Family:Whitney, Sarah (1749-1817)
Sarah5 Whitney (Daniel4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, John1), daughter of Daniel4 and Thankful (Allen) Whitney, was born 9 Sep 1749, Shrewsbury, MA,[1] and died Jun 1817, Shrewsbury, MA.[2]
She "of Shrewsbury" married, 17 Dec 1769, Shrewsbury, MA, Nathan Bannister "of Brookfield",[3] son of Joseph and Mary (Hinds) Bannister. He was born on 5 Jul 1746, Brookfield, MA, and died Aug 1825, Shrewsbury, MA.[4]
Pierce says the following:[5]
- SARAH [WHITNEY], b. Sept. 9, 1749; m. Dec. 17, 1769, Nathan BANNISTER, of Brookfield and Shrewsbury. He was the s. of Joseph, of Brookfield, and res. in the s.w. part of the now Boylston, on the farm that was previously her father, WHITNEY's, where he d. Aug., 1825, ae. 78. His wife d. June 1817; ae.68. Ch.: Joseph, b. Oct. 18, 1770; m. Elizabeth STONE, and d. in N.J.; Thankful, b. Mar. 28, 1773; m. Thos. HARLOW; Nathan, b. Jan. 7, 1775 m. Sarah CHAMPNEY; rem. to Southboro; Daniel, b. Feb 13, 1777; m. Anna DRURY; rem. to Gardner; Sarah, b. Nov. 20, 1778; m. Annah HARLOW; Seth, b. Nov. 3, 1780; m. Mary HASTINGS; John, b. Sept. 23, 1783; m. Lucy HOWE; Luke, b. Mar. 18, 1786; d. 1802; Mary, b. Sept. 29, 1788; m. Nathan R. TILTON; Emery, b. Sept. 29, 1791; m. Lucy DRURY and Melinda DRURY.
Children of Nathan and Sarah5 (Whitney) Bannister:
i. Joseph Bannister, b. 18 Oct 1770, Brookfield, MA; d. 1817, NJ; m. Elizabeth Stone. ii. Thankfull Bannister, b. 28 Mar 1773, Brookfield, MA; m. 1798, Boylston, MA, Thomas Harlow. iii. Nathan Bannister, b. 7 Jan 1775, Brookfield, MA; d. 5 Sep 1846, Southborough, MA; m. 12 Apr 1801, Southborough, MA, Sarah Champney. iv. Daniel Bannister, b. 13 Feb 1777, Shrewsbury, MA; m. 2 Jul 1798, Shrewsbury, MA, Anna Drury. v. Sarah Bannister, b. 20 Nov 1778, Shrewsbury, MA; d. 14 Sep 1841, Shrewsbury, MA; m. 1799, Boylston, MA, Arunah Harlow. vi. Seth Bannister, b. 3 Nov 1780, Shrewsbury, MA; m. Mary Hastings (d. 20 Jan 1831, aged 45 years, Boylston, MA).[6] vii. John Bannister, b. 23 Sep 1783, Shrewsbury, MA; d. 5 May 1822, Shrewsbury, MA; m. 1802, Shrewsbury, MA, Lucy Howe. viii. Luke Bannister, b. 16 Mar 1786, Boylston, MA; 9 Feb 1801, Shrewsbury, MA, aged 14 years 11 months, buried Boylston, MA.[7] ix. Polly Bannister, b. 2 Sep 1788, Boylston, MA; m. Nathan R. Tilton. She was also known as Mary. x. Emory Bannister, b. 29 Sep 1791, Boylston, MA; m.(1) 1821, Shrewsbury, MA, Lucy Drury; m.(2) 1835, Shrewsbury, MA, Miranda Drury.
References
1.^ "Sarah [Whitney], d. Daniel and Thankfull, [born] Sept. 9, 1749," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).
2.^ "Mrs. Sarah (Whitney) [Bannister], [died] Jun 19, 1817, 68 y., wife of Nathan," according to her gravestone at Boylston, MA.
3.^ "Sarah [Whitney] and Nathan Banister of Brookfield, [married] Dec. 17, 1769," according to Shrewsbury Vital Records. Also, "Sarah [Whitney] of Shrewsbury and Nathan Bannister, [married] Dec. 17, 1769. In Shrewsbury," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Brookfield, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).
4.^ "Mr. (Corporal) Nathan [Bannister], [died] Aug 28, 1825, 78y, Rev. War soldier from Shrewsbury," according to his gravestone at Boylston, MA.
5.^ Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: 1895), p. 56.
6.^ "Mrs. Polly (Hastings) [Bannister], [died] Jan 20, 1831, 45y, wife of Capt. Seth," according to her gravestone at Boylston, MA.
7.^ "Mr. Luke [Bannister], [died] Feb 9, 1801, 14y, 11mo, son of Nathan and Sarah," according to his gravestone at Boylston, MA.
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