Family:Whitney, Zachariah (1764-1849)

Zachariah⁶ Whitney (Zachariah⁵, Zachariah⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Zachariah⁵ and Sarah (Stanton) Whitney, was born 11 Aug 1764, Mansfield, CT, and died 22 Oct 1849, Stamford, NY.

He married, 25 Dec 1792, Elizabeth Seward.

Children of Zachariah⁶ and Elizabeth (Seward) Whitney, (census reconstruction, order uncertain):

i.	(daughter)7 Whitney, b. 1790-1800, d. 1800-1810
ii.	John Whitney, b. 1800, Kortright, NY, d. aft. 1810. He m. Sabrina Cook Ch: George, b. 1832; Roderick, b. 1837; and John, b. 1840.
iii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1794-1800, d. aft. 1810
iv.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1794-1800, d. aft. 1810
v.	Aaron Whitney, b. 23 Oct 1802, Kortright, NY; d. 22 Oct 1898, Odin, Potter Co., PA; m. 21 Jan 1832, Stamford, NY, Elizabeth Bundy.
vi.	(son) Whitney, b. 1800-1810, d. aft. 1810
vii.	Zachariah Joseph Whitney, b. 1810, d. aft. 1810
viii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1800-1810, d. aft. 1810
ix.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1800-1810, d. aft. 1810
x.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1800-1810, d. aft. 1810
xi.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1800-1810, d. aft. 1810

Census

• 1800, Kortright, Delaware Co., NY: Zachariah Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 3 females 0-9.
• 1810, Stamford, Delaware Co., NY: Zachariah Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 10-16, 3 males under 10, 1 female over 45, 2 females 10-16, 4 females under 10.
• 1820, Stamford, Delaware Co., NY: Zachariah Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-26 (had to be 18-26 as no male listed 16-18), 1 male 10-16, 1 female over 45, 4 females 16-26, 2 females 10-16, 2 people in agriculture.
• (perhaps) 1830, Stamford, Delaware Co., NY: Nehemiah Whitney, 1 male 60-70, 3 males 20-30, 1 male 15-20, 1 female 60-70, 2 females 20-30, 8 people total
• (perhaps) 1830, Stamford, Delaware Co., NY: Nehemiah Whitney, 1 male 30-40, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 10-15, 2 males under 5, 1 female 30-40, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 5-10, 8 people total. This was perhaps a son.
• 1840, Stamford, Delaware Co., NY: Zachariah Whitney, 1 male 70-80, 1 male 15-20, 1 female 70-80, 1 female 30-40, 4 people total, 2 people in agriculture.

Notes

First, is this the Whitney family you are looking for? Richard, born 1624 in London, Ebenezer, born 1672 in Watertown, Zachariah born 1701 in Concord, MA, Zachariah born 1732 in CT and Zachariah born 1764 in CT. My research began with the one born 1764 married to Elizabeth Seward. Their sons were John, born 1800 in Kortright, NY, Aaron, born 1802, & Zachariah Joseph, born 1810. John married Sabrina Cook. Their sons were George, born 1832, 3 wives but no known descendants; Roderick, born 1837 and killed in the civil war. He did have one son, Rodney, who moved to Canada. I have been told he had 2 living sons, and I am hoping to hear from Canada about them; and John, born 1840. He married Henrietta (Harriet) Dix of Wayne Co., PA. They had 4 known sons, but I have not followed their descendants. I am not in touch with any of the Whitneys. Rodney, the orphan, became a ward of my grandfather's, which is the reason for my interest. I am happy to trace some of these names further if!

- Message posted to the Whitney mailing list, 31 Jan 2008

References

• Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 89.

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