Family:Whitney, Ami (1781-1867)

Ami & Anna (Amsden) Whitney

Ami⁶ Whitney (Jonathan⁵, Jonathan⁴, Jonathan³, Benjamin², John¹) son of Capt. Jonathan⁵ and Esther (Parkhurst) Whitney was born 12 or 18 Jan 1781, Conway, MA;^[1] died 14 Dec 1867, Seneca Castle, NY, at age 86, gravestone.^[2]

Ami married 7 Dec 1800, Hopewell, NY, Anna Amsden, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Gates) Amsden. She was born 7 Dec 1784, and died 30 Apr 1858, probably at Flint Creek, NY.

Children of Ami⁶ and Anna (Amsden) Whitney:

i.	Theodore7 Whitney, born 2 Jan 1802, Flint, New York; m. Experience Warner.
ii.	Jasper Whitney, b. 8 Nov 1803; m. Elizabeth Ganwer.
iii.	Isaac Amsden Whitney, b. 17 Sep 1805; m. Jane Moore.
iv.	William G. Whitney, b. 17 May 1807; d. after 1900; m. and res. Litchfield, Michigan.
v.	Anna Whitney, b. 24 Aug 1809; d. 1809.
vi.	Charles Whitney, b. 11 Sep 1810; d. 11 Oct 1825.
vii.	Ezra Whitney, b. 6 Oct 1812; d. 30 Jul 1816.
viii.	Ami Whitney, b. 22 Jun 1814; m.(1) Ann Shearman; m.(2) Rebecca C. Rippey.
ix.	Jonathan Whitney, b. 3 Nov 1816; d. 12 Jul 1892, Allen, MI; m. Ann Jane -----, b. ca. 1823, Isle of Man, d. between 1870 and 1880.
x.	(daughter) Whitney (twin), b. 5 Feb 1819; d. 1819.
xi.	(daughter) Whitney (twin), b. 5 Feb 1819; d. 1819.
xii.	Esther Ann Whitney, b. 28 May 1820; d. 29 Sep 1821.
xiii.	Elizabeth A. Whitney, b. 5 Jan 1922; m. 29 Jan 1845, John Lewis; res. Hopewell, New York.
xiv.	Esther Gates Whitney, b. 5 Dec 1823; m. 5 Sep 1844, Franklin M. Hooper; res. Fort Jones, California. He was b. 12 Nov 1817; d. 11 Feb 1875. Ch.: Ella Elizabeth, b. 3 Jun 1847; m. 3 Mar 1865, Joseph Short; res. Fort Jones; Cora Esther. b. 12 Sep 1849; d. 12 Nov 1850; Frank Whitney, b. 7 Aug 1860; m. 27 Sep 1890; res. Fort Jones; Esther Ruth, b. 29 May 1862; m. 31 Dec 1887, ----- Eller; res. Etna Mills, California; Robert Culver, b. 12 May 1865; res. Fort Jones.
xv.	Anna H. Whitney, b. 10 Mar 1826; m. 25 Oct 1849, James Wilson; res. Geneva, New York. A son is Captain William Wilson, M. A., at Geneva, New York.

Notes

Source of marriage date being sought. Thus far it is only a trail of e-mail addresses. Date of the marriage comes from an unpublished typewritten manuscript entitled "Some Descendants of Isaac Amsden of Cambridge, MA: by Murray M. Brown, copyright 1934. This manuscript is in the possession of Mr. Bill Bombard of Boston, MA, who has kindly shared the Amsden data with several researchers, and is the person to whom the e-mail trail was traced. In the manuscript Mr. Brown thanks "some individual contributors and town clerks in general," but does not specifically identify any one source for any specific datum. For 1934, this is not surprising. A duplicate record says Jan 16th. There is an Ami Whitney and an Ami Whitney Jr. in Seneca, Ontario Co., NY in the 1850 Census Index. Amsden Genealogy ([email protected]) shows his birthdate as 18 Jan 1781. Author queried.

Census

• 1810, Seneca, Ontario Co., NY: Ami Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 4 males 0-9, and 1 female 16-25.
• 1820, Seneca, Ontario Co., NY: Ami Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 16-17, 3 males 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 0-9; 4 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830: not found.
• 1840, Seneca, Ontario Co., NY: Amie Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 50-59, 2 females 15-19, 1 female 10-14; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1840, Allen, Hillsdale Co., MI: Jonathan Whitney, 1 male 20-29 and 1 female 15-19; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Seneca, Ontario Co., NY:

117 123 Ami Whitney 69 M - Farmer $10000 Mass. Anna do 65 F - do

• 1850, Hambden, Geauga Co., OH:

167 180 W. G. Whitney 42 M - Farmer $3000 N.Y. John R. Hall 66 M - do Mass. Charlotte Hall 59 F - R.I. Wm. Boyce 25 M - Farmer Unknown

• 1850, Allen, Hillsdale Co., MI:

151 164 Jonathan Whitney 34 M - Farmer $2500 N.Y. Ann J. Whitney 27 F - Isle of Man William G. Whitney 9 M - Mich. Attended school Anna E. Whitney 7 F - Mich. Attended school Urias Hendricks 16 M - Farmer N.Y. Attended school

• 1860, Seneca, Ontario Co., NY:

1262 1264 Ami Whitney Jr. 46 M - Farmer $435 $3000 New York Ann S. " 42 F - Pennsylvania Charlotte E. " 14 F - New York Attended school J. Sherman " 12 M - " Attended school Thomas D. " 8 M - " Attended school Charles W. " 6 M - " Attended school Frank " 2 M - " James Hill 58 M - " Nick Madijan 19 M - " Sarah C. Clark 25 F - Domestic " Fanny Van Wart 22 F - " Switzerland Ami Whitney 79 M - $10500 $5000 Massachusetts

• 1860, Hambden, Geauga Co., OH:

602 562 Mortimer Watts 23 M - Farm Labor $75 O. Harriett " 19 F - " Franklin Watts 3/12 M - O. William Whitney 53 M - Farmer $6775 $3600 N.Y.

• 1860, Allen, Hillsdale Co., MI:

147 147 Johnathan Whitney 43 M - Farmer $8390 $1640 N.Y. Ann J. 36 F - " I. of Mann Wm. 19 M - " Mich. Attended school Anna 17 F - " do Attended school Chas. 7 M - " do Attended school Jane 1 F - " do Oscar Avery 18 M - Farm Laborer Mich. Attended school

• 1870, District 13, White Co., TN:

24 24 W. G. Whitney 63 M W Farmer $1300 $600 N.Y. Male citizen over 21

• 1870, Allen, Hillsdale Co., MI, p. 18:

159 146 Whitney, John A. 53 M W Farmer $17980 $5225 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Ann Jane 47 F W Keepign House Isleman -----, Wm. G. 29 M W Farm Hand $2200 -- Michigan Male citizen over 21 -----, Chas. J. 17 M W At school Michigan Attended school -----, Sophia J. 11 F W At school Michigan Attended school Hill, Chester 19 M W Farm Hand New York Peterson, Frances 13 F W Doing Housework Michigan

• 1880, District 13, White Co., TN:

William WHITNEY 73 Self M S W NY Farming MA MA Frank POLO 20 Oth M S W TN Servant TN TN

• 1880, Allen, Hillsdale Co., MI:

Jonathan WHITNEY 64 Self M W W NY Farmer MA --- J. Charles WHITNEY 27 Son M S W MI Farmer NY IS. OF MAN Jenny S. WHITNEY 21 Dau F S W MI At Home NY IS. OF MAN Delia C. AVERY 42 Oth F S W NY Domestic --- CT Henry CHILSON 21 Oth M S W CAN Farm Laborer CAN CAN Elmer E. BARNES 17 Oth M S W PA Farm Laborer PA PA

• 1900, Allen, Hillsdale Co., MI: William G. Whitney, boarder, b. May 1807, NY, single, parents b. MA and NY.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 235.

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