Family:Whitney, Jacob (1763-1846)
Jacob5 Whitney (Benjamin4, John3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Benjamin4 and Mercy (Hinckley) Whitney, was born 11 Jun 1763, Lisbon, ME,[1] or 11 Jun 1763, Phillips, ME,[2] and died May 1846, Phillips, ME,[3] or 28 May 1846, Phillips, ME.[4]
Marriage intentions were published 5 May 1787, Topsham, ME, for him and Hannah Mills, "both of Little River".[5] Marriage intentions were published 5 May 1787, Phillips, ME, for him and Hannah Mills, both "of Little River". He married, 11 Jul 1787, Phillips, ME, Hannah Mills. She was born on 17 or 18 Jul 1760, Phillips, ME.[6]
Pierce says the following:[7]
- He was in the Revolutionary war.
Children of Jacob5 and Hannah (Mills) Whitney, all born Phillips, ME:
i. Mary M.6 Whitney, b. 27 Jun 1788;[8] d. 25 Mar 1790, Phillips, ME.[9] ii. James M. Whitney, b. 9 Oct 1790;[10] m. Reliance(?) Hinckley. iii. Christopher Atwood Whitney, b. 3 Apr 1793;[11] m. Adeline Howard. iv. Patience W. Whitney, b. 26 Feb 1795;[12] m. 18 Sep 1817, Phillips, ME, Daniel W. Howard. v. Joseph S. Whitney, b. 26 Jan 1797;[13] m. circa 1821, prob. Phillips, ME, Jane Goodwin. vi. Samuel L. Whitney, b. 3 Aug 1799;[14] m. Delinda S. Howard. vii. John B. Whitney, b. 5 Nov 1801 or 5 Nov 1802, Phillips, ME;[15] no further record found. viii. Josiah S. Whitney, b. 1 Aug 1807;[16] m. Martha Barker.
Census
- 1790: Little River, Lincoln Co., ME: Jacob Whitney, 1 male over 16, 1 male 0-15, and 1 female.
- 1800, Little River Plantation, Lincoln Co., ME: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9.
- 1810, Curvo, Somerset Co., ME: Jacob Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 10-15.
- 1820, Phillips, Somerset Co., ME: Jacob Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-17, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 10-15; 3 engaged in agriculture, 1 in manufacture or trades.
- 1830, Phillips, Somerset Co., ME: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 20-29, and 1 female 60-69.
- 1840, Phillips, Franklin Co., ME: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 70-79 and 1 female 70-79; pensioner Jacob Whitney aged 77 years.
References
1.^ Source
2.^ "11 Jun 1763, Jacob [Whitney] [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
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4.^ Source
5.^ "Jacob [Whitney], and Hannah Mills, both of Little River, int. May 5, 1787," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).
6.^ "18 Jul 1760, Hannah [Whitney] [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
7.^ Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 118.
8.^ "27 Jun 1788 Mary M., d. Jacob Whitney and Hannah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
9.^ "25 Mar 1790 Mary M., d. Jacob Whitney and Hannah [died]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
10.^ "9 Oct 1790 James M., s. Jacob Whitney and Hannah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
11.^ "3 Apr 1793 Zepher A., s. Jacob Whitney and Hannah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
12.^ "26 Feb 1795 Patience W., d. Jacob Whitney and Hannah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
13.^ "26 Jan 1797 Joseph S., s. Jacob Whitney and Hannah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
14.^ "3 Aug 1799 Samuel S., s. Jacob Whitney and Hannah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
15.^ "5 Nov 1801 John B., s. Jacob Whitney and Hannah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
16.^ "1 Aug 1807 Josiah S., s. Jacob Whitney and Hannah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
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