Family:Whitney, Sarah (1720-1744)

Sarah⁵ Whitney ([poss.] Thomas⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), possibly daughter of Thomas⁴ and Mary (Baker) Whitney,^[1] was born about 17 Apr 1720, and died 6 Dec 1744, Harvard, MA, aged 24 years 7 months 19 days.

She "of Stow" married 3 Jun 1742, Harvard, MA, John Priest,^[2] son of Gabriel and Abigail (Holman) Priest. He was born 21 Nov 1717, Lancaster, MA, and died 4 Apr 1772, Harvard, MA, aged 54 years 4 months 2 days. Their intentions of marriage were published 19 Dec 1741, Harvard, MA.

He married secondly, 11 Oct 1748, Harvard, MA, Mary Fairbanks, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Brown) Fairbanks. She was born 19 Jan 1729, Lancaster, MA, and died 17 Jun 1772, Harvard, MA, aged 43 years 4 months 18 days.

Children of John and Sarah⁵ (Whitney) Priest:

i.	(son) Priest, b. 4 Dec 1744, Harvard, MA; d. 4 Dec 1744, Harvard, MA.

Children of John and Mary (Fairbanks) Priest:

ii.	son Priest, b. 19 Jul 1749, Harvard, MA; d. 19 Jul 1749, Harvard, MA.
iii.	John Priest, b. 22 Aug 1750, Harvard, MA; m. 19 Mar 1772, Harvard, MA, Hannah Stow.
iv.	Philemon Priest, b. 18 Feb 1753, Harvard, MA; m. 21 Mar 1776, Harvard, MA, Lois Hartwell.
v.	Mary Priest, b. 23 Aug 1755, Harvard, MA; d. 20 Sep 1756, Harvard, MA, aged 1 year 27 days.
vi.	Jacob Priest, b. 15 Aug 1757, Harvard, MA; m. 4 Apr 1782, Stow, MA, Mary Stone.
vii.	Abel Priest, b. 20 apr 1760, Harvard, MA; m. 7 Mar 1785, Harvard, MA, Zeruviah Whitcomb.
viii.	Calvin Priest, bapt. 9 Sep 1762, Harvard, MA; d. 9 Oct 1762, aged 3 years.
ix.	Jabez Priest, b. 23 Jan 1764, Harvard, MA; d. 23 Nov 1789, Harvard, MA, aged 25 years 10 months.
x.	Mary Priest, b. 9 Feb 1765, Harvard, MA; d. 9 Jun 1767, aged 2 years 4 months.
xi.	Relief Priest, b. 13 Nov 1767, Harvard, MA; d. 11 Sep 1794, aged 27 years.
xii.	Sarah Priest, b. 10 Feb 1771, Harvard, MA; d. Jan. 7, 1772, Harvard, MA, aged 10 months 27 days.

References

• Lancaster VRs
• L.D.S. International Genealogical Index

1.^  "Sarah [Whitney] of Stow, and John Preist, int. Dec. 19, 1741," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

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