Family:Whitney, William Perse (1783-1865)
William Perse6 Whitney (Micah5, Abel4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Micah5 and Hannah (Cobb) Whitney, was born 3 May 1783, Gorham, ME,[1] and died 30 Dec 1865, Cortland, IL. He is buried in the Ohio Grove Cemetery, Cortland, IL.
He married firstly, about 1805, Sarah Frank "of Gray". She was born 25 Jan 1789,[2] Gray, ME and died 20 Aug 1815, Phillips, ME.[3]
He married secondly, 27 Oct 1823, Phillips, ME, Nancy I. Carlton. She was born 30 Nov 1806, Plantation E, ME, and died either 3 Jan 1902, Marysville, KS, or 20 Nov 1902, Cortland, IL.
He resided Phillips, ME.
Children of William Perse6 and Sarah (Frank) Whitney:
i. Sally7 Whitney, b. 31 Jan 1806, Gray, ME, or Kathy Whitney, b. 31 Jan 1806, Phillips, ME;[4] d. 1886, Phillips, ME; m. 19 Feb 1825, Thomas Quimby; resided Phillips, ME. ii. (son) Whitney, b. 15 Jul 1807, Phillips, ME; d. 15 Jul 1807, Phillips, ME. iii. Happy Whitney, b. 14 Jun 1808, Phillips, ME;[5] m. 19 Feb 1829 Phillips, ME, David Quimby.[6] iv. William P. Whitney, b. 8 Jul 1810, Phillips, ME.[7] v. Huldy Whitney, b. 5 Mar 1812, Phillips, ME;[8] m. 22 Mar 1841, Phillips, ME, Abel Chandler.[9] vi. Elmira Whitney, b. 13 Nov 1813, Phillips, ME;[10] m. before 1840, Enoch Staples. Child, paternity unknown: a. Isaac Smith8 Whitney, b. Jul 1834, ME; m. Mary Eliza Mitchell.
vii. Hannah Whitney, b. 4 Aug 1815, Phillips, ME;[11] m. 1835, Gray, ME, Lorin Worthley.
Children of William Perse6 and Nancy I. (Carlton) Whitney:
viii. Hiram7 Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1825, Phillips, ME;[12] d. 2 Oct 1825, Phillips, ME.[13] ix. Nancy Perse Whitney (or Pierce or Peace), b. 14 Apr 1826, Phillips, ME;[14] d. 11 Feb 1912, Sycamore, IL; m. Mar 1847, Dearborn, IN, George Merritt Kinyon; resided Sycamore, IL. x. Philemon Whitney, b. 21 Sep 1828, Phillips, ME;[15] d. 26 Nov 1828, Phillips, ME.[16] xi. Hiram Elias Whitney, b. 12 Apr 1832, Phillips, ME;[17] m. (1) Catherine Harshey; m. (2) Mary E. Dow; m. (3) Mary -----. xii. Philena Whitney, b. 1835, Phillips, ME; d. 1851. xiii. George Washington Whitney, b. 8 Dec 1837, Phillips, ME;[18] m. Minnie M. Hartley.
Census
- 1810, Curvo, Somerset Co., ME: William Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 2 females over 45, and 2 females 0-9.
- 1820, Phillips, Somerset Co., ME: William Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 10-15, and 4 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, Phillips, Somerset Co., ME: William Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 females 20-29, 2 females 15-19, 1 female 0-4.
- 1840: not found.
- 1850, Pampas, DeKalb Co., IL:
67 72 William Whitney 67 M - Black Smith $900 Me. Nancy J. " 44 F - " Hiram " 19 M - Farmer " Attended school George " 12 M - " Attended school Philena " 15 F - " Attended school
70 73 Enoch Staple 38 M - Farmer $300 Me. Almira Staple 36 F - " Isaac S. Whitney 15 M - " Attended school 74 George Staple 80 M - N.H. Phebe Stapel 74 F - "
1111 117 Hiram Whitney 27 M - Reaper Agent 100 Maine Mary Do 22 F - Housekeeper N.Y. Effie G. Do 7 F - Ill. William Do 77 M - Blind 1000 --- Maine Blind Nancy J. Do 56 F - Housekeeper Do George W. Whitney 22 M - Farm Laborer Maine
198 206 George Whitney 30 M W Farmer $800 -- Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Nancy J. 63 F W Keeping house Maine McKenney, Artemas 27 M W Farmer $300 -- N. York Male citizen over 21 -----, Nesta 22 M W Illinois -----, Adda R. 1 F W Illinois
George KYNION 53 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Nancy KYNION 44 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME John KYNION 24 Son M M W IL Farm Laborer NY ME Vestie ATKISON 24 SDau F M W IN At Home ME IN Artimus ATKISON 4 GSon M S W KS At Home NY IN Nancy J. WHITNEY 70 SMot F W W ME No Occupation ME ME
Nancy Whitney was not the step-mother, but the mother-in-law, of George Kynion.
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), p. 232.
- Whitney, Kenneth L., The Ancestors and Descendants of Ebenezer Whitney and Dorcas Drury Parlin (Silver Spring, MD: The author, 2003).
1.^ "William [Whitney], s. Micah and Hannah, [born] May 3, 1783," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897). Also, "3 May 1789 William [Whitney] [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
2.^ "25 Jan 1789 Sarah [Whitney] [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
3.^ "20 Aug 1815 Sarah [Whitney] [died]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
4.^ "31 Jan 1806 Kathy, d. William Whitney and Sarah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
5.^ "14 Jun 1808 Happy, d. William Whitney and Sarah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
6.^ "Happy Whitney, m. David Quimby, 19 Feb 1829," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
7.^ "8 Jul 1810 William, s. William Whitney and Sarah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
8.^ "5 Mar 1812 Hulday, d. William Whitney and Sarah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
9.^ "Huldah Whitney, m. Abel Chandler, 22 Mar 1841," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
10.^ "13 Nov 1813 Elenna, d. William Whitney and Sarah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
11.^ "4 Aug 1815 Hannah, d. William Whitney and Sarah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
12.^ "12 Sep 1825 Hiram, s. William Whitney and Sarah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
13.^ "2 Oct 1825 Hiram, s. William Whitney and Sarah [died]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
14.^ "4 Apr 1826 Nancy Pierce, d. William Whitney and Sarah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
15.^ "26 Nov 1828 Philemon, s. William Whitney and Sarah [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
16.^ "21 Sep 1828 Philemon, s. William Whitney and Sarah [died]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
17.^ "12 Apr 1832 Hiram, s. William Whitney and Nancy [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
18.^ "8 Dec 1837 George, s. William Whitney and Nancy [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
Copyright © 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, Robert L. Ward, Kenneth L. Whitney, and the Whitney Research Group.
- Missing from 1840 Census
- Illinois
- DeKalb County, Illinois
- Cortland, DeKalb County, Illinois
- Pampas, DeKalb County, Illinois
- Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
- Iowa
- Benton County, Iowa
- Shellsburg, Benton County, Iowa
- Kansas
- Marshall County, Kansas
- Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas
- Maine
- Cumberland County, Maine
- Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine
- Franklin County, Maine
- Phillips, Franklin County, Maine