Family:Whitney, Abigail (c1701-1757)

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Abigail4 Whitney (Thomas3, Thomas2, John1), daughter of Thomas3 and Elizabeth (Lawrence) Whitney, was born circa 1701, and died 18 Nov 1757, Harvard, MA, aged about 56 years.

She "of Lancaster" married, 27 Feb 1723/4, Lancaster, MA, Jonathan Rand "of Stow",[1] son of Henry and Mehitable (Crane) Rand. He was born circa 1699, Stow, MA, and died 17 Sep 1785, Harvard, MA, aged 86 years.

Children of Jonathan and Abigail4 (Whitney) Rand:

i. Silas Rand, b. 25 Apr 1725, Stow, MA; d. before 1739.
ii. Elizabeth Rand, b. 18 Mar 1727, Stow, MA; m. Asa Houghton.
iii. Aaron Rand, b. 3 May 1733, Harvard, MA; m. Elizabeth Randall.
iv. Abigail Rand, b. 14 Nov 1736, Harvard, MA; m. Jonathan Oaks.
v. Silas Rand, b. 2 Jun 1739, Harvard, MA; m. Sarah Farwell.

References

1.^  "Abigail [Whitney], of Lancaster, and Jonathan Rand of Stow, [married] Feb. 27, 1723-4. T.R.1," according to Henry S. Nourse, ed., The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs, of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850 (Lancaster, MA: 1890), p. 18.


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