Family:Whitney, James (c1796-1850)

James Whitney (William), son of William and Catherine (Manning) Whitney, was born about 1796, Schenectady, NY, and died after 1850, Clayton, NY. He was buried in Corbin Cemetery, Clayton, NY.^[1]

He married Abigail Ormsby, daughter of Elias and Jane (Servis/Lewis) Ormsby. She was born 8 Sep 1794, Utica, NY, and died 21 Mar 1838, Clayton, NY, aged 43 years 6 months 13 days. She was buried in Corbin Cemetery, Clayton, NY.^[2]

Children of James and Abigail (Ormsby) Whitney:

i.	Floyd Eli Whitney, b. 25 Aug 1825, Clayton, NY; m. Cynthia M. Barrows.
ii.	Ursula Whitney, b. ca. 1833, NY; d. aft. 1900, then umarried.

Census

• 1850, Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY:

533 534 James Whitney 54 M - Farmer $1000 N.Y. Floyd " 25 M - Laborer " Ursula " 17 F - " Cynthia Whitney 28 F - N.Y. Lucius " 1 M - " Luther " 3 M - "

• 1855 State, Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY:

105 Frame $650 100 Joseph Osborn 48 M - - Oneida Co. 1 - 25 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Lidia Osborn 51 F - Wife Do 1 - 25 - 1 - - - - - - Ursula Whitney 22 F - Srvt Do - - 10 - 1 - - - - - - Susan Ormsby 39 F - Srvt Do - - 25 - 1 - - - - - -

• 1860, Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY:

460 476 Joseph Osborn 53 M - Farmer $5000 $650 New York Lydia 57 F - " James M. Combs 20 M - Farm Labour " Susan Ormsby 45 F - Tailoress $1900 " Ursula Whitney 27 " - " $350 "

• 1865 State, Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY:

183 Frame $1000 255 Joseph Orsborn 58 M - ---- Mont. Co. - 1 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - Lydia Orsborn 62 F - Wife Jeff. Co. - 1 1 - - Susan Ormsby 49 F - Sist " " - - - - 1 Ersula Whitney 32 F - Srvt " " - - - - 1 Anson Allen 17 M - " " " - - - - 1

• 1870, Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY:

467 498 Orsborn, Lydia 66 F W $4000 $1300 New York Whitney, Celia 37 F W " Ormsby, Susan 57 F W $4300 $300 " 499 Tracy, Orlo 35 M W Farmer $300 " Male citizen over 21 " Caroline 34 F W H. Keper " " Carrie 11 F W " Attended school

• 1875 State, Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY:

228 Frame $400 251 Susan Ormsby 39 F - ---- Herkimer s - - - - - 1 - Ursulia Whitney 42 F - ---- Jefferson s -

• 1880, Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY:

Susan ORMSBY 64 Self F S W NY Keeps House CT RI Ersula WHITNEY 47 Niec F S W NY Keeps House NY CT

• 1892 State, schedules missing or lost.
• 1900, St. Lawrence State Hospital, Lisbon, St. Lawrence Co., NY:

1 1 Mabon, William Head W M Aug 1860 30 mar 10 New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey Physician, Supt., House ... Whitney, Ursula Ptnt W F 61 sgl Vermont Vermont New York ...

References

• Census records.

• Floyd Whitney Family Tree, a public tree from Ancestry.com.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #193259425, James Whitney.

2.^  Find A Grave Memorial #89467804, Abigail Whitney.

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