Family:Whitney, Enoch (s1708-a1756)

Enoch⁴ Whitney (Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Ebenezer³ and Anna (-----) Whitney, was born circa 1708, Stow, MA.^[1]

He married, 21 Dec 1732, Plainfield, CT, Thankful Parke, daughter of William and Jane (Borden) Parke. She was born 27 Jun 1717, Plainfield, CT.

He also appears in some records as Amos Whitney.

Note by Edward Raymond Sandiford; 1941-1956: "Enoch deeded certain rights April 30, 1730 hence must have been of age then."

Children of Enoch⁴ and Thankful (Parke) Whitney:

i.	Samuel5 Whitney, b. 24 May 1734, Plainfield, CT; m. Sarah -----.
ii.	Hannah Whitney, b. 11 Aug 1735, Voluntown, CT; perhaps the Hannah Whitney who m. 23 Nov 1753, Woodbury, CT, John Reynolds.[2]
iii.	John Whitney, b. 2 May 1737, Voluntown, CT, bapt. 7 Jul 1743, Preston, CT.
iv.	Susanna Whitney, b. 13 Mar 1739, Plainfield, CT; bapt. 7 Jul 1743, Preston, CT.
v.	Rosanna Whitney, b. 29 Aug 1740, Plainfield, CT; bapt. 7 Jul 1743, Preston, CT.
vi.	Asa Whitney, b. 10 Jul 1742, Preston, CT; bapt. 7 Jul 1743, Preston, CT; m. Abigail Brownson.
vii.	Thankful Whitney, b. 28 May 1744 or 16 Aug 1744 or 8 Apr 1747, Preston, CT; bapt. 16 Aug 1747, Griswold, CT; m. 17 Jan 1775, Washington, CT, Benjamin Jones.
viii.	Amos Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1747, Voluntown, CT; bapt. 9 Sep 1744, Preston, CT.
ix.	Hezekiah Whitney, b. 26 Dec 1748, Preston, CT; m. Olive Knight.
x.	Joseph Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1753, Kent, CT; m. Sarah Weeks.
xi.	Sarah Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1756, Kent, CT.

Census

• 1790: not found.
• 1800: not found.

References

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records:

WHITNEY, Enoch, m. Thankfull PARKE, 21 Dec 1732, Plainfield 1:67

WHITNEY, Sam[ue]ll, s. Enoch & Thankful, b. 24 May 1734, Plainfield 1:67

WHITNEY, Rosanna, d. Enoch & Thankfull, b. 29 Aug 1740, Plainfield 1:96

WHITNEY, Samuel, s. Amos, bap. 7 Jul 1743, Preston 7:73

WHITNEY, John, s. Amos, bp. 7 Jul 1743, Preston 7:63

WHITNEY, Susanna, d. Amos, bap. 7 Jul 1743, Preston 7:63

WHITNEY, Rosanna, d. Amos, bp. 7 Jul 1743, Preston 7:63

WHITNEY, Asa, s. Amos, bp. 7 Jul 1743, Preston 7:63

WHITNEY, Asa, s. Enoch & Thankful, b. 10 Ju 1742, Preston 2:19

WHITNEY, Hezek[i]ah, s. Amos, bp. 28 May 1744, Preston 7:63

WHITNEY, Thankful, d. Amos, bap. 16 Aug 1744, Preston 7:63

WHITNEY, Amos, s. Amos, bp. 9 Sep 1744, Preston 7:53

WHITNEY, Thankful, d. [Enoch & Thankful], b. 8 Apr 1747, Preston 2:19

WHITNEY, Hezekiah, s. [Enoch & Thankful], b. 26 Dec 1748, Preston 2:19

WHITNEY, Joseph, s. Enoch & Thankfull, b. 18 Jun 1753, Kent 1:75

WHITNEY, Sarah, d. [Enoch & Thankfull], b. 18 Jun 1756, Kent 1:75

Here "Amos" is pretty surely an error, or series of errors, for "Enoch".

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2.^  "Hannah [Whitney], m. John REANOLDS, 23 Nov 1753, Woodbury 1:1," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records.

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