Family:Whitney, Joseph Lee (1785-1847)

Joseph Lee⁶ Whitney (Jeremiah⁵, Jeremiah⁴, Nathan³, John², Henry¹), son of Jeremiah⁵ and Sarah (Lee) Whitney, was born 15 Sep 1785, Dutchess Co., NY, and died 17 Nov 1847, Sardinia, NY. He was buried in Sardinia, NY.

He married, 23 Nov 1806, Fishkill, NY, Phebe Mead, daughter of Jacob and Rachel (Green) Mead. she was born 2 Apr 1790, Fishkill, NY, and died 12 Oct 1867, Machias, NY. She was buried in Sardinia, NY.

Phoenix says the following:

"Joseph Lee Whitney, b. in Dutchess Co., N. Y., 15 Sept. 1785; a waggon-maker; married, 23 Nov. 1806, at Fishkill, N. Y., Phebe Mead, dau. of Jacob and Rachel (Green) Mead, of Fishkill, where she was born, 2 Ap. 1790. They dwelt in Dutchess, now Putnam, County, N. Y., till 1812; at Aurelius, N. Y., till 1814; in Milo, near Penn Yan, N. Y., about 14 years; at Jerusalem, N. Y., a short time; at Reading, N. Y., about three years; in Pulteney, N. Y., about five years; and finally settled in Sardinia, N. Y., where he died, 17 Nov. 1847. She died at Machias, N. Y., 12 Oct. 1867. They were buried in Sardinia."

Children of Joseph Lee⁶ and Phebe (Mead) Whitney:

i.	Drusilla7 Whitney, b. 6 May 1808, Frederick (now Kent), NY; d. 31 Aug 1845, Sardinia, NY; m. 19 Sep 1827, Milo, NY, Benjamin Runyan.
ii.	Jacob Lee Whitney, b. 25 Apr 1810, Dutchess (now Putnam) Co., NY; d. 17 Sep 1819, Milo, NY; bur. Penn Yan, NY.
iii.	Silas Jeremiah Whitney, b. 12 Feb 1812, Dutchess (now Putnam) Co., NY; m. Issabinda Bootes.
iv.	Sarah Margaret Whitney, b. 18 May 1814, Aurelius, NY; d. after 1900; res. Machias, NY; unmarried.
v.	George Harmon Whitney, b. 11 Jan 1817, Milo, NY; d. 15 Oct 1871, Waterford, PA; m. 7 Jan 1839, Pulteney, NY, Joanna McLane.
vi.	Joseph Mead Whitney, b. 19 Sep 1819, Milo, NY; d. after May 1875; m. 21 Jan 1844, Ashford, NY, Arabella Howe Warner.
vii.	Mary Van Pelt Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1823, Milo, NY; d. 22 Feb 1836, Pulteney, NY; buried Pulteney, NY.
viii.	Almira Jane Whitney, b. 26 Aug 1825, Milo, NY; d. after May 1875; m. 15 Oct 1848, Arcade, NY, Lewis Asa Freeman.
ix.	Phebe Rachel Whitney, b. 12 Dec 1827, Jerusalem, NY; d. after May 1875; m. 14 Feb 1852, Ellicottville, NY, Henry Le Dioyt
x.	Benjamin Franklin Whitney, b. 28 Apr 1830, Reading, NY; d. after May 1875; m. 6 Jul 1854, Arcade, NY, Lurinda Adeline Haggerty.
xi.	Issabinda Louise Whitney, b. 23 Jan 1834, Pulteney, NY; d. after May 1875; m. 9 May 1854, Pike, NY, Andrew Martin Keller.

Notes

The name Isabinda was invented by the English actress and playwright Susanna Centlivre for a character in her 1708 play The Busie Body. In the play Isabinda is a woman who goes against her Spanish father to marry an Englishman, Charles, instead of the Spanish merchant her father has in mind for her. Isabinda was most likely an attempt to make a Spanish version of Isabella that would appear believable to 18th century audiences.

Census

• 1810, Frederick, Dutchess Co., NY: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Milo, Ontario Co., NY: Joseph L. Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Reading, Steuben Co., NY: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, 2 females 5-9, 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Sardinia, Erie Co., NY: Joseph C. Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 50-59, 2 females 10-14, 1 female 5-9; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Sardinia, Erie Co., NY:

1665 1710 Phebe Whiting 60 F - $300 N.Y. Sarah " 36 F - " Ipabanda " 16 F - " Attended school Phebe " 22 F - " Benjamin " 19 M - Farmer " Attended school Elbert Rouin 7 M - " Attended school

• 1855 State, Sardinia, Erie Co., NY:

235 Frame $200 244 B. F. Whitney 25 M - - Steuben 1 - 17 Cooper 1 - - - - 1 - L. A. Whitney 20 F - Wife Jefferson 1 - 6 - - - - - - - - P. R. Whitney 65 F - Moth Dutches - 1 17 - - - - - - - - S. M. Whitney 39 F - Sist Cayuga - - 17 - - - - - - - - E. B. Runyan 11 M - Neph Erie - - 11 - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Sardinia, Erie Co., NY:

520 523 Benjamin Whitney 30 M - Farmer $600 $350 New York Lorinda " 26 F - " Phebe Whitney 70 F - Widow " 524 Sarah Whitney 40 F - $250 " William " 3 M - "

• 1870, Sarah not found.
• 1875 State, Yorkshire, Cattaraugus Co., NY:

36 Wood $500 39 Sarah Whitney 60 " - ---- - w -

• 1880, Machias, Cattaraugus Co., NY:

Sarah WHITNEY 68 Self F S W NY Keeping House NY NY Boskwick RUNYON 50 Neph M S W NY Farmer NY NY

• 1900, Machias, Cattaraugus Co., NY:

98 98 Whitney, Sarah Head W F May 1814 86 sgl New York New York New York Owns free house Runyan, Bostwell Neph W M May 1830 70 sgl New York New York New York Farm laborer -----, Marcie S. Niec W F Nov 1840 39 sgl New York New York New York

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. 322 and pp. 851-853.

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