Family:Whitney, David (1746-a1800)
David5 Whitney (Jonathan4, Jonathan3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Jonathan4 and Lydia (Jones) Whitney, was baptized 21 Sep 1746 at Milford, MA.[1]
Marriage intentions were published 2 Feb 1765, Mendon, MA, for him and his first wife Keziah Marshall,[2] daughter of Thomas and Beriah (Grant) Marshall. She was born 2 Mar 1744, Holliston, MA, and died before Dec 1767.
He married secondly, 7 Dec 1767, Deerfield, MA, Rachel Rawson,[3] daughter of Nathaniel and Rachel (Daniels) Rawson. She was born 20 May 1741, Mendon, MA, and died 23 Feb 1805, Conway, MA, aged 63 years.[4]
He was also known as Rev. David Whitney.
David5 and Keziah (Marshall) Whitney had no children.
Children of David5 and Rachel (Rawson) Whitney:
i. Anna Whitney6, b. circa 1768; m. (int. 9 Jul 1788, Conway, MA[5]) 26 Jun 1788, Greenfield, MA, George Dickinson, both "of Conway",[6] b. 27 Aug 1759, Conway, MA, or Somers, CT. ii. Jonathan Whitney, b. 13 Mar 1770, Conway, MA;[7] m. Lucy Washburn. iii. Mercy Whitney, b. 10 Sep 1771, Conway, MA;[8] m. (int. 29 Feb 1796 and again 14 Oct 1796, Conway, MA) Ezra Bond, both "of Conway",[9] son of John and Silence (King) Bond. iv. Lydia Whitney, b. 13 Feb 1773, Conway, MA;[10] d. 18 Apr 1846 at Wauconda, IL; m. "of Conway" (int. 18 Sep 1794, Conway, MA, and 19 Oct 1794, Montague, MA[11]) 4 Nov 1794, Conway, MA, Mark Bangs "of Montague",[12] b. 10 Sep 1771, Hardwick, MA, d. 5 Nov 1847, Wauconda, IL. v. Rachel Whitney, b. 1 Apr 1775, Conway, MA;[13] d. between Mar 1784 and Apr 1784, Conway, MA, aged 9 years.[14] vi. Rubie Whitney, b. 31 Mar 1776, Conway, MA; d. 12 Aug 1800, Conway, MA;[15] m. (int. 14 Oct 1798, Conway, MA), Calvin Bartlett,[16] b. 29 May 1770, Conway, MA, d. 28 Apr 1853, Conway, MA. vii. Prudence Whitney, b. 12 Mar 1778, Conway, MA;[17] d. 11 May 1796, Conway, MA, aged 18, of consumption.[18] viii. Polly Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1779, Conway, MA;[19] d. 2 Sep 1811; m. (int. 22 Oct 1800, Conway, MA) Abel DeWolf, both "of Conway",[20] son of Elisha and Lydia (Moore) DeWolf, b. 7 Jul 1778, Lyme, CT, d. 26 Mar 1825, NY. ix. Zelinda Whitney, b. 9 Dec 1781, Conway, MA;[21] m. ----- Andrews. x. David Whitney, b. 19 Apr 1785, Conway, MA;[22] d. 17 Dec 1787, Conway, MA, aged 2 years 6 months.[23] xi. Ruth Whitney, b. 26 Sep 1788,[24] or 26 Sep 1789, Conway, MA.[25]
Census
- 1771, Conway, MA (tax list): David Whitney
- 1790, Conway, Hampshire Co., MA: David Whitney, 3 males over 16 and 7 females.
- 1800, Conway, Hampshire Co., MA: David Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 16-25, and 3 females 0-9.
- 1810: not found.
Refereneces
1.^ "David [Whitney], s. of Johnathan and Lydia, bp. Sept. 21, 1746. C.R.," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Milford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1917).
2.^ "David [Whitney] and Kezia Marshall, int. Feb. 2, 1765," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Mendon, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1920).
3.^ "David [Whitney] and Rachel Rawson, [married] Sept. 7, 1767," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Deerfield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1920).
4.^ "_____ [Whitney], w. David, [died] Feb. 23, 1805, a. 63. [consumption, C.R.]," according to Vital Records of Conway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1943).
5.^ "DICKENSON, George and Anna Whitney, both of C., int. [July 9], 1788," according to Conway Vital Records.
6.^ "Anna [Whitne] and George Dickinson, [married] June 26, 1788," according to Vital Records of Greenfield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1915).
7.^ "Jonathan [Whitney], ch. David and Rachel, [born] Mar. 13, 1770," according to Conway Vital Records.
8.^ "Mercy [Whitney], ch. David and Rachel, [born] Sept. 10, 1771," according to Conway Vital Records.
9.^ "BOND, Ezra and Mercy Whitney, both [of] C., int. Oct. 14, 1796," according to Conway Vital Records.
10.^ "Lydia [Whitney], ch. David and Rachel, [born] Feb. 13, 1773," according to Conway Vital Records.
11.^ "Lydia [Whitney], of Conway, and Mark Bangs of M., int. Oct. 19, 1794," according to Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1934).
12.^ "BANGS, Mark [int. Marks] of Montague and Lydia Whitney of C., [married] Sept. 18 [sic. int. ent. Sept. 18 and pub. Nov. 4] 1794," according to Conway Vital Records.
13.^ "Rachel [Whitney], ch. David and Rachel, [born] Apr. 1, 1775," according to Conway Vital Records.
14.^ "Rachel [Whitney], d. David, _____ [died] [rec. between Mar. 29 and Apr. ___] 1784, a. 9, in C.," according to Conway Vital Records.
15.^ "Rubie [Whitney], d. David and Rachel, [born] Mar. 31, 1776 [dup. Rubies, d. David and Rachel, Mar. 3, 1776]," according to Conway Vital Records.
16.^ "BARTLETT, Calvin and Ruby Whitney, both of C., int. Oct. 14, 1798," according to Conway Vital Records.
17.^ "Prudence [Whitney], ch. David and Rachel, [born] Mar. 12, 1778," according to Conway Vital Records.
18.^ "Prudence [Whitney], d. David, consumtion, [died] May 11, 1796, a. 18," according to Conway Vital Records.
19.^ "Polly [Whitney], ch. David and Rachel, [born] Nov. 22, 1779," according to Conway Vital Records.
20.^ "DeWOLF (DWolf), Abel and Polly Whitney, both of C., int. Oct. 22, 1800," according to Conway Vital Records.
21.^ "Zelinda [Whitney], ch. David and Rachel, [born] Dec. 9, 1781," according to Conway Vital Records.
22.^ "David [Whitney] [dup. Jr.], ch. David and Rachel, [born] Apr. 19, 1785," according to Conway Vital Records.
23.^ "David [Whitney], s. David, [died] Dec. 17, 1787, a. 2y. 6m., in C.," according to Conway Vital Records.
24.^ "Ruth [Whitney], ch. David and Rachel, [born] Sept. 26, 1788.," according to Conway Vital Records.
25.^ "Ruth [Whitney], ch. David and Rachel, [born] Sept. 26, 1789. [This entry directly follows the preceding entry in the family group]," according to Conway Vital Records.
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- Missing from 1810 Census
- Illinois
- Lake County, Illinois
- Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts