Family:Whitney, Richard (1752-1835)
Richard6 Whitney (Richard5, Richard4, Richard3, Richard2, John1), son of Richard5 and Mary (Perry) Whitney, was born 2 Feb 1752[/3], Harvard, MA,[1] and died 28 Sep 1835, Harvard, MA, aged 82 years 7 months.[2]
He married, 15 Dec 1772, Harvard, MA, Mercy Willard,[3] daughter of Joseph, Jr., and Elisabeth (Hapgood) Willard. She was born 16 Feb 1755, Harvard, MA, and died 15 Aug 1835, Harvard, MA, aged 81 years 6 months.[4]
He was born in Harvard where he always resided. 19 Apr 1775, he was in Capt. Fairbanks company from Harvard in the provincial regiment of foot of alarm men in Colonel Whitcomb's regiment which marched to Cambridge. In Jul 1777, he was in reinforcements sent from Harvard to assist Gen. Benjamin Lincoln who was then harassing the rear of the invading army. During 1777 he served in the companies of Capt. Hezekiah Whitney and Capt. Hills from Harvard. In Aug and Sep 1778, he was in Capt. Sawyer's company that took part in the operations in Rhode Island. In 1799 and 1800 he was selectman; resided Harvard, MA.
Children of Richard6 and Mercy (Willard) Whitney:
i. Betsey Willard7 Whitney, b. 5 Jun 1774, Harvard, MA;[5] m. 28 Jun 1796, Harvard, MA, Phineas Barnard.[6] ii. Polly Whitney, b. 16 Mar 1777, Harvard, MA;[7] apparently died young. iii. Levi Whitney, b. 16 Apr 1781, Harvard, MA;[8] d. 15 Apr 1784, Harvard, MA, aged 4 years.[9] Pierce alleges that he married Sarah Davis, but that apparently was Levi6 Whitney, born 30 Aug 1786, Harvard, MA (q.v.). iv. Polly Whitney, b. 15 Apr 1789, Harvard, MA;[10] m. 21 Aug 1810, Harvard, MA, Thomas Houghton "3d".[11]
Census
- 1790, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Richard Whitney Junr, 1 male over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 2 females.
- 1800, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Richard Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 10-15.
- 1810, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Richard Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 female 26-45.
- 1820, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Richard Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 10-15; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Richard Whitney, 1 male 70-79, 1 female 70-70, and 1 female 20-29.
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), pp. 180-181.
1.^ "Richard [Whitney], s. of Richard and Mary, [born] Feb. 2, 1752," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).
2.^ "Richard [Whitney], [died] Sept. 28, 1835, a. 82 y. 7 m. Revolutionary soldier. G.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.
3.^ "Richard [Whitney] Jr. and Mercy Willard, [married] Dec. 15, 1772," according to Harvard Vital Records.
4.^ "Mercy [Whitney], w. of Richard, [born] Aug. 15, 1836, a. 81 y. 6 m. G.R.1.)," according to Harvard Vital Records.
5.^ "Betsey Willard [Whitney], d. of Richard (Jr. C.R.1.) and Mercy, [born] June 5, 1774," according to Harvard Vital Records.
6.^ "Betsy W. [Whitney] (Eliza Willard, C.R.I) and Phineas Barnard, [married] June 28, 1796," according to Harvard Vital Records.
7.^ "Polley [Whitney], d. of Richard and Mercy, [born] Mar. 16, 1777," according to Harvard Vital Records.
8.^ "Levi [Whitney], s. of Richard Jr. and Mercy, [born] Apr. 26, 1781," according to Harvard Vital Records.
9.^ "----- [Whitney], s. of Richard Jr., [died] Apr. 5, 1784, a. 4 y. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.
10.^ "Polley [Whitney], d. of Richard Jr. and Mercy, [born] Feb. 15, 1789," according to Harvard Vital Records.
11.^ "Polly [Whitney] and Thomas Houghton 3d, [married] Aug. 21, 1810," according to Harvard Vital Records.
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