Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1761-1813)
Jonathan6 Whitney (Nathan5, Thomas4, Eleazar3, Thomas2, John1), son of Nathan5 and Abigail (Marstass) Whitney, was born 16 Jul 1761, Spencer, MA,[1] and died 1 Jan 1813, Hartford, VT.
He married firstly, 3 Mar 1785, Halifax, VT, Mary Woodard, daughter of Alpheus and Abigail (Harris) Woodward.
He married secondly, 19 Aug 1786, Hartford, VT, Lucy Woodard, daughter of Alpheus and Abigail (Harris) Woodward. She died after 1820.
Children of Jonathan6 and Mary (Woodard) Whitney:
i. Dolly7 Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1785 (twin), Hartford, VT;[2] apparently d. before 1796. ii. Polley Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1785 (twin), Hartford or Halifax, VT;[3] m. 21 Oct 1802, Hartford, VT, Silas Call.
Children of Jonathan6 and Lucy (Woodard) Whitney:
iii. Ira7 Whitney, b. 25 May 1787, Hartford, VT.[4] iv. Irene Whitney, b. 17 Feb 1789, Hartford, VT;[5] d. 4 Feb 1813, Hartford, VT; m. 28 Feb 1808, Hartford, VT, Joseph Call. v. Jonathan Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1791, Hartford, VT;[6] d. 10 May 1812, Hartford, VT. vi. Samuel Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1792, Hartford, VT.[7] vii. David Whitney, b. 12 Dec 1794, Hartford, VT.[8] He was perhaps the David Whitney (1794-1867) of Pittsfield and Northfield, VT. viii. Dolly Whitney, b. 23 Jul 1796 (twin), Hartford, VT.[9] ix. Polly Whitney, b. 23 Jul 1796 (twin), Hartford, VT;[10] d. 4 Nov 1798, Hartford, VT. x. Russell Whitney, b. 5 May 1798, Hartford, VT;[11] d. 30 May 1798, Hartford, VT. xi. Dolly Whitney, b. 16 Jan 1800, Hartford, VT.[12] xii. Rust Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1802 (twin), Hartford, VT.[13] xiii. Russell Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1802 (twin), Hartford, VT;[14] d. 7 Jul 1881, Essex, NY; m. Virginia Worden. xiv. Lucy Whitney, b. 2 Oct 1804, Hartford, VT.[15] xv. Delinda Whitney, b. 6 Mar 1805 or 1806, Hartford, VT.[16] xvi. Lurenda Whitney, b. 12 Feb 1810, Hartford, VT.[17]
Census
- 1791, Hartford, Windsor Co., VT: Jonathan Whitney, 1 male over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 3 females.
- 1791, Hartford, Windsor Co., VT: Jonathan Whitney, 1 male over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 3 females. Yes, there are really two Jonathan Whitney individuals with the same counts enumerated in this town. It is hard to explain this, unless it is an error.
- 1800, Hartford, Windsor Co., VT: Whitney, Jonathan, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
- 1810, Hartford, Windsor Co., VT: Jonathan Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 2 females over 45, 1 female 10-15, and 3 females 0-9.
- 1820, Hartford, Windsor Co., MA: Lucy Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 female over 45, and 2 females 10-15; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, widow Lucy not found.
References
1.^ "Jonathan [Whitney], s. Nathan and Abigail, [born] July 16, 1761," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Spencer, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: The Systematic History Fund, 1909). Also recorded in Hartford, VT, Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
2.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
3.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
4.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
5.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
6.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
7.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
8.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
9.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
10.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
11.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
12.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
13.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
14.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
15.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
16.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
17.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
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