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'''William6 Whitney'''
{[[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1728-1766)|Thomas5]],
[[Family:Whitney, William (1701-a1753)|William4]],
[[Family:Whitney, William (1678-1754)|William3]],
[[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1635-1719)|Joshua2]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John1]]),
son of [[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1728-1766)|Thomas5 and Elizabeth (Boardman) Whitney]],
was born 1755, Sheffield, MA, and died 18 Jan 1810, Union, NY.

He married, circa 1780, Hillsdale, NY, '''Ruth Rodman''', daughter of Joseph and Mary (West) Rodman.

"(Gen.) William6 WHITNEY was a private in the Revolution in a Claverack Battalion, Albany County Militia, along with his brother Joshua6, a captain. He was appointed Ensign Columbia Co., in 1786, Lieutenant same year, Captain of Light Infantry of Tioga Co., in 1792, Major in 1793, Lieut. Col., in 1802, Brigadier General in 1804 and resigned in 1808. He died 18 Jan 1810. Joshua6 and William6, with a friend, possibly a relative, removed to Broome county, New York, from Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY, in the spring of 1787, settling in what afterward became the city of Binghamton. They were the second party of settlers and first to come in wagons. Gen. William married, possibly Mary ROSE or ROSENBERRY."

Children of William6 and Ruth (Rodman) Whitney:

:{|
| align=right valign=top | i.
| [[Family:Whitney, John R. (1786-1857)|'''John R.7 Whitney''']], b. 1786, Hillsdale, NY; m.(1) Catherine Schoonover; m.(2) Sallie Spencer.
|-
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Rhoda Whitney'''; m. 16 Oct 1809, Samuel Hardy, and lived at or near Binghamton where she died 16 Feb 1833. Samuel HARDY, Sr., married Mrs. Elizabeth (Stout) Twining exactly one year from the death of his wife, Rhoda . . . . Mr. and Mrs. Hardy came to Wellington, OH, and lived on a farm until he was too old to work, when he went to live with his son Samuel, in Camden, and died in 1862 at the age of 92.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iii.
| '''Sarah Whitney'''; m. Colwell Cook, and had a son William Whitney Cook.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iv.
| '''daughter Whitney'''.
|-
| align=right valign=top | v.
| '''daughter Whitney'''.
|-
| align=right valign=top | vi.
| '''daughter Whitney'''.
|}

== Census ==

* [[Archive:1790 Census Extracts, New York#23|1790, Chemung, Montgomery Co., NY]]: William Witney, 2 males over 16, 1 male 0-15, and 4 females.
* [[Archive:1800 Census Extracts, New York#57|1800, Union, Tioga Co., NY]]: Wm Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 45+, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 3 females 0-9.

==References==

1.{{note|1}} [[Archive:Whitney Genealogy of the Brothers, Judge Joshua and Gen. William Whitney of Binghamton, N.Y.|Hallam S. Whitney, and Dr. F. E. Weeks, comp., ''Whitney Genealogy of the Brothers, Judge Joshua and Gen. William Whitney of Binghamton, N.Y.'' (1932)]], typescript, NEHGS Library, call number Manuscripts G WHI 6956, p. 5.

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Copyright © 2007, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]]

[[Category: Massachusetts]]
[[Category: Berkshire County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category: Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category: New York]]
[[Category: Tioga County, New York]]
[[Category: Union, Tioga County, New York]]

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 '''William<sup>6</sup> Whitney'''
-{[[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1728-1766)|Thomas<sup>5</sup>]],
+([[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1728-1766)|Thomas<sup>5</sup>]],
 [[Family:Whitney, William (1701-a1753)|William<sup>4</sup>]],
 [[Family:Whitney, William (1678-1754)|William<sup>3</sup>]],

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 '''William<sup>6</sup> Whitney'''
-([[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1728-1766)|Thomas<sup>5</sup>]],
+{[[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1728-1766)|Thomas<sup>5</sup>]],
 [[Family:Whitney, William (1701-a1753)|William<sup>4</sup>]],
 [[Family:Whitney, William (1678-1754)|William<sup>3</sup>]],
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 |-
 | align=right valign=top | ii.
-| '''Mary "Polly" Whitney''', b. 21 Jul 1781; d. 2 Jul 1814.
+| '''Mary "Polly" Whitney''', b. 21 Jul 1781; bapt. 14 Aug 1786, Hillsdale, NY; d. 2 Jul 1814, Conklin, NY; m. 17 May 1801, Joseph Lounsbury.
 |-
 | align=right valign=top | iii.
-| '''Ruth Whitney''', b. about 1783.
+| '''Ruth Whitney''', b. about 1783; m. Benjamin West.
 |-
 | align=right valign=top | iv.
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 |-
 | align=right valign=top | vii.
-| '''Hannah Whitney''', b. about 1792.
+| '''Hannah Whitney''', b. about 1792; d. 14 Nov 1844, Conklin, NY; m. 2 Feb 1815, Conklin, NY, Joseph Lounsbury.
 |-
 | align=right valign=top | viii.
-| '''Lucretia Whitney''', b. 1 Aug 1797; m. Pardon Worden, Jr.
+| '''Lucretia Whitney''', b. 1 Aug 1797; d. 5 Dec 1872, Boston Twp., Ionia Co., MI; m. 31 Aug 1818, Chenango, NY, Pardon Worden, Jr.
 |}
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 [[Category: Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts]]
 [[Category: New York]]
 [[Category: Tioga County, New York]]
 [[Category: Union, Tioga County, New York]]

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 '''William<sup>6</sup> Whitney'''
-{[[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1728-1766)|Thomas<sup>5</sup>]],
+([[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1728-1766)|Thomas<sup>5</sup>]],
 [[Family:Whitney, William (1701-a1753)|William<sup>4</sup>]],
 [[Family:Whitney, William (1678-1754)|William<sup>3</sup>]],

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 :{|
 | align=right valign=top | i.
-| '''Elizabeth Whitney''', b. about 1779.
+| '''Elizabeth<sup>7</sup> Whitney''', b. about 1779.
 |-
 | align=right valign=top | ii.
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 |-
 | align=right valign=top | iv.
-| [[Family:Whitney, John Rodman (1786-1857)|'''John Rodman<sup>7</sup> Whitney''']], b. 1786, bapt. 14 Aug 1786, Hillsdale, NY; m.(1) Catherine Schoonover; m.(2) Sallie Spencer.
+| [[Family:Whitney, John Rodman (1786-1857)|'''John Rodman Whitney''']], b. 1786, bapt. 14 Aug 1786, Hillsdale, NY; m.(1) Catherine Schoonover; m.(2) Sallie Spencer.
 |-
 | align=right valign=top | v.

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 was born 1755, Sheffield, MA, and died 18 Jan 1810, Union, NY.
-He married, circa 1780, Hillsdale, NY, '''Ruth Rodman''', daughter of Joseph and Mary (West) Rodman.
+He married, circa 1780, Hillsdale, NY, '''Ruth Rodman''', daughter of Joseph and Mary (West) Rodman.   She was born 16 Mar 1759, Hillsdale, NY.
 "(Gen.) William<sup>6</sup> WHITNEY was a private in the Revolution in a Claverack Battalion, Albany County Militia, along with his brother Joshua<sup>6</sup>, a captain.  He was appointed Ensign Columbia Co., in 1786, Lieutenant same year, Captain of Light Infantry of Tioga Co., in 1792, Major in 1793, Lieut. Col., in 1802, Brigadier General in 1804 and resigned in 1808.  He died 18 Jan 1810. Joshua<sup>6</sup> and William<sup>6</sup>, with a friend, possibly a relative, removed to Broome county, New York, from Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY, in the spring of 1787, settling in what afterward became the city of Binghamton.  They were the second party of settlers and first to come in wagons.  Gen. William married, possibly Mary ROSE or ROSENBERRY."
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 |-
 | align=right valign=top | iv.
-| '''daughter Whitney'''.
+| '''Lucretia Whitney'''; m. Pardon Worden, Jr.
 |-
 | align=right valign=top | v.