Family:Whitney, William W. (1807-1872)

William W.⁸ Whitney (John Rodman⁷, William⁶, Thomas⁵, William⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of John Rodman⁷ and Catherine (Schoonover) Whitney, was born 9 Mar 1807, NY, and died 15 Nov 1872, Camden, OH.

He married, Ann Sigsworth, daughter of Thomas and Mary Ann (Reed) Sigsworth. She was born 7 Mar 1808, Thorton, Yorkshire, England, and died 3 Apr 1870, Camden, OH.

He had come to Camden in 1834. He purchased a farm in Camden, a portion of which now constitutes the village of Kipton. When the "Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland" railroad (now the New York Central) was built through Camden, in 1852, and a village would come into being, Mr. Whitney laid out a village (the part of Kipton west of the main highway) and named it "Binghamton", from his native town. However, the name never appeared except upon the record of deeds, for some reason, and the village was dubbed "Kipton".

Children of William W.⁸ and Ann (Sigsworth) Whitney:

i.	Catherine9 Whitney, b. Mar 1829, Binghamton, NY; d. 1904, Kipton, OH; m. 23 Oct 1845, Charles Hardy, her first cousin once removed.
ii.	Mary Whitney, b. ca. 1830, NY; m. 25 Mar 1850, Elias Brewer.
iii.	William Whitney, b. 8 Aug 1832, NY; m. Elizabeth Mileham.
iv.	Hannah Whitney, b. ca. 1834, OH; m. 21 Dec 1854, Lewis Mosier.
v.	Jane Whitney, b. 3 Feb 1838, OH; d. 13 Mar 1900; m. 2 (or 4) May 1868, Thomas Guernsey.
vi.	John F. Whitney, b. ca. 1840, or May 1842, OH; m. Mary Dent.
vii.	Thomas S. Whitney, b. 26 Apr 1841, OH; m. Philena Lucretia (Johnson) Granger.
viii.	Samuel Hardy Whitney, b. 12 Jan 1845, Camden, OH; m. Ruth Arnold.
ix.	Reuben E. Whitney, b. 20 Mar 1847, OH; m. Isabella Davidson.

Census

• 1830, Chenango, Broome Co., NY: William W. Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 0-4.
• 1840, Ridgeville, Lorain Co., OH: W. W. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Camden, Lorain Co., OH:

567 571 William Whitney 42 M - Farmer $4000 N.Y. Ann 41 F - England Mary 20 F - N.Y. William 18 M - Do Do Hannah 16 F - Ohio Attended school Jane 13 F - Do Attended school John 10 M - Do Attended school Thomas 8 M - Do Attended school Samuel 6 M - Do Rowell 3 M - Do

• 1860, Camden, Lorain Co., OH:

1160 1176 Wm. Whitney 53 M - Farmer $7200 $2100 N.Y. Ann 52 F - England Jane 23 F - O. John 21 M - " " Thomas 18 M - " " Attended school Samuel 14 M - " Attended school Reuben 13 M - O. Attended school

• 1870, Camden, Lorain Co., OH:

126 126 Whitney, Wm. W. 63 M W Farmer $12100 $2500 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Reuben 23 M W Farmer $1600 $200 Ohio Male citizen over 21 Sweet, Elisabeth 54 F W Keeping House England Parents foreign born -----, Charles 13 M W Ohio Mother foreign born

References

• Census records.

• All data from Whitney, Hallam S., and Weeks, Dr. F. E., 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.

• Whitney, Hallam S., and Weeks, Dr. F. E., 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.

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