Family:Whitney, Sarah (1787-1858)

Sarah⁷ Whitney (John⁶, (Isaiah⁵, Isaiah⁴, Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹), daughter of John⁶ and Hannah (Atherton) Whitney, was born 3 Sep 1787, Harvard, MA [birth record not found], and died 31 Fec 1858, Pierceton, IN, aged 71 years 3 months 27 days. She was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton, IN. A plaque on her grave reads, "Sarah Whitney Chaplin, daughter of a Rev. Soldier. Erected by the Agnes Pruyn Chapman Chapter, DAR."^[1] She was also known as Sally.

She married, 11 Nov 1807, prob. VT [marriage record not found], James Chaplin, son of David and Prudence (Peirce) Chaplin, and a seventh generation descendant of John¹ Whitney. He was born 6 Jul 1784, Lunenburg, MA, and died 6 May 1865, Kosciusko Co., IN, aged 80 years 10 months. He was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton, IN.^[2]

It is alleged that he was a Sergeant, 4th Maryland Militia, War of 1812.^[3] Why a man living in Vermont would serve in a Maryland unit is unexplained.

From A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana (An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development. A Chronicle of the People, with Family Lineage and Memoirs) by L. W. Royse, Vol. II (Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago & New York, 1919).

p. 314:

"While the first town and postoffice in the county were at South Whitley, and Cleveland township was the first organized, there were two or three, perhaps more, settlers in Smith township prior to the Eel River settlement. It is impossible to ascertain who was the very first settler or to determine the priority of several of the first ones. James Chaplin lived on section 7 in 1835 and blazed a trail or road from his farm to intersect the Squawbuck trail in Richland township. This was the highway to Oswego and Turkey Prairie."

p. 676:

"James Chaplin was a son of David Chaplin. The latter's great-grandfather, whose name was probably also David, came from England about 1690 accompanied by a brother and settled in Massachusetts, probably near Boston, and later in Lunenberg, Worcester County. James Chaplin was born in Lunenberg, July 6, 1778. There were four sons and four daughters in the family of James Chaplin, three of the sons becoming ministers. Joseph Chaplin, the great-uncle of James, served through the Revolutionary war, and one of his brothers in the War of 1812. James Chaplin and Sally Whitney were married about 1808. Sally Whitney's father, John Whitney, was a soldier in the Revolution and served til its close. He again entered his country's service and was stationed on the Oconee River a few miles below Milledgeville, Georgia, from 1793 until 1800. He died April 20, 1800."

Children of James and Sarah⁷ (Whitney) Chaplin:

i.	Steadman Atherton Chaplin, b. 2 Jun 1809, VT; d. 23 Mar 1892, aged 82 years 9 months 21 days; bur. Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton, IN;^[4] m. Sarah McQuigg.
ii.	Mores Pierce Chaplin, b. 4 Jun 1811, VT; d. 5 Nov 1892, aged 81 years 5 months 1 day; bur. Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton, IN;^[5] m. Sarah A. Morris.
iii.	Nancy Chaplin, b. 12 Aug 1813, Bennington, VT; d. 6 Jun 1911, Wooster, IN; bur. Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton, IN;^[6] m. 25 Jan 1835, Wood Co., OH, George Washington Augustus Royse/Royce.
iv.	Mary Jane "Jennie" Chaplin, b. Jun 1818, Hebron, NY; d. 10 Jan 1901, Chicago, IL; m. 10 Nov 1839, Kosciusko Co., IN, Adam Laing.
iv.	Elizabeth M. Chaplin, b. 8 Mar 1820, NY; d. 15 Jun 1860, IN, aged 40 years 3 months 7 days; bur. Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton, IN;^[7]; m. 5 Feb 1845, Kosciusko Co., IN, George Keplinger.^[8].
iv.	William James Chaplin, b. 10 May 1824, White Creek, NY; "Rev." d. 13 Sep 1885, Wablecottville, IN, aged 61 years 11 months 3 days; bur. Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton, IN;^[9] m.(1) 19 Jul 1844, Kosciusko Co., IN, Mary Ann Knowls; m.(2) 19 Jul 1844, Kosciusko Co., IN, Nancy Waggoner; m.(3) 12 Oct 1848, Kosciusko Co., IN, Margaret Kyler.
iv.	John Porter Chaplin, b. 6 May 1826, Ira, NY; "Rev." d. 9 Mar 1879, Huntington, IN, aged 52 years 10 months 3 days; bur. Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton, IN;^[10] m. Miranda B. Watts.
iv.	Sally Roxana Chaplin, b. 13 Mar 1829, Cayuga Co., NY; d. 2 Sep 1835, Whitley Co., IN.

Notes

National Intelligence Newspaper Abstracts 1821-1823, by Joan Marie Dixon.

"Tues. Apr 10 1821...

"Info wanted of Capt. John Whitney, formerly of Harvard, Mass.; his place of residence, if living, is of great moment to his two children. Believed he was born in the town of Shirley, Middlesex Co. or Harvard, Worcester Co., Mass. When an infant, was in the family of Mr. Abraham Whitney, in Harvard; in 1785 is supposed to have married Hannah Atherton, daughter of Joseph Atherton by when he had Sally, the oldest, and John, both now living. He was in the Continental Army until 1783; was a shop trader; in Harvard after his marriage, was a vol. for the suppression of Shay's Rebellion; after the death of his wife, was in the staff dept. of the US army, in GA, under Gen. Wilkerson; last letters received were dated Savannah GA, some years since. Communicate with his son, John Whitney in Baltimore City MD, c/o Mr Zachariah Keene, merchant, Dugan's wharf."

Daughter Nancy Chaplin Royce was a member of the D.A.R., Member No. 70542, as a descendant of John Whitney.^[11]

Census

1810, Baltimore, Windsor Co., VT: James Chaplin, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female 16-25.
1820, White Creek, Washington Co., NY: James Chaplin, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 10-16, 2 females 26-44, and 3 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
1830, Cortlandville, Cortland Co., NY: James Chaplin, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, and 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49; 1 female 15-19, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
1840, Kosciusko Co., IN: James Chaplin, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, a female 50-59, and 1 female 20-29; 3 engaged in agriculture.
1850, Washington, Kosciusko Co., IN:

60 60 James Chaplin 66 M - Farmer $1200 Mass. Sarah " 63 F - " John P. " 24 M - Farmer N.Y.