Family:Whitney, James Rix (1760-1822)

James Rex⁵ Whitney (Caleb⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Caleb⁴ and Margaret (Tracy) Whitney, was born 16 Oct 1760, Middletown or Norwich, CT,^[1], and died 4 Feb 1822, Washington, MS.^[2]

He marred, 31 Oct 1781, Windham, CT, Mary "Polly" Holland, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Allen) Holland. She was born about 1764, New London, CT, and died 22 Nov 1814, Charleston, SC.

Children of James Rex⁵ and Polly (Holland) Whitney:

i.	Jedediah6 Whitney, b. 3 Mar 1782, New York, NY; m. Keziah Barrett.
ii.	Lebbeus Whitney, b. 8 Oct 1785, Hillsboro, NC; m. Elizabeth Ford.
iii.	Mary Whitney, b. 1787, GA; d. in southern MO; m. say 1810, Richard Hardin. They lived in 1823 at Hadden's Ford, GA. They had seven children.
iv.	William Whitney, b. 1790, GA; m.(1) ----- -----; m.(2) Sarah Leggett; m.(3) Mary (Coleman) Smith; m.(4) ----- (Witherspoon) King.
v.	John Merrick Whitney, b. 4 Jun 1792, Franklin, GA; m. Clarissa Montgomery.

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