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; d. between 1840 and 1850; m. 29 May 1822, Ashford, CT, Maria Thursa Janes, daughter of Walter and Cynthia (Richards) Janes, b. 3 Jun 1803, MA or Eastford, CT. a. Maria Theresa7 Whitney, b. 23 Jun 1823, Ashford, CT; m. 1 Oct 1848, Luther Webster. b. Edward Whitney, b. 21 Apr 1825, Ashford, CT; d. 8 Oct 1826, Ashford, CT. c. Ellen Whitney, b. 31 Jul 1827, Ashford, CT; m. 21 Oct 1857, J. Edwin Child. d. Anna T. Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1833, Ashford, CT.
iii.	Samuel Whitney, b. 3 Mar 1792, Eastford, CT; m. 21 Jan 1816, Ashford, CT, Lucinda Chapman, daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Hoar) Chapman, b. 12 May 1792, Ashford, CT. a. Fielder Spaulding7 Whitney, b. 1 Mar 1817, Wilkes-Barre, PA; d. 23 Dec 1886, Killingly, CT; m. 3 Aug 1846, Nancy Ann Warren. b. Emily Whitney, b. 24 Nov 1819, Wilkes-Barre, PA; unmarried in 1850. c. Mary Ann Whitney, b. 26 May 1823, Ashford, CT. d. Josiah Williams Whitney, b. 2 Apr 1826, Ashford, CT; m. Clarissa -----.
iv.	Sally Whitney, b. 21 Feb 1800, Eastford, CT.
v.	(child) 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.
• 1810, Ashford, Windham Co., CT: Samuel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Ashford, Windham Co., CT: Samuel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 16-25; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1820, Kingston, Luzerne Co., PA: Whitney, Samuel, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades. This is his son Samuel.
• 1830: not found.
• 1830, Ashford, Windham Co., CT: Samuel Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4. This is his son Samuel.
• 1830, Ashford, Windham Co., CT: Calvin Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4. This is his son Calvin.
• 1840, Ashford, Windham Co., CT: Warren Whitney, 1 male 80-89, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 70-79, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; pensioner Samuel Whitney, aged 83.
• 1840, Ashford, Windham Co., CT: Calvin Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 20-29, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 5-9; 1 engaged in learned professions or engineers. This is his son Calvin.
• 1840, son Samuel not found.
• 1850 Mortality Schedule: Whitney, Samuel, Windham Co., CT, male, born CT, aged 93, died Jan 1850, of old age, farmer.
• 1850, Eastford, Windham Co., MA:

81 86 Maria T. Whitney 46 F - Widow Mass. Ellen " 22 F - Conn. Ann T. " 16 F - " Attended school

This is his daughter-in-law, widow of son Calvin.

• 1850, son Samuel or his wife Lucinda not found.
• 1850, Eastford, Windham Co., MA:

693 754 Fielder S. Whitney 35 M - Laborer Wilksbury, Pa. Nancy " 27 F - Killingly, Ct. Arthur " 2 M - " " Emily " 31 F - Wilksbury, Pa. Josephine F. " 2/12 F - Killingly, Ct.

This is his grandson Fielder, son of son Samuel.

• 1850, Killingly, Windham Co., MA:

17 18 Josiah W. Whitney 23 M - Mule Spinner Conn. Clarissa " 19 F - " Horace S. " 2 M - " William S. " 2/12 M - "

This is his grandson Josiah, son of son Samuel.

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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