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'''Isabella<sup>5</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1725-1797)|Benjamin]]<sup>4</sup>, [[Family:Whitney, John (c1678-a1739)|John]]<sup>3</sup>, [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1643-1723)|Benjamin]]<sup>2</sup>, [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John]]<sup>1</sup>), daughter of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1725-1797)|Benjamin<sup>4</sup> and Mercy (Hinckley) Whitney]] was born 2 Aug 1765 at Lisbon, ME and died 14 Sep 1843 at Phillips, ME, at age 78.
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'''Isabella<sup>5</sup> Whitney'''
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([[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1725-1797)|Benjamin<sup>4</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, John (c1678-a1739)|John<sup>3</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1643-1723)|Benjamin<sup>2</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
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daughter of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1725-1797)|Benjamin<sup>4</sup> and Mercy (Hinckley) Whitney]],
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was born 2 Aug 1765, Lisbon, ME, and died 14 Sep 1843, Phillips, ME.
  
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She married, 26 Oct 1784, Little River Plantation, ME, '''Increase Blethen''', "both of Little River",{{ref|1}} son of John and Hannah (Keene) Blethen.  He was born 15 May 1758, Royalsborough, MA, and died 14 Sep 1838, Phillips, ME.  He was also known as Increase Blifen.
  
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She married 26 Oct 1784 at Topsham, ME '''Increase Blethen''', son of John Blethen and Hannah Keene, "both of Little River".  
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Isabella was also known as Isabel Whitney.  She lived at Phillips, Maine.
  
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Isabella was also known as Isabel Whitney. She lived at Phillips, ME.
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Increase Blethen served in the American Continental Army in the Revolutionary War.  He and his wife Isabella were pensioned for his 3 year service in Capt. Smart’s Co., Colonel Calvin Smith’s Regiment of the Massachusetts Line. His pension application states that he and Isabella were married at Little River Plantation, at that time an unincorporated area.  Because it was unincorporated, the marriage was recorded in the nearest incorporated town of Topsham.  Little River eventually became a part of the town of Lisbon.
  
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Increase Blethen was born on 15 May 1758 at Phillips, ME. He died circa 1838 at Phillips, ME. He was also known as Increase Blifen.
 
  
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Children of Increase and Isabella<sup>5</sup> (Whitney) Blethen all b. at Phillips, ME:  
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Children of Increase and Isabella<sup>5</sup> (Whitney) Blethen, all born Phillips, Maine:  
  
 
:{|
 
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| '''Mary'''<sup>6</sup>, b. 28 Oct 1785, m. Ebenezer Orr 13 Apr 1843 at Phillips, ME.
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| '''Mary Blethen''', b. 28 Oct 1785, m. 13 Apr 1843, Phillips, ME, Ebenezer Orr.
 
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| '''Phebe''', b. 25 Feb 1788; m. Samuel L. Cotton 22 May 1808 at ME.
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| '''Phebe Blethen''', b. 25 Feb 1788; m. 22 May 1808, ME, Samuel L. Cotton.
 
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| '''Sarah''', b. 2 May 1790.
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| '''Sarah Blethen''', b. 2 May 1790.
 
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| '''Hannah''', b. 28 May 1792.
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| '''Hannah Blethen''', b. 28 May 1792; m. 16 Nov 1811, Avon, ME, [[Family:Whitney, Peletiah (s1778-1862)|Peletiah<sup>7</sup> Whitney]], q.v.
 
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| '''Thankful''', b. 8 Jul 1794, d. 5 Sep 1868 at Raymond, ME, at age 74; aged 75 years 1 month 28 days, m. Thomas G. Whitney, son of Ephraim Whitney and Abigail (--?--), 4 Mar 1819 at Phillips, ME; m. Thomas G. Whitney, son of Ephraim Whitney and Abigail (--?--), 28 Apr 1819 at Phillips, ME; d. 1864 at Phillips, ME.  
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| '''Thankful Blethen''', b. 8 Jul 1794; m. [[Family:Whitney, Thomas G. (1796-1884)|Thomas G. Whitney]], q.v.
 
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| '''Benjamin''', b. 20 Dec 1796, m. Sarah Gordon 13 Jul 1819.
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| '''Benjamin Blethen''', b. 20 Dec 1796, m. 13 Jul 1819, Sarah Gordon.
 
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| '''James''', b. 30 Mar 1799, m. Sarah Byron 10 Oct 1826.
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| '''James Blethen''', b. 30 Mar 1799; m. 10 Oct 1826, Sarah Byron.
 
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| '''Esther''', b. 21 Jun 1800 at Phillips, ME, b. 21 Jun 1801, m. David Byron 3 Oct 1827.
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| '''Esther Blethen''', b. 21 Jun 1800 or 1801, Phillips, ME; m. 3 Oct 1827, David Byron.
 
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| '''Increase''', b. 6 Jul 1803, m. Irene B. Davenport 5 Dec 1830 at Phillips, ME.
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| '''Increase Blethen''', b. 6 Jul 1803, m. 5 Dec 1830, Phillips, ME, Irene B. Davenport.
 
:He appeared on the census of 1880 at Madrid, ME;  
 
:He appeared on the census of 1880 at Madrid, ME;  
 
::Charles F. DAVENPORT Self M Male W 26 ME Farmer ME ME  
 
::Charles F. DAVENPORT Self M Male W 26 ME Farmer ME ME  
 
::Jennie S. DAVENPORT Wife M Female W 27 ME Keeping House ME ME  
 
::Jennie S. DAVENPORT Wife M Female W 27 ME Keeping House ME ME  
 
::Ernest O. DAVENPORT Son S Male W 1 ME ME ME  
 
::Ernest O. DAVENPORT Son S Male W 1 ME ME ME  
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::Increase BLETHEN FatherL W Male W 77 ME Helps On Farm ME ME.
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::Increase BLETHEN FatherL W Male W 77 ME Helps On Farm ME Maine
 
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| '''Isabella''', b. 27 Oct 1805 at Phillips, ME, b. 29 Oct 1805, m. Ebenezer Lake 26 Sep 1825 at Phillips, ME.
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| '''Isabella Blethen''', b. 27 or 29 Oct 1805, Phillips, ME; m. 26 Sep 1825, Phillips, ME, Ebenezer Lake.
 
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| '''Arvilla''', b. 19 Jun 1808, m. Elijah Toothacker 7 Dec 1827.
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| '''Arvilla Blethen''', b. 19 Jun 1808, m. 7 Dec 1827, Elijah Toothacker.
 
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| '''Orpha''', b. 28 Sep 1811; m. Levi Byron 17 Jan 1830 at Phillips, ME; d. 1893.
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| '''Orpha Blethen''', b. 28 Sep 1811; d. 1893; m. 17 Jan 1830, Phillips, ME, Levi Byron.
 
:She and Levi Byron appeared on the census of 1880 at Phillips, ME;  
 
:She and Levi Byron appeared on the census of 1880 at Phillips, ME;  
 
::Levi BYRON Self M Male W 70 ME Farmer ME ME  
 
::Levi BYRON Self M Male W 70 ME Farmer ME ME  
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::Orpah BYRON Wife M Female W 60 ME Keeping House ME ME.
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::Orpah BYRON Wife M Female W 60 ME Keeping House ME Maine
 
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==References==
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== Notes ==
  
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1.{{note|1}} Source
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Increase Blethen was a descendant of "Mayflower" passenger Henry Sampson:
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# Henry Sampson, m. Ann Plummer
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# Elizabeth Sampson, m. Robert Sprout
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# Hannah Sprout, m. Ephraim Keene
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# Hannah Keene, m. John Blethen
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# Increase Blethen, m. Isabella Whitney
  
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== References ==
  
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3.{{note|3}} Source
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1.{{note|1}} "Isabella, and Increas Blifen [in. Miss Isabelah; both of Little River], Oct. 26, 1784," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., [[Archive:Topsham, Maine, Vital Records|''Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892'']] (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).  Also, "Oct. 26, 1784, Increase Bliffen & Isabella Whitney, by John Merrill.  [Pownalborough]," according to Judith Holbrook Kelley and Clayton Rand Adams, comps. and eds., ''Marriage Returns of Lincoln County, Maine''. Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 39 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, [2002]), p. 347.
  
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2. From the U.S. Revolutionary War Pension Files, National Archives and Records Administration
  
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Revolutionary War; Revolutionary War Pensions; Massachusetts; Blethen; Blethen, Increase (#W23,621). Fold3.com
  
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 21 June 2019

Isabella5 Whitney (Benjamin4, John3, Benjamin2, John1), daughter of Benjamin4 and Mercy (Hinckley) Whitney, was born 2 Aug 1765, Lisbon, ME, and died 14 Sep 1843, Phillips, ME.

She married, 26 Oct 1784, Little River Plantation, ME, Increase Blethen, "both of Little River",[1] son of John and Hannah (Keene) Blethen. He was born 15 May 1758, Royalsborough, MA, and died 14 Sep 1838, Phillips, ME. He was also known as Increase Blifen.

Isabella was also known as Isabel Whitney. She lived at Phillips, Maine.

Increase Blethen served in the American Continental Army in the Revolutionary War. He and his wife Isabella were pensioned for his 3 year service in Capt. Smart’s Co., Colonel Calvin Smith’s Regiment of the Massachusetts Line. His pension application states that he and Isabella were married at Little River Plantation, at that time an unincorporated area. Because it was unincorporated, the marriage was recorded in the nearest incorporated town of Topsham. Little River eventually became a part of the town of Lisbon.


Children of Increase and Isabella5 (Whitney) Blethen, all born Phillips, Maine:

i. Mary Blethen, b. 28 Oct 1785, m. 13 Apr 1843, Phillips, ME, Ebenezer Orr.
ii. Phebe Blethen, b. 25 Feb 1788; m. 22 May 1808, ME, Samuel L. Cotton.
iii. Sarah Blethen, b. 2 May 1790.
iv. Hannah Blethen, b. 28 May 1792; m. 16 Nov 1811, Avon, ME, Peletiah7 Whitney, q.v.
v. Thankful Blethen, b. 8 Jul 1794; m. Thomas G. Whitney, q.v.
vi. Benjamin Blethen, b. 20 Dec 1796, m. 13 Jul 1819, Sarah Gordon.
vii. James Blethen, b. 30 Mar 1799; m. 10 Oct 1826, Sarah Byron.
viii. Esther Blethen, b. 21 Jun 1800 or 1801, Phillips, ME; m. 3 Oct 1827, David Byron.
ix. Increase Blethen, b. 6 Jul 1803, m. 5 Dec 1830, Phillips, ME, Irene B. Davenport.
He appeared on the census of 1880 at Madrid, ME;
Charles F. DAVENPORT Self M Male W 26 ME Farmer ME ME
Jennie S. DAVENPORT Wife M Female W 27 ME Keeping House ME ME
Ernest O. DAVENPORT Son S Male W 1 ME ME ME
Increase BLETHEN FatherL W Male W 77 ME Helps On Farm ME Maine
x. Isabella Blethen, b. 27 or 29 Oct 1805, Phillips, ME; m. 26 Sep 1825, Phillips, ME, Ebenezer Lake.
xi. Arvilla Blethen, b. 19 Jun 1808, m. 7 Dec 1827, Elijah Toothacker.
xii. Orpha Blethen, b. 28 Sep 1811; d. 1893; m. 17 Jan 1830, Phillips, ME, Levi Byron.
She and Levi Byron appeared on the census of 1880 at Phillips, ME;
Levi BYRON Self M Male W 70 ME Farmer ME ME
Orpah BYRON Wife M Female W 60 ME Keeping House ME Maine

Notes

Increase Blethen was a descendant of "Mayflower" passenger Henry Sampson:

  1. Henry Sampson, m. Ann Plummer
  2. Elizabeth Sampson, m. Robert Sprout
  3. Hannah Sprout, m. Ephraim Keene
  4. Hannah Keene, m. John Blethen
  5. Increase Blethen, m. Isabella Whitney

References

1.^  "Isabella, and Increas Blifen [in. Miss Isabelah; both of Little River], Oct. 26, 1784," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996). Also, "Oct. 26, 1784, Increase Bliffen & Isabella Whitney, by John Merrill. [Pownalborough]," according to Judith Holbrook Kelley and Clayton Rand Adams, comps. and eds., Marriage Returns of Lincoln County, Maine. Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 39 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, [2002]), p. 347.

2. From the U.S. Revolutionary War Pension Files, National Archives and Records Administration

Revolutionary War; Revolutionary War Pensions; Massachusetts; Blethen; Blethen, Increase (#W23,621). Fold3.com

Copyright © 2006, 2007, 2011, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group

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