William WHITTIER (20 Nov 1714-1771) +
Phoebe MORRILL (17 Jul 1715-1754)

Reuben (1741-1741)

Isaac (3 Feb 1738-6 Sep 1807) — m. Mary Blaisdell

Abigail (30 Jul 1745-26 Sep 1825) — m. David Morrill

Nathaniel (1748-20 Feb 1833) — m. Ruth Smith

Phoebe (1750-????) — m. John Currier

William was born in Salisbury or Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was the third of six children to Reuben Whittier (11 Mar 1687-18 Nov 1722) and Deborah Pillsbury (1685-2 Feb 1753) of Newbury, Essex County, who had married in Newbury on 19 Dec 1708.

Phoebe was born in Salisbury also, daughter of Deacon Isaac Morrill, Jr. (1673-1737) and Abigail Brown (1 Feb 1675-1721).

I don’t know just when William and Phoebe married. They settled in Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Phoebe died about 1754, and William married Sarah Huntington (????-1772) in 1755.

William died in 1771 in Kingston. Sarah died the following year.

Children

Isaac Whittier (1738-1807)

Isaac has his own entry in the family tree.

Abigail Whittier (1745-1825)

Abigail married David Morrill (17 Oct 1737-1818) from Salisbury, son of Jacob Morrill and Sarah Wait. They had four children:

Phebe (4 Mar 1762-1802)

David (17 May 1767-5 Mar 1834) — m. Mary Osgood; m. Susannah Pillsbury

Sarah (????-1802) — m. Jonathan Barnard

Jacob (4 Feb 1785-15 Apr 1833) — m. Abigail Lowell

Abigail died in 1825 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.

Nathaniel Whittier (1748-1833)

Nathaniel married Ruth Smith (1748-9 Jul 1827). They had eight children:

Betsey (27 Feb 1771-????)

Lamson (28 Mar 1773-????) — m. Jane Flanders

Reuben (1775-????)

Nathaniel, Jr. (20 Apr 1777-21 Oct 1861) — m. Sally ???

William (28 Nov 1781-????) — m. Ruth Fogg

John (13 Feb 1784-1860) — m. Betsey Coburn

Abigail (1789-????) — m. James Merrill

Isaac (????-1790)

Nathaniel died in 1833 in Cornville, Maine.

Phoebe Whittier (1750-????)

Phoebe married John Currier (15 Mar 1752-12 May 1809).

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