Family:Whitney, Moses (1739-1820)

Moses⁵ Whitney (Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Nathaniel⁴ and Hannah (Day) Whitney, was born 17 Mar 1739, Biddeford, ME, and died 12 Apr 1820, Harrison, ME.

He married firstly, 27 Dec 1760, Falmouth, ME, Susanna Crockett, both "of Gorham", daughter of Sarah (-----) Crockett. She was born circa 1740, probably Gorham, ME, and died 1 Jul 1762, Gorham, ME.

He married secondly, 6 Sep 1763, Gorham, ME, Mary Page "of England". She was also known as Molly Page.

Marriage banns were published 30 Dec 1791, Gorham, ME, for him and his third wife Abigail Skillings. He married thirdly, 22 Jan 1792, Gorham, ME, Abigail Skillings, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Pride) Skillings, by Rev. Caleb Jewett. She was born 30 Mar 1753, Cumberland, ME, and died 8 Oct 1844, Harrison, ME. She had married firstly, 17 Feb 1774, Gorham, ME, Caleb Kimball. Her surname is given as Kimball in the Marriage Intent (30 Dec 1791), but as Knight in the record of the marriage on 22 Jan 1792 (Gorham, ME, VR's). The VR's say 2nd wife in both places. R.L. Ward, in his additions to Ridlon's "Early Settlers of Harrison Maine", gives her maiden name as Skillings and her parents. She widow of Caleb Kimball (McLellan's Gorham, p. 832).

Rev. G. T. Ridlon, in his "Early Settlers of Harrison, Maine" says that he was a Revolutionary War pensioner. Moses served in the French and Indian Wars and in the Revolution (McLellan's Gorham; Rev War pension #W26005). Moses received all of his father's land and buildings in Harrison 10 Jul 1785 (McLellan's Gorham, p. 832). He lived in 1763, Gorham, ME. He lived in 1763, Gorham, ME; called "Jr."

Pierce says the following:^[1]

He was a man of remarkable physical strength and courage. He was a sturdy, unyielding, self-reliant character, but with much kindness of heart. He moved to Harrison, Me., from Gorham, in 1815. He was captain in the French and Indian war, and also served in the Revolutionary war. Ridlon, in his History of Harrison, says: "The WHITNEY family is remarkable for its firmness and force of character of its members. Indeed they are a people of singular stability and persistency of purpose. They have been possessed of strong physical organizations, and frequently lived to be very old. Public spirited and progressive they have been foremost in defending the rights of their countrymen, and in all matters designed for the elevation and well-being of society."

Children of Moses⁵ and Susanna (Crockett) Whitney were:

i.	Susannah6 Whitney; b. 29 Jun or 29 Jul 1762, Gorham, ME; d. young.

Children of Moses⁵ and Mary (Page) Whitney, all born Gorham, ME:

ii.	Molly6 Whitney; b. 17 Aug 1764; d. OH; "of Gorham" m. (int. 14 Jul 1781, Gorham, ME, and 27 Jul 1781, Buxton, ME) 26 Jul 1781, Buxton, ME, Lemuel Rounds "of Buxton"; wife Marriage banns for she and Lemuel Rounds were published. She was also known as Mary Whitney. She emigrated to Ohio about 1800.
iii.	Lucy Whitney; b. 30 Sep 1768; d. 2 Sep 1846, Brownfield, ME; m. (int. 27 Mar 1788, Gorham, ME) 17 Mar 1788, Brownfield, ME, John Greenlaw, by Caleb Jewett. Her gravestone in Brownfield, Oxford, ME, shows she died ae 76y 11m 4d, and her husband d. four years earlier, aged 76y 3m 15d. She was also known as Lucy Ann Whitney.
iv.	Enoch Whitney; b. 8 Apr 1773; m.(1) Hannah Newcomb; m.(2) Mrs. ----- Kendall; m.(3) Abigail Ricker; m. Mrs.(4) ----- Dennett.
v.	Moses Whitney; b. 30 Aug 1776. A Moses Whitney is in the 1830 Census in Raymond, Cumberland, ME.
vi.	Betsey Whitney; b. 1 Nov 1777; m. 10 Dec 1797, Gorham, ME, James Cates; d. NY. She emigrated to New York State, according to Early Settlers of Harrison Maine.
vii.	Richard Whitney; b. 20 Jul or Nov 1780, Gorham, ME.
viii.	Susanna Whitney; b. 9 Apr 1783; d. 16 Dec 1873, Harrison, ME; m. 22 Jan 1809, Gorham, ME, Seth Carsley. She was also known as Susanna Worthley Whitney.
ix.	Samuel Whitney; b. 2 or 8 Jul 1785, Morrill, ME; m. Margaret Darrow.

Child of Moses⁵ and Abigail (Skillings) Whitney:

x.	Sally6 Whitney; b. 22 Oct 1793, Gorham, ME; d. prob. Harrison, ME; m. 26 Sep 1812, prob. Harrison, ME, Rev. Joseph Phinney, son of Edmund, Jr., and Sarah (Hamblen) Phinney.

Census

• 1771, Gorham, ME (tax list): Moses Whitney.
• 1790, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME: Moses Whitney, 2 males over 16, 3 males 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME: Moses Whitney, 2 males over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 2 females over 45, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 10-15.
• 1810, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME: Moses Whitney, 1 male over 45 and 1 female over 45.

References

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3.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 119.

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