Family:Whitney, Thomas (1795-1881)

Thomas⁷ Whitney (Phinehas⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Phinehas⁶ and Elizabeth (Rand) Whitney, was born 18 Mar 1795, Westminster, Massachusetts, and died 4 Jul 1881, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, aged 86 years 3 months 18 days.. Buried Mount Tabor Cemetery, Liberty Township, Delaware County, Indiana.

He married firstly, 21 Oct 1820, Washington County, Ohio, Artimacy Preston, daughter of Horace and Permillia "Patty" (Culver) Preston. She was born 6 Mar 1801, and died 1 Sep 1823, Ohio, aged 23 years. She was buried Waterford Cemetery, Washington County, Ohio.

He married secondly, 13 Jul 1826, Waterford, Washington County, Ohio, Hannah Preston, daughter of Horace and Permillia "Patty" (Culver) Preston. She was born 10 Oct 1805, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and died 27 Nov 1870, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. She was buried Mount Tabor Cemetery, Liberty Township, Delaware County, Indiana.

Child of Thomas⁷ and Artimacy (Preston) Whitney:

i.	Horace8 Whitney, b. 13 Mar 1822, Ohio; d. 14 Sep 1823, Washington County, Ohio, aged 1 year 6 months 1 day; buried Waterford Cemetery, Washington County, Ohio.

Children of Thomas⁷ and Hannah (Preston) Whitney:

ii.	Lafayette J.8 Whitney, b. 21 Apr 1827, Washington County, Ohio; m. Mary Matilda Snyder.
iii.	Mordecai Whitney, b. 21 Dec 1829, Washington County, Ohio; m. Eliza Ann Orr.
iv.	Nancie Whitney, b. Oct 1832, Indiana; m.
v.	Phineas Whitney, b. 1834, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana; m. Sarah Amanda Murray.
vi.	Artemesia Whitney, b. 3 May 1836, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana; m. William Price.
vii.	William Whitney, b. 1838, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana; d. 23 Mar 1862, Frederick County, Virginia, in the Civil War; buried Lot 86, Winchester National Cemetery, on Jacob Baker's Farm, then in Frederick County (now in the city of Winchester), Virginia.
viii.	David Whitney, b. 27 Apr 1840, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana; died 19 Jan 1865, Salisbury, North Carolina, aged 24 years 8 months 22 days. He enlisted as a Private on 20 Jul 1861, at the age of 21, into Company K, 19th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, and re-enlisted 1 Jan 1864. He was wounded on 6 May 1864 at Wilderness, Virginia, during the battle. He was sent to Salisbury Prison, and died there 19 Jan 18685. He is buried in the cemetery across from the prison in an unmarked grave. His brother Franklin was in the same company and fighting with him when he was captured. Franklin died in the next battle, on 9 May 1864.
ix.	Franklin Whitney, b. [29 Apr] 1843, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana; died 9 May 1864, Laurel Hill, Virginia, aged 21 years 11 days. He served in Company K, 19th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, and was killed in the Battle of the Wilderness, in the Civil War.

References

Almost all information from the research of Lynne Albers, on this web page:

1. "Online Family Tree, by Ancestry.com", family group sheet of Thomas and Hannah (Preston) Whitney.

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