Family:Whitney, Timothy (1771-a1820)

Timothy⁵ Whitney (Isaac⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Isaac⁴ and Hannah (Lombard) Whitney, was born 1 Aug 1771, Gorham, ME.^[1]

He married, 28 May or 29 Aug 1794, New Gloucester, ME, Martha Wells, daughter of Simeon and Martha (Burnham) Wells, by Isaac Parsons, Esq. She was born 27 Oct 1771, New Gloucester, ME, and died 25 Jul 1831, Chesterville, ME.

Timothy's wife is shown in the Chesterville VR's as Martha; H. D. McLellan, "History of Gorham, ME", says that in Gorham he married Hannah -----. The later record may be of either a first or a second wife.

Timothy⁵ and Hannah (-----) Whitney had no known children.

Children of Timothy⁵ and Martha (Wells) Whitney:

i.	Sally6 Whitney, b. 26 Jan 1795, New Gloucester, ME; m. 27 Jan 1814, Farmington, ME, Jacob Warren Butterfieldson of Jesse and Lydia (Blodgett) Butterfield, b. 12 Mar 1783, Dunstable, MA, d. 14 Nov 1875, Chesterville, ME. Jacob was the brother of Otis Butterfield, who married Lovicy Whitney, and of Jesse Butterfield, Jr., who married a Martha Whitney. This Martha Whitney is probably Sally's sister "Pattey", listed below.
ii.	Betsey Hopkins Whitney, b. 19 Sep 1796, Freeport, ME; d. 12 Mar 1884; m. 8 Sep 1819, Farmington, ME, William Gould, Jr., son of General William and Elizabeth (Coburn) Gould, b. 3 Jan 1796, Farmington, ME; d. 13 Sep 1876, Wilton, ME.
iii.	Pattey Whitney, b. 8 Mar 1798, Freeport, ME; m. 1819, Farmington, ME, Jesse Butterfield
iv.	Hannah Whitney, b. 1 Dec 1799, Freeport, ME.
v.	Parker Whitney, b. 14 Sep 1801, Freeport, ME; d. 30 Oct 1816, Chesterville, ME.
vi.	Rebecca Warner Whitney, b. 25 Mar 1804, Chesterville, ME; d. 1 Mar 1847, Lee Co., IL; m. 2 Mar 1826, Truman Pratt.
vii.	Polly Whitney, b. 30 Aug 1805, Chesterville, ME; m. 4 Sep 1831, Chesterville, ME, George Foster.
viii.	Esther Whitney, b. 27 Aug 1807, Chesterville, ME; m. 29 Aug 1828, Chesterville, ME, Joel S. Foote.
ix.	Sylvia Whitney, b. 18 Mar 1811, Chesterville, ME; m. 23 Jul 1833, Chesterville, ME, Hosea Bump.
x.	John Wells Whitney, b. 5 Aug 1813, Chesterville or Norridgewok, ME.

Census

• 1790: not found.
• 1800: not found.
• 1810, Chesterville, Kennebec Co., ME: Timothy Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 4 females 10-15, and 3 females 0-9.
• 1820, Chesterville, Kennebec Co., ME: Timothy Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 2 females 16-25, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.

References

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