Family:Whitney, Thomas (1800-1865)
Thomas8 Whitney (Thomas7, Phinehas6, William5, William4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Thomas7 and Henrietta (Parker) Whitney, was born 17 Apr 1800, Shirley, MA,[1] and "Esq." died 6 Dec 1865, Shirley, MA, aged 65 years 7 months 19 days, of paralyis, farmer.[2]
Marriage intentions were published 15 Sep 1822, Shirley, MA, for him and Sally Barrett.[3] He "Mr." "Jr." married, 10 Oct 1822, Lunenburg, MA, "Miss" Sally Barrett, "both of Shirley",[4] daughter of Stephen and Sally (Barrett) Barrett. She was born 19 Apr 1800, Shirley, MA, and died 30 Apr 1868, Shirley, MA, widow, aged 68 years 11 days.[5]
He resided Shirley, MA.
Children of Thomas8 and Sally (Barrett) Whitney:
i. Thomas Edwin9 Whitney, b. 1 Nov 1825, Shirley, MA;[6] only child. Thomas Edwin Whitney, A.M., "Thomas B." d. 25 Oct 1876, Shirley, MA, aged 50 years 11 months 25 days, of stomatitis, unmarried.[7] He was educated at the common schools of his native town, Shirley, MA, and spent a few terms at a friend's school. He entered Groton academy and was prepared for college; entering Harvard, he was graduated in 1845. Returning to Shirley he established a select school. A few years after he established himself in business as a broker and soon went into the Nova Scotia trade. Not being successful he returned to his native town and cultivated the broad acres of his ancestors. He never married. He was the last of the name in this family line to which he belonged. The dust of four generations has found one common resting place.
Census
- 1830, Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA: Thomas Whitney, Jr., 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 15-19.
- 1840, Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA: Thomas Whitney, Jr., 1 male 70-79, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 40-49, and 1 female 20-29; 4 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA:
132 150 Henrietta Whitney 75 F - $3200 Mass. Sally " 62 F - " Thomas " 50 M - Farmer $12000 " Charlotte B. " 50 F - " Thomas E. " 24 M - Trader " Geo. Barrett 32 M - " $2000 " Charles " 24 M - " " Jonas Longley Jr. 19 M - Clerk " Bridget Barny 22 F - Ireland
248 257 Thomas Whitney 55 M - Farmer Mass. Sally Whitney 55 F - Mass. Henrietta Whitney 80 F - Mass. Sally Whitney 60 F - Mass. Honora O'Conner 25 F - Ireland
55 56 T. A. Arms 45 M - Insurance Agt. Mass. Elizabeth H. Arms 40 F - " Anna Walsh 35 F - Ireland Ann Tyson 21 F - " Buckminster Brown 41 M - Physician Mass. Thomas E. Whitney 29 M - Com. Merchant " Nathan H. Pratt 33 M - Iron Dealer " Joseph W. Taylor 23 M - W. T. Goods Conn. Wm. M. Fleming 34 M - Actor " Emily Fleming 24 F - England Mayberry Wm. Fleming 2 M - Mass. Mary Mansfield 28 F - Nova Scotia Samuel M. Raymond 33 M - Iron Dealer Ohio
This is son Thomas.
181 170 Thomas Whitney 60 M - Farmer $8000 $700 Massachusetts Sally B. 60 F - " Henrietta 85 F - $5000 " Sally 70 F - " Clarisa Isaacs 68 F - $1000 " George Ahlan 16 M - Farm laborer Mass. Margeret ONeal 18 F - Servant Ireland
- 1860, Thomas E. not found.
- 1865 State, Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA:
196 186 Thomas Whitney 65 M - Mass. M Farmer - - 1 1 - Salley B. Whitney 65 F - Mass. M House-Keeper - - - - - Salley Whitney 77 F - Mass. S House-Keeper - - - - - Clarissa Isaacs 75 F - Mass. W House-Keeper - - - - - Anna Markum 25 F - Ireland S House-Work - - - - -
186 233 Whitney, Thomas E. 45 M W Farmer $22000 $2500 Mass. Male citizen over 21 Shea, Maurice 20 M W Domestic Servant Ireland Parents foreign born, Illiterate Hagerty, John 19 M W Farm Laborer Ireland Parents foreign born, Illiterate Ryan, William 21 M W Farm Laborer Ireland Parents foreign born, Illiterate Barnard, William 20 M W Farm Laborer Mass. Shea, Mary 21 F W Domestic Servant Ireland Parents foreign born, Illiterate -----, Maggie 19 F W Domestic Servant Ireland Parents foreign born, Illiterate Dooly, Mary 25 F W Domestic Servant Ireland Parents foreign born, Illiterate -----, Kate 10 F W At Home Ireland Parents foreign born, Illiterate -----, Delia 7 F W At Home Ireland Parents foreign born
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. 455.
1.^ "Thomas [Whitney], s. Thomas and Henrietta, [born] Apr. 17, 1800. [[h. Sally B.] G.R.1]," according to Vital Records of Shirley, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1918).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 184, page 143.
3.^ "Thomas [Whitney] Jr. and Sally Barrett, int. Sept. 15, 1822. [m. Oct. 10, B.R.]," according to Shirley Vital Records.
4.^ "Thomas [Whitney], Jr. [Mr., dup.], and [Miss, dup.] Sally Barrett, b. of Shirley, Oct. 10, 1822, by David Damon [at Shirley, dup.]," according to Walter A. Davis, comp., Early Records of the Town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Including That Part Which is Now Fitchburg, 1719-1764 (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1896), volume 3, pages 183 and 314.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 212, page 188.
6.^ "Thomas Edwin [Whitney], s. Thomas Jr. and Sally [Sally B.,G.R.1], [born] Nov. 1, 1825," according to Shirley Vital Records.
7.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 284, page 159.
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