Family:Whitney, Joshua (1718-1761)
Joshua4 Whitney (David3, Joshua2, John1), son of David3 and Elizabeth (Warren) Whitney,[1] was born 11 Oct 1718, Plainfield, CT,[2] and died 10 Feb 1761, Plainfield, CT.[3]
He married 8 Apr 1742, Amy Blodgett,[4] daughter of William and Sarah (Hall) Blodgett.[5] She was born 16 Feb 1724, Plainfield, CT,[6] and died 24 Dec 1819, Canaan, CT, aged 96 years.[7]
She married secondly, after 14 Nov 1767, Isaac Lawrence,[8] son of Daniel and Sarah (-----) Lawrence,[9] as his second wife. He was born 25 Feb 1704/5, Groton, MA,[10] and died 2 Dec 1793, Canaan, CT.[11] He had married firstly Lydia Hewitt.[12]
She married thirdly, about 1798, George Palmer,[13] son of George and Hannah (Palmer) Palmer,[14] as his second wife. He was born 6 Sep 1719, Stonington, CT,[15] and died 1 Dec 1809, Stillwater, NY.[16] He had married firstly Hannah Marsh.[17]
Pierce says the following:[18]
- He was born in Groton, Mass. and removed to Plainfield, Conn. with his parents, where he resided until his removal to Preston, Conn. The tradition in the family is that he was a soldier in the French and Indian war, and that about 1759 he was killed by Indians near Oswego, N.Y. Feb. 17, 1759, he was dead, for at that time his son Joshua chose Col. David WHITNEY of Canaan, as his guardian.
Pierce must have the date wrong here, for several reasons. First of all, the vital records show 10 Feb 1761 for Joshua's death. Secondly, the family record says 10 Feb 1762 or 1761, the latter date agreeing with the vital records. Thirdly, this couple had TWO children who could not have been conceived before 17 Feb 1759. Fourthly, Joshua, Jr., was only not quite 9 years old then, too young to have chosen a guardian, for which one had to be at least 12 years old. The original record of this will have to be found and examined to discover its true date.
Children of Joshua4 and Amy (Blodgett) Whitney:
i. Abigail5 Whitney, b. 10 Jan 1743/4, Plainfield, CT;[19] m. Asa Bacon. ii. Mary Whitney, b. 7 Jan 1745/6, Plainfield, CT;[20] m. Lemuel Kingsbury. iii. Huldah Whitney, b. 1748, Plainfield, CT;[21] d. 1750, Plainfield, CT.[22] iv. Joshua Whitney, b. 25 Mar 1750, Plainfield, CT;[23] m. Sally Cochran. v. Josiah Whitney, b. 11 Aug 1752, Plainfield, CT;[24] nothing further known, although he may be the Josias Whitney appearing in the 1800 Census in Ulster Co., NY, with a wife and four children. vi. Huldah Whitney, b. 20 Jan 1755, Plainfield, CT;[25] m. Elias Palmer. vii. David Whitney, b. 25 Mar 1757, Norfolk, CT;[26] m.(1) ----- -----; m.(2) Phebe Bennett; m.(3) Eliza Wilson. viii. Elizabeth Sarah Whitney, b. 18 Dec 1759, Norfolk, CT;[27] d. 3 Feb 1760, Norfolk, CT.[28] ix. Amy Whitney, b. 23 Mar 1761, Norfolk, CT;[29] m. Nathaniel Stevens.
Census
- 1790, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT: Isaac Lawrence, 1 male over 16 and 2 females.
- 1800, Stillwater, Saratoga Co., NY: George Palmer, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 female over 45, 2 females 16-25, and 3 slaves.
- 1800, Rochester, Ulster Co., NY: Josias Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9. This is his son.
- 1810, Amy not found.
References
1.^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
2.^ "Whitney, Joshua, s. David & Elisabeth, b. 11 Oct 1718," according to Connecticut Vital Records, Barbour Collection, Plainfield, 1:20.
3.^ "Whitney, Joshewa, d. 10 Feb 1761, ae 42 yrs. 3 mos. 29 days," according to Connecticut Vital Records, Barbour Collection, Plainfield, 2:47.
4.^ "Whitney, Joshua, Jr., m. Ama BLODGETT, about the 8th Apr 1743," according to Connecticut Vital Records, Barbour Collection, Plainfield, 2:5.
5.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
6.^ David W. Dumas, "Bacon - Adams - Whitney - Kingsbury Family Record," NEHGR, Volume 138 (1984), pp. 32-38.
8.^ Ibid.; also "Palmer, Amy, daughter [sic--should be widow] of George T., died Dec. 24, 1819, age 96 yrs," according to her gravestone in Hillside Cemetery, North Canaan, CT.
9.^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
10.^ "Lawrance, Isac, s. Danil and Sara, [born] Feb. 25, 1704-05," according to Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1926-1927).
11.^ "Lawrence, Isaac b Feb 25, 1704 d Dec 2, 1793 Vet," according to his gravestone in Lower Cemetery, North Canaan, CT.
12.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
13.^ Dumas, op. cit.
14.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
15.^ Ibid.
16.^ Dumas, op. cit.
17.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
18.^ Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 59-60.
19.^ Dumas, op. cit.
26.^ "David [Whitney], s. Joshua & Ami, b. 25 Mar 1757," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norfolk, vol. TM, p. 6; also Dumas, op. cit.
27.^ "Elizabeth Sarah [Whitney], d. Joshua & Ami, b. 18 Dec 1759; d. 3 Feb 1760," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Norfolk, vol. TM, p. 6. While she is not listed by John Bacon's compilation as given by Dumas (op. cit.), nor is she known to the family, the vital record of her birth places her here.
29.^ Dumas, op. cit.
Copyright © 2006, 2007, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group
