Family:Whitney, Sarah (1699-a1746)

Sarah⁵ Whitney (Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), daughter of Nathaniel⁴ and Mercy (Robinson) Whitney, was born 3 Mar 1698/9, Watertown, MA,^[1] baptized 17 Jun 1711, Weston, MA, aged 12 years.^[2]

Marriage intentions were published 3 Aug 1726, Weston, MA, for her "of Weston" and Ephraim Rice "of Worcester".^[3] He was born 26 Sep 1693, Watertown, MA.

She was admitted a church member, 3 Jun 1722, Weston, MA.^[4]

Pierce says the following:^[5]

SARAH, b. Mar. 3, 1698; m. prob. Aug. 3, 1726, Ephraim RICE, of Worcester; b. Sept. 26, 1693; res. in Worcester until 1742. Ch.: Amos, b. Sept. 10, 1727; m. Martha HAGAR; Mercy, b. April 11, 1730; m. Nathaniel TATMAN; Abigail, b. Mar. 28, 1732; Bathsheba, b. June 5, 1742.

Children of Ephraim and Sarah⁵ (Whitney) Rice:

i.	Amos Rice, b. 10 Sep 1727, Worcester, MA; m. 28 May 1750, Weston, MA, Martha Hagar, daughter of John and Sarah (-----) Hagar; d. 31 May 1807, Dummerston, VT.
ii.	Mercy Rice, b. 11 Apr 1730, Worcester, MA; m. 17 Dec 1747, Nathaniel Tatman, son of John and Mary (Richards) Totman.
iii.	Abigail Rice, b. 28 Mar 1732, Worcester, MA; d. 20 Jun 1793, Brattleboro, VT; m. 18 Apr 1749, Petersham, MA, Elias Wilder, son of Nathaniel and Damaris (Whitcomb) Wilder.
iv.	Ephraim Rice, b. circa 1733, Petersham, MA; d. 1 Nov 1810, Dummerston, VT; m.(1) 12 Jun 1760, Petersham, MA, Joanna Wilder, daughter of Jerathmeel and Sarah (Clark) Wilder; m.(2) 29 Jan 1797, Brattleboro, VT, Joice Salisbury.
v.	John Rice, b. circa 1735, Petersham, MA; m. 23 Dec 1765, Petersham, MA, Lavinah Duncan.
vi.	Sarah Rice, b. circa 1737, Petersham, MA; m. 25 Jun 1764, Petersham, MA, Ezra Robinson.
vii.	Bathsheba Rice, b. 5 Jun 1742, Worcester, MA; m. 20 Jan 1776, Worcester, MA, John Hagar.
viii.	Zervilla Rice, b. 1746, Dummerston, VT; d. 30 Oct 1812, Dummerston, VT; m. 21 Jan 1765, Petersham, MA, Daniel Duncan.

References

1.^  "farah Whitny, d. Nathaniel & Mercy Whitny, b. 3 Mar 1698/9," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Third Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, to the End of 1737. Also Plan and Register of Burials in Arlington Street Burying Ground (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1900), volume 2, page 13.

2.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. Nathaniel Jr. and Mercy, bap. June 17, 1711, a. 12y.," according to Mary Frances Peirce, Town of Weston. Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1707-1850. 1703--Gravestones--1900. Church Records, 1709-1825. Appendix and Addenda, Cent Society, Gleanings from the Town Files, Bits of Genealogy, Error, Indexes, &c. (Boston, MA: McIncloe Bros., Printers, 1901), page 390.

3.^  "Sarah [Whitney], of Weston, and Ephraim Rice of Worcester, int. 3 Aug 1726," according to Weston Vital Records, page 18.

4.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. Nath.: W: (remov'd), c.m. June 3, 1722," according to Weston Vital Records, page 403.

5.^  Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: 1895), p. 41.

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