Family:Whitney, Mary (1731-1805)

Mary⁵ Whitney (Daniel⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), daughter of Daniel⁴ and Dorothy (Tainter) Whitney, was born 10 Sep 1731, Watertown, MA,^[1] was baptized 19 Sep 1736, Watertown, MA,^[2] and died Aug 1805, Hadley, MA.

Mary married "of Watertown", 10 Jun 1762, Watertown, MA, John Woodbridge "of So. Hadley",^[3] son of John and Tryphena (Ruggles) Woodbridge. He was born 24 Jul 1732, Hadley, MA, and died 27 Dec 1782, Hadley, MA, of apoplexy.

Pierce says the following:^[4]

MARY [WHITNEY], b. Sept. 10, 1731; m. June 10, 1762, Major John WOODBRIDGE, b. July 24, 1732; m. in So. Hadley. He was captain in the French and Indian war 8 years and was major in the Rev. war. He d. of apoplexy Dec. 27, 1782. She d. Aug., 1805. Ch.: Dorothy, b. May 2, 1763; d. unm.; Lucy, b. Jan. 6, 1765; m. James DOANE, Jr.; John, b. July 12, 1769; d. unm. Dec. 2, 1835; Martha, b. Jan. 8, 1771; m. John DUNLOP and d. July 12, 1830; Rev. Benj. Ruggles, b. June 1, 1775; gr. Dart. 1795; settled in Norwich, Conn., Huntington and So. Hadley; d. unm. May 8, 1844. Major John res. on the farm in So. Hadley, which was owned by his father-in-law.

Children of John and Mary⁵ (Whitney) Woodbridge, all born Hadley, MA:

i.	Dorothy Woodbridge, b. 2 May 1763; d. unmarried.
ii.	Lucy Woodbridge, b. 6 Jan 1765; m. James Doane, Jr.
iii.	John Woodbridge, b. 12 Jul 1769; d. 2 Dec 1835; unmarried.
iv.	Martha Woodbridge, b. 8 Jan 1771; d. 12 Jul 1830; m. John Dunlop.
v.	Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, b. 1 Jun 1775; "Rev." d. 8 May 1844, South Hadley, MA. He lived at South Hadley, MA, Norwich, CT, and Huntington, CT. B.A. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 1795.

References

1.^  "Mary Whitney, d. Daniel & Dorothy Whitney, b. 10 Sep 1731," 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 116.

2.^  "19 Sep 1736, Simon, Daniel, Joanna, Abigail, Mary, Dorothy, ch. of Daniel Whitney, bapt.," 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, page 142.

3.^  "John Woodbridge of So. Hadley & Mary Whitney of Watertown, m. 10 Jun 1762," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 147.

4.^  Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: 1895), p. 45.

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