Family:Whitney, John Smith (1768-a1810)
John Smith6 Whitney (Thomas5, Thomas4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), son of Thomas5 and Ann (Gould) Whitney, was born 4 Dec 1768, Shrewsbury, MA,[1] was baptized 12 Mar 1769, Westborough, MA,[2] and died "in the west".
He "of Westboro" married, 24 Feb 1794, Shrewsbury, MA, or 25 Feb 1794, Grafton, MA, Susanna Knowlton, "of Shrewsbury",[3] daughter of William and Hannah (Hastings) Knowlton, and sister of Judge Knowlton, of Massachusetts. She was born 15 Jan 1775, Templeton, MA, and died 23 Aug 1847, aged 72. Possibly she was the "widow Susannah Whitney" who married, 27 Dec 1827, Dana, MA, Barnabus Rich of Enfield.[4] Barnabas Rich's wife was 50-59 in the 1830 census of Dana, MA, which agrees with her age.
He resided Westborough, Shrewsbury, and Petersham, MA.
He bought land in New Salem in 1802, and sold it in 1802 through 1805.[5]
Children of John Smith6 and Susanna (Knowlton) Whitney:
i. William Knowlton7 Whitney, b. 5 Apr 1795, Westborough, MA;[6] m.(1) Deborah Woodward; m.(2) Mary Ann Billings. ii. Artemas Hammond Whitney, b. 14 Jan 1797, Shrewsbury, MA;[7] m.(1) Nabby Skinner; m.(2) Caroline M. Alden. iii. Joseph Hastings Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1799, Shrewsbury, MA;[8] m. Lucy Green. iv. John Flint Whitney, b. 12 May 1808; m. Sophia Bulkley. v. George Washington Whitney, b. ca. Oct 1809, Petersham, MA; m. Prudence Stone.
Census
- 1790: not found.
- 1800, Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA: John Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, and 1 female 26-44.
- 1810, Petersham, Worcester Co., MA: John S. Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 0-9, and 1 female 26-44.
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. 193.
1.^ "John Smith [Whitney], s. Thomas and Ann, [born] Dec. 4, 1768," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).
2.^ "John Smith [Whitney], s. Thomas and Anne, [baptized] March 12, 1769. C.R.," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).
3.^ "John Smith [Whitney] of Westboro and Susanna Knowlton of Shrewsbury, [married] Feb. 25, 1794," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Grafton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, MA: The Systematic History Fund, 1906). Also, "John Smith [Whitney] of Westboro' and Susanna Knowlton, [married] Feb. 25, 1794. In Grafton," according to Shrewsbury Vital Records. Also, "John Smith [Whitney] and Susanna Knowlton of Shrewsbury, [married] Feb. 25, 1794. In Grafton," according to Westborough Vital Records.
4.^ "Susannah [Whitney], (wid. int.), and Barnabus Rich of Enfield, [married] Dec. 27, 1827," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Dana, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1925)|.
5.^ "John S. [Whitney], grantee, 1802. FD," and "John S. [Whitney], grantor, 1802-1805. FD," according to Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1927).
6.^ "William Knowlton [Whitney], s. John Smith and Susanna, [born] Apr. 5, 1795. At Westborough," according to Shrewsbury Vital Records.
7.^ "Artemas Hammond [Whitney], s. John Smith and Susanna, [born] Jan. 14, 1797," according to Shrewsbury Vital Records.
8.^ "Joseph Hastings [Whitney], s. John Smith and Susanna, [born] Feb. 25, 1799," according to Shrewsbury Vital Records.
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