Family:Whitney, Richard (1782-1863)

Richard⁶ Whitney (Simon⁵, Daniel⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Simon⁵ and Sarah (Seaver) Whitney,^[1] was born 2 Jan 1782, Watertown, MA,^[2] was baptized 6 Jan 1782, Watertown, MA,^[3] and died 25 Nov 1863, Amherst, MA.

He married, 23 Apr 1816, Amherst, MA, Mary Elizabeth Parker. She was born 20 May 1797, and died 13 May 1879.

He was a carriage trimmer and harnessmaker by trade. He resided Amherst, MA.

He was apparently the "Richard Whitney of Watertown" who, by Betsey Sparrow, had the following child:

i.	Harriet7 Whitney, b. 30 Mar 1812, Sherborn, MA.[4]

Children of Richard⁶ and Mary Elizabeth (Parker) Whitney:

i.	Simon Woodbridge7 Whitney, b. 21 Nov 1816, Amherst, MA; m.(1) Emeline L. Belding; m.(2) Sarah Ingram; m.(3) Samantha Atherton.
ii.	Richard Seaver Whitney, b. 13 Feb 1818, Amherst, MA; m. Amelia Arrington.
iii.	Samuel Frost Whitney, b. 18 Jul 1819, Amherst, MA; resided Emery St., Springfield, MA; m. 30 Mar 1848, Amherst, MA, Zavilla A. Belding, dau. of Chester and Polly (Allis) Belding.
iv.	Sarah Ann Mary Whitney, b. 25 Jun 1821, Amherst, MA; d. 28 Oct 1824, Amherst, MA.
v.	Elisha Parker Whitney, b. 19 Jun 1825, Amherst, MA; m. 9 Jul 1849, Farmington, CT, Frances A. M. Stanley.
vi.	Sarah Ann Mary Whitney, b. 24 Oct 1826, Amherst, MA; d. 2 Mar 1861; m. -- --- 1849, Amherst, MA, Merrick N. Spear, son of Eliphalet and Martha (-----) Spear.
vii.	Caroline Elizabeth Whitney, b. 2 Aug 1828, Amherst, MA; d. 19 Jun 1863; m. 7 Jul 1847, Amherst, MA, Samuel M. Warren "of Belchertown", s. of Edmund and Sarah (-----) Warren; m. ----- Simons.

Census

• 1820, Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA: Richard Whitney, 2 males 26-44, 3 males 0-9, and 2 females 16-25; 2 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1830, Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA: Richard Whitney, 2 males 40-49, 3 males 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, and 2 females 0-4.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA:

326 350 Joseph Kellogg 63 M - Farmer $2500 Mass. Joanna " 61 F - " Phila Doty " 22 F - " Richard Whitney 67 M - " Mary " 54 F - "

• 1850, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA:

70 80 Samuel F. Whitney 30 M - Carpenter Mass. Zevilla A. B. " 30 F - " 81 Alexander Blake 28 M - Baker Scotland Lucinda " 26 F - Vt. Wm. H. " 2 M - Mass.

• 1860, Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA:

291 355 John Dickinson 78 M - Farmer $9000 $16000 Mass. Olive " 70 F - " Francis Cooley 17 M - " Attended school John D. Boyden 8 M - " Attended school John C. White 29 M - $200 " Mary Mack 24 F - " Richard Whitney 76 M - Harness Maker - $100 Mass.

• 1860: Mary Whitney not found.
• 1860, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA:

2760 3002 Samuel F. Whitney 39 M - Carpenter & Joiner $3000 $150 Mass. Zevila " 38 F - Do 3003 George C. Briggs 35 M - Fireman - $50 N.Y. Bell " 20 F - Mass. Carrie " 2 F - Do

• 1870, Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA:

416 495 Taylor, Ida 18 F W At School Mass. Attended school Whitney, Mary 73 F W Keeping House "

• 1870, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA:

337 488 Whitney, Samuel F. 49 M W Carpenter $10000 $5000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Zevila A. 49 F W Keeping House " 489 Smith, Selah 39 M W Engineer R.R. " Male citizen over 21 -----, Hellen 38 F W Keeping House $600 Canada

• 1880, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA:

Samuel WHITNEY 59 Self M M W MA Carpenter MA MA Zevila A. WHITNEY 58 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Selah SMITH 50 Oth M M W MA Engineer MA MA Helen SMITH 48 Oth F M W VT At Home VT VT Emm G. SQUIERS 19 Niec F S W MA Works In Box Shop MA MA

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. 158.

• All events in Amherst from Jay Mack Holbrook, Massachusetts Vital Records, Amherst (Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford, MA, 1987).

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record.

2.^  "Richard Whitney, s. Simon & Sarah Whitney, b. 2 Jan 1782," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, from 1738 to 1822 (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, c1903), volume 3, page 175.

3.^  "6 Jan 1782, Richard, s. of Simon Whitney, bapt.," according to Watertown Records, Comprising East Congregational and Precinct Affairs, 1697 to 1737. Also, Record Book of the Pastors, 1686-1819 (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1906), volume 4, page 170.

4.^  "Harriet [Whitney], d. of Richard of Watertown, and Betsey Sparrow, [born] Mar. 30, 1812," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911).

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