Family:Whitney, Thomas (1736-a1790)

Thomas⁴ Whitney (Mark³, Benjamin², John¹), son of (Mark³ and Tabitha (Mellen) Whitney, was born 24 Jan or 24 Feb 1736, Hopkinton, MA.^[1]

Marriage intentions were published 17 Sep 1761, Canton, MA for him "of Natick" and Mehetable Bacon "of Stoughton".^[2] Marriage intentions were published 19 Oct 1761, Natick, MA for him and Mehetable Bacon "of Stoughton".^[3] He "of Natick" married, 12 Nov 1761 at Canton, MA Mehetable Bacon "of Stoughton".^[4] She was born circa 1740, possibly Stoughton, MA.

He appeared on the census of 1790 at Partridgefield, MA; 11-3-00, that is, one male 16+, one male 15-, and three females.

Pierce says the following:^[5]

Thomas Whitney was born in Natick prior to 1769. He sold his rights in that town and emigrated to Westminaster. His farm he disposed of to David HANN, of Hopkinton. He served in the Revolutionary army and was in the company from Partridgefield.

Children of Thomas⁴ and Mehetable (Bacon) Whitney all born Natick, MA:

i.	Mehetable5 Whitney, b. 8 Aug 1762;[6] m. Samuel Lawton.
ii.	Huldah Whitney, b. 20 Aug 1764.[7]
iii.	Mark Whitney, b. 18 May 1766.[8] He appeared on the census of 1790 at Pittsfield, MA; 10-2-00, that is, one male 16+ and two females.
iv.	Esther Whitney, baptized 29 Nov 1767.[9]

Census

• 1790, Partridgefield, Berkshire Co., MA: Thomas Whitney, 1 male over 16, 1 male 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1790, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA: Mark Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 2 females.
• 1800: not found.
• 1810: not found.

References

1.^  Source

2.^  "Mr. Thomas [Whitney], of Natick, and Mrs. Mehetable Bacon of Stoughton, int. 17 Sep 1761," according to Frederic Endicott, ed., The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths and Intentions of Marriage, in the Town of Stoughton from 1727 to 1800, and in the Town of Canton from 1797 to 1845, Preceded by the Records of the South Precinct of Dorchester from 1715 to 1727, (1896).

3.^  "Thomas [Whitney] and Mehetable Bacon of Stoughton, int. Oct. 19, 1761," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Natick, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1910).

4.^  "Thomas [Whitney], of Natick, and Mehetable Bacon of Stoughton, [married] 12 Nov 1761," according to Stoughton Vital Records. Also, "Tho[ma]s [Whitney] and Mehitable Bacon, [married] Nov. 12, 1761. From copy made by William R. Mann of Record of Rev. Philip Curtis," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sharon, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1909).

5.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), pp. 65-66.

6.^  "Mehetable [Whitney], d. of Thomas and Mehetable, [born] Aug. 8, 1762," according to Natick Vital Records.

7.^  "Huldah [Whittney], d. of Thomas and Mehitable, [born] Aug. 20, 1764," according to Natick Vital Records.

8.^  "Mark [Whitney], s. of Thomas and Methetable, [born] May 18, 1766," according to Natick Vital Records.

9.^  "Esther, d. of Tho[ma]s, bp. Nov. 29, 1767. C.R.," according to Natick Vital Records.

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