Family:Whitney, William (1790-1864)

Rev. William's Locations

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Rev. William⁶ Whitney (James Rex⁵, Caleb⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of James Rex⁵ and Mary (Holland) Whitney; born 1790, in Georgia; married ----- -----. She died s. p. soon after marriage: married 2d -----, Sarah Leggett. She died 1821, at Fayette, Mississippi; married 3d, 31 Jul 1823, Mrs. Mary (Coleman) Smith; died Jefferson County, Mississippi; married 4th, 1831, Mrs. Henry (Witherspoon) King; died Meadville, Mississippi, July, 1832, s. p. He died 22 Apr 1864; resided Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Buried in Jefferson County, in the latter state.

Children of William⁶ and Sarah (Leggett) Whitney:

i.	James J.7 Whitney, born Georgia, 1815; died Selserstown, Mississippi, Aug., 1832.
ii.	Caroline Whitney, born Georgia; married Mar., 1832, George W. Weast. She died 1842, at Washington, Mississippi, leaving William, Sarah, George, and one other; all are now deceased.
iii.	Mary Ann Whitney, born 3 Mar 1820; married 24 Apr 1844, Absalom Spielman; born 24 Mar 1810; died 26 Jul 1887, at Greenville, Ohio; 11 ch.

Children of William⁶ and Mary (Coleman)(Smith) Whitney:

iv.	Elizabeth Jones Whitney, born 5 Sep 1828; married 3 Jun 1875. Elias B. Thompson; born 4 Apr 1820, s. p.; resided Natchez, Mississippi.
v.	Mary Whitney, born 1830; died 1840, at Washington, Mississippi.

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. 216.

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