Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1761-1813)

Jonathan⁶ Whitney (Nathan⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Nathan⁵ and Abigail (Marstass) Whitney, was born 16 Jul 1761, Spencer, MA.^[1]

He married firstly, 3 Mar 1785, Halifax, VT, Mary Woodard.

He married secondly, 19 Aug 1786, Hartford, VT, Lucy Woodard.

Children of Jonathan⁶ and Mary (Woodard) Whitney:

i.	Dolly7 Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1785 (twin), Hartford, VT.
ii.	Polley Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1785 (twin), Hartford, VT; m. 21 Oct 1802, Hartford, VT, Silas Call.

Children of Jonathan⁶ and Lucy (Woodard) Whitney:

iii.	Ira7 Whitney, b. 25 May 1787, Hartford, VT.
iv.	Irene Whitney, b. 17 Feb 1789, Hartford, VT.
v.	Jonathan Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1791, Hartford, VT.
vi.	Samuel Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1792, Hartford, VT.
vii.	David Whitney, b. 12 Dec 1794, Hartford, VT. He was perhaps the David Whitney (1794-1867) of Pittsfield and Northfield, VT.
viii.	Dolly Whitney, b. 23 Jul 1796 (twin), Hartford, VT.
ix.	Polly Whitney, b. 23 Jul 1796 (twin), Hartford, VT.
x.	Russell Whitney, b. 5 May 1798, Hartford, VT.
xi.	Dolly Whitney, b. 16 Jan 1800, Hartford, VT.
xii.	Rust Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1802 (twin), Hartford, VT.
xiii.	Russell Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1802 (twin), Hartford, VT; d. 7 Jul 1881, Essex, NY; m. Virginia Worden.
xiv.	Lucy Whitney, b. 2 Oct 1804, Hartford, VT.
xv.	Delinda Whitney, b. 6 Mar 1805, Hartford, VT.
xvi.	Lurenda Whitney, b. 12 Feb 1810, Hartford, VT.

Census

• 1791, Hartford, Windsor Co., VT: Jonathan Whitney, 1 male over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1791, Hartford, Windsor Co., VT: Jonathan Whitney, 1 male over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 3 females. Yes, there are really two Jonathan Whitney individuals with the same counts enumerated in this town. It is hard to explain this, unless it is an error.
• 1800, Hartford, Windsor Co., VT: Whitney, Jonathan, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1810, Hartford, Windsor Co., VT: Jonathan Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 2 females over 45, 1 female 10-15, and 3 females 0-9.

References

1.^  "Jonathan [Whitney], s. Nathan and Abigail, [born] July 16, 1761," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Spencer, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: The Systematic History Fund, 1909).

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