Family:Whitney, James (1743-1799)

James⁵ Whitney ([prob.] James⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), probably that James, son of James⁴ and Mercy (Flagg) Whitney, who was born 26 Oct 1743, Waltham, MA. He died 18 Aug 1799, Ludlow, VT.

He married, 14 Jun 1763, Brookline, MA, Mary Thayer, daughter of Daniel and Ruth (Clark) Thayer. She was born 27 Feb 1743, Braintree, MA, and died unknown.

He served from Marlborough, MA, as a corporal in the Revolutionary War.

He resided in Winchester, NH, and Ludlow, VT.

Children of James⁵ Whitney:

i.	Mary6 Whitney, b. 12 Mar 1764, Winchester, NH; no further record.
ii.	Orlando Whitney, b. 30 Nov 1766, Winchester, NH; m. Asenath Stiles.
iii.	Katherine Whitney, b. 21 Mar 1768, Winchester, NH; no further record.
iv.	Sabina Whitney, b. 6 Dec 1769, Winchester, NH; m. Ebenezer Sanger; resided St. Johnsbury, VT.
v.	Daniel Thayer Whitney, b. 26 Feb 1772, Winchester, NH; m. Content Stiles.
vi.	Lydia Whitney, b. 23 Oct 1774, Winchester, NH; no further record.
vii.	James Whitney, b. 23 Sep 1776, Winchester, NH; no further record.
viii.	James Whitney, b. 24 Jul 1778, Winchester, NH; m. Abigail -----.
ix.	Jazamiah Whitney, b. 1 Sep 1780, possibly Ludlow, VT; married Rebecca Whipple.

Census

• 1791, Ludlow, Windsor Co., VT: James Whitney, 2 males over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 2 females.
• 1800, Ludlow, Windsor Co., VT: Widow Whitney, 1 male over 45, 3 males 16-25, and 1 female over 45.

References

• Some data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 109.

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