Family:Whitney, Daniel (1742-1821)
Daniel6 Whitney (Elijah5, Daniel4, John3, John2, John1), son of Elijah5 and Hannah (Coffin) Whitney, was born Roxbury, MA, baptized 24 Jan 1741/2, Brookline, MA,[1] and died 3 May 1821, Warwick, MA, aged 79 years.[2] He was buried in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, MA.[3]
Marriage intentions were published 21 Jan 1769, Brookline, MA, for him and Sarah Gay "both of Brookline".[4] He married, 7 Mar 1769, Roxbury, MA, Sarah Gay.[5] She was born said 27 Feb 1747, and died 20 Sep 1824, Warwick, MA,[6] aged 78 years. She was buried in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, MA.[7]
He resided Boston and Warwick, MA.
Children of Daniel6 and Sarah (Gay) Whitney:
i. Sarah7 Whitney, b. 5 Sep 1769, Boston, MA;[8] bapt. 8 Oct 1769, Brookline, MA;[9] m. 15 Oct 1796, David Adams, of Warwick. ii. Elijah Whitney, b. 15 Jan 1771, Boston, MA;[10] bapt. 20 Jan 1771, Roxbury, MA;[11] m. Margaret Whitney. iii. Susannah Whitney, b. 31 Jan 1773, Warwick, MA.[12] iv. Daniel Whitney, b. 5 Dec 1774, Warwick, MA;[13] m. -----. He could be the same as Daniel Whitney of Roxbury, who m. 1802, Elizabeth Champney. v. Seneca Whitney, b. 27 Jul 1776, Warwick, MA;[14] m. (int. 3 Apr 1803, Warwick, MA[15]), Hannah Moore; b. 1781; d. 16 May 1848. He d. 25 Apr 1810; resided Warwick. vi. Sophia Whitney, b. 12 Jul 1778, Warwick, MA;[16] d. 15 or 5 Mar 1861, Warwick, MA, aged 83 years 9 months, of old age;[17] bur. Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, MA;[18] unmarried. vii. Betty Whitney, b. 11 Aug 1781, Warwick, MA;[19] "Betsey" d. 17 Jan 1813, Warwick, MA, aged 31 years; bur. Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, MA;[20] unmarried. viii. Joseph Gay Whitney, b. 7 Sept 1784, Warwick, MA;[21] "of Boston" m. 10 Nov 1811, Wayland, MA, Rachel Harrington.[22] ix. Elisha Whitney, b. 24 Jun 1786, Warwick, MA;[23] m. Abigail Baker Gay. x. Henry Whitney, b. 30 Aug 1788, Warwick, MA;[24] m. ----- -----.
Census
- 1790, Warwick, Hampshire Co., MA: Danl Whitney, 2 males over 16 and 5 males 0-15.
- 1800, Warwick, Hampshire Co., MA: Daniel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, and 2 females 16-25.
- 1810, Warwick, Hampshire Co., MA: Danl Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, 3 females 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
- 1820, Warwick, Hampshire Co., MA: Daniel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, and 2 females 16-25.
- 1850, daughter Sophia not found.
- 1855, Warwick, Franklin Co., MA:
20 20 Phineas Child 78 M - Farmer Mass. Sophia Whitney 76 F - Mass. Susan Child 47 F - Mass. Henry Barber 45 M - Farmer Mass. Ann M. Barber 44 F - Mass. Henry H. Barber 19 M - Student Mass. Albert C. Barber 17 M - Farmer Mass. R Harding Barber 15 M - Farmer Mass. Susan A. Barber 13 F - Mass. George W. Barber 8 M - Mass.
- 1860, daughter Sophia not found.
References
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 129.
1.^ "Daniel [Whitney], s. Elijah, bp. Jan. 24, 1741-2. C.R.1," according to Vital Records of Brookline, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1929).
2.^ "Daniel [Whitney], [died] 3 May 1821," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, "Massachusetts vital records", Warwick (Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1982-present), volume 2, page 260. Also, "Daniel [Whitney] [s. Elijah. dup.], at Warwick, [died] May 3, 1821, a. 79y. C.R.1," according to Brookline Vital Records.
3.^ Find A Grave Memorial #21864590, Daniel Whitney.
4.^ "Daniel [Whitney], and Sarah Gay, both of B., int. Jan. 21, 1769," according to Brookline Vital Records.
5.^ "Daniel [Whitney], and Sarah Gay, [married] Mar. 7, 1769," according to Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1925-1926).
6.^ "Sarah [Whitney], w. Daniel, [died] 20 Sep 1824," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 2, page 260.
7.^ Find A Grave Memorial #21864578, Sarah Gay Whitney.
8.^ "Sarah [Whitney], d. Daniel and Sarah, [born] 5 Sep 1769, at Boston," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 1, page 18.
9.^ "Sarah [Whitney], d. Daniel, bp. Oct. 8, 1769. C.R.1," according to Brookline Vital Records.
10.^ "Elijah [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, [born] 16 Jan 1771, at Boston," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 1, page 18.
11.^ "Elijah [Whitney], s. Dan[ie]l, bp. Jan. 20, 1771. C.R.1," according to Roxbury Vital Records.
12.^ "Susannah [Whitney], d. Daniel and Sarah, [born] 31 Jan 1773, at Warwick," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 1, page 18.
13.^ "Daniel [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, [born] 5 Dec 1774, at Warwick," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 1, page 18.
14.^ "Seneca [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, [born] 27 Jul 1776," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 1, page 31.
15.^ "Seneca [Whitney], and Hannah Moore, b. of Warwick, int. 3 Apr 1803," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 1, page 151.
16.^ "Sophia [Whitney], d. Daniel and Sarah, [born] 12 Jul 1778," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 1, page 31.
17.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 147, page 339.
18.^ Find A Grave Memorial #21864485, Sophia Whitney.
19.^ "Betsy [Whitney], d. Daniel and Sarah, [born] 11 Aug 1781," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 1, page 35.
20.^ Find A Grave Memorial #21864668, Betsey Whitney.
21.^ "Joseph Gay [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, [born] 7 Sep 1784," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 1, page 38.
22.^ "Joseph Gay [Whitney] of Boston, and Rachell [int. Rachel] Harrington, [married] Nov. 10, 1811. [Rachel, C.R.1]," according to Vital Records of Wayland, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).
23.^ "Elishah [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, Saturday, [born] 24 Jun 1786," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 1, page 47.
24.^ "Henry [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, Saturday, [born] 30 Aug 1788," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 1, page 47.
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