Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1764-1832)

Benjamin⁶ Whitney (Benjamin⁵, Joseph⁴, Joseph³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Benjamin⁵ and Mary (Turner) Whitney, was born 5 May 1764, Pepperell, MA,^[1] and died 25 May 1832, Henrietta, NY.^[2]

He married, say 1788, Philena Boyce. She was born about 1767, and was living in 1821.

According to Pierce, "served in the Revolutionary war in 1781 for Pepperell when but 17 years of age. His name is found on the Revolutionary war records at the state house in Boston. He was married and resided in Tunbridge, VT, but later moved to Geneseo, NY, finally locating in Boston, MI."^[3]

"Benjamin, MA Line, S44045, he appl 29 Aug 1818 in Ontario Co NY aged 54, on 14 Sep 1821 he made aff'dt in Monroe Co NY & stated he had enl at Peperell MA, in 1821 he had a wife aged 54 & 2 daughters at home aged 16 & 14 yrs also a son aged 14 yrs (no names given), he signed as Benjamim the 2nd."^[4]

Children of Benjamin⁶ and Philena (Boyce) Whitney:

i.	(son)7 Whitney, b. ca. 1789; living 1800; not in household 1810.
ii.	(son) Whitney, b. 1790-1800; living 1800; not in household 1810.
iii.	(son) Whitney, b. 1790-1800; living 1800; not in household 1810.
iv.	Joseph Whitney, b. ca. 1793, Fort Ann, NY; m.(1) Betsey Hutchinson; m.(2) Jane (Potter) Franklin.
v.	(son) Whitney, b. 1790-1800; living 1800 and 1810.
vi.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1790-1794; living 1800 and 1810.
vii.	Sarah Ann Whitney, b. ca. 1800; living 1810.
viii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. about 1805; living 1810 and 1821.
ix.	(daughter) Whitney, b. about 1807 (twin); living 1810 and 1821.
x.	Benjamin Whitney, b. about 1807 (twin), Washington Co., NY; living 1810 and 1821.

Census

• 1790, Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH: Benjamin Whitney, 1 male over 16.
• 1800, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: Benjamin Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 4 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1810, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: "Benj" Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 16-25, 2 females 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1820, Rush, Ontario Co., NY: Benjamin Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, 2 females 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1830, Henrietta, Monroe Co., NY: Benjamin Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 60-69, and 1 female 20-29.
• 1840: not found.

References

1.^  "Benja[min] [Whitney], Jr., s. Benjamin & w. [Mary], b. May 5, 1764," according to George A. Rice, comp. and ed., Vital Records of Pepperell, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1985).

2.^  Find A Grave Memorial #24767120.

3.^  Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 108.

4.^  Virgil D. White, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, Vol. III (Waynesboro, Tennessee: The National Historical Publishing Company, 1992).

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