Family:Whitney, Silas (1766-1850)

Silas⁷ Whitney (Solomon⁶, Solomon⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Solomon⁶ and Mary (Fay) Whitney, was born 13 Jul 1766, Lincoln, MA, died 1 Sep 1850.

He married, perhaps as his second wife, 10 or 11 Jun 1815, Sally Lovejoy.

He served in the Revolution.

Silas, NH Line, Sally, W8311, BLW #38336-160-55, sol was b in 1766 at Concord MA & he lived at New Ipswich MA when he enl & after the Rev he moved to Concord NH & in about 1792 he moved to Thornton in Grafton Co NH where he lived when he appl 6 Sep 1832, sol m Sally Lovejoy 10 or 11 Jun 1815 & sol d 1 Sep 1850 & his wid appl 7 Mar 1854 at Thornton NH aged 72 however when she appl for BLW on 3 Nov 1855 she again gave her age as 72 & a Levi B. Lovejoy & William Merrill were witnesses to her BLW application but no kinship was given, sol's bro Otis Whitney made aff'dt in 1832 at Campton in Grafton Co NH & stated he had lived at Lincoln MA in 1784 with his parents when his bro enl

Census

• 1800, Thornton, Grafton Co., NH: Silas Whitney, 2 males 26-45, 1 male under 10, 1 female 16-26, 1 female under 10.
• 1810, Thornton, Grafton Co., NH: Silas Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 10-16, 1 male under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 10-16, 2 females under 10.
• 1820 - Grafton Co., NH Census lost
• 1830, Thornton, Grafton Co., NH: Silas Whitney, 1 male 60-70, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 10-15, 1 male under 5, 1 female 40-50, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 5-10.
• 1840, Thornton, Grafton Co., NH: Silas Whitney, 1 male 70-80, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 50-60, 1 female 15-20.
• 1850, Thornton, Grafton Co., NH: Silas Whitney

Reference

• Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files

---

Copyright © 2007, Tim Doyle and the Whitney Research Group