Family:Whitney, Isaac Nelson (1844-a1880)

Isaac Nelson⁸ Whitney (Isaac⁷, Jacob⁶, Abraham⁵, Abraham⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Isaac⁷ and Marcia J. (Barclay) Whitney, was born 26 Sep 1844, Stow, MA,^[1] and died after 1880.

He married, 1 Jan 1868, Laurana C. Maston, daughter of Kelsey and Elizabeth (-----) Maston. She was born 12 May 1838, DE, and died after 1880.

He was a farmer, and resided Bridgeville, DE.

Children of Isaac Nelson⁸ and Laurana C. (Maston) Whitney:

i.	Mary L.9 Whitney, b. 3 Jun 1869, DE.
ii.	William H. Whitney, b. 6 Feb 1871, DE.
iii.	Josephine Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1876, DE.
iv.	George E. Whitney, b. 4 Aug 1879, DE.

Census

• 1870, Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex Co., DE:

271 265 Whitney, Isaac N. 27 M W Farmer $1500 $600 Massachusetts -----, Lurania 28 F W Keeping House Delaware -----, Mary L. 1 F W At Home Delaware

• 1880, North West Fork, Sussex Co., DE:

I. N. WHITNEY 37 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Susana WHITNEY 36 Oth F M W DE Keeping House DE DE Mary WHITNEY 11 Oth F S W DE At Home MA DE Josephine WHITNEY 4 Oth F S W DE At Home MA DE George E. WHITNEY 10M Oth M S W DE At Home MA DE Columbus BAKER 14 Oth M S W DE At Home DE DE

• 1880, Seaford, Sussex Co., DE:

Kelsey MASTON 72 Self M M W DE Farmer DE DE Elizabeth MASTON 71 Wife F M W DE Keeping House DE DE Sarah A. MASTON 46 Dau F S W DE At Home DE DE William SMITH 18 Oth M S W DE Farm Laborer DE DE Catherine JACOBS 17 Oth F S B DE Cook DE DE Charles JACOBS 3 Oth M S B DE Servant DE DE William WHITNEY 10 GSon M S W DE Boarder MA DE

• 1900, Northwest Fork, Sussex Co., DE:

187 187 Whitney, Wm. H. Head W M Feb 1871 29 sgl Delaware Delaware Delaware Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Mary L. Sist W F Jun 1870 29 sgl Delaware Delaware DelawareYes 188 188 Whitney, Lourana Head W F May 1838 62 wid 4ch 4liv Delaware Delaware Delaware Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm -----, George E. Son W M Aug 1879 20 sgl Delaware Delaware Delaware Farm laborer Holroyd, Fred Labr W M Mar 1887 13 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Farm laborer Mulhollam, Edna Srvt W F May 1892 8 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 498.

1.^  "Isaac Nelson [Whitney], s. Isaac, farmer, and Marcia J., [born] Oct. [dup. Sept.] 26, 1843. [ch. Isaac and Marcia Jane, Sept. 26, 1844. P.R.12]," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).

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