Family:Whitney, Nathaniel Whitman (1818-a1860)

Nathaniel Whitman⁷ Whitney (Israel Clawson⁶, Darling⁵, Daniel⁴, Richard³, John², Henry¹), son of Israel Clawson⁶ and Phebe (Whitman) Whitney, was born 17 Jul 1818, East Woods, now Woodbury, L.I., NY, and died after 1860.

He married firstly, 17 Jul 1842, New York, NY, Mary Eliza Velsor, daughter of John W. and Mary (-----) Velsor, of Woodbury.^[1] She was born about 1822, and died 28 Mar 1848, Woodbury, L.I., NY,^[2] aged 25 years, where she was buried in Fountain Hill Cemetery.

He married secondly, Green Point, Brooklyn, NY, Sarah Jane Valentine, daughter of Joshua and Phebe (-----) Valentine. She died 27 Jul 1860, Woodbury, L.I., NY, where she was buried in Fountain Hill Cemetery.

Child of Nathaniel Whitman⁷ and Mary Eliza (Velsor) Whitney:

i.	Israel Rodgers8 Whitney, b. 21 Mar 1848, Woodbury, Oyster Bay, L.I., NY; d. 25 Jul 1848, Woodbury, Oyster Bay, L.I., NY, where he was buried in Fountain Hill Cemetery.

Children of Nathaniel Whitman⁷ and Sarah Jane (Valentine) Whitney:

ii.	Phebe Elizabeth8 Whitney, b. 29 Mar 1853, East Brooklyn, NY; d. 18 Dec 1853, East Brooklyn, NY; bur. Fountain Hill Cemetery, Woodbury, L.I., NY.
iii.	Seymour Darling Whitney, b. 4 Feb 1855, East Brooklyn, NY; not in family in 1860.
iv.	Israel Clawson Whitney, b. 19 Jan 1857, Setauket, L.I., NY.
v.	Joshua Whitney, b. 15 Feb 1859, Eaton's Neck, Huntington, L.I., NY.
vi.	(son) Whitney, b. Apr 1860, East New York, NY; d. 20 Jul 1860, Woodbury, Oyster Bay, L.I., NY, where he was buried in Fountain Hill Cemetery.

Census

• 1850: not found.
• 1860, New Lots, Kings Co., NY:

433 476 Nathaniel W. Whitney 38 M - Laboure $40 New York Sarah J. " 29 F - " Clawson D. " 3 M - " Joshua D. " 2 M - " Infant " 3/12 M - "

• 1870: not found.
• 1870, Church Charity Foundation of Long Island, Brooklyn Ward 20, Kings Co., NY:

1382 1626 Voight, Lucius A. 40 M W Resident Chaplain Pennsylvania Male citizen over 21 ... Whitney, Classen 13 M W N.Y. Attended school ...

• 1880: not found.
• 1880, Brooklyn Ward 22, Kings Co., NY:

George D. HENDRICKSON 44 Self M M W NY Painter NY NY Mary F. HENDRICKSON 44 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Elizabeth HENDRICKSON 14 Dau F W NY NY NY Clauson WHITNEY 21 Othe M S W NY Painter NY NY

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 724 and pp. 1535-1536.

1.^  Whitney Account Book.

2.^  Whitney Account Book.

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