Family:Whitney, Oliver (1744-1815)

Oliver⁶ Whitney (David⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of David⁵ and Mehitable (Parker) Whitney,^[1] was born 15 Apr 1744, Needham, MA,^[2] baptized 9 Jun 1745, Natick, MA,^[3] and died in 1815.

He married, 9 Jun 1780, Cambridge, MA, Hannah Chase.^[4] She died Cavendish, VT, aged 85 years.

Oliver Whitney was born in Natick, MA, where he resided with his parents. His father died when he was 14 years of age, in 1759; three years later, in 1762, Josiah Newell was appointed his guardian by the Suffolk County Probate Court. He was baptized in Natick by Rev. Oliver Peabody. During the Revolutionary war he took part, enlisting in one of the Natick companies. He resided Nelson, NH, and Cavendish, VT.

"There is also a very small cemetery in Cavendish, Vermont called Twenty Mile Stream Cemetery. There were also some old headstone's of some Whitneys some of which I've been able to trace but 2 of which I can not. Oliver Whitney and Mehitabel Whitney. Since I saw that Mehitabel was a family name you had listed thought you might could help. The headstone says " Daughter of Oliver & Hannah Whitney died May 31, 1863 age 75 years." Then there is Oliver's headstone "Oliver Whitney died Dec 29 1812, Ae 69 year 8mo A Solider of the Revolution." and then Hannah's headstone "Hannah wife of Oliver died Nov 29 1841 ae 87". This cemetery is very old and very hard to get to it was on top of a hill, but very well kept." - Whitney-L Mailing List

Children of Oliver⁶ and Hannah (Chase) Whitney:

i.	Polly7 Whitney, b. 3 Mar 1781, Natick, MA;[5] died 16 Sep 1863; m. 8 Jan 1804, Stillwater, NY, George Buck. He d. 10 Sep 1837; was a millwright by trade; resided Malta, NY. Ch.: Elmira, b. 26 Sep 1820; m. 1 Jan 1856, James Hawkins; resided Ballston Spa, NY.
ii.	Betsey Whitney, b. -----; d. unmarried
iii.	Hannah Whitney, b. -----; m. David Saunders; had one dau; gr.-son Henry in Cavendish.
iv.	Prudence Whitney, b. 11 Jan 1793; m. 20 Jul 1820, Charles Withereil. He was b. 10 Mar 1792; d. 11 Dec 1873; was a farmer and Seventh Day Adventist. Ch.: Charles C., b. 20 May 1822; m. 14 Jul 1853; d. 23 Dec 1865; Maria L., b. 28 Oct 1823; m. 26 Aug 1851, S. W. Jenkins; d. 15 Mar 1880; S. Eveline, b. 5 Aug 1827; m. W. L. Gibson, 3 Apr 1856; resided Iroquois, SD.
v.	Sally Whitney, b. -----; d. unmarried
vi.	Olive Whitney, b. -----; m. ----- Fletcher. Her dau. is Mrs. Mary B. Osborn; resided Weston, VT.
vii.	John Whitney, b. 21 Jan 1784; m. Mary Spaulding.
viii.	Mehitable Whitney, b. -----; d. unmarried
ix.	James Whitney, b. -----; d. unmarried
x.	Oliver Whitney, b. -----; m. and d. s. p.; had a son Charles, who d. early.
xi.	Lucy Whitney, b. -----; d. young.

Census

• 1790, Packersfield, Cheshire Co., NH: Oliver Whitney, 1 males over 16, 3 males 0-15, and 5 females.
• 1800, Ludlow, Windsor Co., VT: Oliver Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 2 females 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 4 females 0-9.
• 1810, Cavendish, Windsor Co., VT: Oliver Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-25, 1 female over 45, 5 females 16-25, 1 female 10-15.
• 1820, Cavendish, Windsor Co., VT: Oliver Whitney, 2 males 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 45 and over, 2 in agriculture.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 139-140.

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record.

2.^  "Oliver [Whitney], s. David and Mehitable, [born] Apr. 15, 1744," according to Town of Needham, "Vital Records of Needham, Massachusetts," unpublished.

3.^  "Oliver [Whitney], s. of David, bp. June 9, 1745. C.R.," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Natick, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1910), pp. 98-101.

4.^  "Oliver [Whitney] and Hannah Chase, [married] June 9, 1780," according to Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1914-1915).

5.^  "Mary [Whitney], d. of Oliver and Hannah, [born] Mar. 3, 1781," according to Natick Vital Records.

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