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'''Nathan<sup>6</sup> Whitney''' | '''Nathan<sup>6</sup> Whitney''' | ||
([[Family:Whitney, Nathan (1726-a1773)|Nathan<sup>5</sup>]], | ([[Family:Whitney, Nathan (1726-a1773)|Nathan<sup>5</sup>]], | ||
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[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | ||
son of [[Family:Whitney, Nathan (1726-a1773)|Nathan<sup>5</sup> and Abigail (Marstass) Whitney]], | son of [[Family:Whitney, Nathan (1726-a1773)|Nathan<sup>5</sup> and Abigail (Marstass) Whitney]], | ||
| − | was born circa 1756, probably Brookfield, MA, and died | + | was born circa 1756, probably Brookfield, MA, and died 1 Nov 1846, Seneca County, OH. He was buried in Underhill Cemetery, Seneca Co., OH.{{ref|1}} |
| − | He married '''Eunice [?Wakefield?]'''. She was born 27 Feb 1765, VT, and 27 Jul 1846, Seneca Co., OH, aged 81 years 5 months. She is buried in Underhill Cemetery, Seneca Co., OH. | + | He married '''Eunice [?Wakefield?]'''. She was born 27 Feb 1765, VT, and 27 Jul 1846, Seneca Co., OH, aged 81 years 5 months. She is buried in Underhill Cemetery, Seneca Co., OH.{{ref|2}} |
He served in the Revolutionary War as follows: | He served in the Revolutionary War as follows: | ||
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:Whitney, Nathan. Private, Capt. Daniel Gilbert's co., Col. Job Cushing's regt.; service from July 30, 1777, to Sept. 2, 1777, 1 mo. 4 days, at Bennington and Half Moon; company marched from Brookfield. | :Whitney, Nathan. Private, Capt. Daniel Gilbert's co., Col. Job Cushing's regt.; service from July 30, 1777, to Sept. 2, 1777, 1 mo. 4 days, at Bennington and Half Moon; company marched from Brookfield. | ||
| − | :Whitney, Nathan. Private, Capt. Asa Danforth's co. of volunteers, Col. Convers's regt.; service, 22 days; company marched from Brookfield Sept. 23, 1777, to join army under Gen. Gates at the Northward.{{ref| | + | :Whitney, Nathan. Private, Capt. Asa Danforth's co. of volunteers, Col. Convers's regt.; service, 22 days; company marched from Brookfield Sept. 23, 1777, to join army under Gen. Gates at the Northward.{{ref|3}} |
He applied for a pension for Revolutionary War service: | He applied for a pension for Revolutionary War service: | ||
| − | :"WHITNEY, Nathan, Cont & MA Lines, S11741, he appl 5 Oct 1832 in Seneca Co OH aged 76 a res of Thompson OH, sol lived at Brookfield in Worcester Co MA when he enl"{{ref| | + | :"WHITNEY, Nathan, Cont & MA Lines, S11741, he appl 5 Oct 1832 in Seneca Co OH aged 76 a res of Thompson OH, sol lived at Brookfield in Worcester Co MA when he enl"{{ref|4}} |
| − | Children of Nathan<sup>5</sup> and Eunice (Wakefield) Whitney: | + | Children of Nathan<sup>5</sup> and Eunice (?Wakefield?) Whitney: |
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| − | | [[Family:Whitney, Willard (1781-1867)|'''Willard<sup>7</sup> Whitney''']], b. 25 Feb 1781, Halifax, VT; m. Mary Underhill. | + | | [[Family:Whitney, Willard (1781-1867)|'''Willard<sup>7</sup> Whitney''']], b. 25 Feb 1781, Halifax, VT;{{ref|5}} m. Mary Underhill. |
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| align=right valign=top | ii. | | align=right valign=top | ii. | ||
| − | | '''Abigail Whitney''', b. 15 Feb 1783, Halifax, VT. | + | | '''Abigail Whitney''', b. 15 Feb 1783, Halifax, VT.{{ref|6}} |
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| align=right valign=top | v. | | align=right valign=top | v. | ||
| [[Family:Whitney, Eli (1793-1855)|'''Eli Whitney''']], b. 24 Dec 1793; m. Nancy Whitmore. | | [[Family:Whitney, Eli (1793-1855)|'''Eli Whitney''']], b. 24 Dec 1793; m. Nancy Whitmore. | ||
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| + | | (prob.) '''Polly Emily Whitney''', b. 1796, NY; d. 13 Dec 1878, Sterling, WI; m. 1815, Leonard Wakefield, son of [[Family:Whitney, Nathan (1726-a1773)|Elijah and Abigail<sup>6</sup> (Whitney) Wakefield]]. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
| − | Eunice is called Eunice ''Wakefield'' in one tree at [http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20478709/person/1306105678?ssrc= a public member tree at Ancestry.com]. | + | Eunice is called Eunice ''Wakefield'' in one tree at [http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20478709/person/1306105678?ssrc= a public member tree at Ancestry.com]. No confirmation of this has been found. No birth record for an unaccounted-for Eunice Wakefield in 1763 through 1767 has been found. |
== Census == | == Census == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
| − | 1.{{note|1}} Secretary of the Commonwealth, [[Archive:Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Given Name N|''Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution''] (Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896- ), vol. 17, pp. 239-240]]. | + | 1.{{note|1}} [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107809494& FindAGrave Memorial #107809494], Nathan Whitney. |
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| + | 2.{{note|2}} [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79400802& FindAGrave Memorial #79400802], Eunice Whitney. | ||
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| + | 3.{{note|3}} Secretary of the Commonwealth, [[Archive:Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Given Name N|''Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution''] (Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896- ), vol. 17, pp. 239-240]]. | ||
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| + | 4.{{note|4}} Virgil D. White, [[Archive:Revolutionary Pension File Abstracts|''Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files'', Vol. III]] (Waynesboro, TN: The National Historical Publishing Company, 1992). | ||
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| + | 5.{{note|5}} [[Archive:Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births|Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births]]. | ||
| − | + | 6.{{note|6}} [[Archive:Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births|Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births]]. | |
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| − | Copyright © 2007, 2010, 2011, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]] | + | Copyright © 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]]. |
[[Category:Ohio]] | [[Category:Ohio]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:01, 13 October 2017
Nathan6 Whitney (Nathan5, Thomas4, Eleazar3, Thomas2, John1), son of Nathan5 and Abigail (Marstass) Whitney, was born circa 1756, probably Brookfield, MA, and died 1 Nov 1846, Seneca County, OH. He was buried in Underhill Cemetery, Seneca Co., OH.[1]
He married Eunice [?Wakefield?]. She was born 27 Feb 1765, VT, and 27 Jul 1846, Seneca Co., OH, aged 81 years 5 months. She is buried in Underhill Cemetery, Seneca Co., OH.[2]
He served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
- Whitney, Nathan, Brookfield. Private, Capt. John Woolcott's co. of rangers, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, from Brookfield and Spencer; service, 12 days.
- Whitney, Nathan, Brookfield. Private, Capt. Joel Green's co., Col. Ebenezer Learned's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 3, 1775; service, 3 mos. 6 days; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Roxbury Camp, Dec. 13, 1775.
- Whitney, Nathan, Brookfield. Private, Capt. John Cowls's co., Col. Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's regt.; company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, order for money in lieu of bounty coat dated Cambridge and endorsed ôDec 23th 1775.ö
- Whitney, Nathan. Private, Capt. Daniel Gilbert's co., Col. Job Cushing's regt.; service from July 30, 1777, to Sept. 2, 1777, 1 mo. 4 days, at Bennington and Half Moon; company marched from Brookfield.
- Whitney, Nathan. Private, Capt. Asa Danforth's co. of volunteers, Col. Convers's regt.; service, 22 days; company marched from Brookfield Sept. 23, 1777, to join army under Gen. Gates at the Northward.[3]
He applied for a pension for Revolutionary War service:
- "WHITNEY, Nathan, Cont & MA Lines, S11741, he appl 5 Oct 1832 in Seneca Co OH aged 76 a res of Thompson OH, sol lived at Brookfield in Worcester Co MA when he enl"[4]
Children of Nathan5 and Eunice (?Wakefield?) Whitney:
i. Willard7 Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1781, Halifax, VT;[5] m. Mary Underhill. ii. Abigail Whitney, b. 15 Feb 1783, Halifax, VT.[6] iii. Nathan Whitney, b. about 8 Nov 1789; m. Esther Murrey. iv. William Whitney, b. 24 Jun 1791, VT; m. Jenny Whitmore. v. Eli Whitney, b. 24 Dec 1793; m. Nancy Whitmore. v. (prob.) Polly Emily Whitney, b. 1796, NY; d. 13 Dec 1878, Sterling, WI; m. 1815, Leonard Wakefield, son of Elijah and Abigail6 (Whitney) Wakefield.
Notes
Eunice is called Eunice Wakefield in one tree at a public member tree at Ancestry.com. No confirmation of this has been found. No birth record for an unaccounted-for Eunice Wakefield in 1763 through 1767 has been found.
Census
- 1791, Hartford, Windsor Co., VT: Nathan Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 2 females.
- 1800, Hartford, Windsor Co., VT: Nathan Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 10-15. Presumably this was him, but it could be his father.
- 1810: not found.
- 1820, Lyme, Huron Co., OH: Nathan Whitney, 1 male over 45 and 1 female over 45; 1 engaged in agriculture, and 1 foreigner not naturalized.
- 1830: They may be the male and female 70-79 in the family of their son William.
- 1840: They may be the male and female 80-89 in the family of their son William.
References
1.^ FindAGrave Memorial #107809494, Nathan Whitney.
2.^ FindAGrave Memorial #79400802, Eunice Whitney.
3.^ Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution] (Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896- ), vol. 17, pp. 239-240.
4.^ Virgil D. White, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, Vol. III (Waynesboro, TN: The National Historical Publishing Company, 1992).
5.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
6.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
Copyright © 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group.
