Family:Whitney, Damaris (c1706-1787)
Damaris4 Whitney (Moses3, Richard2, John1), daughter of Moses3 and Sarah (Knight) Whitney,[1]; born say 1706, Stow, MA,[2] and died 28 Sep 1787, Worcester, MA.[3]
On 12 Mar 1725/6, Stow, MA, marriage intentions were published for her and Cyprian Stevens,[4] perhaps son of Jacob and Anna (Whipple) Stevens.[5] If that identification is correct, he was born about 1703,[6] and died before Apr 1754.[7]
Children of Cyprian and Damaris4 (Whitney) Stevens:
i. Charles Stevens, bapt. 3 Dec 1727, Rutland, MA;[8] no further record. ii. Thomas Stevens, b. 3 Mar 1727/8, Rutland, MA;[9] m. Martha Rogers. iii. Ephraim Stevens, b. 1 Sep 1730, Stow, MA;[10] m. Sybell Gay. iv. Anna Stevens, b. 18 Mar 1732/3, Rutland, MA;[11] m. Samuel Nichols. v. Sarah Stevens, b. 20 Jul 1736, Rutland, MA;[12] m. David McClellan. vi. Mary Stevens, bapt. 17 Jul 1737, Rutland, MA;[13] m. Jonas Hubbard. vii. Damaris Stevens, b. 30 Sep 1740, Holden, MA;[14] no further record. viii. Bette Stevens, b. 5 Aug 1742, Holden, MA;[15] no further record. ix. Eunice Stevens, b. 13 Feb 1745/6, Holden, MA;[16] d. 15 Feb 1745/6, Holden, MA.[17] x. Cyprian Stevens, b. 18 Aug 1747, Holden, MA;[18] m. Sarah Pierce.
References
1.^ Her parentage is not proven, but she is placed here on chronological and onomastic grounds, partly by a process of elimination.
2.^ Her birth date is estimated from her marriage date and the births of her children.
3.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
4.^ "Damaras [Whitney] and Cyprain Steevens, int. Mar. 12, 1725-6," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911). p. 223.
5.^ There were several contemporary Cyprian Stevens individuals, cousins. This one seems the most likely, since his father and brothers lived in Stow, but no proof has been found.
6.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
7.^ Ibid.
8.^ "Charles [Stevens], s. Cyprian, Dec. 3, 1727, bap. C.R.," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, MA: 1905), p. 91.
9.^ "Thomas [Stevens], s. Cyprian and Damaris, [born] March 3, 1727/8," according to Rutland Vital Records, p. 92.
10.^ "Ephraim [Stevens], s. Cyprian and Damaris, [born] Sept. 1, 1730," according to Stow Vital Records, p. 77.
11.^ "Anna [Stevens], d. Cyprian and Dameras, [born] March 18, 1732-3," according to Rutland Vital Records, p. 91.
12.^ "Sarah [Stevens], d. Cyprian, July 20, 1[736], bap. C.R.," according to Rutland Vital Records, p. 92.
13.^ "Mary [Stevens], d. Cyprian, July 17, 1737, bap. C.R.," according to Rutland Vital Records, p. 92.
14.^ "Damaris [Stevens], d. Cyprian and Damaris, [born] Sept. 30, 1740," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Holden, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, MA: 1904), p. 84.
15.^ "Bette [Stevens], d. Cyprian and Damaris, [born] Aug. 5, 1742," according to Holden Vital Records, p. 83.
16.^ "Euinace [Stevens], d. Cyprian and Damaris, [born] Feb. 13, 1745-6," according to Holden Vital Records, p. 84.
17.^ "Eunice [Stevens], [died] Feb. 15, 1745-6," according to Holden Vital Records, p. 231.
18.^ "Cypron [Stevens], s. Cypron and Damaras, [born] Aug. 18, 1747," according to Holden Vital Records, p. 84.
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