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Sgt. '''Jacob<sup>5</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Jonas (1708-1792)|Jonas<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Eleazer (1662-1738)|Eleazar<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1627-1719)|Thomas<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), son of [[Family:Whitney, Jonas (1708-1792)|Jonas<sup>4</sup> and Sarah (Perry) Whitney]] was born 24 Feb 1737 at Roxbury, MA{{ref|1}}, b. 24 Jul 1737 at Roxbury, MA and died 14 Jan 1803 at Roxbury, MA, at age 65{{ref|2}}, aged 66 years.
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Sgt. '''Jacob<sup>5</sup> Whitney'''
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([[Family:Whitney, Jonas (1708-1792)|Jonas<sup>4</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Eleazer (1662-1738)|Eleazar<sup>3</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1627-1719)|Thomas<sup>2</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
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son of [[Family:Whitney, Jonas (1708-1792)|Jonas<sup>4</sup> and Sarah (Perry) Whitney]],
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was born 24 Jul 1737, Roxbury, MA,{{ref|1}} and died 14 Jan 1803, Roxbury, MA, aged 66 years.{{ref|2}}
  
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Jacob married '''Rachel Whiting''' 15 Nov 1759 at Roxbury, MA.  
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He married, 15 Nov 1759, Roxbury, Massachusetts, '''Rachel Whiting''', daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah (Lyon) Whiting.{{ref|3}}  She was born 19 Apr 1737, Roxbury, MA, and died 12 Aug 1812, Milton, MA, aged 75 years.{{ref|4}}
  
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He Aged 66 years. (From Pierce) "During the Revolutionary War he was sergt. in that company commanded by Capt. Corey from Roxbury. Res. West Roxbury, Mass." He BIR-DEA-MARR: 'Whitney Genealogy': 'During the Revolutionary War he was sergt. in that company commanded by Capt. Corey from Roxbury. Res. West Roxbury, Mass.'
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During the Revolutionary War he was sergt. in that company commanded by Capt. Corey from Roxbury. Res. West Roxbury, Mass.{{ref|5}}
  
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Rachel Whiting was born circa 1737; calculated from age at death. She died on 12 Aug 1812 at Phillipston, MA; aged 75 years. She died on 12 Aug 1812 at Milton, MA; aged 75 years.
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Children of Sgt. Jacob<sup>5</sup> and Rachel (Whiting) Whitney, all born Roxbury, MA:  
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Children of Sgt. Jacob<sup>5</sup> and Rachel (Whiting) Whitney all b. at Roxbury, MA:  
 
  
 
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| '''Prudence<sup>6</sup> Whitney''', b. 25 Jul 1760; baptized 17 Aug 1760; m. Lewis Jones 29 Dec 1790 at Roxbury, MA.
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| '''Prudence<sup>6</sup> Whitney''', b. 25 Jul 1760; bapt. 17 Aug 1760;{{ref|6}} m. 29 Dec 1790, Roxbury, MA, Lewis Jones.{{ref|7}}
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| '''Reuben Whitney''', b. 6 Nov 1762.
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| '''Reuben Whitney''', b. 6 Nov 1762. In 1781 he enlisted in Gen. Knox artillery, served 3 years and was discharged. He was born in Roxbury but served in the Newton Co.
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:He and Reuben Whitney may be the same person, if the marriage date is "1783" instead of "1763." He From Pierce: "In 1781 he enlisted in Gen. Knox artillery, served 3 years and was discharged. He was born in Roxbury but served in the Newton Co."
 
 
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| '''Lemuel Whitney''', b. 29 Apr 1765; baptized 19 May 1765; Marriage banns for he and Grace Esty were published 2 Jun 1798 at Watertown, MA; husband "of Watertown", wife "of Newton;" m. Grace Esty 18 Jun 1798 at Newton, MA; husband "of Watertown."
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| [[Family:Whitney, Lemuel (1765-1814)|'''Lemuel Whitney''']], b. 29 Apr 1765; bapt. 19 May 1765, Roxbury, MA;{{ref|8}} m. Grace (Morse) Esty.
 
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| '''Jabez Whitney''', b. 30 Nov 1767; baptized 20 Dec 1767 at Roxbury, MA; b. circa 1768; calculated from age at death; m. Elizabeth (--?--) before 21 May 1790; m. Sally (--?--) before 17 Mar 1810; d. 20 Apr 1849 at Phillipston, MA, at age 81; aged 81 years; d. 20 Apr 1849 at Orange, MA, at age 81; aged 80 years.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Jabez (1767-1849)|'''Jabez Whitney''']], b. 30 Nov 1767; bapt. 20 Dec 1767, Roxbury, MA;{{ref|9}} m.(1) Elizabeth -----; m.(2) Sarah Savoy.
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:He BIR: 'Whitney Genealogy.'
 
 
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| '''Hannah Whitney''', b. 8 Apr 1772; baptized 31 May 1772 at Roxbury, MA; d. 14 Jul 1789 at Roxbury, MA, at age 17; aged 18 years.
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| '''Hannah Whitney''', b. 8 Apr 1772; bapt. 31 May 1772, Roxbury, MA;{{ref|10}} d. 14 Jul 1789, Roxbury, MA, aged 18 years.{{ref|11}}
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| [[Family:Whitney, Moses (1775-1859)|'''Moses Whitney''']], b. 1 Jan 1775; m. Rebecca Dunbar circa 1796; m. Mary P. (--?--) 16 Nov 1825 at Andover, MA; husband "Gen.", "of Milton;" d. 23 Dec 1859 at Milton, MA, at age 84; aged 85 years.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Moses (1775-1859)|'''Moses Whitney''']], b. 1 Jan 1775; m.(1) Rebecca Dunbar; m.(2) "Mrs." Mary P. (-----) Kitteredge.
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:He He was also known as Gen. Moses Whitney in death record (where?, too late for "to 1850" series!).**Apropos his supposed second marriage, a marriage is recorded (along with an intention) in Andover, MA, VR's to 1850 (Topsfield Historical Society, pub.), the Whitney extracts, between a Gen. Moses Whitney of Milton and Mrs. Mary Kitteredge on Nov. 16, 1825. He was also known as Gen. Moses Whitney.
 
 
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==References==
 
  
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1.{{note|1}}  
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== Census ==
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* [[Archive:The Massachusetts Tax Valuation List of 1771#49|1771, Roxbury, MA (tax list)]]: Jacob Whitney, and ...
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* [[Archive:The Massachusetts Tax Valuation List of 1771#50|1771, Dedham, MA (tax list)]]: Jacob Whittney, "nonresident, from Roxbury"
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* [[Archive:1790 Census Extracts, Massachusetts#82|1790, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA]]: Jacob Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 1 female.
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* [[Archive:1800 Census Extracts, Massachusetts#93|1800, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA]]: Jacob Whitney, 1 male over 45 and 1 female over 45.
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== References ==
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1.{{note|1}} "Jacob [Whitney], s. Jonas and Sarah, [born] July 24, 1737," according to [[Archive:Roxbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850'' (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1925-1926)]].
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2.{{note|2}} "Jacob [Whitney], [died] Jan. 14, 1803, a. 66 y. C.R.2," according to [[Archive:Roxbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Roxbury Vital Records]].
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3.{{note|3}} "Jacob [Whitney], and Rachel Whiting, [married] Nov. 15 [16. C.R.2.], 1759," according to [[Archive:Roxbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Roxbury Vital Records]].
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4.{{note|4}} "Mrs. (Rachel) [Whitney], [died] Aug. 12, 1812, a. 75y.," according to [[Archive:Milton, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Milton Records. Birth, Marriages and Deaths, 1662-1843, Alphabetically and Chronologically Arranged'' (Boston, MA: Mudge, 1900)]].
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5.{{note|5}} [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 94#P469|Frederick C. Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'' (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895)]], p. 94.
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6.{{note|6}} "Prudence [Whitney], d. Jacob and Rachel, bp. Aug. 17, 1760. C.R.2," according to [[Archive:Roxbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Roxbury Vital Records]].
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7.{{note|7}} "Prudence [Whitney] [Whiting. C.R.2.], and Lewis Jones, Dec. 29, 1790," according to [[Archive:Roxbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Roxbury Vital Records]].
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8.{{note|8}} "Lemuel [Whitney], s. Jacob and Rachel, bp. May 19, 1765. C.R.2," according to [[Archive:Roxbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Roxbury Vital Records]].
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9.{{note|9}} "Jabez [Whitney], s. Jonas and Rachel, bp. Dec. 20, 1767, C.R.2," according to [[Archive:Roxbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Roxbury Vital Records]].  This is apparently an error for Jabez, s. ''Jacob'' and Rachel.
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10.{{note|10}} "Hannah [Whitney], d. Jacob and Rachel, bp. May 31, 1772. C.R.2," according to [[Archive:Roxbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Roxbury Vital Records]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:31, 22 January 2009

Sgt. Jacob5 Whitney (Jonas4, Eleazar3, Thomas2, John1), son of Jonas4 and Sarah (Perry) Whitney, was born 24 Jul 1737, Roxbury, MA,[1] and died 14 Jan 1803, Roxbury, MA, aged 66 years.[2]

He married, 15 Nov 1759, Roxbury, Massachusetts, Rachel Whiting, daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah (Lyon) Whiting.[3] She was born 19 Apr 1737, Roxbury, MA, and died 12 Aug 1812, Milton, MA, aged 75 years.[4]

During the Revolutionary War he was sergt. in that company commanded by Capt. Corey from Roxbury. Res. West Roxbury, Mass.[5]

Children of Sgt. Jacob5 and Rachel (Whiting) Whitney, all born Roxbury, MA:

i. Prudence6 Whitney, b. 25 Jul 1760; bapt. 17 Aug 1760;[6] m. 29 Dec 1790, Roxbury, MA, Lewis Jones.[7]
ii. Reuben Whitney, b. 6 Nov 1762. In 1781 he enlisted in Gen. Knox artillery, served 3 years and was discharged. He was born in Roxbury but served in the Newton Co.
iii. Lemuel Whitney, b. 29 Apr 1765; bapt. 19 May 1765, Roxbury, MA;[8] m. Grace (Morse) Esty.
iv. Jabez Whitney, b. 30 Nov 1767; bapt. 20 Dec 1767, Roxbury, MA;[9] m.(1) Elizabeth -----; m.(2) Sarah Savoy.
v. Hannah Whitney, b. 8 Apr 1772; bapt. 31 May 1772, Roxbury, MA;[10] d. 14 Jul 1789, Roxbury, MA, aged 18 years.[11]
vi. Moses Whitney, b. 1 Jan 1775; m.(1) Rebecca Dunbar; m.(2) "Mrs." Mary P. (-----) Kitteredge.

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References

1.^  "Jacob [Whitney], s. Jonas and Sarah, [born] July 24, 1737," according to Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1925-1926).

2.^  "Jacob [Whitney], [died] Jan. 14, 1803, a. 66 y. C.R.2," according to Roxbury Vital Records.

3.^  "Jacob [Whitney], and Rachel Whiting, [married] Nov. 15 [16. C.R.2.], 1759," according to Roxbury Vital Records.

4.^  "Mrs. (Rachel) [Whitney], [died] Aug. 12, 1812, a. 75y.," according to Milton Records. Birth, Marriages and Deaths, 1662-1843, Alphabetically and Chronologically Arranged (Boston, MA: Mudge, 1900).

5.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 94.

6.^  "Prudence [Whitney], d. Jacob and Rachel, bp. Aug. 17, 1760. C.R.2," according to Roxbury Vital Records.

7.^  "Prudence [Whitney] [Whiting. C.R.2.], and Lewis Jones, Dec. 29, 1790," according to Roxbury Vital Records.

8.^  "Lemuel [Whitney], s. Jacob and Rachel, bp. May 19, 1765. C.R.2," according to Roxbury Vital Records.

9.^  "Jabez [Whitney], s. Jonas and Rachel, bp. Dec. 20, 1767, C.R.2," according to Roxbury Vital Records. This is apparently an error for Jabez, s. Jacob and Rachel.

10.^  "Hannah [Whitney], d. Jacob and Rachel, bp. May 31, 1772. C.R.2," according to Roxbury Vital Records.

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