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Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 11:23:57 -0500


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Subject: [MAWORCES] WHITNEY Family #4 Part 1


> Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Mass. Vol 2 pgs
> 80,81
>
> John(1)John(2)Nathaniel(3) will remain the same, as in the WHITNEY
> Family #1
>
> Nathaniel WHITNEY (IV), son of Nathaniel WHITNEY (III) was born in
> Weston, Mass. on March 5, 1675. He married on Nov. 7, 1695 to Mercy
> ROBINSON, who was born Sept. 6, 1676, and died Dec. 31, 1740. They
> resied at Watertown, Mass., where he died Sept. 23, 1730. Children of
> Nathaniel and Mercy were: #1 Nathaniel #2 Sarah born March 3, 1698 #3
> Amos born April 19, 1701 #4 Elzabeth born Jly 23, 1702 and married
> Daniel BIGELOW, they were the parents of Colonel Timothy BIGELOW, from
> whom the local chapter of the Daughters of the Ameican Revoution is
> named. #5 Jonas born Dec. 1703 #6 James born about 1710 #7 Susannah
> bapt. June 17, 1711 #8 + #9
> (TWINS) Solomon and Samuel bapt. June 17, 1711 #10 Ebenezer bapt. April
> 25, 1714, was a Doctor, resided in Worcester County, and died Jan. 23,
> 1743 #11 Joshua born March 25, 1714 #12 David born in 1716
>
> (V) Nathaniel WHITNEY,son of Nathaniel Whitney (IV) was born in Weston,
> Mass. on Jan. 23, 1696. He married on June 22, 1721 to Mary CHILDS, born
> 1699 and died Dec. 3, 1776. They settled in Westboro where he and his
> wife were admitted to the church on Jan. 21, 1728. He had owned the
> covenant in Concord, Mass. on Oct. 15, 1727. Children of Nathaniel and
> Mary were: #1 Ephraim, born in Grafton in July 1722 #2 Oliver born Dec.
> 1, 1724 #3 Mary born Feb. 15, 1727 #4 Nathaniel born July 22, 1728 #5
> Ana born March 8, 1730, married on May 4, 1749 to David FORBUSH, son of
> one of the earliest and most prominent citizens of Westboro, Mass. #6
> Amos born March 17, 1732 #7 Lucy born April 26, 1734 #8 Love born Sept.
> 13, 1736 #9 Lois brn Feb. 9, 1738 #10 Eli bapt. May 3, 1740. [ The
> inventor of the Cotton Gin, Eli WHITNEY, was of this Westboro family]
>
> (VI) Ephraim WHITNEY, son of Nathaniel WHITNEY (V) was born in Groton,
> Mass. in July 1722. He married on Dec. 6, 1749 to Thankful HARRINGTON,
> born in 1729 and died July 16, 1795. He moved with his parents from
> Groton to Weston and thence later to Westboro. After his marriage, he
> purchased a large farm in Upton, Mass. on which he resided the remainder
> of his life. At his death the farm was divided equally between his 2
> sons. He died in Upton, Mass. on July 21, 1797. Children of Ephraim and
> Thankful were: #1 Thankful born Nov. 11, 1750, married Jonathan
> BATCHELOR and resided in Upton. #2 Beulah born Jan. 23, 1753 and married
> on May 7, 172 to Samuel FORBUSH, grandson of Daniel FORBES, the
> immigrant from Scotland #3 Ephraim born May 13, 1766 and married Jemima
> WHIPPLE (1st) and Joanna SADLER (2nd). #4 Amos born June 29, 1759
>
> END of WHITNEY Family # 4 PART 1
>
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