Family:Whitney, Esther (1751-1830)
Esther5 Whitney (David4, Joseph3, John2, Henry1), daughter of David4 and Elizabeth (Hyatt) Whitney, was born 3 Feb 1751, Norwalk, CT,[1] and died 20 Jun 1830, Walton, NY.
She married, 27 Oct 1773, Norwalk, CT, or 28 Oct 1773, New Canaan, CT, Phinehas St. John "both of Norwalk",[2] son of Nathan and Lois (St. John) St. John, by Rev. William Drummond, Congregational. He was born 15 Dec 1748, Norwalk, CT, and died 20 Dec 1832, Walton, NY.
Phoenix says the following:
- They settled in Wilton, Conn., and afterward moved to Walton, N.Y., where they died .... He served in the Revolutionary War.
Children of Phineas and Esther5 (Whitney) St. John:
i. Esther St. John, b. 2 Nov 1774, Wilton, CT; d. 26 Sep 1776, Wilton, CT. ii. Betsey St. John, b. 23 Dec 1776, Wilton, CT; m. William Benedict. iii. Phineas St. John, b. 30 Nov 1778, Wilton, CT; m. Sally Abbott. iv. Nathan St. John, b. 5 May 1781, Wilton, CT; m. Rebecca Arnold. v. Esther St. John, b. 21 Sep 1783, Wilton, CT; d. 10 Oct 1836.
References
- All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 51 and p. 143.
1.^ "Whitney, Esther, d. David & Elizabeth, b. 3 Feb 1754," according to Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:27. This is an apparent error for 1751.
2.^ "Esther [Whitney], m. Phinehas ST. JOHN, 27 Oct 1773, Norwalk LR18:16," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:16. Also "Esther [Whitney], m. Phinehas ST. JOHN, b. of Norwalk, 28 Oct 1773," according to the Index of Connecticut Church Records, New Canaan Church 1:59. Also "Phinehas St. John & Esther Whitney, both of Norwalk, [married] 28 Oct. 1773," according to Bailey, Frederick W., ed., Early Connecticut Marriages, as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800 (1896-1906), New Canaan, 4:25.
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