Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1723-1790)

Benjamin⁵ Whitney (Daniel⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Daniel⁴ and Dorothy (Tainter) Whitney, was born 12 Apr 1723, Watertown, MA,^[1] and died before 8 Sep 1790.^[2]

Benjamin married before 15 Sep 1745, Watertown, MA Deliverance -----. She was born circa 1724 at probably Watertown, MA. She and Deliverance Cutting may be the same person, based on age, geographical proximity, and name (but no proof has yet been found).

Children of Benjamin⁵ and Deliverance (-----) Whitney:

i.	Henry6 Whitney, b. 8 Jan 1745/6, Watertown, MA;[3] bapt. 12 Jan 1745/6, Watertown, MA;[4] m. Hannah Tombs.
ii.	Lydia Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1745 [probably should be 1747], Watertown, MA;[5] bapt. 18 Oct 1747, Watertown, MA;[6] m. 16 Apr 1766, Shrewsbury, MA, Josiah Boyden "both of Worcester".[7]
iii.	Sarah Whitney, b. 1 Sep 1749, Watertown, MA;[8] bapt. 10 Sep 1749, Watertown, MA.[9]
iv.	Benjamin Whitney, bapt. 2 Feb 1751/2, Watertown, MA;[10] m. ----- -----.
v.	Grace Whitney, bapt. 28 Nov 1757, Watertown, MA, in private.[11]
vi.	Deliverance Whitney, b. 20 Nov 1757, Watertown, MA;[12] bapt. 4 Dec 1757, Watertown, MA.[13]
vii.	Esther Whitney, b. 1759, Dummerston, VT.
viii.	Sally Whitney, b. 1761, Dummerston, VT [probably the same as iv above].
ix.	Polly Whitney, b. 1763, Dummerston, VT.

References

1.^  "Benjamin Whitney, s. Daniel & Dorothy Whitney, b. 12 Apr 1723," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Third Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, to the End of 1737. Also Plan and Register of Burials in Arlington Street Burying Ground (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1900), volume 2, page 73. Also, "Benjamin Whitney, s. Daniel & Dorothy Whitney, b. 12 Apr 1723," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, from 1738 to 1822 (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, c1903), volume 3, page 116.

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3.^  "Henry Whitney, s. Benjamin & Deliverance Whitney, b. 8 Jan 1745/6," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 121.

4.^  "12 Jan 1745/6, Henry, s. of Benj^a Whitney, Jr., bapt.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 149.

5.^  "Lydia Whitney, d. Benjamin & Deliverance Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1745," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 127. This seems to be an error for 1745 in the printed volume.

6.^  "18 Oct 1747, Lydia, d. of Benj^a Whitney, Jun^r, bapt.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 150.

7.^  "Lydia [Whitney] and Josiah Boyden, both of Worcester, [married] Apr. 16, 1766," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).

8.^  "Sarah Whitney, d. Benjamin & Deliverance Whitney, b. 1 Sep 1749," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 127.

9.^  "10 Sep 1749, Sarah, d. of Benj^a Whitney, Jun^r, bapt.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 152.

10.^  "2 Feb 1751/2, Benjamin, s. of Benj^a Whitney, bapt.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 154.

11.^  "28 Nov 1757, Grace, d. of Benj^a Whitney, bapt. in private," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 158.

12.^  "Deliverance Whitney, d. Benjamin & Deliverance Whitney, b. 20 Nov 1757," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 179.

13.^  "4 Dec 1757, Deliverance, d. of Benj^a Whitney, bapt.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 158.

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