Family:Whitney, Samuel (1715-b1807)
Samuel5 Whitney (Benjamin4, Joseph3, John2, John1), son of Benjamin4 and Elizabeth (Fiske) Whitney, was born 22 Nov 1715, Watertown, MA,[1] and died between 13 Dec 1805 and 8 Oct 1807.
He married firstly, 1 Mar 1742/3, Watertown, MA, Mary Clark, "both of Watertown".[2] She died 17 Aug 1763, Watertown, MA.[3]
He married secondly, 15 Jan 1765, Watertown, MA, Lydia Prentice "both of Watertown",[4] daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Cook) Prentice. She was born 11 Mar 1737, Watertown, MA, and died 8 May 1805, Watertown, MA.[5]
Meetinghouse seating, 15 Jun 1741: Mr. Samll Whitney, front 2nd seat.[6]
Meetinghouse seating, 10 Jun 1748: Samll Whitney, fore seat in the long gallery.[7]
On 6 Jun 1756, Watertown, MA, Mary Whitney, owned the covenant.[8]
He was admr. of his wife's estate in 1765.[9]
He left a will dated 13 Dec 1805 at Watertown, MA; of Watertown; brother Benjamin Whitney; sister Elizabeth Child; children of brother Benjamin Whitney; children of sister Elizabeth Child; Joseph Whitney, 2nd, son of Jonathan Whitney, late of Watertown, deceased; Peter Harrington; Nathaniel R. Whitney, executor; witnesses, Peter Warren, Miles Bright, and Saml. Barnes.
On 8 Oct 1807, Watertown, MA, his will was lodged for probate. His will was proved 10 Oct 1807, Watertown, MA, and Nathaniel R. Whitney was appointed executor of the estate of Samuel Whitney, late of Watertown, deceased, and posted bond, with John Fowle and Peter Warren, both of Watertown, as sureties.
On 5 Feb 1808, Watertown, MA, his inventory was taken by Leonard Bond, Francis Bright, and Nathll. Bright.
Samuel5 and Mary (Clark) Whitney had no children.
Samuel5 and Lydia (Prentice) Whitney had no children.
Census
- 1790, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA: Saml Whitney, 1 male over 16, 1 male 0-15, and 4 females.
- 1800, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA: Samuel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 10-15, and 2 females over 45.
References
1.^ "Samuel Whitney, s. Benjamin & Elizabeth, b. 22 Nov 1715," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Third Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, to the End of 1737. Also Plan and Register of Burials in Arlington Street Burying Ground (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1900), volume 2, page 57.
2.^ "Saml. Whitney, & Mary Clark, b. of Watertown, m. 1 Mar 1742/3," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, from 1738 to 1822 (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, c1903), volume 3, page 114.
3.^ "Mary Whitney, wf. of Samuel Whitney, d. 17 Aug 1763," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 148.
4.^ "Samuel Whitney & Lydia Prentice, b. of Watertown, m. 15 Jan 1765," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 151.
5.^ Scott Andrew Bartley, "Watertown, Massachusetts, Marriages, Deaths, and Other Events, 1797-1837," Archive:NEHGR, Volume 165''NEHGR'' 165 (2011), 204.
6.^ "Meetinghouse seating, 15 Jun 1741: Mr. Samll Whitney, front 2nd seat," according to Watertown Records, Comprising East Congregational and Precinct Affairs, 1697 to 1737. Also, Record Book of the Pastors, 1686-1819 (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1906), volume 4, pages 91-92.
7.^ "Meetinghouse seating, 10 Jun 1748: Samll Whitney, fore seat in the long gallery," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 93.
8.^ "6 Jun 1756, Mary Whitney, o. c.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 157.
9.^ Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 73.
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