Family:Whitney, Peter (1738-1826)

Peter⁵ Whitney ( Josiah⁴, Josiah³, [prob.] Benjamin², John¹); b. 10 Apr 1738 at Willington, CT; m. Mercy Case, daughter of Jonathan Case and Alice Hatch, 21 Apr 1763 at Tolland, CT; d. 19 Jun 1826 at Tunbridge, VT, at age 88; bur. at Tunbridge, VT.

Mercy Case was born on 3 Aug 1745 at Tolland, CT. She died on 19 Apr 1819 at Tunbridge, VT, at age 73.

Children of Peter⁵ Whitney and Mercy Case were as follows:

i. Molly⁶; b. 16 Mar 1764 at Ashford, CT; b. 16 Mar 1764 at Willington, CT; d. 1783.

ii. Jonathan; b. 20 Feb 1766 at Ashford, CT; b. 20 Feb 1766 at Tolland, CT; b. 20 Feb 1766 at Willington, CT; m. Eunice Storey 15 Dec 1796 at Tunbridge, VT; m. Dora Marsh 2 Jan 1806 at Hartford, VT; m. Zilpha Holt 17 Mar 1808 at Hartford, VT; m. Zilpha Holt 17 Mar 1808 at Stockbridge, VT; m. Betsy Goodell 2 Mar 1830; m. Betsy Goodell 14 Dec 1830 at Royalton, VT; d. 12 Apr 1853 at Tunbridge, VT, at age 87; bur. at Tunbridge, VT.

iii. Lois; b. 31 Mar 1768 at Royalton, VT; b. 31 Mar 1768 at Tolland, CT; b. 31 Mar 1768 at Ashford, CT; b. 31 Mar 1768 at Willington, CT; m. Lovell Hibbard, son of James Hibbard and Susannah Shepard, say 1793 at Hampton, CT; first wife; d. 15 Oct 1818 at age 50.

iv. Thomas; b. 18 Sep 1770 at Tolland, CT; b. 18 Sep 1770 at Willington, CT; b. 18 Sep 1770 at Ashford, CT; m. Mary Taina Jennings 19 Sep 1799 at Royalton, VT; d. 6 Aug 1863 at Mansfield, OH, at age 92.

v. Rebecca; b. 16 Aug 1772 at Tolland, CT; b. 16 Aug 1772 at Ashford, CT; b. 16 Aug 1772 at Willington, CT; b. 15 Aug 1773 at Willington, CT; d. 1806.

vi. Anna; b. 10 Sep 1774 at Ashford, CT; b. 10 Sep 1774 at Tolland, CT; b. 10 Sep 1774 at Willington, CT; b. 12 Sep 1774 at Willington, CT; m. Oliver Preston; d. 9 Mar 1853 at age 78; d. 9 Mar 1858 at age 83.

vii. Peter; b. 31 Oct 1776 at Ashford, CT; b. 31 Oct 1776 at Tolland, CT; b. 31 Oct 1776 at Willington, CT; b. 30 Nov 1776 at Willington, CT; m. Edith Davis circa 1803 at Hartford, VT; m. Sybil Ainsworth circa 1824 at Tunbridge, VT; d. 1838 at Hartford, VT.

He Data on marriages/children supplied by George Parker [[email protected]].*Says this Peter was a blacksmith. Parker provides two wives - (1) Edith Davis, and (2) Sybil Ainsworth. He then provides 8 children without indicating which children are associated with which wife, or if all were of one or the other. Situation complicated by the first child listed having the same name as the second wife!!*Sybil, b. Hartford, m. _____ Smith, lived in So. Royalton*Erastus*Paschal P., b. 13 Dec 1806, m. Malvina Stillman*Amanda Melvina, m. 12 Sep 1832, Calvin EATON, res. Concord, NH*Mary Maria, m. 1836 Albert Langmaid, res. Concord, NH*Jane*Horace - his name was changed to Eaton, resided Boston*George L., b. 17 Aug 1825, m. Caroline Jane Goss.

viii. Esther; b. 1 Nov 1778 at Ashford, CT; m. Arunah Hibbard 7 Dec 1797 at Royalton, VT.

ix. Lydia; b. 10 Feb 1781 at Tolland, CT; b. 10 Feb 1781 at Ashford, CT; m. Joseph Bartlett.