Nathaniel WHITNEY

Father: Benjamin WHITNEY
Mother: Jane POOR

Family 1: Sarah FORD

(1) U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 via Ancestry.com

  1. Nathan WHITNEY
  2. Nathaniel WHITNEY
  3. Abel WHITNEY
  4. Sarah WHITNEY
  5. John WHITNEY
  6. Lydia WHITNEY
  7. Isaac WHITNEY
  8. Amos WHITNEY
  9. Lydia WHITNEY
  10. Joanna WHITNEY
                                     _Thomas WHITNEY_
                     _John WHITNEY _|
                    |               |_Mary BRAY______
 _Benjamin WHITNEY _|
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|--Nathaniel WHITNEY
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|_Jane POOR ________|
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Notes

Updated February 25, 2023. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Whitney Research Group.

- "Nathaniel-3 WHITNEY (Benjamin-2, John-1), son of Benjamin and Jane (-----) WHITNEY, was born 14 Apr 1680, York, ME, and died about 1768, Gorham, ME."
- "He married, about 1705, probably York, ME, Sarah FORD daughter of John and Joanna (ANDREWS) (SEARLE) FORD. She was born about 1685, probablly in Kittery, ME, but her date and place of death are unknown. Her sister Lettes (Letty) Ford m. Nathaniel's brother John."
- "In 1703 he was a member of the military company of York, commanded by Capt. PREBLE, for defense against the Indians." His brothers John and Timothy were in the same company."

(2) Ezra S. Stearns, William Frederick Whitcher, Edward Everett Parker, "Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 2 (Google eBook)," Lewis Publishing Company, 1908, pp. 576-577.

"Nathaniel, fourth child and third son of Benjamin and Jane WHITNEY was born in York, Maine, April 14, 1680. He probably resided at his native place until after marriage, when he removed to Gorham. In 1703 he was a member of the military company of York, commanded by Captain PREBLE, for defense against Indians. In 1708 Nathaniel WHITNEY, weaver of Kittery, bought a certain piece of salt marsh and thatch ground in York commonly known as the Sunken Marsh. November 1715, Nathaniel WHITNEY, of York, weaver, and wife Sarah sold for four score pounds one-half the tract of land known as the Sunken Marsh, and all housing, timber, etcetera. In 1717 Nathaniel WHITNEY purchased twenty acres of land and a small orchard on the York River. He died in Gorham, Maine. He married in York, Maine, Sarah FORD, born in York, daughter of John FORD, of Kittery. They had nine children: Nahum; Nathaniel; Abel; Sarah; Isaac; Amos; Lydia, died young; Joanna; and Lydia, died young."

(3) McLellan, Hugh Davis. History of Gorham, Me. Portland [Maine], Smith & Sale, printers, 1903. Page 827.

"Nathaniel WHITNEY was born in York, Me., April 14, 1680. He was the son of Benjamin, and grandson of John WHITNEY... He was a weaver. He married Sarah, daughter of of John FORD of Kittery. Children: Nathan... Nathaniel... Abel... Sarah... John... Lydia... Isaac... Amos... Lydia... Joanna..."

"Nathaniel WHITNEY was living in York as late as 1760. His estate was settled in 1768 by his son Amos."

(4) Millennium File via Ancestry.com

- Name: Nathaniel WHITNEY
- Gender: Male
- Birth Date: 14 Apr 1680
- Marriage Date: 1705
- Father: Benjamin WHITNEY
- Mother: Jane
- Spouse: Sarah FORD
- Children: Nathan WHITNEY
- Source Information: Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.

(5) Family Data Collection - Individual Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Nathaniel WHITNEY
- Spouse: Sarah FORD
- Parents: Benjamin WHITNEY, Jane POOR
- Birth Place: York, York, ME
- Birth Date: 14 Apr 1680
- Marriage Place: Kittery, York, ME
- Marriage Date: 1705
- Death Place: Gorham, ME
- Death Date: 1768
- Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

(6) U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 via Ancestry.com

- Name: Nathaniel WHITNEY
- Gender: male
- Birth Place: ME
- Birth Year: 1680
- Spouse Name: Sarah FORD

(7) Find a Grave

- Name: Nathaniel WHITNEY
- Birth: 14 Apr 1680; York Village, York County, Maine, USA
- Death: 1768 (aged 87–88); Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
- Burial: South Street Cemetery; Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
- Memorial ID: 112994476