Family:Whitney, Ebenezer (s1790-a1820)
Ebenezer6 Whitney (Ebenezer5, Elnathan4, Eleazar3, Thomas2, John1), was born say 1790.
He married Nancy Stinson.[1] They obtained a marriage bond 8 Aug 1811, Guilford Co., NC. The bondsman was William Hanner and the witness was Jo Davis, Deputy Clerk.[2]
Children of Ebenezer6 Whitney, order uncertain, based upon a census reconstruction:
i. (son)7 Whitney, b. ca. 1810-1820. Was he perhaps the Zeno Worth Whitney, b. ca. 1815, NC? For more discussion, see this post. ii. (daughter) Whitney, b. ca. 1810-1820. iii. (daughter) Whitney, b. ca. 1810-1820.
Census
- 1820, East of South Fork Catawba Riv, Lincoln Co., NC: Ebenezer Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female under 10, 1 person in agriculture, 3 free colored females 14-26, 3 free colored females under 14.
Notes
Was one of his daughters perhaps the Nancy Whitney who m. John Robinson? They obtained a marriage licence 17 Jul 1824, Lincoln Co., NC. The bondsman was "Willam Brag" and the witness was "Jno Turbyfill".
A man named Zeno Worth resided in Guilford Co., NC, supporting the idea that Zeno W. Whitney originated with this family.
References
2. ^ Ancestry.com. North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977.
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