Family:Whitney, James (1743-1799)
James5 Whitney ([prob.] James4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), probably son of James4 and Mercy (Flagg) Whitney, born 26 Oct 1743, Waltham, Massachusetts; died 18 Aug 1799, Ludlow, Vermont.
He married, 14 Jun 1763, Brookline, Massachusetts, Mary Thayer, daughter of Daniel and Ruth (Clark) Thayer. She was born 27 Feb 1743, Braintree, Massachusetts; and died .
He served from Marlborough, Massachusetts, as a corporal in the Revolutionary War.
He resided in Winchester, New Hampshire, and Ludlow, Vermont.
Children of James5 Whitney:
i. Mary6 Whitney, born 12 Mar 1764, Winchester, New Hampshire; no further record. ii. Orlando Whitney, born 30 Nov 1766, Winchester, New Hampshire; married Asenath Stiles. iii. Katherine Whitney, born 21 Mar 1768, Winchester, New Hampshire; no further record. iv. Sabina Whitney, born 6 Dec 1769, Winchester, New Hampshire; married Ebenezer Sanger; resided St. Johnsbury, Vermont. v. Daniel Thayer Whitney, born 26 Feb 1772, Winchester, New Hampshire; married Content Stiles. vi. Lydia Whitney, born 23 Oct 1774, Winchester, New Hampshire; no further record. vii. James Whitney, born 23 Sep 1776, Winchester, New Hampshire; no further record. viii. James Whitney, born 24 Jul 1778, Winchester, New Hampshire; married Abigail -----. ix. Jazamiah Whitney, born 1 Sep 1780, possibly Ludlow, Vermont; married Rebecca Whipple.
References
1. Some data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 109.
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