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'''Hephzibah<sup>5</sup> Whitney'''
([[Family:Whitney, Henry (1715-1794)|Henry<sup>4</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Henry (1681-1728)|Henry<sup>3</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (b1645-b1720)|John<sup>2</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Henry (s1615-1673)|Henry<sup>1</sup>]]),
son of [[Family:Whitney, Henry (1715-1794)|Henry<sup>5</sup> and Elizabeth (Lobdell) Whitney]],
was born about 1763, Ridgefield, CT, and died Feb 1795 or 1796, Hempstead Harbor, NY.  She was buried in the Harbor Hill Cemetery.

She married, 1779, Ridgefield, CT, '''Nicholas Wilson''',{{ref|1}} son of Nicholas and Betsey (-----) Wilson.  He was born 1759, Hempstead Harbor, NY, and died Mar 1812, Nine Partners, Dutchess Co., NY.  He was buried in a Friends' cemetery, perhaps that in Washington, NY.

Phoenix says the following:
:... a paper-manufacturer ....  They settled at Hempstead Harbor, where he owned a paper-mill.  ....  He moved to "Nine Partners," Dutchess Co., N.Y., where he died in March 1812.  ....  His family-record was accidentally lost or destroyed several years ago.

Children of Nicholas and Hephzibah<sup>5</sup> (Whitney) Wilson:

:{|
| align=right valign=top | i.
| '''Elizabeth Wilson''', b. 23 Aug 1780, Hempstead Harbor, NY; m. John Van Ranst.
|-
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Abigail Wilson''', b. 14 Feb 1782, Hempstead Harbor, NY; m.(1) William Jones; m.(2) John Nafew.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iii.
| '''Henry Wilson''', b. 27 Feb 1784, Hempstead Harbor, NY; m. Nancy Sickles.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iv.
| '''Phebe Wilson''', b. 29 Jul 1787, Hempstead Harbor, NY; m. John Grace.
|-
| align=right valign=top | v.
| '''William Onderdonk Wilson''', b. 21 Oct 1789, Hempstead Harbor, NY; m. Aurelia Osborn.
|-
| align=right valign=top | vi.
| '''Nicholas Wilson''', b. 16 Jan 1792, Hempstead Harbor, NY; m. Mary Bradshaw.
|-
| align=right valign=top | vii.
| '''Hephzibah Wilson''', b. 11 Nov 1794, New York, NY; m. Henry EnEarl.
|}

== References ==

* All data imported from [[Archive:The Whitney Family of Connecticut, page 58|Stephen Whitney Phoenix, ''The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England''. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 58]] and [[Archive:The Whitney Family of Connecticut, page 163|pp. 163-165]].

1.{{note|1}} "Hepzebah [Whitney], m. Nicholas WILSON, [ ] Dec 1779," according to the [[Archive:Connecticut, Vital Records, Barbour Index, H|Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records]], Ridgefield 1:154.

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