Family:Whitney, Lyman (c1770-1829)

Lyman⁶ Whitney (Samuel⁵, Samuel⁴, Richard³, John², Henry¹), son of Samuel⁵ and (probably) Rebecca (Banks) Whitney, was born probably about 1771, Greenfield, CT, and died after 14 Apr 1821.

He married, 4 Aug 1794, Bridgeport, CT, Mabel Wheeler, daughter of Daniel and Eleanor (Middlebrook) Wheeler. She was born about 1773, Greenfield, CT, and baptized 6 Sep 1786, Greenfield, CT.

Phoenix says the following:

Lyman Whitney, b. at Greenfield, Conn.; married, 4 Aug. 1794, by Rev. Philo Shelton, Episcopal, of Bridgeport, Conn., to Mabel Wheeler; settled at Greenfield, and had a share of his father's estate, 14 Ap. 1821.

Children of Lyman⁶ and Mabel (Wheeler) Whitney, all born and baptized Greenfield, CT:

i.	Lyman Banks Whitney, bapt. 28 Jun 1795; m. 31 Aug 1822, Huntington, CT, Hannah Gilbert.
ii.	Mabel Whitney, bapt. 9 Apr 1797.
iii.	Eliza Whitney, bapt. 21 Jun 1801.
iv.	Samuel Whitney, bapt. 28 Aug 1803.

Census

• 1790, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT: Lymon Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 246 and pp. 669-670.

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