Family:Whitney, Roswell (1764-1830)
Roswell Whitney (David4, David3, Joshua2, John1), was born 12 Sep 1764, probably Poultney, Vermont, and died 14 Mar 1830, Benton, Yates County, New York.
He married 5 Feb 1788, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, Phebe Ellsworth, daughter of unknown. She was born 5 Jun 1774, place unknown, and died after 28 Aug 1850, Saline Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
"WHITNEY, Roswell, NY Line, Phebe, R11484, sol was b 12 Sep 1764 & he m Phebe Ellsworth 5 Feb 1788 & she was b 5 Jun 1774 & their children were; Jacob b 18 Aug 1790, Deborah b 18 Jun 1796, David b 23 Nov 1798, Sarah b 8 Feb 1801, Mary b 4 Mar 1804, Mabel b 8 Dec 1806, Jane b 6 Sep 1808, Martha b 29 Feb 1811, Leroy b 6 Jul 1813, Roswell b 22 Oct 1815 & Phebe b 21 Oct 1820, sol d 14 Mar 1830 & his wid appl 28 Aug 1850 in Washtenaw Co MI a res of Saline Twnshp MI, wid referred to sol's bros David & Jacob Whitney as receiving Rev War pensions & that Roswell Whitney srv with David Whitney but not Jacob Whitney, sol had lived at "Palts" in Ulster Co NY when he enl, sol & wife with his bro David Whitney & James Decker & wife went from "Palts" NY to Poughkeepsie NY to be married at which time sol was age of 25 yrs & she "lacked 4 mths being 16" & wid stated they lived at Palts NY for 15 yrs & they had 2 sons Jacob & David & 4 daughters Deborah, Sarah, Mary & Marther then moved to Seneca Co NY & lived there 30 yrs & had 2 sons there Leroy & Roswell also 3 daughters born there; Mabel, Jane & Phebe, in 1850 7 of the children were still living, wid stated sol d at Benton in Yates Co NY & after sol died his widow moved to Willoughby OH for 4 yrs then moved to Saline Twnship MI"
1800 Census, New York, Ulster County, New Paltz, p. 240: "Boswell" Whitney, 20010-11110-00.
1810 Census, New York, Ontario County, p. 152: Roswell Whitney, 01101-42010.
1820 Census, New York, Ontario County, Phelps, p. 293: Roswell Whitney.
1830 Census, New York, Yates County, Benton, p. 306: Phebe Whitney.
1840 Census, Ohio, Lake County, Willoughby, p. 114: David Whitney, may have had widow Phebe in his household.
1850 Census, Michigan, Washtenaw County, York Township, p. 936: Phebe Whitney.
Children of Roswell and Phebe (Ellsworth) Whitney:
i. Jacob6 Whitney, b. 18 Aug 1790, New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, d. , . ii. Deborah Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1796, New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, d. , . iii. David Whitney, b. 23 Nov 1798, New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, d. , . iv. Sarah Whitney, b. 8 Feb 1801, New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, d. , . v. Mary Whitney, b. 4 Mar 1804, New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, d. , . vi. Mabel Whitney, b. 8 Dec 1806, Phelps, Ontario County, New York, d. , . vii. Jane Whitney, b. 6 Sep 1808, Phelps, Ontario County, New York, d. , . viii. Martha Whitney, b. 29 Feb 1811, Phelps, Ontario County, New York, d. , . ix. Leroy Whitney, b. 6 Jul 1813, Phelps, Ontario County, New York, d. , . x. Roswell Whitney, b. 22 Oct 1815, Phelps, Ontario County, New York, d. , .
References
Archive:Revolutionary Pension File Abstracts|Virgil D. White, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, Vol. III (Waynesboro, Tennessee: The National Historical Publishing Company, 1992).
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