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Bolton, Ethel Stanwood, "Extracts from the Diary of James Parker of Shirley, Mass.," NEHGR, vol. LXX (1916), pp. 9-24, 137-146, 210-220, 294-308.

[p. 9]

3 [February 1791] I went to Pattersons & my wife Mrs. Whitney Egertons & others there to supper.

21 I went to Harvard with Mr. Whiteny & Doctr. Longley to see Bowes Whitney's School.

[p. 11]

23 [November 1791] the Girls went ot Mr. Whiteneys.

20 [February 1792] I had Cow [sic ? Company] at my house Mr. Whitney, Patterson, Brown, Hartwell, Phelps, Jonas, Davis, Kallcy, and others with their wives &c &c a fine evening

[p. 12]

20 [March 1792] I went to my Dickinson Lott Round by the Stone Mr Whitney & Patterson Came & Dined with me I painted some on my house.

22 [May 1792] I at Town meeting in order to put in New officers in the Militia Solomon Pratt, Capt; John Walker, Lieut: and Thos. Whitney, Ensn. &

4 [June 1792] I met those conserning the Liberary at Whitneys store at evening

[p. 13]

2 [November 1792] I went Town meeting Chusing Repsn. the leting Mr. Whitneys wood, school wood, painting meeting house, &c the library Society meet I paid 6 Dol as a proprietor & others Buisniss.

3 [December 1792] I at Longleys & Whitneys store, Vendue of a 2/3 Pew deacon Ivorys

[p. 14]

4 [February 1793] I at Boozes [Nicholas Bowes Whitney] Exebition at the meeting house a Number of People there

8 [May 1793] I met Dickinson & Staked 5 Dollers in Mr Whitnys hands to abide

9 [May 1793] I went to Wilson farm & Measured it with Mr Whitney & Dickinson.

[p. 15]

17 [May 1793] I at Wilson Farm with Mr Whitney & Lt. Rockwood Measuring my Farm

18 [May 1793] I at Wilson farm settling ye bounds with Dickerson & Mr Whitney

18 [July 1793] I Came home fine weather &c Bows Whitney took his Digree

22 [Oct 1793] I went round the Dehougherty farm with Mr. Whitney

[p. 16]

1 [February 1795] I at home all day Bows preached.

13 [February 1795] I sent my Children to Bowes Whiteney School & he refused teaching them, I wrote him about it.

[p. 17]

2 [May 1795] I went to the raising of Thomas Whiteneys barn.

[p. 18]

4 [January 1796] I went to Boston Mr. Whitney John Ivory went I at the Great play.

2 [March 1796] Thomas W & Henne went to Lunenburgh. [Note: Thomas Whitney, who married Henrietta Parker.]

28 [April 1796] I went to training to Chuse Militia officers Thomas Whitny, Capt; Jam Parker, Lt; Jam Walker, Ens.; had a fine drink.

[p. 19]

27 [June 1796] Thos. Whitney Jam Parker & James Walker went to Papperell with their Militia Commissions

9 [October 1796] no meeting at Shirley Mr W. poorly.

26 [December 1796] I Let Israel Willard my Bools Jam begun his school at the South end Mr Whitney had a great Town meeting for more salary.

[p. 20]

15 [February 1797] I Whitney Patterson Adams & Hazen & wives at my house at evening.

13 [May 1797] I at the rasing of Ths. Whitneys house. [Note: At Shirley Centre.]

[p. 21]

9 [August 1797] Jam & Whity & Henry at Groton free Mason [Note: Thomas Whitney.]

[p. 22]

3 [January 1798] I sleaded wood, Mr Whiteney at my house girls went to John Egertons frolick.

28 [January 1798] I at meeting 1/2 day I was Chosen Dilgt. to go with Mr. Whitney to Mr. Muzeys Ordation.

[p. 24]

11 [October 1798] Hena. Capt Whitney went to Littleton & Jam at night.

29 [November 1798] Was Thanksgiving a fine day Capt. Whitney at my house T Hazen & others at night tollerable good slaying.

[p. 137]

1 [February 1799] I at John Holdins Company at my house at Evening Bowes Wy. & others. [Note: Bowes Whitney.]

3 [February 1799] I at meeting 1/2 day Booze preached. [Note: Bowes Whitney.]

20 [February 1799] Daniel sot off for Hanover at 9 o'clock last night Benja. Egerton wife & children at my House Samll. Hazen & wife & T. Whitney.

25 [February 1799] Jam went back to his school Groton I went to ye store I had a discourse with Nicholas Whitney in about his abusing David in his school Nabbey David & Lydia begun their Dancing at Samuel Davises I went to Colo. Haskells.

[p. 138]

6 [March 1799] I & my wife & Henne Mr. Whiteney & Thos. went to Mr Pennimans at Harvard returned home in 50 minutes.

19 [March 1799] I bought John Holdin House & Land of Capt. T. Whitney I paid him cash all off.

26 [April 1799] I at work at Wilson farm & round at Vandue at Whitneys. of Capt. Pratts tools I bid off an anvil.

13 [June 1799] I worked at the dreen by the meeting house & Capt. Whitneys & about 40 more Francis Harris laying wall for me below Dickinsons by the rode.

16 [June 1799] T W & Hina. published first time. [Nnote: Thomas Whitney and Henrietta Parker, daughter of the diarist.]

7 [July 1799] I at meeting Thomas Whiteney was Married at my house Mr Whitney & all his familey & my own familiey Joseph Lock Wm. Little & Betsy dwight &c.

8 [July 1799] Capt Whiteney moved his wife home from my house Reuben Swear came to work for me Rob Foster sent me seven thousand of shingles.

[p. 139]

7 [October 1799] I went to Groton to Deacon Samll. Lawrence on a trial of Wallis Little sewing me no action brought forward Mr. Whitney went with me as an evidence.

16 [November 1799] I went to Groton had a tryal with Wallis Little before Esqr. Lawrence. I gave M Whitney a new bridle for his going with me to Groton as an Evidence on Little matter. [Note: This sentence is written on the margin.]

28 [November 1799] Thanksgiving Hazen Whitney Longley & their wives at my house all night. Thanksgiving Kallcy kept up the bars by his house all day. [Note: This sentence is written on the margin.]

8 [December 1799] I at meeting Chose some diligates to go to Bowes Whitneys ordanation and chose the 2 deacons to go to Townsend.

[p. 140]

1 [January 1800] I went to Townsend ordanation Capt. Whitney rode with me & wife & Nabby we supt at Petts & came home.

23 [January 1800] I at Stephen Longleys at dinner & others at evening at Nathan Adamses Mr P Whitney Deacon Brown Moses Jennerson Capt Whity & our wives had a find supper.

23 [February 1800] Mr Whitney preached an oration sermon on the account &c.

15 [April 1800] I helped Elisha Dodge Diging part of ye day a number of hands I at Capt. Whitneys his wife sent out Poorly all day Doctr. Haskell there & others.

17 [April 1800] I at the Store Esqr. Whitneys wife got to bed about 3 or 4 of the clock this morning with a fine boy or son.

[p. 141]

24 [August 1800] I at home no Preaching Mr Whitney gone to Dartmouth Collidge.

30 [September 1800] I went to Lancaster Muster Jam Whitney Hazen & others went old Sprague Lay dead returned home in the evening. [Note: Samuel Sprague.]

17 [October 1800] went at evening went ot Esqr. Whitneys at evening eat rost turkey &c.

24 [October 1800] I at Capt. Whitneys had a good supper.

[p. 142]

4 [February 1801] Jam gone to Boston for Esqr. Whitney.

9 [April 1801] was fast I at meeting cold day Esqr. Whitney at my house & wife.

[p. 144]

12 [November 1801] I went to the Shaker Cort at Whitneys &c.

[p. 145]

8 [August 1802] I at meeting Esqr. Whitney had a fine Son born about 2 o'clock this morn all well.

[p. 146]

8 [November 1802] I at Vandue at Whitneys of Meriam articles.

16 [December 1802] was as cold as ever I saw I at Town meeting adjourned to Whitneys voted in the new rode.

[p. 210]

2 [February 1803] I went to Stephen Longley's & my wife Mr. Whitney & Esqr. Thomas & wife eat part of a Roast Turkey.

17 [February 1803] Eleazer Robbins at my house went to Esqr. Whitneys made out a rule left our matters out to Esqr. Kimball Deacon J Stone & Deacon J Wd.

27 [March 1803] I at home no meeting Mr. Whitney poorly.

[p. 211]

3 [July 1803] no meeting at Shirley Mr. W gone off.

18 [September 1803] no preaching Mr. Whitney gone to N. Andover & Jam published at Esqr. Whitneys house &c. [Note: His intention of marriage with Ruth Harkness of Lunenburg was published.]

[p. 212]

6 [November 1803] I at meeting John Watson published to Lydia Whitney.

8 [January 1804] I at the old farm partook of roast turkey Mr Whitney & wife Mr Harkness, Smiley & wifes.

10 [February 1804] I at the viseting of the middle school and others took supper at Esqr. Whitneys.

18 [March 1804] I at home no meeting Mr Whitney out.

[p. 213]

21 [October 1804] I at meeting Mr. Whitney returned from the Eastward.

2 [February 1805] I at Vandue at Whitneys Andrew Burridges oxen ploughs Hops & other articles a Number

[p. 214]

15 [February 1805] I at Hildreths Vandue at Whitneys.

11 [October 1805] this Day Mrs. Whitney Departed this Life.

14 [October 1805] I at the funeral of Mrs. Whitney a Great Number of People a sermon delivered at the meeting House by Mr Chaplin on the Cor. 15:15.

20 [October 1805] I went to meeting Mr. Thare preached a funeral sermon on the death of Mrs. Whitney.

[p. 215]

9 [January 1806] I at home & at Whitneys at a Cort of Eli Pages & Reuben Hartwells they settled.

18 [January 1806] I went to Pepperell with Whitney at the Funeral of a Mason good slaying.

[p. 216]

20 [May 1806] I at Cort at Whitneys Longley & Wallis Littles.

4 [July 1806] I went to Bolton Independence a great Number of People a fine day Mr. Whitney came home with me.

18 [November 1806] I at Cambridge the rest of d I & Mr Whitney went to Charlestown stayed came back to Ca[mbrid]ge.

27 [November 1806] I at meeting it was Thanksgiving THANKSGIVING THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH I had a number of my Children and a Ball of Mr. Whitneys family at evening.

[p. 217]

6 [March 1807] I went after David Killborn to run the line round Hildreths farm Mr. Whitney & Esqr. Longley attended Mr. Butler thare &c.

[p. 218]

4 [June 1807] in ye afternoon Goodenno came from Concord & sumoned me Mr. Whitney Esqr. Longley Natl. Day Esqr. Whitney & Lemuel Bicknel to apear at Concord next morning at 9 O'clock against Stephen Hildreth in behalf of ye State accordingly we all apeared accordingly the tryal came on the evendances examineed & he was aquited we came home.

20 [November 1807] Judge Prescott & Butler came from Groton & run the line by Sn. Hildreths they took dinner at my House Esqr. Whitney &c. Mr. N Day attended. [Note: Nathaniel Day, the instigator of the five-year lawsuit between Hildreth and Parker.]

[p. 219]

20 [February 1808] I at Esqr. Longleys had a number of witnesses viz: Deacon Hale, Deacon Nathan Willard, Ivory Wilds, Revd. Mr. Whitney, Esqr. Whitney, Amos Day, Stephen Longley, Jam, & Moody Parker, & John Rockwood, took their Depositions &c.

23 [February 1808] I at Whitneys attending on Brazers & Luther Lawrence taking a Number of Depositions to the No. of 15, or Asa Holdin, Ebenr. Gowing, Jonas Page, Samll. Hazen, Jonas Livermore, Levi Wildes, Stephen Barrett, Abel Moors, John Kallcy, Moses Jenerson, Benja Hartwell, John Davis, David Killborn, Olivir Laughton, Walis Little, [Caleb] Bulter Scribi

28 [February 1808] I at meeting good slaying &c. Mr Whitney gave those a good dress that swore false last Satterday.

5 [March 1808] I met Hildreth & L Lawrence at Esqr. Longleys to take some Depositions we begun took John Parkers & Deacon Brown & begun on Jonas Jenersons & to close the whole Lawsuit Lawrence Whitney Hazen & Samson Woods settled the whole matter & closed the suit and Hildreth &   closed the suit & accepted each other and came to Whitneys & took a good Drink.

23 [March 1808] I at Whitneys to attend Court between the Town & Esqr. Longley J Prescott Judge a great Court & a number of people.

15 [May 1808] I at meeting Bowes Whitney preached.

[p. 295]

15 [February 1809] I at home Jam, David, Hazen, Whitney, & S Longley, & their wives at my house in ye afternoon took a good set down &c.

19 [February 1809] I at meeting Mr Whitney published to the widow Gaffield.

30 [March 1809] Thomas Whitney Had a son Born about ------. [Note: This sentence is written on the margin.]

5 [August 1809] I at the Court between T Faulkner & Olivir Page at Whitneys conserning tol. a great No. of witnesses Damage 5$ Paid by Page & cost &c.

12 [November 1809] I at meeting Booz Whitney preached.

14 [November 1809] I at Town meeting & Mr Why. Vandue I bought chairs &c.

25 [December 1809] had a sit down at Esqr. Whitneys some rain good Christmas had ---- great number meet & had turkey.

[p. 296]

26 [January 1810] I at Dwights at a great Cort between Esqr. Whitney & John Simonds Little snow a Great No. of Evidences.

9 [April 1810] I at Whitneys I Bought of Aaron Lyon Larkins Foley behind my Barn took a deed agreed to Draw off the materials before May.

6 [May 1810] no meeting Mr. Whitney poorly Polsey.

11 [October 1810] helped Aaron Lyon draw Mr Whitneys House some.

[p. 297]

30 [December 1810] I went to Hazens carried Whitneys wife fetched home my wife in ye afternoon I at meeting Mr. Chaplin preached in ye evening I went to Hazens Carried Esqr. Whitney found Hazen Dying I left him a little before 8 o'clock he Dyed about half after 12 o'clock.

31 [December 1810] I went to Hazens fetched home Whitneys wife.

1 [March 1812] Boos Whitney preached here Jackson went off gave me a horse whip & Lydia a fine trunk.

[p. 298]

14 [April 1812] my daughter Egerton was married to Moses Jones by Revd. P Whitney at my house fine day &c.

8 [August 1812] Shirley met this night at Whitneys on republican business.

9 [October 1812] Reed & Shattuck had a reference at Whitneys Whitney attended to arbitn.

14 [October 1812] Lydia went to Boston with Whitney.

25 [December 1812] I at home in the evening I & my wife at Doctr. Hartwells took supper Esqr. Whitney & wife also had a fine supper.

[p. 299]

7 [January 1814] I at cort at Whitneys between revd. Mr Foster & Adams Carried on by Sylvester. went against Adams bill of cost &c.

13 [January 1814] I & my wife went to Jam Mr Whitney Mr Harkness Capt Egerton Esqr. Longley & their wives took dinner & injoid our selves.

24 [January 1814] I sot off for Boston James Whitney went with me.

1 [April 1814] I at Whitneys at the Court of Little & Barritt.

6 [June 1814] I went to Groton & took the oath of a Justice of the Peace. Thomas Whitney & Stephen Longley took the same oath at the same time & instance & returned home safe.

[p. 300]

21 [September 1814] Capt. Moses Treadwell moved off & Lydia his wife to his home in old Ipswich. this 21 day my daughter Lydia Bowes Parker [was married] to [Capt. Moses Treadwell] at half after 8 oclock this morning by Mr. Whitney they moved   to old Ipswich. [Note: all but the first sentence is written on the margin.]

22 [September 1814] I at home my daughter Whitney very very sick. Great trouble in the Country Town meeting this day settled about the School Houses ministers &c.

5 [November 1814] I at Whitneys arbatration between Lunt Fairbank & Hamon about burning land.

7 [December 1814] I went to Doctr. Harwells to see Benj Washburn; Egerton married, Mr Whitney Esqr. Egerton & our wifes Blank &c. . . .

[p. 301]

5 [March 1818] I had Company to dinner viz Esqr. Egerton Doctr. Hartwell Capt Parker Esqr. Whitney Majr. Longley Mr Wood Mr Killum Lovey Hazen & wives took dinner went off at sundown.

18 [April 1818] I at the Vandue of the letting out of Stapels Bridge at Whitneys.

[p. 302]

19 [January 1820] I at Whitneys 2 negros tryed for stealin goods from Hopkinston & Sentenced by Esqr. Longley to Give Bonds ro committed; they ware committed to Concord.

[p. 303]

3 [January 1823] I met Judge Dana & Capn. Wm. Jones at Whitneys for a settlement. Majr. Longley & John Walker as evendances. E. Dodge and James P. Whitney as evendances to prove a tender of money by Jones.

[p. 304]

17 [March 1823] I at the Vendue of the Harris Farms bid off to Esqr. Whitney $2280 after the poor of the Town were sold at Whitneys.

2 [April 1823] Was train'g to chuse officers Zenas Brown Capt. Thomas Whitney 1st Lieut Joseph Benson [?] had a great frolick some got drunk &c.

3 [July 1823] I and James Whitney sat off for Boston rode there by one o'clock.

[p. 305]

22 [April 1824] I at the raising of David Parkers house Charles Whitney raised a barn this day.

7 [January 1825] I Charles Whitney went onto Atherton farm bot two lots of land of him 18 acres.

24 [January 1825] I at my wood lot in Groton. James Whitney to see my land & to sel if I could to Deacon Farnsworth [Vandu]e of Flints property.

[p. 306]

18 [February 1825] John Brooks & wife & widow Killcreas at my house [Note: Widow Gilchrist.] Charles Whitney & family moved out of town to Peter. [Note: Peterborough, N.H.]

30 [April 1825] after noon Esqr Whitney raised barn . . .

[p. 307]

22 [August 1826] Left 2 notes against Docr Calvin Carter with Esqr Whitney.

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Talcott, Mary Kingsbury, "Records of the Greenfield Hill Church, Fairfield, Conn.," NEHGR, vol. LXX (1916), pp. 33-43.

[p. 33] [Marriages]

July 23. 1759 Benjamin Banks & Widow Whitney were married . . . [No.] 14

[p. 35]

1765 7th Novemr. Samuel Whitney Junr. & Marianna Banks were married . . . [No.] 68

4th Decemr. [1766] Silas Whitney & Esther Sherwood were married . . . [No.] 84

[p. 36]

3d November [1768] Silas Haynes of Nth. Stratford & Ama Whitney of Greenfield were married . . . [No.] 104

10th Janry. 1769 John Barlow of Fairfield & Sarah Whitney of Greenfield were married . . . [No.] 108

[p. 37]

[Novr.] 24th [1778] Timothy Sanford & Widw. Esther Whitney were married . . . [No.] 43

[p. 38]

Novr. 11. 1758. Ebenezer, Son to Saml. Whitney died an Infant of one Day old . . . [No.] 15

[p. 41]

octor. 20 [1774] Hannah Whitney -- aged 85 . . . [No. 29]

[p. 42]

24th [Jany. 1777] Levi Whitney in his 20 . . . [No. 71]

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Talcott, Mary Kingsbury, "Records of the First Congregational Church, Plainfield, Conn.," NEHGR, vol. LXX (1916), pp. 171-181, 220-232, 309-313.

[p. 176]

Names of Chh. Members.

x Joshua Whitny

[p. 225] [Marriages]

Decemb 11 [1751] Josua Whitney aged 85 to Sarah Fellows, 84

[p. 226]

March 7 [1757] Ezekel Whitney to Elizabeth Knight

[p. 227]

March 23 [1786] Jack Babcock of South Kingston, and Peggy Whitney of Plainfield

[p. 309] [Deaths]

1751 June 25 Mary Whitney a

[p. 310]

1753 Decemb. 1st Joshua Whitney. old Age

[p. 313]

1759 March 28 Sarah Whitney

1761 Jan 22 Joshua Whitney

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