Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (1709-1804)

Nathaniel⁴ Whitney (Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Nathaniel³ and Sarah (Ford) Whitney, was born 12 Dec 1709, York, ME,^[1] and died 1804.

Nathaniel married, 3 Jan 1733/4, Wells, ME, Hannah Day, daughter of Joseph and Patience (Hilton) Day. She was born 8 Aug 1714, Gloucester, MA.

Pierce says the following:^[2]

He was a native of York, Me., and one of the first settlers in Gorham. Was an elder in the church and a prominent and influential citizen, and much employed in town affairs, and a leader in religious matters. He was many times on important committees in the Revolutionary days. He was a man of unquestioned integrity. Abel and Nathaniel WHITNEY witnessed will of Elias PERRY, at York, in 1735.

Pierce conflates him and his brother Nathan⁴ Whitney.

Children of Nathaniel⁴and Hannah (Day) Whitney:

i.	Nathaniel5 Whitney; b. 22 Mar 1734/5, Biddeford, ME; m. 15 Sep 1757, Susanna5 Whitney, daughter of Samuel4 and Lydia (Spooner) Whitney; marriage intentions for him "of Gorham" and Susanna Whitney "of Brunswick" were published 27 Sep 1757, Falmouth, ME. He lived in 1763 at Gorham, ME, called "Jr."
ii.	Hannah Whitney; b. 15 Nov 1736, Biddeford, ME; d. 17 Apr 1797 or 10 Feb 1820, Limington, ME; m.(1) Joseph Hamblen; m.(2) Moses Fowler; m.(3) Andrew Cobb.
iii.	Moses Whitney; b. 17 Mar 1739, Biddeford, ME; d. 12 Apr 1820, Harrison, ME; m.(1) Susanna Crockett; m.(2) Mary Page; m.(3) Abigail Skillings.
iv.	Nathan Whitney; b. 1740.
v.	Aaron Whitney; b. 7 Jun 1741, Biddeford, ME; d. 19 Jun 1815, Alfred, ME.
vi.	Miriam Whitney; b. 15 Jan 1742/3, Biddeford, Maine
vii.	Tabitha Whitney; b. 25 May 1746, Kittery, ME; d. 13 Sep 1831, Gorham, ME; m. John Watson.
viii.	Patience Whitney; b. 11 May 1748, Biddeford, ME; m.(1) Edward Thomas; m.(2) Coleman Phinney Watson.
ix.	Hepsibah Whitney; b. 29 Aug 1750, Biddeford, ME; m. Nathan Freeman.
x.	Josiah Whitney; b. 7 Jun 1752, Biddeford, ME; d. 24 Feb 1837, Alfred, ME; m.(1) Hannah Barstow; m.(2) Elizabeth Harding.

Census

• 1771, Conway, MA (tax list): Nath'll Whitney
• 1790, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME: Nath^l Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 1 female.
• 1800: not found.

References

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2.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 62.

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