Family:Whitney, Jonathan (s1764-a1813)

Jonathan⁶ Whitney, Jr. ((prob.) Jonathan⁵, Samuel⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), probably son of Jonathan⁵ and Mary (Hendon) Whitney, was born say 1764, and died after 1813.

He married, 2 Dec 1790, Topsham, ME, Deborah Higgins ("Hegins" in marriage record),^[1] daughter of Barnabas and Abigail (Atwood) Higgins. She was born 8 Oct 1771, Wellfleet, MA, and died 1 Oct 1856, Lisbon, ME.^[2]

Children of Jonathan⁶, Jr., and Deborah (Higgins) Whitney, all born Lisbon, ME:

i.	Susannah7Whitney, b. 28 Nov 1792;[3] "of Lisbon" m. (int. 4 Oct 1812) Lisbon, ME, John Crowell "of Brunswick".[4]
ii.	Amos Whitney, b. 28 Feb 1794;[5] m. Hannah -----.
iii.	Mitte Whitney, b. 9 May 1796;[6] m. 25 Mar 1819, Lisbon, ME, John D. Ricker, "both of Lisbon".[7]
iv.	Betsy Whitney, b. 13 Jun 1798;[8] m. 1 Jan 1818, Lisbon, ME, Elijah Jones, Jr., "both of Lisbon".[9]
v.	Humphrey Whitney, b. 20 Jun 1800;[10] m. Almira Dyer.
vi.	Thomas Whitney, b. 15 Apr 1802.[11] No further record found.
vii.	Bethiah Whitney, b. 2 Jul 1804;[12] d. Feb 1805, Lisbon, ME.[13]
viii.	Sewell Whitney, b. 10 Jul 1806;[14] m. Lucy Craig.
ix.	David Whitney, b. 13 Mar 1809;[15] m.(1) Harriet Wilson; m.(2) Mary Trufant.
x.	Uriah Whitney, b. 18 Apr 1813;[16] m. Caroline Tebbetts.

Census

• 1790: Topsham, Lincoln Co., : Jon^a Whitney, 2 males over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800, Thompsonborough, Lincoln Co., ME: Jonathan Whitney J^r, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 4 females 0-9.
• 1810, Lisbon, Lincoln Co., ME: Whitney, Jonathan Juⁿ, 1 male over 45, 1 male 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 1 slave.
• (prob.) 1820, Winthrop, Kennebec Co., ME: Whitney, Jonathan, 1 male over 45 and 1 female over 45; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Lisbon, Lincoln Co., ME: Thomas Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 10-14, and 2 females 0-4.
• 1840, probably he and Deborah were the elderly persons in the household of their son Uriah.
• 1850, Bowdoin, Lincoln Co., ME:

321 321 Deborah Whitney 84 F - Unknown

• 1850, son Thomas not found. A possibility is in Chippewa, Chippewa Co., WI, age 50 (vice 48).
• 1860, son Thomas not found.

References

1.^  "Jonathan [Whitney], and Deborah Hegins, [married] Dec. 2, 1790," according to Hill, Mary P., ed., Vital Records of Topsham, to the Year 1892 (Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., [1929] 1996).

2.^  "Deborah [Whitney], Jonathan Whitney's wife died Oct 1, 1856," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

3.^  "Susannah [Whitney], d. Jonathan 2d and Deborah, b. Nov 28, 1792," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

4.^  "Susannah [Whitney] of Lisbon and John Crowel of Brunswick, [intentions] Oct. 4, 1812," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

5.^  "Amos [Whitney], s. Jonathan 2d and Deborah, b. Feb. 28, 1794," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

6.^  "Mitte [Whitney], d. Jonathan 2d and Deborah, b. May 9, 1796," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

7.^  "Mitte [Whitney] and John D. Ricker, both of Lisbon, [married] Mar. 25, 1819," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

8.^  "Betcy [Whitney], d. Jonathan 2d and Deborah b. June 13, 1798," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

9.^  "Betsey [Whitney] and Elijah Jones Jr. both of Lisbon, [married] Jan. 1, 1818," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

10.^  "Umphrey [Whitney], s. Jonathan 2d and Deborah, b. June 20, 1800," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

11.^  "Thomas [Whitney], s. Jonathan 2d and Deborah, b. April 15, 1802," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

12.^  "Bethiah [Whitney], d. Jonathan 2d and Deborah, b. July 2, 1804 [sic]," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

13.^  "Bethiah [Whitney], d. Jonathan 2d and Deborah, Departed from this life Feb. 1805," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

14.^  "Sewel [Whitney] s. Jonathan and Deborah, b. July 10, 1806," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

15.^  "David [Whitney], s. Jonathan 2d and Deborah, b. March 13, 1809," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

16.^  "Uriah [Whitney], s. Jonathan 2d and Deborah, b. April 18, 1813," according to Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, ed. , Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1995).

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