Family:Whitney, John (1777-1851)
John Whitney, parentage not proven, was born Feb-Mar 1777, Lincoln, MA, and died 6 Nov 1851, Warren, ME, aged 74 years 8 months.
Marriage intentions were published 20 Dec 1807, Hope, ME, for him "of Hope" and Lydia Russell "of Waldoborough", daughter of Levi and Hannah (Simmons) Russell. She was born about 1779, and died Jun 1858, Warren, ME.
"WHITNEY, John, b. in Lincoln, Mass., in 1777; came from Union to W[arren] in 1819; m. Lydia Russell; r[esided] W[arren], near Mt. Pleasant; and d. Nov. 6, '51. Their chil. 1, John, (2d,) m. Jane Kiff; r[esided] Centreville, R. I. 2, James, b. Sept. 1, '13; m. Belinda S. (Orff) Day, Feb. 22, '52; r[esided] N. E. Warren. 3, Russell, b. Jan. 1816; m. Henrietta L. McKellar of Cam[den] Sept. 26, '52; and d. Nov. 22, '59. James's chil. 1, Lavina E., b. March 20, 1855; in W[arren] Russell's chil. 1, Lydia J., b. Nov. and d. Dec., 1853; 2, Alden R., b. Feb. 14, 1855; in W[arren]."[1]
"RUSSELL, Levi, of Plymouth, Mass., probably of English Puritan descent; served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution; m. Hannah SIMMONS of Duxbury, Mass., settled and r[esided] and died in Waldoboro. Their chil. 1, Lydia, b. ab 1779, m. John WHITNEY r[esided] W[arren] and d. in June 1858. . . ."[2]
In Sep 1840, he sold a farm in Warren, ME, to Russell Whitney for $500, "Fifty acres more or less with buildings being the same now occupied by me".
Children of John and Lydia (Russell) Whitney:
i. Darius Whitney (daughter), b. unknown; d. 17 Mar 1809, Union, ME.[3] ii. John Fay Whitney, b. 4 Jan 1810, Union, ME; m. Jane Kiff. iii. James Whitney, b. 1 Sep 1813, Union, ME;[4] m. Belinda S. (Orff) Day. iv. Russell Whitney, b. 7 Jan 1816, Union, ME;[5] m. Henrietta L. McKellar.
Notes
He is alleged to be a son of Solomon6 and Mary (Fay) Whitney. Proof seems to be lacking, but Solomon was having children in Lincoln, MA, in the 1770s, so it is a reasonable guess. The fact he gave the middle name "Fay" to his son John supports that. The fact that he lived in Hope, ME, where Solomon's son Levi lived, and Solomon's putative son Charles also lived, also supports that.
Census
- 1810, Union, Lincoln Co., ME: Jno Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 male 0-9.
- 1820, Warren, Lincoln Co., ME: Jno Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 0-9, and 1 female 26-44; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, Warren, Lincoln Co., ME: John Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 10-14, and 1 female 50-59.
- 1840, Warren, Lincoln Co., ME: John Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 20-29, and 1 female 60-69; 2 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Warren, Lincoln Co., ME:
247 267 John Whittemy 73 M - Mass. Lydia " 70 F - Me. James " 36 M - Farmer $500 " Russell " 34 M - " $600 "
References
1.^ Cyrus Eaton, Annals of the Town of Warren, in Knox County, Maine, with the Early History of St. George's, Broad Bay, and the Neighboring Settlements on the Waldo Patent (Hallowell, ME: Masters and Livermore, 1877), p. 646.
2.^ Cyrus Eaton, Annals of the Town of Warren, in Knox County, Maine, with the Early History of St. George's, Broad Bay, and the Neighboring Settlements on the Waldo Patent (Hallowell, ME: Masters and Livermore, 1877), p. 611.
3.^ "Darius [Whitney], dau. [of John and Lydia], b.----, d. 17 March 1809," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp., Vital records of Union, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #46 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2005).
4.^ "James [Whitney], son [of John and Lydia], b. 1 September 1813," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp., Vital records of Union, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #46 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2005).
5.^ "Russell [Whitney], son [of John and Lydia], b. 7 January 1816," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp., Vital records of Union, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #46 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2005).
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