Family:Whitney, Silas (1764-1807)

Silas⁶ Whitney (Timothy⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Timothy⁵ and Alice (Whitney) Whitney,^[1] was born 29 Apr 1764, Petersham, MA,^[2] and died 11 Apr 1807, Stockbridge, MA.

He married, 4 Oct 1789, Stockbridge, MA, Mamre Bradley^[3]. She was born 1765, and died 20 Apr 1835.

Silas Whitney was a farmer and followed agricultural pursuits all his life. He was honest and much respected and beloved by his fellow citizens in Stockbridge. He resided Stockbridge, MA.

Children of Silas⁶ and Mamre (Bradley) Whitney:

i.	Abigail Tarbox Pepoon7 Whitney, b. -----; died unmarried
ii.	Harriett Whitney, b. 9 Feb 1793; m. Stockbridge, Elisha Curtis. He was b. 15 Jul 1789; d. 28 Aug 1840; was a merchant. Ch.: William Brown; resided New Rochelle, New York; Silas Whitney, d. -----; Catherine, d. 12 Dec 1828, ae. 9; Mary Mamre, d. 22 Apr 1885, ae. 61; George Elnathan, d. -----; Robert Galpin, d. -----; Henry Elisha.
iii.	George Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1795; m. Pamela Fellowes Fenn.
iv.	William Whitney, b. -----; m. Anna Jones.
v.	Cornelia Whitney, b. -----; m. 2 Feb 1825, Stockbridge, MA, Luke Ashburner.[4] He was born in England. They had one son, William, who married Emeline Field, dau. of Stephen, one of the Field families in Stockbridge. He died in California in 1891, s.p. The widow resided at 1014 Pine St., San Francisco, CA. William was appointed by the President of the U.S. in 1864 as a State Commissioner to manage lands.
vi.	Mary Whitney, b. -----; d. unmarried.
vii.	Charlotte Whitney, b. -----; m. 21 Oct 1841, Stockbridge, MA, (Hon.) James Fowler,[5] of Westfield, MA; his second wife. She d. s. p.

Census

• 1790, Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., MA: Silas Whitney, 2 males over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 2 females.
• 1800, Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., MA: Silas Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 16-25, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 3 females 0-9.
• 1810, Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., MA: Mamre Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 1 female over 45, 2 females 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1820, Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., MA: Mamre Whitney, 2 males 18-25, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 3 females 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.

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. 170.

1. ^  His parentage is not in question. See note 2 below for an analysis of what is believed to be his birth record.

2. ^  Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester: The Systematic History Fund, 1904) does not include a birth record for a son "Silas Whitney" in this family. Furthermore, his alleged birth date of 29 Apr 1762 given by Pierce conflicts with that of his brother Peter Whitney. On the other hand, there is a record of "Otis [Whitney], s. Timothy and Alice, [born] Apr. 29, 1764," (not 1762) given in that reference (p. 54), of whom nothing further appears. It is a reasonable conclusion that the published vital records have an error, and that this is the birth record of Silas, not Otis.

3.^  "Silas [Whitney], and Mamre Bradley, m. 4 Oct 1789," according to LDS International Genealogical Index], batches C502421 and M502422.

4.^  "Cornelia [Whitney], and Luke Ashburner, m. 2 Feb 1825," according to Stockbridge Vital Records.

5.^  "Charlotte [Whitney], and James Fowler, m. 21 Oct 1841," according to Stockbridge Vital Records.

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