Family:Whitney, Richard (1743-1816)

Richard⁵ Whitney (Israel⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Israel⁴ and Hannah (Blodgett) Whitney, was born 22 Apr 1743, Oxford, MA,^[1] and died 29 Oct 1816, Brookline, VT.^[2]

Richard married firstly, 26 Mar 1767, Chelmsford, MA, Sarah Butterfield.^[3] She was born 1747, and died 16 Feb 1773, Wilton, NH.

Richard married secondly, 1 Oct 1773, Wilton, NH, Hannah Holt, daughter of Timothy and Elizabeth (Holt) Holt. She was born 18 Jan 1754, Pembroke, NH, and died Apr 1833.

He lived in 1776 at Wilton, NH. He lived in 1778 at Athens, VT.

Child of Richard⁵ and Sarah (Butterfield) Whitney:

i.	Richard6 Whitney, b. 25 Jun 1770, Wilton, NH; m. Sarah Holt.
ii.	(perhaps) Rebecca Whitney, b. say 1772. A Rebeckah Whitney and John Buxton, both of Wilton, NH, were married 14 Feb 1792, Dunstable, MA.

Children of Richard⁵ and Hannah (Holt) Whitney:

i.	Israel6 Whitney, b. 4 Jul 1774, Wilton, NH; d. 14 Dec 1850; m. 27 Nov 1794, Wilton, NH, Elizabeth Holt.
ii.	Timothy Holt Whitney, b. 10 Nov 1776, Wilton, NH; "Major" d. 16 Mar 1859, Athens, VT; m. Abigail Blanchard.
iii.	Ebenezer Whitney, b. 3 Jul 1778, Wilton, NH; d. 12 Apr 1869; m. circa 1803, Wilton, NH, Deborah Fay.
iv.	Abraham Whitney, b. 8 Jan 1780, Wilton, NH.
v.	Isaac Whitney, b. 21 Jan 1782, Wilton, NH; m. circa 1807, Wilton, NH, Abigail Edson.
vi.	Jacob Whitney, b. 25 Jan 1784, Wilton, NH; d. 9 Jul 1785, Wilton, NH.
vii.	Hannah Whitney, b. 15 Aug 1785, Brookline, VT; d. 6 Jan 1871; m. circa 1806, Wilton, NH, James Campbell; m. 1 Jan 1821, Josephus Orvis.
viii.	Sarah Butterfield Whitney, b. 11 Nov 1787, Wilton, NH; d. 17 Sep 1873, Brookline, VT; m. circa 1808, Wilton, NH, Joel Harwood.
ix.	Solomon Whitney, b. 26 Aug 1790, Wilton, NH; m. circa 1815, Wilton, NH, Sally Lee.
x.	Chloe Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1795, Brookline, VT; m. David Kidder circa 1816; d. 4 Mar 1874.

Census

• 1771 (tax list): Not found, and thus they had probably already left MA for NH by this date.
• 1790, Wilton, Hillsborough Co., NH: Richard Whitney, 3 males over 16, 5 males 0-15, and 5 females.
• 1800, Brookline, Windham Co., VT: Whitney, Rich^d, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1810: not found. Should be in Brookline, VT
• 1820, Townshend, Windham Co., VT: Isaac Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 0-9; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1820, Townshend, Windham Co., VT: Solomon Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, sons Isaac and Solomon not found.
• 1840, Huron, Wayne Co., NY: Solomon Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 40-49, and 1 female 20-29; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1840, Townshend, Windham Co., VT: Solomon F. Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4; 2 engaged in agriculture. This seems to be a grandson, possibly son of Isaac.
• 1850, Huron, Wayne Co., NY:

234 234 Solomon Whitney 59 M - Farmer $700 Mass. Sarah " 57 F - Vt. Orin C. " 25 M - Boatman "

References

1.^  "Richard [Whitney], s. Isreal and Hannah, [born] April 22, 1743," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Oxford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1850 (1905).

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3.^  "Richard [Whitney] and Sarah Butterfield, [married] Mar. 26, 1767," according to Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1914).

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