Family:Whitney, Abraham (1710-1784)
Abraham4 Whitney (Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1), son of Isaiah3 and Sarah (Woodward)(Eddy) Whitney, was baptized 19 Feb 1710, Lexington, MA,[1] and died 19 May 1784, Harvard, MA, aged 75 years;[2] or died 22 May 1784, Harvard, MA.
Marriage intentions for Abraham and Sarah5 Whitney were published 18 Jan 1737/8, Lancaster, MA, both "of Harvard".[3] He married, 20 Apr 1738, Harvard, MA, Sarah5 Whitney "of Harvard",[4] daughter of John4 and Elizabeth (Barnard) Whitney. She was born 2 Oct 1716, Stow, MA, and died 4 Jul 1799, Harvard, MA, aged 82 or 83 years.[5]
Pierce says the following:[6]
- Abraham WHITNEY's farm was directly north of Elijah's and was, like his, chiefly from the James ATHERTON estate. Abraham WHITNEY senior bought lands here of Joseph KENT in 1743, and built on the opposite side of the highway from the house now owned by Thomas MONGOVIN, where traces of his dwelling can be seen. The house, now the home of Cephas BOWERS, was built by Abraham WHITNEY, Jr., in Revolutionary days.
- In seating the meeting house in Harvard in 1766, Abraham WHITNEY was given the second seat below.
Children of Abraham4 and Sarah5 (Whitney) Whitney:
i. Elizabeth5 Whitney, b. 22 Mar 1739, Harvard, MA;[7] d. 11 Aug 1739, Harvard, MA, aged about 4 months.[8] ii. Sarah Whitney, b. 16 May 1740, Harvard, MA;[9] m. Samuel Wetherbee. iii. Elizabeth Whitney, b. 25 Apr 1742, Harvard, MA;[10] d. 20 Jan 1830, Harvard, MA, aged 88 years, unmarried.[11] iv. Mercy Whitney, b. 16 Sep 1744, Harvard, MA;[12] bapt. 23 Sep 1744, Harvard, MA;[13] m. Elijah Houghton. v. John Whitney, b. 3 Oct 1746, Harvard, MA;[14] m. Sarah Atherton. vi. Abraham Whitney, b. 20 Dec 1748, Harvard, MA;[15] m. Rebecca Dudley. vii. Isaiah Whitney, b. 6 Oct 1751, Harvard, MA;[16] d. 8 Sep 1755, Harvard, MA, aged about 4 years.[17] viii. Elijah Whitney, b. 15 Feb 1754, Harvard, MA;[18] m. Sarah Stearns. ix. Isaiah Whitney Jr., b. circa 1756, Lancaster, MA; m. Mary Wheeler. x. Anna Whitney, b. 2 May 1760, Harvard, MA;[19] m. Oliver Mead.
Census
- 1771, Harvard, MA (tax list): Abraham Whitney
- 1790, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Sarah Whitney, 2 females.
References
1.^ "Abraham [Whitney], bp. Feb. 19, 1710," according to Lexington, Massachusetts. Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths to January 1, 1898 (Boston, MA: Wright and Potter, 1898).
2.^ "Abraham [Whitney], [died] May 19, 1784, a. 75 y. (May 22, 1784. C.R.1.)," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).
3.^ "Sarah [Whetney] and Abraham Whitney, b. of Harvard, int. Jan. 18, 1737. T.R.1," according to Henry S. Nourse, ed., The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs, of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850 (Lancaster, MA: 1890), p. 28.
4.^ "Abraham [Whitney] and Sarah Whitney, [married] Apr. 20, 1738. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.
5.^ "Sarah [Whitney], wid. of Abraham, [died] July 4, 1800, a. 83 y. (July 4, 1800, a. 82 y. G.R.1.)," according to Harvard Vital Records.
6.^ Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 54.
7.^ "Elizabeth [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Sarah, [born] Mar. 22, 1739," according to Harvard Vital Records.
8.^ "Elizabeth [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Sarah, [died] Aug. 11, 1739. (a. abt. 4 m. C.R.1.)," according to Harvard Vital Records.
9.^ "Sarah [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Sarah, [born] May 16, 1740," according to Harvard Vital Records.
10.^ "Elizabeth [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Sarah, [born] Apr. 25, 1742," according to Harvard Vital Records.
11.^ "Elizabeth [Whitney], Miss, [died] Jan. 20, 1830, a. 88 y. C.R. 2," according to Harvard Vital Records.
12.^ "Mary [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Sarah, [born] Sept. 16, 1744," according to Harvard Vital Records.
13.^ "Mercy [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Sarah, bp. Sept. 23, 1744. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.
14.^ "John [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Sarah, [born] Oct. 3, 1746," according to Harvard Vital Records.
15.^ "Abraham [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Sarah, [born] Dec. 20, 1748," according to Harvard Vital Records.
16.^ "Isaiah [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Sarah, [born] Oct. 6, 1751," according to Harvard Vital Records.
17.^ "Isaiah, s. of Abr[aha]m, Sept. 8, 1755, a. abt. 4 y. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.
18.^ "Elijah [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Sarah, [born] Feb. 15, 1754," according to Harvard Vital Records.
19.^ "Ann [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Sarah, [born] May 2, 1760," according to Harvard Vital Records.
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