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He married '''Eunice -----'''. She died after 1820. | He married '''Eunice -----'''. She died after 1820. | ||
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| + | He served in the Revolutionary War as follows: | ||
| + | :Whitney, Nathan, Brookfield. Private, Capt. John Woolcott's co. of rangers, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, from Brookfield and Spencer; service, 12 days. | ||
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| + | :Whitney, Nathan, Brookfield. Private, Capt. Joel Green's co., Col. Ebenezer Learned's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 3, 1775; service, 3 mos. 6 days; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Roxbury Camp, Dec. 13, 1775. | ||
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| + | :Whitney, Nathan, Brookfield. Private, Capt. John Cowls's co., Col. Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's regt.; company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, order for money in lieu of bounty coat dated Cambridge and endorsed ôDec 23th 1775.ö | ||
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| + | :Whitney, Nathan. Private, Capt. Daniel Gilbert's co., Col. Job Cushing's regt.; service from July 30, 1777, to Sept. 2, 1777, 1 mo. 4 days, at Bennington and Half Moon; company marched from Brookfield. | ||
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| + | :Whitney, Nathan. Private, Capt. Asa Danforth's co. of volunteers, Col. Convers's regt.; service, 22 days; company marched from Brookfield Sept. 23, 1777, to join army under Gen. Gates at the Northward.{{ref|1}} | ||
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| + | He applied for a pension for Revolutionary War service: | ||
| + | :"WHITNEY, Nathan, Cont & MA Lines, S11741, he appl 5 Oct 1832 in Seneca Co OH aged 76 a res of Thompson OH, sol lived at Brookfield in Worcester Co MA when he enl"{{ref|2}} | ||
Children of Nathan<sup>5</sup> and Eunice (-----) Whitney: | Children of Nathan<sup>5</sup> and Eunice (-----) Whitney: | ||
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| [[Family:Whitney, Eli (1793-1855)|'''Eli Whitney''']], b. 24 Dec 1793; m. Nancy Whitmore. | | [[Family:Whitney, Eli (1793-1855)|'''Eli Whitney''']], b. 24 Dec 1793; m. Nancy Whitmore. | ||
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| + | == Notes == | ||
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| + | Eunice is called Eunice ''Wakefield'' in one tree at [http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20478709/person/1306105678?ssrc= a public member tree at Ancestry.com]. | ||
== Census == | == Census == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
| − | 1.{{note|1}} | + | 1.{{note|1}} Secretary of the Commonwealth, [[Archive:Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Given Name N|''Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution''] (Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896- ), vol. 17, pp. 239-240]]. |
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| + | 2.{{note|2}} Virgil D. White, [[Archive:Revolutionary Pension File Abstracts|''Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files'', Vol. III]] (Waynesboro, TN: The National Historical Publishing Company, 1992). | ||
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Revision as of 15:41, 26 February 2011
Nathan6 Whitney (Nathan5, Thomas4, Eleazar3, Thomas2, John1), son of Nathan5 and Abigail (Marstass) Whitney, was born circa 1756, and died after 1820.
He married Eunice -----. She died after 1820.
He served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
- Whitney, Nathan, Brookfield. Private, Capt. John Woolcott's co. of rangers, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, from Brookfield and Spencer; service, 12 days.
- Whitney, Nathan, Brookfield. Private, Capt. Joel Green's co., Col. Ebenezer Learned's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 3, 1775; service, 3 mos. 6 days; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Roxbury Camp, Dec. 13, 1775.
- Whitney, Nathan, Brookfield. Private, Capt. John Cowls's co., Col. Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's regt.; company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, order for money in lieu of bounty coat dated Cambridge and endorsed ôDec 23th 1775.ö
- Whitney, Nathan. Private, Capt. Daniel Gilbert's co., Col. Job Cushing's regt.; service from July 30, 1777, to Sept. 2, 1777, 1 mo. 4 days, at Bennington and Half Moon; company marched from Brookfield.
- Whitney, Nathan. Private, Capt. Asa Danforth's co. of volunteers, Col. Convers's regt.; service, 22 days; company marched from Brookfield Sept. 23, 1777, to join army under Gen. Gates at the Northward.[1]
He applied for a pension for Revolutionary War service:
- "WHITNEY, Nathan, Cont & MA Lines, S11741, he appl 5 Oct 1832 in Seneca Co OH aged 76 a res of Thompson OH, sol lived at Brookfield in Worcester Co MA when he enl"[2]
Children of Nathan5 and Eunice (-----) Whitney:
i. Willard7 Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1781, Halifax, VT; m. Mary Underhill. ii. Abigail Whitney, b. 15 Feb 1783, Halifax, VT. iii. Nathan Whitney, b. about 8 Nov 1789; m. Esther -----. iv. William Whitney, b. 24 Jun 1791, VT; m. Jenny Whitmore. v. Eli Whitney, b. 24 Dec 1793; m. Nancy Whitmore.
Notes
Eunice is called Eunice Wakefield in one tree at a public member tree at Ancestry.com.
Census
- 1791, Hartford, Windsor Co., VT: Nathan Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 2 females.
- 1800, Hartford, Windsor Co., VT: Nathan Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 10-15. Presumably this was him, but it could be his father.
- 1810: not found.
- 1820, Lyme, Huron Co., OH: Nathan Whitney, 1 male over 45 and 1 female over 45; 1 engaged in agriculture, and 1 foreigner not naturalized.
References
1.^ Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution] (Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896- ), vol. 17, pp. 239-240.
2.^ Virgil D. White, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, Vol. III (Waynesboro, TN: The National Historical Publishing Company, 1992).
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