Difference between revisions of "Family:Whitney, Asa (b1774-a1830)"
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'''Asa<sup>6</sup> Whitney''', parentage unknown, was born say 1778, and died after 1830, OH. | '''Asa<sup>6</sup> Whitney''', parentage unknown, was born say 1778, and died after 1830, OH. | ||
| − | + | Marriage intentions were published 31 Oct 1791, Peru, MA, for him and '''Joanna Jackson''', daughter of . She died six years before her husband. | |
"His grandfather, Asa Whitney, a native of New England, married a Miss Jackson. They were among the very first settlers in this part of the country, where they owned two hundred acres of heavily timbered land. Asa Whitney died in Ohio at an advanced age, his wife having passed away about six years previously. They brought up four sons and three daughters, none of whom are now living."{{ref|1}} | "His grandfather, Asa Whitney, a native of New England, married a Miss Jackson. They were among the very first settlers in this part of the country, where they owned two hundred acres of heavily timbered land. Asa Whitney died in Ohio at an advanced age, his wife having passed away about six years previously. They brought up four sons and three daughters, none of whom are now living."{{ref|1}} | ||
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| − | | '''(daughter) Whitney'''. | + | | '''(daughter) Whitney'''. |
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
| − | It seems possible that he was a son of [[Family:Whitney, | + | It seems possible that he was a son of [[Family:Whitney, John (1749-1824)|John<sup>5</sup> and Molley (Carey) Whitney]], but this is far from certain. This is due to the fact that his marriage intentions were filed in Partridgefield (late Peru), MA, where John was the only known male Whitney then residing. Thus is supported by the probable record of John Whitney in 1810 in Smyrna, Chenango Co., NY. |
== Census == | == Census == | ||
| + | * [[Archive:1800 Census Extracts, New York#52|1800, Lisle, Tioga Co., NY]]: Asa Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, and 1 female 26-44. | ||
* {{Missing|1810}} Lisle, Broome Co., NY, records are lost. | * {{Missing|1810}} Lisle, Broome Co., NY, records are lost. | ||
* [[Archive:1820 Census Extracts, New York#19|1820, Lisle, Broome Co., NY]]: Asa Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 18-25, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 10-15, and 2 females 0-9. | * [[Archive:1820 Census Extracts, New York#19|1820, Lisle, Broome Co., NY]]: Asa Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 18-25, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 10-15, and 2 females 0-9. | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 4 July 2012
Asa6 Whitney, parentage unknown, was born say 1778, and died after 1830, OH.
Marriage intentions were published 31 Oct 1791, Peru, MA, for him and Joanna Jackson, daughter of . She died six years before her husband.
"His grandfather, Asa Whitney, a native of New England, married a Miss Jackson. They were among the very first settlers in this part of the country, where they owned two hundred acres of heavily timbered land. Asa Whitney died in Ohio at an advanced age, his wife having passed away about six years previously. They brought up four sons and three daughters, none of whom are now living."[1]
Children of Asa and ----- (Jackson) Whitney:
i. Dexter Whitney, b. ca. 1802; m.(1) Eliza Day; m.(2) Elizabeth Farmer. ii. (son) Whitney. iii. (son) Whitney. iv. (son) Whitney. v. (daughter) Whitney. vi. (daughter) Whitney. vii. (daughter) Whitney.
Notes
It seems possible that he was a son of John5 and Molley (Carey) Whitney, but this is far from certain. This is due to the fact that his marriage intentions were filed in Partridgefield (late Peru), MA, where John was the only known male Whitney then residing. Thus is supported by the probable record of John Whitney in 1810 in Smyrna, Chenango Co., NY.
Census
- 1800, Lisle, Tioga Co., NY: Asa Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, and 1 female 26-44.
- 1810: not found. Lisle, Broome Co., NY, records are lost.
- 1820, Lisle, Broome Co., NY: Asa Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 18-25, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
- 1830, Lisle, Broome Co., NY: Asa Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 15-19.
References
- Census records.
1.^ Anonymous, Biographical review: this volume contains biographical sketches of the leading citizens of Broome County, New York. (Boston: Biographical Review Pub. Co., 1894), pp. 688-689.
Copyright © 2012, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group.
