Family:Whitney, Asa (1742-a1800)
Asa5 Whitney (Enoch4, Ebenezer3, Richard2, John1), son of Enoch4 and Thankful (Parke) Whitney, was born 10 Jul 1742, Preston, CT,[1] baptized 7 Jul 1743, Preston, CT,[2] and died -- Jun 1776, Cornwall, CT[3] (see notes below).
He "of New Preston" married, 17 Dec 1772, New Milford, CT, Abigail Brownson "of Cornwall",[4] by Rev. Hezekiah Goold. She may have died 31 Aug 1781, Cornwall, CT[5] (see notes below).
Children of Asa5 and Abigail (Brownson) Whitney:
i. Rebecca Smith6 Whitney, b. 8 Oct 1773, Cornwall, CT.[6] ii. Benjamin Whitney, b. 29 Jul 1776, Cornwall, CT.[7]
Notes
Notice is taken of an Asa Whitney who died -- Jun 1776, Cornwall, CT, and an Abigail Whitney who died 31 Jul 1781, Cornwall, CT. They seem likely to be this couple.
References
1.^ "Asa [Whitney], s. Enoch & Thankful, b. 10 Jul 1742," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Preston 2:19.
2.^ "Asa [Whitney], s. Amos, bp. 7 Jul 1743," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Preston 7:63. Also, "Sam[ue]ll, John, Asa, Hannah, Susanna & Rosanna [Whitney], children of Enoch, bp. 7 Jul 1743," according to the Index of Connecticut Church Records, Griswold First Congregational Church 1:74.
3.^ "Asa [Whitney], d. [ ] Jun 1776," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Cornwall LR3:11.
4.^ "Asa [Whitney], of New Preston, m. Abigail BROWNSON, of Cornwall, 17 Dec 1772, by Rev. Hezekiah GOOLD," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, New Milford LR10:17.
5.^ "Abigail [Whitney], d. 31 Jul 1781," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Cornwall LR:18.
6.^ "Rebecca Smith [Whitney], d. Asa & Abigail, b. 8 Oct 1773," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Cornwall 2:13.
7.^ "Benjamin [Whitney], s. Asa & Abigail, b. 29 Jul 1776," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Cornwall LR3:12.
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