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WHEELOCK, CALVIN WHITE 6 (Dea. Adam,5 Calvin,4 Silas,8 Benjamin,2 Rev.
Ralph 1), b. in Mendon, Dec. 1, 1812; mr.'s maiden name Eliza Robbins ;
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merchant; m. Mary A. Leland, dr. of Lemuel and Clarissa (Perry) Leland, b. in Holl., Oct. 29, 1813; cer. in Holl., July 4, 1833, by Rev. Mr. Damon. Their chn. : -
THEODORE BAINBRIDGE, b. Feb. 11, 1835; m. Eva T. Jennings, Fredonia, N.Y., Oct. 7, 1857.
CLARISSA JANE, b. March 14, 1838; m. Charles C. P. Hastings, Nov. 23, 1863. CHARLES HENRY, b. July 14, 1840; killed, battle Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. MARY LOUISA, b. May 29, 1843; m. George Marsh of Mendon, June 23, 1862. EMMA JOSEPHINE, b. April 26, 1851; d. April 26, 1870.
LEMUEL LELAND, b. Dec. 19, 1853.
The hus. and fr. d. in Mendon, Aug. 14, 1856. Mrs. Mary, his wid., has res. several yrs. in Mil. Centre, making a pleasant home for her unm. son Lem- uel L., who is a very skilful, executive, reliable, and successful mason. I have heard only good of this family from first to last.
WHEELOCK, EDWIN MORTON 7 (Francis E.,6 Nathan,5 Calvin,4 Silas,3 Benja- min,2 Rev. Ralph1), b. Mendon, Dec. 2, 1839; mr.'s maiden name Sarah Howe; m. Madora A. Wales, dr. of Thomas J. and Lucy M. (Fairbanks) Wales, b. Mil., June 5, 1844; cer. June 24, 1868, by Rev. George S. Ball. No chn. An intelligent, worthy, and reputable pair. They have res. mostly, if not wholly, in Mil. since mge. ; as Mrs. Madora always has. Mr. Wheelock is an executive and trustworthy clerk and salesman. He has been in the employ, as such, of H. L. Patrick at Hopedale for several recent yrs., and the family res. is now here.
I omit further research in gathering the data which relate to the Wheelocks who have transiently dwelt among us, deeming it excusable to leave some interesting facts concerning them untold.
WHIPPLE. A few transient sojourners of this name have dwelt among us at different periods, mostly in the remote past. These I will not attempt to call up for notice. But in recent times several families have had their homes in and near Hopedale. These are all descendants of Samuel Whipple and wf. Mary, whose home was Providence, R.I., in the days of Roger Williams. Sam- uel Whipple, jun., emigrated, about the yr. 1705, to Poquetannock, Ct., after- wards Groton, where he purchased 1,000 acs. of land, and set. his family. He then had a wf. Elizabeth, and chn., Daniel, Samuel, Zechariah, Zephaniah, Nathan, and Hope Alice. That Samuel is said to have been a very enterprising man, establishing iron-works and other mills on Poquetannock River, clearing up farms, and making homes for his posterity. The numerous Whipples in Groton, Ledyard, and the general vicinity of New London, descended from his loins. Our Hopedale Whipples all came from Groton and Ledyard, Ct., and sprang from this stock.
WHIPPLE, JONATHAN, Jun.7 (Jonathan,6 Noah,5 Samuel,4 Zechariah,3 Sam- uel,2 Samuel1), b. Ledyard, Ct., April 3, 1821, and wf. Lucy, b. Ledyard, Ct., Nov. 24, 1820, a twin child of Noah and Content Whipple, came to Hopedale Jan. 23, 1854, and were admitted members of our Community in 1855. They had with them here 3 chn., all b. in Ledyard; viz., Content, b. June 27, 1844; Zerah Colburn, Sept. 1, 1849; Laura Bridgman, April 9, 1852. The fr. was a machinist, the mr. a worthy woman, and the chn. all intelligently good. They left Hopedale Nov. 10, 1856. Content and Zerah lived to marry, but have since died. The parents now res. in Mystic, Ct. WHIPPLE, JOHN, and
WHIPPLE, JEDUTHAN, bros., machinists, formerly res. a few yrs. at Hopedale.
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Their pedigree runs thus, they being of gen. 6: Samuel,5 Noah,4 Zecha- riah,3 Samuel,2 Samuel.1 John was twice m., after he left Hopedale, with- out issue. He d. in Providence, R.I., 2 or 3 yrs. since. Of Jeduthan I have no present knowledge.
WHIPPLE, HEPSIE 7 (Noah,6 Samuel,5 Noah,4 Zechariah,3 Samuel,2 Samuel1), m. Nathan Chapman. They res. several yrs. at Hopedale, but now res. in Nantucket. See Chapman.
WHIPPLE, HANNAH7 (Jabez, 6 Samuel,5 Noah, 4 Zechariah,8 Samuel,2 Samuel 1), m. Dudley B. Chapman. They res. in Hopedale, and she d. here. See Chapman.
WHIPPLE, MARY, sister of Hannah, same lineage, m. Ichabod Davis, dwelt many yrs. in Hopedale, and d. here. See Davis.
WHIPPLE, NANCY, sister of Hannah and Mary, m. William R. Lewers, lived in Hopedale several yrs., and now res. here in invalid widowhood. See Lewers.
WHIPPLE, AMOS 7 (Noah,6 Samuel,5 Noah,4 Zechariah,3 Samuel,2 Samuel 1), b. Aug. 12, 1819; m. Sally Whipple, dr. of his uncle Jabez and wf. Sarah, birth-date and that of mge. not given. Their chn. :-
SARAH JANE, b. Ledyard, Ct., May 30, 1842; m. A. J. Spofford. See Spofford. PAMELIA MARIA, b. Mystic, Ct., 1846; m. Eben Norton Moody, March 19, 1870; res. Dedham.
The parents have res. in Hopedale many yrs. The hus.'s infirmities have devolved family cares and responsibilities largely on Mrs. Sally. She is a woman of remarkable moral excellence, economical judgment, and executive ability. She managed the Hopedale boarding-house for quite a long period with good success, and only retired from her arduous duties when at length compelled by broken-down health. She has been a head-centre of dependence and beneficent usefulness to her immediate family, to numerous relatives, and to many needy strangers.
WHIPPLE, CYRUS FIELD 7 (Noah,6 Samuel,5 Noah,4 Zechariah,8 Samuel,2 Samuel.1), b. March 5, 1825; m., 1st, Delight Whipple, his cousin, a dr. of Samuel and Harriet (Cushman) Whipple, b. Ledyard, Ct., April 29, 1824; cer. Ledyard, Ct., April 5, 1846, by Rev. Zephaniah Watrous. Issue : - CYRUS EVIN, b. Oct. 14, 1847; m. Susan Sheldon, June 17, 1870.
DELIGHT MALVINA, b. Sept. 21, 1850; name changed to Estelle Heywood; d. Oct. 15, 1871.
HEPSIE, b. Oct. 14, 1852; name changed to ADA CHAPMAN; m. Augustus S. Trowbridge, Sept. 11, 1873.
WYLIE ALLISON, b. Feb. 18, 1855.
NETTIE, b. Feb. 3, 1859.
Mrs. Delight having d., the hus., after some yrs., m., 2d, Louisa Harriet Rich, dr. of Joseph O. and Harriet (Clark) Rich of Haddam, Ct .; cer. in Led- yard, Ct., Feb. 23, 1871, by Rev. Charles Cutting. Issue : -
STELLA LOUISE, b. Feb. 20, 1874.
JENNIE MAY, b. Aug., 1875.
Mr. Whipple is an ingenious stone-cutter, and an executive jobber in various kinds of labor. He has res. much in Hopedale and vicinity, but has recently removed, I think, to some part of Ct., where more promising opportunities for business have attracted him.
All these Whipples belong to a branch of the general family, long asso- ciated with a peculiar religious people called "Rogerene Quakers." This people
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inhabited a neighborhood mostly included in Groton and Ledyard, Ct. They maintained a strong protest against many popular customs in chi. and state, and, for a considerable period in their early history, were subjected to bitter persecution. They were especially scrupulous against chattel slavery, war, the use of intoxicating beverages, etc. They strictly educated their children accord- ingly; and, though now their descendants are scattered abroad, most of them adliere devotedly to the principles of their ancestors on these points.
WHITE, THOMAS,1 was a distinguished citizen of Weymouth, as long ago as 1637. He was an original immigrant from Eng.
WHITE, Capt. JOSEPH,2 son of the preceding, was among the colonists that set. Quinshipaug Plantation, Mendon.
WHITE, THOMAS,3 son of Capt. Joseph, was a man of official distinction, and a large landholder in Mendon. His lands extended over Neck Hill to Mill River, and still farther into our territory. He built a corn-mill, at an early period (1718), a short distance above now Spindleville. He m., 1st, Mehet- abel -; and their chn., as recorded in Mendon, were, -
MEHETABEL, b. Jan. 22, 1689; m. Benjamin Darling, June 11, 1708.
THOMAS, b. April 15, 1691; m. Margaret -
THANKFUL, b. Aug. 3, 1693; untraced.
JOSEPH, b. Aug. 28, 1695 ; m. Abigail Skinner, Oxford, April 15, 1718.
JOHN, b. March 12, 1698; m. Sarah Cheney, April 28, 1720.
SAMUEL, b. Sept. 21, 1700; untraced.
EBENEZER, b. Feb. 4, 1704; owned land on our territory, but sold it.
Mrs. Mehetabel d. Dec. 24, 1704; and the hus. m., 2d, Mary -, whose chn. were, -
DANIEL, b. June 18, 1708; untraced, but prob. lived here once.
MARY, b. Nov. 29, 1711; untraced.
The death-date of Thomas 3 would seem to be indicated by the probate of his will, which took place in 1744.
WHITE, THOMAS 4 (Thomas,3 Joseph,2 Thomas 1), b. April 15, 1691; m. Mar- garet -; nothing more ascertained as to her pedigree, birth-date, or the mge. cer. Issue : ---
DINAH, b. Dec. 19, 1713; m. Samuel Leland, Holl., Dec, 30, 1736.
MEHETABEL, b. Dec. 16, 1716; d. young.
MEHETABEL, b. Nov. 20, 1718; untraced.
THOMAS, b. April 6, 1721; m. Priscilla Bishop, July 27, 1748.
ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 14, 1723; m. Salmon Wheat, N. Y. State, Jan. 13, 1757. MARGARET, b. April 18, 1726; untraced.
JOSEPH, b. June 2, 1729; m. Anna Coleson, Medway, Sept. 26, 1751.
SUSANNA, b. Sept. 19, 1732; untraced.
The death-date of these parents not ascertained. If I correctly understand recorded data, Thomas 4 inherited his fr.'s corn-mill on Mill River, and consid- erable land adjacent thereto; and I think he must have dwelt on the abandoned home-site called the "White place," and perhaps his son Thomas 6 after him.
WHITE, EBENEZER,4 son of Thomas,3 was endowed by his fr. with a hand-
some farm on both sides of Mill River, but mostly east of it. This farm he sold to the first Jolin Chapin, in 1736, - known afterwards as Dea. Jolin. I suppose this Ebenezer to have then just commenced married life; but who his wf. was, or whether they had any chn., I have not ascertained. I think, after selling out to Chapin, he must have emigrated to some other locality.
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WHITE, JOHN,4 son of Thomas,3 inherited land in our Centre, which he sold to John Binney, in 1730. It was estimated at 52 acres. He m. Sarah Cheney, and dwelt for some time within our limits. Who this Sarah Cheney was, or whether they had any chn., or what became of the family, I have not learned.
WHITE, THOMAS 5 (Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Joseph,2 Thomas1), b. April 6, 1721; In. Priscilla Bishop ; cer. July 27, 1748, by Rev. A. Frost. They had 4 chn. bap. in our Precinct by Rev. Mr. Frost; viz., -
JONATHAN, June 4, 1749.
TIMOTHY, April 21, 1751.
MEHETABEL, April 8, 1753.
MARY, April 20, 1755.
The family no further traced. They prob. emigrated.
WHITE, PHILIP, and wf. Rachel, pedigrees untraced, had 2 chn. bap. here by Mr. Frost; viz., -
JOHN GREEN, April 22, 1753.
ANNA, April 20, 1755.
WHITE, DANIEL, was a citizen here down to 1795; but I cannot give his ped- igree or family record.
WHITE, JOHN GREEN, above mentioned, son of Philip and Rachel, wf. Jeru- sha, with 6 chn., came from Mendon, and took up their residence, as tenants of Adams Chapin, April 15, 1792. The names of their chu., without birth- dates, were, GARDNER, ARTEMAS, SALLY, THAYER, WAITEE, and JOHN. They were warned out of town, but remained long enough to have 3 more chn. b .; viz., PHILIP, March 9, 1793; HENRY, Jan. 18, 1795; d. July 16, 1819; and LYDIA, April 2, 1798. Family no further traced.
WHITE, SMITH, and wf. Prudence ( Taft), pedigrees untraced, were m. Jan. 17, 1778, and set. in town, on the Eld. John Chapin place, later known as the Ezekiel White place, on now Greene St., in 1804. They are said to have come from Mendon. The deed from Eld. Chapin to White is dated Feb. 6, 1804. It conveyed to White the homestead, 128 acres, 7 acres wood- land on North Hill, and half a meeting-house pew, all for $2,800. This is the same estate, with some enlargements, that was conveyed by Ebenezer White to Dea. John Chapin, Eld. John's fr., Jan. 24, 1736. Mendon records credit Smith and Prudence (Taft) White with the following-named chn. :-- PETER, b. March 26, 1782; m. Sally Stoddard, Jan., 1806.
CHLOE, b. Oct. 4, 1784; untraced.
HOPEY, b. April 9, 1787; untraced.
SYLVIA, b. Nov. 24, 1789; m. Ariel Thayer, Mendon, 1808.
PRUDENCE, b. April 30, 1792; m. Nathaniel Bennett, Aug. 6, 1820.
LEONARD, b. March 1, 1794; m., 1st, Diana -; 2d, Maria Darling.
EZEKIEL, b. Dec. 1, 1796; m. Sarah Johnson, Feb. 9, 1831; no. chn .; he d. Sept. 6, 1836.
I am somewhat mystified about the marriages of Smith White; as I find that he had two, if not three, wives in succession. I took for granted, from Mendon records, that his 1st wf., Prudence (Taft), was the mother of all his chn. But it is possible that Eunice (Albee), his 2d wf., may have been the mother of one or more of them. I have not found the death-date of Mrs. Pru- dence (Taft) White and so cannot determine this matter of motherhood. Mrs. Eunice d. July 10, 1813. I see that the hus. was published Nov. 1, 1813, to a Mrs. Mary Cleaveland of Mendon; but have not ascertained whether or not the
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intended mge. was consummated. Mr. W. deeded his homestead to his youngest son, Ezekiel, March 16, 1821; and he d. April 18, 1823.
I knew. Peter White, the eldest son, and some of his family. His son in Upton encouraged me to hope that he would call, and post me up on his father's family record, but, for some reason, did not. His father lived more or less of his days in Mil., and perhaps d. here. Leonard White, another son, lived and d. either within or near our borders in Bell. I knew him, but not enough of his family to make definite statements. His 2 wives, several chn., and himself, have passed away. I think he left one or two sons who still survive. Ezekiel left no chn. Having had neither the requisite assistance from family relatives, nor convenient opportunity for research, I cannot be more minute.
The Whites are quite ubiquitous ; and many have dwelt and are dwelling in town, who, if they had sent me in their family records, would have received respectful notice on these pages. One only has done so, and with him I close : -
WHITE, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, son of William Augustus and Emeline F. (Field) White, b. Foxboro', Oct. 2, 1844; expressman; m. Elizabeth Nelson, dr. of Otis T. and Hannah H. (Taft) Nelson, b. Mil., Feb. 11, 1849; cer. Hopedale, Oct. 2, 1871, by the writer. Issue :-
LILLIAN NELSON, b. Mil., July 21, 1872.
HENRY OTIS, b. Aug. 11, 1875.
A worthy and promising young family.
Whites in directories omitted for want of time and space.
WHITNEY. The Whitneys, though not among our very oldest inhabitants, came in early from Holl., and set. on our eastern, or rather north-eastern, border. With the aid of Savage, Bond, Barry, and Morse, in addition to origi- nal documents and records, I have traced the lineage of our Whitneys to the original immigrants, and can give a tolerably accurate statement of their de- scent. In doing so I have been obliged to clear up some obscurities, and correct certain errors which had got into print. The original immigrants were English, and comprised a family of seven. These were John Whitney, his wife Elinor, and their sons John, Richard, Nathaniel, Thomas, and Jonathan. The fr. was 35 yrs. of age, the mr. 30, John 11, Richard 9, Nathaniel 8, Thomas 6, and Jona. 1. They sailed from London in April, 1635, landed in Boston, and set. at Watertown. There another son, Benjamin, was born. The fr. was made a freeman, and soon became a prominent citizen, honored with various official trusts. From this family all, or nearly all, the Whitneys of this country have descended. They are very numerous and wide-spread.
Jonathan, the fifth son of John and Elinor, m. at Wat., Oct. 30, 1656, Lydia, only dr. of Lewis Jones. Their chn. were Lydia, Jonathan, Anna, John, Josiah, Elinor, James, Isaac, Joseph, Abigail, and Benjamin. Jonathan, jun., b. Oct. 20, 1659, is said to have m. Sarah, dr. of Shadrach Hapgood. But none of the genealogists give the date of this marriage, and there is some con- fusion in respect to the names and births of his chn. He is said to have had seven in Wat., and one in Sherborn, near Chestnut Brook, now Holl., but to have d. in Concord, - his will being proved in 1735. I at first took for granted that this Jonathan, who was of Sherborn but d. in Concord, must be in the direct line of our Mil. Whitneys. But I at length became convinced that this could not be, for the conclusive reason, that his son Jonathan was not old enough by some 20 yrs. to be the father of the chn. known to be those of Jonathan and Su- sanna Whitney. All the probabilities are, that the Jonathan of Holliston, hus-
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band of Susanna, father of our Jonathan, Elias, etc., was the son of Benjamin, an early settler in Sherborn. No explicit records exist to prove this, but many concurrent circumstances. This Benjamin was the youngest son of Jonathan, the 5th son of John and Elinor, the original immigrants. This makes the best linked lineage of our first Whitneys that the case admits of, and I shall assume it to be correct. I commence my tabulations with that Jonathan and Susanna Whitney whose homestead was on Chestnut Brook in the edge of Medway now, formerly Holliston, originally Sherborn, about a mile and a half eastward from Bear Hill; being the same farm some years ago owned and occupied by Jona- than Pond.
WHITNEY, JONATHAN 4 (Benjamin,8 Jonathan,2 John 1), b. prob. about 1680; m. Susanna (maiden name and parentage not found), b. prob. about 1681 or 1682. Their marriage prob. took place about 1700 or 1701 (no particulars found). I see that Barry and Morse include among their chn. two not mentioned in the father's will of 1753; viz., Jesse and Hannah. There must be some mistake about this, as no records appear to warrant their assumption that there were such chn. in the family. I suspect these gen- ealogists to have taken the said Jesse and Hannah for chn. when only gd .- chn. Though not certain of this, I have concluded to omit their names from the list of chn., who were, -
SUSANNA, b. Jan. 20, 1702-3; m. Gershom Eames, Holl.
JONATHAN, b. Oct. 17, 1704; set. in now Mil., and m. Lydia Jones, dr. of Eld. John.
KEZIAH, b. July 31, 1706; m. Abraham Jones, son of Eld. John.
DOROTHY, b. Aug. 28, 1708; m. Ebenezer Hunt of Holl., next. Mil., and finally Paxton.
MARY, b. May 28, 1710; m. Joseph Jones, another son of Eld. John.
LYDIA, b. March 3, 1712; m. Isaac Hill of Holl.
ELIAS, b. Nov. 14, 1716; set. ultimately in Bear-hill district.
MEHETABEL, b. Dec. 27, 1719; m. David Cutler, who set. in now Mil.
GEORGE, b. Aug. 12, 1721; m. Sarah Cozzens, Holl .; had 4 chn., and d. be- fore his fr.
I get no report of any other chn. The fr. d. prob. toward the close of 1753. He made his will Feb 2 of that yr., provided judiciously for his family, and appointed his wf. Susanna, with his eldest son Jonathan, co-executors. It was proved in Middlesex Co., Feb. 11, 1754. He owned some meadow-lands, etc., in now Milford.
WHITNEY, JONATHAN 5 (Jonathan,4 Benjamin,3 Jonathan,2 John1), b. in now Med., as above, Oct. 17, 1704; located in the north-easterly part of now Mil., near Deer Brook, on what was long known as the Whitney place; and m. Lydia, dr. of John and Sarah Jones, Jan. 26, 1727. Their chn. were, -
SUSANNA, b. Feb. 12, 1728; m., 1st, Isaac Tenney; and, 2d, Noah Wiswall.
JONATIIAN, b. Oct. 18, 1729; d. young, only 1 day old.
JESSE, b. Nov. 24, 1730; set., lived, and d. on the homestead.
LYDIA, b. Nov. 18, 1732; m. Samuel Bowker of Hop.
JONATHAN, b. July 26, 1734; m. Esther Parkhurst.
SARAII, b. not found; m. Wales Cheney, son of William, jun., Mil.
RUTH, bap. April 11, 1742. Found on the baptismal record; prob. d. young. DAVID, bap. Sept. 21, 1746.
The fr. came into possession of his first landed est. by purchase from an
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earlier owner, whose name I have not ascertained. To this he subsequently added, at different times, parcels of common laid out to him by Mendon pro- prietors adjacent to him, amounting in all to over 60 acres. Being located close to Holl. and Hop., he had land in three towns. He seems to have become quite a prominent and trusted citizen, an influential member of the church, and a stanchi coadjutor of his father-in-law, Eld. John Jones, in establishing the new Precinct. He was nominated in the wills of his father and father-in-law as co- executor, and, as things turned, had almost the entire responsibility of settling their estates. But he soon followed them through the gate of death; for they both d. in 1753, and he in 1755 or 1756. He left no will, and his est. was set. according to law.
I noticed in the Probate Registry that his real est. was divided by five com- missioners appointed by the court, whose report bore date April 6, 1756. They were William Torrey, Habijah French, Jasper Daniels, James Sumner, and Josiah Chapin, active contemporary townsmen of that day. His widow and the several heirs subscribed their written assent to the division, and so it went into satisfactory effect. His wid. d., date not found.
WHITNEY, ELIAS 5 (Jonathan,4 Benjamin,3 Jonathan,2 John 1), b. in Holl., Nov. 14, 1716; m., 1st, Elizabeth Mellen; cer. Feb. 6, 1745-6, by Rev. Joshua Prentice. He seems to have res. 1st in Holl., near the eastern boundary of our Easterly Precinct, or perhaps temporarily within its limits; for he had his son Elias bap. by Mr. Frost, July 1, 1750. But he was at Framingham, June 12, 1764, when James Hayward deeded him the homestead, now his gt. gd .- son's, our present Elias Whitney. If I do not misunderstand my documentary data, he m., 2d, Elizabeth Boyden, June 26, 1774; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. His chin. were by his first wife, and most, if not all, of them, b. in Holl. I have seen on record only the following: -
ABIGAIL,, b. March 19, 1747; no further traced.
ELIAS, b. June 15, 1750; set. finally on the family homestead, Bear-hill dis- trict.
AMRILLEN, b. June 1, 1753; no further traced.
JONATHAN, b. Jan. 25, 1760; killed in the Revolutionary war.
The fr. d. July 29, 1810, a. 93 yrs. 9 mos. The date of his 2d wf.'s death not found. For auglit that appears to the contrary, he, his wives, and the chn. were of reputable standing in the plain, old-fashioned society of their times.
WHITNEY, ELIAS € (Elias,5 Jonathan,4 Benjamin,3 Jonathan,2 John1), bap.
by Rev. A. Frost, July 1, 1750; m. Lucy Barnes of Hingham, b. the same yr. with himself; cer. April 10, 1772, by Rev. Ebenezer Gay. Their chn. were, -
ABIGAIL, b. March 6, 1773; m. Barnard Boyden, 1798.
MELLEN, b. Dec. 9, 1774; m. Jane Richardson.
REBECCA, b. Jaffrey, N.H., Dec. 14, 1776; m. Amos Howard (Hayward), Bear- hill district.
LYDIA, b. Jaffrey, N.H., April 12, 1779; m. Abijah Clark, 1798; soon d.
JONATHAN, b. Jaffrey, N.H., May 9, 1781; m. Lavina Coombs; set. on the family homestead.
LABAN, b. Jaffrey, N.H., Oct. 24, 1783; m. Olive Green.
LUCY, b. Sterling, Mass., Jan. 6, 1786; m. John Wood; set. in Vt.
BETSEY b. Sterling, Mass., Sept. 15, 1788; d. May 31, 1811.
HANNAH & (twins), b. Sterling, Mass., Sept. 15, 1788; d. Sept. 11, 1805.
ANNA, b. Sterling, Mass., Jan. 13, 1792; m., 1st, Charles Barnes; 2d, Alex. Cheney.
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ELIAS, b. Mil., Feb. 4, 1795; d. Jan. 4, 1797.
These parents, after sundry removals, set. on the paternal homestead. Said to be worthy heads of a worthy family. He was so strictly conscientious, that, when the pension-law had passed, favoring with pensions the surviving Revo- lutionary soldiers, and his papers were all made out by Pearley Hunt, Esq., making perfectly valid his claim, on hearing them read over, and finding he had got to swear that he was a needy applicant, he squarely refused to make oath, or to have his pension on such terms; declaring that he was not thus needy, but had lived, and could live, without the pension. He was told that others, much richer than himself, made 110 scruple of swearing that they needed the proffered pension; but, though in really moderate circumstances, he per- sistently stuck to his scruples. His wf. d. Oct. 15, 1818; he d. May 22, 1828, in lıis 79tlı yr.
WHITNEY, JESSE6 (Jonathan,5 Jonathan,4 Benjamin,3 Jonathan,2 John 1),
of Deerbrook district, b. Nov. 24, 1730; m., 1st, Mary Cheney, dr. of Wil- liam, jun., and Joanna, Sept. 22, 1757; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. He inher- ited a conspicuous portion of his fr.'s homestead, whereon he lived and d. He had there, -
OLIVE, b. Feb. 9, 1758; prob. lived and d. unm.
SUSANNA, b. July 12, 1759; d. April 6, 1760.
RHODA, b. Oct. 8, 1760; m. William Hayden, Hop., Dec. 7, 1779.
HACHALIAH, b. April 5, 1762; lived and d. in Mil. ; twice m.
LUCY (twins), b, July 17, 1764; m. Joseph Chamberlain, Hop., April 6, 1786.
RUTH
b. July 17, 1764; d. July 31, 1765.
ASA, b. Sept. 4, 1766; d. Oct. 7, 1768.
ANNA, b. July 13, 1770; m. William Abbey, Nov. 27, 1791.
Mrs. Mary (Cheney's) death-date not found. The hus. m., 2d, wid. Ruth Wight, 1779, who d. 1785. He m., 3d, Abigail Rawson of Upton, dr. of Wil- son Rawson, prob. in July, 1794. His intentions of mge. entered July 5, 1794, in which he is styled "Lieut." His will bears date April 17, 1810. He names therein wf. Abigail, son Hachaliah, gd. son Levi Whitney, and drs. Olive Whit- ney, Rhoda Hayden, Lucy Chamberlain, and Anna Abbey ; Lieut. David Stearns made executor. His death-date not found, and his wid.'s deatlı-date not found. Civil and social standing good.
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