Family:Whitney, Abraham (1716-a1796)

Abraham⁵ Whitney (John⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹), son of John⁴ and Sarah (Cutting) Whitney, was born 8 Aug 1716, Watertown, MA,^[1] and died after 1781.^[2]

Marriage intentions for him and Tabitha Allen were published 17 Jun 1741, Watertown, MA. He married, 17 Jun 1742 or 20 Jan 1742/3, Weston, MA, Tabitha Allen "both of Weston", daughter of Joseph and Abigail (-----) Allen. She was born 26 Oct 1722, Watertown, MA. She was born circa 1731, calculated from age at death. She died 28 Jul 1821, Westminster, MA, aged 90 years. Tabitha Allen, c. m. 1741, now w. of Abr. (Weston VR., p. 448).

He was admitted to the church in Weston, member 31 May 1741 (p.429, Weston VR), and resided in Weston in 1781.

Pierce says the following:^[3]

His father John⁴ was one of the original proprietors of Paris, Me., in 1735. Abraham was given this land in 1771.

Children of Abraham⁵ and Tabitha (Allen) Whitney, all born Weston, MA:

i.	Elisha6 Whitney, b. 2 Mar 1743/4; bapt. 4 Mar 1743/4, Weston, MA; "b. last w."
ii.	Simeon Whitney, b. 21 Nov 1745; bapt. 15 Dec 1745, Weston, MA; b. last night; bapt. 22 Dec 1745, Weston, MA; b. last night; d. 25 Apr 1751, Watertown, MA, "of ye terrible Throat distemper."
iii.	Abigail Whitney, 20 May 1748; bapt. 22 May 1748, Weston, MA; b. Friday; d. 23 Apr 1751, Weston, MA, "of ye Cankr Quincy."
iv.	Levi Whitney, b. 16 May 1750; bapt. 20 May 1750, Weston, MA.
v.	Sarah Whitney, b. 18 May 1752; bapt. 24 May 1752, Weston, MA.
vi.	Andrew Whitney, bapt. 30 Mar 1754, Weston, MA; d. 26 Oct 1818, Princeton, MA, aged 64 years; marriage intentions for him and Lucy Miles "of Westminster" were published 1 Oct 1787, Princeton, MA; m. 27 Nov 1787 at Westminster, MA, Lucy Miles.
vii.	Lemuel Whitney, bapt. 17 Aug 1755.
viii.	Abigail Whitney, bapt. 24 Jul 1757; d. 20 May 1838, Royalton, VT; m. 1774, Croydon, NH, Benjamin Thomson.
ix.	Abraham Whitney, b. between 24 Sep 1758 and 30 Sep 1758 at Weston, MA, calculated from age at baptism; bapt. 8 Oct 1758, b. w. before last.
x.	Tabitha Whitney, b. circa 13 Jan 1760, Weston, MA, calculated from age at baptism; bapt. 3 Feb 1760, 3 weeks old; d. 14 Jun 1818, Liberty, VA; m. circa 1781, Charles Markle.

References

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3.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 73.

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