Family:Whitney, Ebenezer (1762-1849)

Ebenezer⁶ Whitney (Samuel⁵, Samuel⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Samuel⁵ and Mary (Aston) Whitney,^[1] was born 1762, probably Brunswick, ME,^[2] and died 14 Feb 1849, Bowdoin, ME.^[3]

He married 9 Jan 1785, Bath, ME, Mehitable Robinson.^[4] She was born about 1764, Bath, ME, and died after 1850.

He resided Litchfield and Bowdoin, ME.

Ebenezer, MA Line, Mehitable, W25977, sol was b in 1763 at Brunswick MA (ME) & he lived at Bath MA (ME) when he enl & he lived there for "many yrs" then moved to Litchfield MA (ME) for 18 yrs then moved to Bowdoin ME for 2 yrs then moved to Topsham ME for 7 yrs & in 1829 he moved to Bowdoinham in Lincoln Co ME where he lived when he appl 19 Jul 1832 in Kennebec Co ME, sol m Mehitable Robinson 9 Jan 1785 both were of Bath in Lincoln Co MA (ME), sol d 14 Feb 1849 at Richmond in Lincoln Co ME & his wid appl there 13 Aug 1849 aged 84, sol's bro Thomas G. Whitney 22 Aug 1849 at Hallowell in Kennebec Co ME & stated he was present when his bro Ebenezer Whitney m Mehitable Robinson in Feb 1787 (wid gave 1784) but town the Bath ME town records gave 1785, it was stated sol & wid had raised a family of children but no names were given.^[5]

Children of Ebenezer⁶ and Mehitable (Robinson) Whitney:

i.	Eleazer7 Whitney, b. 28 Apr 1785, Bowdoin, ME;[6] married Dolly -----.
ii.	Robert Whitney, b. 30 Aug 1789, Bowdoin, ME.[7]
iii.	Samuel Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1793, Bowdoin, ME.[8]
iv.	Polly Whitney, b. 17 Nov 1795, Bowdoin, ME.[9]
v.	Ebenezer Whitney, b. 18 May 1800, Bowdoin, ME;[10] m. Louisa Gowell.
vi.	Elizabeth Whitney, b. 5 Dec 1801, Bowdoin, ME;[11] m.(1) bef. 1826, George W. Small of Bowdoinham, ME; m.(2) 20 Nov 1836, Bowdoinham, ME, Samuel Hinkley.
vii.	Rachel Whitney, b. 23 Jan 1804, Bowdoin, ME.[12]
viii.	Ebenezar Whitney, b. 28 Apr 1805, Bowdoin, ME.[13] [Possibly an error for Eleazer above, born the same day and month 20 years earlier.--RLW]
ix.	David Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1807, Bowdoin, ME;[14] d. 8 Feb 1817, Bowdoin, ME.[15]
x.	Thomas Clinton Whitney, b. 8 Feb 1810, Bowdoin, ME;[16] m. Hepsabeth Brown.

Census

• 1790: Bath, Lincoln Co., ME: Eben^z Whitney, 1 male over 16, 3 males 0-15, and 1 female.
• 1800, Litchfield, Lincoln Co., ME: Ebenezer Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1810, Litchfield, Lincoln Co., ME: Ebenezer Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1820, Litchfield, Lincoln Co., ME: Eben^r Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 16-25; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Topsham, Lincoln Co., ME: Ebenezer Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 20-29, and 1 female 60-69.
• 1840, Clinton, Kennebec Co., ME: Ebenezer Whitney, 1 male 70-79 and 1 female 70-79; 1 engaged in agriculture; pensioner Ebenezer Whitney, age 79.
• 1850, Richmond, Lincoln Co., ME:

40 40 Samuel Hinkley 46 M - Truckman $1100 Maine Elisabeth " 47 F - " Nahum Small 15 M - Farming " Samuel Hinkley Jr. 12 M - " Elisabeth " 10 F - " Joseph " 8 M - " Rachel " 22 F - " Thomas T. Powers 4/12 M - " Mehitable Whitney 86 F - "

• 1860: not found.

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. 226.

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

2.^  "Ebenezer [Whitney], ch. Samuel Jr., [born] ---, --, 1762, P.R.41," according to Rachel Townsend Cox, ed., Vital Records of Bowdoin Maine to the Year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1944), volume 1, pages 227-229.

3.^  "Ebenezer [Whitney], h. Mehitable, [died] Feb. 14, 1849, a Revolutionary Soldier, removed from Brunswick to Litchfield, before 1800 and later to B., P.R.41," according to Bowdoin Vital Records, volume 2, pages 135-136.

4.^  L.D.S. International Genealogical Index, Batch M522401.

5.^  Virgil D. White, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, Vol. III (Waynesboro, TN: The National Historical Publishing Company, 1992).

6.^  "Eleazur [Whitney], ch. Ebenezer and Mehitable, [born] Apr. 28, 1785," according to Bowdoin Vital Records, volume 1, pages 227-229; also Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

7.^  "Robert [Whitney], ch. Ebenezer and Mehitable, [born] Aug. 30, 1789," according to Bowdoin Vital Records, volume 1, pages 227-229; also Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

8.^  "Samuel [Whitney], ch. Ebenezer and Mehetable, [born] Sept. 12, 1793," according to Bowdoin Vital Records, volume 1, pages 227-229; also Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

9.^  "Polly [Whitney], ch. Ebenezer and Mehitable, [born] Nov. 17, 1795," according to Bowdoin Vital Records, volume 1, pages 227-229; also Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

10.^  "Ebenezer [Whitney], Jr., ch. Ebenezer and Mehitable, [born] May 18, 1800," according to Bowdoin Vital Records, volume 1, pages 227-229; also Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

11.^  "Elizabeth [Whitney], ch. Ebenezer and Mehitable, [born] Dec. 5, 1801," according to Bowdoin Vital Records, volume 1, pages 227-229; also Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

12.^  "Rachel [Whitney], ch. Ebenezer and Mehitable, [born] Jan. 23, 1804," according to Bowdoin Vital Records, volume 1, pages 227-229; also Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

13.^  "Ebenezar Whitney, s. of Ebenezer Whitney and Mehitable, b. 28 Apr 1805," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

14.^  "David [Whitney], ch. Ebenezer and Mehitable, [born] Feb. 2, 1807," according to Bowdoin Vital Records, volume 1, pages 227-229; also Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

15.^  "David [Whitney], ch. Ebenezer and Mehitable, [died] Feb. 8, 1817," according to Bowdoin Vital Records, volume 2, pages 135-136; also Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

16.^  Thomas E. [Whitney], ch. Ebenezer and Mehitable, [born] Feb. 8, 1810," according to Bowdoin Vital Records, volume 1, pages 227-229; also Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

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