Family:Whitney, David Hyatt (1761-1834)

David Hyatt⁵ Whitney (David⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of David⁴ and Elizabeth (Hyatt) Whitney, was born 25 Aug 1761, Norwalk, CT,^[1] and died 7 Dep 1834, Walton, Delaware Co., NY.

He married, 12 May 1796, Norwalk, CT, Nancy Raymond,^[2] daughter of Moses and Esther (Benedict) Raymond. She was born 28 Aug 1775, Norwalk, CT, and died 18 Feb 1865, Taylor, Cortland Co., NY.

Phoenix says the following:

... a cooper, millwright, miller, and farmer .... They settled at Norwalk, and about 1805, moved to Walton, Delaware Co., N.Y., where he died, 7 Sept. 1834, and was buried. She died at the residence of her son, Thaddeus Seymour Whitney, in Taylor, Cortland Co., N.Y., 18 Feb. 1865, and was buried in Taylor. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, about one year.

Children of David Hyatt⁵ and Nancy (Raymond) Whitney:

i.	Esther5 Whitney, b. 18 Feb. 1797, Norwalk, CT;[3] m. Salmon Dibble.
ii.	Rebecca Whitney, b. 2 Aug. 1798, Norwalk, CT; m. Marvin Barber, as his first wife.
iii.	Charlotte Whitney, b. 15 Feb. 1800, Norwalk, CT; m. William Henry Strong.
iv.	Nancy Whitney, b. 24 March 1802, Norwalk, CT; m. Charles Merrill.
v.	Harriet Whitney, b. 28 Jan 1804, Norwalk, CT; m. 11 Oct 1849, New York, NY, William Van Deusen, who was born in 1792. He died without children. She was living in Toledo, Ohio, in 1868.
vi.	Elizabeth Hyatt Whitney, b. 1 Jan 1806, Walton, NY; "Eliza" m.(1) 16 Feb 1832, Torrington, CT, Marvin Barber,[4] as his second wife; m.(2) Augustus Grant.
vii.	Thaddeus Seymour Whitney, b. 14 Feb. 1808, Walton, NY; m. Laura Rockwell.
viii.	Moses Raymond Whitney, b. 5 Oct 1811, Walton, NY; m. Martha Maria Copeland.
ix.	Cordelia Whitney, b. 6 July 1813, Walton, NY; m. Thomas Jefferson Clarke.
x.	Selina Whitney, b. 10 Oct 1816, Walton, NY; d. 13 Sep 1836, New York, NY. He was buried in a small cemetery in Williamsburgh, L. I., and afterward removed to Cypress Hills Cemetery, Newtown, L. I.
xi.	Minott Whitney, b. 29 July 1818, Walton, NY; d. 4 Nov 1818, Walton, NY, and was buried there.

Census

• 1800: not found.
• 1810, Walton, Delaware Co., NY: David Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1820, Walton, Delaware Co., NY: David Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Walton, Delaware Co., NY: David Whitney, 1 male 70-79, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 10-14.
• 1840, Solon, Cortland Co., NY, Nancy was the female 60-69 in the family of her son Thaddeus.
• 1850, Solon, Cortland Co., NY:

1052 1082 T. S. Whitney 42 M - Farmer $2000 N.Y. Laura " 42 F - " John " 16 M - Laborer " Attended school David " 13 M - " Attended school Moses " 10 M - " Attended school Harriette " 8 F - " Attended school Laura " 6 F - " Attended school Nancy Whitney 75 F - Ct.

• 1855 State, Taylor, Cortland Co., NY:

55 Framed $399 58 Thaddeus S. Whitney 47 M - - Delaware 1 - 25 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Laura Whitney 47 F - Wife Cortland 1 - 27 - - - - - - - - John N. Whitney 21 M - Chld Cortland - - 21 Farmer 1 - - - - - - David B. Whitney 17 M - Chld Cortland - - 17 Farmer - - - - - - - Moses M. Whitney 15 M - Chld Cortland - - 15 Farmer - - - - - - - Harriet L. Whitney 13 F - Chld Cortland - - 13 - - - - - - - - Laura E. Whitney 11 F - Chld Cortland - - 11 - - - - - - - - Thaddeus M. Whitney 3 M - Chld Cortland - - 3 - - - - - - - - Nancy Whitney 79 F - Moth Conn. - 1 18 - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Solon, Cortland Co., NY:

238 238 Thaddius Whitney 52 M - Farmer $1500 $750 N.Y. Laur " 52 F - " do Brainard " 23 M - " do Moses M. " 20 M - Farm laborer do Attended school Harriet S. " 18 F - Teacher Com schools do Attended school Thaddius M. " 8 M - do Attended school Thomas Rockwell 82 M - Farmer $500 -- Mass. Nancy Whitney 83 F - " Conn.

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. 52 and pp. 151-154.

1.^  "David [Whitney], 2nd, s. David & Elizabeth, b. 25 Aug 1761," according to Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:27.

2.^  "David [Whitney], Jr., m. Nancy RAYMOND, 12 May 1796," according to Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:28.

3.^  "Esther [Whitney], d. David & Nancy, b. 18 Feb 1797," according to Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:28.

4.^  "Eliza [Whitney], m. Marain BARBER, 16 Feb 1832, by Rev. William R. GOULD," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Torrington 1:115. "Marain" is an error for "Marvin".

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