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'''David<sup>5</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1681-?)|Thomas<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1656-1742)|Thomas<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1627-1719)|Thomas<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), son of [[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1681-?)|Thomas<sup>4</sup> and Mary (Baker) Whitney]] was born 4 Oct 1722 at Stow, MA{{ref|1}} and died 1790{{ref|2}}, d. 13 Feb 1802 at Harvard, MA, at age 79; aged 75 years [sic]; widower; of consumption.
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'''David<sup>5</sup> Whitney'''
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([[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1681-a1722)|Thomas<sup>4</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1656-1742)|Thomas<sup>3</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1627-1719)|Thomas<sup>2</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
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son of [[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1681-a1722)|Thomas<sup>4</sup> and Mary (Baker) Whitney]],{{ref|1}}
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was born 4 Oct 1722, Stow, MA,{{ref|2}} and died 13 Feb 1802, Harvard, MA, aged 75 years [''sic''], widower, of consumption.{{ref|3}}
  
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David married '''Olive Sawyer''' 25 Aug 1747 at Harvard, MA.
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David married firstly, 25 Aug 1747, Harvard, MA '''Olive Sawyer''',{{ref|4}} daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wheelock) Sawyer.{{ref|5}}  She was baptized 29 May 1726, Lancaster, MA,{{ref|6}} and died 19 Aug 1750, Harvard, MA, aged about 24 years.{{ref|7}}
  
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Marriage banns for David and '''Sarah Wilder''' were published 25 Oct 1755 at Stow, MA; husband "of Harvard", wife "of Lancaster;" m. Sarah Wilder, daughter of Joseph and Lucy (Gardner) Wilder, 25 Nov 1755 at Harvard, MA; third husband; d.  
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Marriage intentions for David "of Harvard" and '''Sarah (Rugg) Hill''' "of Lancaster" were published 25 Oct 1755, Lancaster, MA.{{ref|8}}  He married secondly, 25 Nov 1755, Harvard, MA, '''Sarah (Rugg) Hill''',{{ref|9}} daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Priest) Rugg,{{ref|10}} as her second husband.  She was born 9 Sep 1728, Lancaster, MA,{{ref|11}} and died 16 Oct 1800, Harvard, MA.{{ref|12}}  She had married firstly 24 Oct 1752, Lancaster, MA, Enoch Hill.
  
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He Listed under Whetney rather than Whitney.**From F. C. Pierce, p. 90: He was a prominent resident in Harvard; was a farmer and member of the church. In seating the meeting-house he was given the fifth seat. When the Revolutionary war broke out he was a member of the Harvard Minute men, commanded by Capt. Davis, and marched to Cambridge on the Lexington Alarm, Apr. 19, 1775, in Col. Whitcomb's regiment. In July, 1777, he was in Capt. Hezekiah Whitney's company and Col. Josiah Whitney's regiment. See also notes for Sarah, his second wife. He was signed a petition on 31 Dec 1746 at Harvard, MA.
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He Listed under Whetney rather than Whitney.
  
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Olive Sawyer was born circa 1726; calculated from age at death. She died on 19 Aug 1750 at Harvard, MA; aged about 24 years.
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Pierce says the following:{{ref|13}}
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:He was a prominent resident in Harvard; was a farmer and member of the church.  In seating the meeting-house he was given the fifth seat.  When the Revolutionary war broke out he was a member of the Harvard Minute men, commanded by Capt. DAVIS, and marched to Cambridge on the Lexington Alarm, Apr. 19, 1775, in Col. WHITCOMB'S regiment.  In July, 1777, he was in Capt. Hezekiah WHITNEY's company and Col. Josiah WHITNEY's regiment.  Mr. Enoch HILL and Mrs. Sarah RUGG were married in Lancaster, Oct. 24, 1752.  They had one child, Anna, b. May 25, 1753, posthumous, for the father, Enoch, died Dec. 11, 1752.  Aug. 3, 1761, according to the Worcester probate records, David and Sarah WHITNEY, of Harvard, late widow of said deceased Enoch HILL, "Do hereby resign our rights to Anna HILL only child of said deceased by said Sarah."
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See also notes for Sarah, his second wife.  He signed a petition on 31 Dec 1746 at Harvard, MA.
  
 
There were no children of David<sup>5</sup> and Olive (Sawyer) Whitney.
 
There were no children of David<sup>5</sup> and Olive (Sawyer) Whitney.
  
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Sarah Wilder was baptized on 15 Apr 1722 at Lancaster, MA. She was born circa 1725 at of Lancaster, MA. She married Daniel Rugg on 7 Jan 1741 at Lancaster, MA; first husband. She married Enoch Hill on 24 Oct 1752 at Lancaster, MA; second husband. She died on 16 Oct 1800 at Harvard, MA, at age 78. She was also known as Mrs. Sarah Wilder (Rugg or Hill). She Sarah was first married to a man named Rugg. He must have died young, because Pierce has the following:
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Children of David<sup>5</sup> and Sarah (Rugg)(Hill) Whitney, both born Harvard, MA:  
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Mr. Enoch Hill and Mrs. Sarah Rugg were married in Lancaster, Oct. 24, 1752. They had one child, Anna, b. May 25, 1753, posthumous, for the father, Enoch, died Dec. 11, 1752. Aug. 3, 1761, according to the Worcester probate records, David and Sarah Whitney, of Harvard, late widow of said deceased Enoch Hill, "Do hereby resign our rights to Anna Hill, only child of said deceased by said Sarah."
 
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Children of David<sup>5</sup> and Sarah (Wilder) Whitney both b. at Harvard, MA:  
 
  
 
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| '''Enoch<sup>6</sup> Whitney''', b. 25 Sep 1756; m. Hannah Davis 2 Sep 1780 at Ashburnham, MA; wife "of Ashby."
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| [[Family:Whitney, Enoch (1756-a1820)|'''Enoch<sup>6</sup> Whitney''']], b. 25 Sep 1756;{{ref|14}} m. 2 Sep 1780, Ashburnham, MA, Hannah Davis "of Ashby".
 
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| '''Isaac Whitney''', b. 27 Nov 1761; m. Susannah Fletcher 22 Mar 1785 at Harvard, MA; d. 10 Apr 1825 at Harvard, MA, at age 63; aged 64 years.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Isaac (1761-1825)|'''Isaac Whitney''']], b. 27 Nov 1761;{{ref|15}} m. Susannah Fletcher.
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:He An Isaac Whitney of Harvard married a Susanna Fletcher, also of Harvard, on 22 Mar 1785. Although the VR says (int. Jr.), it is probably this man, despite his father's name being David, because there was also an older Isaac Whitney in Harvard at that time.
 
 
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==References==
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== Census ==
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* [[Archive:The Massachusetts Tax Valuation List of 1771#24|1771, Harvard, MA (tax list)]]: David Whitney, and...
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* [[Archive:The Massachusetts Tax Valuation List of 1771#23|1771, Ashburnham, MA (tax list)]]: David Whitney, "nonresident, of Harvard"
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* [[Archive:1790 Census Extracts, Massachusetts#101|1790, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]: David Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 1 female.
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* [[Archive:1800 Census Extracts, Massachusetts#114|1800, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]: David Whitney, 1 male over 45 and 1 female over 45.
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== References ==
  
 
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3.{{note|3}} "David [Whitney], [died] Feb. 13, 1802, a. 75 y. Widr. Consumption. C.R.1," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., ''Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850'' (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917)]].
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4.{{note|4}} "David [Whitney] and Olive Sawyer, [married] Aug. 25, 1747," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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7.{{note|7}} "Olive [Whitney], [died] Aug. 19, 1750, a. abt. 24 y. C.R.1," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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8.{{note|8}} "David [Whitne] of Harvard and Sarah Hill of Lancaster, int. Oct. 25, 1755. T.R.1," according to [[Archive:Lancaster, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Henry S. Nourse, ed., ''The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs, of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850'' (Lancaster, MA: 1890)]], p. 35.
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9.{{note|9}} "David [Whitney] and Sarah Hill (of Lancaster, int.), [married] Nov. 25, 1755," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].  See also [[Archive:Massachusetts Marriages Before 1800|Frederic W. Bailey, ed., ''Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800'' (1897-1914), 3 vols.]]
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12.{{note|12}} "Sarah [Whitney], w. of David, [died] Oct. 16, 1800," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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13.{{note|13}} [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 90#P417|Frederick C. Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'' (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895)]], p. 90.
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14.{{note|14}} "Enoch [Whitney], s. of David and Sarah, [born] Sept. 25, 1756," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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15.{{note|15}} "Isaac [Whitney], s. of David and Sarah, [born] Nov. 27, 1761," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
  
 
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[[Category: Massachusetts]]
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[[Category: Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category: Ashburnham, Worcester County, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category: Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts]]

Latest revision as of 23:42, 17 April 2010

David5 Whitney (Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1), son of Thomas4 and Mary (Baker) Whitney,[1] was born 4 Oct 1722, Stow, MA,[2] and died 13 Feb 1802, Harvard, MA, aged 75 years [sic], widower, of consumption.[3]

David married firstly, 25 Aug 1747, Harvard, MA Olive Sawyer,[4] daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wheelock) Sawyer.[5] She was baptized 29 May 1726, Lancaster, MA,[6] and died 19 Aug 1750, Harvard, MA, aged about 24 years.[7]

Marriage intentions for David "of Harvard" and Sarah (Rugg) Hill "of Lancaster" were published 25 Oct 1755, Lancaster, MA.[8] He married secondly, 25 Nov 1755, Harvard, MA, Sarah (Rugg) Hill,[9] daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Priest) Rugg,[10] as her second husband. She was born 9 Sep 1728, Lancaster, MA,[11] and died 16 Oct 1800, Harvard, MA.[12] She had married firstly 24 Oct 1752, Lancaster, MA, Enoch Hill.

He Listed under Whetney rather than Whitney.

Pierce says the following:[13]

He was a prominent resident in Harvard; was a farmer and member of the church. In seating the meeting-house he was given the fifth seat. When the Revolutionary war broke out he was a member of the Harvard Minute men, commanded by Capt. DAVIS, and marched to Cambridge on the Lexington Alarm, Apr. 19, 1775, in Col. WHITCOMB'S regiment. In July, 1777, he was in Capt. Hezekiah WHITNEY's company and Col. Josiah WHITNEY's regiment. Mr. Enoch HILL and Mrs. Sarah RUGG were married in Lancaster, Oct. 24, 1752. They had one child, Anna, b. May 25, 1753, posthumous, for the father, Enoch, died Dec. 11, 1752. Aug. 3, 1761, according to the Worcester probate records, David and Sarah WHITNEY, of Harvard, late widow of said deceased Enoch HILL, "Do hereby resign our rights to Anna HILL only child of said deceased by said Sarah."

See also notes for Sarah, his second wife. He signed a petition on 31 Dec 1746 at Harvard, MA.

There were no children of David5 and Olive (Sawyer) Whitney.

Children of David5 and Sarah (Rugg)(Hill) Whitney, both born Harvard, MA:

i. Enoch6 Whitney, b. 25 Sep 1756;[14] m. 2 Sep 1780, Ashburnham, MA, Hannah Davis "of Ashby".
ii. Isaac Whitney, b. 27 Nov 1761;[15] m. Susannah Fletcher.

Census

References

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3.^  "David [Whitney], [died] Feb. 13, 1802, a. 75 y. Widr. Consumption. C.R.1," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

4.^  "David [Whitney] and Olive Sawyer, [married] Aug. 25, 1747," according to Harvard Vital Records.

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7.^  "Olive [Whitney], [died] Aug. 19, 1750, a. abt. 24 y. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.

8.^  "David [Whitne] of Harvard and Sarah Hill of Lancaster, int. Oct. 25, 1755. T.R.1," according to Henry S. Nourse, ed., The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs, of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850 (Lancaster, MA: 1890), p. 35.

9.^  "David [Whitney] and Sarah Hill (of Lancaster, int.), [married] Nov. 25, 1755," according to Harvard Vital Records. See also Frederic W. Bailey, ed., Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800 (1897-1914), 3 vols.

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12.^  "Sarah [Whitney], w. of David, [died] Oct. 16, 1800," according to Harvard Vital Records.

13.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 90.

14.^  "Enoch [Whitney], s. of David and Sarah, [born] Sept. 25, 1756," according to Harvard Vital Records.

15.^  "Isaac [Whitney], s. of David and Sarah, [born] Nov. 27, 1761," according to Harvard Vital Records.

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