Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (1772-1837)

Nathaniel⁷ Whitney (John⁶, James⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of John⁶ and Hannah (Holbrook) Whitney, was born 10 Jul 1772, Sherborn, MA,^[1] and died 2 May 1837, Manlius, NY, aged 64 years 9 months, buried Christ Church Cemetery, Manlius, NY.^[2]

He, of Whitestown, married, 3 Jan 1799, New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY,^[3] Deborah Eames, daughter of John and Ruth (Stone) Eames. She was born 10 Feb 1778, Framingham, MA, and died 28 Jun 1840, Manlius, NY, aged 62 years 4 months.^[4]

He resided Manlius, NY.

Children of Nathaniel and Deborah (Eames) Whitney, not determined, although censuses show they had several born between 1800 and 1820. Possibles:

i.	(?) Sumner Whitney, b. ca. 1801; d. 14 May 1849, aged 48 years; bur. Christ Church Cemetery, Manlius, NY;[5] m. Marella Cross, b. ca. 1804, d. Mar 1886, dau. of ----- and Marilla (-----) Cross, bur. Manlius Village Cemetery, Manlius, NY.[6]
ii.	(?) Henry Whitney, b. ca. 1816, Madison Co., NY; d. 2 Feb 1890, aged 74 years; bur. Christ Church Cemetery, Manlius, NY;[7] m. Lucy Ann -----, d. 11 Nov 1907, aged 87 years, bur. Christ Church Cemetery, Manlius, NY.[8]

Census

• 1800, Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY: Nathaniel Whitney, 3 males 16-26, 1 male 10-16, 1 male under 10, 2 females 16-26.
• 1810, Eaton, Madison Co., NY: N. Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1820, Eaton, Madison Co., NY: Nathaniel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 18-25, 2 males 10-15, 4 males 0-4, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY: Nathaniel Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 10-14.
• 1840, widow Deborah not found.
• 1850, Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY:

951 980 Marsellas Whitney 46 F - Conn. Summers " 17 M - Laborer N.Y. Maria Cross 47 F - Conn. Marilla " 80 F - " Charles Whitney 25 M - Clerk in Store $900 N.Y.

• 1850, Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY:

1115 1148 Henry Whitney 35 M - Founder Mass. Lucy " 33 F - " Frances " 1 F - N.Y.

• 1855 State, TOWN, Onondaga Co., NY:

46 Framed $800 49 Marilla Whitney 50 F - - Conn. - 1 31 Furnace majn 1 - - - - - - Sumner Whitney 22 M - Son Onondaga 1 - 22 - - - - - - - - Eveline Whitney 21 F - DiL Onondaga 1 - 21 Tailoress - - - - - - - Mariah Cross 54 F - Sist Conn. - - 20 - - - - - - - - Charles L. Whitney 2 M - GSon Onondaga - - 2 - - - - - - - - Nelley Whitney 5m F - GDau Onondaga - - 5m - - - - - - - -

• 1855 State, TOWN, Onondaga Co., NY:

7 Framed $1200 8 Henry Whitney 39 M - - Madison 1 - 30 Furnace man 1 - - - - 1 - Lucy Ann Whitney 37 F - Wife Mass. 1 - 25 - - - - - - - - Frances Whitney 6 F - ADau Unknown - - 6 - - - - - - - - Elizabeth Haglin 19 F - Srvt Oswego - - 6m - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY:

188 187 Marilla Whitney 61 F - $600 $300 Ct. Maria Cross 64 F - Seamstress $100 " 188 Sumner Whitney 26 M - Furnace Man $300 N.Y. Eveline " 24 F - " Charles " 6 M - " Attended school Nelly C. " 5 F - " Attended school Julia C. " 2 F - "

• 1860, Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY:

367 371 Henry Whitney 44 M - Furnace Man $1800 $2000 N.Y. Lucy A. " 42 F - Mass. Frances J. " 11 F - N.Y. Attended school

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 365.

1.^  "Nath[anie]ll [Whitney], s. of John and Hannah, [born] July 10, 1772," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911).

2.^  Photograph of his gravestone, at Ancestry.com.

3.^  New Hartford Presbyterian Church Marriages

4.^  Photograph of her gravestone, at Ancestry.com.

5.^  FindAGrave Memorial #12906719, Sumner Whitney.

6.^  FindAGrave Memorial #24648732, Marella Whitney.

7.^  FindAGrave Memorial #12906722, Henry Whitney.

8.^  FindAGrave Memorial #12906723, Lucy Ann Whitney.

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