African American Whitneys

When African Americans were first widely listed by name on the United States census records in 1870, there were 515 individuals with the surname Whitney. Interestingly, 37% were in one state alone - Kentucky, with 90% in 12 states.

Where were they located?

KY 189 (all but 3 were b. KY)

MS 48

NC 44

LA 42

VA 33

TX 25

AL 20

MD 20

TN 16

CT 12

NY 11

AR 9

GA 9

IL 7 (from NC, SC)

PA 6

DC 5

MO 5

KS 4 (Family was from MO)

IN 3 (from KY, PA, and IN)

MA 2 (Family was from VA)

MI 2 (from MI, NY)

OR 1 (from NY)

RI 1 (from VA)

SC 1

Alphabetical Listing

• Family:Whitney, Albert W. (c1840-1888), of Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT
• Family:Whitney, Alfonso (b1830-a1859), of Barren Co., KY
• Family:Whitney, Asa (s1770-a1800), of New Milford, Litchfield Co., CT
• Family:Whitney, Belden (1797-1883), of Sharon, Litchfield Co., CT
• Family:Whitney, Case (c1744-a1790), of Concord, MA
• Family:Whitney, Charles W. (1864-1920), of Ross, KS, and Pueblo, CO
• Family:Whitney, Harry (s1830-b1870), of Craven Co., NC
• Family:Whitney, Kate (s1775-a1797), of New Milford, CT
• Family:Whitney, Lewis (c1818-a1870), of Shiloh, Marengo Co., AL
• Family:Whitney, Samuel (b1775-a1840), of Craven Co., NC
• Family:Whitney, Thomas (c1805-a1880), of Swan Quarter, Hyde Co., NC
• Family:Whitney, Thomas G. (1875-a1930), of Swan Quarter, Hyde Co., NC & Pamlico Co., NC
• Family:Whitney, Warner (c1835-a1870), of Danbury, CT
• Family:Whitney, William (b1784-a1820), of New Milford, CT
• Family:Whitney, William Legrand (1870-a1920), of Norwalk, CT, and Brooklyn, NY