Family:Whitney, Silas (1736-1813)

Silas⁶ Whitney (David⁵, Benjamin⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), son of David⁵ and Mercy (Goodnow) Whitney, was born probably 1737, and died 13 Mar 1813, Clarendon, VT, aged 79 years.

He "of no town, but near Lancaster" married, 15 Apr 1758, Shrewsbury, MA, Jane Pearson,^[1] of Shrewsbury, MA, daughter of Bartholomew and Love (Hutchins)(Boynton) Pearson. She was born 19 Mar 1737/8, and died 5 Feb 1800, Salisbury, VT, in her 62nd year.

He was born probably in 1737. In 1758 he went to No Town (Princeton) and purchased land. He was a blacksmith and followed that trade. His wife, whom he married soon after going to No Town, was from Shrewsbury, where they were married. In 1763 he moved to Winchendon, and soon after, in Feb 1773, to Rindge, New Hampshire, from which place he was warned out of town. While residing in Winchendon he kept hotel at the center, and in 1764 was chosen church warden and surveyor of boards and shingles. Later he moved to Clarendon, Vermont. In the county of Worcester, Massachusetts, Registry of Deeds, lib.57, fol.50. There is a record of a deed of Silas Whitney and wife Jane, of Princeton, to one Jones, 2 Jul 1762. This is the land he had purchased four years before. Resided Princeton and Winchendon, MA, Rindge, NH, and Clarendon, VT.

Children of Silas⁶ and Jane (Pearson) Whitney:

i.	Love7 Whitney, b. 18 Dec 1758, Princeton, MA;[2] bapt. 10 Jun 1759, Rutland, MA.[3]
ii.	David Whitney, b. 31 Aug 1760, Princeton, MA;[4] bapt. 12 Oct 1760, Rutland, MA;[5] m.(1) Sarah Wilson; m.(2) ----- Mason.
iii.	Silas Whitney, b. 12 Jun 1762, Princeton, MA;[6] bapt. 15 Aug 1762, Rutland, MA.[7]
iv.	Oliver Whitney, b. 16 Sep 1764, Winchendon, MA;[8] m. Abigail Crampton.
v.	Bartholomew Whitney, b. 30 Jun 1766, Winchendon, MA;[9] m. Lois -----.
vi.	Jane Whitney, b. 6 Jun 1768, Winchendon, MA.[10]
vii.	Phebe Whitney, b. 1 Dec 1770, Winchendon, MA;[11] m. Luna Titus.
viii.	Samuel Whitney, b. 1771 or 1772, Winchendon, MA.
ix.	Mercy Whitney, b. 1772, Rindge, NH.
x.	Benjamin Whitney, b. 16 Dec 1777, Rutland, VT; m. Mary -----.
xi.	Solomon Whitney, b. -----. He may be the same as Solomon Whitney, b. ca. 17 Nov 1777, VT; m. Margery -----.
xii.	Lucy Whitney, b. -----; m. ----- Brown.

Census

• 1771, Winchendon, MA (tax list): Silas Whitney
• 1791, Clarendon, Rutland Co., VT: Silas Whitney, 2 males over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 6 females.
• 1800: not found.
• 1810, Clarendon, Rutland Co., VT: Silas Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 10-15, 1 female over 45, 4 females 26-44, and 1 female 16-25.
• 1810, Clarendon, Rutland Co., VT: Solomon Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9. This was his son Solomon.

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. 189-190.

1.^  "Silas [Whitney] ["of No town but near Lancaster" in int.] and Jane Pearson, [married] Apr. 15, 1758," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).

2.^  "Love [Whitney], d. Silas and Jane, [born] Dec. 18, 1758," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Princeton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1902). Also, "Love [Whitney], d. Silas and Jane, born at Princetown, [born] Dec. 18, 1758," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Winchendon, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).

3.^  "Love [Whitney], d. Silas, June 10, 1759, bap. C.R.," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1905).

4.^  "David [Whitney], s. Silas and Jane, [born] Aug. 31, 1760," according to Princeton Vital Records. Also, "David [Whitney], s. Silas and Jane, born at Princeton, [born] Aug. 31, 1760," according to Winchendon Vital Records.

5.^  "David [Whitney], s. Silas of Princeton, Oct. 12, 1760, bap. C.R.," according to Rutland Vital Records.

6.^  "Silas [Whitney], s. Silas and Jane, [born] June 12, 1762," according to Princeton Vital Records. Also, "Silas [Whitney], s. Silas and Jane, born at Princetown, [born] June 12, 1762," according to Winchendon Vital Records.

7.^  "Silas [Whitney], s. Silas, Aug. 15, 1762, bap. C.R.," according to Rutland Vital Records.

8.^  "Oliver [Whitney], s. Silas and Jane, [born] Sept. 16, 1764," according to Winchendon Vital Records.

9.^  "Bartholomew [Whitney], s. Silas and Jane, [born] June 30, 1766," according to Winchendon Vital Records.

10.^  "Jane [Whitney], d. Silas and Jane, [born] June 6, 1768," according to Winchendon Vital Records.

11.^  "Phebe [Whitney], d. Silas and Jane, [born] Feb. 1, 1770," according to Winchendon Vital Records.

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