Family:Whitney, James (1745-1830)

Captain James Whitney, parentage unknown, born between 1740 and 1750, died 17 Oct 1830, probably Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island. He was buried in the Aborn-Whitney Lot, Warwick.

He married 13 May 1770, Henrietta Aborn, daughter of Colonel Samuel & Mary (Burrows) Aborn. She was born about 1753, died 11 Aug 1803.

He is listed in the 1774 Census of Warwick, RI, with 1 male 16+, 2 males 0-15, 1 female 16+, 1 female 0-15, no Indians, no blacks;^[1] and again in 1782.^[2]

Children of James Whitney:

i.	Mary Whitney, born 1770, probably Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; d. 29 Nov 1819.
ii.	Joseph Whitney, born 13 Dec 1772, probably Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; d. 2 Mar 1816. Joseph Whitney was listed on the 1810 census in Warwick.
iii.	Marcy Whitney, born 1775, probably Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; d. 1816.
iv.	Samuel Whitney, born 1777, probably Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; d. 1778.
v.	John Aborn Whitney, born 15 Sep 17??, probably Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; d. 7 Sep 1803, lost at sea.
vi.	Samuel Aborn Whitney, born 1779, probably Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; d. 1794.
vii.	Henry Whitney, born 7 Jul 1781, probably Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; d. 1803, lost at sea.
viii.	Sally Whitney, born 1783, probably Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; d. 3 Dec 1823. She appears to have married ----- Aborn.
ix.	James Whitney, born 13 Aug 1785, probably Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; d. 1804.
x.	Thomas Whitney, born 9 Dec 1788, probably Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; believed lost at sea Sep 1804 in the Brig "Rising Sun".

Census Records

• 1790: James Whitney, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island
• 1800: James Whitney, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island
• 1810: James Whitney, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island
• 1820: James Whitney, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island
• 1830: James Whitney, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island

Additional Information

The Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project Index

WK002 ABORN-WHITNEY LOT              WARWICK          [REMOVED TO HIGHLAND/PAWTUXET CEMETERY WK005]

WHITNEY        JAMES                             1746c - 17 OCT 1830    WK002
WHITNEY        HENRIETTA       (ABORN)           1753c - 11 AUG 1803    WK002

WHITNEY        JOSEPH                            1774c -  2 MAR 1816    WK002
WHITNEY        SAMUEL                            1777c -  7 NOV 1778    WK002
WHITNEY        JOHN ABORN                        1780c -        1803    WK002
WHITNEY        HENRY                             1782c -        1803    WK002
WHITNEY        JAMES, JR                         1783c - 30 MAY 1801    WK002
WHITNEY        SAMUEL                            1787c -  7 SEP 1791    WK002
WHITNEY        THOMAS                            1789c -        1806    WK002

From the LDS IGI:

James Whitney, b. s1749, perhaps Pawtuxet, Providence, Rhode Island
Married Henrietta Aborn, 13 MAY 1770, probably Rhode Island

Children
Mary Whitney, b. 1770, Rhode Island, d. 29 NOV 1819  	
Joseph Whitney, b. 13 DEC 1772, Rhode Island, d. 2 MAR 1816  	
Marcy Whitney, b. 1775, Rhode Island, d. 1816  	
Samuel Whitney, b. 1777, Rhode Island, d. 1778  	
John Aborn Whitney, b. s1779, Rhode Island, d. 7 SEP 1803  	
Samuel Aborn Whitney, b. 1779, Rhode Island, d. 1794  	
Henry Whitney, b. 7 JUL 1781, Rhode Island, d. 1803  	
Sally Whitney, b. 1783, Rhode Island, d. 3 DEC 1823  	
James Whitney, b. 13 AUG 1785, Rhode Island, d. 1804  	
Thomas Whitney, b. 9 DEC 1788, Rhode Island, d. SEP 1804  	

Burrows, R. Earl, Robert Burrows & His Descendants 1630 - 1974  Vol. 1 & 2, Cleveland OH 1975

Vol. 1, p. 36-7 Whitney, Capt. James
m. 13 May 1770, Henrietta Aborn, b. 26 July 1753, dtr Col. Samuel & Mary (Burrows) Aborn. She d. 11 Aug. 1803

Had:  
  Mary Whitney, b. 1770; d. "11-29-1819"
  Joseph Whitney, b. "12-13-1772"; d. "3-2-1816"
  Marcy Whitney, b. 1775; d. 1816
  Samuel Whitney, b. 1777; d. 1778
  John Aborn Whitney, b. "9-15-?"; d. "9-7-1803"; lost at sea
  Samuel Aborn Whitney, b. 1779; d. 1794
  Henry Whitney, b. "7-7-1781"; d. 1803; lost at sea
  Sally Whitney, b. 1783; d. "12-3-1823"
  James Whitney Jr, b. "8-13-1785"; d. 1804
  Thomas Whitney, b. "12-9-1788"; believed lost at sea Sept. 1804 in the Brig "Rising Sun"

References

• All information obtained from census records.

1.^  1774 Census, Warwick, RI, p. 67. Age ranges in household: 1-2-1-1-0-0. Census Index: Colonial America 1607-1789, Family Tree Maker CD #310.

2.^  1782 Census, Warwick, RI. Ibid.

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