Abel WHITNEY

Father: Nathaniel WHITNEY
Mother: Sarah FORD

Family 1: Mary CANE

(1) History of York, Maine via Ancestry.com

  1. Joanna WHITNEY
  2. Moses WHITNEY
  3. Joseph WHITNEY
  4. Daniel WHITNEY
  5. Joel WHITNEY
  6. Mary WHITNEY
  7. Lydia WHITNEY
  8. Zebulon WHITNEY
  9. Joanna WHITNEY
  10. Naphtali WHITNEY
  11. Micah WHITNEY
  12. Daniel WHITNEY
  13. Paul WHITNEY
  14. Deborah WHITNEY
                                          _John WHITNEY _
                      _Benjamin WHITNEY _|
                     |                   |_Elinor // ____
 _Nathaniel WHITNEY _|
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|                    |_Jane POOR ________|
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|--Abel WHITNEY
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|                     _John FORD_________|
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|_Sarah FORD ________|
                     |                    _______________
                     |_Joanna ANDREWS____|
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Notes

Updated February 20, 2023. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Whitney Research Group.

"Abel4 WHITNEY (Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Nathaniel3 and Sarah (FORD) WHITNEY, was born 23 Jul 1712, York, ME, and died before Sep 1762. Abel was a weaver by trade."

"Marriage intentions were published 4 Oct 1735, York, ME, for him and Mary CANE 'both of York'. He married 13 Nov 1735, York, ME, Mary CANE, daughter of Nicholas and Mary (PARSONS) CANE."

(2) McLellan, Hugh Davis. History of Gorham, Me. Portland, Maine; Smith & Sale, printers, 1903. Pages 828-829.

"Abel WHITNEY, son on Nathaniel, lived in York, Gorham, and Standish. He was a weaver by trade. He married Mary, daughter of Micah CANE, of York... Abel WHITNEY died before September, 1762, for at that time his widow Mary received a deed from Barnabas BANGS of a part of the thirty acre lot, 81. Mrs. Mary WHITNEY married second, June 10, 1763; Samuel CROCKET."

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

- Name: Abel WHITNEY
- Spouse: Mary CANE
- Parents: Nathaniel WHITNEY, Sarah FORD
- Birth Place: York, York, ME
- Birth Date: 23 Jul 1712
- Marriage Place: ME
- Marriage Date: 12 Nov 1735

(4) History of York, Maine via Ancestry.com: A Journal of Occurrences in York, 1735

- November 12, 1735: "Abel WHITNEY and Mary CANE were married today."

(5) Frost, John Eldridge, Maine Probate Abstracts Volume 1 1687 - 1775 (Camden Maine: Picton Press, 1991), Page 579, York County Volume 11.

"11/231. ABEL WHITNEY, of Gorhamtown. Commn to div est (11.136). Div (11.136). Decree (11.136). Receipts (11.137). F20297. Whereas Nathaniel WHITNEY & Mary CROCKET (late Mary WHITNEY), admors of the est of Abel WHITNEY, late of Gorhamtown, decd int, have made up their acct & applic has been made for a div, ct appts 27 Feb 1764, Capt. Bryant NORTON, Benjamin SKILLENS, Barnabas BANGS, Wentworth STEWART & George HANSCOM, all of Gorhamtown, to make a div. Div by commn: To Mary CROCKET late wid of Abel WHITNEY of Gorhamtown, decd int, her dower; commn finds a 30 a lot #17 on the Proprietors' Plan & a house on the same & gives to the wid 11 a on the E end of the above lot (descr). Having viewed the premises ct finds it will not accommodate more than one son; having given & been refused to the two eld it goes to Joel, 3rd s: 43 a of land val at L41/6/8 & 2/3 of a house at L5/6/8 which is all of the decd's est that can be found; all by ct 1 June 1764 with Joel WHITNEY paying to the eld s Moses L6/13/4, & to Joseph, Mary, Lydia, Zebulon, Joanna, Naphtali, Micah, Daniel, Paul & Deborah WHITNEY, or their legal representatives, L3/6/8, ea. Moses WHITNEY of Gorhamtown ack receipt, 19 April 1764, from Joel WHITNEY of L8 being his, full share in the first div of Abel WHITNEY's est. Joseph WHITNEY of Gorhamtown ack receipt, 30 May 1764, from Joel WHITNEY of L4 as his share of the first div of the est of Abel WHITNEY."