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Tibbetts, Lawrence F., &amp. Lmson, Darryl B., Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1997).

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<center>WHITNEY</center>

John Whitney (1592-1673) came from London, England, to Watertown MA in June 1635; descendants lived near York ME and later at Gorham. Two Whitney brothers, cousins to Joel5 Whitney (21 May 1743-28 July 1791) of Jonesboro, were early settlers at Pleasant River: Nathan and Matthias:

Additional reference: Machias Union newspaper article of 16 Feb 1897.

1. Capt. NATHAN5 WHITNEY Jr, b at Biddeford 30 April 1742; d at Columbia bef 7 April 1834 [when
the town paid his funeral costs]; son of Nathan4 (Nathaniel3, Benajmin2,
John1) and Lydia4 (Young) Whitney of York and Gorham, came from York to Columbia
Falls in 1768 {per John Bucknam's business ledger entries in Jan 1769} [PR 1778-1784, CFS 1790, COL 1800-10];
moderator for first town meeting in 1796; called "gentleman of Columbia" in 1797 when he obtained 2
settler's lots on west side of Pleasant River in Township #13 [Washington Co Deed 2:71]; town constable in 1798;
supported by the town after 1816; m. c1770 PATIENCE BERNARD/BURNHAM, b at Portsmouth {now Greenland}
NH c1752; d 1840, ae. "98"; 9 children [COL Vrs]: <pre>
+ 3 i NATHAN6 3rd, b 8 July 1772; d 1816.
4 ii LYDIA, b 8 June 1775; d 1843; m 1801 MATTHEW6 COFFIN Jr
(Coffin #26).
5 iii DANIEL, b 10 Feb 1778; d young; unm.
+ 6 iv THANKFUL, b 16 Dec 1780; d 1850+.
+ 7 v JOSEPH, b 15 Feb 1782; d 1860.
8 vi MARTHA "Patty", b 1 Feb 1785; d 1814+; m 1805 LORIN ANSON
SMITH (A. Smith #1) lived at Columbia {1810}, then moved to
Connecticut.
9 vii JEREMIAH, b 26 Aug 1787; drowned at Columbia 9 Aug 1797, ae. 10.
10 viii SIMEON, b 6 April 1790; k 1812-14 during War of 1812; unm.
11 ix LUCY, b 6 April 1793; d 1830-50; m at Columbia [Cfd VR] 4 Nov
{int. 22 Sept} 1819 ISAAC5 GUPTILL, b at Gouldsboro 24 July 1788,
d at Harrington 3 Jan 1872, son of William4 and Jane5 (Downs) Guptill;
farmer at Columbia [1820], Cherryfield [1830], and Harrington [1850].</pre>

2. MATTHIAS5 WHITNEY, b at Biddeford 8 March [bapt. 12 April there at First Congregational
Church] 1743/44; d 1820s; son of Nathan4 (Nathaniel3, Benajmin2,
John1) and Lydia4 (Young) Whitney of York and Gorham, came from York to Addison
[ADD 1784-1790, HAR 1800, ADD 1810, JBO 1820]; was reported to be the first Colonist to board the English vessel
Margaretta during the Battle of the Margaretta at Machias; m say 1773 [probably] ABIGAIL --, b 175?; d
probably between 1810-20; she appears to have been living at Columbia in 1810 with one male aged 16-26 {one of their
sons?}, when Matthias was living at Addison {apparently alone}, so perhaps they were separated at that time; census
and probate records indicate 10 children {5 sons and 5 daus}: [no list naming them has been found, but they apear to
have included the following] <pre>
12 i (dau)6, b say 1774; d 1790+.</pre>

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<pre>
13 ii HANNAH, b say 1776; d 1810-1819; m at Columbia 1801-02 WIL-
LIAM5 GRAY (Gray #1), he m 2nd her sister Lydia.
14 iii MATTHIAS Jr, b say 1779; d bef 27 July 1840 [Wash Co Probate
record], [ADD 1830-40]; apparently never married {censuses show him
living alone}; in 1840 his heirs were Lydia Gray, Anna True, and
Henry True.
15 iv (son), b say 1781; d 1810+, [HAR 1800, COL 1810 w/mother?].
16 v (son), b. say 1783; d probably 1790s.
17 vi SUSANNA, b say 1785; d 1802-40; m at Columbia {int. at Columbia
29 May and int. at Machiaas 16 June} 1802 EDWARD BENNETT.
18 vii (son), b say 1787; d probably 1790s.
+ 19 viii SAMUEL, b 17 Dec 1790; d 1838.
20 ix LYDIA, b c1794; d 1840s; m WILLIAM5 GRAY (Gray #1) widower
of her sister Hannah.
21 x ANNA, b 1796; d 1857; m 1829 HNERY6 TRUE (True #1) as his 2nd
wife.</pre>

3. NATHAN6 WHITNEY 3rd (Nathan5), b 8 July 1772; d at Columbia 6 Nov 1816; lived at
Columbia [1800-10], in 1806 sold half his homestead at Columbia to brother Joseph for $1,000 [Washington Co Deed
4:307] and also some marshland for $1,200 [Deed 4:324], and moved to Edmunds by 1818; m at Columbia SARAH
COX, b say 1775; d 1820+; (Cox #7), {living 31 Jan 1820 at Dennysville}; 11 children b at Columbia: <pre>
22 i ELMIRA G.7, b 7 April 1795; d at Machias 12 March 1869, m at
Edmuns 1819 her cousin DAVID6 REYNOLDS Jr, b at Dennysville
5 Aug 1792 {or 19 June 1789}, d at Machias 9 April 1864, (son of E
Reynolds #2), lived at Edmunds and Machias [1850].
23 ii NATHAN 4th, b 7 Oct 1796; d at Machias 8 June 1881, ae. 84
[Machias Union of 28 June 1881]; [COL 1810] lived at Machias [JBO
1830]; m (int. at Jonesboro 25 Oct 1825) his cousin REBECCA
WESTON WHITNEY, b at Jonesboro 29 Sept 1807, d at Machias 18
May 1901, (Whitney #35).
24 iii JEREMIAH, b 21 April 1798; d 1830+; [COL 1820-30] unm.
25 iv ANNA "Annie", b 24 Dec 1800; m at Edmunds her cousin ISAAC6
REYNOLDS, b 18 July 1800, (son of E Reynolds #2).
26 v LEAH, b 7 Oct 1803; m. NEHEMIAH2 PRESTON, b at Dennysville 9
July 1800, d at Plant.#14 8 Feb 1874, son of Nathan1 and Elizabeth
(Rumery) Preston of Dennysville.
27 vi MARY ANN, b 22 March 1807; m JOHN BENNER, b 1798, son of
Christopher and Thankful (Gardner) Benner, lived at Eastport.
28 vii JOEL BONNEY, b 22 March 1809; d 1840+, [JBO 1830-40], m
EMILY3 PRESTON, b 11 June 1813, d 1840+, (dau of Cox #11), no
children.
29 viii CALLAHAN WINCHESTER, b 8 March 1811; lightkeeper at Blue Hill
and hotel keeper at Ellsworth; m. ELIZA NEWMAN.</pre>

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<pre>
30 ix SARAH JANE "Sally", b 7 Feb 1813; m ABRAHAM SEELEY.
31 x EPHRAIM, b 15 Feb 1815; d 1841+; m at Columbia 14 Sept 1841
LUCY NASH5 McCASLIN, b at Columbia 16 Nov 1811, d 1841+,
(McCaslin #14).
32 xi ASA, b 7 March 1817.</pre>

6. THANKFUL6 (Nathan5), b 16 Dec 1780; d 1850+; by Col. JEREMIAH2
O'BRIEN, b 1744; d at Mchias 5 Sept 1818; son of Morris1 and Mary2 (Keen) O'Brien
{Jeremiah had no children by his wife Elizabeth Fitzpatrick (d 1810)}, had one dau; Thankful then m (1st) at Machias 8
Oct 1805 MOSES LEAVITT, d 1800-1808; of Machias; Thankful m. (2nd) at Machias 15 July 1808 ISAAC MEADER
of Durham NH, lived at Freedom NH [1850]. 
Child by Jeremiah2 O'Brien: <pre>
33 i LYDIA7 WHITNEY "O'BRIEN", b at Machias 10 June 1804; d at
Lynbrook {Hempstead Co [Long Island]}, NY 18 March 1898, ae.
93-9-8; [raised by Jeremiah O'Brien and after his death by his nephew
Gideon3 O'Brien of Machias] m at Machias 10 March 1823 AARON
SIMMONS7 SHERMAN, b at Marshfield MA 20 Oct 1798, d at
Bridgewater MA 22 July 1881, son of Aaron6 and Lydia (Mitchell)
Sherman of Duxbury MA; drummer ae. 15 in War of 1812; designer
and master carpenter for churches and homes at Machias and for
Ruggle's House at Columbia Falls 1810-19 {for which Alvah Peterson
(see Peterson #1) was the chief wood-carver}; lived at Columbia Falls
in 1818, Machias in 1820, moved in 1827 to Marshfield MA, then to
Boston MA, and finally to Bridgewater MA.</pre>

7. JOSEPH6 WHITNEY (Nathan5, b 15 Feb [or 31 Oct?] 1782; d in Sept 1860 [g.s.]; farmer
at Jonesboro [COL 1810, JBO 1820-60]; m (1st) 5 June {int. at Columbia 19 March} 1803 MARY6
LIBBY, b 28 Jan 1783; d 23 Oct 1822, ae. 38; dau of Reuben5 and Rebecca4 (Weston)
Libby, and had 7 children; Joseph m (wnd) (int. at Jonesboro 1 July 1823) her sister REBECCA6 LIBBY,
b 22 Dec 1877; d 25 June 1868; no more children.

Children by 1st wife, first 5 b at Jonesboro: <pre>
34 i RUTH RUGGLES7, b 11 April 1805; d at Whitneyville 25 Sept 1888,
ae. 83-5-14; m (1st) 1823 CHANDLER ROBBINS6 DRISKO (Drisko
#85); m (2nd) (int. 19 Jan 1849) THOMAS GREENLEAF5 WATTS, b
at Jonesboro 22 Dec 1804, d at Whitneyville 10 Dec 1888, ae.
83-10-28; son of Thomas Dustan4 and Susanna6 (Noyes) Watts, he had
m 1st 1828 Ruth Yates7 Marston {see Marston #9}, joiner at Whitney-
ville [1850].
35 ii REBECCA WESTON, b 29 Sept 1807; d 1901; m 1825 her cousin
NATHAN7 WHITNEY 4th (Whitney #23).
36 iii JOHN HASKELL, b 7 April 1810; d 1850s; lived at Machias; m at
Machias 11 Oct 1835 CLARISSA5 MESERVE, b 1813; d 1807+, dau
of Josieph4 and Betsey (Burnham) Meserve of Machias, she m 2nd at</pre>

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<pre>
Addison 13/16 Sept 1853 Jason Clapp8 Look {see Look #58} of
Addison.
37 iv GEORGE RUSSELL, b 20 March 1813; d in Boston MA 29 May 1859;
m c1839 MARTHA LYON8 NOYES, b 23 Feb 1821, d at St. Cloud
MN in Nov 1906, "of Beddington", dau of Josiah Stickney7 and
Elizabeth Bowden3 (Kelley) Noyes, she m 2nd c 1859 {div 1886?}
Dennis A. Hoyt (b in ME 1834, d 1886+) of Main Prairie MN, then
she m 3rd 188? Sylvanus Jenkins Jr, widower of her former sis-
ter-in-law Eunice {see #38 below}.
38 v EUNICE KILTON, b at Jonesboro 3 June 1816; d at Farmington
{Dakota Co.} MN 14 May 1888; m (1st) 27 Jan 1838 DAVID
KELLEY7 NOYES, b 10 July 1815, d 1838+, son of Josiah Stickney7
and Elizabeth Bowden3 (Kelley) Noyes, lived at Beddington; m (2nd)
(int. at Beddington 7 aug 1841) SYLVANUS JENKINS Jr, b at St.
Johnsbury VT 6 March 1818, d at Farmington MN 28 June 1896, ae.
79th yr, son of Sylvanus and Olive (--) Jenkins, he m 2nd 188? David's
sister Martha Lyon7 (Noyes) Whitney, lived at Cherryfield [1850] and
Beddington, then moved to Farmington, Minnesota.
39 vi EPHRAIM B., b at Whitneyville 2 April 1819; d at Clearwater {Wright
Co.} MN in Oct 1900; lived at Beddington [1850], then moved in 1854
to St. Cloud MN [1860], and finally to Clearwater MN [1870]; m (1st)
at Beddington [TR] 9 June {int 6 June} 1848 ELIZABETH MARIA7
WAKEFIELD, b at Cherryfield 24 March 1831, d at Clearwater MN
31 May 1870, dau of Nathan Godfrey6 and Phebe Ann7 (Noyes)
Wakefield of Cherryfield; m (2nd) ELIZABETH BODNAHAN, d
1899.
40 vii MARY, b at Jonesboro 23 March 1822; d 1896+; m (1st) 1844
EPHRAIM WHITNEY6 CORTHELL (Corthell #36); m (2nd) at
Jonesboro 19 March 1864 JAMES PARKER4 LAWRENCE, b at
Cherryfield 1825, d 1896+, "of Cherryfield", son of Aaron3 and Lucy
Hope7 (Leighton) Lawrence, he had m 1st c1846 Caroline S.6 Corthell
{Corthell #38}, lumberman at Cherryfield.</pre>

19. SAMUEL6 WHITNEY (Matthias5), b 17 Dec 1790; d bef March 1838; [JBO 1820, ADD
1830]; m at Columbia bef 19 April {int. at Jonesboro 15 Aug 1822} 1823 SARAH6 "Sally"
LEIGHTON, b at Cherryfield 17 Dec 1790; d 1838+; {ADD 1838} dau of Theodore5 and Hannah
(Plummer?) Leighton of Cherryfield; 4 children {supported by town of Addison [1838 town meeting record]: <pre>
41 i (dau)7, b c1824; d 1838+.
42 ii (son), b c1825; d 1838+; [Was this Joshua Whitney, b 1825, d 1850+,
living at Harrington [1850] w/family of Isaac [b 1819] and Mary E. (--)
[b 1826] Tuttle; was Mary also a Whitney? {perhaps #43?}.
43 iii (dau), b 1825-30; d 1838+.
44 iv (son), b 1825-30; d 1838+.</pre>

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-Tibbetts, Lawrence F., &amp. Lamson, Darryl B., ''Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine'' (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1997).
+Tibbetts, Lawrence F., &amp; Lamson, Darryl B., ''Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine'' (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1997).
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 John Whitney (1592-1673) came from London, England, to Watertown MA in June 1635;
-descendants lived near York ME and later at Gorham.  Two Whitney brothers,
+descendants lived near York ME and later at Gorham.  Two Whitney brothers, cousins
-cousins to Joel<sup>5</sup> Whitney (21 May 1743-28 July 1791) of Jonesboro, were
+to Joel<sup>5</sup> Whitney (21 May 1743-28 July 1791) of Jonesboro, were early settlers at
-early settlers at Pleasant River:  Nathan and Matthias:
+Pleasant River:  Nathan and Matthias:
 Additional reference: ''Machias Union'' newspaper article of 16 Feb 1897.
-. Capt. NATHAN<sup>5</sup> WHITNEY Jr, b at Biddeford 30 April 1742; d at
+. Capt. NATHAN<sup>5</sup> WHITNEY Jr, b at Biddeford 30 April 1742; d at Columbia bef 7
-Columbia bef 7 April 1834 [when the town paid his funeral costs]; son of Nathan<sup>4</sup>
+April 1834 [when the town paid his funeral costs]; son of Nathan<sup>4</sup> (Nathaniel<sup>3</sup>,
-(Nathaniel<sup>3</sup>, Benajmin<sup>2</sup>, John<sup>1</sup>) and Lydia<sup>4</sup> (Young) Whitney of
+Benajmin<sup>2</sup>, John<sup>1</sup>) and Lydia<sup>4</sup> (Young) Whitney of York and Gorham, came from
-York and Gorham, came from York to Columbia Falls in 1768 {per John Bucknam's
+York to Columbia Falls in 1768 {per John Bucknam's business ledger entries in Jan
-business ledger entries in Jan 1769} [PR 1778-1784, CFS 1790, COL 1800-10];
+} [PR 1778-1784, CFS 1790, COL 1800-10]; moderator for first town meeting in
-moderator for first town meeting in 1796; called &quot;gentleman of Columbia&quot; in
+; called &quot;gentleman of Columbia&quot; in 1797 when he obtained 2 settler's lots on
-when he obtained 2 settler's lots on west side of Pleasant River in Township
+west side of Pleasant River in Township #13 [Washington Co Deed 2:71]; town
-<i></i>#13 [Washington Co Deed 2:71]; town constable in 1798; supported by the town
+constable in 1798; supported by the town after 1816; m. c1770 PATIENCE BERNARD/
-after 1816; m. c1770 PATIENCE BERNARD/BURNHAM, b at Portsmouth {now Greenland} NH
+BURNHAM, b at Portsmouth {now Greenland} NH c1752; d 1840, ae. &quot;98&quot;; 9 children
-c1752; d 1840, ae. &quot;98&quot;; 9 children [COL Vrs]:
+[COL Vrs]:
 +  3     i NATHAN<sup>6</sup> 3rd, b 8 July 1772; d 1816.
     ii LYDIA, b 8 June 1775; d 1843; m 1801 MATTHEW<sup>6</sup> COFFIN Jr
@@ Line 42: / Line 42: @@
 . MATTHIAS<sup>5</sup> WHITNEY, b at Biddeford 8 March [bapt. 12 April there at First
-Congregational
+Congregational Church] 1743/44; d 1820s; son of Nathan<sup>4</sup> (Nathaniel<sup>3</sup>, Benajmin<sup>2</sup>,
-Church] 1743/44; d 1820s; son of Nathan<sup>4</sup> (Nathaniel<sup>3</sup>, Benajmin<sup>2</sup>,
+John<sup>1</sup>) and Lydia<sup>4</sup> (Young) Whitney of York and Gorham, came from York to Addison
 [ADD 1784-1790, HAR 1800, ADD 1810, JBO 1820]; was reported to be the first
 Colonist to board the English vessel ''Margaretta'' during the Battle of the
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             wife.
-. NATHAN<sup>6</sup> WHITNEY 3rd (Nathan<sup>5</sup>), b 8 July 1772; d at Columbia
+. NATHAN<sup>6</sup> WHITNEY 3rd (Nathan<sup>5</sup>), b 8 July 1772; d at Columbia 6 Nov 1816;
-Nov 1816; lived at Columbia [1800-10], in 1806 sold half his homestead at
+lived at Columbia [1800-10], in 1806 sold half his homestead at Columbia to brother
-Columbia to brother Joseph for $1,000 [Washington Co Deed 4:307] and also some
+Joseph for $1,000 [Washington Co Deed 4:307] and also some marshland for $1,200
-marshland for $1,200 [Deed 4:324], and moved to Edmunds by 1818; m at Columbia SARAH
+[Deed 4:324], and moved to Edmunds by 1818; m at Columbia SARAH COX, b say 1775; d
-COX, b say 1775; d 1820+; (Cox #7), {living 31 Jan 1820 at Dennysville}; 11 children
++; (Cox #7), {living 31 Jan 1820 at Dennysville}; 11 children b at Columbia:
     i ELMIRA G.<sup>7</sup>, b 7 April 1795; d at Machias 12 March 1869, m at
            Edmuns 1819 her cousin DAVID<sup>6</sup> REYNOLDS Jr, b at Dennysville
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    xi ASA, b 7 March 1817.
-. THANKFUL<sup>6</sup> (Nathan<sup>5</sup>), b 16 Dec 1780; d 1850+; by Col. JEREMIAH<sup>2</sup>
+. THANKFUL<sup>6</sup> (Nathan<sup>5</sup>), b 16 Dec 1780; d 1850+; by Col. JEREMIAH<sup>2</sup> O'BRIEN, b
-O'BRIEN, b 1744; d at Machias 5 Sept 1818; son of Morris<sup>1</sup> and Mary<sup>2</sup> (Keen)
+; d at Machias 5 Sept 1818; son of Morris<sup>1</sup> and Mary<sup>2</sup> (Keen) O'Brien {Jeremiah
-O'Brien {Jeremiah had no children by his wife Elizabeth Fitzpatrick (d 1810)}, had
+had no children by his wife Elizabeth Fitzpatrick (d 1810)}, had one dau; Thankful
-one dau; Thankful then m (1st) at Machias 8 Oct 1805 MOSES LEAVITT, d 1800-1808; of
+then m (1st) at Machias 8 Oct 1805 MOSES LEAVITT, d 1800-1808; of Machias; Thankful
-Machias; Thankful m. (2nd) at Machias 15 July 1808 ISAAC MEADER of Durham NH, lived
+m. (2nd) at Machias 15 July 1808 ISAAC MEADER of Durham NH, lived at Freedom NH [1850].
 Child by Jeremiah<sup>2</sup> O'Brien:
     i LYDIA<sup>7</sup> WHITNEY &quot;O'BRIEN&quot;, b at Machias 10 June 1804; d at
@@ Line 134: / Line 130: @@
            Boston MA, and finally to Bridgewater MA.
-. JOSEPH<sup>6</sup> WHITNEY (Nathan<sup>5</sup>, b 15 Feb [or 31 Oct?] 1782; d in Sept 1860
+. JOSEPH<sup>6</sup> WHITNEY (Nathan<sup>5</sup>, b 15 Feb [or 31 Oct?] 1782; d in Sept 1860 [g.s.];
-[g.s.]; farmer at Jonesboro [COL 1810, JBO 1820-60]; m (1st) 5 June {int. at Columbia
+farmer at Jonesboro [COL 1810, JBO 1820-60]; m (1st) 5 June {int. at Columbia 19
 March} 1803 MARY<sup>6</sup> LIBBY, b 28 Jan 1783; d 23 Oct 1822, ae. 38; dau of Reuben<sup>5</sup>
 and Rebecca<sup>4</sup> (Weston) Libby, and had 7 children; Joseph m (wnd) (int. at
 Jonesboro 1 July 1823) her sister REBECCA<sup>6</sup> LIBBY, b 22 Dec 1877; d 25 June 1868;
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 ]; m at Columbia bef 19 April {int. at Jonesboro 15 Aug 1822} 1823 SARAH<sup>6</sup> &quot;Sally&quot;
 LEIGHTON, b at Cherryfield 17 Dec 1790; d 1838+; {ADD 1838} dau of Theodore<sup>5</sup> and Hannah
-(Plummer?) Leighton of Cherryfield; 4 children {supported by town of Addison [1838 town meeting record]:
+(Plummer?) Leighton of Cherryfield; 4 children {supported by town of Addison [1838 town
     i (dau)<sup>7</sup>, b c1824; d 1838+.
    ii (son), b c1825; d 1838+; [Was this Joshua Whitney, b 1825, d 1850+,

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 . Capt. NATHAN<sup>5</sup> WHITNEY Jr, b at Biddeford 30 April 1742; d at Columbia bef 7 April 1834 [when the town paid his funeral costs]; son of Nathan<sup>4</sup> (Nathaniel<sup>3</sup>, Benajmin<sup>2</sup>, John<sup>1</sup>) and Lydia<sup>4</sup> (Young) Whitney of York and Gorham, came from York to Columbia Falls in 1768 {per John Bucknam's business ledger entries in Jan 1769} [PR 1778-1784, CFS 1790, COL 1800-10]; moderator for first town meeting in 1796; called &quot;gentleman of Columbia&quot; in 1797 when he obtained 2 settler's lots on west side of Pleasant River in Township #13 [Washington Co Deed 2:71]; town constable in 1798; supported by the town after 1816; m. c1770 PATIENCE BERNARD/BURNHAM, b at Portsmouth {now Greenland} NH c1752; d 1840, ae. &quot;98&quot;; 9 children [COL Vrs]:
-<pre>+  3     i NATHAN<sup>6</sup> 3rd, b 8 July 1772; d 1816.
+<div id="Plaintext">+  3     i NATHAN<sup>6</sup> 3rd, b 8 July 1772; d 1816.
     ii LYDIA, b 8 June 1775; d 1843; m 1801 MATTHEW<sup>6</sup> COFFIN Jr
             (Coffin #26).
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            {int. 22 Sept} 1819 ISAAC<sup>5</sup> GUPTILL, b at Gouldsboro 24 July 1788,
            d at Harrington 3 Jan 1872, son of William<sup>4</sup> and Jane<sup>5</sup> (Downs) Guptill;
-           farmer at Columbia [1820], Cherryfield [1830], and Harrington [1850].</pre>
+           farmer at Columbia [1820], Cherryfield [1830], and Harrington [1850].</div>
 . MATTHIAS<sup>5</sup> WHITNEY, b at Biddeford 8 March [bapt. 12 April there at First Congregational
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 and probate records indicate 10 children {5 sons and 5 daus}: [no list naming them has been found, but they apear to
 have included the following]
-<pre>  12    i (dau)<sup>6</sup>, b say 1774; d 1790+.</pre>
+<div id="Plaintext">  12    i (dau)<sup>6</sup>, b say 1774; d 1790+.</div>
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 [p. 628]
-<pre>
+<div id="Plaintext">
    ii HANNAH, b say 1776; d 1810-1819; m at Columbia 1801-02 WIL-
            LIAM<sup>5</sup> GRAY (Gray #1), he m 2nd her sister Lydia.
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             of her sister Hannah.
     x ANNA, b 1796; d 1857; m 1829 HNERY<sup>6</sup> TRUE (True #1) as his 2nd
-            wife.</pre>
+            wife.</div>
 . NATHAN<sup>6</sup> WHITNEY 3rd (Nathan<sup>5</sup>), b 8 July 1772; d at Columbia 6 Nov 1816; lived at
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 :307] and also some marshland for $1,200 [Deed 4:324], and moved to Edmunds by 1818; m at Columbia SARAH
 COX, b say 1775; d 1820+; (Cox #7), {living 31 Jan 1820 at Dennysville}; 11 children b at Columbia:
-<pre>  22    i ELMIRA G.<sup>7</sup>, b 7 April 1795; d at Machias 12 March 1869, m at
+<div id="Plaintext">  22    i ELMIRA G.<sup>7</sup>, b 7 April 1795; d at Machias 12 March 1869, m at
            Edmuns 1819 her cousin DAVID<sup>6</sup> REYNOLDS Jr, b at Dennysville
 Aug 1792 {or 19 June 1789}, d at Machias 9 April 1864, (son of E
@@ Line 85: / Line 85: @@
            children.
 viii CALLAHAN WINCHESTER, b 8 March 1811; lightkeeper at Blue Hill
-           and hotel keeper at Ellsworth; m. ELIZA NEWMAN.</pre>
+           and hotel keeper at Ellsworth; m. ELIZA NEWMAN.</div>
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 [p. 629]
-<pre>
+<div id="Plaintext">
    ix SARAH JANE &quot;Sally&quot;, b 7 Feb 1813; m ABRAHAM SEELEY.
     x EPHRAIM, b 15 Feb 1815; d 1841+; m at Columbia 14 Sept 1841
            LUCY NASH<sup>5</sup> McCASLIN, b at Columbia 16 Nov 1811, d 1841+,
            (McCaslin #14).
-   xi ASA, b 7 March 1817.</pre>
+   xi ASA, b 7 March 1817.</div>
 . THANKFUL<sup>6</sup> (Nathan<sup>5</sup>), b 16 Dec 1780; d 1850+; by Col. JEREMIAH<sup>2</sup>
@@ Line 100: / Line 100: @@
 {Jeremiah had no children by his wife Elizabeth Fitzpatrick (d 1810)}, had one dau; Thankful then m (1st) at Machias 8
 Oct 1805 MOSES LEAVITT, d 1800-1808; of Machias; Thankful m. (2nd) at Machias 15 July 1808 ISAAC MEADER
-of Durham NH, lived at Freedom NH [1850].<br>
+of Durham NH, lived at Freedom NH [1850].<br />
 Child by Jeremiah<sup>2</sup> O'Brien:
-<pre>  33    i LYDIA<sup>7</sup> WHITNEY &quot;O'BRIEN&quot;, b at Machias 10 June 1804; d at
+<div id="Plaintext">  33    i LYDIA<sup>7</sup> WHITNEY &quot;O'BRIEN&quot;, b at Machias 10 June 1804; d at
            Lynbrook {Hempstead Co [Long Island]}, NY 18 March 1898, ae.
 -9-8; [raised by Jeremiah O'Brien and after his death by his nephew
@@ Line 113: / Line 113: @@
            (see Peterson #1) was the chief wood-carver}; lived at Columbia Falls
            in 1818, Machias in 1820, moved in 1827 to Marshfield MA, then to
-           Boston MA, and finally to Bridgewater MA.</pre>
+           Boston MA, and finally to Bridgewater MA.</div>
 . JOSEPH<sup>6</sup> WHITNEY (Nathan<sup>5</sup>, b 15 Feb [or 31 Oct?] 1782; d in Sept 1860 [g.s.]; farmer
@@ Line 122: / Line 122: @@
 Children by 1st wife, first 5 b at Jonesboro:
-<pre>  34    i RUTH RUGGLES<sup>7</sup>, b 11 April 1805; d at Whitneyville 25 Sept 1888,
+<div id="Plaintext">  34    i RUTH RUGGLES<sup>7</sup>, b 11 April 1805; d at Whitneyville 25 Sept 1888,
            ae. 83-5-14; m (1st) 1823 CHANDLER ROBBINS<sup>6</sup> DRISKO (Drisko
            #85); m (2nd) (int. 19 Jan 1849) THOMAS GREENLEAF<sup>5</sup> WATTS, b
@@ Line 133: / Line 133: @@
   iii JOHN HASKELL, b 7 April 1810; d 1850s; lived at Machias; m at
            Machias 11 Oct 1835 CLARISSA<sup>5</sup> MESERVE, b 1813; d 1807+, dau
-           of Josieph<sup>4</sup> and Betsey (Burnham) Meserve of Machias, she m 2nd at</pre>
+           of Josieph<sup>4</sup> and Betsey (Burnham) Meserve of Machias, she m 2nd at</div>
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 [p. 630]
-<pre>
+<div id="Plaintext">
            Addison 13/16 Sept 1853 Jason Clapp<sup>8</sup> Look {see Look #58} of
            Addison.
@@ Line 169: / Line 169: @@
            Cherryfield 1825, d 1896+, &quot;of Cherryfield&quot;, son of Aaron<sup>3</sup> and Lucy
            Hope<sup>7</sup> (Leighton) Lawrence, he had m 1st c1846 Caroline S.<sup>6</sup> Corthell
-           {Corthell #38}, lumberman at Cherryfield.</pre>
+           {Corthell #38}, lumberman at Cherryfield.</div>
 . SAMUEL<sup>6</sup> WHITNEY (Matthias<sup>5</sup>), b 17 Dec 1790; d bef March 1838; [JBO 1820, ADD
 ]; m at Columbia bef 19 April {int. at Jonesboro 15 Aug 1822} 1823 SARAH<sup>6</sup> &quot;Sally&quot;
 LEIGHTON, b at Cherryfield 17 Dec 1790; d 1838+; {ADD 1838} dau of Theodore<sup>5</sup> and Hannah
-(Plummer?) Leighton of Cherryfield; 4 children {supported by town of Addison [1838 town meeting record]:<br>
+(Plummer?) Leighton of Cherryfield; 4 children {supported by town of Addison [1838 town meeting record]:<br />
-<pre>  41    i (dau)<sup>7</sup>, b c1824; d 1838+.
+<div id="Plaintext">  41    i (dau)<sup>7</sup>, b c1824; d 1838+.
    ii (son), b c1825; d 1838+; [Was this Joshua Whitney, b 1825, d 1850+,
            living at Harrington [1850] w/family of Isaac [b 1819] and Mary E. (--)
            [b 1826] Tuttle; was Mary also a Whitney? {perhaps #43?}.
   iii (dau), b 1825-30; d 1838+.
-   iv (son), b 1825-30; d 1838+.</pre>
+   iv (son), b 1825-30; d 1838+.</div>
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-Copyright &copy; 2002, 2006, The Whitney Research Group
+Copyright &copy; 2002, 2006, The [[Whitney Research Group]]

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-Tibbetts, Lawrence F., &amp. Lmson, Darryl B., <i>Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine</i> (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1997).
+Tibbetts, Lawrence F., &amp. Lmson, Darryl B., ''Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine'' (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1997).
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 [p. 626]
-<center><b>WHITNEY</b></center>
+<center>'''WHITNEY'''</center>
 John Whitney (1592-1673) came from London, England, to Watertown MA in June 1635; descendants lived near York ME and later at Gorham.  Two Whitney brothers, cousins to Joel<sup>5</sup> Whitney (21 May 1743-28 July 1791) of Jonesboro, were early settlers at Pleasant River:  Nathan and Matthias:
-Additional reference: <i>Machias Union</i> newspaper article of 16 Feb 1897.
+Additional reference: ''Machias Union'' newspaper article of 16 Feb 1897.
 . Capt. NATHAN<sup>5</sup> WHITNEY Jr, b at Biddeford 30 April 1742; d at Columbia bef 7 April 1834 [when the town paid his funeral costs]; son of Nathan<sup>4</sup> (Nathaniel<sup>3</sup>, Benajmin<sup>2</sup>, John<sup>1</sup>) and Lydia<sup>4</sup> (Young) Whitney of York and Gorham, came from York to Columbia Falls in 1768 {per John Bucknam's business ledger entries in Jan 1769} [PR 1778-1784, CFS 1790, COL 1800-10]; moderator for first town meeting in 1796; called &quot;gentleman of Columbia&quot; in 1797 when he obtained 2 settler's lots on west side of Pleasant River in Township #13 [Washington Co Deed 2:71]; town constable in 1798; supported by the town after 1816; m. c1770 PATIENCE BERNARD/BURNHAM, b at Portsmouth {now Greenland} NH c1752; d 1840, ae. &quot;98&quot;; 9 children [COL Vrs]:
@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
 John<sup>1</sup>) and Lydia<sup>4</sup> (Young) Whitney of York and Gorham, came from York to Addison
 [ADD 1784-1790, HAR 1800, ADD 1810, JBO 1820]; was reported to be the first Colonist to board the English vessel
-<i>Margaretta</i> during the Battle of the Margaretta at Machias; m say 1773 [probably] ABIGAIL --, b 175?; d
+''Margaretta'' during the Battle of the Margaretta at Machias; m say 1773 [probably] ABIGAIL --, b 175?; d
 probably between 1810-20; she appears to have been living at Columbia in 1810 with one male aged 16-26 {one of their
 sons?}, when Matthias was living at Addison {apparently alone}, so perhaps they were separated at that time; census
@@ Line 69: / Line 69: @@
            Reynolds #2), lived at Edmunds and Machias [1850].
    ii NATHAN 4th, b 7 Oct 1796; d at Machias 8 June 1881, ae. 84
-           [<i>Machias Union</i> of 28 June 1881]; [COL 1810] lived at Machias [JBO
+           [''Machias Union'' of 28 June 1881]; [COL 1810] lived at Machias [JBO
 ]; m (int. at Jonesboro 25 Oct 1825) his cousin REBECCA
            WESTON WHITNEY, b at Jonesboro 29 Sept 1807, d at Machias 18