Family:Whitney, Anna (1775-1845)
Anna Whitney ((Possibly) [Elijah and Chloe (Beckley) Whitney), was born abt 1775, unknown, and died 1845, DeWitt, Clinton, Iowa.
She married abt 1800, possibly Norwich, Windsor, VT, Warren Percival, son of Ebenezer and Lucy (Knowlton) Percival. He was born 1767[1], possibly Willington, Tolland, CT, and died Jun 2 1841, Williamsfield, Ashtabula, OH.
Warren and Anna lived in Norwich until about 1820 and then moved to Ashtabula Co., OH. After Warren's death in 1841, Anna moved to DeWitt, Clinton, Iowa with possibly two of her sons, George and Rufus. Anna died there in about 1845. Family tradition states that Anna corresponded with either two brothers or nephews who lived in Oswego, NY by the names of Joseph and William. Current theory is that Anna was a daughter of Elijah Whitney of Canaan, Litchfield, CT. Elijah had 4 sons, Elijah, Elisha, Joseph, and William and a daughter Electa. The three older sons moved to the Scriba, Oswego, NY area and William moved to Norwich, VT and married Prudence Brown Mar 24, 1808 in Norwich, VT. William Whitney was a witness to a land transaction for Warren Percival on Jan 26, 1816 (sometimes was common for a relative to be a witness).
Children of Warren and Anna (Whitney) Percival:
i. Julianna Percival, b. abt 1801, Possibly Norwich, Windsor, VT, d. 4 Mar 1868, Wayne, Ashtabula, OH. ii. Elisa Percival, b. abt 1804, Possibly Norwich, Windsor, VT, d. , . iii. Thomas Percival, b. abt 1805, Possibly Norwich, Windsor, VT, d. 27 Jan 1839, , Ashtabula, OH. iv. George Percival, b. abt 1809, Possibly Norwich, Windsor, VT, d. , . v. Rufus Percival, b. 12 Dec 1812, Possibly Norwich, Windsor, VT, d. , . vi. Warren Jr Percival, b. 11 Feb 1815, Possibly Norwich, Windsor, VT, d. 28 May 1894, Cottage, Hardin, Iowa. vii. Luther Percival, b. abt 1817, Possibly Norwich, Windsor, VT, d. , .
References
1.^ West Williamsfield Cemetery, Headstone, "Warren Percival Born: 1767 Died: 2 June 1841 Aged: 73y 9m"
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