Family:Whitney, Thomas (1764-1819)
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Thomas Whitney, was born before 1765, and died sometime after 1810 and probably before 1820.
Fayette County, Kentucky Thomas Whitney, early cabinet maker, native of Ireland, advertised a house for sale in 1795. He continued in the cabinet- making business through 1806, when his shop was on Main Street. Book 49, P 345.[1]
From the State Archives, Page 52, among expenditures 1792-1798, was one for Thomas Whitney, 1794, as one of the veneremen.[2]
On 20 Dec 1799, a record concerning "Paving the street in Lexington" mentions John Poftlethwait(?), Thomas Whitney, Adam Rankin, and Andrew Briggs.[3]
In 1806, "Thomas Whitney, Cabinet-Maker" was listed on Main Street in Lexington, KY.[4]
The Mary Whitney enumerated in Lexington in 1820 was probably his widow.
Children of Thomas Whitney (based upon a census reconstruction):
i. (son) Whitney, b. 1784-1794. Could this have been William Whitney (1790-1838) of Lexington, KY & Thibedeaux, LA? ii. (son) Whitney, b. 1784-1794 iii. (son) Whitney, b. 1800-1810. iv. (daughter) Whitney, b. 1800-1810.
Census
- 1800, Fayette (Lexington) Co., KY: Listed on tax list (census substitute)
- 1810, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY: Thomas Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-26, 1 male under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female under 10, 2 slaves.
- 1820, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY: Mary Whitney, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 16-18, 2 females over 45, 1 person engaged in commerce, 2 male slaves under 14, 1 female slave 14-26, 3 female slaves under 14.
References
1. ^ Whitney Whistler.
2. ^ ibid.
3. ^ "KY-F: LEGIS: 1799 Acts of Assembly, Lexington", from "The Kains" [email protected] (Bettie), 20 Jul 1997, as found at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ky/legis/legis.txt.
4. ^ Lexington (Fayette County KY) Directory, Taken for Charless' Almanack, For 1806.
Copyright © 2007, Tim Doyle and the Whitney Research Group.
