Family:Whitney, Jesse (1730-1815)

Lt. Jesse⁵ Whitney (Jonathan⁴, Jonathan³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Jonathan⁴ and Lydia (Jones) Whitney, was born 24 Nov 1730, Mendon, MA,^[1] and died 26 Apr 1815, Milford, MA, in his 85th year.^[2]

He married firstly, 22 Sep 1757, Mendon, MA, Mary Cheney, daughter of William, Jr., and Joanna (Thayer) Cheney, both "of Mendon". She was born 27 Jul 1736, Dorchester, MA, and died 4 Jun 1777, Milford, MA, aged 40 years.

Marriage intentions were published 19 Apr 1779, Mendon, MA, for him and second wife Ruth (Legg) Wight. She was born 30 Feb 1739, Mendon, MA, and died 21 Oct 1785, Milford, MA, in her 47th year. She had married firstly, 3 Dec 1761, Mendon and Milford, MA, Eleazer Wight.

Marriage intentions were published 5 Jul 1794, Milford, MA, for him and third wife "Mrs." Abigail Rawson "of Upton". He "of Milford" married, 21 Aug 1794, Upton, MA, "Mrs." Abigail Rawson, daughter of Wilson and Abigail (Temple) Rawson. She was born 9 Jun 1743, Upton, MA, and died 10 Jul 1807, Milford, MA, aged 70 years.

Pierce says the following:^[3]

He inherited part of his father's estate, on which he lived and died. Was lieut. in the Revolutionary army, and his civil and social standing was of the best. His will is dated Apr. 17, 1810, and it was probated May 23, 1815. Lieut. David STEARNES was exec.

Children of Lt. Jesse⁵ and Mary (Cheney) Whitney, all born Mendon, MA:

i.	Olive Whitney6, b. 9 Feb 1758; d. 17 Nov 1829, Seneca, NY, aged 74 years 9 months 8 days; m. (int. 18 Oct 1780, Conway, MA) Nathan Whitney, both "of Conway".
ii.	Susanna Whitney, b. 12 Jul 1759; d. 6 Apr 1760, Mendon, MA, aged 9 months 6 days.
iii.	Rhoda Whitney, b. 8 Oct 1760; "of Mendon" m.(1) 9 Dec 1779, Mendon, MA William Hayden "of Hopkinton"; "Mrs." m.(2) 31 Mar 1811, Hopkinton, MA, Isaac Haven.
iv.	Hackaliah Whitney, b. 5 Apr 1762; m.(1) Abigail Nelson; m.(2) Olive Cobb.
v.	Levi Whitney, b. 21 Oct 1763; m. Rhoda Daniell.
vi.	Lucy Whitney, b. 17 Jul 1765; "of Millford" m. (int. 11 Mar 1786, Hopkinton, MA) 6 Apr 1786, Milford, MA, Joseph Chamberlain "of Hopkinton."
vii.	Ruth Whitney, b. 17 Jul 1765; d. 31 Jul 1765, Mendon, MA.
viii.	Asa Whitney, b. 4 Sep 1766; d. 7 Oct 1768, Mendon, MA.
ix.	Anna Whitney, b. 13 Jul 1770; m. 27 Nov 1791, Milford, MA, William Albee.

Lt. Jesse⁵ and Ruth (Legg)(Wight) Whitney had no children.

Lt. Jesse⁵ and Mrs. Abigail (Rawson) Whitney had no children.

Census

• 1771, Mendon, MA (tax list): Jesse Whitney, and...
• 1771, Mendon, MA (tax list): Jesse Whitney
• 1790: He was probably the second male over 16 in the household of his son Hackaliah Whitney.
• 1800, Milford, Worcester Co., MA: Jesse Whitney, 1 male over 45 and 1 female over 45.
• 1810, Milford, Worcester Co., MA: Jesse Whitney, 1 male over 45 and 1 female over 45.

Refereneces

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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. 122.

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