Family:Whitney, James (1743-1799)

James⁵ Whitney ([prob.] James⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), probably that James, son of James⁴ and Mercy (Flagg) Whitney, who was born 26 Oct 1743, Waltham, MA. He died 18 Aug 1799, Ludlow, VT.

He married, 14 Jun 1763, Brookline, MA, Mary Thayer, daughter of Daniel and Ruth (Clark) Thayer. She was born 27 Feb 1743, Braintree, MA; and died unknown.

He served from Marlborough, MA, as a corporal in the Revolutionary War.

He resided in Winchester, NH, and Ludlow, VT.

Children of James⁵ Whitney:

i.	Mary6 Whitney, born 12 Mar 1764, Winchester, NH; no further record.
ii.	Orlando Whitney, born 30 Nov 1766, Winchester, NH; married Asenath Stiles.
iii.	Katherine Whitney, born 21 Mar 1768, Winchester, NH; no further record.
iv.	Sabina Whitney, born 6 Dec 1769, Winchester, NH; married Ebenezer Sanger; resided St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
v.	Daniel Thayer Whitney, born 26 Feb 1772, Winchester, NH; married Content Stiles.
vi.	Lydia Whitney, born 23 Oct 1774, Winchester, NH; no further record.
vii.	James Whitney, born 23 Sep 1776, Winchester, NH; no further record.
viii.	James Whitney, born 24 Jul 1778, Winchester, NH; married Abigail -----.
ix.	Jazamiah Whitney, born 1 Sep 1780, possibly Ludlow, VT; married Rebecca Whipple.

References

• 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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