Family:Whitney, David (1767-1867)
Dea. David6 Whitney (Nathan5, David4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of [[Capt. Nathan5 and Tabitha (Merriam) Whitney]];[1] born Westminster, Massachusetts, 16 Aug 1767;[2] died 24 Mar 1867, Westminster, Massachusetts.[3]
He married, 25 Nov 1791, Princeton, Massachusetts, Elizabeth Barron/Barnes/Barns,[4] daughter of Oliver and Mary (-----) Barron.[5] She was born 3 Jul 1768, Concord, Massachusetts;[6] died 28 Apr 1853, Westminster, Massachusetts.[7]
Deacon David Whitney was born in Westminster, where he always resided. He was foremost in all movements for the welfare of the people. He resided on the old homestead settled by his father, Capt. Nathan, in 1752. When ten years of age he was very sick, and it is said his life was saved by the skill of a Hessian (British) soldier, who was a prisoner of war at Rutland. The physician was recommended by another prisoner who was boarding at his father's.
He inherited his father's habits of industry, economy, and thrift. He was a deeply religious man, earnestly devoted to the interests of the First church of the town, whose fortunes he shared and served as Dea. for more than 60 years. He also partook of the military spirit, which manifested itself, at an early age, by his enlistment in the service of the state for the suppression of Shays' rebellion. Later in life, 12 Jul 1811, he was commissioned Capt. of the So. County in W. by Gov. Elbridge Gerry. He was two years a member of the board of selectmen. He lived to be almost a centenarian. He made his will 2 Aug 1853. It was offered for probate 22 May 1867. His son Aaron was executor.
Children of David6 and Elizabeth (Barron/Barnes/Barns) Whitney:
i. Tabitha7 Whitney, born 9 Mar 1793; married 10 Jul 1823, Capt. John C. Miller. She died 11 Apr 1888. He was born 3 Jun 1785; died 2 Oct 1864. - Ch.: John Flavel, born 5 May 1824; died 17 Aug 1846; Elizabeth, died in infancy; George, born June, 1827; died 18 Feb 1867; married C. E. Gill; ch., Frank, born 1856, married Miss Marsh; infant daughter; Flora Ella, born -----; died 23 Nov 1887, married E. Boyn; Nina Belle, born 6 Mar 1864, died 1866; Nathan Brick, born 6 Mar 1864; died Sept. 27, 1888; Ada C., born 1866, married J. Grill Lamb. David, born May 7, 1829, married Laura Davis; ch., son died in infancy; Charles O., born 9 Mar 1861, married Mary Dargee; George, born Nov., 1867, married ----- Smith; resided Gardner. Sarah E., born 25 Dec 1830, married Thomas Marshall; ch., Clara Louise, born 30 Dec 1872; resided Leominster, Joseph, born 14 Oct 1832, married Emily Follett; ch., Kate F., born 17 Feb 1871; Abbie, born June, 1875; Josephine, born Aug., 1879; resided Westminster. Isaac B., born 22 Nov 1834, married Jennie E. Potter, ch., dau. died in infancy; Alene S., born June, 1862; died 30 May 1881; married W. O. Sawin; John Calvin, born June, 1864, married K. S. McClure; resided Gardner. Calvin, born 18 Mar 1837, married Amelia V. Alger, descendant of Thomas Alger, who came from England in 1634, and settled in Plymouth colony; ch., Morton Melvin, born 10 Feb 1873; Allan Balcom, born 28 Jan 1883; resided Athol.
ii. Betsey Whitney, born 18 Jan 1795; died 4 May 1796. iii. David Whitney, born 24 Oct 1796; died unmarried 8 Mar 1875. iv. Reuben Whitney, born 8 May 1798; died 27 Jul 1800. v. Aaron Whitney, born 1 May 1800; married Martha Raymond. vi. Betsey Whitney, born 5 Feb 1802; married 16 Jan 1823, Nathan Howard. He was born 2 Jun 1795; died 18 Jul 1879; resided Westminster, Massachusetts - Ch.: Maria, born 16 May 1824; Elizabeth W., born 24 Jul 1827; Mary, born 15 Feb 1830; Nathan P., born 17 Oct 1832; Calvin, born Apr. 10, 1835; died 14 May 1865; Joseph, born 6 May 1837; Albert, born May 23, 1845.
vii. Reuben P. Whitney, born 24 Jul 1804; married Clarissa C. Woodward, Mrs. Fidelia B. Pierce and Mrs. Nancy R. Thomas. vii. Isaac Whitney, born 4 Mar 1806; married Susan Barrett and Eliza Perkins. ix. Mary Whitney, born 19 Aug 1808; married 15 Feb 1826, William S. Everett, born 13 Oct 1805; died 19 Feb 1885; farmer, resided Westminster. - Ch.: Mary Whitney, born 16 May 1828; married Joseph Brown at Princeton, Massachusetts, 1 Jan 1847; present address, Davis ave., Brookline, Mass; have one son, Joseph Everett Brown, born Westminster, Massachusetts; 21 May 1867; present address, Brookline, Massachusetts; married Kate Yeaton Mix, 21 May 1891.
x. Sally Whitney, born 17 Jun 1810; married 16 Jun 1842, Moses Booth; resided 4315 Champlain ave., Chicago, Illinois. He was born 13 Sep 1801; died Sept. 9, 1855. - Ch.: Sarah Judson, born 27 Aug 1842; married 4 Dec 1868, Samuel D. Hannan, who died 9 May 1889.
xi. Calvin Whitney, born 1 Dec 1813; married Hildah Brown.
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), pp. 152-153.
1.^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
2.^ "David, s. Nathan and Tabitha, Aug. 16, 1767," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: The Systematic History Fund, 1915), pp. 97-101.
3.^ "He l. to be almost a centennarian, dying March 25, 1867, a. 99 yrs., 7 mos., 9 days," according to William Sweetzer Heywood, History of Westminster, Massashusetts (First named Narragansett No. 2), From the date of the original grant of the township to the present time, 1728-1893, with a Biographic-Genealogical Register of its Principal Families (Lowell, Mass.: Vox Populi Press; S.W. Huse & Co., 1893), p. 923.
4.^ "David [Whitney] of Westminster and Elizabeth Barns, int. Sept. 30, 1791," according to Princeton VRs; "David [Whitney] and Elizabeth Barnes [of Princeton], [married] Nov. 25, 1791," according to Westminstser VRs.
5.^ "His w., Elizabeth, dau. of Oliver and Mary Barron, who he m. Nov. 24, 1791, d. April 28, 1853, at the age of 84," according to Heywood, loc. dit.. See also her death record, note 7 below.
6.^ Her birth date is calculated from her age at death.
7.^ Her death record calls her Elisabeth Whitney, widow [sic]; died 28 Apr 1853, Westminster, aged 84 years 9 months 25 days, of old age; born in Concord, daughter of Oliver and Mary Baron. See "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910." From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives, volume 77, page 185. Online database: [NewEnglandAncestors.org NewEnglandAncestors.org], New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.
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