Amos WHITNEY
- BIRTH: 05 Mar 1724; Maine (now USA)
- DEATH: Abt. 1800
Father: Nathaniel WHITNEY
Mother: Sarah FORD
Family 1: Sarah PAYNE
- MARRIAGE: 05 Sep 1748; Maine (now USA)
- CHILDREN:
- Ebenezer WHITNEY
- Amos WHITNEY
- Mary WHITNEY
- Elias WHITNEY
- Jotham WHITNEY
- Ruth WHITNEY
Family 2: Hannah JOHNSON
- MARRIAGE: 14 Aug 1773; Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine (now USA)
_John WHITNEY _
_Benjamin WHITNEY _|
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_Nathaniel WHITNEY _|
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| |_Jane POOR ________|
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|--Amos WHITNEY
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| _John FORD_________|
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|_Sarah FORD ________|
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|_Joanna ANDREWS____|
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Notes
Updated July 25, 2016. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):- "He, son of Nathaniel, was an early settler in Gorham. He is said to have first built a log house in what is now Melville CRESSEY's field. His homestead farm in Gorham was the two thirty acres lots, 40 and 42, which he sold in 1798 to Joseph Crocker SNOW of Falmouth, Mass. Mr. WHITNEY was the first town clerk of Gorham, from 1764 to 1769, and was one of the first selectmen; a man highly respected and of great integrity."
- "Marriage intentions were published 16 Jul 1748, York, ME, for him and Sarah PAYNE 'both of York'. Amos married, 5 Sep 1748, York, ME, Sarah PAYNE 'daughter of Thomas PAYNE of York', daughter of Thomas and Mary (GOOKIN) PAYNE."
- "Mr. WHITNEY married second (pub. Aug. 14, 1773), Hannah JOHNSON of Falmouth."
- Children of Amos WHITNEY and Sarah PAYNE: Ebenezer, Amos, Mary, Elias, Jotham and Ruth. - Children of Amos WHITNEY and Hannah JOHNSON: None.