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Volume One Issue One February 1981
WHITNEY WHISTLER
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial ................................................ 1
The Royal Line ........................................... 2-4
Whitney Marriages in Conn ................................ 5-7
Barbados Wills ........................................... 7
Dutch Burial Grounds in Albany, NY ....................... 7
State Library of New York ................................ 7
Vermont Whitneys, Lemuel ................................. 7
Whitneys of Lucerne Co., Pa .............................. 8
Whitneys of Delaware Co., NY ............................. 8
John Whitney of Lebanon, Conn ............................ 9
Eli Whitney .............................................. 9
Whitneys of Illinoi ...................................... 9
Richard Whitney of Vermont ............................... 9
Mass. Tax Valuation List of 1771 ......................... 10
Whitneys of Gloucester Co., NJ ........................... 10
Whitneys of York, Maine .................................. 10
Whitneys of Shelburne and Nantucket ...................... 10
Jonathan Whitney of York, Maine .......................... 10
Marriage Records of Second Baptist Church, Boston, Mass .. 10
Whitneys in Paulson's "American Daily Advertiser" ........ 11
Banjamin Whitney of Watertown, Mass., and York, Maine .... 11
Genealogy of Colonel Oliver Christian Bosbyshell Through
His Mother, Mary Ann Whitney of Phila .......... 12
Queries .................................................. 12
Odds and Ends in the Mail ................................ 13
Harvard Class of 1761-1765 ............................... 13
Family Bible of Samuel Whitney 1803 ...................... 13
Whitneys Who Left New England ............................ 14
David Whitney of Detroit Michigan, and Wayne Co., Michigan 14
Ira H. Whitney of Osceola County, Michigan ............... 14
"People will not look forward to posterity who never look
backward to their ancestors."
(Edmund Burke, 1729-1797)
EDITORIAL
Dear Friends:
In the process of tracing my own WHITNEY ancestors, which
was quite easy, as all of them were documented, it did
become obvious to me that there were other people seeking
WHITNEYS who were having a difficult time. Seemingly, many
of those people lost track of their particular WHITNEY
family after the family left New England for New York, New
Hampshire, Maine, and parts west.
For this reason, I have determined that this publication
should be used to help people who search diligently, but
futilely,- the "WHITNEY who got away."
I dedicate my entire endeavor to the memory of my great-
great-great grandfather, Elisha WHITNEY,-the old Revolution-
ary soldier who took his children from the relative security
of Stockbridge, Mass. to a new and difficult life in the
Wyoming Valley of Pa. How fitting that old Elisha WHITNEY
died on the fourth of July!
More than one WHITNEY family came to America in the seven-
teenth century; - however our ancestor, John WHITNEY was the
first. This issue will deal with John WHITNEY and his des-
cendants.
John WITNEY, Elinor, and six of his nine children, came to
Watertown, Mass. in 1635, on the ELizabeth and Ann. The name
has been spelled Witney, Whitney, Whytney, and Whytny. The
American form seems to be WHITNEY.
John WHITNEY of London, England, and Watertown, Mass., was
the son of Thomas and Mary (Bray) WHITNEY. He was one of nine
children, baptized July 20, 1592, at Westminster, London.
He married there, Elinor, who died in Watertown, Mass.
and was the mother of all of h1s children. Upon her death he
married on Sept. 29, 1659, Judith Clement, who also died be-
fore his own demise.
John WHITNEY was from what would be considered, "well-to-do"
parents. His father, Thomas, was described at Lambeth Marsh,
as a "gentleman." Lambeth is the area of London at the Surrey
end of the Westminster Bridge. We think John was educated
at the famous Westminster School, which was later known as
St. Peter's College. He was apprenticed by his father to old
William Pring of the "Old Bailey," a famous old institution
like a union or artisan school.
After he married Elinor, John WHITNEY resided At Isleworth- on-
the-Thames, near Westminster. Three children were baptized there.
In 1625 John moved back into London, and about this time his
daughter Mary Died. Sometime about then his son Thomas was bap-
tized, according to the records we have.
Page 35, of the Chancery office in London gives the names of
the family "that left London after Christmas, 1634." These
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names were: John WHITNEY, 35; Elinor WHITNEY, 30; John
WHITNEY, 11; Richard WHITNEY, 9; Nathaniel WHITNEY, 8;
Thomas WHITNEY, 6; Jonathan WHITNEY, 1.
The records of Watertown tell of the many offices John
WHITNEY held. He became a freeman, March 3, 1636, and then
a selectman. In 1641 he became a constable. His 212 acres in
Watertown were eventually deeded to his son Joshua of Groton,
Mass.
In his will, John WHITNEY alluded to four old chairs. To us
that may have little meaning, but in the colonies in the
seventeenth century, chairs were not very common. Benches
were the common furniture of the day. Also in that will, John
mentioned his pewter plates. Wooden plates were much in evid-
ence then, among the general population. This leads us to be-
lieve that John WHITNEY Was in good financial circumstances.
From the records we have checked, these seem to be the child-
ren of John and Elinor WHITNEY:
Mary, bp May 23, 1619, and died in England.
John, bp Sept 14, 1621, in England,-and married in Watertown
to Ruth Reynolds.
Richard, bp Jan 6, 1621/4, in England, and married in Water-
town to Martha Colham, resided Concord and Stow, Mass.
Nathaniel, b 1627.
Thomas, bp Dec 10, 1627, and married Mary Kettle; lived in
Watertown, and Stow, Mass.
Jonathan, b 1634, married in Mass. to Lydia Jones; resided in
Watertown, and then Sherborn, Mass.
Joshua, b July 5, 1635 in Watertown, married Lydia, _____,
Mary, _____, and third, Abigail Tarball.
Caleb, b July 12, 1640, in Watertown, married __?__,
Benjamin, b June 6, 1643, in Watertown, married Jane _____,
then Mary Poor, and removed to York, Maine. He did
return to Mass. at one point.
The royal line of the WHITNEY family has been the subject of
much ridicule, and at this time the author is tracing the
claims-of the WHITNEY family, or as it was known in the middle
ages, the De WHITNEY, or De WHYTNY family. The De is dropped.
At the writing of this editorial, we have found most of the
names that claimed, as far back as Robert WHITNEY OF WHITNEY,
who fought in the War of the Roses. He was sheriff of Hereford
in 1476, and he married Alice Vaughan, who.died, then Constance
Toucett, Whose mother was the child of the Earl of Kent,-
Thomas Holland. The Holland line carries back to all the reign-
ing royalty of that era, if anyone cares to trace the line.
It is well documented.
Robert and Constance (Toucett) WHITNEY had only two children;
James who married Blanche Milbourne, and Joan, who married Sir
Roger Vaughan, Knight, and Member of Parliament. James WHITNEY
and Blanche Milbourne received part of the estate of the Duke
of Buckingham, when Henry the Eighth confiscated it. Blanche
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was heiress of Milbourne, and her dowry was the Manor of
Icomb, Gloucestershire. At the death of James WHITNEY, she married
Sir William Herbert, Knight of Troy, Manmouthshire.
The children of James WHITNEY and Blanche were:
Robert, who married Maorgaret Wye, and lived at Icomb,
James, at the court of Henry the Eighth 1516, had numerous
estates given to him. He died in 1544.
Watkin, married Malgaret Reese, Heiress, daughter of Jenkin of
Clyro in Radnor.
Elizabeth, married Thomas Morgan, had a daughter Anne, who married
Lord Hunsden.
The record of the Duke of Buckingham, May 17, 1521, after his
execution gives the follpling report on James WHITNEY:
" Jas. WHITNEY, Receiver of the Lordship of Newport, in the
Marches of Wales."
Robert WHITNEY, the son of James of Icomb, became the administ-
rator of the confiscated land of the Duke of Buckingham in 1523.
He was nominated Knight of the Bath by King Henry the Eighth, at
the coronation of Ann Boleyn in 1531. He furnished men-to put down
a rebellion in 1536, and was also named to "attend upon the King's
person." Robert died in 1541. His will was probated in 1541 in
Canterbury. His wife Margaret was the daughter of Robert Wye of
Gloucestershire.
Children of this marriage:
Robert WHITNEY, married Sybil Baskerville.
John, friend of Robert Ascham, tutor of the first Elizabeth, later
"Queen Bess."
Charles, George, William, James, Richard, Blanche, and Mary.
Robert WHITNEY, who married Sybil Baskerville, was the son of
Richard of Icomb, lived at WHITNEY, and was dubbed Knight in Oct.,
1553, the day after the coronation of Queen Mary, half-sister of
the first Elizabeth. Robert had a public career that extended from
the Privy Council in 1555 and 1559, to Member of Parliament for
Herefordshire in 1559. He died in 1567. Sybil was the daughter of
Sir James Baskerville, of Eardisley, and his wife Elizabeth, who
was the daughter of John Breynton, heir of Simon Milbourne. Sir
James Baskerville was himself the son and heir of Sir Walter Bask-
erville, of Eardsley, Sheriff of Herefordshire, and knighted in
1501. His good wife was Anne, the daughter of Morgan ap Jenkyn,
of Pencoyd. The father of Sir Walter Baskerville was many times
Sheriff of Herefordshire, Knight Banneret, which meant he carried
the King's banner in a battle, and he was Knight of the Bath,-at
the coronation of Henry the Seventh. The wife of Sir James, and
mother of Sir Walter, was Katherine Devereaux, daighter of Sir
Walter Devereaux, and his wife Ann de Ferrers. This made Sir James
Baron Ferrers.
Ann de Ferrers, daughter of William, by wife Elizabeth (daughter
of Sir Hamon), was from the Baron of Chartley. Her grandfather,
Edmond was fifth Baron of Chartley, and participated in most of
the victories of Henry the Fifth. His wife was Elinor, daughter of
Thomas, Lord Roche.
The fourth Baron of Chartley was Robert de Ferrers, who died March
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1413; he married Margaret Le Dispenser, daughter of Edward, Lord
De Dispenser.
The third Baron of Chartley, John de Ferrers, fought in the Wars
of Gascony, 1350, and died in 1367. His wife was Elizabeth, from
Rolf, first Earl of Stafford, who had been at Crecy.
Robert de Ferrers; second Baron of Chartley, son of the first
Baron John, and grandson of Robert, eighth Earl of Derby, was
summoned to parliament in 1342, and was also at the Battle of
Crecy in 1346. He died in 1347. Robert married Agnes De Bohun,
daughter of Humphrey De Bohun, Earl of Hereford, and Earl of
Essex, also lord High Constable. He was killed at the battle of
Burroughbridge in 1321. His wife was Princess Elizabeth, daughter
of King Edward the First4 Her mother, the Queen, was Elinor of
Castile.
There is a document on file in London, concerning a street brawl
between Robert WHITNEY and another nobleman; the brawlers were
summoned to court for this incident.
Children of Sir Robert WHITNEY and Sybil Baskerville:
Sir James WHITNEY, born 1544, knighted by Queen Elizabeth at
Windsory in 1570. Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1574, 1586, 1587,
and courted Barbara Gamage who married instead, Lord-Leicester.
Sir James WHITNEY died in 1587, and his will proved in 1587, at
CanLeybury. He mentioned ten Manors he owned; WHITNEY, Clifford,
Pencombe, Ocle Pitchard, Tremayne, King's Chappell, Boughrid,
Icomb, Clifton, Comwiche.
Eustace, Sheriff of Herefordshire, in 1596. He died in 1608. He
married Margaret Vaughan, daughter of William Vaughan of Glas-
bury. She died in 1606.
Robert who married Elizabeth Guillims, or Dugglms.
Blanche, who married Robert Greville.
Elizabeth, who married John Pryce.
William.
The next Sir Robert of WHITNEY, mentioned it the Will of his
father, married Elizabeth, daughter of Morgan Guillims, or Dugglms
Their children were:
Thomas, who married Mary Bray.
Nicholas, William, Richard, Margaret, and Anne.
That brings us down to Thomas WHITNEY, father of our first John
WHITNEY of Watertown. Thomas, "Gentleman of Westminster," was
Buried in St. Margaret's, April 14, 1637, after John left for
America. Thomas married Mary Bray, daughter of John Bray of West-
minster, who was also buried at St. Margaret's on Sept 25, 1629.
Only three of their children lived, and since John had left for
the colonies, Francis and Robert WHITNEY adminstered his estate.
The above recitation of the ancestry of this particular WHITNEY
family may seem tedious, but it is of interest to those of us
who are among the descendants of this old English and American
family.
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WHITNEY MARRIAGES IN CONNECTICUT
Taken from the town records.
Brooklyn
Cornelius and Zerviah Cleveland, Nv 7, 1751
James Rex and Polly Holland, Oct 31, 1781
Lois and Erastus Baker, Nov 4, 1787
Elizabeth and John Parish, May 30, 1790
Sophia and Capt Elisha lord, Nov 28, 1799
Norfolk
Elijah and Rhoda Thrall, Jan 7, 1794
Montville
Abigail and _____ Phalan, Aug 21, 1734
Pomfret
Ruth and Peter Woodward, Mar 25, 1790
Washipgton
Rosanna and Paul Welch of New Milford, Nov 3, 1761
Woodstock
Anna and Ebenezer Roud, Dec 11, 1733
Plainfield
Joshua and Sara Fellows, Dec 11, 1751
Ezekel and Elizabeth Knight, Mar 7, 1757
Peggy and Jack Babcock, 1786
West Hartford
Col. David and w Prudence Sedgwick of Hartford, July 28, 1767
Sarah and Ebenezer Merry, Nov 5, 1772
Branford
John and Deborah Smith, Jan 17, 1751
Hannah and Alpheus Johnson, June 16, 1773
John and Amy Howd, Dec 18, 1776
Deborah and William Kirkum, Dec 21, 1784
Margaret and George Ferald, April 10, 1786
Sarah and _____ Hotchkiss, Jan 1, 1797
Canterbury
Esther and William Biggington, Jan 19, 1727
Ezekill and Sarah Parks, July 22, 1730
Ridgefield
Jerusha and David Gates, Dec 22, 1774
Esther and Daniel Whitlock of Wilton in Norwalk, Jan 1, 1777
Maxy and Silas Pierce of Philip's Patent, Feb 27, 1777
Bettee and Jacob Lobdell of Cortland's Manor, Dec 11, 1783
Nathan and Hannah Taylor of Danbury, Dec 16, 1787
Colchester
_____ Whitney and Mary Adams, Aug 7, 1744
Fairfield Westport
Abigail and Joseph Betts, Nov 29, 1749
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Farmington Avon
Uriah and Widow Simsbury, March 20, 1776
Stamford New Canaan
Esther and Phinehas St. John, Norwalk, October 28, 1773
N. Branford
Polly and Eli Smith, April 16, 1797
Kent
Zerviah and Reuben McWelthy,.Nov 1, 1749
Union
Keziah and John Lamson, June 5, 1781
Killingly Putnam
William and Mary Whitmore, July 16, 1723
Mary and Nathan McKee, November 19, 1740
Abigail and John Roberts, April 25, 1739
Jonathan and Olive Cady, November 1784
_____ and Anna Ames, December 16, 1784
Col. Whitney and Sarah Cady, October 19, 1785
Lebanon
Mary and Jonathan Williams, September 26, 1744
Reuben and Mary Harmon, Aug 14, 1764
William and Ruth Berthia Thomas, Apr 12, 1781
Fairfield Easton
Samuel and Sarah Thorpe, Sept 1789
Washington
Joseph and Sarah Weeks, of Cornwall, Sept 2, 1773
Thankful and Benj Jones of New Concord, Jan 17, 1775
Susannah and William Beardsley, Jan or June 25, 1780
Thankful and Amos Jones of Hartland, Dec 9, 1783
Fairfield
Peter and Grace Belkley, Apr 27, 1788
Stamford
Hannah and Jacob Wardwell, Jan 30, 1769
Stamford Darien
Henry and Prudence Gay, or Guy, Jan 8, 1789
Wethersfield, Rocky Hill
Mercy and Israel Goodrich, Jan 4, 1785
Norwich Lisbon
Mary and Daniel Fisher, Nov 26, 1778
Stratford
Samuel and Martha Howes, May 4, 1766
Stamford
Rhoda and Robert Escot of Stamford,"Englishman," Sept 24, 1775
Pegge and Jas Bettis of Danbury, Jan 25, 1775
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Sarah and Abijah Nash of Norwalk, Nov 5, 1770
Hannah and Joseph Smith of Huntington, LI, April 18, 1779
Fairfield
Anna and Silas Haynes of N. Stamford, Nov 3, 1768
Silas and Esther Sherwood, Dec 4, 1766
Widow Esther and Timothy Sanford, Nov 24, 1788
Sarah and John Barlow, Jan 10, 1769
Preston
Lydia and Enos Tracy, May 6, 1756
William and Mary Fobes, May 14, 1770
Canaan
John and Hannah Belden, Feb 17, 1777
Windham
Thomas and Fanny Jennings, Sept 19, 1799
Stratford Trumbell
Aaron and Hannah Turney, Jan 17, 1769
Ashford
Asa and Abigail Goodell, Nov 5, 1772
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WHISTLE TOOTS OR ODD BLASTS!
Barbados Wills mention in the will of Thomas Heathcott, Gent
of St Peters, All Saints Parish, Barbados, Oct 6, 1660, Thomas
son of Thomas Whitney.
Barbados Wills mention in the will of Richard Whitney, Mar 4,
1687-8, his daughters Elizabeth Truslow, Jane Carmandy and
Sarah Whitney, his son John and his wife Mary. Witnesses were;
Wm. Prise, John Carmandy, and Gabriel Keir.
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Found in the State Library in Albany, NY last year:
Presb Burial Ground, in Albany.
Charles E. Whitney, Nov. 21, 1844, age 13 m.
Betsey, wife of Seleck Whitney, Feb 14, 1820, age 36, Watervliet.
Prot Reformed Dutch Burial Grounds in Albanny
Charlotte Agusta Whitney, Dec 27, 1831 to Jan 27, 1832, age 13 m-
Stephen Agusta Whitney, Aug 18, 1833 to Sept 18, 1834, age 16 m.
Henry Agusta Whitney, Aug 4, 1835 to Oct 8, 1847.
Armenia Agusta Whitney, wife of Wm. Mar 14, 1802 to Aug 16, 1852.
William Whitney d July 18, 1846, age 81; Anah, wife of Wm died
Jan 30, 1845 age 86.
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Some of the Vermont WHITNEYS are related to Lemuel, born in
Spencer, Mass., 1743, son of Joshua and Mehitable (Wilson)
WHITNEY, He removed to Tolland, Conn and then to Springfield,
Vermont. Legend has it that he walked from Springfield back to
Spencer in one day! That is over eighty miles! Being a clever man,
as were most of the WHITNEYS, he invented a form of gunpowder,
that was made from saltpetre,-a marvelous help in the Revolution.
Lemuel married Thankful Griffith (1745-1818), He was also a
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brother of Elisha WHITNEY, Revolutionary soldier, who removed
to Bradford Co., Pa. Lemuel's son Joseph (1786-1855), homestead-
ed Mooers, NY, and married in 1810, Orinda Stafford (1789-1870).
The WHITNEYS of Lucerne Co.,Pa., and Wyoming Co. Pa,, are from
different lines of the WHITNEY family.
Horace WHITNEY of Pomfret, Conn and his three brothers, all of
whom married Edwards girls, were the sons of Jonathan WHITNEY,
who moved to Pa. in 1805, and established the first saw mill in
Lucerne Co.
Horace WHITNEY married Nancy Edwards, and the 1850 census of
Delamare Co., Ohio, where they moved, lists these children;
Ellen, Samantha, Hannah, Harriet, Nelly, Elizabeth, and Nancy.
Ranson WHITNEY, brother of the above, soldier of 1812, married
in 1818, Mary Polly Edwards. She was granted a pension on the
service. Children ; Mary, Ransom, Elisha, Nancy, Eli, Sarah,
David, and Peter.
Francis WHITNEY, another brother, married Hannah Edwards. They
had eight children. In the 1840 census she was 30-40 years old.
Walter WHITNEY, another brother of all the above, married
Loucena Edwards, born 1804 in Lucerne Co., Pa. Children were;
William, Ann, Charles Wesley, Emeline, Lucinda, John, Lorenzo,
Alonzo, and Emily who died young.
I have a friend who has been hunting for his WHITNEY family for
years. This is what he knows;
Joseph WHITNEY, born Jan 10, 1795, went to Franklin, Delaware
Co., NY. He had a brother Joshua, who died there Aug 13, 1879,
age 91. Joshua's wife was Phebe. he b 1788
Joseph's wife was Mary L. Hunter.
Joseph also lived in Otsego Co., NY. His son was Roswell WHITNEY,
who lived west of Oneonta, NY., and was a bootmaker. Son Milton
lived in Oneonta, and another son Darwin.
Anyone recognize this WHITNEY family??
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Elizabeth Adams of Colchester, Conn., and John WHITNEY of
Lebanon, Conn., were married Aug 6, 1744. They had a son Elijah,
born in Canaan, Conn., Sept 10, 1750; who married Chloe Buckley
or Beckley. Children of these two were:
Elijah, b Canaan, Feb 25, 1773, died Scriba, NY Dec 10, 1849, age 76
Elisha, b Canaan, Aug 10, 1774, Died Scriba, NY Dec 26, 1853, age 79
wife Sally WHITNEY died 1837.
Joseph, b Canaan, July 21, 1776, died age 79, his wife in 1836.
Electa, b Canaan.
William, b Hartford, Conn., Feb 22; 1784, died Norwich, Vermont,
married Prudence Brown, of Norwich, Mar 24, 1808.
For those of you who wonder about the ancestry of old Eli WHITNEY,
of cotton gin fame (and another clever WHITNEY)! he was from Weston
and Marlboro people. Hon. William WHITNEY Rice in 1895, told of
a visit to his family homestead in Weston in 1890. Old Nathaniel
was the father of Eli, and removed to Westboro, Mass. William went
to Winchendon, and was the father of the many WHITNEYS of that
town. Phinehas, brother of William, went to Shirley, from which
sprang the many WHITNEYS of that particular area, which spilled
over into Boston. This group is from William WHITNEY, born 1683,
who married Martha Pierce, and resided in Weston. William was the
second son of Nathaniel WHITNEY and Ruth Reynolds WHITNEY of
Watertown.
Some of the WHITNEYS of Illinois are from old Elisha WHITNEY of
Bradford Co., Pa. Alvin WHITNEY, great-grandson of the old soldier,
was born in Wyssox, Pa., in 1876. When he was young, his father
died. He made his way to Buffalo, NY where he met Julia _____
whom he married. She died very suddenly. Heartbroken, he fled to
Detroit where his brothers were. He became established in business
with his brother, Benjamin S. WHITNEY, in the firm of WHITNEY Bros.
installers of large machinery and factory equipment. From there,
he found his way to Chicago where he married again, and had two
children. He died in October, 1936.
His children were; Alvin, Jr,, and a daughter who married Edward
Feldmann of Chicago.
Another WHITNEY of Vermont
Richard WHITNEY, son of Israel and Hannah (Blodgett), born in
Oxford, Mass., April 22, 1743, and orphaned at an early age by his
father, chose as his guardian, Oliver Cummings. In Chelmsford,
Mass., March 12, 1767, he married Sarah Butterfield, and they
moved to Wilton, NH, where Sarah died in 1773. Richard served in
the Revolution, and after it was over, he moved to Brookline,
Vermont, where he settled on what is now "WHITNEY HILL." Here
Richard WHITNEY died in 1816, and his second wife Hannah (Hold),
in 1833. Richard had a reputation for being very eccentric!
Children of Richard and Sara:
Richard, b 1770, died in Weston, Vermont.
Children of Richard and Hannah:
Israel, b July 4, 1774.
Timothy, b Nov 21, 1776, married Abigail Blanchard.
Ebenezer, b July 3, 1778, married and had son Erastus.
Abram, b Jan 28, 1780.
Isaac, b Jan 21, married and had son Daniel.
Jacob, b Jan 15, 1784, died July 9, 1785.
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Hannah, b Aug 15, 1785, married James Campbell,-divorced.
married Josephus Orvis.
Sarah, b Nov 1, 1787, married a Harwood.
Solomon, b Aug 26, 179Q, married ?
Chloe, b Nov. 1795, married David Kidder of Oxford, Mass.
If you have not been able to find WHITNEY ancestors in Mass., you
might try the MASS, TAK VALUATION LIST OF 1771, by G.K. Hall and
Co. Many libraries have this book.
Joshua WHITNEY of Stow; title 4, rateable 1, house 1.00, worth 5L,
10s, 1 house, 2 cattles, 12'goats, 1 swine, 7 acres of pasture,
3 cows, 3 acres of tillage, 50 bu grain, 6 barrels cider, 5 acres
mowing, 2 tons hay, 5 tons upland hay, 5 tons mead hay.
Elisha WHITNEY, Brookline, Mass; Rate 1, house 1.0, 4L, I horse,
2 oxen, 3 cattle, 10 acreb,of pasture, 7 cows,-1 acre tillage,
20 bu grain, 8 barrels cider, 6 acres English mowing land, tons
upland grain, 1 acre fresh meadows, 1 ton mead hay.
Records of St. Peter's Episcopal Church at Berkeley and Clarks-
boro, Gloucester County, New Jersey:.
B.T. WHITNEY subscribed $3.00
Eben WHITNEY married Lucy S. Warrick of Glassboro, Mar 14, 1848.
Mrs. Lucy WHITNEY donated an altar cross, April 8, 1901.
WHITNEYS of York Maine
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Amos WHITNEY of York, his wife was the daughter of Thomas Paine.
Ebenezer WHITNEY was born Dee 30, 1749.
Amos WHITNEY was born April 22, 1752.
Mary WHITNEY was born 06t 25, 1754.
Abel WHITNEY married Mary Cane, York, Maine, Nov 12, 1735-
Sarah WHITNEY married Simpson Jer, York, Maine, July 13, 1736.
Isaac WHITNEY married Sarah Crosbly, Feb 25, 1743, York, Maine.
Dr. John WHITNEY, and his wife Margaret (dau of Josiah Coffin),
of Shelburne and Nantucket, had:
Sarah b Shelburne, Apr 22, 1747
Margaret, b York, Maine, July 22, 1749.
John Coffin, b York, Maine, Nov 6, 1751.
By his second wife Hephzibah (Adams);
Hephzibah, b June 30, 1755.
Miriam Adams, b May 6, 1757.
Jonathan WHITNEY of York, Maine,married Lettes (Ford), and had
the following children:
Mary, b March 12, 1704, York, Maine.
Samuel, b May 5, 1707, York, Maine.
Elizabeth, b May 7, 1709, York, Maine.
Hannah, b April 17, 1710, York, Maine.
Mercy
Mehitable,
John, b May 17, 1719, York, Maine.
Marriage Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, Mass.
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Isaac WHITNEY and Miss Sarah Luckes, 1808.
Jacob WHITNEY and Miss Sarah Hall, 1808.
James WHITNEY and Miss Margaret Daniels, 1815.
Joseph WHITNEY and Miss Sally Collins, Sept 24, 1793.
James Frothingham WHITNEY and Miss Mary Henderson, 1847.
Salmon WHITNEY and Miss Eliza Summer, Aug 4, 1811.
Samuel WHITNEY and Miss Frances Goodnow, Charlestown,
Nov 28, 1808.
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Isaac WHITNEY and Miss Nancy Tracy, May 22, 1825.
WHITNEYS in Paulson's "American Daily Advertiser"
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Lydia WHITNEY, wife of Thomas J. WHITNEY, died Aug 14, 1817.
John C. WHITNEY, died Jan 21, 1822.
Reuben Miles WHITNEY, child of R.M. WHITNEY, died June 17, 1822.
Thomas WHITNEY died July 30, 1823.
Limas WHITNEY died,Aug 29, 1824.
Eli WHITNEY died Jan 84 1825.
James WHITNEY, son of the late Thomas, died April 16, 1829, age 23.
Mrs. Anna WHITNEY, to Capt Henry Sharp of Southwark, Aug 28, 1828.
Benjamin WHITNEY of Watertown and York, Maine.
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Benjamin WHITNEY, youngest son of John and Elinor WHITNEY, was
born in Watertown, Mass. on June 6, 1643. Sometime in his youth
he went to York Maine to live. He witnessed an agreement with
John Doves at York in 1662-66-68. He was in Dover, Maine in 1668,
which means he went to Maine at a very young age. As selectman in
York, he had ten acres in 1674. His father wanted him back in
Watertown, and for many years he refused to go. In 1670 old John
deeded him property in Watertown, as an incentive to return home.
Benjamin and his wife sold that property to Joshua WHITNEY, his
brother, for forty pounds. In 1685 Benjamin sold his first grant
of land in York, and soon after that it seems that he weakened and
moved back to Watertown, locating in Sherborn, near the Natick
line. In 1695 he lived in Marlboro, leasing land from Harvard
College. In 1718 he received from his nephew Benjamin, son of
his brother Jonathan, ten shillings annually. He died in 1723.
Probably he married his first wife, Jane _____, in York, Maine,
who died there Nov 14, 1690. In Marlboro he married, April 11,
1695, Mary Poor, and fathered nine children:
By first wife Jane:
Jane, Timothy, John, Nathaniel, Jonathan, Benjamin, Joshua.
By Mary Poor:
Mary and Isaac.
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Nathaniel WHITNEY, son of the above Benjamin, was born in York,
Maine, APril 14, 1680. Probably he resided there until after his
markdage When he moved to Gorham, Maine. In 1708 he bought a
piece of land in York, known as the Sunken Marsh, which he sold
years later. Then he purchased twenty acres on the York River.
He married Sarah Ford in York, Maine, the daughter of John Ford
of Kittery, Maine.
Children:
Nahum, Nathaniel, Abel, Sarah, Isaac, Lydia, Joanna, and Lydia.
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Isaac WHITNEY, son of the above Nathaniel and Sarah, born in
York, Maine, Dec. 28, 1748, died in Gorham, Maine, Oct 21, 1837.
He went to Gorham before his marriage, and stayed there. In 1775
he purchased a farm there. In the Revolution he fought on the
Mass. line, and was granted a pension in 1818. In 1771 he married
Mary Crockett of Gorham, Maine. In 1833 he was living in Cumber-
land Co., Maine.
Children of Isaac and Mary:
Sarah, Edmund, Samuel, Joseph, Isaac L, Adam, Polly, Sophia.
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Edmund WHITNEY, son of Isaac and Mary WHITNEY, was born in
Gorham, Maine, May 4, 1774, and died there, May 25, 1853. He
married Martha Meserve in 1803.
Their children were:
Merrill, Robbie, and Marshall.
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THE GENEALOGY OF COLONEL OLIVER CHRISTIAN BOSBYSHELL THROUGH
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HIS MOTHER, MARY ANN WHITNEY BOSBYSHELL.
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Colonel Oliver Bosbyshell of Phil. was through his mother, a
WHITNEY. She was Mary Ann WHITNEY, the eldest daughter of Lebbeus
and Elizabeth (Ford) WHITNEY, born in Phil., Aug 24, 1810.
Lebbeus WHITNEY was the second child of James and Mary (Allen)
WHITNEY, born Oct 8, 1785, in Hillsborough, North Carolina, when
his parents were enroute from NY to Franklin, Georgia. Lebbeus,
when an adult, went back to Phila, where his son William became
a prominent attorney.
James Rex WHITNEY, youngest child of Caleb and Margaret WHITNEY,
was born in Middletown, Conn, Oct 16, 1760, and resided in NY
at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Hence he served in the
militia at Boston. He then joined the Continental Navy, and was
taken prisoner when his ship was battling two British vessels,
and his ship was captured by the British. Later the British ship,
with him on board, was captured by John Paul Jones. James then
served with John Paul Jones, aboard the "Bon Homme Richard,"
until after the war. At the end of the fighting, James Rex re-
turned to NY where he married Mary Allen, removing soon to
Heard Co., Georgia, where he remained many years. For a short
time he lived in Charleston, SC, where his wife died, 1814.
After this tragedy, he found his way to Washington, Miss. where
he died in 1822.
Caleb WHITNEY was the father of James Rex WHITNEY, youngest son
of William and Margaret (Mirick) WHITNEY, born in Plainfield,
Conn., Sept 10, 1721. The family lived in Plainfield, then went
to Middletown, and finally to New York City. They had seven
Children.
The father of Caleb WHITNEY, William WHITNEY, was the second
child of Joshua and Abigail (Tarball) WHITNEY, born Feb 28, 1678,
in Watertown, Mass. In 1710 he purchased land in Killingly, Conn.
He did not move there until later, and stayed until he bought
lnnd in Plainfield, where he died in 1754. He first married in
March, 1700, Lydia Barham of Chelmsford, Mass., who died in
Killingly, Conn, Aug 24, 1712. His second marriage was to
Margaret Mirick, by whom he had six children.
Deacon Joshua WHITNEY, the father of William WHITNEY, was the son
of the original settlers, John and Elinor WHITNEY. Joshua was
born in Watertown, Mass., July 15, 1635, but he was conceived
in "Merry Olde England." One of the original proprietors of
Groton, Mass., Joshua lived there until it was burned by the
Indians in the Spring of 1676, during King Philips War. Both
Deacon Joshua and his son Joshua participhted in that war. He
returned to Watertown, where he was selectman in 1681-87, and
overseer of highways in 1683. He was a constable, and a deacon
of the church in Watertown. He died there Aug 7, 1719. His third
wife was Abigail Tarball, whom he married Sept 30, 1672.
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QUERIES
Gersham. WHITNEY, has anyone ever heard of him, other than the
one who died as a baby? Write to the editor, PLEASE.
Is our Zibinia WHITNEY, who married Nancy Herrin, parents of
John WHITNEY (born 13 Oct 1845, NY), the same Zibinia WHITNEY
in "WHITNEY, THE DESCENDANTS OF JOAN WHITNEY WHO CAME FROM
LONDON, ENGLAND, TO WATERTOWN, MASS IN 1635?" (Zibinia, born
4 Feb 1800, Asaph, Jonathan, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin,
John of the book)?
Mrs. Joan B. Whitney, 150 First Av., Plainwell, Mich. 49080.
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ODDS AND ENDS THAT CAME IN THE MAIL
Hope they help someone!
Love WHITNEY of Dedham, Mass, daughter of Mark WHITNEY of Hop-
kinton, died in 1802.
Charles WHITNEY married Rachel Patte at Twenty-Five Mile Pond,
Maine, Dec 23, 1798.
William WHITNEY married Sally Brackett at Twenty-Five Mile Pond,
Maine, July 20, 1799.
Thomas WHITNEY of Killingly, Conn., born there 28 Feb 1727, died
in North Hilldale, NY, June 26, 1766.
Jane Ann WHITNEY of Montpelier, Vermont, married James Pollard,
July 29, 1842 (and we cannot Plainly tell if Jane married or she
was born then). Her parents were Calvin and Roxana (Wheelock)
WHITNEY.
In Weston, Mass., Abijah WHITNEY married Anna Whittemore on
Sept 20, 1796.
The Harvard Class of 1761-1765 included:
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Rev. Peter WHITNEY class of 1762 of Northborough, Mass.
Abel WHITNEY class of 1759 of Perlsham, Mass.
Job WHITNEY class of 1758 of Marblehead, Mass.
Rev. Phineas WHITNEY class of 1759 of Shirley, Mass
East Dorset, Vermont Cemetary Records
Emerson WHITNEY 1808-1897.
Laura Eddy WHITNEY 1813-1896
Eastham, Mass marriages included-
Miss Christiana WHITNEY of Hamden, Maine to Henry Higgins of
Eastham, Mass., Aug 27, 1857.
FAMILY BIBLE OF SAMUEL WHITNEY 1803
(We were not sent the state or family).
Marriages
Aug 11, 1801 Samuel WHITNEY to Abigail Wilder
Children of this marriage;
Samuel, October ?
Merrick, Dec 31, 1804, married Harriet Adams.
Jane V Woodward Whitney, Aug 11, 1807.
Samuel again, Feb 25, 1810.
Austin, Dec 21 1811, married Augusta Holmes, June 2, 1853.
Charles, Jan 10, 1814, married Elmira Richardson, Aug 1846.
Austin again, April 16, 1816.
Jane E., July 7, 1818
Samuel V., May 25, 1820, married Sarah Russell, Feb 25, 1843.
Quincy, Oct 7, 1822, married Manolana Whittemore, Sept 8, 1846.
Horatio Nelson, Oct 3, 1823? married Mary E. Carleton, June 2, 1853
Possibly someone knows more about this family?
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Looking through old books, we made a list of Whitneys who
left the state. Will try to continue this each time. These
were Whitneys from New England, of course.
John W. who settled in Michigan.
Jonathan, went to upper New York.
Joel, born in New Hampshire, settled in New York.
Isaac, settled New York state.
Richard, settled in Michigan.
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David Whitney, Jr. of Detroit and Wayne Co. Michigan.
David Whitney, Jr. was born in Westford, Mass., 23 August,
1830. His parents were born in Mass. His father, David Whitney,
was a farmer, and lumberman, prominent in the community of
Westfield.
David Whitney, Jr. left the farm when he matured, and became a
clerk in the local lumber firm, working his way up to the "top
of the ladder," superintendent of the business.
In 1857, age twenty-nine, David left Westford, and went west.
He became a member of the firm of C.& D. Whitney, Jr., and
Skillings, Whitney Brothers & Barnes, in which his brother
Charles held an interest. David assumed management of this
business. This firm was one of the largest lumber dealers in
the country at that time.
In the 1870's, the firm dissolved its partnership, and David
Whitney, Jr., invested in lands in Michigan and Wisconsin. The
record of his achievements is known throughout the western
states. He was a talented and masterful lumberman.
In later life he made good investments in lake-marine trans-
portation, and was one of the pioneers of the Great Lakes iron-
ore shipping operations. David Whitney did much for the city
of Detroit, in its development and improvement, in the nine-
teenth century. He became one of the valued citizens of the
state of Michigan.
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Ira H. Whitney, of Osceola County, Michigan.
Ira Whitney was born in Hartland, Livingston Co., Michigan.
His father John W. Whitney, was a native of Mass; his mother,
Elizabeth Davis, born in Rhode Island.
Ira Whitney, born March 12, 1856, on a farm near Hartland,
Michigan, abandoned the farm when he was eighteen, and decided
to get into the newspaper business. He took a position as a
printer at the Milford Times, in Milford, Michigan. He was soon
made foreman. In 1883, he left Milford, and took a similar
position on the Ludington Records.
After a short time, he left the paper there and went to Reed-
City as foreman on the Reed City News, and established a
journal, known as THE PEOPLE. With his brother, he liter
established The Banner, known for its prohibition tendencies.
Ira H. Whitney married Kate A. Fralick, Dec. 20, 1882, at
Brighton, Michigan. They had one child, Cecil, born April 25,
1884.
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