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, and died 1822, Craftsbury, VT.

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

He married secondly, 24 Nov 1793, Dudley, MA, Mary Robinson, 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.	Newell Whitney, b. 1796; m. Anna Leonard, Clarissa Clark and L. Tillotson.
iv.	Henrietta Whitney, b. 17 May 1797; m. 19 Feb 1823, Ephraim Baylies, of Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
v.	Mercy Whitney, b. -----; m. Perley Lyon and Asa Buckbee, of Woodstock, CT, s. p.
vi.	James Whitney, b. 6 Mar 1800; m. Prudence Allard and 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. Diantha Walker and 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; m. Abigail Collins.
xi.	Ruth H. Whitney, b. 12 Oct 1809; m. 24 Apr 1838, Alanson Howard, in Uxbridge, MA; 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; m. Marita Draper. He d. s. p. 15 Apr 1844.
xiv.	Daniel. Whitney, b. 2 Oct 1812; m. Ruth Watson.
xv.	Samuel B. Whitney, b. 17 Sep 1814; ma. 1842, Sophia Walker and 1849, Martha Draper.
xvi.	Clarissa Whitney, b. 29 Apr 1816; d. 1837, unmarried
xvii.	Betsey H. Whitney, b. 29 Mar 1818; m. 1839, Ziba Harriman, of Greensboro, VT, and 1869 Burrill Hoyt.
xviii.	Pliny C. Whitney, b. 30 Jul 1819; m. Nancy Lincoln.
xix.	Otis Whitney, b. 19 Apr 1821; m. Joanna W. Howard and 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 males 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.

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.

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