Family:Whitney, Jacob (1787-1823)

Jacob⁷ Whitney (Jacob⁶, Abraham⁵, Abraham⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Jacob⁶ and Esther (Walcott) Whitney, was born 8 Oct 1787,^[1] and died 10 Aug 1823, Madison, IN.

He married, 12 May 1811, Stow, MA, Maria Goldsmith.^[2] She was born 15 May 1792, and died 1 Feb 1885, in Louisville, KY.

Jacob Whitney was a native of Stow, MA. Shortly after marriage he left Massachusetts for western Pennsylvania, remaining only a short time, before descending the Ohio River. Was one of the original settlers in Jefferson County, Indiana, and died young, leaving a large family. His wife was a remarkable woman, and trained her children so that every one was strong and useful in their lives, the older boys becoming quite wealthy. He resided Madison, IN.

Children of Jacob⁷ and Maria (Goldsmith) Whitney:

i.	Edwin Goldsmith8 Whitney, b. 30 Nov 1812; m. Maria Carver.
ii.	Sophronia J. Whitney, b. 13 Dec 1814; m. 12 Mar 1835, Benjamin F. Baker; resided Madison, IN. He was b. 6 Mar 1811; d. 6 Jan 1892. He was a merchant. Children: a. Ruth Maria Baker, b. 14 Feb 1837; d. 16 Feb 1868; m. 14 Oct 1857, William Shippen. b. Henry Franklin Baker, b. 14 Oct 1838. c. Florence Tucker Baker, b. 21 Sep 1841; m. George F. Baker, b. 18 Nov 1869, New York City, Pres. 1st Nat'l Bank. d. Sada E. Baker, b. 13 Feb 1844; Madison, IN.
iii.	Roland A. Whitney, b. 20 Mar 1817; m.(1) Eliza Hicks; m.(2) Annie E. Lemon.
iv.	Alexander Nelson Whitney, b. 24 Jun 1819; m. Elvira A. Smith.
v.	Maria Houghton Whitney, b. 27 Jul 1822; m. 30 Jan 1845, Nestor W. Conant; resided Long Branch, NJ. He was b. 4 Jan 1811; merchant. Children: a. Carrie E. Conant, b. 30 Dec 1845; m. Pinckney F. Green; b. 15 Oct 1867; resided Louisville, KY. b. Whitney Conant, b. 11 Feb 1848; resided Long Branch, NJ. c. Rolena E. Conant, b. 6 Jan 1856; d. May 1857. d. Nestor F. Conant, b. 23 Oct 1863; d. Feb 1864. e. Ruth M. Conant, b. 10 Mar 1865; m. Charles C. Doe, b. 15 Jan 1889; resided South Newbury, VT.

Census

• 1820, Jefferson Co., IN: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1830, no township, Jefferson Co., IN: Maria Whitney, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 5-9.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Madison, Jefferson Co., IN:

227 229 Edwin G. Whitney 39 M - Clerk $15500 N. York Mona " 42 M - Pennsylvania Branard " 7 M - Indiana Rowland " 4 M - " Margaret Anderson 18 F - Pennsylvania Maria Whitney 58 F - Massachusetts

• 1860: not found.
• 1870, Madison, Jefferson Co., IN, p. 20:

110 110 Whitney, Edwin G. 57 M W Banker $7000 $40000 New York Male citizen over 21 " Maria 56 F W Keep House $15000 Penna. " Brainard 26 M W Hay Merchant $7000 $25000 Indiana Male citizen over 21 Sanders, Elizabeth 30 F W Dom Servant $1000 Kentucky " Stella 9 F W At Home Indiana " Edwin 7 M W " " Whitney, Maria 78 F W " $6000 Mass.

• 1880, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY:

R. WHITNEY 63 Self M M W MA No Occupation MA MA Anna WHITNEY 50 Wife F M W KY Keeping House KY KY Roland L. WHITNEY 21 Son M S W KY Boot And Shoe Manufacture MA KY Lebbie WHITNEY 18 Dau F S W KY At Home MA KY J. Edwin WHITNEY 16 Son M S W KY At School MA KY Logan WHITNEY 13 Son M S W KY At School MA KY Maria WHITNEY 86 GMot F W W MA Boarder MA MA Emma FIELD 18 Oth F S W NY At School NY NY Eliza FIELD 45 Oth F S W IRE Servant IRE IRE Anna CADY 32 Oth F S W IRE Servant IRE IRE Mary MACARAY 48 Oth F W B KY Servant KY KY

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. 302.

1.^  "Jacob [Whitney] Jr., s. Jacob and Esther [Easther, C.R.], [born] Oct. 8, 1787," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).

2.^  "Jacob [Whitney] Jr. and Moriah Goldsmith [int. Gooldsmith], [married] May 12, 1811," according to Stow Vital Records.

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