Family:Whitney, Henry (s1615-1673)

Henry¹ Whitney, parents unknown, born say 1615, probably in England.^[1] He died in Norwalk, CT, between the date of his will, written 5 Jun 1672, and the date of his inventory, taken 8 Nov 1673.

The name of his first wife is unknown. Her existence is inferred from the fact that his son John² was too old to have been the son of his known second wife. Her parentage, birth date, and death date are unknown.

He married secondly, after 8 Jun 1655, Sarah (Salmon) Ketcham, daughter of Christopher and Anne (Taylor) Salmon and widow of Edward Ketcham of Stratford, CT. That she was the widow of Edward Ketcham is proved by a suit brought on 11 Jun 1660 by Henry¹ Whitney against Joseph Whitmore for stealing the affections of his wife's daughter, Sarah Ketcham. Her birth date and place, presumably England, and death date and place, probably Norwalk, CT, are unknown.

On which ship and on what date he came to America is unknown.^[2] He lived in Southold (1649-1658), Huntington (1658-1662), and Jamaica (1662-1664), NY. Then in 1664 he moved to Norwalk, CT, where he lived for the rest of his life.

Child of Henry¹ Whitney by his unknown first wife:

i.	John2 Whitney, born before 1645, m. Elizabeth Smith.

Henry¹ and Sarah (Salmon)(Ketcham) Whitney had no children.

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1.^  The statement that he was born in 1620 at Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, son of Thomas and Mary (Roach) Whitney, has been thoroughly debunked and disproven. It was the result of a fraud perpetrated on Stephen Whitney Phoenix by Mrs. Harriet A. (Bainbridge) DeSalis in the 1870s. See a report and an article containing the details.

2.^  There is some evidence that he may have come to Southold as early as 1636-1637, possibly from Bermuda. See a note about this by Robert L. Ward.