Family:Whitney, Abel (1752-1807)

Abel⁶ Whitney (Timothy⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Timothy⁵ and Alice (Whitney) Whitney,^[1] was born 29 Sep 1752, Harvard, MA,^[2] and died 7 Aug 1807, Guilford, VT, in his 59th year.^[3]

He married 1 Nov 1775, Petersham, MA, Elizabeth Spenny,^[4] parentage unknown.^[5] She was born about 1753;^[6] died 15 Feb 1795, Guilford, VT, in her 42nd year.^[7]

He resided Harvard, MA, and Guilford, VT.

Children of Abel⁶ and Elizabeth (Spenny) Whitney:

i.	Abel7 Whitney, b. ca. 1778, m.(1) Anna -----, and m.(2) Betsey Phillips, according to Guilford, Windham Co., VT, vital records. (The Abel Whitney who married Abigail H. Townsend was his cousin).
ii.	Betsey E. Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1781, VT; d. 12 Jun 1872, Grafton, Lorain Co., OH; m. 28 Nov 1799, Guilford, VT, Frederick Lynde, b. 14 May 1773, d. 20 Jun 1865, Grafton, Lorain Co., OH.
iii.	Silas Whitney, b. say 1783; no further record found.
iv.	Ward Whitney, b. say 1785; no further record found.
v.	Sarah Whitney, b. say 1788; no further record found.
vi.	Rufus Whitney, b. 13 Mar 1791 (twin), Guilford, VT; d. after 1850. He is probably the Rufus Whitney who m.(1) 8 Jul 1816, Athens, VT, Sally Holden (that couple had child Roxey Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1830, Westfield, Orleans Co., VT); m.(2) before 1836, Mary -----.
vii.	Thaddeus Whitney, b. 13 Mar 1791 (twin), Guilford, VT; d. after 1850; m. 7 Oct 1818, Guilford, VT, Rhoda Greenleaf, b. 6 Aug 1796, Guilford, VT.
viii.	Leonard Whitney, b. 13 Nov 1798, Guilford, VT; no further record found.
ix.	George Whitney, b. 29 Oct 1801, Guilford, VT; living 1870.
x.	Roxsiana Whitney, b. 24 Aug 1805, Guilford, VT; d. 31 Dec 1861, Guilford, VT.

Census

• 1791, Guilford, Windham Co., VT: Abel Whitney, 1 male over 16, 5 males 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800, Guilford, Windham Co., VT: Abel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 4 males 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 10-15.
• 1820, Athens, Windham Co., VT: Rufus Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female 26-44.
• 1820, Guilford, Windham Co., VT: Thadeus Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-4; 2 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1830, Westfield, Orleans Co., VT: Rufus Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 5-9, and 2 females 0-4.
• 1830, Guilford, Windham Co., VT: Thadeus Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9.
• 1830, George not found.
• 1840, West Fairlee, Orange Co., VT: Rufus Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1840, Thaddeus and George not found.
• 1850, West Fairlee, Orange Co., VT:

40 40 Rufus Whitney 59 M - Farmer Vt. Mary " 38 F - N.H. Mary Jane " 15 F - Vt. Attended school Charles " 14 M - Vt. Attended school Chester " 9 M - Vt. Attended school George " 7 M - Vt. Attended school William A. " 1 M - Vt.

• 1850, Framingham, Middlesex Co., MA:

439 482 William L. Simonds 26 M - Engineer Conn. Elizabeth H. " 26 F - Vermont Ella L. " 5 F - Mass. Laura E. " 2 F - " Thadeus Whitney 56 M - Labourer Vermont

• 1850, Guilford, Windham Co., VT:

289 292 Roxana Whitney 43 F - Vt. George " 47 M - " Illiterate Stephen Gregory 30 M - Farmer "

• 1860, West Fairlee, Orange Co., VT:

1369 1381 Rufus Whitney 65 M - Laborer New Hampshire Mary " 48 F - Vermont

• 1860, Guilford, Windham Co., VT:

778 807 Roxana Whitny 24 F - $150 $175 Vermont George " 58 M - " Stefen Gregory 42 M - Farmer "

Apparently Roxana's aged should be 54, not 24, but the latter is on the schedule.

• 1870, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 22:

189 193 Akley, Allard 40 M W Farmer $1600 $500 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Melissa 42 F W Keeping house Vt. -----, Rawson 21 M W Farm Laborer Vt. Male citizen over 21 -----, Henry 19 M W " " Vt. Attended school -----, Flora 14 F W At School Vt. Attended school Whitney, George 70 M W Pauper Vt. Male citizen over 21 Akley, Sally 86 F W " Vt.

• 1870, Rufus not found.
• 1880, George not found.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 169.

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record.

2.^  "Abel [Whitney], s. of Timothy and Alice, [born] Sept. 19, 1752," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917), p. 111. Also, "Abel [Whitney], s. Timothy and Alice, [born] Sept. 1, 175[torn]," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).

3.^  Vermont Vital Records to 1870.

4.^  "Abel and Elisabeth Spenny, Nov. 1, 1775," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester: The Systematic History Fund, 1904), p. 158.

5.^  Nothing has been found concerning her ancestry.

6.^  The date is an estimate based on her age at death.

7.^  Vermont Vital Records to 1870.

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