Family:Whitney, Elijah (c1761-a1840)

Elijah's Locations

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Elijah Whitney, parentage unproven, but probably son of Francis and Rachel (-----) Whitney,^[1] was born circa 1760 or 1761,^[2] Virginia, and died after 1830.

He married, first, an unknown woman. She died before 1804. He married second, 23 Aug 1804, Garrard County, Kentucky, Ailcy Childress. He married, third, 3 Jul 1819, Christian County, Kentucky, Sally Curtis.

The following land grants were recorded for Christian County, KY:^[3]

2 Nov 1803 Whitney, Francis, 160 acres on the Little River

21 May 1804 Whitney, Elijah, 150 acres on the Little River

25 Mar 1805 Whitney, Elijah, 200 acres on Kelleys Creek

8 Jul 1818 Whitney, Elijah, 50 acres on the Little River

Children of Elijah Whitney and his first wife:

i.	(perhaps) Hiram Whitney[4], b. 1785, d. 1842, Kentucky
ii.	(son) Whitney, b. 1794-1800.
iii.	Elizabeth Whitney, b. bef. 1794, d. 28 Dec 1849, Wayne Co., IL, m. 1 Feb 1812, Christian Co., KY, Robert Rutledge Gaston, son of James and Catherine (Creighton) Gaston, b. 27 Jan 1792 Lancaster Co., SC, d. 12 Nov 1837, Wayne Co., IL. Their eldest son Rev. James Cyrus Gaston, b. 1816, IL, d. 1897, Granbury, Hood Co., TX, m. (1) Wayne Co., IL, Angeline Izbel Conn, m. (2) Marion Co., IL, Mary Mitchell Tree, m. (3) Erath Co., TX, Mrs. P. Minerva (Henning) Simpson. 6 children by Angeline, 1 by Mary, none by Minerva.[5] Ch: Hiram Whitney Gaston b. ca. 1814, IL; James Cyrus Gaston b: 14 Dec 1816, Wayne Co., IL; Margaret Gaston b. ca. 1819, Wayne Co., IL; Mary Jane Gaston b. ca. 1822, Wayne Co., IL; Elizabeth Gaston b. ca. 1823, Wayne Co., IL; Nancy Gaston b. ca. 1825, Wayne Co., IL; Isalene Catherine Gaston b. bef. 1827, Wayne Co., IL; Sarah Ellen Gaston b. after 1832, Wayne Co., IL; Esther Gaston b. ca. 1834, Wayne Co., IL.[6]
iv.	Mary 'Polly' Whitney, b. 9 Aug 1798, VA, d. 22 Feb 1867, Panola Co., TX. She m. 7 Aug 1816, Christian Co., KY, Frances Bird Bounds, son of Joseph and Mary (Bird) Bounds. He was b. 20 Feb 1797, NC, d. 25 Jan 1865, Panola Co., TX. They moved to Panola Co., TX about 1844/46. Ch: Altasarah 'Sarah' 'Althy' Bounds; Julia Bounds; Laura Ann Bounds; Mary Bounds; Frances Bird Bounds, Jr.; Thomas R. Bounds; Stacy Bounds; Pascal Lafayette Bounds; John Jefferson Bounds, b. 17 Oct 1835, TN; Harriet Audrey Bounds.[7]
v.	(son) Whitney, b. 1800-1810.
vi.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1811-1820.
vii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1811-1820.

The following Whitneys, married in Christian Co., KY, may have been his children:^[8]

Betsey Whitney, m. 4 Feb 1812, Robert Gaston

Patsy Whitney, m. 13 Apr 1813, Starling Bounds

Joseph Whitney, m. 11 Sep 1813, Rebecca Poe

Polly Whitney, m. 7 Aug 1817, Francis Bounds

Elijah Whitney, m. 3 Jul 1819, Sally Curtis

Census

• 1782 Washington County, Virginia
• 1790 Census for Virginia no longer exists.
• 1800 Census for Virginia and Kentucky no longer exist.
• 1810, Christian Co., KY: Elijah Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 10-16, 1 male under 10, 2 females 10-16, 2 females under 10.
• 1820, Trigg Co., KY: Elijah Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-26, 1 male under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 16-26, 2 females under 10, 2 people in agriculture,
• 1830 Trigg County, Kentucky

References

1. ^  Elijah Whitney and Francis Whitney were both listed on early tax lists for Washington County, VA and both men were granted land in Christian County, KY.

2. ^  If he was over 45 in 1810, then he must have been born before 1765. If he was at least 21 when taxed in 1782, then he must have been born before 1761. In 1830, he was listed as age 60-70, so he must have been born 1760-1770. Based upon all of this information, he is estimated to have been born circa 1760 or 1761.

3. ^  Ancestry.com. Kentucky Land Grants [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997. Original data: Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Vol. I-II. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925.

4. ^  The proximity of Elijah and Hiram Whitney suggests a familial relationship, however; to date none has been proven.

5. ^  World Connect Post-em, posted 2007-09-03 by Shelba Davis, "Robert Rutledge Gaston md 1 Feb 1812, Christian Co., KY, Elizabth Whitney (b ? d 28 Dec 1849 Wayne Co., IL), dau of Elijah Whitney and ?. Their eldest son Rev. James Cyrus Gaston b 1816 IL d 1897 Granbury, Hood Co., TX. md (1), Wayne Co., IL, Angeline Izbel Conn (2) Marion Co., IL, Mary Mitchell Tree (3) Erath Co., TX. Mrs. P. Minerva (Henning)Simpson. 6 children by Angeline, 1 by Mary, none by Minerva."

6. ^  Cunningham-Jordan-Ruud-Hileman-Potter-Leach-Tuthill database on World Connect.

7. ^  L. D. McWilliams III to Whitney-L Mailing List, 2 May 1998.

8. ^  Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997. Original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky.

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