Family:Whitney, Jared (1790-1847)

Jared⁷ Whitney, ([prob.] John⁶, Joshua⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), probably the son of John⁷ and Rachel (Hiscock) Whitney, was born between 1790 and 1800, and died after 1840.

He married an unknown woman.

He was apparently one of the first settlers of Allen Co., IN:

"1833 - Jared Whitney, possibly the first white man, who settled on the Maumee River."^[1]

"JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP. It is believed that the first permanent settlement within the limits of this township was made by Jared Whitney and his family. He came in May, 1833, and remained during the summer on the Maumee river, but in the fall took possession of a tract on section 7, which he afterward brought into cultivation."^[2]

Children of Jared⁷ Whitney (probably incomplete):

i.	(probably) Alanson8 Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1817, NY, d. 26 Aug 1882, Allen Co., IN, m. Almira Cool.

Notes

I suspect he is the son of the John and Rachel (Hiscock) Whitney as he is found in Indiana near an Alanson Whitney of the right age to have been his son, and this Jared had a brother named Alanson.

Census

• 1840, Jefferson, Allen Co., IN: Jarad Whitney, 1 male 40-50, 8 males 20-30, 2 males 10-15, 1 female 40-50, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 15-20, 2 females 10-15, 16 total, 2 in agriculture, 7 in manufacturing or trades.

References

1. ^  Allen County lines, Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana

2. ^  Valley of the upper Maumee River: with historical account of Allen ..., p. 399.

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