Family:Whitney, Mason (1765-a1850)

Mason⁶ Whitney (Micah⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Micah⁵ and Lydia (Mason) Whitney, was born 16 Dec 1765, Natick, MA, and died after 1850, Norway, NY.

He married firstly, 29 Mar 1792, Mendon, MA, Dolly Rawson, both "of Uxbridge",^[1] daughter of Timothy and Chloe (Fish) Rawson. She was born 10 Mar 1768, Uxbridge, MA, and died 1803.

He married secondly, said 1806, Eunice Babcock, daughter of Elisha and Elizabeth (Perry) Babcock, of Charlestown, RI. She was born about 1775, RI, and died after 1850.

Children of Mason⁶ and Dolly (Rawson) Whitney (probably incomplete):

i.	Harriet7 Whitney, b. say 1793, Newport, NY; d. 1865; m. 1812, Capt. John Knapp.
ii.	Maria Whitney, b. 31 May 1795, Newport, NY; d. 22 Jun 1863, Jefferson Co., NY; m. 25 Dec 1820, Isaac Wells.
iii.	Erastus Whitney, b. 13 Jul 1797, Newport, NY; m. Betsy Chadwick.
iv.	Chauncy Whitney, b. say 1799; m. Maria Coffin.
iv.	Luna Whitney, b. say 1802; d. 1841.

Children of Mason⁶ and Eunice (Babcock) Whitney, if any, unknown. It seems possible that Susan, b. ca. 1810, NY, wife of Ebenezer Willoughby, below, could be a daughter.

Census

• 1800, Herkimer, Herkimer Co., NY: Mason Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, and 3 females 0-9.
• 1820, Newport, Herkimer Co., NY: Mason Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 10-15; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Newport, Herkimer Co., NY: Mason Whitney, 1 male 60-69 and 1 female 50-59.
• 1840: not found. Apparently they were the elderly couple living in the family of Ebenezer Willoughby in Norway, Herkimer Co., NY.
• 1850, Norway, Herkimer Co., NY:

116 120 Ebenezer Willoughby 46 M - Farmer $2000 N.Y. Susan " 40 F - do Sarah Willoughby 18 F - N.Y. Attended school William " 16 M - Farmer do Attended school Eunice Whitney 75 F - R. Island Mason " 84 M - Mass.

References

• Natick Vital Records

1.^  "Mason [Whitney] and Dol[l]y Rawson, both of Uxbridge, [married] Mar. 29, 1792," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Mendon, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1920). Also, "Mason [Whitney] and Dolly (Polley, int.) Rawson, in Mendon, [married] Mar. 29, 1792," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1916).

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