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,^[2] 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;[3] bapt. 7 Jul 1743;[4] m. Sarah -----.
ii.	Hannah Whitney, b. 11 Aug 1735, Voluntown, CT; perhaps the Hannah Whitney who m. 23 Nov 1753, Woodbury, CT, John Reynolds.[5]
iii.	John Whitney, b. 2 May 1737, Voluntown, CT, bapt. 7 Jul 1743, Preston, CT.[6]
iv.	Susanna Whitney, b. 13 Mar 1739, Plainfield, CT; bapt. 7 Jul 1743, Preston, CT.[7]
v.	Rosanna Whitney, b. 29 Aug 1740, Plainfield, CT;[8] bapt. 7 Jul 1743, Preston, CT;[9] "of Judea" m. 3 Nov 1761, Washington, CT, Paul Welch "of New Milford".[10]
vi.	Asa Whitney, b. 10 Jul 1742, Preston, CT;[11] bapt. 7 Jul 1743, Preston, CT;[12] m. Abigail Brownson.
vii.	Thankful Whitney, b. 28 May 1744 or 16 Aug 1744 or 8 Apr 1747, Preston, CT;[13] bapt. 16 Aug 1747, Griswold, CT;[14] m. 17 Jan 1775, Washington, CT, Benjamin Jones.
viii.	Hezekiah Whitney, b. 26 Dec 1748,[15] Preston, CT; bapt. 28 May 1744, Preston, CT;[16] m. Olive Knight.
ix.	Amos Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1747, Voluntown, CT; bapt. 9 Sep 1744, Preston, CT.[17]
x.	Joseph Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1753, Kent, CT;[18] m. Sarah Weeks.
xi.	Sarah Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1756, Kent, CT.[19]

Census

• 1790: not found.
• 1800: not found.

References

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

1.^  Estimated from ages of relatives.

2.^  "Enoch [Whitney], m. Thankfull PARKE, 21 Dec 1732," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Plainfield 1:67.

3.^  "Sam[ue]ll [Whitney], s. Enoch & Thankful, b. 24 May 1734," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Plainfield 1:67.

4.^  "Samuel [Whitney], s. Amos, bap. 7 Jul 1743," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Preston 7:73.

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

6.^  "John [Whitney], s. Amos, bp. 7 Jul 1743," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Preston 7:63.

7.^  "Susanna [Whitney], d. Amos, bap. 7 Jul 1743," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Preston 7:63.

8.^  "Rosanna [Whitney], d. Enoch & Thankfull, b. 29 Aug 1740," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Plainfield 1:96.

9.^  "Rosanna [Whitney], d. Amos, bp. 7 Jul 1743," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Preston 7:63.

10.^  "Rosan[n]a [Whitney], of Judea, m. Paul WELCH, of New Milford, 3 Nov 1761, [by Rev. Daniel BRINSMADE]," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Washington 2:36.

11.^  "Asa [Whitney], s. Enoch & Thankful, b. 10 Jun 1742," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Preston 2:19.

12.^  "Asa [Whitney], s. Amos, bp. 7 Jul 1743," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Preston 7:63.

13.^  "Thankful [Whitney], d. [Enoch & Thankful], b. 8 Apr 1747," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Preston 2:19. Birth and baptism records conflict.

14.^  "Thankful [Whitney], d. Amos, bap. 16 Aug 1744," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Preston 7:63. Birth and baptism records conflict.

15.^  "Hezekiah [Whitney], s. [Enoch & Thankful], b. 26 Dec 1748," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Preston 2:19. Birth and baptism records conflict.

16.^  "Hezek[i]ah [Whitney], s. Amos, bp. 28 May 1744," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Preston 7:63. Birth and baptism records conflict.

17.^  "Amos [Whitney], s. Amos, bp. 9 Sep 1744," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Preston 7:53.

18.^  "Joseph [Whitney], s. Enoch & Thankfull, b. 18 Jun 1753," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Kent 1:75.

19.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. [Enoch & Thankfull], b. 18 Jun 1756," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Kent 1:75.

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