Family:Whitney, Simon (1756-1826)

Simon⁶ Whitney (Timothy⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Timothy⁵ and Alice (Whitney) Whitney, was born 28 Jun 1756, Harvard, MA,^[1], and died 12 Mar 1826, Petersham, MA.

He married 20 Mar 1783, Petersham, MA, Lucy Hammond of Newton, daughter of Enoch Hammond. She was born 24 Dec 1766, Petersham, MA, and died 1846.

20 May 1824, Oliver and the widow Lucy, were appointed executors of Simon's will. In it were mentioned, wife Lucy, sons Oliver, Lewis and John Whitney, daus. Nancy Whitney and Julia Ann Whitney, son Timothy, daus. Lucy Bryant, Betsey Bowker, sons Simon and George. He resided Petersham, MA.

Children of Simon⁶ and Lucy (Hammond) Whitney:

i.	Oliver7 Whitney, b. 14 Aug 1783; d. 10 Apr 1866, Petersham, MA; unmarried.
ii.	Lucy Whitney, b. 17 May 1791; d. 15 Jan 1876, Essex, VT; m. Essex, VT, Amasa Bryant. He was b. 18 Oct 1791; d. 12 Aug 1861; resided Essex, VT; he was a prominent citizen and farmer. Ch.: Charlotte Eliza, b. 7 Jul 1825; m. 1 Nov 1849, Hiram R. Prate; resided Colorado Springs, CO; Ellen Amelia, b. 23 Jul 1834; m. 27 Nov 1856, Enoch Howe, resided Burlington, VT.
iii.	Nancy Whitney, b. 29 Apr 1785; d. 12 Sep 1786.
iv.	Timothy Whitney, b. 2 Apr 1789; m. Lucy Bryant.
v.	Betsey Whitney, b. 19 Dec 1793; m. 10 Nov 1814, John Bowker, b. 10 Mar 1791; d. 22 Jan 1871. She d. 17 Jan 1844. Farmer; resided Petersham, MA. Ch.: John, b. 5 Aug 1815; d. 6 Aug 1815; Eliza, b. 27 Aug 1817; m. 2 Apr 1838, William Willard Loring; resided Barre, MA; Henry, b. 8 Nov 1818; m. 19 Apr 1843, Sarah Davis; resided Greenfield, MA; Laura, b. 23 Sep 1820; m. 27 Apr 1842, Dexter Cheney; resided Athol Center, MA; John, b. 8 Jul 1822; d. 17 Jul 1822; Ellen, b. 14 Feb 1824; m. 20 Feb 1844, John W. Bryant; resided Orange, MA; Mary, b. 20 Nov 1825; d. 20 Nov 1825; Lewis, b. 25 Feb 1827; d. 2 Aug 1832; Amelia, b. 31 May 1829; d. 30 Jan 1831; Lucia, b. 10 Jun 1831; d. 8 Dec 1837; Mary Frances, b. 21 Mar 1835; d. 4 Apr 1838.
vi.	Simon Whitney, b. 25 Nov 1795; m. Sarah Holmes.
vii.	George Whitney, b. 12 Feb 1800; m.(1) Lucy Kellog; m.(2) Mrs. Emeline Tyler; m.(3) Mrs. Caroline Walton.
viii.	Lewis Whitney, b. 12 Jun 1803; m. Pamelia V. Day.
ix.	John Whitney, b. 11 Dec 1805; m. Harriett F. Bruce.
x.	Julia Ann Whitney, b. 6 Sep 1807; m. (int. 27 Aug 1830, Lancaster, MA[2]) 2 Sep 1830, Eleazer Metcalf Wilson, b. 25 Jul 1804; d. 24 Dec 1890, Pembroke, NH. She d. 4 Nov 1859. Ch.: Helen M., b. 8 Nov 1832; resided Pembroke, NH; Julia F., b. 11 Nov 1834; m. Charles E. Eaton; resided S. Worthington St., Boston, MA; he d. 7 Oct 1886; Georgiana, b. 12 Dec 1836; m. Frank P. Reed; resided Pembroke; Charles E., b. 6 May 1839; di. May 1858; Catherine South Carolina, b. 3 Oct 1842; m. Frank D. Abbott; resided Concord, NH; John M., b. 26 Dec 1849; d. Dec 1883.
xi.	Nancy Whitney, b. 21 Apr 1787; d. 6 Mar 1846; unmarried.
xii.	Amory Whitney, b. 26 Sep 1797; d. 12 Sep 1800.

Census

• 1790, Petersham, Worcester Co., MA: Simon Whitney, 1 male over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 2 females.
• 1800, Petersham, Worcester Co., MA: Simon Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1810, Petersham, Worcester Co., MA: Simon Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 3 females 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 169.

1.^  "Simon [Whitney], s. of Timothy and Alice, [born] June 28, 1756," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

2.^  "Julia A., Miss, of Petersham and Mr. Eleazar M. Wilson of Lancaster, int. Aug. 27, 1830. T.R.3," according to Henry S. Nourse, ed., The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs, of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850 (Lancaster, MA: 1890), p. 238.

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