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'''Richard<sup>5</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Richard (1692-1775)|Richard<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1661-1723)|Richard<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), son of [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1692-1775)|Richard and Hannah (Whitcomb) Whitney]] was born 31 Jul 1725 at Stow, MA{{ref|1}} and died 4 May 1798 at Harvard, MA, at age 72; in his 73rd year{{ref|2}}.
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'''Richard<sup>5</sup> Whitney'''
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([[Family:Whitney, Richard (1692-1775)|Richard<sup>4</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Richard (1661-1723)|Richard<sup>3</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard<sup>2</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
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son of [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1692-1775)|Richard and Hannah (Whitcomb) Whitney]],
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was born 31 Jul 1725, Stow, MA,{{ref|1}} and died 4 May 1798, Harvard, MA, in his 73rd year.{{ref|2}}
  
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Marriage banns for Richard and '''Mary Perry''' were published Oct 1747 at Harvard, MA; wife "of Sudbury;" m. Mary Perry, daughter of Ebenezer and Mercy (Brigham) Perry, 10 Dec 1747 at Sudbury, MA; husband "of Harvard;".  
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Marriage intentions were published Oct 1747, Harvard, MA, for him and '''Mary Perry''' "of Sudbury".{{ref|3}}  He "of Harvard" married, 10 Dec 1747, Sudbury, MA, '''Mary Perry''',{{ref|4}} daughter of Ebenezer and Mercy (Brigham) Perry.  She was born 17 Jan 1722[/3], Sudbury, MA, and died 18 Feb 1804, Harvard, MA, aged 81 years 1 month.{{ref|5}}
  
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He Death entry in VR says in 73rd year, so this Richard fits.
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Pierce says the following:{{ref|6}}
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:Sept. 2, 1746, Richard WHITNEY of Stow and wife Hannah in consideration of the love and affection conveyed to son Richard deed land in Harvard (Vol. 26, p. 75, Worcester Co. Conveyances).  Richard, yeoman, of Harvard, died in 1798.  He made bequests to all except Hannah, who had probably died before that time.  James WHITNEY was executor.
  
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Mary Perry was born on 17 Jan 1722 at Sudbury, MA. She was born circa Jan 1723; calculated from age at death. She died on 18 Feb 1804 at Harvard, MA, at age 82; aged 81 years 1 month.
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Children of Richard<sup>5</sup> and Mary (Perry) Whitney, all born Harvard, MA:  
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Children of Richard<sup>5</sup> and Mary (Perry) Whitney all b. at Harvard, MA:  
 
  
 
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| [[Family:Whitney, Jacob (1751-1825)|'''Jacob<sup>6</sup> Whitney''']], b. 24 Mar 1748/49; m. Lois Hapgood, daughter of Shadrach Hapgood and Elizabeth Wetherbee, 25 May 1772 at Harvard, MA; m. Mary Patch 29 Jan 1794 at Littleton, MA; husband "of Harvard", wife "of Littleton;" d. 11 Jul 1825 at Winchendon, MA, at age 76; aged 76 years.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Jacob (1749-1825)|'''Jacob<sup>6</sup> Whitney''']], b. 24 Mar 1748/9;{{ref|7}} m.(1) Lois Hapgood; m.(2) Mary Patch.
 
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| '''Richard Whitney''', b. 2 Feb 1752; m. Mercy Willard 15 Dec 1772 at Harvard, MA; d. 28 Sep 1835 at Harvard, MA, at age 83; aged 82 years 7 months.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1752-1835)|'''Richard Whitney''']], b. 2 Feb 1752;{{ref|8}} m. Mercy Willard.
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:He was also known as Richard Whitney Jr.. He Death notice in the VR's says died a. 82y, 7mo. Revolutionary Soldier, G.R.1. He Revolutionary soldier.
 
 
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| '''Mary Whitney''', b. 3 Jul 1755; m. Joshua Bowers, son of Joshua Bowers and Sarah Farnsworth, 14 Sep 1777 at Harvard, MA; m. Francis Dickinson 14 Mar 1797 at Harvard, MA; d. 27 Jan 1820 at Harvard, MA, at age 64; in her 66th year.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Mary (1755-1820)|'''Mary Whitney''']], b. 3 Jul 1755;{{ref|9}} m.(1) Joshua Bowers; m.(2) Francis Dickinson.
 
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| Dea. '''Reuben Whitney''', b. 21 Feb 1758; b. circa 1759; calculated from age at death; Marriage banns for he and Lucy Fairbank were published 21 Sep 1781 at Harvard, MA; d. 4 Feb 1823 at Harvard, MA, at age 64; aged 60 years; d. 14 Feb 1823 at Lancaster, MA, at age 64; aged 64 years.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Reuben (1758-1823)|Dea. '''Reuben Whitney''']], b. 21 Feb 1758;{{ref|10}} m. Lucy Fairbank.
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:He A Dea. Reuben Whitney is in the Harvard VR's with a death date of 4 Feb 1823, but with age 60 years given, Revolutionary Soldier. If he was fudging 5 years on his age this could be this man, who would have been just two weeks+ short of age 65.**Further to this point, there is an entry in the Deaths in the Vital Records of Lancaster, Worcester, MA, that reads: Reuben of Harvard, a deputy Sheriff, Feb. 14, 1823, suddenly, at the house of the Widow of Geo. Phelps, a. 64y. Town Records 2, p. 195. He Revolutionary soldier.
 
 
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| '''James Whitney''', b. 29 May 1760; m. Rachel Laughton 27 May 1783 at Harvard, MA; first wife; m. Lucy Reed 20 Oct 1803 at Harvard, MA; second wife; m. Susan Whitney, daughter of Dea. Isaac Whitney and Lucy Meeds, 8 Dec 1811 at Harvard, MA; d. 15 Jul 1816 at Harvard, MA, at age 56; aged 57 years.
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| [[Family:Whitney, James (1760-1817)|'''James Whitney''']], b. 29 May 1760;{{ref|11}} m.(1) Rachel Laughton; m.(2) Lucy Reed; m.(3) Susan Whitney.
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:He appeared on the census of 1800 at MA; 01010-11110-00.
 
 
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| '''Hannah Whitney''', b. 17 Oct 1763; d. 12 Oct 1768 at Harvard, MA, at age 4; aged 4 years 11 months 26 days; d. 14 Oct 1768 at Harvard, MA, at age 4.
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| '''Hannah Whitney''', b. 17 Oct 1763;{{ref|12}} d. 12 Oct 1768, Harvard, MA, aged 4 years 11 months 26 days;{{ref|13}} or 14 Oct 1768, Harvard, MA.{{ref|14}}
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:She Shown in the vital records without given name Hannah, but as _____ Whitney, d. of Richard, Oct 12, 1768, a. 5y. Later entry appears under the given name Hannah, with the death date shown as 14 Oct 1767, but with age shown as 4y., 11m., 26d. (which makes the death date have to be 1768, not 1767. This would seem to be the result of data collected from two sources, the first is marked C.R.1 (from a church record) and the second is marked G.R.1 (from a cemetery record or tombstone).
 
 
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| '''Sarah Whitney''', b. 9 Feb 1767; Marriage banns for she and Levi Worster were published 4 Jun 1785 at Lunenburg, MA; husband "of Littleton", wife "of Harvard;" m. Levi Worster 7 Jul 1785 at Harvard, MA; husband "of Littleton."
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| '''Sarah Whitney''', b. 9 Feb 1767;{{ref|15}} "of Harvard" m. (int. 4 Jun 1785, Lunenburg, MA) 4 Jun 1785, Littleton, MA,{{ref|16}} or 7 Jul 1785, Harvard, MA,{{ref|17}} Levi Worster "of Littleton".
 
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==References==
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== Census ==
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* [[Archive:The Massachusetts Tax Valuation List of 1771#90|1771, Harvard, MA (tax list)]]: Richard Whitney
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* [[Archive:1790 Census Extracts, Massachusetts#100|1790, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]: Richard Whitney, 1 males over 16 and 1 females.
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== References ==
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1.{{note|1}} "Richard [Whitney], s. Richard and Hannah, [born] July 31, 1725.," according to [[Archive:Stow, Massachusetts, Vital Records|F. Apthorp Foster, ed., ''Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850'' (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911)]].
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2.{{note|2}} "Richard [Whitney], [died] May 4, 1798, in his 73d y. G.R.1," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., ''Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850'' (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917)]].
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3.{{note|3}} "Richard [Whitney] and Mary Perry of Sudbury, int. Oct. -----, 1747," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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4.{{note|4}} "Richard [Whitney] of Harvard and Mary Perry, [married] Dec. 10, 1747," according to [[Archive:Sudbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850'' (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903)]].
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5.{{note|5}} "Mary [Whitney], wid. of Richard, [died] Feb. 18, 1804, a. 81 y. 1 m. G.R.1," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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6.{{note|6}} [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 85#P381|Frederick C. Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'' (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895)]], p. 85.
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7.{{note|7}} "Jacob [Whitney], s. of Richard and Mary, [born] Mar. 24, 1748-9," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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8.{{note|8}} "Richard [Whitney], s. of Richard and Mary, [born] Feb. 2, 1752," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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9.{{note|9}} "Mary [Whitney], d. of Richard and Mary, [born] July 3, 1755," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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10.{{note|10}} "Reuben [Whitney], s. of Richard and Mary, [born] Feb. 21, 1758," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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11.{{note|11}} "James [Whitney], s. of Richard and Mary, [born] May 29, 1760," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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12.{{note|12}} "Hannah [Whitney], d. of Richard and Mary, [born] Oct. 17, 1763," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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13.{{note|13}} "Hannah [Whitney], d. of Richard and Mary, [died] Oct. 14, 1767, a. 4 y. 11 m. 26 d. G.R.1.)," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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14.{{note|14}} "----- [Whitney], d. of Richard, [died] Oct. 12, 1768, a 5 y. C.R.1," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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15.{{note|15}} "Sarah [Whitney], d. of Richard and Mary, [born] Feb. 9, 1767," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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16.{{note|16}} "Sarah of Harvard and Levi Worster, June 4, 1785. Int. not recorded," according to [[Archive:Littleton, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, Printed by Order of the Town. First Installment: Births and Deaths from the Earliest Records in the Town Books, Begun in 1715'' (Littleton, MA: Town of Littleton, 1900)]], p. 275.
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17.{{note|17}} "Sarah [Whitney] and Levi Worster of Littleton, [married] July 7, 1785," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
  
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[[Category: Massachusetts]]
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[[Category: Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category: Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category: Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category: Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category: Worcester County, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category: Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category: Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts]]

Latest revision as of 12:02, 22 June 2008

Richard5 Whitney (Richard4, Richard3, Richard2, John1), son of Richard and Hannah (Whitcomb) Whitney, was born 31 Jul 1725, Stow, MA,[1] and died 4 May 1798, Harvard, MA, in his 73rd year.[2]

Marriage intentions were published Oct 1747, Harvard, MA, for him and Mary Perry "of Sudbury".[3] He "of Harvard" married, 10 Dec 1747, Sudbury, MA, Mary Perry,[4] daughter of Ebenezer and Mercy (Brigham) Perry. She was born 17 Jan 1722[/3], Sudbury, MA, and died 18 Feb 1804, Harvard, MA, aged 81 years 1 month.[5]

Pierce says the following:[6]

Sept. 2, 1746, Richard WHITNEY of Stow and wife Hannah in consideration of the love and affection conveyed to son Richard deed land in Harvard (Vol. 26, p. 75, Worcester Co. Conveyances). Richard, yeoman, of Harvard, died in 1798. He made bequests to all except Hannah, who had probably died before that time. James WHITNEY was executor.

Children of Richard5 and Mary (Perry) Whitney, all born Harvard, MA:

i. Jacob6 Whitney, b. 24 Mar 1748/9;[7] m.(1) Lois Hapgood; m.(2) Mary Patch.
ii. Richard Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1752;[8] m. Mercy Willard.
iii. Mary Whitney, b. 3 Jul 1755;[9] m.(1) Joshua Bowers; m.(2) Francis Dickinson.
iv. Dea. Reuben Whitney, b. 21 Feb 1758;[10] m. Lucy Fairbank.
v. James Whitney, b. 29 May 1760;[11] m.(1) Rachel Laughton; m.(2) Lucy Reed; m.(3) Susan Whitney.
vi. Hannah Whitney, b. 17 Oct 1763;[12] d. 12 Oct 1768, Harvard, MA, aged 4 years 11 months 26 days;[13] or 14 Oct 1768, Harvard, MA.[14]
vii. Sarah Whitney, b. 9 Feb 1767;[15] "of Harvard" m. (int. 4 Jun 1785, Lunenburg, MA) 4 Jun 1785, Littleton, MA,[16] or 7 Jul 1785, Harvard, MA,[17] Levi Worster "of Littleton".

Census

References

1.^  "Richard [Whitney], s. Richard and Hannah, [born] July 31, 1725.," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).

2.^  "Richard [Whitney], [died] May 4, 1798, in his 73d y. G.R.1," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

3.^  "Richard [Whitney] and Mary Perry of Sudbury, int. Oct. -----, 1747," according to Harvard Vital Records.

4.^  "Richard [Whitney] of Harvard and Mary Perry, [married] Dec. 10, 1747," according to Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903).

5.^  "Mary [Whitney], wid. of Richard, [died] Feb. 18, 1804, a. 81 y. 1 m. G.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.

6.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 85.

7.^  "Jacob [Whitney], s. of Richard and Mary, [born] Mar. 24, 1748-9," according to Harvard Vital Records.

8.^  "Richard [Whitney], s. of Richard and Mary, [born] Feb. 2, 1752," according to Harvard Vital Records.

9.^  "Mary [Whitney], d. of Richard and Mary, [born] July 3, 1755," according to Harvard Vital Records.

10.^  "Reuben [Whitney], s. of Richard and Mary, [born] Feb. 21, 1758," according to Harvard Vital Records.

11.^  "James [Whitney], s. of Richard and Mary, [born] May 29, 1760," according to Harvard Vital Records.

12.^  "Hannah [Whitney], d. of Richard and Mary, [born] Oct. 17, 1763," according to Harvard Vital Records.

13.^  "Hannah [Whitney], d. of Richard and Mary, [died] Oct. 14, 1767, a. 4 y. 11 m. 26 d. G.R.1.)," according to Harvard Vital Records.

14.^  "----- [Whitney], d. of Richard, [died] Oct. 12, 1768, a 5 y. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.

15.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. of Richard and Mary, [born] Feb. 9, 1767," according to Harvard Vital Records.

16.^  "Sarah of Harvard and Levi Worster, June 4, 1785. Int. not recorded," according to Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, Printed by Order of the Town. First Installment: Births and Deaths from the Earliest Records in the Town Books, Begun in 1715 (Littleton, MA: Town of Littleton, 1900), p. 275.

17.^  "Sarah [Whitney] and Levi Worster of Littleton, [married] July 7, 1785," according to Harvard Vital Records.

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