Family:Whitney, Timothy (1744-1825)
Timothy5 Whitney (David4, Joseph3, John2, Henry1), son of David4 and Elizabeth (Hyatt) Whitney, was born 13-24 Jul 1744, Norwalk, CT,[1] and died 15 Jun 1825, Norwalk, CT.
He married firstly, 25 Feb 1770, Norwalk, CT, Anna Wood,[2] daughter of Alexis Wood. She was born 3 Nov 1742, Norwalk, CT, and died 7 Aug 1785, Norwalk, CT,[3] aged 42 years 9 months 4 days.
He married secondly, 23 Apr 1786, Norwalk, CT, Abigail (Smith) Wood,[4] daughter of Eliakim and Abigail (Hoyt) Smith. She was born 25 Jul 1749, Norwalk, CT, and died 2 Nov 1803, Norwalk, CT, aged 54 years 3 months 7 days. She had married firstly, Alexis Wood.
Phoenix says the following:
- He ... was buried in Norwalk. He did some service for his country, as a soldier in the war of the Revolution.
Children of Timothy5 and Anna (Wood) Whitney, all born Norwalk, CT:
i. Lewis6 Whitney, b. 19 Mar 1771; d. 11 Feb 1772, Norwalk, CT.[5] ii. Susan Whitney, b. 17 Mar 1773;[6] d. 17 Mar 1850, Fishkill, NY; bur. Trinity Church Cemetery, Fishkill, NY;[7] m. 28 Dec 1794, New Haven, CT, Greenlief Street (1771-1853), of Fishkill, NY. iii. Esther Whitney, b. 25 Jun 1775[8]; m. Lewis Lockwood. iv. Timothy Whitney, b. 8 Nov 1777;[9] d. 1806, Havana, Cuba, probably unmarried. v. Sarah Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1782;[10] d. 27 Feb 1873, Woodman, WI, unmarried.
Children of Timothy5 and Abigal (Smith)(Wood) Whitney, all born Norwalk, CT:
vi. Lewis Smith6 Whitney, b. 29 Aug. 1787;[11] m. Sally Hall. vii. Nancy Whitney, b. 26 Dec. 1788;[12] m. Launcelot Hyatt. viii. Elizabeth Whitney, b. 4 Jan. 1796;[13] m. 29 Nov. 1819, Norwalk, CT, Evert Quintard, a cabinet-maker and undertaker, born in Norwalk, 24 Jan. 1798, son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Picket) Quintard. They settled in Norwalk, where he was still in business in 1874, his two sons having been associated with lim for many years, in the firm of E. Quintard & Sons, till the death of the eldest, in 1873. She died in Norwalk, 26 Nov. 1851, and was buried in the Norwalk Union Cemetery. He married (2d), 3 March 1857, at Darien, Conn., Maria Mercy Whiting, widow of Abraham Weed St. John, of Darien. She died in Norwalk, 26 Ap. 1867, without children.
Census
- 1790, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT: Timothy Whitney, 1 male over 16, 3 males 0-15, and 5 females.
- 1800, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT: Timothy Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, and 2 females 26-44.
- 1810, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT: Timo Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15.
- 1820, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT: Timothy Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-25, and 1 female 16-25; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1850, Fishkill, Dutchess Co., NY:
558 823 Greenleaf Street 79 M - None $4000 N.Y. Sarah Whitney 60 F - " Anne " 30 F - " 824 John Steffans 35 M - Laborer Ireland Bridget " 28 F - " Illiterate John " 2/12 M - N.Y.
Anne may be an illegitimate daughter of Sarah (named after Sarah's mother). Sarah was unmarried, and her actual age was 68, and she was actually born in CT. She is living with her brother-in-law, husband of her sister Susan.
860 1114 John Taylor 44 M - Scotland Harriet M. " 40 F - N.Y. Wm. L. " 14 M - Conn. Attended school Arthur W. " 10 M - " Attended school Sarah Whitney 78 F - "
Sarah is living with her niece Harriet Newell (Whitney) Taylor.
21 21 Taylor, John 55 M W Farmer $1500 $570 Scotland Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Harriet N. 50 F W Keeping House New York -----, William S. 24 M W Farmer Conn. Father foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Maggie E. 21 F W Keeping House New York Father foreign born Taylor, Arthur W. 20 M W School Teacher Conn. Father foreign born Whitney, Sarah 88 F W Superannuated do
Sarah is living with her niece Harriet Newell (Whitney) Taylor.
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. 50 and pp. 141-142.
1.^ "Timothy [Whitney], s. David & Elizabeth, b. 13 Jul 1744," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:27.
2.^ "Timothy [Whitney], m. Annah WOOD, 25 Feb 1770," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:4.
3.^ "Anna [Whitney], w. Timothy, d. 7 Aug 1785," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:4.
4.^ "Timothy [Whitney], m. Abigail WOOD, 23 Apr 1786," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk, LR18:4.
5.^ "Lewis [Whitney], s. Timothy & Annah, b. 19 Mar 1771; d. 11 Feb 1772," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:4.
6.^ "Sukey [Whitney], d. Timothy & Annah, b. 17 Mar 1773," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:4.
7.^ Find A Grave Memorial #120062731, Susan Street.
8.^ "Esther [Whitney], d. Timothy & Annah, b. 25 Jun 1775," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:4.
9.^ "Timothy [Whitney], s. Timothy & Annah, b. 8 Nov 1777," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:4.
10.^ "Sally [Whitney], d. Timothy & Annah, b. 12 Sep 1782," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk, LR18:4.
11.^ "Lewis [Whitney], s. Timothy & Abigail, b. 29 Aug 1787," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:4.
12.^ "Nancy [Whitney], d. Timothy & Abigail, b. 26 Dec 1788," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:4.
13.^ "Elizabeth [Whitney], d. Timothy & Abigail, b. 4 Jan 1796," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norwalk LR18:4.
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