Family:Whitney, Abraham (1780-1857)

Abraham⁶ Whitney (Richard⁵, Israel⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Richard⁵ and Hannah (Holt) Whitney, was born 8 Jan 1780, Wilton, NH,^[1] and died 1857, Hornby, NY.

He married circa 1799, probably VT, Betsey Wellman, parentage unknown. She was born about 1783, VT, and died 1867, probably Hornby, NY.

Children of Abraham⁶ and Betsey (Wellman) Whitney:

i.	Abraham7 Whitney, b. ca. 1801, VT; m. Mary or Mercy -----.
ii.	Betsey Whitney, b. ca. 1804, VT; d. after 1875, Hornby, NY; m. ----- Gibbs.
iii.	Darius F. Whitney, b. ca. 1807, VT; m. Loanna Cook.
iv.	Lemuel Whitney, b. ca. 1810, VT; m. Julia Kinsman or Kinaman.
v.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1810-1820, VT.
vi.	George V. Whitney, b. ca. 1818, VT; d. after 1892, Hornby, NY; unmarried.

Census

• 1810, Brookline, Windham Co., VT: Abraham Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, 2 female 26-44, 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Painted Post, Steuben Co., NY: Abraham Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 0-9. 2 persons engaged in agriculture.
• 1830: not found.
• 1840, Hornsby, Steuben Co., NY: Abraham Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14. 3 persons employed in agriculture.
• 1850, Hornby, Steuben Co., NY:

86 87 Abram Whitney 70 M - Farmer $700 New Hampshire Betsey Whitney 67 F - Vermont Betsey Gibbs 46 F - Vermont George R. Whitney 32 M - Vermont

• 1855, Hornby, Steuben Co., NY:

182 Abram Whitney 75 M - - N.H. 1 - 35 Farmer 1 - - - - - - Betsy Whitney 72 F - Wife Vermont 1 - 35 - - - - - - - - George Whitney 37 M - Chld Vermont - - 35 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - 183 Betsy Gibbs 51 F - - Vermont - 1 35 - - - - - - 1 - Lovisa P. Gibbs 28 F - Chld Steuben - - 28 - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Hornby, Steuben Co., NY:

169 169 George V. Whitney 41 M - Farmer $1000 $150 Vermont Betsey " 77 F - " Betsey Gibbs 56 F - " Lovisa " 30 F - Newyork

(Wife Betsey, son George, and daughter Betsey Gibbs)

• 1870, Hornby, Steuben Co., NY:

137 124 Whitney, G. V. 50 M W Farmer $2200 $400 Vermont Illiterate, Male citizen over 21 Gibbs, Betsy 65 F W Keeping house do Illiterate NOTE: Charles Cass, the enumerator for Hornby apparently got the columns for literacy backwards, marking as unable to read or write those who actually were able to read and write, and vice versa.

(Son George and daughter Betsey Gibbs)

• 1875, Hornby, Steuben Co., NY:

142 Frame $300 141 George V. Whitney 56 M - ---- Vermont s Farmer - 1 - - 1 -

(Son George)

• 1880, Hornby, Steuben Co., NY:

George WHITNEY 60 Self M S W VT Farming NH MA Louisa KIMBALL 55 Niec F M W NY Keeping House VT VT Lemuel WHITNEY 67 Othe M M W VT NH MA

(Sons George and Lemuel)

• 1892, Hornby, Steuben Co., NY: George V. Whitney, 75, Farmer

References

• Census records.

• TILLERY%20FAMILY%20HISTORY[1 public tree] at Ancestry.com.

1.^  Index to births, early to 1900. New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics. L.D.S. Film #1001052.

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