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WHITNEY WHISTLER, Volume 1, Number 2 Henry Whitney, born in England about January 1620, came to America in 1649, and settled on Long Island. As far as we know there has been no claim to a relationship between the descendants of Henry Whitney, and the descendants of John Whitney of Watertown, Mass. There is a claim to royalty by the Henry Whitney group, but since we have never investigated, we do not want to print anything we do not substantiate. There are several books that deal with the royal line of American families, and it does include the Stephen Whitney line. William Salmon took possession of Hashamomack, or Southold, Long Island, by marrying the widow Sinderland, whose husband purchased the land from the Indian Chief, Paukhamp in 1645. On the 8th of October, 1649, he sold three-fourths of the land to Henry Whitney, Edward Tredwell and Thomas Benedict. John Whitney, son of Henry, was born before the family got to Southold. He was of age in 1665-1666. John settled in Norwalk, Conn.,where he married, March 17, 1674, Elizabeth Smith, the daughter of Richard. He built a fulling mill there. John died in Norwalk in 1720. His wife, Elizabeth was living with son Joseph in 1741. Children of John Whitney and Elizabeth Smith: John, born in Norwalk March 12, 1676-7, a miller, married March 4, 1709-10 to Elizabeth Finch, daughter of Joseph of Greenwich. John died Feb. 3, 1712-13. Joseph. born in Norwalk March 1, 1678-9, a mill wright, married in Norwalk, July 6, 1704 to Hannah Hoyt, daughter of Zereubbabel Hoyt. Joseph died in 1741. Henry, born in Norwalk, Feb. 21, 1680-81, became a weaver. He married June 14, 1710 to Elizabeth Olmstead, daughter of John (dec d), and Mary Benedict. Henry removed to Ridgefield, Conn., and died there, April 26, 1728. Elizabeth, born in Norwalk 1684, married Joseph Keeler, son of Samuel and Sara St. John Keeler. They settled in Ridgefield, Corn. Richard, born in Norwalk, April 18, 1686, was a mill wright. He married April 7, 1709 to Hannah Darling of Fairfield, daughter of John and Elizabeth Beers Darling. Richard settled in Fairfield. Date of his death is unknown, but she died Oct. 20, 1774. Samuel, born in Norwalk, 1688, married Jan. 18, 1721-2, in Stratford, Ann Laboree. Samuel lived in Stratford, and died there, Dec. 6, 1753. Possibly his wife was the daughter of Dr. James Laboree of Stratford. Anne, born in Norwalk, 1691, married Oct. 13, 1709, in Ridgefield, Matthew St. John, son of Matthias and ? Bouton St. John. For a while they lived in Ridgefield, but they moved back to Norwalk, and then to Wilton, Conn., then Sharon, Conn. He died there Aug. 3, 1755. Eleanor, born in Norwalk, Jan 27, 1693, married June 13, 1717, to Jonathan Fairchild of Norwalk. She died in Norwalk Jan. 25, 1777. Nathan. Born in Norwalk, married in 1715, to Sara ? They settled in Ridgefield. Date of his death is unknown. Sara, born in Norwalk, married June 13, 1717 in Ridgefield to Samuel Smith, son of Samuel and ? Martin Smith. She died there Oct. 22, 1720, and he married Elizabeth ? at Ridgefield, June 21, 1722. Samuel died there Jan. 25, 1764. Josiah, born in Norwalk, married Oct. 31, 1729, to Eunice Hanford, daughter of Eleazer and Hannah Hanford. They settled in Norwalk, and he died there about 1750. Children of Joseph Whitney and Hannah Hoyt Whitney. Hezekiah, born in Norwalk, April 10, 1705, married Jan. 3, 1732- 3, in Norwalk to Margaret Harris. They are buried in St. Pauls Graveyard. Hannah, born in Norwalk, Nov. 5, 1707, married Daniel Keller of Norwalk, son of John and Hittabel Rockwell Keeler. They settled in Norwalk. He died just before 1764, and she re-married to Samuel Betts. Joseph, born in Norwalk, Dec. 6, 1710, married Mary Coit in South Carolina (according to records there), and lived in Norwalk, Corn. In May, 1775 they were in Norwalk. Deaths of the two are unknown. Thankful, born in Norwalk, March 1, 1713-4, married Ebenezer Benedict, son of Thomas and Millison Benedict. Elizabeth, born in Norwalk, 1717, married in June, 1735, in Norwalk, to Miles Riggs of Stamford, Corn. Possibly he drowned in New York harbor in 1754. She married Ensign David Rockwell, and later married Agur Fairchild. She died at age 98. David. born in Norwalk, June 24, 1721, was a mariner. He married, May 11, 1741, to Elizabeth Hyatt, daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Hyatt. Elizabeth was born June 6, 1718, and died Oct. 28, 1798. He died in New Canaan, April 16, 1816. He was a Revolutionary soldier. Abraham, was born in Norwalk on Feb. 23, 1723-4, and was a tailor. He married Dec. 23, 1750, at Huntington, Long Island, to Anne Plumb. They settled in Norwalk. He died there 1804, and she died, 1806 at her son s home on Pudding Lane. Children of Henry Whitney and Elizabeth Olmstead Whitney: Elizabeth, born in Norwalk, Aug. 24, 1711. Jerusha, born in Ridgefield, Dec. 18, 1714, married April 29, 1736 to Daniel Sherwood of Ridgefield. He died before April 10, 1770. Henry, born in Ridgefield, July 29, 1715, married Dec. 5, 1755 at Ridgefield, Elizabeth Lobdell, daughter of Ebenezer and Rebecca Benedict Lobdell. She was born Sept. 21, 1733. Henry died of cholera at Ridgefield July 10, 1794, and Elizabeth died Aug. 15, 1816. John, born in Ridgefield, Jan. 28, 1717, married June 15, 1746, Ridgefield, to Hephzibah Olmstead, daughter of Richard and Mary Betts Olmstead. She died in Ridgefield, May 20, 1753, of tuberculosis. He married Thankful Benedict, born June 23, 1727, who was the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Benedict. In later life, John lived with his son Ezra at Johnstown, New York. Records show that he visited his son Samuel at Kirkland, New York, 1797, when he was 80. Betty, born in Ridgefield, Nov. 7, 1718, married Jan. 25, 1741 at Ridgefield, to Daniel Smith, son of Ebenezer and Sara Collins Smith of Ridgefield. They died in Ridgefield. Richard, born in Ridgefield, March 29, 1722, was a farmer. He married, Dec. 18, 1772, in Ridgefield, to Esther Clark. He died there, Nov. 18, 17__ Esther married, Jan 1, 1777, at Ridgefield, Daniel Whitlock of Wilton, Corn. She died in Westmoreland, New York, April, 1810. James, born in Ridgefield, Dec. 6, 1725, married Lydia ? reputed to be of Indian ancestry. He died before 1757. She married, May 7, 1783. to Benjamin Kellogg, and settled in Dutchess Co., New York. Other lines of this family we have not traced. Many of this family remained in Ridgefield, Conn., but there seems to be much evidence that a inordinate number of the descendants of Henry Whitney went to New York state. We will trace as many as we can find. RECORDS OF BROOKFIELD, MASS., named WHITNEY Abigail, dau of Nathan and Abigail, b April 3, 1768. Asa, son of Nathan and Abigail, b March 30, 1773. David, son of Nathan and Abigail, b Oct. 2, 1763. Esther, dau of Nathan and Abigail, b Jan. 26, 1766. Hannah, dau of Nathan and Abigail, b April 28, 1771. Marriages Hannah and Eli Gilbert, Feb. 15, 1781. John and Anna (Joanna) Hamilton, Feb. 2, 1775. Lucy and Samuel Harrington, April 4, 1756. Ruel and Caroline Josephine Harrington, Aug. 26, 1841. Ruel and May I. Adams of N. Brookfield, Dec. 11, 1842. Sara of Shrewsbury, and Nathan Bannister, Dec. 17, 1769. Deaths Ruel, July 3, 1843, age 31. RECORDS OF ATHOL, MASS., named WHITNEY Births Abby M. dau of Lemuel and Almira, 1847. Almeda, dau of Edward and Rhoda, April 15, 1821. Alva, dau of Nathan and Sina, March 6, 1806. Ammi, son of Lemuel and Anna, June 1, 1817. Anna, dau of Nathan and Sina, March 31, 1809. Bartholomew, son of William K. and. Deborah, July 19, 1825. Bazillia J. son of William K. and Deborah, April 21, 1822. Betcy Bowker, twin dau of Moses and Tabitha, Dec. 22, 1804. Charles, son of Edward and Rhoda, July 21, 1823. Deborah W., dau of William K. and Deborah, Oct. 31, 1823. Elbridge W., son of William K. and Deborah, May 26, 1819, at Dana. Esther Desire Fuller, dau of Jacob and Sally, Oct. 20. 1844. Esther Maria, dau of Lemuel and Anna, Nov. 21, 1818. Frances Adeliza, dau of Elbridge W. and Sopha, Jan. 5, 1846. John F., son of William K. and Deborah, March 29, 1828. John P., July 14, 1831. Josiah C., son of William B. and Marilla L., July 14, 1843. Lewis J., son of ? 1802. Mary W., dau of William K. and Deborah, March 16, 1830. Melinda L., dau of Gilbert H., 1826. Nancy, dau of Edward and Rhoda, March 25, 1818. Ruth, of Lewis 3., 1803. Sophia A., of E.W., 1823. Susannah K., dau of William K. and Deborah, Nov. 1, 1820. Washburn Whiting, son of Lemuel and Anna, Nov. 11, 1820. William Wheeler, son of Nathan and Sina, March 12, 1811. ? , dau of William K. and Mary Anne, ? ? 1844-45. Marriages Abel of Orange and Sylvia Twichel, July 15, 1810. Deborah (dau of William K.) and Lyman Fox, Aug. 20, 1848. Elbridge W. of Petersham and Sophia Ann Billings, Oct. 20, 1841. Hannah and Abraham Roberts, both of Warwick, Nov. 13, 1777. Hannah H. and Hiram Lewis Jr., Oct. 10, 1841. Henry and Sa.lly Twichell, Dec. 28, 1820. Irene of Petersham and Evi Twichel, Jan. 1, 1817. Lemuel Of Warwick and Sally Pratt, int. Aug. 18, 1804. Lewis I. and Ruth Howard, July 18, 1824. Nathan of Royalston and Sina Wheeler, May 16, 1805. Phebe and Artemas Hancock of Templeton, Jan. 5, 1812. Susannah K. and Silas Fry, May 16, 1840. William K. and Mary Anne Billings, April 2, 1843. Deaths Francis A., son of Elbridge W. and Sophia A., Sept. 17, 1846, age 8 m. Isaac Henry, son of Moses and Tabitha, Oct. 1, 1804. Mr. Jonas, April 7, 1776. Lucy, dau. of Chandler and Martha, Aug. 19, 1843, age 16. Martha, wife of Chandler, Jan. 8, 1848 Mary, dau. of William K and Deborah, Sept. 6, 1846, age 16. Patty, wife of C.H., Jan. 8, 1848, age 47. ? , child of Moses, Oct. 1, 1804, age 2. ? , Samuel, Feb. 7, 1817, age 1. ?, infant dau. of ? d. Whipple, Sept. 18, 1846. RECORDS OF WESTBOROUGH, MASS., named WHITNEY Births Adaline Adams, dau of Nahum and Susannah, April 22, 1810. Albert Augustus, son of David and Sernaria, June 6, 1827. Alexander, son of Eleazer and Mary, July 2, 1751. Amos, son of Nathaniel and Mary, March 17, 1732. Annah, dau of Nathaniel and Mary, March 8, 1730. Ann E. R., dau of Dexter 0. and Catherine, Feb. 21, 1836. Asenath, dau of Elijah and Mindwell, March 12, 1790. Azubah, dau of Elijah and Mindwell, Oct. 13, 1785, in Shrewsbury. Benjamin, son of Eli and Elizabeth, Sept. 13, 1768. Benjamin Foster, son of Benjamin and Sybil, Sept. 30, i8i6. Caroline M., dau of Lambert and Mary N., Oct. 27, 1843. Caroline Susanna, dau of Benjamin and Sybil, Dec. 17, 1806. Catherine A.N. dau of Dexter 0. and Catherine, Feb. 15, 1835. Charles, son of Nahum and Susanna, April 16, 1817. Charles, son of Nahum and Susanna, Dec. 13, 1820. Charles Rufus, son of Lewis and Lucy, May 19, 1843. Cornelia A. O., dau of Dexter 0. and Catherine, Sept. 15, 1838, in Worcester. Daniel, son of Elijah and Mindwell, Feb. 21, 1807. Daniel A., son of Daniel and Nancy, April 20, 1835. David son of Elijah and Mindwell, June 6, 1795. David, son Of David and Levina, July 9, 1800. Deborah, dau of Eleazer and Mary, July 30, 1749. Dexter, son of Elijah and Mindwell, Sept. 17, 1809. Eli, son of Nathaniel, May 3, 1741. Eli, son of Eli and Elizabeth, Dec. 8, 1765. (inventor of cotton gin). Eli, son of Benjamin and Sybil, July 10, 1812. Elizabeth Warren, dau of Hannah, Jan. 27, 1779. Elizabeth, dau of Eli and Elizabeth, April 16, 1767. Elijah. son of Elijah and Mindwell, Nov. 26, 1798. Eliza Jane, dau of Nathan and Susanna, Oct. 18, 1811. El1en, dau of Dexter O., and Catherine, Jan. 12, 1842. Emphram, son of Nathaniel and Mary, July 2, 1722. Francis, son of George N. and Elisabeth, March 28, 1844. George David, son of David and Semaria, Sept. 11, 1828. George Harlow, son of Benjamin and Sybil, March 11, 1805. Hannah, dau of Eleazer and Mary, June 1, 1757. Harriet Maranda, dau of David and Semaria, Nov. 9, 1831. Henry A., son of Daniel and Nancy, June 19, 1837. Henry A., son of Joseph H. and Lucy, June 4, 1838. Ireane Hardy, dau of Lucy, April 5, 1803. Joel, son of Elijah and Mindwell, May 12, 1792. John Smith, son of Thomas and Anne, March 12, 1769. Jonah, son of Thomas and Ann, Sept. 8, 1771. Jonah, son of Jonah and Alma, March 29, 1811. Joshua, son of Eleazer and Mary, April 26, 1754. Josiah, son of Eli and Elizabeth, March 31, 1770. Levi, son of Elijah and Mindwell, March 26, 1797. Lois, dau of Nathaniel and Mary, Feb. 9, 1738-9. Love, dau of Nathaniel and Mary, Sept. 16, 1736. Lucy, dau of Nathaniel and Mary, June 9, 1734. Lucy, dau of Thomas and Anne, Oct. 9, 1774. Margeret Ann, dau of Jonah and Anna, Feb. 1, 1809. Mary, dau of Nathaniel and Mary, Feb. 15, 1727. Mary, dau of Eleazer and Mary, Sept. 18, 1744. Mary Ann, dau of David and Semaria, June 19, 1823. Mary Asenath, dau of David and Semaria, Nov. 17, 1824. Mary L., dau of Dexter O. and Catherine, April 16, 1840. Mindwell Clarinda, dau of Elijah and Mindwell, Feb.11, 1801. Oliver, son of Nathaniel and Mary, Dec. 1, 1724. Orestes, son of Elijah and Mindwell, June 28, 1803. Orlando, son of Jonah and Anna, July 23, 1804. Nahum, son of Elijah and Mindwell, Jan. 7, 1788. Nancy Jane, dau of Daniel and Nancy, May 15, 1842, in Grafton. Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel and Mary, July 22, 1728. Patty, dau of Jonah and Anna, May 17, 1800. Phila, dau of Jonah and Anna, April 12, 1798. Polly, dau of Jonah and Anna, Oct. 9, 1806. Rufus Hayden, son of David and Semaria, Jan. 24, 1826. Samuel, son of Eleazer and Mary, Dec.2, 1746. Samuel Curtis, son of David and Semaria, Feb. 10, 1822. Sarah Adeline, dau of Joseph H. and Lucy, May 3, 1843. Sarah Jemima, dau of David and Semaria, Jan. 9, 1835. Sarah Rebecca, dau of Levi T., and Sarah, May 28, 1834. Seraph, dau of Jonah and Anna, April 4, 1802. Sophia Dorinda, dau of Nahum and Susanna, May 28, 1813. Susan Clarinda, dau of David and Semaria, July 25, 1839. Susannah Loiza, dau of Nahum and Susanna, Oct. 13, 1815. Sybil Blake, dau of Benjamin and Sybil, Jan 7, 1809. child of Daniel and Sarah I.F., March 19, 1846 (second wife). Marriages Abigail and Elijah Bruse of Newfain, int. Jan 6, 1781. Abigail C. of Shrewsbury and Elisha Gale, int. Oct. 3, 1831. Alexander and Lois Carryl of Hopkinton, Aug 1, 1776, in Hopkinton. Anna and David Forbush of Upton, May 4, 1749. Mrs. Anna and Asaph Warren, March 30, 1814. Asenath and Noyce Bryant, Nov. 9, 1806. Azubeth and Joel Adams of Northbridge, int. March 5, 1806. Benjamin and Esther Heggins, April 4, 1775. Benjamin and Sibbel Blake of Franklin, int. March 20, 1804. Catherine of Graf ton and Ephraim Childs, Nov. 6, 1794. Dexter O. and Catherine Newton, Oct. 18, 1832. Daniel of Sherburne, and Levina Ball, April 3, 1800. Daniel and Nancy B. Newton, May 2, 1833. Daniel and Sarah S. Fiske of Shelburne, int. April 5, 1845. David and Samaria Wheeler, Oct. 23, 1821. Eleazer and Mary Grow, Nov. 9, 1743. Eli and Elizabeth Fay, Feb. 7, 1765. Eli and Judith Hazeltine of Sutton, July 15, 1779, in Sutton. Elijah and Mindwell Hardy, May 20, 1785. Elizabeth and Elihu Blake, int. Feb. 6, 1790. Elizebeth of Marlborough and Ithamar Goodenow, int. July 24, 1760. Ephrain of Upton and Thankfull Harrington, Dec. 6, 1749. Joel and Abiel Nason of Grafton, int. Aug 12, 1813. John and Sarah Twitchell, int. May 24, 1781. John Smith and Susanna Knowlton of Shrewsbury, Feb. 25, 1794, in Grafton. Jonah and Anna Rider of Shrewsbury, May 21, 1797. Jonah of Grafton and Mary Ann Wadsworth, Jan 24, 1833. Joshua of Hanneker, and Betty Wood, int. Nov 12, 1777. Julia and Capt Anipas Brigham, both of Northborough, April 7, 1799. Lambert and Mary A. Searles, Dec 13, 1842. Leavitt N. and Mary Dorell, int. Dec. 17, 1845. Levi T. and Sarah Tarbell, Nov. 29, 1832. Lois and Abihail Chamberlain, Dec. 4, 1763. Lorenzo and Sarah A. Hall of Grafton, int. March 18, 1848. Love and John Taft of Upton, int. March 20, 1772. Lucy and Samuel Harrington of Brookfield, int. April 3, 1756. Lucy and Benjamin Bowman, March 2, 1806. Martha A. and Samuel Hobbs of Shrewsbury, int. Feb. 20, 1835. Martha M. and William D. Pierce of Shrewsbury, Nov. 29, 1849. Mary and James Bradish, Jr., April 14, 1748. Mary and John Harrington of Waltham, int. Dec. 20, 1766. Mary of Shrewsbury and Sullivan F. Flagg of Southborough, May 30, 1849. Mindwell C., age 45, and James Sean, Oct. 6, 1847. Nahum and Sukey Adams of Northbnidge, int. Sept. 26, 1809. Nathaniel and Abigail Josling, Dec. 26, 1753. Nathaniel of Grafton and Sarah Nurs, int. Nov 18, 1780. Oliver of Upton and Dorcas Forbush, Dec. 18, 1749. Samuel and Lavinia Biglow, Nov. 5, 1776. Sarah F. and Joshua Hall Jr., July 4, 1839. Thomas of Shrewsbury and Ann Gould, int. Feb. 24, 1753. Deaths Albert Augustus, son of David and Semaria, July 2, 1827. Ann, widow of Thomas, August 10, 1812. Benjamin, Dec. 28, 1842, age 74, the last of the Eli Whitney family. Caroline Susan, Oct. 27, 1837. Charles, son of Nahum and Susanna, Sept 25, 1818. Deborah, dau of Eleazer and Mary, Sept. 10, 1750. Eleazer, Sept. 14, 1758. Eli, August 25, 1807, age 66, "the 5th day of April past." Elijah, husband of Mindwell, August 24, 1817, age 56. Elizabeth, wife of Eli, August 18, 1777. Elizabeth, dau of Eli and Elizabeth, Feb. 8, 1827, age 60. Levi, son of Elijah and Mindwell, May 1, 1797. Lucy Ann, dau of Joseph H. and Lucy, Feb. 4, 1830. Jonah, son of Thomas and Ann, Oct. 13, 1810. Mary, wife of Eleazer, Sept. 4, 1761. Mary Ann, dau of David and Semania, May 17, 1827, age 3. Mary Ann, wife of Lambert, Jan 13, 1847, age 25. Mary Asenath, dau of David and Semaria, Sept. 28, 1825. Nahum, son of Elijah and Mindwell, Dec. 22, 1843, age 56. Nancy, wife of Daniel, April 26, 1844. Nancy Newton, wife of Daniel, July 15, 1844, age 28. Seraph, dau of Jonah and Anna, Oct. 16, 1803. Mrs. Sybil , wife of Benjamin, Sept. 29, 1827. Thomas, husband of Ann? April 25, 1806. ? dau of Lewis and ? Oct 23, 1844, age 1. ? dau of Daniel and N., Jan 8, 1847, age 10 m. ? child of Joseph H. and Lucy, May 6, 1843. RECORDS OF WAYLAND, MASS., named WHITNEY Marriages Abraham Jr. of Stow, and Marcy Perry of Sudbury, Dec. 19, 1745, in Stow. Betsey and William Sherman, April 11, 1802. Catherine B., Mrs. and Pliny Wetherbee Esq. of Stow, int. Feb. 1845. Elisha of Watertown, and Sukey Cony, July 24, 1806. Jeremiah F. and Sarah A. Puffer, Nov 11, 1841, in Weston. Joseph Gay of Boston, and Rachell Harrington, nov 10, 1811. Mary P. of Harvard, and Dexter Sherman, int. March 26, 1842. Maryann and Dana Stone, Sept. 30, 1830. Micah of Leicester, and Meliscent Maynard of Sudbury, April 16, 1755 in Leicester. Sophia of Cambridge and Edward Mellen Esq., int. March 15, 1831. RECORDS OF STOW, MASS., named WHITNEY Births Joseph, son of Daniel and Sara, July 27, 1794, bp. Joseph, son of Daniel and Sara, born June 30, 1793. RECORDS OF SPRINGFIELD, MASS., named WHITNEY Deaths Lydia, wife of Lemuel of Brattleboro, Vt., May 27, 1800, age 33. RECORDS OF VERMONT named WHITNEY Samuel Whitney of Weston, Mass., married Elizabeth Hastings, of Watertown, April 7, 1735, and went to Shrewsbury, Mass., about the year 1743, where they joined the Congregational Church in 1761. He died in Shrewsbury, August 2, 1788, age 77. His widow survived him by several years, and went to live with her children in Marlborough, Vermont. When living in the family of her son, Deacon Jonas Whitney, she died, Oct. 23, 1800, age 84. Children of Samuel and Elizabeth Hastings were: Samuel Jr., married Phebe Harrington, of Grafton, in 1762. Elizabeth, married Joseph Mixer Jr., in 1754. Lucy, born August 27, 1744, married Asaph Sherman of Grafton, July 14, 1762. Lydia, born June 1, 1746, married William Britton,of Rutland, Nov. 3, 1764. Susannah, born Feb. 26, 1748, married John Bellows, Jr. of Southboro, Oct 4, 1768. Nathaniel, born May 30, 1749, married Mary Houghton, of Lancaster, Jan 21, 1771. Jonas, born June 14, 1751, married Tamar Houghton, of Lancaster, sister of his brother s wife, Jan. 11, 1773. Sarah, married John-Fisher Lyon, in 1777. Eliphalet, married Lois Houghton, sister of his brothers wives, Aug 12, 17__. (these three sons, with their wives, moved to Marlborough, Vermont). Susanna Whitney, probably sister of Samuel Sr., married John Guilford, of Leicester, June 26, 1750. Hannah Whitney; married Joseph Bellows of Southboro, Feb. 17, 1785, brother of John Bellows of Shrewsbury. Samuel Whitney, Jr. eldest son of the above Samuel of Shrewsbury, Mass., in the company of his brother Nathaniel went to Marlborough, Vermont, Nov. 1769. In March 1770, he made a quantity of maple sugar, then removed from east to the west side of town, and started anew on the premises of Ira Adams (who succeeded him there). In 1770, he opened the forest and put up his log house. In raising this house, he invited his brothers, Nathaniel and Jonas, and James Ball, to assist him. They worked all day, and returned home in the evening, and almost lost their way as the forest was so dense. In 1772, Samuel moved his family, consisting of his wife and his four children, to Marlborough. He was bold and fearless, and a true pioneer. He built many houses, and kept a public house until he died. Samuel Whitney was a great hunter. His sons, Moses and Guilford, once saw him in the grip of a fierce bear, and sent the dogs to help him, thus saving his life, but he limped until he died, the injury to his leg was so severe. He died Feb. 1, 1811, age 71, and his wife Phebe Harnington Whitney, died March 16, 1812. Both are buried in the graveyard near their house. Children of Samuel and Phebe: Catherine, born May 5, 1763, married Samuel Pratt. Elizabeth, born August 26, 1764, married Alvin Pratt. Moses, born Oct. 20, 1765, died Dec. 14, 1765. Moses, born Jan. 26, 1767. Guilford, born Jan. 2, 1769. All these children were born in Shrewsbury, Mass, and the rest in Marlborough. Samuel Jr., born April 18, 1772. Mariam, born June 10, 1776, married Lyman Brown, son of Jethro. Zenas, born March 14, 1779. Simei, born April 10, 1781. Phebe, born Jan. 19, 1786, married Roswell Paddleford. Russell, born July 27, 1789, died May 3, 1790 (born when his mother was 50. Moses Whitney, born Oct. 20, 1765, son of Samuel, Jr. He married Berenice Locke from Pelham, Mass, May 4, 1789. She was born April 11, 1768, and died Nov. 28, 1855.On a trip from Bennington, Vermont to Hoosic, New York, Moses was thrown from the wagon he was driving, and survived only a short time. He died in Hoosic, New York, Jan 19, 1834. Children of Moses and Benefice Locke Whitney: William, born Jan 22, 1790. Russell, born May 17, 1792, married Polly, dau of Maj. Joel Lamb, April. 12, 1814, and settled in Jackson, Pa., dying there. Torrey, born July 1, 1794, married Betsey, dau of Maj. Joel Lamb, and settle with his brother in Jackson, Pa. Stephen, born July 26, 1796. Barnard, born Feb. 5, 1799. Moses-Allis, born June 11, 1802. Brittania,born Oct. 18, 1805, married Dr. Waters Gillet of Wilmington, Vt., and settled in Whitingham. Berenice, born May 11, 1808, died June 10, 1824. Zenas-Harrington, born Jan. 12, 1812. William Whitney, son of Moses, married Cynthia Merrill of Rowe, Mass. She died March 12, 1853, age 67. He resided at Sheldon Falls, Mass. They had one son, David Merrill. Stephen Whitney, son of Moses: He married Annis, daughter of Joseph Winchester, Jan. 18, 1819. They had the following children: Joseph- Winchester, born March 26, 1820; Annis-Sabrina, born Feb. 11, 1822, married William Halladay, son of Oliver; Stephen-Velasco-Allis born Oct. 19, 1828, died Aug. 23, 1840; Carley-Prescott, born Sept. 9, 1834, married Olive-Rosella, dau. of Cotton Mather, Esq., Dec. 3, 1857. Joseph-Winchester Whitney, son of Stephen, married Lucia, dau. of Oliver Halladay, Dec.22, 1845. Children: Stephen Velasco, born July 10, 1848. Bernard Whitney, son of Moses, married Lydia Buel of Wilmington, Vermont. She was the dau. of Daniel Buel. Married Sept. 11, 1828, he died Sept. 15, 1853. Children: Amaretta, born July 15, 1829, m Timothy-Mather Adams, son of Captain Simeon, Dec. 15, 1858; Letitia-Elvira, born April 7, 1832, died Oct. 6, 1847; Electa-Bernice, born Jan. 26, 1835; Frank-Bernard, Born Oct. 30, 1837; Mary Letita, born Dec. 10, 1847. Moses-Allis Whitney, son of Moses, married Amanda Morgan, daughter of Oliver Morgan of Wilmington, Oct. 25, 1837. He died Sept. 19, 1848. Children: Allis-Locke, born Sept. 26, 1833, died Sept. 1, 1856; John-Morgan, born Oct. 1, 1835. Zenas-Harnington Whitney, son of Moses, married Polly Ingram, July 9, 1839, daughter of Jonathan Ingram. She died Dec. 6, 1853. Children: Porter-Ingram, born Aug. 27, 1840; Volitia-Ann, born June 27, 1843; William-Harrington, born June 26, 1845; Henry F., born June 9, 1849; Frederick, born Jan. 2, 1852, died March 10, 1862. Simei Whitney, born April 10, 1781, the son of Samuel, married Silence Tucker, the daughter of Daniel of Shrewsbury, Mass. She was born April 9, 1785, and died Dec. 2, 1846. Simei died Sept. 10, 1847. Children: Annis, married Apollos Halladay, son of Daniel, Sept 15, 1825; Barilla, married Nathan Jacobs Jr., July 8, 1823; Samuel Noyes; Miranda, married Guilford Seaver; Martin, born Aug. 16, 1810; Henry, married Maria, daughter of Dan Buel of Wilmington, Vermont; Daniel, died Jan. 30, 1829, age 14; Mary Ann, married Myrtle Rice(?), of Cavendish, Vermont; Cynthia Bernice, married Henry Allen of Shrewsbury, Mass. Martin Whitney, son of Simei, married Electa, daughter of Daniel Buel, of Wilmington, Vermont, April 3, 1833, and they settled in Cambridgeport, Mass. Children: Frances-Ellen, married Charles M. Stratton, of Cambridgeport, Mass. Sarah-Maria, born Jan. 18, 1842. Captain Nathaniel Whitney, son of Samuel of Shrewsbury, Mass., when he was 20, and with his brother Samuel, was invited by Captain William Williams, to visit Marlborough, Vermont, for the first time, in November, 1769. The following year, now married, Nathaniel and his brother Samuel, Jr. were taken by sleigh by their father Samuel, to Marlborough. On April 4, 1770, these two brothers purchased the land from Charles Phelps, Esq. land in the town, where the first Congregational meeting house was built, and here Cap Nathaniel Whitney put up a log cabin in the woods, and cleared his farm. He made a bad investment in land there, but later bought other land and became a thriving farmer, and esteemed citizen. On hearing of the Battle of Lexington, April 16, 1777, he and Capt. Jonathan Warren shouldered their muskets, and volunteered to defend the colonies. Capt Whitney guarded the enemy in Bennington, Vermont. He reared a large family that became widely dispersed throughout the country. Captain Nathaniel Whitney, born May 30, 1749, married Mary Houghton, of Lancaster, Mass., Jan. 21, 1771. She was born June, 1751, and died Sept. 27 1844, age 93. He died June 4, 1829, age 80. Children of Captain Nathaniel and Mary Houghton Whitney Nathaniel, born in Shrewsbury, died soon. Molly, born Sept. 10, 1772, died Dec. 10, 1774, in Marlborough. Dolly, born in M, July 29, 1774, married Henry Sawtell, at the age of 15. Molly, born March 1776, died Sept. 1783, age 7, in M. Luther, born Oct. 2, 1777, in M., no more information. Nathaniel, Jr., born May 24, 1779. Solomon, born March 7, 1781. Chloe, born May 4, 1783, died Sept. 12, 1803. Charlotte, born April 4, 1785, married Eli Higley, 1806, and settled in Whitingham, and after his death, May 3, 1845, she married Jabez Smith of Wilmington. Rhoda, born July 9, 1787, married William D. Merrill, and settled in Burlington, Vermont, and died 1848. Zilpah, born June 8, 1789, married Elisha Putnam, from Buckland, Mass., born May 18, 1786, died Shelburne Falls, Mass, Dec. 24, 1859. Betsey, born Aug. 22, 1791, married Asa Jacobs, of Guilford, and moved to Norwalk, Ohio. Clark, born April 8, 1794, died Feb. 13, 1814, age 20. Nathaniel Whitney, Jr., son of Nathaniel, married Sally, daughter of Gen. John Stewart of Brattleboro, Vermont, 1802. She was born Sept. 19, 1778, and died April 18, 1847. We married then, Lucy Houghton, daughter of Philemon, who was the widow of Ezra Hatch, on Nov. 30, 1848. She died July 1852. Children of Nathaniel and Sally Stewart were: Charles, born July 2, 1803, died Aug 5, 1805. Emory Stewart, born Feb. 28, 1805. Harriet-Marie, born Feb. 27,1807, died Nov. 5, 1812. Lurissa-Newton, born Jan. 17, 1809, married Henry Goodnow, son of Joseph of Whitingham, May 9, 1837, and settled there. Charles-Stewart, born April 5, 1811, married Cynthia Cronk, of Waterford, New York, March 17, 1840 and moved to Adrian, Michigan. Harriet-Marie, born March 28, 1813. George Washington, born May 2, 1815, married Mehitable Cronk, of Waterford, New York, March 17, 184o, settled in Whitingham, and died there Feb 18, 1843 Infant son, died July 16, 1817. John-Stewart, born Oct. 12, 1818, married Ann White of Townshend, June 12, 1850, and settled in Whitingham. Nathaniel-Richard, born March 18, 1821, settled on the homestead with his parents. Emory Whitney, son of Nathaniel, Jr., married Serepta, daughter of Joseph Hale, of Brattleboro, Vermont, Oct. 25, 1827. She was born Oct. 12, 1804. Children: Willard Newton, born Sept. 3, 1828, married Georgiana, daughter of Cotton Mather, Esq., May 15, 1855, settled in Brattleboro, and had one child, George born Dec. 3, 1857. Charles Stewart, born May 29, 1831, died Sept. 6, 1835. Frederick Alonzo, born June 23, 1833, married Eveline, daughter of Emory Mason of Putney, Vermont, Feb. 19, 1855, and settled in Brattleboro. Brutus Merrill, born Dec. 9, 1835, married Sylvia A. daughter of Col. Ezra. Thayer, Jan. 1, 1857. Harriet Marie, born Dec. 10, 1839. Emory Whitney, died June 21, 1839, age 34, and his widow married Jacob White, Sept. 18, 1842. Luther Whitney1 son of Captain Nathaniel Whitney, whose wife was Jerusha, had children: Pamela, died Nov. 20, 1803, also Chloe. Cooley, died a young man. Edson, died a young man, dirked by a Spaniard in St. Louis, Mo. Delia, and Horace Whitney. Mr. Luther Whitney moved to Whitney s Grove, Hancock County, Ill. Solomon Whitney, son of Captain Nathaniel Whitney, married Lucy, daughter of Rev. Gershom C. Lyman, D.D., Dec. 9, 1805. Their children were: Emily, born Oct. 3, 1806, married Henry Closson, Esq., June 1, 1830. Diana, born Feb. 20, 1808, died Dec. 20, 1812. Lucy Lyman, born Nov 18, 1809, married Milo R. Crosby of Wilmington, May 1831, and died there May 21, 1848. Electa, born May 31, 1812, married Enoch Jacobs, son of Nathan, June 22, 183_ Lyman Hubbard, born July 2, 1814. Henry, born July 12, 1817, died at Springfield, Mass, March 28, 1828. Frank, born June 25, 1822, died April 22, 1831. Jane Matilda, born Dec. 15, 1823, died Sept. 12, 1847. Julianne, born Jan 17, 1827, died Jan. 18, 1827. Lucy, wife of Solomon Whitney, died in Springfield, Mass., March 1, 1829, and he married Sybil, widow of William Goodnow, June 17, 1829. Their children were: Ann Ross, born March 18, 1830. Solomon, Jr., born March 10, 1832. Solomon, Sr., died at Whitingham, Feb. 18, 1856. Lyman Hubbard Whitney, son of Solomon and Lucy Lyman Whitney, married Emeline, daughter of Major William Goodnow, and settled in Whitingham, and had Albert and Lucy Whitney. Solomon Whitney, Jr., son of Solomon and Sybil, moved to Little Compton, Rhode Island, and had 4 children. Nathaniel Richard Whitney, son of Nathaniel, Jr., and Sally Stewart Whitney, with his sister, Marie, occupied the family homestead. They took into their home, a waif from Phila., who became Jennie T. Whitney. Deacon Jonas Whitney, son of Samuel of Shrewsbury, Mass, married Tamar Houghton of Lancaster, Mass., June 11, 1773, and settled in Marlborough. She was born June 8, 1754, and died March 31, 1831, age 77. Children of Jonas and Tamar Houghton Whitney were: Sally, born Aug. 10, 1774, married Joseph Olds, Esq., son of Benjamin, Esq. and died in Circleville, Ohio, in 1840. Cinda, born April 18, 1776, married Nathan Briton. Lucy, born Jan. 11, 1778, married Gen. Jonathan Smith, son of Jonas, June 23, 1809, died April 9, 1836. Tamar, born July 9, 1779, married John S. Strong. Jonas, born March 16, 1781, died April 4, 1781. Julia, born Sept. 10, 1782, died Aug. 27, 1782. Irene, born July 9, 1784, married Elijah Lyman, son of Rev. Gershom Clark, D.D., July 22, 1802, died in Strongsville, Ohio., Sept. 27, 1820. Roxy, born May 10, 1786, married Rev. Ira M. Olds, son of Capt. Thaddeus, Sept. 25, 1808, died Jan. 26,1813. Julia, born April 21, 1788, married Rev. Gamaliel S. Olds, son of Benjamin, Esq., April 27, 1811, died in Circleville, Ohio. Jonas, Jr., born June 20, 1791, married Lovicy, daughter of Captain Nahum Houghton, Dec. 6, 1812. Lyman, born Dec. 2, 1793, was a graduate of Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, 1817, and of Andover Theological Seminary, 1821. He was ordained a Congregational minister in Columbia, Conn., 1821, and died in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, May 20, 1826. Dewey, born Oct. 3, 1796. So many people seem to have lost their Whitney relatives in New York state that we will try to trace a few of them. We hope that some of these belong to our readers. Most of these are from the Henry Whitney family, and descendants, of Corn. Lydia Whitney, born in Stamford, Corn., Oct 21, 1753, married, so it goes at the end of the Rev. War, to James McConnell, and settled in Saratoga, New York. About 1806-7, she met with an accident an died soon afterward. She was the 5th generation from Henry. Samuel Whitney, born in Stamford, Corn., and baptized there, Apr. 23, 176_ moved to Ballston, New York. He married in Stamford, at the Episcopal Church, Elizabeth Wright, of Norwalk, Corn, born in Oyster Bay, Long Island March 4, 1761. She was the dau. of Dennis and Susanna Smith Wright. The family dwelt in Saratoga County, New York until 1805, and then moved east of Allen s Hill, in Richmond, New York. Elizabeth died there April 26, 18__. In the Spring of 1839, he sold his farm, and went to live with his son Dennis Whitney, at Royalton Centre, New York, and he died there, Dec. 14, 1845. Both are buried at Allen s Hill. He was a Rev. War soldier. Sarah Whitney, a child of Seth And Sarah Mow Whitney, was born April 3, 17__ and married Oct. 3, 1776 to Joseph Fowler, a farmer, born Nov. 27, 1753, of Jesse Fowler. They settled at Crompond, New York, where so many Whitneys moved. He died there, May 22, 1797, and Sarah, Oct. 7, 1822. They are buried in the Presbyterian Church at Crompond Corner. Her grandfather was Nathan Whitney of the 3rd generation. Mary Whitney, another child of Seth and Sarah Mow Whitney, married at Yorktown, New York, to Samuel Beadle, Feb. 4, 1790, and by Rev. Silas Constant. She and her husband both became insane. They are buried in the Crompond East burial ground. Her brother Seth, provided for her in his will as did her father. Ezra Whitney, from Seth and Sarah Mow Whitney, was born in Yorktown, New York, and never married, but lived with his brother Seth. Alijah Whitney, from Seth and Sarah Mow Whitney, also born in Yorktown, New York, lived near his father, Seth, and was a farmer who lived near Hallock s Mills. He married Mellcent Hyatt, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Merritt Hyatt. He sold his brother Seth, March 3, 1797, 58 acres of land, being part of the farm he bought from his father, Seth. He died in Yorktown about 1803. His wife married John Loundsbury in 1810. Seth Whitney, born in Yorktown, New York, May 3, 1765, son of Seth and Sarah Mow Whitney, was married by Rev. Silas Constant, Nov 17, 1792, to Elizabeth Strang, who was born in Crompond, Sept. 13, 1766, the daughter of Henry and Margaret Hazard Strang. He was a farmer, and settled on his father s homestead where he was born. He died at Yorktown, May 1835. His wife died Nov. 6, 1858. Both are buried there. Amos Whitney, of Seth and Sarah Mow Whitney, born in Yorktown, Dec. 15, 1767, was also a farmer. The Rev. Silas Constant, married him to Rosetta Lewis, born at Waterbury, Corn., April 3, 1779, the daughter of Rev, and Mrs. Amzi Lewis. Amos died at Crompond, Feb. 2, 1844, and Rosetta, Sept. 1868. They are buried in the Crompond East graveyard. Mrs. Whitney was a niece of Rev. Silas Constant s wife. Children of Jeremiah Whitney, by his first wife. Jeremiah Whitney, a farmer, married Sarah Lee, and she died shortly afterward. He married then, Sarah Irena Stephens. He lived east of Carmel, New York, formed from Frederickstown, March 7, 1788. He died, and is buried in Dutchess County, New York. Josiah Whitney, was born in Westchester County, New York, and married there, Esther Weeks, who was born Feb. 1, 1764 in Putnam County, New York. They dwelt in Westchester County, and New York City, and late in life, went to live with their son Lewis in Upper Canada, where they died. He died Dec. 10, 1824, and she died, April 26, 1834. He was a Rev. So1dier. Children of Jeremiah Whitney, by his second wife, Eva Youngs. James, of which little is known. Martha Whitney, born in Corn., Oct. 19, 1766, married John Van Ness, a farmer, born in Washington Co., N.Y. They lived in Milton, Calway, and Providence, N.Y. They removed to Bluff Point, Jerusalem, New York where he died, Jan. 24, 1832. Martha died in Providence, N.Y., July 28, 1855, age 88. Elias Whitney, born at Crompond, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1770, went to Fishkill, N.Y., and in 1815, moved to Poughkeepsie, where he remained. He married there, Judith Wood, dau. of Isaac and Martha Way Wood, who, lived near him. She was born, Feb. 5, 1774. He died June 8, 1860, and she passed on May 3, 1863. They were married 70 years. Phebe Whitney, born Dec. 12, 1777, in Yorktown, N.Y., where she married Jan. 4, 1797, John Travis, who was born there, Sept. 11, 1774. They lived in Yorktown, where he died in Feb., 1832. They are buried in the family cemetery in Yorktown. Lucinda Whitney, from Stephen and Eunice Keeney Whitney. Another of the Whitneys of Corn., who moved to New York. Lucinda, twin, born in Derby, Corn., March 24, 1772, married Amos Broad, a gunsmith, from Salisbury, Corn. They moved to Kinderhook, N.Y. where they both died. She was widowed many years. Henry Whitney, from the family of Henry and Eunice Clark Whitney, of Corn., was born in Derby, Corn., August 2, 1772, and became a merchant in New York City. On Sat., July 30, 1808 , he married Mary Suydam, dau. of Hendrick and Phoebe Skidmore Suydam of Hallett s Cove., Long Island. He became a wealthy business tycoon. Both their children died very young. Henry died in 1812. His widow married in 1821, to Adrian Van Sinderen. Henry was a branch of the famous Whitney family of New York. Susan Whitney, from Henry and Eunice Clark Whitney, died in Derby, Conn. Stephen Whitney, probably the most famous merchant in the family, was born in Derby, Corn., Sept. 14, 1776. He married Aug. 4, 1803, at Newtown, Long Island, Harriet Suydam, sister of his brother Henry s wife, of Hallett s Cove, Long island. They lived in New York City, where he became wealthy and famous. Archibald Whitney, from the family of Henry and Eunice Clark Whitney, born in Derby, Corn., in March, 1780, married Sept. 2, 1801, to Nancy Brower, dau. of Theophilus and Mary Bogart Brower, of New York. She was born there, Jan. 29, 1785. He died in Derby, Corn., Sept. 1842. His wife, known as Mrs. Ann Whitney, died at Derby, Nov. 1869. Her father, was the "great grocer of his day." Most of the above we have taken from the "Whitney Family of Conn.," by S. Whitney Phoenix. We must warn you that, like the Pierce book about John Whitney family, there are many errors in this edition. Some of the family relegated to the John Whitney family belongs in the Henry Whitney family, and the same claim may be made against the Henry Whitney book. We will give you an example of this: Mary, or Maria Whitney Sherman, is included in the Corn. Whitney Genealogy. She was born in Dummerston, Vermont, Oct. 15, 1810, and married at Ashford, New York, Charles Sherman, who was born at New Bedford, Mass., the son of Ebenezer and Content Tabor Sherman. She does not belong in the Henry Whitney genealogy as she is from the John Whitney family. She was the dau. of Henry Whitney born Jan 19, 1779, Concord Mass., and Fanny Miller, born Dummerston, Vt., dau. of William and Hannah Worden Miller. Henry is not listed in the Watertown records, but is of the old Watertown records. See # 9627, Vol. 2, of Phoenix Genealogy of Henry Whitney. This indicates that Mary Whitney Sherman, of Ashford, N.Y. had a son, Rev. Charles Wesley Sherman, a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, married in Springville, New York, Laura Lucelia Runyon, of Jerusalem, New York, daughter of Benjamin and Drusilla Whitney Runyan. See entry # 12396. The corrected version of Mary's ancestry is in the Vermont Historical Gazetteer, Vol. 5, part 2, p. 134. Actually this serves as an introduction to a Vermont family of Whitneys. Benjamin, born April 12, 1723, son of Daniel, third generation, and Dorothy Tainter. He married Deliverance ________. Their children were: Henry. born Jan. 8, 1745-6. Sarah, born Sept. 1, 1749, also called Sally, married William Kelley, April 1802, and then married William Crosby, Feb. 9, 1810. Benjamin, Jr., born Feb. 2, 1751-2. Deliverance, born Nov. 20, 1757. Esther, date of birth not known, married Washington Burnham, April 22, 1799, who was drowned. She then married ___________, and moved from the town of Dummerston, Vt. She had children; Polly, ?. Polly. Bond s Watertown does not mention all the children of Benjamin and Deliverance, but the Vermont Historical Gazetter, vol 5, part 2, p. 162, says that Benjamin Whitney was in the town of Dummerston before 1781. It mentions his daughter Esther married Washington Burnham, and that he drowned, and his widow married again and moved away. And that she had 2 sisters, Sally and Polly. Also the 1800 census of Vt. lists Benjamin as having 2 white males and 5 females, including heads of families. Benjamin Whitney s war records is in the Vermont War Records. He signed a petition in Dummerston, May 29, 1781. He bought Nov 1, 1781, lot no. 10, from Daniel Taylor in Dummerston, and 100 acres Oct 5, 1786, from John Penhallow of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Another son of Daniel and Dorothy Tainter Whitney, was Henry,born Dec. 1, 1738, and died 1781. He married Hannah Tombs of Newton, Mass, Jan 5, 1769 (See vital records of Newton, Mass). Children of these were: Benjamin, born March 10, 1769, or 1770. Lydia. died Dec. 28, 1776, age 3. Anna, died Dec. 27, 1776, age 3. Hannah, died Dec. 24, 1776, age 17 months. Henry, born Jan 19, 1779, at Concord, Mass. He was a nephew of the above Benjamin of Dummerston, Vt. Henry moved to Vt. and married there, Fanny Miller. We have discussed Henry at the top of the page. He married 1800, and they moved to Aurora, New York, where he died Aug. 9, 1853. Hannah died at North Adams, Mass., Sept. 29, 1861. From this family came William Whitney, born Jan. 14, 1804, Dummerston, Vt. who married Lucy Caswell Briggs of Strongsville, Ohio, Oct. 1, 1829. She was born in Vermont, July 28, 1810, and died May 25, 1885. William Whitney died August 28, 1870 in Rockford, Iowa, and is buried in Charles City. Lucy married, after his death, a Baptist minister in Rockford, Ill. (Now we have debated those 2 Rockfords in separate states, and do not know if it is an error in the genealogy). Children of William and Lucy: Washington, born June 27, 1831, and died ?. Harriet Maria, born March 5, 1834, and died Sept. 25, 1865. She married, Feb. 1, 1853, George Miller Pinney, born Rockdale, Pa. Infant daughter, born August 12, 1836, died that day. Willington, born Sept. 19, 1840, died Feb. 9, 1842. From the Large Family Bible of Lucy Caswell Briggs Whitney. Births William Whitney, Jan. 14, 1804. Lucy Caswell Briggs Whitney, July 28, 1810. Washington Whitney, June 27, 1836. Harriet Maria Whitney, March 5, 1834. Willington Whitney, Sept. 19, 1840. Marriages William Whitney and Lucy Caswell Briggs, Oct. 1, 1829. Harriet Maria Whitney and George Miller Pinney of Rockdale, Pa., Feb. 1, 1___. Washington Whitney and Sarah E. Britton, Dec. 23, 1852. Deaths Infant daughter, Aug. 12, 1836. Willington Whitney, Feb. 9, 1842. Harriet Maria Whitney Pinney, Sept. 25, 1865. William Whitney, Aug. 28, 1870. Sarah E. Britton Whitney, April 24, 1884. Lucy Caswell Briggs Whitney, May 25, 1885. Washington Whitney. Many of the Whitneys remained loyal to the King in the American Revolution. Their favorite place to migrate was the maritime provinces of Canada. It is wise to look for these ancestors in "Sabine s American Loyalists." It will not help to question their loyalty to the Crown. The sense these people had of their feeling for England was conditioned through hundreds of years of being an "Englishman." It would seem to us that it might have been a habit, being a follower of the King. But since we have only the writings of the people from those times we cannot be sure. Any argument over the merits either way, creates an impasse. We have found a few of these Whitneys, and will try to find more. Huldah Whitney, born in Stamford, Corn, Marbh 8, 1762, went with her brother in 1783, to St. John, New Brunswick, where she married, Oct. 23, 1790, Josiah Butler, who was born Nov. 8, 1761. Josiah died, Feb. 27, 1814 and she died Oct. 1, 1856, age 94. John Whitney, son of Eliakim and Mary Beechgood Whitney, born at Stamford Conn,, July 28, 1746, supposedly had a wife and three sons. They settled in Upper Canada, Prescott, Ontario. Mary Whitney, dau. of Eliakim and Mary Beechgood Whitney, born, Feb. 27, 1750, Stamford, Corn., married, very likely, Nathaniel Gorum, Sept. 16, 1773, son of George and Hannah Banks Gorum. In 1783 they settled in Kingston, New Brunswick, where she died about 1785. He married then, to Mary or Sarah Bostick, by whom he had many children. He died at Kingston, Feb. 9, 1846, age 94. Sylvanus Whitney, son of Eliasaph and Mary Bishop Whitney, born in Stamford, Corn., Feb. 3, 1748-9, a merchant, married Sept. 30, 1772, at Norwalk, Conn., Betty Hoyt, dau. of Nathan and Elizabeth Lockwood Hoyt, where she was born, May 7, 1751. They settled at Fairfield, Conn., where he built a house he sold, Oct. 12, 1773, to Gideon Gray. In 1775 he was living in Stafford. He remained loyal to the Crown, and was hauled into court for buying and selling tea. He removed to St. John, New Brunswick, and became an alderman and magistrate of that city, from 1804-1807, and 1812- 1818. His wife died, Dec. 8, 1808, at Carleton, St. John, New Brunswick, and he married Sarah Sniffer, born at Rye, New York, March 2, 17-, widow of Abraham Wetmore, of Rye, and St. John, New Brunswick. They both died in Carleton; he in Aug. 24, 1827, and she, Dec. 18, 1818. Many of his descendants say that he also lived at Lloyd's Neck, Oyster Bay, Long Island, sometime in the waning days of the Revolution. AMONG THE OHIO WHITNEYS Samuel Platt Whitney, born in Simsbury, Corn., Nov 8, 1775, son of Uriah and Martha Hart Whitney, moved with his father to East Granville, Mass. 1795, where he married Louis Buttles, born in North Granby, Corn., March 18, 1782, dau. of Jonathan and Lois Viets Buttles. They lived in East Granby until 1834, when they removed to Montville, Ohio, where he died, Dec. 15, 1871, age 96. He was buried at Montville Centre. They were married 75 years. Mrs. Whitney was still alive in 1874, at Montville, age 92. RECORDS OF UXBRIDGE, MASS., named WHITNEY Births Anna Wyett, dau of Moses and Hannah, April 18, 1787. Benjamin, son of Joshua and Pheeby, March 14, 1743. Hannah, dau of Joshua and Pheeby, Feb. 4, 1746. Hannah, dau of Aaron and Margret, Sept. 28, 1760. Hannah Tillinghast, dau of Moses and Nancy, Feb. 7, 1800. Jennet, dau of Ezekiel and Jennet, bp. Oct. 12, 1746. Jennet, dau of Ezekiel and Jennet, bp. Sept. 10, 1749. John Andrews, son of Moses and Hannah, Jan. 10, 1789. Joseph, son of Joshua and Pheeby, March 21, 1739-40. Joshua, son of Joshua and Pheeby, Feb. 27, 1738-9. Julian Mann, dau of Moses and Nancy, June 25, 198. Margaret, dau of Ezekiel and Jennet, bp. Sept. 11, 1748. Mary, dau of Joshua and Hannah, Oct. 27, 1732. Nancy Wyett, dau of Moses and Nancy, April 4, 1797. Pheeby, dau of Joshua and Pheeby, July 25, 1745. Samuel, son of Aaron and Margret, May 23, 1764. Samuel, son of Moses and Hannah, Dec. 18, 1791. Susanna, dau of Ezekiel and Jane, bp. Oct. 13, 1745. Marriages Cyprian of Douglas, and Sylvia A. Walker of Uxbridge, Aug 1, 1838. Ebenezer of Montague, and Rachel Paine Rawson, Dec. 28, 1776. Ezekiel and Jenet Patterson of Mendon, int. March 31, 1743. Ezra Esq. and Ruth Knop of Douglas, int. Nov. 8, 1795. Hannah and Abraham Daniels of Mendon, int. August 30, 1735. Hannah and Moses Tinney of Mendon, March i6, 1737-8. Henrietta and Ephraim Baylies, Feb. 19, 1823. John A. and Eliza W. Wellington of Waltham, int. March 19, 1837. Marcy of Douglas, and Samuel Reed, r., int. June 10, 1792. Martha of Sherborn, and Ezekiel Wood of Sherborn, Oct. 30, 1765. Mason and Dolly Rawson, in Mendon, March 29, 1792. Moses, Capt., and Nancy Tyler, April 3, 1796. Patience, widow, of Sherborn, and Deacon Joseph Damon, May 13, 1759. Persis and Joseph Lesuer of Upton, int. August 15, 1768. Ruth K. and Alanson Howard of New York City, April 24, 1838. Sally of Worcester, and Rev. David A. Grovesnor, int. April 5, 1835. Thankful of Upton, and Jonathan Bachelder, int. Dec. 26, 1768. William G. of Woodstock, Corn., son of James and Mary, age 32, and Marth Williams, dau of Chester, age 42, April 15, 1844. RECORDS OF MTLFORD, MASS., named WHITNEY Births _____, son of Charles and Mary A., Feb. 18, 1844. Abby A., dau of William and Abigail, in Boston, Jan. 5, 1845. Abigail, dau of Hachaliah and Abigail, Jan. 6, 1803. Abigail Nelson, ________ of Hachaliah, July 30, 1765. Alonzo Nelson, son of Nelson and Ruth M., June 2, 1837. Augustus Eugene, son of Nelson and Ruth M., Dec. 6, 1840. Betsey, dau of Laban and Olive, Oct. 18, 1808. Charles Barnes, son of Jonathan and Levina, April 16, 1814. Charles Edwards, son of Elias and Zebra L., Oct. 24, 1836. Daniel Cotton, son of Rev. Daniel S. and Hannah S.P. in Hopedale, May 8,184_. David, son of Jonathan and Lydia, bp. Sept. 21, 1746. Elbridge Green, son of Nelson and Ruth M., Nov. 13, 1842. Elias, son of Elias and _____, bp. July 1, 1750. Elias, son of Jonathan and Levina, Feb. 7, 1811. Elias, son of George and Louise, P.C., Jan. 21, 1840. Elias, son of George and Louise, Jan. 21, 1849. Elizabeth M. ______, w. of George W., ______, 1836. Elmira, dau of Jonathan and Levina, Sept. 14, 1800. Ethan, son of Hachaliah and Abigail, April 22, 1788. Fanny _______, w. of Elias, ______, 1815. Fanny D., dau of Laban and Mary, July 1, 1848. George, son of Jonathan and Levina, March 25, 1821. George S., son of Otis and Johanna, August 26, 1847. George W., ______, 1836. Hackaliah, April 5, 1762, Revolutionary Soldier. Harriot, dau of Ethan and Betsey, April 9, 1813. James I., ______, 1839. Jesse Jr., son of Hachaliah and Abigail, Oct. 12, 1790. Joanna W., _______, w. of Otis, ______, 1825. Jonathan Hollis, son of Jonathan and Lovica, April 16, 1830. Lemuel, son of Laban and Mary, in Bellingham, August 10, 1846. Levi, son of Levi and Rhoda, May 23, 1787. Lucy Ann, dau of Johnathan and Levina, March 12, 1816. Lydia, dau of Johnathan and Levina, Sept. 28, 1818. Mary P., dau of Rev. Daniel and H.S.P.C., March 12, 1849. Medora, _______, w. of Otis, _____, 1832. Melissa Ruth, dau of Nelson and Ruth M., March 12, 1839. Nelson, son of Hachaliah and Abigail, March 24, 1790. Nelson, son of Ethan and Betsey, May 5, 1811. Orraett, dau of William and Abigail, Nov. 10, 1847. Otis, _____, 1821. Rebecca Fisk, ______, w. of Jesse, Feb. 8, 1800. Roana Semira, dau of Jessee and Rebecah, August 28, 1820. Ruth, dau of Jonathan and Lidia, bp. April 11, 1742. Tamson, dau of Jonathan and Levina, July 18, 1807. Marriages Ethan and Betsey Mellen Green, Jan 7, 1810. George and Louisa P.C. Lincoln of Hollister, int. Dec. __, 1844. Hackaliah and Abigail Nelson, June 19 or 29, 1786. Hackaliah and Olive Cobb, Oct. 9, 1842. Isaac, Capt., of Sherborn, and Sally Thayer, April 2, 1815. Jemima W. of Upton, and Charles C. Johnson, int. Sept. 6, 1842. Jess and Mary Cheeney, both of Mendon, Sept. 22, 1757. Jesse, Lieut., and Abigail Rawson of Upton, int. July 5, 1794. Jesse and Rebecca Fisk, June 12, 1817. Jonathan and Esther Parkhurst of Mendon, Nov. 6, 1760. (check this for a family who went to New York, public knowledge of Niagara Falls, Buffalo, etc). Jonathan and Lovine Combs, Sept. 29, 1806. Jonathan and Maria Morse of Sharon, int. April 6, 1844. Laban and Olive Green, June 27, 1805. Lemuel of Biackstone, son of Luther and Olive, age 29, and Fanny Darling of Blackstone, dau of Arson and Amey, age 18, Feb., 22, 1846. Levi and Rhoda Daniell of Holliston, Jan. 5, 1786. Lucy and Joseph Chanberlain of Hopkinton, April 6, 1786. Lucy and John Wood of Mendor, int. March 21, 1803. Lucy Ann and Benjamin F. Reynolds of Sharon, int. July 9, 1837. Lydia of Mendon, and Samuel Bowker of Hopkin on, Dec. 12, 1754. Lydia and Abijah Clark of Holliston, Sept. 6, 1798. Lydia and Joseph N. (Joseph H., int), Welsh of Boston, Mass., Sept. 28, 184_. Mary and Shepherd Carpenter, Feb. 12, 1844. Otis and Joanna W. Howard, int. August 10, 1842. Rebecca and Amos Hayward, June 22, 1797. Rhoda of Mendon, and William Hayden of Hopkinton, Dec. 9, 1779. Sarah and Wales Cheeney, both of Mendon, Nov. 20, 1756. Sophia of Upton, and Elias Warfield, int. May 16, i8i6. Susanna and Isaac Tenney, both of Mendon, June 25, 1752. Tamson and Orlando F. Sparrow, May 12, 1833. QUERIES Searching for parents of Mariah Amelia Whitney, born May 28, 1832, possibly in New Hampshire? Died in Sheffield, Franklin, Iowa, Oct. 11, 1878. Name of father possibly Samuel, Mother possibly Deborah, possibly brothers were Samuel, Elias Fletcher Whitney, and George. Sister who married Jerry Linebeck. Brother Samuel Barnes Whitney married Mary E. Benham. Elk Fletcher Whitney married Christina, died Clarke Co., Washington. Ms. Ella Hood, 10628 S.W. 53rd, Topeka, Kansas, 66604. Searching for Dorothy Goss who married Daniel Whitney. Dorothy born 1720-5 married Daniel Nov. 9, 1744. Supposedly she was from Lancaster, Mass., and he from Stow, Mass. Ms. Ella Hood, 10628 S.W. 53rd, Topeka, Kansas, 66604 Harry Garrison Whitney, born N.Y., married Dora L. Snedeker, born Ohio, Dec. 1, 1855, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Jan. 13, 1877. Had 8 children; Merrit, Harry, Garrison Jr., Frank Ray, Maine, Laura May, Ella, Mabel, and Dorothy. Ms. Mary Schachner, 1615 E. Central, Arlington Heights, Ill., 60005. Mariaha Amelia Whitney, born May, 1832 in New Hampshire, married James R. Chaff in 1846 in Lockport, N.Y. Need all info. Ms. Mariln Geinrne, 1094 King Street, San Gabriel, Ca., 91776. Looking for descendants of Joshua Whitney, 1714-1743, Joshua Whitney, 1750-1821, and Joshua Whitney 1796-7-1850, pioneers of Addison, Vermont. This the line of Joshua and Susannah Hindes. Mrs. Phyllis Bridge Egge, 1022 Boulevard, Sturgis, S.D., 57785. Gershom Whitney, of Wethersfield, Vermont, had daughter Mercy, married Amos Ball, 1799. and removed to Harford, Susq. Co., Pa. Gershorn s wife was Bethsheba. Parents of Gershom, and where born? Barbara IVI. Cudo, R.D.1 Box 83, Mowtrose, Pa., 18801. My Gr-gr-grandmOther was Ruth Whitney, born 1780 in Wendell, New Hampshire now Sunapee. Daughter of Joshua and wife Sally. Line goes back through Joshua and Anna Blodgett, William and Lydia Perham, Joshua, and John. Wish to correspond with anyone familiar with this line, or of this line. Kenneth S. Jacobs, 1912 Summit Drive Dunedin, Florida, 33528. Is our Zibinia Whitney who married Nancy Herrin, and are the parents of John Whitney (born 13 Oct. 1845 in New York) .. . the same Zibina Whitney in the WHITNEY, THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN WHITENY, WHO CAME FROM LONDON, ENGLAND TO WATERTOWN, MASS IN 1635 (Zibina Whitney, 4 Feb., 1800, Asaph, Jonathan, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, John Whitney of the book)? Mrs. Joan B. Whitney, 150 First Ave., Plainwell, Michigan, 49080. Glasford Whitney, possibly born in Mass. about 1780-90, married ____Black Last known in Madison Twp., Licking Co., Ohio. Had son Milton S. Whitney, who married Margaret McKinney, 1843 in above twp. and cc. Possibly Glasford Whitney went back to New England. ~r. Ben Whitney, 2666 Lee St., Simi Valley, Ca., 93065. Seek info, and other descendants of William Howard Whitney, and his father, William Haney or Hanie Whitney, who was born in England, possibly about 1820-30; lived in Ohio where William Howard was born in 1863. Wife of William Haney Whitney was Alice Theodosia ? . Children of William Howard Whitney were; Edd Orestus, ? ? Mrs. Nannette Whitney Watson, 421 Fairfield, #0-3, West Monroe, La., 71291. We will publish more than one query if you can keep it rather short, and concerning the Whitney family, please. And would you get them to us by July 15, 1981, in order to be in the next issue. Thank you. Late Query: Ezra Whitney, m Agnis, his son Ezra married Sally Hooker, Athens, Vt., and died in NY age 88. Royal, born in Rockingham, Vt. in Mary Elizabeth Baylan, who died in Ossian, NY. Any one with this line, please contact me. Mrs. J.R Dahling, 227 Third Avenue, New Westminster, B.C. Canada, V3L 1L9.

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