Family:Whitney, Jacob (1756-1844)

Jacob⁶ Whitney (Abraham⁵, Abraham⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Abraham⁵ and Marcy (Perry) Whitney,^[1] was born 7 Nov 1756, Stow, MA,^[2] and died 12 Oct 1844, Stow, MA, aged 87 years 11 months 5 days.^[3]

He "of Stow" married, 30 Sep 1779, Stow, MA, Esther Walcott "of Bolton",^[4] daughter of Jesse and Rebecca (Conant) Walcott.^[5] She was born 5 Mar 1761, Marlborough, MA,^[6] and died 18 Dec 1837, Stow, MA, aged 77 years.^[7]

He served in the Revolutionary army, in the Bolton, MA, company, under Capt. Sargent. He resided Stow, MA.

Children of Jacob⁶ and Esther (Walcott) Whitney, all born Stow, MA:

i.	Levi7 Whitney, b. 11 Nov 1780;[8] m.(1) Rebecca Warren; m.(2) Deborah Warren; has son Charles in California.
ii.	Keziah Whitney, b. 11 Nov 1782;[9] m. 11 Jul 1812, Stow, MA, Asahel Page;[10] resided New Salem, MA.
iii.	Josiah Whitney, b. 17 Jun 1785;[11] m. Rhoda Jewell.
iv.	Jacob Whitney, b. 8 Oct 1787;[12] m. Maria Goldsmith.
v.	Jesse Whitney, b. 26 Jan 1790;[13] m. Rebecca Newell.
vi.	Abraham Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1794;[14] d. 16 Oct 1815.
vii.	Lydia Whitney, b. 5 Aug 1796;[15] d. 8 Aug 1860, Westford, MA, aged 64 years 3 days, of consumption; m. 26 Mar 1840, Stow, MA,[16] Charles Whitman.
viii.	Isaac Whitney, b. 4 Dec 1798;[17] m. Marcia Jane Barclay.
ix.	Eunice Whitney, b. 8 Nov 1807;[18] d. 2 Aug 1888, Westford, MA, aged 80 years 8 months 25 days, of apoplexy;[19] m. 16 Dec 1828, Stow, MA, Eliakam Hutchins Jr.,[20] of Westford, MA. Children: a. Isaac Whitney Hutchins, b. 3 Nov 1829, Westford, MA, resided Templeton, MA. b. Stephen Eliakim Hutchins, b. 17 Jan 1832, Westford, MA. c. Jacob Newton Hutchins, b. 3 Mar 1833, Westford, MA, resided Lowell, MA. d. Henry Milo Hutchins, b. 9 Jan 1835, resided Billerica, MA. e. Eunice Francenia Hutchins, b. 11 Mar 1841, Westford, MA. f. Albert Walcott Hutchins, b. 27 Nov 1844, Westford, MA. g. Emerson Everett Hutchins, b. 6 Feb 1847, Westford, MA. h. Caroline Maria Hutchins, b. 8 Dec 1851, Westford, MA, m. 3 Sep 1874, Westford, MA, Emory Jay10 Whitney (Roderick B.9, Solomon8, David7, Silas6, David5, Benjamin4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1), of Highgate, VT, resided Littleton, MA.

Census

• 1790, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male over 16, 4 males 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 3 males 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1810, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, and 1 female 26-44; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1830, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 70-79, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 30-39.
• 1840, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 80-89, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 20-29; 4 engaged in agriculture.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 165.

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record.

2.^  "Jacob, s. Abraham and Marcy [Mary P.R.26], Nov. 7, 1756," according to Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911), pp. 101-106.

3.^  "Jacob [Whitney], farmer, old age, [died] Oct. 12, 1844, a. 87y. 11m. 5d. [Dea. Jacob, a. 85, C.R.] [Dea. Jacob, P.R.12] [Jacob, a. 88, P.R.26]," according to Stow Vital Records.

4.^  "Jacob [Whitney] and Easter Walcutt of Bolton, [married] Sept. 30, 1779. [Esther Walcut of Bolton, M.R.] [Easter Walcutt of Bolton, C.R.]," according to Stow Vital Records. Also, "Jacob [Whitney] of Stow and Esther Walcott, [married] Sept. 30, 1779. At Stow," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1910).

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7.^  "Ester [Whitney], d. [?] Jacob, [died] Dec. 18, 1837, a. 77. [Esther Walcott Whitney, w. Dea. Jacob, P.R.12] [Ester, w. Jacob, P.R.26]," according to Stow Vital Records.

8.^  "Levi [Whitney], s. [Dea. P.R.12] Jacob and Ester, [born] Nov. 11, 178[torn, 1780, T.C.]," according to Stow Vital Records.

9.^  "Kezia [Whitney], d. Jacob and Ester, [born] Nov. 11, 178[torn, 1782, T.C.]. (d. Jacob and Easter, C.R.] [Keziah, P.R.12]," according to Stow Vital Records.

10.^  "Keziah [Whitney] and Asahel Page of New Salem [int. New Salam], [married] June 11, 1812. [Kesiah and Asahel Paige [of] Salem, Jan. 11, C.R.]," according to Stow Vital Records.

11.^  "Josiah [Whitney], s. Jacob and Ester [Easther C.R.], [born] June 17, 1785," according to Stow Vital Records.

12.^  "Jacob [Whitney] Jr., s. Jacob and Esther [Easther, C.R.], [born] Oct. 8, 1787," according to Stow Vital Records.

13.^  "Jesse [Whitney] [dup. Jessa], s. Jacob and Easter [dup. Esther], [born] Jan. 26, 1790. [Jesse, s. Jacob and Jemima, C.R.," according to Stow Vital Records.

14.^  "Abraham [Whitney], s. Jacob and Easter [Jemima, C.R.], [born] Jan. 6, 1794," according to Stow Vital Records.

15.^  "Lydia [Whitney], d. Jacob and Easter [Jemima C.R.], [born] Aug. 5, 1796," according to Stow Vital Records.

16.^  "Lydia [Whitney] and Charles Whitman, [married] Mar. 26, 1840," according to Stow Vital Records.

17.^  "Isaac [Whitney], s. Jacob and Easter [Jemima, C.R.], [born] Dec. 4, 1798," according to Stow Vital Records.

18.^  "Eunice [Whitney], d. Jacob and Jemima, bp. ____ 31, 1808. C.R. [b. Nov. 8, 1807, P.R.12]," according to Stow Vital Records. Also, "Eunice, w. Eliakim Hutchins at Stow, Nov. 8, 1801 P.R.25," according to Vital Records of Westford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1915).

19.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 392, page 255.

20.^  "Eunice [Whitney] and Eliakim Hutchins Jr. of Westford, int. Oct. 24, 1828. [Hutchens of Westfon, m. Dec. 6, C.R.]," according to Stow Vital Records. Also, "[Eunice, of Stow, int.] and Eliakim Hutchins [Jr int.], Dec. 16, 1828.P.R.6," according to Westford Vital Records.

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