Rebeckah WhitneyAge: 79 years1701–1780

Name
Rebeckah Whitney
Given names
Rebeckah
Surname
Whitney
Birth about 1701 45 44
Of Stow, Middlesex, MA

Birth of a brotherJason Whitney
1704 (Age 3 years)

Birth of a brotherLemuel Whitney
August 1, 1706 (Age 5 years)

Birth of a brotherEphraim Whitney
1713 (Age 12 years)

Death of a paternal grandfatherRichard Whitney
September 20, 1719 (Age 18 years)
Concord, Middlesex, MA

Death of a brotherEphraim Whitney
May 4, 1723 (Age 22 years)
Stow, Middlesex, MA

MarriageJohn Whitney — View this family
May 20, 1724 (Age 23 years)
Lancaster, Worcester, MA

Shared note: Married in Lancaster by John Houghton, Justice of the Peace.
Birth of a son
#1		John Whitney
March 20, 1725 (Age 24 years)
Harvard, Worcester, MA

Birth of a daughter
#2		Sarah Whitney
February 5, 1727 (Age 26 years)
Harvard, Worcester, MA

Birth of a daughter
#3		Beulah Whitney
January 23, 1730 (Age 29 years)
Harvard, Worcester, MA

Birth of a son
#4		Ezra Whitney
August 24, 1731 (Age 30 years)
Harvard, Worcester, MA

Birth of a son
#5		Abner Whitney
January 21, 1734 (Age 33 years)
Still River (Lancaster/Harvard), MA

Marriage of a childBenjamin Wilson — Sarah Whitney — View this family
November 26, 1747 (Age 46 years)
First Church, Groton-Rev. Samuel A. Green

Marriage of a childAbner Whitney — Sarah Hilton — View this family
June 21, 1753 (Age 52 years)
Lunenburg, MA

Shared note: Abner Whitney of District of Shirley and Sarah Hilton of Lunenburg were married June 21st 1753 by the Rev. David Stearns, minister of Lunenburg. - Entry in the Lunenburg Vital Records.
Death of a brotherLemuel Whitney
January 23, 1755 (Age 54 years)
Stow, Middlesex, MA

Death of a motherSarah Knight
March 23, 1755 (Age 54 years)

Marriage of a childJohn Whitney — Hannah Sawtell — View this family
February 26, 1759 (Age 58 years)
Groton, MA

Marriage of a childJohn Whitney — Elizabeth Sawtell — View this family
April 15, 1762 (Age 61 years)

Death of a daughterBeulah Whitney
February 7, 1763 (Age 62 years)
Shirley, MA

Death of a husbandJohn Whitney
about 1765 (Age 64 years)

Death of a brotherJonas Whitney
September 18, 1770 (Age 69 years)
Harvard, Worcester, MA

Death of a daughterSarah Whitney
May 17, 1771 (Age 70 years)
Townsend, MA

Death of a brotherMoses Whitney
May 7, 1778 (Age 77 years)
Littleton, Middlesex, MA

Death of a brotherAbraham Whitney
September 15, 1778 (Age 77 years)
Stow, Middlesex, MA

Death July 27, 1780 (Age 79 years)
Harvard, MA
Family with parents - View this family
father
Moses Whitney
Birth: August 1, 1655 31 29 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death:
mother
Sarah Knight
Birth: about 1657
Death: March 23, 1755
Marriage: September 30, 1686 — Stow, Middlesex, MA
9 months
elder sister
Sarah Whitney
Birth: July 2, 1687 31 30 — Stow, Middlesex, MA
Death:
23 months
elder brother
Moses Whitney
Birth: June 15, 1689 33 32 — Stow, Middlesex, MA
Death: May 7, 1778 — Littleton, Middlesex, MA
3 years
elder brother
Abraham Whitney
Birth: May 29, 1692 36 35 — Stow, Middlesex, MA
Death: September 15, 1778 — Stow, Middlesex, MA
7 years
elder brother
Jonas Whitney
Birth: February 1, 1699 43 42 — Stow-Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death: September 18, 1770 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
3 years
herself
Rebeckah Whitney
Birth: about 1701 45 44 — Of Stow, Middlesex, MA
Death: July 27, 1780 — Harvard, MA
4 years
younger brother
Jason Whitney
Birth: 1704 48 47
Death: February 19, 1785 — Stow, Middlesex, MA
3 years
younger brother
Lemuel Whitney
Birth: August 1, 1706 51 49
Death: January 23, 1755 — Stow, Middlesex, MA
7 years
younger brother
Ephraim Whitney
Birth: 1713 57 56
Death: May 4, 1723 — Stow, Middlesex, MA
Family with John Whitney - View this family
husband
John Whitney
Birth: December 6, 1698 27 23 — Cambridge Farms, Middlesex, MA
Death: about 1765
herself
Rebeckah Whitney
Birth: about 1701 45 44 — Of Stow, Middlesex, MA
Death: July 27, 1780 — Harvard, MA
Marriage: May 20, 1724 — Lancaster, Worcester, MA
10 months
son
John Whitney
Birth: March 20, 1725 26 24 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death:
23 months
daughter
Sarah Whitney
Birth: February 5, 1727 28 26 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death: May 17, 1771 — Townsend, MA
3 years
daughter
Beulah Whitney
Birth: January 23, 1730 31 29 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death: February 7, 1763 — Shirley, MA
19 months
son
Ezra Whitney
Birth: August 24, 1731 32 30 — Harvard, Worcester, MA
Death:
2 years
son
Abner Whitney
Birth: January 21, 1734 35 33 — Still River (Lancaster/Harvard), MA
Death: March 5, 1802 — Falmouth, ME

  1. Generation 1

    1. Rebeckah Whitney, daughter of Moses Whitney and Sarah Knight, was born about 1701 in Of Stow, Middlesex, MA and died on July 27, 1780 in Harvard, MA. She married John Whitney, son of Isaiah Whitney and Sarah Woodward, on May 20, 1724 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA. He was born on December 6, 1698 in Cambridge Farms, Middlesex, MA and died about 1765.

      Children of Rebeckah Whitney and John Whitney:

      1. John Whitney (1725–)
      2. Sarah Whitney (1727–1771)
      3. Beulah Whitney (1730–1763)
      4. Ezra Whitney (1731–)
      5. Abner Whitney (1734–1802)
  2. Generation 2back to top

    1. John Whitney, son of John Whitney and Rebeckah Whitney, was born on March 20, 1725 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Hannah Sawtell on February 26, 1759 in Groton, MA. She died in 1761 in Shirley, MA. The second time he married Elizabeth Sawtell on April 15, 1762. She was born in Shirley, MA? and was buried on January 24, 1997.

      Children of John Whitney and Hannah Sawtell:

      1. SolomonSalmon Whitney… (1759–1783)
      2. John Whitney (1761–)

      Children of John Whitney and Elizabeth Sawtell:

      1. Aaron Whitney (1763–)
      2. Asa Whitney (1766–1851)
      3. Oliver Whitney (1768–)

    2. Sarah Whitney, daughter of John Whitney and Rebeckah Whitney, was born on February 5, 1727 in Harvard, Worcester, MA and died on May 17, 1771 in Townsend, MA at the age of 44. She married Benjamin Wilson on November 26, 1747 in First Church, Groton-Rev. Samuel A. Green. He was born about 1714 in ?townsend, MA and died on June 4, 1774 in Townsend, MA.

      Children of Sarah Whitney and Benjamin Wilson:

      1. Lucy Wilson (–1752)
      2. Beulah Wilson (1753–1997)
      3. Rebecah Wilson (1757–1997)
      4. Joseph Wilson (1759–1997)
      5. John Wilson (1761–1997)
      6. Sarah Wilson (1764–1997)
      7. Mary Wilson (1766–1997)
      8. Rubin Wilson (1769–1997)

    3. Ezra Whitney, son of John Whitney and Rebeckah Whitney, was born on August 24, 1731 in Harvard, Worcester, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Agnes …. She was buried on July 23, 1997. The second time he married Unknown …. She was buried on July 23, 1997.

      Children of Ezra Whitney and Agnes …:

      1. Ezra Whitney (1760–1842)
      2. Rebekah Whitney (1762–1997)
      3. Agnes Whitney (1767–1997)

      Children of Ezra Whitney and Unknown …:

      1. ? Whitney (1756–1996)
      2. ? Whitney (1757–1996)

    4. Abner Whitney, son of John Whitney and Rebeckah Whitney, was born on January 21, 1734 in Still River (Lancaster/Harvard), MA and died on March 5, 1802 in Falmouth, ME at the age of 68. He married Sarah Hilton, daughter of , on June 21, 1753 in Lunenburg, MA. She was born on June 6, 1734 in Boston, MA and died on November 9, 1815 in N. Yarmouth, Cumberland, ME at the age of 81.

      Children of Abner Whitney and Sarah Hilton:

      1. Abner Whitney (1755–1810)
      2. Uriel Whitney (1757–1835)
      3. Samuel Whitney (1759–1835)
      4. Amaziah Whitney (1760–1842)
      5. Elijah Whitney (1762–)
      6. Beulah B. Whitney (1764–1850)
      7. William Whitney (1765–1836)
      8. Sarah Hilton Whitney (1767–)
      9. Mary Whitney (1774–1850)
      10. Barzillai Whitney (–1996)
  3. Generation 3back to top

    1. Asa Whitney, son of John Whitney and Elizabeth Sawtell, was born about 1766 in Shirley, MA and died on December 27, 1851 in Townsend, MA. He married Mary Wallis on February 25, 1790 in Townsend, MA. She was born about 1766 in Townsend, MA and died on February 11, 1846 in Townsend, MA.

    2. Ezra Whitney, son of Ezra Whitney and Agnes …, was born on November 29, 1760 in Lunenburg, MA and died on May 8, 1842 in Burns, Allegheny, NY at the age of 81. He married Sally Hooker on December 22, 1785 in Athens, Windham, VT. She was born about 1764.

    3. Abner Whitney, son of Abner Whitney and Sarah Hilton, was born on October 22, 1755 in Shirley, MA and died in September 1810 in Pasquotank Co., NC at the age of 54. He married Polly …. She died about 1829 in Pasquotank County, North Carolina.

      Children of Abner Whitney and Polly …:

      1. Abner Didymus Whitney (–1997)
      2. William Didymus Whitney (–1997)
      3. Joshua Paine Whitney
      4. Franklin Whitney (–1997)
      5. Sallie Hilton Whitney (–1997)

    4. Uriel Whitney, son of Abner Whitney and Sarah Hilton, was born on September 11, 1757 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA and died on November 10, 1835 in North Yarmouth, Cumberland, ME at the age of 78. He married 2 times. The first time he married Lydia Whitmore, daughter of Samuel Whitmore and Mary Whitney, on December 16, 1784 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME. She was born on August 5, 1765 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME and died on March 6, 1818 in North Yarmouth, Cumberland, ME at the age of 52. The second time he married Betsey Mosher Lathrop on August 7, 1819 in North Yarmouth, ME. She was born about 1780 in Of Gorham, ME and died on February 4, 1849 in North Yarmouth, Cumberland, ME.

      Children of Uriel Whitney and Lydia Whitmore:

      1. Statira Whitney (1785–1785)
      2. Mary Whitney (1787–1824)
      3. Statira Whitney (1789–1794)
      4. Joel Whitney (1791–1812)
      5. Beulah B. Whitney (1793–1879)
      6. Betsey Whitney (1795–1849)
      7. Sally H. Whitney (1796–1827)
      8. Harriet Whitney (1798–1843)
      9. Charlotte Whitney (1800–1851)
      10. Statira Whitney (1802–1878)
      11. Uriel Whitney (1804–1881)
      12. Lewis Whitney (1806–1857)

    5. Samuel Whitney, son of Abner Whitney and Sarah Hilton, was born in 1759 in Lunenburg, Worcester, MA and died on September 25, 1835 at the age of 76. He married Hannah Thompson on March 24, 1781 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME. She was born in 1760 in Of Buxton, Cumberland, ME and died in 1814 at the age of 54.

      Children of Samuel Whitney and Hannah Thompson:

      1. Samuel Whitney (1782–)
      2. Stephen Whitney (1784–1858)
      3. William Whitney (1786–1852)
      4. Barzelia Whitney (1788–1997)
      5. Polly Whitney (1792–)
      6. Dorcas Whitney (1794–1870)
      7. Sarah Whitney (1797–1868)
      8. Ephraim Whitney (1799–1879)
      9. Greenleaf Whitney (1803–1996)

    6. Amaziah Whitney, son of Abner Whitney and Sarah Hilton, was born about 1760 and died on March 6, 1842 in Maryland, Otsego, NY. He married Sarah Boynton about 1800 in Otsego Co., NY. She was born about 1780 in Hampshire Co., MA.

      Children of Amaziah Whitney and Sarah Boynton:

      1. Abner Whitney (1801–)
      2. Amaziah Whitney (1803–1835)
      3. Arathusa Whitney (1804–)
      4. Polly Whitney (1806–1835)
      5. Caleb B. Whitney (1809–)
      6. Nathan Whitney (1814–1884)
      7. Nathaniel Whitney (1818–)
      8. Sallie Whitney
      9. Betsey Whitney
      10. Marchia Whitney
      11. William E. Whitney
      12. Lucretia Whitney

    7. Beulah B. Whitney, daughter of Abner Whitney and Sarah Hilton, was born about May 1764 in ? Shirley, MA and died on October 11, 1850 in Otisfield, ME. She married Jonathan Britton in 1785 in Otisfield, ME. He was born about 1760 and died on November 26, 1844 in Otisfield, ME.

    8. William Whitney, son of Abner Whitney and Sarah Hilton, was born on September 15, 1765 in Shirley, Middlesex, MA and died on March 22, 1836 in Standish, ME at the age of 70. He married Hannah Bangs, daughter of , on October 11, 1792 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME. She was born on April 19, 1775 in Gorham, ME and died on December 15, 1861 in Standish, ME at the age of 86.

      Children of William Whitney and Hannah Bangs:

      1. Daniel Whitney (1793–1873)
      2. William Whitney (1795–1859)
      3. Mary Whitney (1798–1835)
      4. Sarah H. Whitney (1800–)
      5. Abner Whitney (1802–1890)
      6. Thankful H. Whitney (1805–1841)
      7. Herman B. Whitney (1807–1874)
      8. Hannah Bangs Whitney (1810–1886)

    9. Sarah Hilton Whitney, daughter of Abner Whitney and Sarah Hilton, was born before 1767 in ? Shirley, MA and died in Athens, ME. She married Jabez Page Bradbury on May 27, 1786 in Buxton/Limerick, ME. He was born on January 14, 1763 in Buxton, ME [?].

      Children of Sarah Hilton Whitney and Jabez Page Bradbury:

      1. Abner Bradbury (1787–)
      2. Sarah Bradbury (1790–)
      3. Josiah Bradbury
      4. Mary Bradbury
      5. Anna Bradbury
      6. Lucy Bradbury
      7. Lucinda Bradbury

    10. Mary Whitney, daughter of Abner Whitney and Sarah Hilton, was born on January 12, 1774 in ? Shirley, MA and died on October 25, 1850 at the age of 76. She married Stephen Howard Horseley. He was born on September 1, 1772 and died on March 3, 1847 at the age of 74.

      Children of Mary Whitney and Stephen Howard Horseley:

      1. Mary Horseley (1798–1875)
      2. William Horseley (1806–1808)
      3. Sally Hilton Horseley (1808–1887)
      4. Beulah Britton Horseley (1811–)
Marriage
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Married in Lancaster by John Houghton, Justice of the Peace.

Shared note

Preponderance of the evidence points to Rebeckah being the daughter of Moses, and that she died in Harvard, MA and is buried there. In both the Lancaster and Stow VR's she is shown as "of Stow".

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