Family:Whitney, Micah (1752-1832)

Micah⁵ Whitney (Abel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹) son of Abel⁴ and Mary (Cane) Whitney was born 2 Dec 1752 at Phillips, ME^[1], b. 11 Dec 1752 at York, ME and died d. 19 Jun 1829 at prob. Gorham, ME, at age 76^[2], d. 4 Sep 1832 at Phillips, ME, at age 79.

Micah married Hannah Cobb, daughter of Andrew Cobb and Hannah Green, 29 Nov 1779 at Gorham, ME; by William Gorham, Esq.

He (1) The History of Gorham Maine, by Hugh D. McLellan, Picton Press, Camden, ME (originally published 1903 by Smith & Sale, Portland, ME), 1992. Pages 829, 833-834.**"Micah Whitney, son of Abel, was a blacksmith. He served in the war of the Revolution and was a sergeant in the War of 1812. He married Hannah, daughter of Andrew and Hannah Cobb."**

(2) Family History, Volume S(4), Sylvester, Daughters of the American Revolution library, Washington, DC.**

(3) Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1901. Pages 432-433.**"spent seven years in the Continental Army. Two of his sons took part in the battle of Lake Champlain during the war of 1812... Ancestors of this family came to Massachusetts in the seventeenth century, and many of its members were prominent in the civil and military affairs of the colony."**

(4) Listed in Daughters of the American Revolution membership records 157305 (issued 1920), 476629 (issued 1960), 515332 (issued 1966), 717023 (issued 1988), 727930 (issued 1989).**From DAR #476629: "My ancestor's (Mica, Micah Whitney) place of residence during the Revolution was Buxton (now Gorham, Maine), Mass... served as a private in Capt. Jeremiah Hill's Co., Col James Scammons 30th Regt., muster roll dated Aug 1, 1775; enlisted Sep. 27, 1775... also Company returns dated Sep. 27, 1775; including abstract of pay Aug 1, 1775; also order for money in lieu of bounty coat dated Oct. 26, 1775 (Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 17: 238).**

(5) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Pages 63-73.**"Buried at the Rufus Bean Farm on the bank of the Sandy River- unmarked graves for him & Hannah in 1843."

Hannah Cobb was born on 28 Mar 1762 at of Gorham, Maine She was born on 28 Mar 1762 at Phillips, Maine She died on 5 Dec 1833 at Phillips, ME, at age 71. She died in 1834 at prob. Gorham, Maine

She (1) Family History, Volume S(4), Sylvester, Daughters of the American Revolution library, Washington, DC.**

(2) Listed in Daughters of the American Revolution membership record 717023 (issued 1988).**

(3) The History of Gorham Maine, by Hugh D. McLellan, Picton Press, Camden, ME (originally published 1903 by Smith & Sale, Portland, ME), 1992. Pages 438, 829, 833-834.**

(4) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Pages 63-73.

Children of Micah⁵ and Hannah (Cobb) Whitney:

i.	Sally Whitney6, b. 11 Jan 1781 at Gorham, ME; m. James Humphrey circa 1804; m. James Humphrey before 21 Jun 1805 at Gray, Maine She (1) The History of Gorham Maine, by Hugh D. McLellan, Picton Press, Camden, ME (originally published 1903 by Smith & Sale, Portland, ME), 1992. Page 834.** (2) Vital Records of Gorham, Maine. Maine Genealogical Society, Special Publication No. 7, Compiled by Marquis F. King, Second Edition. Picton Press, Camden, Maine 1991. Birth recorded on page 172.** (3) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 65. She and James Humphrey lived circa 1850 at Avon, Maine She and James Humphrey lived circa 1850 at Salem, Maine
ii.	William Whitney, b. 3 May 1783 at Gorham, ME; m. Sarah Frank circa 1805 at prob. Phillips, ME; wife "of Gray;" m. Sarah Frank before 26 Apr 1805 at Gray, ME; m. Nancy I. Carlton 27 Oct 1823 at Phillips, ME; wife "of Letter E Plantation;" d. 19 Dec 1863 at Cortland, IL, at age 80. He was also known as William Peace Whitney. He (1) The History of Gorham Maine, by Hugh D. McLellan, Picton Press, Camden, ME (originally published 1903 by Smith & Sale, Portland, ME), 1992. Page 834. (2) Listed in Daughters of the American Revolution membership records 476629 (issued 1960), 515332 (issued 1966), and 727930 (issued 1990). Notes that the middle name "Peace" was given to him because he was born on the day the war ended. (3) Vital Records of Gorham, Maine. Maine Genealogical Society, Special Publication No. 7, Compiled by Marquis F. King, Second Edition. Picton Press, Camden, Maine 1991. Birth recorded on page 172. (4) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 83, 90. Photo on page 80. "William was a blacksmith by trade and a Freewill Baptist Circuit Rider Minister. He probably had already gone to Phillips before 1815 and lived there at least through the year 1837 when his son George as born. When he went west, he went to DearBorn Co., Indiana first and then to Sycamore, DeKalb Co., Illinois. It has been recorded that he lived in the Colby Whittemore house and owned a number of acres of land in a section where the Milia Ross house and the blacksmith shop once stood, as he gave that land to his daughter, Sally (Whitney) Quimby. He had twelve children recorded in Phillips, the same number as his father, Micah. William lived in Gorham, Gray and Phillips, Maine." "buried in Ohio Grove Cemetery, Cortland, DeKalb, Illinois" His birthdate is given as 1789 in the Phillips VR's, but all of the above sources are more contemporary and geographically reliable. He was also known as William P. Whitney.
iii.	Lydia Whitney, b. 3 Feb 1785 at Gorham, ME; b. 8 Feb 1785 at Gorham, ME; b. 9 Feb 1785 at Phillips, ME; d. Jun 1849 at Phillips, ME, at age 64. She (1) The History of Gorham Maine, by Hugh D. McLellan, Picton Press, Camden, ME (originally published 1903 by Smith & Sale, Portland, ME), 1992. Page 834.** (2) Vital Records of Gorham, Maine. Maine Genealogical Society, Special Publication No. 7, Compiled by Marquis F. King, Second Edition. Picton Press, Camden, Maine 1991. Birth recorded on page 172.** (3) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 65.**"never married, lived with bro.-Ebenezer; died in old age."** (4) Date of birth appears as 9 Feb 1785 in the Vital Records of Phillips, Franklin, Maine She unmarried.
iv.	Joel Whitney, b. 7 May 1787 at Phillips, ME; b. 7 May 1787 at Gorham, ME; m. Sally Dyer Jun 1815; first wife; m. Sarah Ramsdell 27 Sep 1836 at Phillips, ME; second wife, wife "of Farmington, Maine;" m. Betsey Chase 21 Feb 1840; third wife, second husband; m. Betsey Chase 23 May 1840 at ME; d. 22 Mar 1852 at St. Paul, MN, at age 64. He (1) Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1901. Pages 432-433. "another son, Joel, became a leading citizen of the town of Phillips, where he operated a store and mill, and served in the Legislature."** (2) The History of Gorham Maine, by Hugh D. McLellan, Picton Press, Camden, ME (originally published 1903 by Smith & Sale, Portland, ME), 1992. Page 834.** (3) Vital Records of Gorham, Maine. Maine Genealogical Society, Special Publication No. 7, Compiled by Marquis F. King, Second Edition. Picton Press, Camden, Maine 1991. Birth recorded on page 172.** (4) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 5. Photo of home on 76, photo of church 77.**"both buried behind the church there in Phillips; that Joel built. Joel was first postmaster of Phillips, town clerk in 1819- built town church and school. There is a monument behind the church where they and 2 of their children are buried. moved to Plymouth, then St. Paul, Minn. No descendents lived in Maine in 1943. Rev. Joseph Dyer, father. Jo Hogle ([email protected]) found this notice in the Minnesota Genealogical Journal, Vol. 2, p. 106. (From the) Minnesota Pioneer (1852), Vol. III, No. 49, Thursday 25 March 1852. "At a meeting of the Excelsior Club, No. 1, of Tempera Watchman... remove from our midst by death, brother Joel Whitney... died at St. Paul, on Monday the 22nd instant Mr. Joel Whitney, late of Maine, aged about 65 years." He was also known as Joel E. Whitney.
v.	Charlotte Whitney, b. 16 Mar 1789 at Phillips, ME; d. 4 Apr 1867 at Phillips, ME, at age 78. She (1) The History of Gorham Maine, by Hugh D. McLellan, Picton Press, Camden, ME (originally published 1903 by Smith & Sale, Portland, ME), 1992. Page 834.** (2) Whitney Wistler, Spring 1986., by Mary Anne Shields, donated by Cape Canaveral Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Page 60.** (3) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 66.**"never married - lived with brother Ebenezer until he married- buried by him in Field's Cem., Phillips, Maine" She unmarried.
vi.	Ebenezer Whitney, b. at Gorham, ME; b. 15 Aug 1791 at Phillips, ME; m. Dorcas Drury, daughter of John Drury, 26 Dec 1842 at Phillips, ME; d. 18 Nov 1874 at Freeman, ME, at age 83. He (1) The History of Gorham Maine, by Hugh D. McLellan, Picton Press, Camden, ME (originally published 1903 by Smith & Sale, Portland, ME), 1992. Page 834.**"l'd in Freeman, Me."** (2) Whitney Wistler, Spring 1986., by Mary Anne Shields, donated by Cape Canaveral Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Page 61.** (3) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 63. Photo on page 78.**"He, Ebenezer, married late in life; was a farmer, mill man, civil engineer. He laid out the first wagon roads in Phillips."
vii.	Andrew Whitney, b. 5 May 1794 at Phillips, ME; b. 5 May 1795 at Gorham, ME; m. Huldah Sweetser circa 1817 at prob. Phillips, ME; Andrew seemingly born in Phillips, and his first child was born in Phillips in March of 1818, thus the assumption that they were married there; d. circa 1880. He (1) The History of Gorham Maine, by Hugh D. McLellan, Picton Press, Camden, ME (originally published 1903 by Smith & Sale, Portland, ME), 1992. Page 834.**"l'd in Phillips."** (2) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Pages 63, 69-73. Photo on page 82.
viii.	Mary Whitney, b. at Gorham, ME; b. 30 Apr 1797 at Phillips, ME; m. Reuben Smith. She Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 66**"Lived in Mass- no other records known."
ix.	Joanna Whitney, b. at Gorham, ME; b. 6 Dec 1799 at Phillips, ME; b. 8 Dec 1799 at Phillips, ME; m. Caleb Barker Sylvester 10 Sep 1818; d. 17 Apr 1862 at Mifflin, WI, at age 62. She (1) Family History, Volume S(4), Sylvester, Daughters of the American Revolution library, Washington, DC.** (2) Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1901. Pages 432-433.**"Joanna (Whitney), who was distinguished by her industrious and frugal habits, passed away at the age of sixty-three years. She was born at Otisfield, Maine, a daughter of Michael [this is undoubtedly a typo: other sources list it as Micah] Whitney, who spent seven years in the Continental Army. Two of his sons took part in the battle of Lake Champlain during the war of 1812, another son, Joel, became a leading citizen of the town of Phillips, where he operated a store and mill, and served in the Legislature."** (3) Listed in Daughters of the American Revolution membership records 157305 (issued 1920), 481880 (issued 1961) and 569548 (issued 1972).** (4) The History of Gorham Maine, by Hugh D. McLellan, Picton Press, Camden, ME (originally published 1903 by Smith & Sale, Portland, ME), 1992. Page 834.** (5) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 66.**"Moved to Wisconsin."
x.	Happy Whitney, b. at Gorham, ME; b. 1 Nov 1801 at Phillips, ME; m. Samuel W. Phoenix 18 May 1821 at Phillips, Maine She (1) The History of Gorham Maine, by Hugh D. McLellan, Picton Press, Camden, ME (originally published 1903 by Smith & Sale, Portland, ME), 1992. Page 834.** (2) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 66.**"lived in Phillips & Madrid Maine- then moved to Plymouth, Maine"
xi.	Nahum Whitney, b. 11 Oct 1803 at Phillips, Maine He (1) The History of Gorham Maine, by Hugh D. McLellan, Picton Press, Camden, ME (originally published 1903 by Smith & Sale, Portland, ME), 1992. Page 834.**"l'd down east; unmarried" [= unmarried?]**(2) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 67.**"lived to old age- no record known of his family."**Name spelled as Nethum in the Phillips, Franklin, ME Vital Records. He was also known as Nethum Whitney.
xii.	Benjamin M. Whitney, b. 1806 at Gorham, ME; b. 19 Mar 1806 at Phillips, ME; b. 19 Mar 1806 at Gray, ME; m. Susan Wells 26 Sep 1830 at Phillips, ME; d. 1890. He (1) The History of Gorham Maine, by Hugh D. McLellan, Picton Press, Camden, ME (originally published 1903 by Smith & Sale, Portland, ME), 1992. Page 834.**:(2) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 67. Photo on page 79.**"He was town clerk and a school teacher. "**Although the Grey, Cumberland Co., ME birthplace is present in the Whitny12 database, his name appears in the Birth Records of Phillips, Franklin, ME, spelled as Beng M. Whitney, with the same date.

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