Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1737-1792)

Capt. Jonathan⁵ Whitney (Jonathan⁴, Jonathan³, Benjamin², John¹) son of Jonathan⁴ and Lydia (Jones) Whitney was born 26 Jul 1737 at Mendon, MA^[1] and died 22 Aug 1792 at Milo, NY, at age 55.

Jonathan married Esther Parkhurst, daughter of Jonas Parkhurst and Abigail Bigelow, 6 Nov 1760 at Mendon, MA; both "of Mendon;" d. 22 Aug 1792 at Seneca Castle, NY, at age 55.

Esther Parkhurst was born on 22 Jun 1741 at Weston, MA. She was born on 22 Jun 1741 at Mendon, MA. She was baptized on 9 Aug 1741 at Milford, MA. She died on 6 Dec 1812 at Milo, NY, at age 71.

Children of Capt. Jonathan⁵ and Esther (Parkhurst) Whitney:

i.	Nathan Whitney6, b. 18 Oct 1761 at Conway, MA; Marriage banns for he and Olive Whitney were published 18 Oct 1780 at Conway, MA; both "of Conway;" m. Thankful Caldwell after 1829; second wife; d. 19 Apr 1838 at Seneca, NY, at age 76; gravestone.
ii.	Abigail Whitney, b. 12 Mar 1764 at Conway, MA; Marriage banns for she and Simeon Amsden were published 2 Apr 1787 at Conway, MA; both "of Conway;" d. 7 Jul 1853 at Lodi, MI, at age 89. She was also known as Nabby Whitney.
iii.	Joel Whitney, b. 13 Nov 1766 at Conway, MA; m. Sybil Wetmore 6 Jan 1791 at Conway, MA; husband "of Township No. 10, Ontario Co., N.Y.", wife "of Conway;" d. 31 Jan 1825 at Seneca Castle, NY, at age 58. He Children NOT born in Conway. Must be in NY.
iv.	Esther Whitney, b. 16 Dec 1769 at Conway, MA; Marriage banns for she and Solomon Gates were published 31 Aug 1789 at Conway, MA; d. 16 Aug 1848 at age 78.
v.	Experience Whitney, b. 6 Jun 1772 at Conway, MA; m. Immor Crittenden 17 Sep 1789 at Conway, MA; both "of Conway;" d. 5 Feb 1826 at Geneva, NY, at age 53.
vi.	Jonas Whitney, b. 12 May 1775 at Conway, MA; m. Catherine Parker 29 Nov 1795 at Conway, MA; d. 27 Dec 1823 at Seneca Castle, NY, at age 48.
vii.	(--?--) Whitney, b. circa Dec 1777; calculated from age at death; d. 6 Jun 1780 at Conway, MA; aged 2-1/2 years. He/she Identified in the VR's only as ch. of Capt. Jonathan, aged 2-1/2 yrs. at death.
viii.	Ami Whitney, b. 12 Jan 1781 at Conway, MA; m. Anna Amsden, daughter of Isaac Amsden and Elizabeth Gates, 7 Dec 1800 at Hopwell, NY; Source being sought. Thus far it is only a trail of e-mail addresses.** Date of the marriage comes from an unpublished typewritten manuscript entitled "Some Descendants of Isaac Amsden of Cambridge, MA: by Murray M. Brown, copywright 1934. This manuscript is in the possession of Mr. Bill Bombard of Boston, MA, who has kindly shared the Amsden data with several researchers, and is the person to whom the e-mail trail was traced. In the manuscript Mr. Brown thanks "some individual coòVa*Ç1m*ntributors and town clerks in general." but does not specifically identify any one source for any specific datum. For 1934, this is not surprising; d. at Prob. Flint Creek, NY; d. 14 Dec 1867 at Seneca Castle, NY, at age 86; gravestone. He A duplicate record says Jan 16th. There is an Ami Whitney and an Ami Whitney Jr. in Seneca, Ontario Co., NY in the 1850 Census Index.**Amsden Genealogy ([email protected]) shows his birthdate as 18 Jan 1781. Author queried.
ix.	Parkhurst Whitney, b. 25 Sep 1784 at Conway, MA; m. Celinda Cowing 10 Oct 1805; d. 26 Apr 1862 at Niagara Falls, NY, at age 77.

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