Family:Whitney, Peter (1772-1826)

Peter⁶ Whitney (Jonas⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Jonas⁵ and Zebudah (Davis) Whitney,^[1] was born 17 Aug 1772, Harvard, MA, and died 10 Oct 1826, Gray, ME, aged 54 years (g.s.).

Intentions of marriage were published 15 Sep 1797, Southborough, MA, for him and Joanna Newhall "of Leominster". He "of Southborough" married, 3 Oct 1797, Leominster, MA, Joanna Newhall, daughter of Michael and Joanna (Collins) Newhall. She was born 7 Sep 1775, Bolton, MA, and died 2 May 1841, Gray, ME.

He was also known as Dr. Peter Whitney. According to Pierce, Peter "went to Maine".

Children of Dr. Peter⁶ and Joanna (Newhall) Whitney:

i.	Aura7 Whitney, b. 6 Feb 1798, Leominster, MA; d. 17 Apr 1836.
ii.	Cynthia Whitney, b. 9 Feb 1800, Gray, ME.
iii.	Cephas Whitney, b. 19 Feb 1802, Gray, ME; d. before 30 Jun 1826, aged 24 years.
iv.	Amos Newhall Whitney, b. 26 Nov 1805, Gray, ME; m. 23 Feb 1843, St. Michael, Barbados, Dorothy Franklin, daughter of William Jonathan and Mary (Clarke) Franklin. She was bapt. 3 Oct 1816, St. James, Barbados.

Census

• 1800, Gray, Cumberland Co., ME: Peter "Witney", 1 male 16-25, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1810, Gray, Cumberland Co., ME: Peter Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 male 16-26, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 16-26, 2 females 10-16, 1 female under 10.

References

• Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 81.

• Harvard VR

• Southborough VR

• Leominster VR

• Gray, ME, VR

• IGI Extraction

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