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,^[1] and died 16 Jan 1851, Berea, OH.

He married firstly, 1800, Ann Esther Jewett. She was born in 1782 and died 24 Mar 1801, Pittsfield, MA.

He married secondly, 19 Nov 1807, Lanesborough, MA, and 27 Sep 1807, Pittsfield, MA, Dolly Wyman.^[2] She was born about 1790 and 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.	Anna Whitney, b. 26 Dec 1807, d. Feb 1808 [3]
iii.	Albert Appleton7 Whitney, b. 10 Dec 1811; m. Jennette Brown.
iv.	(Stillborn Son) Whitney, b. 16 Sep 1812, d. 16 Sep 1812
v.	Mary Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1815, d. 13 Mar 1819
vi.	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.
vii.	(Stillborn Daughter) Whitney, b. 1 Jan 1820, d. 1 Jan 1820

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 40 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 8 Shaw, Martha 50 F W Keeping House $900 $3200 Mass. 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. Whitney, Dolly 80 F W At Home Mass.

References

• Original text from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 223-224.

1.^  "Appleton [Whitney], s. Asa & Heophzabah, b. 4 Jan 1779," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Salisbury 2:18.

2.^  "Appleton[Whitney], and Dolly Wyman, mar. 19 Nov 1807," according to Lanesborough, Massachusetts, vital records.

3.^  Births and deaths of Appleton and Dolly's children taken from "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch. FHL microfilm 234543 and "Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," index, FamilySearch. FHL microfilm 1902437.

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