Family:Whitney, Asa (1754-1806)

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Asa5 Whitney (Nathan4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Nathan4 and Elizabeth (Bailey)(Melcher) Whitney, was born 17 Dec 1754, Biddeford, ME, and died 17 Dec 1806, Gorham, ME.

Marriage intentions were published 15 Apr 1775, Gorham, ME, for him and his first wife Patience Weston,[1] daughter of Thomas and Abigail (-----) Weston. She was born 3 Dec 1751, and died 23 Dec 1784, Gorham, ME.

He married secondly, 14 Jul 1785, Gorham, ME, Phebe (Hopkins) Davis,[2] daughter of Constant and Phebe (Paine) Hopkins. She was born 17 May 1759, Truro, MA, and died 17 Apr 1853, Bridgton, ME. She had married firstly, 21 Nov 1780, Truro, MA, Elijah Davis "of Gorham, ME", son of Prince and Sarah (Coleman) Davis. She was a "Mayflower" descendant in the following lines: Phebe Hopkins, Constant, Caleb, Caleb, Giles, Stephen; and Phebe Hopkins, Phebe Paine, Jonathan, Thomas, Mary Snow, Constance Hopkins, Stephen. Elijah Davis was a Revolutionary War veteran, and Phebe received a pension from the U.S. government:

From Revolutionary War Pension File of Elijah Davis, M-804, Roll 752; National Archives Building, Washington, DC
Widow's Benefit Application filed 13 Sept 1838 from Bridgton, Maine, witnessed by her grandsons, Jonathan and Asa P. Whitney. They are the sons of Rev. George W. Whitney. Her maiden name is Phebe Hopkins, and she married Elijah Davis 21 Nov 1783 in Truro. There is a marriage certificate in the file to substantiate that. Elijah died 5 Oct 1783. She then married Asa Whitney 14 Jul 1785. Asa died 17 Dec 1805 in Gorham, ME. Elijah was the son of Prince and Sarah Davis of Gorham. He had a brother David Davis. Hard to understand, but Elijah may have died in Oxford, ME.

The material on this man and his family comes principally from "Maine Families in 1790", and was contributed by Vincent A. Mackesy, 346 Shore Road, Monument Beach, MA 02553.

Children of Asa5 and Patience (Weston) Whitney, all born Gorham, ME:

i. Samuel6 Whitney; b. 28 Aug 1777;[3] m.(1) Hannah Snow; m.(2) Mary Rich; m.(3) Mary Piper.
ii. Benjamin Whitney; b. 19 Aug 1779;[4] d. 1835 at at sea. He lived in Kingston, Canada, and was a delegate to Parliament in England.
iii. Abigail Whitney; b. 10 Mar 1781;[5] m. 29 (or 14) Sep 1799, Gorham, ME, Joseph Davis,[6] b. 10 Aug 1776, Gorham, ME, son of Josiah and Thankful (Gorham) Davis..
iv. John Whitney; b. 17 Apr 1783;[7] m. Hannah Rich.
v. Patience Whitney; b. 7 Dec 1784;[8] d. Ira, NY; m. ----- Floyd.

Children of Asa5 and Phebe (Hopkins)(Davis) Whitney, all born Gorham, ME:

i. Anna6 Whitney; b. 25 Jan 1786;[9] m. 17 May 1806, prob. Gorham, ME or May 1806, Saco, ME, Nicholas Dennett, Jr.,[10] as his first wife, b. 22 Jul 1776, Saco, ME, son on Nicholas and Sarah (Frost) Dennett.
ii. Alice Whitney; b. 9 Apr 1788;[11] m.(1) (int. 18 Jun 1812, Saco, ME[12]) 9 Jul 1812, Scarborough, ME, Nicholas Dennett, Jr.,[13] as his second wife, b. 22 Jul 1776, Saco, ME; m.(2) 4 Oct 1820, Saco, ME, Aaron Scamman, b. 15 Dec 1775, Saco, ME, d. 25 Dec 1856, Saco, ME.
iii. Mary Whitney; b. 10 Aug 1790;[14] d. 4 Jan 1865, Lynn, MA, aged 74 years 5 months, of typhoid fever, widow;[15] m. Edward Putnam Barnard, son of Daniel and Betty (-----) Barnard, b. 9 May 1787, Andover, MA, d. bef. 1850.
iv. George W. Whitney; b. 14 Jun 1792 or 1793;[16] m.(1) Mary Whitney; m.(2) Angelina H. Crockett.
v. Hannah Whitney; b. 21 Aug 1794;[17] m. before 1830, Seth Brown, b. 1790 in Stoddard, NH, d. 1846 in China, ME.
vi. Eunice Whitney; b. 30 Apr 1796;[18] m. John Emery. They resided in Ripley.
vii. Roxanna Whitney; b. 9 Aug 1800; d. 24 Sep 1878, Buxton, ME; m. James Davis, b. 25 Nov 1800, d. 22 Mar 1843, Buxton, ME.

Census

37 35 Edward Barnard 32 M - Farmer $1000 Maine Rebeccah Barnard 24 F - N.Y. Phebe Whitney 91 F - Mass. Mary Barnard 59 F - Maine Abba S. Barnard 22 F - do George E. Barnard 1 M - do

References

1.^  "Asa [Whitney], with Patience Weston, [intentions] Apr. 15, 1775 [1st wife]," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).

2.^  "Asa [Whitney] and Phebe Davis, [married] July 14, 1785.* [2nd wife]," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).

3.^  "Samuel [Whitney], s. Asa and Patience, [born] Aug. 28, 1777," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).

4.^  "Benjamin [Whitney], s. Asa and Patience, [born] Aug. 19, 1779," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).

5.^  "Abigail [Whitney], d. Asa and Patience, [born] Mar. 10, 1781," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).

6.^  "Abigail [Whitney] and Joseph Davis, [married] Sept. 1799," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).

7.^  "John [Whitney], s. Asa and Patience, [born] Apr. 17, 1783," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).

8.^  "Patience [Whitney], d. Asa and Patience, [born] Dec. 7, 1784," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).

9.^  "Alice [Whitney], d. Asa and Phoebe, [born] Apr. 9, 1788," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).

10.^  "Alsa [Whitney] and Nichola Dennett J, [intentions] 18 June 1812," according to ______, First book of records of the town of Pepperellborough, now the city of Saco (Portland, Me.: Thurston Print, 1896).

11.^  "Anna [Whitney], d. Asa and Phoebe, [born] Jan. 25, 1786," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).

12.^  "Anna [Whitney] of Gorham and Nicholas Dennet Junr. of Saco [intentions] May 1806," according to ______, First book of records of the town of Pepperellborough, now the city of Saco (Portland, Me.: Thurston Print, 1896).

13.^  "Nicholas Dennett, Jr. and Alsa Whitney, married 9 July 1812," according to Scarborough, Maine, Vital Records.

14.^  "Mary [Whitney], d. Asa and Phoebe, [born] Aug. 10, 1790," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).

15.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 183, page 202.

16.^  "George [Whitney], s. Asa and Phoebe, [born] June 14, 1792," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).

17.^  "Hannah [Whitney], d. Asa and Phoebe, [born] Aug. 21, 1794," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).

18.^  "Eunice [Whitney], d. Asa and Phoebe, [born] Apr. 30, 1796," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).


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