Family:Whitney, Matthias (1744-c1820)
Matthias5 Whitney (Nathan4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Nathan4 and Lydia (Young) Whitney, was born 8 Mar 1743, Biddeford, ME,[1] or 12 Mar 1744, Biddeford, ME,[2], was baptized 8 Apr 1744, Biddeford, ME,[3] and died circa 1820.
He married, say 1773, Abigail -----. She was born in 1750.
He lived in 1761 at Mount Desert, ME. He appeared on the census of 1790 at Addison, ME; 1 male 16+, 5 males 0-15, 4 females.
Children of Matthias5 and Abigail (-----) Whitney:
i. | (child)6 Whitney; b. circa 1774; d. after 1790. |
ii. | Hannah Whitney; b. say 1776; d. between 1810 and 1819; m. Feb 1801, Columbia, ME, William Gray,[4] as his first wife. |
iii. | Matthias Whitney; b. say 1779; his estate was probated 27 Jul 1840 at Maine; heirs were Lydia Gray, Anna True, and Henry True. He apparently never married. |
iv. | (child) Whitney; b. 1781; d. after 1810. |
v. | (child) Whitney; b. say 1783; d. between 1790 and 1799. |
vi. | Susanna Whitney; b. say 1785; d. between 1802 and 1840; "of Columbia" m. (int. 29 May 1802, Columbia, ME[5]) 29 May 1802, Machias, ME, Edward Bennett "of Machias".[6] |
vii. | (child) Whitney; b. say 1787; d. between 1790 and 1799. |
viii. | Samuel Whitney; b. 17 Dec 1790, Columbia, Maine; d. 1838; "of Jonesboro" m. 1822-1823, Columbia, ME, Sally Leighton "of Addison".[7] |
ix. | Lydia Whitney; b. circa 1794; d. between 1840 and 1849; m. William Gray, as his second wife. |
x. | Anna Whitney; b. 1796; d. 1857; m. 30 Jul 1829, Boston, MA, Henry True,[8] as his second wife. |
Census
- 1790: Plantation W. of Machias, Washington Co., ME: Matthias Whitney, 1 male over 16, 5 males 0-15, and 4 females.
- 1800, Harrington, Washington Co., ME: Matthias Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-25, 1 female over 45, and 2 females 0-9.
- 1810, Addison, Washington Co., ME: Whitney, Mathias, 1 male over 45.
- 1820, Jonesborough, Washington Co., ME: Mathias Whitney, 2 males 18-25, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15. This was his son Matthias, Jr.
- 1820, Jonesborough, Washington Co., ME: Samuel Whitney, 1 male 26-44. This was his son Samuel.
- 1830, Addison, Washington Co., ME: Matthais Whitney, 1 male 50-59. This was his son Matthias.
- 1830, Addison, Washington Co., ME: Samuel Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4. This was his son Samuel.
- 1840, son Samuel not found.
References
1.^ "Matthias [Whitney], s. of Nathan and Lydia, b. Mar. 8, 1743," according to Beatty, John D., ed., Vital Records of Biddeford, Prior to 1856; Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 28 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1998), p. 39.
2.^ "Matthias [Whitney], d.[sic] of Nathan and Lydia, b. Mar. 12, 1744," according to Beatty, John D., ed., Vital Records of Biddeford, Prior to 1856; Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 28 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1998), p. 43.
3.^ "Matthias [Whitney], s. of Nathan and Lydda, bap. Apr. 8, 1744," according to Beatty, John D., ed., Vital Records of Biddeford, Prior to 1856; Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 28 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1998), p. 58.
4.^ "Whitney Hannah and William Gray mar previous to 4-20-1802," according to Columbia, Maine, Vital Records.
5.^ "Whitney Susannah and Edward Bennett int 5-29-1802, mar yr previous to 4-30-1803," according to Columbia, Maine, Vital Records.
6.^ "Susanna [Whitney], of Columbia and Edward Bennit, of Machias, [married] 29 May 1802," according to Jackman, Beulah G., Earliest records of Machias, Maine (1767-1837) (Concord, NH: Published by Beulah G. Jackman, [1937?]).
7.^ "Whitney, Samuel of Jonesboro and Sally Leighton of Addison mar yr previous to 4-30-1823," according to Columbia, Maine, Vital Records.
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