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"Original schedules for about half of the towns in the state survive and are in the State Archives..."
The Whitneys were found in the following locations: Acton, Ashburnham, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chesterfield, Concord, Conway, Dedham, Fitchburg, Gorham, ME, Groton, Harvard, Holliston, Lancaster, Lexington, Littleton, Medford, Mendon, Montague, New Salem, Pepperell, Petersham, Princeton, Roxbury, Sherburne, Shutesbury, Stow, Sudbury, Templeton, Topsham, ME, Townsend, Waltham, Ware, Westborough, Westford, Weston, Winchendon, and Worcester. Most notably, Watertown the list for Watertown apparently no longer survives.
Bettye Hobbs Pruit, The Massachusetts Tax Valuation List of 1771. 1998. 960pp. #1839. $125.00. Picton Press, P.O. Box 250, Rockport, ME 04856.
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1. Name
2. Town
3. Polls Ratable
4. Polls Not Ratable
5. House & Shop
6. Annual Worth of Real Estate
7. Horses
8. Oxen
9. Cattle
10. Goats/Sheep
11. Swine
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12. Acres of Pasture
13. Cows Accommodated by Pasture
14. Acres of Tillage
15. Bushels Per Year Grain
16. Barrels Per Year Cider
17. Acres of Mowing Land
18. Tons Per Year Hay
19. Acres of Fresh Meadow
20. Tons Per Year Hay
21. Other
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Transcriber's note: There were categories upon which which the households could be taxed (such as acres of salt meadow), but almost none of these Whitney individuals owned any such property in those categories, so I omitted those columns. When only one or two individuals were recorded owning such property, I have put a notation in column 21 under "Other".
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A
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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| Whitney, Aaron
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Harvard
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1
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--
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2
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£10-19s
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2
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6
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7
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3
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--
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16
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8
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6
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100
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20
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8
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4
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10
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11
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--
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| Whitney, Aaron
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Templeton
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--
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--
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--
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£2
|
--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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11
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5
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--
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--
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--
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--
|
--
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--
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--
|
--
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| Whitney, Aaron
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Gorham, ME
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1
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--
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--
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£0-3s-6d
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--
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2
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1
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--
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3
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--
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--
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1
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15
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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| Whitney, Abel
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Gorham, ME
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1
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--
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--
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--
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1
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--
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1
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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| Whitney, Abner
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Groton
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1
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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1
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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| Whitney, Abraham
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Stow
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1
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--
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1
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£8
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1
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--
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4
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4
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1
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10
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5
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4
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50
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7
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3
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2
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6
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5
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£57-6s-8d money at interest
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| Whitney, Amos
|
Gorham, ME
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2
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--
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1
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£15-5s-10d
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1
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2
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5
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15
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4
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11
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5
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5
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45
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--
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20
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20
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--
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--
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--
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B
| 1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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| Whitney, Benjamin
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Topsham, ME
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--
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2
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--
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--
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--
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--
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1
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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nonresident, poor
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C
| 1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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D
| 1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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| Whitney, Daniel
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Sherburne
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1
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--
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1
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£5-10s-0d
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1
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2
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7
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--
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3
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16
|
5
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4
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80
|
--
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8
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3
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12
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6
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--
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| Whitney, Daniel
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Westford
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1
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--
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1
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£6-13s-4d
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4
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--
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2
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--
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1
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7
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4
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3
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14
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140
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1
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1
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6
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6
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1 barn
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| Whitney, David
|
Ashburnham
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--
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--
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--
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£0-15s-0d
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--
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--
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--
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--
|
--
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3
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2
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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nonresident, of Harvard
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| Whitney, David
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Harvard
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1
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--
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1
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£7-8s-3d
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1
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2
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4
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5
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7
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5
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5
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3
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70
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5
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3
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3
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7.5
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7
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--
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| Whitney, David
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Conway
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1
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--
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1
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£2
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--
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--
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1
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--
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2
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1
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1
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3
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12
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--
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6
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4
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--
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--
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1 mill
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| Whitney, David
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Gorham, ME
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1
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--
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--
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--
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1
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--
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--
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--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
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E
| 1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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| Whitney, Eben'r.
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Gorham, ME
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1
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
|
--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
|
--
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| Whitney, Ebenezer
|
Medford
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1
|
--
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1
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£1-15s-0d
|
--
|
--
|
--
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--
|
--
|
--
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--
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1/4
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4
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--
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--
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--
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--
|
--
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--
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| Whitney, Eli
|
Westborough
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1
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--
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1
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£5
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1
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3
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4
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3
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2
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10
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4
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3
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50
|
8
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3
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3
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7
|
8
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1 shop adjoining
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| Whitney, Elijah
|
Roxbury
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1
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--
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1
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£1-5s-0d
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2
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--
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2
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--
|
--
|
--
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--
|
--
|
--
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--
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2
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1.5
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--
|
--
|
--
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| Whitney, Elisha
|
Brookline
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1
|
--
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1
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£4
|
--
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--
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--
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--
|
--
|
--
|
--
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--
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--
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--
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--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
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| Whitney, Ephraim
|
Montague
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1
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--
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1
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£0-10s-0d
|
--
|
--
|
1
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5
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
5
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25
|
--
|
--
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--
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--
|
--
|
--
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| Whitney, Ezra
|
Montague
|
1
|
--
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1
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£2-10s-0d
|
1
|
--
|
1
|
3
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
8
|
57
|
12
|
3
|
3
|
--
|
--
|
--
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G
| 1
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2
|
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
|
18
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19
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20
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21
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I
| 1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
|
17
|
18
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19
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20
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21
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| Whitney, Isaac
|
Boston
|
1
|
--
|
--
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--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
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| Whitney, Isaac
|
Acton
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
| Whitney, Isaac
|
Holliston
|
1
|
--
|
1
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£2-6s-8d
|
--
|
2
|
11
|
4
|
--
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
30
|
5
|
1
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1/2
|
9
|
5
|
--
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| Whitney, Isaac
|
Roxbury
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
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| Whitney, Isaac
|
Gorham, ME
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2
|
--
|
--
|
£2-11s-8d
|
--
|
--
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
18
|
--
|
6
|
2
|
--
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--
|
--
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| Whitney, Isaac
|
Gorham, ME
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1
|
--
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--
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--
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--
|
--
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--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
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| Whitney, Isaiah
|
Harvard
|
1
|
--
|
1
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£13-2s-1d
|
1
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2
|
5
|
8
|
2
|
10
|
8
|
5
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120
|
10
|
6
|
8
|
10
|
12
|
--
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J
| 1
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2
|
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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| Whitney, Jacob
|
Roxbury
|
1
|
--
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1
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£3-10s-0d
|
1
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--
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2
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1
|
2
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4
|
2
|
1
|
20
|
--
|
4
|
2
|
--
|
--
|
1 tanhouse, £2 merchandise
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| Whittney, Jacob
|
Dedham
|
--
|
4
|
--
|
£1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
1.5
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nonresident, from Roxbury
|
| Whitney, Jesse
|
Holliston
|
--
|
--
|
--
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16s-8d
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
2
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
3
|
1
|
1
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1
|
--
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| Whitney, Jesse
|
Mendon
|
1
|
--
|
1
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£3
|
1
|
--
|
2
|
--
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2
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
35
|
15
|
4
|
1.5
|
2
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2
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1 tanhouse (etc.)
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| Whitney, John
|
Cambridge
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
1
|
1
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nonresident
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| Whitney, John
|
Waltham
|
--
|
--
|
--
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£1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
9
|
2
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
nonresident
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| Whitney, John
|
Ashburnham
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
12s-0d
|
--
|
--
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
2
|
15
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
2
|
2
|
--
|
| Whitney, John
|
Gorham, ME
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
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| Whitney, Jon'a
|
Lancaster
|
1
|
--
|
1
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£10-10s-0d
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
--
|
2
|
12
|
5
|
5
|
100
|
25
|
13
|
[ ]
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[ ]
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[ ]
|
1 tanhouse (etc.)
|
| Whitney, Jonas
|
Harvard
|
2
|
--
|
1
|
£6-6s-0d
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
2
|
5
|
3
|
7
|
80
|
--
|
2
|
1.5
|
6
|
6
|
--
|
| Whitney, Jonas
|
Roxbury
|
1
|
--
|
1
|
£1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
2
|
20
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
| Whitney, Joseph
|
Waltham
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
£1-10s
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
3
|
3
|
nonresident
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| Whitney, Joseph
|
Princeton
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
| Whitney, Joseph
|
Shutesbury
|
1
|
--
|
1
|
£3-6s-8d
|
--
|
2
|
2
|
11
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
30
|
--
|
7
|
3
|
--
|
--
|
1 ironworks, etc.
|
| Whitney, Joseph
|
Gorham, ME
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
£6-1s
|
--
|
--
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
18
|
18
|
9
|
9
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
| Witney, Joseph
|
Pepperell
|
2
|
--
|
1
|
£1-10s
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
8
|
3
|
8
|
4
|
6
|
50
|
4
|
8
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
--
|
| Whitney, Josiah
|
Lexington
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
15s
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
3
|
3
|
nonresident
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| Whitney, Josiah
|
Harvard
|
2
|
--
|
1
|
£9-17s-9d
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
2
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
100
|
3
|
6
|
4
|
10
|
10
|
--
|
L
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
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10
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11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
| Whitney, Levy
|
Townsend
|
1
|
--
|
1.5
|
£5-10s
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
7
|
2
|
16
|
8
|
11
|
110
|
--
|
8
|
5
|
7
|
4
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--
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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| Whitney, Moses
|
Littleton
|
--
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1
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1
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£2
|
--
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--
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1
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--
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--
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--
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£300 at interest
|
| Whitney, Moses
|
Templeton
|
1
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--
|
1
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£5-10s
|
1
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--
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4
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8
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2
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10
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5
|
2
|
30
|
--
|
15
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12
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--
|
--
|
--
|
| Whitney, Moses
|
Chesterfield
|
1
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--
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--
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--
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| Whitney, Moses
|
New Salem
|
1
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--
|
1
|
£4-10s
|
1
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2
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
--
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--
|
4
|
30
|
7
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3
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1
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7
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2
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--
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| Whitney, Moses
|
Gorham, ME
|
1
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--
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--
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18
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19
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20
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21
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| Whitney, Na'th
|
Westborough
|
--
|
1
|
1
|
£5
|
1
|
1
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4
|
3
|
1
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10
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--
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3
|
50
|
8
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3
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3
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7
|
6
|
--
|
| Whitney, Nathan
|
Conway
|
1
|
--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
|
--
|
--
|
| Whitney, Nathan
|
Gorham, ME
|
--
|
1
|
--
|
£5-12s-2d
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
3
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4
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3
|
3
|
27
|
--
|
10
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7
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20
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21
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P
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7
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
|
21
|
R
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2
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3
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4
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13
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15
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16
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17
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18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
| Whitney, Sam'l
|
Waltham
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
£1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
17
|
3
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
3
|
2
|
nonresident
|
| Whitney, Sam'll
|
Concord
|
1
|
--
|
1
|
£8-6s-8d
|
--
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
20
|
4
|
2
|
50
|
--
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
5
|
1 warehouse,
2 sevants for life,
£150 merchandise
|
| Whitney, Samuel
|
Lancaster
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
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--
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--
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--
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--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
| Whitteny, Samuel
|
Westborough
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
£2
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
10
|
3
|
--
|
--
|
2
|
2
|
nonresident,
from Grafton
|
| Whitney, Silas
|
Winchendon
|
2
|
--
|
--
|
[ ]
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--
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
30
|
--
|
10
|
10
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
| Whitney, Simon
|
Harvard
|
2
|
--
|
1
|
£10-18s-5d
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
11
|
2
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
100
|
11
|
8
|
4
|
12
|
12
|
--
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4
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12
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13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
| Whitney, Thomas
|
Westborough
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
£1-10s
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
7
|
3
|
--
|
--
|
--
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--
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--
|
6
|
3
|
nonresident, from Shrewsbury
|
| Whitney, Timothy
|
Petersham
|
3
|
--
|
1
|
£3-10s
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
12
|
2
|
20
|
13
|
6
|
90
|
10
|
19
|
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|
--
|
--
|
--
|
W
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2
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3
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4
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9
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10
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11
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12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
| Whitney, William
|
Lancaster
|
2
|
--
|
1
|
£14
|
2
|
4
|
9
|
--
|
--
|
4
|
3
|
10
|
160
|
15
|
6
|
6
|
10
|
8
|
£20 at interest
|
Z
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
| Whitney, Zebulon
|
Gorham, ME
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
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--
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--
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| Whitney, -----
|
Waltham
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
£1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
5
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
nonresident
|
| Whitney, -----, widow
|
Boston
|
--
|
--
|
1
|
£8
|
--
|
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