Family:Whitney, Jared (1798-1832)

Jared⁶ Whitney (Jared⁵, John⁴, Richard³, John², Henry¹), son of Jared⁵ and Sally (Rogers) Whitney, was born 2 Jun 1798, Branford, CT,^[1] was baptized 29 Jul 1798, Branford, CT,^[2] and died 25 Sep 1832, Potomac Creek, VA.

He married, Georgetown, DC, Mary Pickerall, daughter of Samuel and Catharine (Jenkins) Pickerall. She was born in Charles County, MD, and died 7 Jan 1866, Cannonsburgh, PA. She was buried in Cannonsburgh, PA.

Phoenix says the following:

"Jared Whitney, b. at Branford, Conn., 2 June 1798; bap. at Branford, 29 July 1798; married in Georgetown, D. C., Mary Pickerall, dau. of Samuel and Catharine (Jenkins) Pickerall, of Charles Co., Md., where she was born. They lived at Washington and Georgetown, D. C., and finally settled on Potomac Creek, Va., where he died 25 Sept. 1832, and was buried in the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery in Georgetown. She died, 7 Jan. 1866, at Cannonsburgh, Penn., and was buried there. She suffered for twenty years from inflammatory rheumatism, yet was never heard to complain, or murmur at her lot; and Dr. Riddle, president of Jefferson College, at her funeral, said, "her family ought to thank God for sparing such a saint so long, to teach them, by her bright example and glorious death, the power of the Gospel to sustain and comfort its followers under such adverse circumstances."

The following notice of his death appeared in a Georgetown newspaper: "DIED.--On Tuesday last, at his residence on Potomac Creek, Mr. Jared Whitney, a native of New England, but for many years past a resident of this city, from whence he had very recently removed to his late residence, where, by his unceasing industry and the suavity of his manners, he was rendering his condition peculiarly enviable. The loss of such an individual, possessed of such endearing qualities, will long be a serious subject of regret, not only to the large family which he has left, and to his numerous relatives and friends, but to all who knew him intimately, as did the writer of this small tribute to his inestimable worth.""

Children of Jared⁶ and Mary (Pickerall) Whitney:

i.	Jared7 Whitney, b. (twin), Washington, DC; d. in early infancy; bur. Methodist Cemetery, Georgetown, DC.
ii.	Mary Whitney, b. (twin), Washington, DC; d. in early infancy, Washington, DC; bur. Methodist Cemetery, Georgetown, DC.
iii.	Harvey Stone Whitney, b. Washington, DC; d. aged 5 months, Washington, DC; bur. Methodist Cemetery, Georgetown, DC.
iv.	Pamelia Whitney, b. Washington, DC; d. aged 1 year 10 months, Washington, DC; bur. Methodist Cemetery, Georgetown, DC.
v.	Mary Pamelia Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1832, Washington, DC; was educated at Columbian Academy, Washington; m. 3 Sep 1855, Canonsburg, PA, Samuel Van Meter, by Rev. A. B. Brown, D.D., Presbyterian; a farmer, son of Abraham and Elizabeth Ann (Van Meter) Van Meter, b. 10 Apr 1834, Hardy Co., VA. They dwelt in Canonsburg for five years; and in 1874, lived at Loxa, IL, having resided in that county for nineteen years. They have no children.

Census

• 1820, Georgetown, Washington Co., D.C.: Jared Whitney, 2 males 18-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 femlae 16-25, and 1 female 0-9. 2 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1830: not found.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Washington Ward 2, Washington Co., D.C.:

832 919 Wm. Nott 22 M - Printer DC Catherine Nott 40 F - " Mary Whitney 50 F - MD Jared Nott 19 M - Printer DC Virginia " 16 F - PA Josephine " 11 F - DC French " 4 M - DC Laura " 4 F - DC

• 1850, daughter Mary P. not found.
• 1860, Canonsburg, Washington Co., PA:

779 778 William McDaniel 57 M - Merchant $5000 $5000 D.C. Mary M. " 48 F - Pa. C. W. " 24 M - Merchant $1500 " Louisa " 11 F - " Attended school Elizabeth McDaniel 70 F - Pa. Mary Whitney 65 F - Md. Henryetyta Hayden 16 F - Domestic Pa. Mary Orr 20 F - " J. J. Ott 77 M - College Stud. Ohio

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 266 and pp. 703-704.

1.^  "Jared [Whitney], [s. Jared & Sally], b. 2 Jul 1798," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Branford 3:389.

2.^  "Jared [Whitney], s. Jared & Sarah, bp. 29 Jul 1798," according to the Index of Connecticut Church Records, Branford First Church 2:28.

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