Family:Whitney, William (1764-a1835)

William⁶ Whitney (Moses⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Moses⁵ and Betty (Hutchins) Whitney, was born 7 Mar 1764, Templeton, MA, ad died sometime after 1835, probably Ashtabula, OH.

"Revolutionary war pension claim, S.15247, that William Whitney was born March 7, 1763 in Templeton, Worcester County, MA. He was the son of Moses Whitney who was living in Templeton, MA, in the summer of 1777.

William Whitney, while a resident of Templeton, MA, enlisted and served as a private with the Massachusetts troops, as follows: from in Aug 1777, three months as a substitute for his father, in Captain Benson's company; from May 1778, thirty days under Ensign John Wilder; from 25 Jun 1780, in Captain Daniel Upham's company,Colonel Rufas Putnam's regiment and in Captain Daniel Shay's company, Colonel Shapard's regiment. He was one of the guards at the execution of Major Andre and was discharged 20 Dec 1780.

He resided in Templeton, Massachusetts until 1784, when he moved to Hoosick, Rensselaer County, NY, where he lived forty-five years, and then moved to Ashtabula County, OH.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 25, 1832, at which time he was living in Ashtabula Township, Ashtabula County, OH.

In 1835 he was living in Troy, NY, with his son-in-law, Alvin Armstrong, with whom he had lived for many years."

(This info from his pension files addressed to Mrs. L. C. Logan in Saint Helens, OR, who had requested it from the Wars Section.)

Children of William⁶ and ----- (-----) Whitney:

i.	(daughter)7 Whitney, m. Alvin Armstrong. Resided Troy, NY.

Notes

See this analysis, by Robert Ward.

Census

• 1790, Hoosick, Albany Co., MA: Will^m Whitney, 1 male over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 1 female.
• 1800, Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., NY: William Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 male 10-16, 3 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 10-16, 2 females under 10.
• 1810, Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., NY: W^m Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-26, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 10-16, 1 female under 10.
• 1820, Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., NY: William Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 female over 45, 2 females 16-26, 2 females under 10, 1 person in manufacturing.

References

• Census records

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