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 1808, Newport, NY.

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

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; d. 16 Oct 1854, Philadelphia, NY; m. 4 Jun 1826, Jefferson Co., NY, Betsy Chadwick.
iv.	Chauncy Whitney, b. say 1799.
iv.	Luna Whitney, b. say 1802; d. 1841.

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.
• 1810, Henderson, Jefferson Co., NY: Erastus Whitney, 3 males 16-25 and 2 females 16-25. This was his son Erastus and probably his siblings.

References

• Natick Vital Records
• Mendon Vital Records
• Uxbridge Vital Records

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