Family:Whitney, Samuel (1757-1850)

Samuel⁵ Whitney (Matthias⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), son of Matthias⁴ and Alice (Robbins) Whitney, was born 2 Jan 1757, Killingly, CT,^[1] and died 7 Jan 1850, Eastford, CT.^[2]

Samuel married, 28 Apr 1784, Tabitha Warren, daughter of Ephraim and Mary (Brown) Warren. She was born 28 Dec 1760, Killingly, CT, and died 22 or 27 Aug 1846, Eastford, CT.

Pierce says the following:^[3]

He served during the Revolutionary war; was at Valley Forge in the winter of 1778 under WASHINGTON, and assisted in rescuing his horse from the mire and saving it from drowning by means of a rope, for which service he was personally thanked by Gen. WASHINGTON. After the war he was pensioned, receiving $8 per month during his life.

Children of Samuel⁵ and Tabitha (Warren) Whitney:

i.	Lucy6 Whitney, b. 10 Jun 1785, South Killingly, CT.
ii.	Calvin Whitney, b. 10 Aug 1787, South Killingly, CT; m.29 May 1822, Ashford, CT, Maria Thursa Janes .
iii.	Samuel Whitney, b. 3 Mar 1792, Eastford, CT; m. 21 Jan 1816, Ashford, CT, Lucinda Chapman.
iv.	Sally Whitney, b. 21 Feb 1800, Eastford, CT.
v.	(--?--) Whitney, b. 5 Sep 1803, Eastford, CT.
vi.	Warren Whitney, b. 5 Dec 1805, Eastford, CT; m.(1) Dianna Johnson; m.(2) Sarah -----.

Census

• 1790, Brooklyn, Windham Co., CT: Samuel Whitney, 1 male over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 2 females.
• 1800, Ashford, Windham Co., CT: Sam^l Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9.

References

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3.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 113.

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