Family:Whitney, Abel (1752-1807)

Abel⁶ Whitney (Timothy⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Timothy⁵ and Alice (Whitney) Whitney,^[1] was born 29 Sep 1752, Harvard, MA,^[2] and died 7 Aug 1807, Guilford, VT, in his 59th year.^[3]

He married 1 Nov 1775, Petersham, MA, Elizabeth Spenny,^[4] parentage unknown.^[5] She was born about 1753;^[6] died 15 Feb 1795, Guilford, VT, in her 42nd year.^[7]

He resided Harvard, MA, and Guilford, VT.

Children of Abel⁶ and Elizabeth (Spenny) Whitney:

i.	Abel7 Whitney, b. ca. 1778, m.(1) Anna -----, and m.(2) Betsey Phillips, according to Guilford, Windham Co., VT, vital records. (The Abel Whitney who married Abigail H. Townsend was his cousin).
ii.	Betsey E. Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1781, VT; d. 12 Jun 1872, Grafton, Lorain Co., OH; m. 28 Nov 1799, Guilford, VT, Frederick Lynde, b. 14 May 1773, d. 20 Jun 1865, Grafton, Lorain Co., OH.
iii.	George Whitney, b. say 1783.
iv.	Silas Whitney, b. say 1785.
v.	Ward Whitney, b. say 1788.
vi.	Rufus Whitney, b. 13 Mar 1791 (twin), Guilford, VT. He is perhaps the Rufus Whitney who m. 8 Jul 1816, Athens, VT, Sally Holden. That couple had child Roxey Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1830, Westfield, Orleans Co., VT.
vii.	Thaddeus Whitney, b. 13 Mar 1791 (twin), Guilford, VT; m. 7 Oct 1818, Guilford, VT, Rhoda Greenleaf, b. 6 Aug 1796, Guilford, VT.
viii.	Sarah Whitney, b. say 1793.
ix.	Leonard Whitney, b. say 1796; d. bef. 1836; m. Betsey -----.
x.	Roxa Whitney, b. say 1799.

Census

• 1791, Guilford, Windham Co., VT: Abel Whitney, 1 male over 16, 5 males 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800, Guilford, Windham Co., VT: Abel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 4 males 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 10-15.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 169.

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record.

2.^  "Abel [Whitney], s. of Timothy and Alice, [born] Sept. 19, 1752," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917), p. 111. Also, "Abel [Whitney], s. Timothy and Alice, [born] Sept. 1, 175[torn]," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).

3.^  Vermont Vital Records to 1870.

4.^  "Abel and Elisabeth Spenny, Nov. 1, 1775," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester: The Systematic History Fund, 1904), p. 158.

5.^  Nothing has been found concerning her ancestry.

6.^  The date is an estimate based on her age at death.

7.^  Vermont Vital Records to 1870.

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