Family:Whitney, Sheldon Clark (1799-a1848)

From WRG

Sheldon Clark⁶ Whitney (William Clark⁵, Henry⁴, Josiah³, John², Henry¹), son of William Clark⁵ and Mary (Thompson) Whitney, was born 1 Apr 1799, Derby, CT, and died 5 Apr 1849, Silas, Choctaw County, AL; buried Providence Methodist Cemetery, Silas, AL.

He married firstly, 8 Oct 1817, Madison Ave Or Northwest Or Sugar-Loaf St Dutch Reformed Church, New York, NY, Eliza Blanchard. She died in childbed, New York, NY.

He married secondly, ----- -----, a Spanish woman, of whom nothing further is known.

He married thirdly, 12 Jul 1838, Washington County, Alabama, Martha A. Wilson, parentage unknown. She was born about 1820, KY, and died 6 Oct 1870, Silas, Choctaw County, AL; buried Providence Methodist Cemetery, Silas, AL. She married secondly, before 1860, ----- Barrier. It is possible that the marriage record of Martha A. Wilson to Thomas H. Barber, 22 Sep 1853 Clarke County, AL, refers to this couple. He apparentlly died before 1860, when she appears alone in the census with her children by her first husband.

Phoenix says the following:

b. at Derby, Conn., 1 Ap. 1799; went south over fifty years ago, and has not since returned. His cousin, Archibald Whitney, called on his family in 1848, and reported that he had four beautiful daughters. He was then living among the Choctaws, and was a river-pilot. He married Eliza Blanchard, who died in childbed, after a passage by sea from the south to New York City, the infant (her second child) surviving her only a few days. His second wife was a Spanish woman, name not reported.

The 1850 Census, Alabama, Choctaw County, shows the following:

600 Mrs. M. Whitny 30 F Ky --X Pleasant Whitny 12 M Ala --- Thos W. Whitny 10 M Ala --- Martin B. Whitny 8 M Ala --- S.C. Whitny 2 M Ala ---

The 1860 Census, Alabama, Choctaw County, Bladen Springs, shows the following:

151 151 Martha A. Barrier 40 F $200 $200 Kentucky Thomas Whitny 18 M Laborer Ala. Martin V. " 16 M " " Sheldon C. " 12 M "

Children of Sheldon Clark⁶ and Eliza (Blanchard) Whitney:

i.	Mary Eliza7 Whitney, b. 6 Apr 1822, New York, NY; bapt. 23 Jun 1822, Madison Ave Or Northwest Or Sugar-Loaf St Dutch Reformed Church, New York, NY; living 1848.
ii.	(child) Whitney, b. New York, NY; died soon after birth, New York, NY.

Children of Sheldon Clark⁶ and ----- (-----) Whitney:

iii.	(daughter)7 Whitney, living 1848.
iv.	(daughter) Whitney, living 1848.
v.	(daughter) Whitney, living 1848.

Children of Sheldon Clark⁶ and Martha A. (Wilson) Whitney:

vi.	Pleasant Lee Gilbert7 Whitney, b. 6 Nov 1839, Silas, AL; d. 30 Jul 1925, Bush, LA; m.(1) 17 Jan 1858, AL, Mary Bush; m.(2) 15 Mar 1874, Emmeline Taylor. Confederate soldier, 23rd and 32nd Regiments, Alabama Infantry.
vii.	Thomas F. Wilkes Whitney, b. 12 Feb 1843, Silas, AL; d. 18 Apr 1863. Confederate soldier, 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry.
viii.	James Martin Van Buren Whitney, b. 9 Jan 1845, Silas, AL; living 1870.
ix.	Sheldon Clark Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1848, Silas, AL; living 1880; m. Callie -----; res. Wayne Co., MS.
ix.	Martha Ann Whitney, b. said 1849; not in 1850 census.

Children of Martha A. (Wilson) Whitney, paternity unknown, in 1870 Census:

ix.	Mary Whitney, b. ca. 1854, AL; d. after 1870.
ix.	Louisa Whitney, b. ca. 1856, AL; d. after 1870.

Census

• 1830 - S. ["L."] C. Whitney, Mobile County, AL, aged 20-30.
• 1840 - S. ["L."] C. Whitney, Washington County, AL.
• 1850 - M. Whitney, Choctaw County, AL.
• 1860 - Martha A. Barrier, Choctaw County, AL.
• 1870 - Patsy ["Petry"] Whitney, Choctaw County, AL.

References

• L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
• L.D.S. Pedigree Resource File.
• Civil War Soldier System, National Park Service.
• S. Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney Family of Connecticut, p. 339.

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