Family:Whitney, Thomas (1764-1819)
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Fayette County, Kentucky Thomas Whitney, early cabinet maker, native of Ireland, advertised a house for sale in 1795. He continued in the cabinet- making business through 1806, when his shop was on Main Street. Book 49, P 345.[1]
From the State Archives, Page 52, among expenditures 1792-1798, was one for Thomas Whitney, 1794, as one of the veneremen.[2]
The Mary Whitney enumerated in Lexington in 1820 was probably his widow.
Could one of his sons have been Family:Whitney, William (1790-1838) of Lexington, KY & Thibedeaux, LA?
Census
- 1800, Fayette (Lexington) Co., KY: Listed on tax list (census substitute)
- 1810, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY: Thomas Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-26, 1 male under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female under 10, 2 slaves.
- 1820, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY: Mary Whitney, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 16-18, 2 females over 45, 1 person engaged in commerce, 2 male slaves under 14, 1 female slave 14-26, 3 female slaves under 14.
References
1. ^ Whitney Whistler.
2. ^ ibid.
Copyright © 2007, Tim Doyle and the Whitney Research Group.
