Family:Whitney, Abijah (1754-1802)

Abijah⁵ Whitney (Daniel⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Daniel⁴ and Thankful (Burt) Whitney, was born 10 or 11 Jul 1754, Warwick, NY, and died 24 May 1802, Warwick, NY.

He married 7 Aug 1777, Warwick, NY, Elizabeth Ellsworth, daughter of William and Sarah (Brower) Ellsworth. She was born 4 Jul 1761, Brooklyn, NY, and died 27 Feb 1829, New York, NY.

Phoenix says the following:

Abijah Whitney, b. in Warwick, Orange Co., N.Y., 10 or 11 July 1754; a weaver and farmer; married, 7 Aug. 1777, in Warwick, Elizabeth Ellsworth, born in Brooklyn, N.Y., 4 July 1761, dau. of William and Sarah (Brower) Ellsworth. They settled in Warwick, where he was a deacon. He died in Warwick, 24 May 1802, and was buried there. She died, 27 Feb. 1829, in New York City, and was buried there, in a vault.

Children of Abijah⁵ and Elizabeth (Ellsworth) Whitney:

i.	Daniel6 Whitney, b. 20 May 1778, Warwick, NY; m. Lydia Newbury.
ii.	John Whitney, b. 20 Jan 1780, Warwick, NY; m. Susanna Smith.
iii.	Jeremiah Whitney, b. 18 Mar 1782, Warwick, NY; m. Rachel King.
iv.	Mary Whitney, b. 10 Feb 1784, Warwick, NY; m. Nicholas Van Brunt; settled in Orange Co., NY, where they had several children; and moved to Michigan, not long after 1825.
v.	Charity Whitney, b. 24 Jun 1786, Warwick, NY; m. Jesse Randall.
vi.	Joel Whitney, b. 29 Nov 1788, Warwick, NY; m. Mary Ann Jennings.
vii.	Sarah Whitney, b. 17 Jan 1791, Warwick, NY; m.(1) John Ross; m.(2) Amos Dickinson. They moved to Michigan.
viii.	Abigail Whitney, b. 10 Jun 1793, Warwick, NY; m. ----- Donelly.
ix.	Morris Fought Whitney, b. 26 Oct 1796, Warwick, NY; m.(1) Bridget Jennings; m.(2) Keziah Jennings; m.(3) Annice Nichols.
x.	James B. Whitney, b. 15 Dec 1798, Warwick, NY; m. Elizabeth Luckey.
xi.	Abijah Ann Whitney, b. 3 Dec 1802, Florida, NY; m. Silas Aldridge Williams.

Census

• 1790, Warwick, Orange Co., NY: Abijah Whitney, 1 male over 16, 4 males under 16, 3 females.
• 1800, Warwick, Orange Co., NY: Abijah Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 63 and pp. 184-186.

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