Family:Whitney, Appleton Downer (1779-1851)

Appleton Downer⁶ Whitney (Asa⁵, Joshua⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Asa⁵ and Hepsabeth (Watrous) Whitney, was born 4 Jan 1779, Salisbury, CT, and died 16 Jan 1851, Berea, OH.

He married firstly, Esther Jewett (m. 1800).

He married secondly Dolly Wyman (m. 1807). She died 3 Jan 1878, Sinclairville, NY.

He resided Pittsfield, MA, and Berea, OH.

Children of Appleton Downer⁶ and Esther (Jewett) Whitney:

i.	George Ransom7 Whitney, b. 14 Mar 1801; m. Harriett M. Bronson.

Children of Appleton Downer⁶ and Dolly (Wyman) Whitney:

ii.

Albert A. Whitney, b. 10 Dec 1811; m. Jennette Brown.

iii.

Martha Cleveland Whitney, b. 1 Jan 1818, Pittsfield, MA; m. 23 Sep 1834, New Lebanon, NY, Robert Temple Shaw; resided Sinclairville, NY. He was b. 23 Jan 1814; d. 9 Apr 1859. Farmer. Ch.: Francis Eugene, b. 19 Nov 1840; m. 5 Aug 1879; address, Dunkirk, NY; Henry Appleton, b. 15 Dec 1842; d. 23 Nov 1846; Gedeon Wheeler, b. 25 Jun 1845; m. 3 Sep 1874; address, Sinclairville, NY; Laura Helen, b. 8 Nov 1847; m. 24 Jul 1866; address, Sinclairville, NY.

Census

• 1810, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA: Appleton Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 2 females 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA: Appleton Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA: Appleton Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 40-49, 5 females 20-29, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 10-14.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Charlotte, Chautauqua Co., NY:

3187 3283 Appleton Whitney 71 M - Farmer Ct. Dolly " 60 F - Mass. Martha C. Shaw 30 F - N.Y. Francis E. " 10 M - " Attended school Wells G. W. " 5 M - " Laura H. " 2 F - Mass.

• 1860, Charlotte, Chautauqua Co., NY:

1277 1266 Martha C. Shaw 63 F - $500 $100 Mass. Francis E. " 19 M - $1000 N.Y. Attended school Gideon Shaw 14 M - N.Y. Attended school Dolley Whitney 70 F - Mass.

• 1870, Charlotte, Chautauqua Co., NY:

9 6 Shaw, Martha C. 50 F W Keeping House $900 $3200 N.Y. Kelley, Laura H. 22 F W Keeping House $2000 N.Y. ------, Mattie 3 F W At Home N.Y. ------, Fannie 7/12 F W At Home N.Y. Nov Whitney, Dolly 80 F W At Home Mass.

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), pp. 223-224.

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