Family:Whitney, Asa (1776-1812)

Asa⁶ Whitney (Ebenezer⁵, David⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of Ebenezer⁵ and Ruth (Raymond) Whitney, was born 17 Aug 1776, Norwalk, CT, and died 8 Dec 1812, New York, NY.

He married, 7 Oct 1797, Norwalk, CT, Catharine Leggett. She was born 26 Jun 1778, and died 3 Dec 1813, New York, NY.

Phoenix says the following:

. . . a silversmith and watchmaker . . . . They settled in New York City, and the City Directory places him at 104 Gold Street 1798; 27 Roosevelt Street, 1799 to 1801; 274 Water Street, 1802 to 1803; 290 Water Street, 1804 to 1806; 338 Water Street, 1807 to 1811, with house at 123 Cherry Street in 1811 and 1812. He died in this house, 8 Dec. 1812. She dwelt there still in 1813, but is not again named in the Directory. She probably died there, 3 Dec. 1813, though the family-record says 1814. They were buried in the "cemetery of the Brick Meeting-House" on Christie Street. Their home was probably at Norwalk till 1811; though his business was at New York.

Children of Asa⁶ and Catharine (Leggett) Whitney:

i.	Edwin Reed Whitney, b. 30 Jun 1798, Norwalk, CT; d. 2 Aug 1799, Norwalk, CT.
ii.	William Reed Whitney, b. 5 Oct 1799, Norwalk, CT; m. Ann Isabella Powell.
iii.	Catharine Whitney, b. 12 Aug 1801, Norwalk, CT; d. 10 May 1803, Norwalk, CT.
iv.	Edwin Leggett Whitney, b. 15 Jul 1803, Norwalk, CT; m.(1) Joanna Eliza Bicknell; m.(2) Ann Rebecca Bevan.
v.	Henry Whitney, b. 25 Jul 1805, Norwalk, CT; d. 16 Sep 1805, Norwalk, CT.
vi.	Thomas Richard Whitney, b. 30 Apr 1807, Norwalk, CT; m. Elizabeth Comstock.
vii.	Simeon Raymond Whitney, b. 3 Aug 1809, Norwalk, CT; d. 24 Aug 1809, Norwalk, CT.
viii.	Asa Harvey Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1811, Norwalk, CT; m. Almira M. Wait.

Census

• 1800, 5th Ward, New York, New York Co., NY: Asa Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female 16-25.
• 1810, 4th Ward, New York, New York Co., NY: Asa Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 male 16-26, 2 males 10-16, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 10-16.

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 139 and pp. 382-383.

---

Copyright © 2007, 2016, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group.