Sybil Whitney

1733 - 1812  (79 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Sybil Whitney  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Sibila, Sibbel
  Birth	4 Feb 1733	Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	5A7A09E784D68948AB59D32F08D6D0FA9D23
  Death	16 Dec 1812	Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  Burial	Central Cemetery, Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [6]
  Notes	It appears that Oliver Cummings and Sybil Whitney were first cousins, so the shared ancestry is not an accident.
  Person ID	I681	Watson Clan Tree
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	Israel Whitney,   b. 1710, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. Jul 1746, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hannah Blodgett,   b. 6 Dec 1715, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. Bef 6 Feb 1749 (Age < 33 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	8 Mar 1732	Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  _UID	33944B0EB5EB8041A2BCCC08F7612DB4ECBB
  Family ID	F833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Captain Oliver Cummings,   b. 10 Apr 1728, Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 15 Aug 1810, Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA (Age 82 years)  [1]
  Marriage	1753	Killingly, Windham, Conecticut, USA   [8]
  _UID	438911F568E256418FEF2122CC08AF211809
  _UID	770E303918680C4F847B3D4CD96321C9779D
  _UID	D169A309CD0453409C073200FA1326C21448
  _UID	FF83652265463C479C5FC8E7A276B9C5773F
  Notes	"Cummings Memorial" and "A History of Dunstable, Massachusetts" list Sybil Bailey as Oliver's wife. I believe this to be wrong. First, "Cummings Genealogy" lists Sibyla Whitney, and this seems to be the current consensus. I have found no marriage records or references to a maiden name for either name. Second, Sybil Bailey is actually the name of the wife of Joseph Willard, grandmother of James Willard Cummings. It would seem unlikely that these two are not connected in some way, even if in error. I am presuming that "Cummings Memorial" used "A History of Dunstable, Massachusetts" as its source, and the author of that just got it wrong somehow. A marriage record or any original document with a maiden name would be very enlightening and solve this dilemma. As it stands though, I am going with Sybil Whitney as the wife, and proceeding on that course. -- Watsonclan.com Admin
  Children	1. Oliver Cummings,   b. 12 Jul 1757, Dunstable Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA + 2. James Cummings, Sr.,   b. 26 May 1759, Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Sep 1840, Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] 3. Josiah Cummings,   b. 12 Jan 1763, Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 Sep 1837, Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 74 years)   4. Nathaniel Cummings,   b. 20 Jun 1767, Dunstable Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   5. Sibbel Cummings,   b. 14 Aug 1773, Dunstable Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   6. Richard Whitney,   b. 22 Apr 1743, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: Foster]  [Mother: Foster]
  Family ID	F505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2011

  
  

• Headstones

  Oliver Cummings (1728-1810) and Sybil Whitney (1733-1812) - Headstone

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] Massachusetts Births and Christenings, (beta.familysearch.com) (Reliability: 3). Name James Cumings Gender Male Baptism/Christening Date Baptism/Christening Place Birth Date 26 May 1759 Birthplace DUNSTABLE,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS Death Date Name Note Race Father's Name Oliver Cumings Father's Birthplace Father's Age Mother's Name Sibbel Mother's Birthplace Mother's Age Indexing Project (Batch) Number C50073-1 System Origin Massachusetts-ODM Source Film Number 823729 Reference Number [S52] Franklin P. Rice, Vital records of Oxford, Massachusetts, (http://www.archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsoxf00masgoog#page/n124/mode/1up/search/sibbel+whitney), 120 (Reliability: 2). [Whitney] Sibila, D. Israel and Hannah, Feb. 4, 1733 [S50] Massachusetts Births and Christenings, (beta.familysearch.com) (Reliability: 3). Name Sibila Whitney Gender Female Baptism/Christening Date Baptism/Christening Place Birth Date 04 Feb 1733 Birthplace Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Death Date Name Note Race Father's Name Israel Whitney Father's Birthplace Father's Age Mother's Name Hannah Mother's Birthplace Mother's Age Indexing Project (Batch) Number I00799-8 System Origin Massachusetts-EASy Source Film Number 754010 Reference Number 21 [S48] Albert Oren Cummins, Cummings Genealogy, A, (http://www.archive.org/details/cummingsgenealog00cumm) (Reliability: 2). [S270] Millennium File (Reliability: 2). Name: Sybil Whitney Spouse: Oliver Cummings Birth Date: 4 Feb 1733 Birth City: Killingly Birth State: Connecticut Birth Country: USA Death Date: 16 Dec 1812 Death City: Dunstable Death County: Middlesex Death State: Massachusetts Death Country: USA Parents: Israel Whitney, Hannah Blodgett Children: Oliver Cummings Other Information: Notes [S88] Headstone (Reliability: 3). [S270] Millennium File (Reliability: 2). Husband: Israel Whitney Husband's Father: Husband's Mother: Wife: Hannah Blodgett Wife's Father: William Blodgett Wife's Mother: Mary Warren Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1732 Marriage Place: Dunstable, Middlesex, MA Children: Sybil Whitney [S75] Charles H. Browning, Americans of Royal Descent, 229, http://books.google.com/books?id=eyik0rO0HlsC&lpg=. (Reliability: 2). II.--Nathaniel Whitney, of Weston, Massachusetts, 1646-1732; m., 1673, Sarah Hagar, and had: