Family:Whitney, Tabitha (1696-1762)

Tabitha⁴ Whitney (Jonathan³, Jonathan², John¹), daughter of Jonathan³ and Sarah (Hapgood) Whitney, was born 22 Apr or 22 Aug 1696, Watertown, MA,, or 22 Aug 1696, Sherborn, MA,^[1] and died 2 Nov 1762, Harvard, MA, aged 66 years.^[2]

She married firstly, 28 Feb 1715/6, Weston, MA, Jacob Fulham "of Weston",^[3] son of Francis and Sarah (Livermore) Fulham. He was born 19 Nov 1693, Watertown, MA, and died 8 May 1725, Pickwacket (Fryeburg), ME (recorded at Watertown, MA), in "Lovewell's Fight."

She married secondly, 19 Apr 1726, Watertown, MA, George Parkhurst, son of John and Abigail (Garfield) Parkhurst. He was born 3 Jan 1685/6, Watertown, MA, and died 17 Mar 1734/5, Watertown, MA.

She married thirdly, 10 Aug 1736, Watertown, MA, Samuel Hunt, son of Isaac and Mary (Willard) Hunt, as his first wife. He was born 11 Jan 1709/10, Cambridge, MA, and died 4 Jul 1775, Harvard, MA.^[4] He married secondly, 16 Jan 1764, Harvard, MA, Lydia Willard.^[5]

Pierce says the following:^[6]

TABITHA [WHITNEY], b. Aug. 22, 1696; m. Feb. 28, 1715, Jacob FULHAM, b. Nov. 19, 1693, d. May 8, 1725. She m. 2d Apr. 19, 1728, George PARKHURST. She m. 3d Aug. 10, 1736, Samuel HUNT.

Jacob FULHAM was a serg. in Capt. LOVEWELL's company and was killed in "Lovewell's Fight" with the Indians at Pigwacket (Fryesburg), May 8, 1725. "A serg. named Fulham and an Indian distinguished by his dress and activity singled out each other and both fell, mutually slain by their antagonist's weapon." (Worchester Mag. 1.23) Res. Weston. Ch.: Francis, b. Mar. 20, 1716; m. Susanna -----; Jacob, b. Dec. 22, 1718; m. 1743 Hannah WARE; Tabitha, b. May 12, 1722; m. 1742, Ebenezer ALLEN; Elisha, b. June 26, 1725 (posthumous); m. Jan. 21, 1744, Sarah HAGAR; Tabitha's 2nd. husband b. June 3, 1685; d. Mar. 17, 1734. Ch.: Daniel, b. Feb. 11, 1726; m. Nov. 4, 1746, Martha GAMMAGE, res. Watertown and Cambridge; Jonathan, b. Nov. 16, 1728, m. 1750, Anna ALLEN, of Petersham; William, b. Apr. 11, 1731, res. Holliston; George, b. Apr. 25, 1733, of German Flats; Tabitha, b. Tabitha's 3d husband was Samuel HUNT. They sold to Thomas RAND, of Weston, the right of the widow's third of George PARKHURST estate Nov. 14, 1753. HUNT, b. Jan. 11, 1709. Ch.: Mary, b. June 29, 1745, m. ----- BARNARD [NOTE]. The wife Tabitha d. bef. 1764, for Jan. 16 he m. Lydia WILLARD.

Children of Jacob and Tabitha⁴ (Whitney) Fulham, all born Watertown, MA:

i.	Francis Fulham, b. 20 Mar 1716/7; m. Susanna Hammond.
ii.	Jacob Fulham, b. 22 Dec 1718; m. Hannah Ware.
iii.	Tabitha Fulham, b. 12 May 1722; m. Ebenezer Allen.
iv.	Elisha Fulham, b. 26 Jun 1725; m. Sarah Hagar.

Children of George and Tabitha⁴ (Whitney) Parkhurst all b. Watertown, MA:

i.	Daniel Parkhurst, b. 11 Feb 1726/27; m. Martha Gamage.
ii.	Jonathan Parkhurst, b. 16 Nov 1728; m.(1) Anna Allen; m.(2) Mary Whittemore.
iii.	William Parkhurst, b. 11 Apr 1731; m. Martha Perry.
iv.	George Parkhurst, b. 25 Apr 1733; m. Keziah Whitcomb.
v.	Tabitha Parkhurst, b. 10 May 1734.

Child of Samuel and Tabitha⁴ (Whitney) Hunt:

i.	Mary Hunt, b. 29 Jun 1741, Weston, MA; m. 22 Feb 1759, Harvard, MA, Benjamin Barnard, Jr.

References

1.^  "[WHITNEY,] Tabitha, d. of Jonathan and Sarah, [born] Aug. 22, 1696," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911).

2.^  "[HUNT,] Taberthy, w. of Sam[ue]ll, [died] Nov. 2, 1762, a. 66 y. C.R.1," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, comp., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, p. 281.

3.^  "[WHITNEY,] Tabitha, and Jacob Fullum, Feb. 28, 1715/6, by Rev. Wm. Williams," 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 4.

4.^  "HUNT, Samuel, [died] July 4, 1775, 'of advanced years.' C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records, p. 281.

5.^  "[HUNT,] Samuel and Lydia Willard, [married] Jan. 19, 1764," according to Harvard Vital Records, p. 184.

6.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 33.

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