Family:Whitney, James (1764-1822)

James⁶ Whitney (Ezra⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Ezra⁵ and Mercy (Morse) Whitney, was born 15 Dec 1764, Mendon, MA,^[1] and died 1822, Craftsbury, VT.

He married firstly, 18 Oct 1787, Douglas, MA, Ruth Knapp,^[2] daughter of Job and Ruth (Reed) Knapp. She was born about 1766, Douglas, MA,^[3] and died 25 May 1793, Douglas, MA, aged 27 years.^[4]

Marriage intentions were published 27 Oct 1793, Douglas, MA, for him and Mary Robinson "of Dudley".^[5] He "of Douglas" married secondly, 24 Nov 1793, Dudley, MA, Mary Robinson,^[6] of Oxford, MA, daughter of Silas and Susannah (Moore) Robinson. She was born 8 Oct 1771, Dudley, MA, and died 18 Jan 1805, Woodstock, CT.

He married thirdly, 24 Feb 1805, Woodstock, CT, "Mrs." Clarissa Gould, daughter of Bezaleel and Bathsheba (Robinson) Gould. She was born 31 Oct 1783, Douglas, MA; died 13 Oct 1852, Craftsbury, VT, aged 69 years.

He resided East Woodstock, CT, Oxford, MA, and Craftsbury, VT.

Children of James⁶ and Ruth (Knapp) Whitney:

i.	Job7 Whitney, b. 29 Sep 1788; m. Abigail Buckman.
ii.	Ezra Whitney, b. Jan 1790; m. Lucy Waters.

Children of James⁶ and Mary (Robinson) Whitney:

iii.	Mercy7 Whitney, b. ca. 1794, CT; d. 31 Jan 1869, Woodstock, CT, aged 72 years; m.(1) 4 Jan 1835, Woodstock, CT, Perley Lyon; m.(2) 26/27 Dec 1842, Woodstock, CT, Asa Buckbee, of Woodstock, CT; s. p.
iv.	Newell Whitney, b. 1796; m.(1) Anna Leonard; m.(2) Clarissa Clark; m.(3) Lucretia F. (Massey) Tillotson.
v.	Henrietta Whitney, b. 17 May 1797; m. 19 Feb 1823, Uxbridge, MA, Ephraim Baylies,[7] of Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
vi.	James Whitney, b. 6 Mar 1800; m.(1) Prudence Allard; m.(2) Lavina Lee.
vii.	Mary Whitney, b. 3 Dec 1801; m. 4 Feb 1827, Josiah Allen; resided Craftsbury, VT; a son Job; resided Craftsbury.
viii.	Micah Whitney, b. 20 Oct 1803; m.(1) Diantha Walker; m.(2) Elizabeth Chandler.

Children of James⁶ and Clarissa (Gould) Whitney:

ix.	Schuyler Whitney, b. 9 Sep 1806; m. Sally Linchfield.
x.	Bezaleel Whitney, b. 16 Apr 1808, QC, VT, or CT; d. 30 Apr 1876; m. Abigail Collins.
xi.	Ruth K. Whitney, b. 12 Oct 1809; m. 24 Apr 1838, Uxbridge, MA, Alanson Howard "of New York";[8] b. 1803; d. 28 Sep 1849; and m. at East Woodstock, Connecticut, 26 Nov 1863, George Towne. He was b. 18 Feb 1795; d. 30 Sep 1879. She resided 9 Henshaw Street, Worcester, MA. Ch.: Josephine E., b. 30 Mar 1839; resided Thompson, CT; Charles A., b. 8 May 1840; resided Wilsonville, CT; Timothy F., b. 28 Jul 1843; resided Worcester, MA; Sarah C., b. 25 Jan 1849; d. 9 May 1872.
xii.	Elizabeth Whitney, b. 12 Oct 1809; d. young.
xiii.	William G. Whitney, b. 12 May 1811, CT; m.(1) Marita Draper; m.(2) 15 Apr 1844, Uxbridge, MA, Martha Williams[9]; d. s. p.
xiv.	Daniel Whitney, b. 2 Oct 1812; m. Ruth Watson.
xv.	Samuel B. Whitney, b. 17 Sep 1814, CT; m.(1) 1842, Sophia Walker; m.(2) -- --- 1849, Woodstock, CT, Martha (Draper) Potter, who had m. 26 Mar 1837, Sutton, MA, George C. Potter (1814-1845). She was probably the Martha Draper, daughter of Frost and Mary (Thayer) Draper, b. 19 Apr 1816, Oxford, MA, bapt. 16 Jul 1819, Uxbridge, MA, and d. 3 Jan 1890.
xvi.	Clarissa Whitney, b. 29 Apr 1816; d. 1837, unmarried
xvii.	Betsey H. Whitney, b. 29 Mar 1818; m.(1) 1839, Ziba Harriman, of Greensboro, VT; m.(2) 1869 Burrill Hoyt.
xviii.	Pliny C. Whitney, b. 30 Jul 1819, VT; d. 15 Jul 1895, Holyoke, MA, aged 76 years, of syncope; m. Nancy Lincoln.
xix.	Otis Whitney, b. 19 Apr 1821; m.(1) Joanna W. Howard; m.(2) Medosa Albee.
xx.	Fiddia Whitney, b. 11 Mar 1823; d. 21 Mar 1824.

Census

• 1790, Douglas, Worcester Co., MA: James Whitney, 1 males over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 1 females.
• 1800: not found.
• 1810, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT: James "Witney", 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 2 females 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1820, Craftsbury, Orleans Co., VT: Whitney, James, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-17, 1 male 10-15, 4 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 3 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1840, Craftsbury, Orleans Co., VT: Bezaleel Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.

This was his son Bezaleel.

• 1850, Craftsbury, Orleans Co., VT:

394 394 Newell Whitney 54 M - Farmer $1800 Ct. Albert N. 20 M - Vt. James 18 M - " " Attended school Clarissa 55 F - N.H. Susan Batchelder 12 F - Vt. Attended school

This seems to be his widow Clarissa, living with her stepson Newell.

• 1850, Craftsbury, Orleans Co., VT:

462 462 Bezaleel Whitney 42 M - Carpenter $900 C.E. Abigail 42 F - Canada Ruth 12 F - Vt. Attended school

This was his son Bezaleel.

• 1850, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT:

237 268 William G. Whitney 39 M - Farmer $2000 Conn. Martha " 48 F - Mass. Abby M. " 8 F - " Attended school George P. " 6 M - " Attended school Francis Hawkins 22 M - Laborer Ireland

This was his son William.

• 1850, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT:

318 364 Samuel B. Whitney 36 M - Carpenter Conn. Martha " 33 F - Mass. Mary " 4 F - Canada East Attended school Pliny " 3 M - Canada East ----- " 1 day F - Conn. Mary E. Potter 12 F - R.I. Attended school

This was his son Samuel.

• 1850, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT:

352 404 Caleb May 27 M - Merchant N.Y. Harriet " 24 F - Mass. 405 Pliny C. Whitney 31 M - Merchant Vermont Nancy A. " 20 F - " Dewitt C. Tarble 22 M - Laborer N.Y.

This was his son Pliny.

• 1860, Brookfield, Orange Co., VT:

1189 1268 Sewall Blanchard 60 M - Farmer $1500 $900 Vermont Phila " 56 F - " Phila " 36 F - " Bezaleel Whiting 52 M - Carpenter " Abagail " 53 F - Canada Abram Benjamin 23 M - "

This was his son Bezaleel.

• 1860, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT:

1166 428 Wm. G. Whitney 49 M - Miller $3000 $500 Conn. Martha Whitney 58 F - Mass. Abby M. Whitney 18 F - Do George C. Whitney 16 M - Farmer Do Attended school

This was his son William.

• 1860, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT:

1298 566 Plinny C. Whitney 41 M - Merchant $1000 Vt. Nancy A. Whitney 29 F - Do Lizzie L. Whitney 9 F - Conn. Attended school

This was his son Pliny.

• 1860, Stockton, Chautauqua Co., NY:

2395 2361 Samuel B. Whitney 48 M - Carpenter $150 $200 Ct. Martha " 43 F - Housekeeper Mass. Plinny " 13 M - Canada Attended school Susan " 10 F - Ct. Attended school Clara " 8 F - Ct. Attended school Ellen " 6 F - N. York Attended school Jennie " 1 F - "

• 1870, Braintree, Orange Co., VT, p. 16:

128 127 Whitney, Bezeleel 62 M W Farmer $1100 $1055 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Abigail 62 F W Keeping House Vermont Williams, Bezeleel 12 M W At School " Attended school

This was his son Bezaleel. Bezaleel Williams was the latter's grandson, son of C. W. and Ruth (Whitney) Williams. See 1860 Census of Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT.

• 1870, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT:

532 602 Whitney, Wm. G. 59 M W Farmer $3000 $863 Conn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Martha 68 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, Geo. C. 25 M W Farm Laborer $300 Rhode Island Male citizen over 21 Clarke, Delpha 52 F W Domestic Servant $300 Mass.

This was his son William.

• 1870, Ovid, Seneca Co., NY:

429 263 Whitney, Samuel B. 55 M W Carpenter & joiner $450 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Martha 42 F W Keeps house Massachusetts Whitney, Clara 18 F W Connecticut -----, Jennie 11 F W Attending School New York Attended school -----, Susan 21 F W Connecticut

• 1870, Woodstock, Windham Co.:

276 317 Whitney, Pliny C. 50 M W Provision Dealer $5000 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Nancy 39 F W Keeping House Vermont -----, Lizzie L. 18 F W At home Conn. -----, Florence A. 4 F W At home Conn.

This was his son Pliny.

• 1880, son William not found.
• 1880, Dunkirk Ward 4, Chautauqua Co., MA:

Samuel WHITNEY 65 Self M M W CT Farmer CT CT Martha WHITNEY 62 Wife F M W MA Keeps House MA MA Jennie WHITNEY 21 Dau F S W NY CT MA

• 1880, South Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA:

James O. WALKER 28 Self M M W MA Dyer In Cotton Mill SCOT SCOT Lizzie L. WALKER 28 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT VT Pliney C. WHITNEY 61 FatL M M W VT Works In Cotton Mill VT VT

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. 203.

1.^  "James [Whitney], s. of Ezra and Marcy, [born] Dec. 15, 1764," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Mendon, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1920).

2.^  "James [Whitney] and Ruth Knap, [married] Oct. 18, 1787," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Douglas, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1906).

3.^  "Ruth [Whitney], w. James, [born] (1766) G.S.3," according to Douglas Vital Records.

4.^  "Ruth [Whitney], w. James, [died] May 25, 1793, a. 27. G.S.3," according to Douglas Vital Records.

5.^  "James [Whitney] and Mary Robbinson of Dudley, int. Oct. 27, 1793," according to Douglas Vital Records.

6.^  "James [Whitney] of Douglas and Mary Robinson, [married] Nov. 24, 1793," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Dudley, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1908).

7.^  "Henrietta [Whitney] and Ephraim Baylies, [married] Feb. 19, 1823," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1916).

8.^  "Ruth K. [Whitney] and Alanson Howard of New York City, [married] Apr. 24, 1838," according to Uxbridge Vital Records.

9.^  "William G. [Whitney] of Woodstock, Conn., s. James and Mary, a. 32 y., and Martha Williams, d. Chester, a. 42 y., [married] Apr. 15, 1844," according to Uxbridge Vital Records.

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