Family:Whitney, Solomon Eli (1807-1859)

Solomon Eli⁸ Whitney (Benjamin⁷, Silas⁶, David⁵, Benjamin⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), son of Benjamin⁷ and Mary (-----) Whitney, was born 23 Nov 1807, Clarendon, VT, and died 13 Aug 1859, Sandy Hill, Warren County, New York.

He married 12 Nov 1833, Saratoga Co., NY, Susan Woodworth, daughter of Leonard and Sarah (Parks) Woodworth. She was born 27 Aug 1811, Whitehall, Washington Co., NY, and died 1880, Cohoes, Albany Co., NY.

Solomon was a lumberman.

Saratoga County Deeds, "Land and Property" records:

Grantee - Solomon E. Whitney, Grantor - Hiram Parks, Deed Book WW, page 255 Type deed-Lease, Year-1846.^[1] This is a supposed timber lease for cutting timber. Hiram Parks lived very near to Solomon Whitney's family. This lease was first issued by Solomon Parks and wife Susanna. Solomon Parks died and left this property to his son. The lease was sold on 5 May 1846 for $325 and transferred to Hiram Kingon.

"QUEENSBURY, was organized in 1788. The soil in the E. part of the town is a strong and productive loam, in the W. it is sandy. Pop. 3,664. The village of Glenn's Falls, in this town, lies on the N. bank of the Hudson, 53 miles from Albany, 3 W. from Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls), and 17 from Saratoga. It received its name from a Mr. Glenn, the first settler, whose house is still standing about 20 rods from the falls."^[2]

"QUEENSBURY was incorporated by patent as a township, May 20, 1762, and embraced 2,300 acres. It was reorganized as a town March 13, 1786. Luzerne was taken off in 1792, and a part of Caldwell in 1810. A strip of territory one mile wide was taken from Luzerne and added to this town in 1802. It lies between Lake George and the Hudson River, in the south-east corner of Warren Co. The west part is occupied by the Luzerne Mountains, and the extreme north part by French Mountain, a high, rocky bluff, which rises precipitously from the surface of Lake George to the height of 2,500 or 3,000 feet above tide. The central and south parts are rolling, gradually declining towards the south. The soil is a light sandy loam in the interior, and a deep tough clay upon the river. The fall upon the Hudson at Glens Falls is about fifty feet, and affords valuable mill privileges. Below the fall is a small island, through which is a cave extending from one channel to the other. The manufacture of lumber is extensively carried on. An immense number of logs is floated down from the pine forests above, to Glens Falls, Sandy Hill and Fort Edward."^[3]

Children of Solomon Eli and Susan (Woodworth) Whitney:

i.	Silas Porter Whitney, b. 4 Feb 1835, Sandy Hill, NY; d. 15 Oct 1912, Walton, WV; m. Mollie M. Thomas. For details on his family, see RoAne County, West Virginia Families, Part 1927.
ii.	Sarah L. Whitney, b. 1836, Moreau, NY.
iii.	Dotha S. Whitney, b. 1837, NY.
iv.	Mary G. Whitney, b. 1839, Sandy Hill, NY; d. 1891, Cohoes, NY.
v.	Harriet T. Whitney, b. 1840, Sandy Hill, NY; d. Oct 1910, NY; m. Edgar Stiles.
vi.	Selden L. Whitney, b. 1843, Sandy Hill, NY; d. 14 Sep 1862, Antietam, MD.
vii.	George Henry Whitney, b. 12 Jan 1845, Sandy Hill, NY; d. 9 Sep 1908, NY.
viii.	Benjamin Eli Whitney, b. 1 Jan. 1848, Sandy Hill, NY; d. 6 Nov 1905, Twistabout Creek, Clay, WV.
ix.	Warren J. Whitney, b. July 1849, Sandy Hill, NY.
x.	Charles A. Whitney, b. 1852, NY; d. 1895, NY.

Census

• 1840, Queensbury, Warren Co., NY: Solon E. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 4 females 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Moreau, Saratoga Co., NY:

84 95 Solomon E. Whitney 43 M - Lumber Clerk $0 Vermont Susan " 38 F - New York Silas P. Whitney 15 M - do Attended school Sarah L. " 14 F - do Attended school Dotha S. " 13 F - do Attended school Mary A. " 11 F - do Attended school Harriet L. " 9 F - do Attended school Selden L. " 7 M - do Attended school George H. " 5 M - do Attended school Benjamin E. " 2 M - do Warren J. " 1 M - do

• 1860, Kingsbury, Washington Co., NY:

55 61 Susan Whitney 44 F - Labourer $300 $100 N.Y. Selden L. " 18 M - " " Geo. " 14 M - " Attended school Benjamin " 12 M - " Attended school Warren J. " 10 M - " Attended school

• 1870, Kingsbury, Washington Co., NY:

283 320 Whitney, Benjamin 22 M W Carpenter New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Susan 58 F W Keeps house $1000 $500 New York -----, Warren 21 M W Carriage Painter New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Charles 18 M W New York Attended school Stowe, George 9 M W New York -----, Henrietta 6 F W New Jersey

• 1870, Cohoes Ward 4, Albany Co., NY:

160 203 Stiles, Edger 31 M W Carpenter New York Male citizen over 21 " Harriett 30 F W Keeping House " " Henry 11 M W At School " " Selvine 7 M W " " Whitney, George 24 M W Carpenter " Male citizen over 21

References

1.^[4] Index to Warren Co., NY, Deeds, page 2674. Film #555776, Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City, UT.

2.^[5] Warren County Profile and History (1841).

3.^[6] Gazetteer and business directory of Saratoga County, N.Y.: and Queensbury, Warren County, New York (1871).

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