Family:Whitney, Isaac L. (1794-1834)

Isaac L. Whitney (Whitneys of SC...., Samuel¹), was born 1775-1794, ^[1]in probably South Carolina, and died 10 June 1834, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).^[2]

He married, in The Cherokee Nation East (Alabama) abt 1828, Elizabeth "Betsey" Thompson, daughter of John "Jack" Thompson and Elizabeth Murrell. She was born about 1814, in The Cherokee Nation East (Alabama), and died about 1851, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).

Isaac L. had a brother named Hiram C. Whitney. Through DNA Analysis Hiram is a proven descendant of Samuel¹ of Bermuda.

Children of Isaac L. and Betsy (Thompson) Whitney:

i.	Joseph Marion Whitney, b. 1829, Alabama, d. aft 1850, .
ii.	Ruth Whitney, b. 1830, Alabama, d. before 1890.
iii.	Child Whitney, b. 1832, Alabama, d. April-May, 1834 "died on the way" to Indian Territory via The River Trail [3]
iv.	Mariah Whitney, b. 9 June, 1834 Indian Territory, d.

Census

• 1850 Walker County, Alabama Census Living in the household of Thomas Reed and Minerva (Jones-Whitney) Reed.

References

1. ^ Age range taken from the 1820 Census, St.Matthews, South Carolina

2. ^ Noble, Jane B. (year unknown) The River Trail: The Saga of the Cherokee Removal, Park Hall, Oklahoma Cultural Center.

3.^  Ibid

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Copyright © 2007, Tara Bellomy and the Whitney Research Group.