Family:Whitney, Thomas (1771-1844)

Thomas⁷ Whitney (Phinehas⁶, William⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Phinehas⁶ and Lydia (Bowes) Whitney, was born 19 Mar 1771, Shirley, MA,^[1] and died 14 Jan 1844, Shirley, MA, aged 72 years 9 months 25 days.^[2]

He married, 7 Jul 1799, Shirley, MA, Henrietta Parker,^[3] daughter of James and Sarah (Dickinson) Parker. She was born 3 Jul 1775, Shirley, MA, and died 6 Nov 1864, Shirley, MA, aged 89 years 4 months 3 days, of old age and dropsy.^[4]

He resided Shirley, MA.

Children of Thomas⁷ and Henrietta (Parker) Whitney:

i.	Thomas8 Whitney, b. 17 Apr 1800, Shirley, MA;[5] m. Sally Barrett.
ii.	James P. Whitney, b. 8 Aug 1802, Shirley, MA;[6] m.(1) Lydia B. P. Treadwell; m.(2) Sarah Ann Treadwell.
iii.	George A. Whitney, b. 30 Mar 1809, Shirley, MA;[7] m. Mary D. Hayward.

Census

• 1800, Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA: Thomas Whitney Esq, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 16-25.
• 1810, Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA: Thos Whitney Esq, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 3 males 0-9, and 1 female 26-44.
• 1820, Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA: Thomas Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-25, 2 males 10-15, 2 females over 45, and 1 female 10-15; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Shirley, Worcester Co., MA: Thomas Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 2 males 20-29, and 1 male 15-19, 1 female 50-59, an 1 female 20-29.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Shirley, Worcester Co., MA:

132 150 Henrietta Whitney 75 F - $3200 Mass. Sally " 62 F - " Thomas " 50 M - Farmer $12000 " Charlotte B. " 50 F - " Thomas E. " 24 M - Trader " Geo. Barrett 32 M - " $2000 " Charles " 24 M - " " Jonas Longley Jr. 19 M - Clerk " Bridget Barny 22 F - Ireland

• 1860, Shirley, Worcester Co., MA:

181 170 Thomas Whitney 60 M - Farmer $8000 $700 Massachusetts Sally B. 60 F - " Henrietta 85 F - $5000 " Sally 70 F - " Clarisa Isaacs 68 F - $1000 " George Ahlan 16 M - Farm laborer Mass. Margeret ONeal 18 F - Servant Ireland

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. 270-271.

1.^  "Thomas [Whitney], s. Rev. Phinehas and Lydia, [born] Mar. 19, 1771. [dup. Mar. 21, B.R.]," according to Vital Records of Shirley, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1918).

2.^  "Thomas [Whitney], m., merchant, s. Phinehas and Lydia B., consumption, [died] Jan. 14, 1844, a. 72y. 9m. 25d. [Thomas Esq., G.R.1]," according to Shirley Vital Records. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 9, page 50.

3.^  "Thomas [Whitney] [int. Capt.] and Henriettea [int. Henrietta] Parker, [married] July 7, 1799. [Thomas and Henneritta Parker, B.R.]," according to Shirley Vital Records.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 175, page 167.

5.^  "Thomas [Whitney], s. Thomas and Henrietta, [born] Apr. 17, 1800. [[h. Sally B.] G.R.1]," according to Shirley Vital Records.

6.^  "Phinehas James [Whitney], s. Thomas and Henrietta, [born] Aug. 8, 1802," according to Shirley Vital Records.

7.^  "George Alfred [Whitney], s. Thomas and Henrietta, [born] Mar. 30, 1809," according to Shirley Vital Records.

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