Jacob Whitney (1748 - 1825)

Born 24 Mar 1748 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

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Died 11 Jul 1825 at age 77 in Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Private Jacob Whitney served with Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Jacob Whitney is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A125100.

Jacob Whitney is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 319094
Rank: Private

Jacob Whitney was born on March 24, 1748 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay. His parents were Richard Whitney and Mary Perry. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He married Lois Hapgood on May 25, 1772. ^{[1] [2] [4]}

Together they had these children: ^{[1] [2]}

1. Hannah Whitney, b. Dec. 14, 1772.
2. [[Mercy Whitney, b. Feb. 20, 1774.
3. Jacob Whitney, b. Oct. 16, 1776.
4. Lois Whitney, b. August 1, 1779.
5. Silas Whitney, b. about 1781.
6. Eli Whitney, b. May 7, 1783.
7. Nancy Whitney, b. August 7, 1785.
8. Emory Whitney, b. Oct. 1, 1791.

He married second, Mary Patch, on Jan. 29, 1794. ^{[1] [2]}

He died on July 11, 1825 in Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
3. ↑ Pierce, Frederick Clifton. The descendants of John Whitney, who came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, 1895), p.85, 180.
4. ↑ Hapgood, Warren The Hapgood Family (Hapgood, Boston,Massachusetts, 1898), p.40.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118387983/jacob-whitney: accessed 24 March 2023), memorial page for Pvt Jacob Whitney (24 Mar 1748–11 Jul 1825), Find A Grave: Memorial #118387983, citing Old Centre Burial Ground, Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed February 22, 2020), "Record of Jacob Whitney", Ancestor # A125100.

• Pierce, Frederick Clifton. The descendants of John Whitney, who came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, 1895); p. 180

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-ZMN : 15 January 2020), Jacob Whitney, 1748.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7D-XHM : 24 January 2020), Jacob Whitney, 1772.

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 17, p. 223

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-ZMN : 20 May 2022), Jacob Whitney, 24 Mar 1749; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7D-XHM : 20 May 2022), Jacob Whitney, 25 May 1772; citing Marriage, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-ZPV : 20 May 2022), Jacob Whitney in entry for Mercy Whitney, 16 Oct 1776; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-ZPL : 20 May 2022), Jacob Whitney in entry for Lois Whitney, 1 Aug 1779; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-8FC : 20 May 2022), Jacob Whitney in entry for Eli Whitney, 7 May 1783; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-8FD : 20 May 2022), Jacob Whitney in entry for Nancy Whitney, 7 Aug 1785; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-8FD : 20 May 2022), Jacob Whitney in entry for Nancy Whitney, 7 Aug 1785; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JL-ZP5 : 20 May 2022), Jacob Whitney in entry for Emory Whitney, 1 Oct 1791; citing Birth, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009632.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-6K51 : 7 May 2022), Jacob Whitney and Mary Patch, 29 Jan 1794; citing Marriage, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578571.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ3-JFWB : 11 May 2022), Jacob Whitney and Mary Patch, 29 Jan 1794; citing Marriage, Littleton, Middlesex, England, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011181.

• Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1917);
  • p. 112-6
  • p. 230

• http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php?title=Family:Whitney,_Jacob_(1749-1825)