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 between 1796 and 1797, Framingham, MA.^[2]

Marriage intentions for him and Tabitha Allen were published 17 Jun 1741, Weston, MA.^[3] He married, 17 Jun 1742 or 20 Jan 1742/3, Weston, MA, Tabitha Allen "both of Weston",^[4] 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.

Abraham Whitney was admiited a member of the church in Weston, 31 May 1741.^[5] Tabitha Allen was admitted a church member in 1741, "now w[ife] of Abr[aham] [Whitney]".^[6]

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:^[7]

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

Barry says the following:^[8]

Tradition supposes Eph. to have been son [actually, he was a nephew--RLW] of Abraham, a blacksmith, who had a br. John, and lived in the, S. part of the town, and was living, 1796; his widow is noticed, 1797. T. Rec.

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

i.	Elisha6 Whitney, b. 2 Mar 1743/4;[9] bapt. 4 Mar 1743/4, Weston, MA;[10] "b. last w." He may be identical with Elisha Whitney of Brookline, Marblehead and Newburyport, MA.
ii.	Simeon Whitney, b. 21 Nov 1745;[11] bapt. 15 or 22 Dec 1745, Weston, MA; b. last month;[12] d. 25 Apr 1751, Weston, MA,[13] "of ye terrible Throat distemper."[14]
iii.	Abigail Whitney, 20 May 1748; bapt. 22 May 1748, Weston, MA; b. Friday;[15] d. 23 Apr 1751, Weston, MA,[16] "of ye Cankr Quincy."[17]
iv.	Levi Whitney, b. 16 May 1750;[18] bapt. 20 May 1750, Weston, MA.[19]
v.	Sarah Whitney, b. 18 May 1752;[20] bapt. 24 May 1752, Weston, MA.[21]
vi.	Andrew Whitney, bapt. 30 Mar 1754, Weston, MA;[22] m. Lucy Miles.
vii.	Lemuel Whitney, bapt. 17 Aug 1755.[23]
viii.	Abigail Whitney, bapt. 24 Jul 1757;[24] 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.[25] Perhaps he was the Abraham Whitney who married, 10 Mar 1780, Brookline, MA, Abigail Grafton.[26]
x.	Tabitha Whitney, b. circa 13 Jan 1760, Weston, MA, calculated from age at baptism; bapt. 3 Feb 1760, 3 weeks old;[27] d. 14 Jun 1818, Liberty, VA; m. circa 1781, Charles Markle.

Census

• 1771, Sudbury, MA (tax list): Abraham Whitney
• 1790, Framingham, Middlesex Co., MA: Abrah^m Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 1 female.

References

1.^  "Abraham [Whitney], s. John and Sarah, [born] Aug. 8, 1716," according to Mary Frances Peirce, Town of Weston. Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1707-1850. 1703--Gravestones--1900. Church Records, 1709-1825. Appendix and Addenda, Cent Society, Gleanings from the Town Files, Bits of Genealogy, Error, Indexes, &c. (Boston, MA: McIncloe Bros., Printers, 1901), page 4.

2.^  William Barry, A history of Framingham, Massachusetts, including the plantation, from 1640 to the present time : with an appendix containing a notice of Sudbury and its first proprietors, also a register of the inhabitants of Framingham before 1800, with genealogical sketches (Boston: J. Munroe and Co., 1847), p. 438, note.

3.^  "Abraham [Whitney] and Tabitha Allen, b. of Weston, int. June 17, 1742," according to Weston Vital Records, page 49.

4.^  "Abraham [Whitney] and Tabitha Allen, b. of Weston, [married] Jan. 20, 1742/3, by Rev. Wm. Williams," according to Weston Vital Records, page 56.

5.^  "Abraham [Whitney], c.m. May 31, 1741," according to Weston Vital Records, pages 429 and 447.

6.^  "Tabitha [Allen] [Whitney] c.m. 1741, now w. Abr.," according to Weston Vital Records, page 448.

7.^  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.

8.^  Barry, loc. cit..

9.^  "Elisha [Whitney], s. Abraham and Tabitha, [born] Mar. 2, 1743/4," according to Weston Vital Records, page 56.

10.^  "Elisha [Whitney], s. Abraham and Tabitha, b. last w., bap. Mar. 4, 1743-4," according to Weston Vital Records, page 442.

11.^  "Simeon [Whitney], s. Abraham and Tabytha, [born] Nov. 21, 1745," according to Weston Vital Records, page 58.

12.^  "Simeon [Whitney], s. Abraham and Tabitha, b. last m:, bap. Dec 15 or 22, 1745," according to Weston Vital Records, page 452.

13.^  "Simeon [Whitney], s. Abraham and Tabathy, [died] Apr. 25, 1751," according to Weston Vital Records, pages 80, 297, and 337.

14.^  "Simeon [Whitney], s. Abraham and Tabitha, died Apr. 25, 1751, 'of y[e] terrible throat distemper'," according to Weston Vital Records, page 452.

15.^  "Abigail [Whitney], d. Abraham and Tabitha, b. Fri., bap. May 22, 1748," according to Weston Vital Records, page 456.

16.^  "Abigail [Whitney], d. Abraham and Tabathy, [died] Apr. 23, 1751," according to Weston Vital Records, pages 80, 297, and 337.

17.[[#ref_17 |^]]  "Abigail [Whitney], d. Abraham and Tabitha, [died] Apr. 23, 1751, 'of y[e] Cank[r] Quincy'," according to Weston Vital Records, page 456.

18.^  Levi [Whitney], s. Abraham and Tabathy, [born] May 16, 1750," according to Weston Vital Records, page 80.

19.^  Levi [Whitney], s. Abraham and Tabitha, bap. May 20, 1750according to Weston Vital Records, page 460.

20.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. Abraham and Tabathy, [born] May 18, 1752," according to Weston Vital Records, page 80.

21.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. Abraham and Tabitha, bap. May 24, 1752," according to Weston Vital Records, page 462.

22.^  "Andrew [Whitney], s. Abraham and Tabitha, bap. Mar. 30, 1754," according to Weston Vital Records, page 463.

23.^  "Lemuel [Whitney], s. Abraham and Tabitha, bap. Aug. 17, 1755," according to Weston Vital Records, page 464.

24.^  "Abigail [Whitney], d. Abraham and Tabitha, bap. July 24, 1757," according to Weston Vital Records, page 466.

25.^  "Abraham [Whitney], s. Abraham and Tabitha, b. w. before last., bap. Oct. 8, 1758," according to Weston Vital Records, page 468.

26.^  "Abraham [Whitney] and Abigail Grafton, [married] Mar. 10, 1780. In Brookline," according to Registry Department of the City of Boston, A Volume of Records Relating to the Early History of Boston, Containing Boston Marriages from 1752 to 1809 (Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill, 1903), p. 445.

27.^  "Tabitha [Whitney], d. Abraham and Tabitha, a. 3w., bap. Feb. 3, 1760," according to Weston Vital Records, page 469.

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