Family:Whitney, Daniel (1768-b1800)

Daniel⁶ Whitney (Daniel⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Daniel⁵ and Miriam (Leland) Whitney,^[1] was born 3 Jul 1768, Sherborn, MA,^[2] and died before 15 Jul 1809, perhaps at Boston, MA. Pierce says he was lost at sea in 1800, which is plausible. He died before 11 Nov 1800, when his estate was probated.^[3]

He married, before 21 Jul 1793, Dorcas White. She was born about 1769, and died 1 Apr 1798, Boston, MA, aged 29 years.

He is likely be the Daniel Whitney "of Sherburne" who married, 3 Apr 1800, Westborough, MA, Levina Ball,^[4] daughter of John and Lydia (Pratt) Ball. she was born 9 Jun 1781, Westborough, MA.

He owned the covenant at the Hollis Street Church, Boston, MA, on 28 Sep 1794.^[5]

His three sons were mentioned in the will of his father, 15 Jul 1809, and that of his mother, 4 Sep 1812.

Pierce says the following:

He was lost at sea in 1800, s. p.; res. Boston, Mass.

The terms of his parents' wills show that he was not "s. p.", that is, without issue.

Children of Daniel⁶ and Dorcas (White) Whitney:

i.	Daniel White7 Whitney, b. 21 Jul 1793, Boston, MA; bp. 4 Aug 1793, Boston, MA;[6] probably the Daniel W. Whitney who m. 5 Oct 1817, Boston, MA, Susan Thwing.[7]
ii.	Amos Whitney, b. 22 Sep 1794, Boston, MA; bp. 28 Sep 1794, Boston, MA;[8] "of Boston" m. (int. 8 Nov 1817, Natick, MA[9]) 4 Dec 1817, Sherborn, MA, Betsey Sawin "of Natick",[10] daughter of Moses and Katharine (Fisher) Sawin, b. 2 Jan 1793, Natick, MA. Probably he was the Amos Whitney who d. 27 Jan 1830, Needham, MA.[11] Probably she was the widow Betsey S. Whitney who m. 24 Jan 1844, Natick, MA, Stephen Goodhue, Esq., of Newton, as his third wife.[12]
iii.	William Scott Whitney, b. 30 Sep 1795, Boston, MA; bp. 18 Oct 1795, Boston, MA.[13]

Child of Daniel⁶ and Levina (Ball) Whitney:

i.	David7 Whitney, b. 9 Jul 1800, Westborough, MA.[14]

Census

• 1800: Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, census, where he is expected to have been enumerated, is lost.
• 1820, sons Daniel, Amos, and William not found.
• 1830, sons Daniel and William, and daughter-in-law Betsey (Sawin) Whitney not found.
• 1840, sons Daniel and William, and daughter-in-law Betsey (Sawin) Whitney not found.
• 1850, sons Daniel and William, and daughter-in-law Betsey (Sawin)(Whitney) Goodhue 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. 107.

• Record Commisioners of the City of Boston, A Report of the Record Commisioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births From A.D. 1700 to A.D. 1800, vol. 24 (Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill, 1894), pp. 342, 344:

"Daniel White [Whitney], s. Daniel and Dorcas, [born] July 21, 1793," p. 342

"Amos [Whitney], s. Daniel and Dorcas, [born] Sept. 22, 1794," p. 342

"William Scott [Whitney], s. Daniel and Dorcas, [born] Sept. 30, 1795," p. 344

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

2.^  "Daniel [Whitney], s. of Daniel and Meriam, [born] July 3, 1768," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston: 1911), p. 92.

3.^  [[Archive:Suffolk_County,_MA,_Probate_Files#21343|Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Probate Files, Case #21343].

4.^  "Daniel of Sherburne, and Levina Ball, April 3, 1800," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: The Systematic History Fund, 1903).

5.^  "Whitney, Daniel, cov. Aug. 4, 1793," according to Hollis Street Church Records, Boston, MA.

6.^  "Whitney, Daniel White, s. Daniel, bp. Aug. 4, 1793," according to Hollis Street Church Records, Boston, MA.

7.^  "Whitney, Daniel W., and Susan Thwing, m. Oct. 5, 1817," according to Hollis Street Church Records, Boston, MA. Also, [[{{ref:Boston, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Boston Vital Records]].

8.^  "Whitney, Amos, s. Daniel, bp. Sept. 28, 1794," according to Hollis Street Church Records, Boston, MA.

9.^  "Amos [Whitney] of Boston, and Betsey Sawin. int. Nov. 8, 1817," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Natick, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1910).

10.^  "Amos [Whitney] of Boston and Betsey Sawin of Natick, [married] Dec. 4, 1817," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911).

11.^  "Amos [Whitney], [died] Jan. 27, 1830.," according to Town of Needham, "Vital Records of Needham, Massachusetts," unpublished.

12.^  "Betsey (S., int.) [Whitney] wid., and Stephen Goodhue Esq., widr. (of Newton, dup.), [married] Jan. 24, 1844," according to Natick Vital Records. Also, "Betsy S. [Whitney] of Natick, and Stephen Goodhue, Esq., int. Jan. 7, 1844," according to Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 7, page 48.

13.^  "Whitney, William Scott, s. Daniel, bp. Oct. 18, 1795," according to Hollis Street Church Records, Boston, MA.

14.^  "David, s. David and Levina, July 9, 1800," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: The Systematic History Fund, 1903).

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