Family:Whitney, James (1755-1800)
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Jump to navigationJump to searchJames6 Whitney (Benjamin5, James4, John3, Jonathan2, John1), son of Benjamin5 and Esther (Leland) Whitney, was born 21 Oct 1755, Sherborn, MA, and died 30 May 1800, Sherborn, MA.
He married, 13 Mar 1780, Sherborn, MA, Susannah Hill, daughter of Isaac and Lydia4 (Whitney) Hill. She was born -- Jul 1751, and died 25 Sep 1841.
He was in Capt. Brooks' company from Sherborn, in the Revolutionary war. He resided Sherborn and Dover, Massachusetts.
Children of James6 and Susannah (Hill) Whitney:
i. Isaac7 Whitney, b. 1782; m.(1) Mary Moore; m.(2) Sarah Thayer. ii. Benjamin Whitney, b. in T., 1785; m. Hepsibeth Moore. iii. Martin Whitney, b. 17 Jun 1787; m. Nancy Orne, Moriah, New York. iv. Susan Whitney, b. 1790; d. young. v. Patty Whitney, b. 5 Mar 1792; d. young. vi. Sylvia Whitney, b. 2 Dec 1795; d. young; resided Attleboro, MA.
Census
- 1790, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA: James Whitney, 1 male over 16, 3 males 0-15, and 3 females.
- 1800, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA: Susanna Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, and 2 females 10-15.
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. 202-203.
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