Family:Whitney, Leonard Clifton (1812-1850)

Leonard Clifton⁷ Whitney (Joseph⁶, James⁵, James⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Joseph⁶ and Hannah (Roberson) Whitney, was born 16 Nov 1812, Southeast, NY, and died 5 Jan 1850, Patterson, NY, where he was buried in the Friends' Cemetery.

He married, 4 Sep 1841, Patterson, NY, Betsey Ann Kinner, daughter of Thomas and Mercy (Nickerson) Kinner. She was born 10 Oct 1819, Patterson, NY, and died after 1880. She married secondly, before 1860, Reuben Tompkins, and lived in Danbury, CT.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a farmer . . . ."

Children of Leonard Clifton⁷ and Betsey Ann (Kinner) Whitney, all born Patterson, NY:

i.	Frances Melissa8 Whitney, b. 24 Jul 1842; d. 4 Dec 1868, Danbury, CT, where she was buried in Wooster Cemetery; m. 1860, William James Siver. He was living in Danbury in Mar 1875.
ii.	Hannah Maria Whitney, b. 12 Nov 1844; m. 22 Apr 1864, South Norwalk, CT, John Wesley Ridge, son of James P. and Jane Hall (Treadwell) Ridge, b. 10 Jun 1839, Bethel, CT; a hatter. They settled in Danbury, CT, and were living there in 1880.
iii.	Sarah Emma Whitney, b. 16 Nov 1846; m. 1 Dec 1862, New York, NY, Julius Beach Judd, son of Willis and Augusta M. (Mallory) Judd, b. 19 Sep 1842, Woodbury, CT; a manufacturer of hats. They settled in Bethel, and were living there in 1880. He was a soldier in the war of 1861.
iv.	James Sherwood Whitney, b. 24 Nov 1848; m. NY, Jenny A. Brown.

Census

• 1850, Patterson, Putnam Co., NY:

202 214 Betsey Whittney 32 F - New York Francis son 10 M - " Attended school Hannah M. 8 F - " Attended school Emetine dau 6 F - " Attended school James son 4 M - "

• 1860, Danbury, Fairfield Co., CT:

168 190 Reuben Tompkins 29 M - Carman New York Betsy " 39 F - $600 $300 " Fanny Whitney 20 F - Seamstress " Hannah " 17 F - " Emeline " 16 F - Tailoress " James " 14 M - " Esther Tompkins 6 F - Conn. Attended school Elizabeth Tompkins 4 F - Conn.

• 1870, Danbury, Fairfield Co., CT:

582 668 Tompkins Rueben 46 M W Laborer $2000 $300 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Betsey 47 F W Keeping House New York -----, Elizabeth 13 F W Connecticut Attended school Ridge, Wesley 30 M W Hatter Illinois Male citizen over 21 -----, Hannah 26 F W Works in Hat Fcty New York -----, Eva 6 F W Connecticut Attended school -----, William 4 M W Connecticut Attended school McElroy, Frank 18 M W Works in Hat Fcty New York -----, Esther 16 F W New York

This was his widow Betsey and his daughter Hannah.

• 1880, 46 South Street, Danbury, CT:

92 132 Tompkins, Reuben W M 56 mar Building Mover New York N.Y. N.Y. -----, Betsey W F 60 Wife mar Keeping House New York Conn. N.Y. 133 McElroy, Esther W F 26 Wife mar Keeping House New York N.Y. N.Y. -----, Frank W M 28 mar Hat Finisher New York N.Y. N.Y. -----, Edward W M 6 Son sgl At school Connecticut N.Y. N.Y. -----, Emma W F 1 Dau sgl Connecticut N.Y. N.Y.

This was his widow Betsey.

Reference

• 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. 542 and p. 1242.

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