden, ME 04444

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Whitney, Moses     19b    2 - 3 - 3 - 0 - 0
  Gorham and Scarborough Towns, Cumberland County

MOSES WHITNEY, b Biddeford 17 Mar 1739 son of Nathaniel &, Hannah (Day)
Whitney (VR) [see NATHANIEL WHITNEY family]: d Harrison 12 Apr 1820 ae
81y (g.s.): m (1) Gorham 27 Dec 1760 Susannah Crockett dau of Samuel & Sarah
Crockett, d Gorham Jul 1762 (diary of Dea. Alden of Gorham cited in
McClellan's
Gorham): m (2) Sep 1763 Mary/Molly Page of England (MHGR, p. 101): m (3)
22 Jan 1792 Abigail (Skillings) Kimball dau of Benjamin & Mary Skillings
and wid
of Caleb Kimball (McLellan's Gorham, p. 832). She d 8 Oct 1844. Moses served
in the Frctich and Indian Wars and in the Revolution (McLellan's Gorham, Rev
War pension #W26005). Moses received all of his father's land and buildings in
Harrison 10 Jun 1785 (McLellan's Gorham, p. 832).

Children by 1st wife Susannah Crockett: McLellan's Gorham, p. 832
   i Susanna, b 29 Jun 1762: d young (Crockett Family Bible)

Children by 2nd wife Molly Page
  ii Mary, b 17 Aug 1764: m int Gorham 14 Jul 1781 Lemuel Rounds. They
     moved to Ohio
 iii Lucy, b 30 Sep 1768: d Brownfield 27 Sep 1846 ae 76y 11m 4d (g.s.): m int
     Gorham 27 Mar 1788 John Greenlaw who d Brownville 2 Jun 1842 ae 76y
     3m 15d (g.s.)
  iv Enoch, b 8 Apr 1773: d Brownfield 1857 ae 84y: m (1) int 2 Jun 1792
     Hannah Newcomb: m (2) Mrs. _____ Kendall: m (3) Mrs. _____ Dennett
   v Moses, b 30 Aug 1776
  vi Betsey, b 1 Nov 1777: m Gorham 10 Dec 1797 James Cates (VR). They
     moved to New York State
 vii Richard, b 20 Jul 1780. He may have moved to Belfast
viii Susanna, b 9 Apr 1783: m 22 Jan 1809 Seth Carsley of Harrison
  ix Samuel, b 2 Feb 1785: d 27 Mar 1874: m Margaret Darrow: res Dixmont

Children by 3rd wife Abigail Skillings
   x Sally, b 22 Oct 1793: m 26 Sep 1812 Rev. Joseph Phinney, b 18 Oct 1789
     son of Edmund Jr & Sarah (Hamblen) Phinney of Harrison, d Harrison 3
     Dec 1869

        Vincent A. Mackesy, 346 Shore Road, Monument Beach, MA 02553

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Whitney, Nathl     19b    1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0
  Gorham and Scarborough Towns, Cumberland County

NATHANIEL WHITNEY, b York 12 Dec 1709 son of Nathaniel & Sarah (Ford)
Whitney (VR; GDMNH, p. 750): poss the "Nathan" who d Gorham 1804 ae 95y
(VR): m 3 Jan 1733 Hannah Day of Wells, b Gloucester MA 8 Aug 1714 dau of
Joseph & Patiencc (Hilton) Day (VR). Nathaniel moved to Biddeford, to
Falmouth, and thence to Gorham where he settled on lot #51, the Whitney Hill
area. In 1774 he served on a committee to provide instructions for the town's
representative to the General Court at Salem. In 1777 he served on a committee
to consider the form of government for the State of MA. He also served on the
Committee of Correspondence, Inspection, and Safety (McLellan's Gorhum).

Children: 1st five births VR Biddeford; VR Gorham; McLellan's Gorham
   i Nathaniel, b 22 Mar 1735: m 15 Sep 1757 Susannah Whitney of Brunswick
  ii Hannah, b 16 Nov 1736: m Oct 1755 Joseph Hamblen son of Jacob &
     Content Hamblen of Barnstable MA and Gorham (Amos Otis, Barnstable
     Families [1861], 1:528)
 iii Moses, b 17 Mar 1739: m (1) Susanna Crockett: m (2) Mary/Molly Page:
     m (3) Abigail (Skillings) Kimball [see MOSES WHITNEY family]
  iv Aaron, b 7 Jun 1741: d Alfred 19 Jun 1815 ae 74y: m 19 Sep 1765 Jenny
     McLellan dau of Alexander & Anna McLellan of Falmouth, d Alfred 2 Apr
     1833 ae 88y
   v Miriam, b 15 Jan 1743
  vi Tabitha, b Kittery 16 Mar 1745/6: d Gorham 13 Sep 1831 ae 86y: m 5 Dec
     1765 John Watson, b 23 Sep 1741 son of Eliphalet & Elizabeth (Phinney)
     Watson, d Gorham 26 Oct 1834 ae 93y
 vii Patience, b 11 May 1748: m (1) 9 Oct 1766 Edward Thomas: m (2) 8 Sep
     1774 Colman Watson bro of John above
viii Hepsibah, b 29 Aug 1750: m 15 Oct 1766 Nathan Freeman, b Eastham MA
     5 Dec 1744 son of John & Bethiah (Harding) Freeman. They res Alfred
  ix Josiah, b 1752: d Alfred 24 Feb 1837 ae 86y: m (1) Hannah Barstow: m (2)
     16 Sep 1775 Elizabeth Harding. They joined the Shakers

        Vincent A. Mackesy, 346 Shore Road, Monument Beach, MA 02553
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