Family:Whitney, Jesse (1780-1853)

Jesse⁶ Whitney (Hezekiah⁵, Hezekiah⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of Hezekiah⁵ and Sarah (Taylor) Whitney, was born 10 Jan 1780, and died 25 Jun 1853, Wolcott, VT, and was buried in the garden near his house.

He married firstly, 8 Jul 1801, Hardwick, VT, Eliza Vance,^[1] daughter of John and Anna (Hoag) Vance. She was born 4 Jan 1780, and died 20 Sep 1830, Wolcott, VT, and was buried in their garden.

He married secondly, 10 or 11 Jan 1832, Wolcott, VT, Hephzibah Smith,^[2] daughter of Samuel and Jane (Kelly) Smith. She was born 27 Feb 1799, Stratford, VT, and died after 1880.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a farmer and, for many years, an inn-keeper in Wolcott, Vt. where he often served the public as collector, justice of the peace, selectman, town-clerk, and postmaster, and was representative in 1831."

Children of Jesse⁶ and Eliza (Vance) Whitney:

i.	Mary7 Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1802, Wolcott, VT; d. 13 Jul 1803, Wolcott, VT; buried Wolcott, VT.
ii.	Sally Whitney, b. 15 Mar 1803, Wolcott, VT; m. 26 Jun 1823, Hyde Park, VT, Horatio Nelson Lathrop.[3]
iii.	Freeman Whitney, b. 10 Jan 1812, Wolcott, VT; m.(1) Nancy Evans Watson; m.(2) Betsey Robert (Smith) Nutter.

Children of Jesse⁶ and Hephzibah (Smith) Whitney:

iv.	Jesse Madison7 Whitney, b. 16 Feb 1834, Wolcott, VT; d. 17 Aug 1854, Wolcott, VT; unmarried; buried in his father's garden, Wolcott, VT.
v.	Harriet Eliza Whitney, b. 16 Jan 1836, Wolcott, VT; m. Josiah Newell7 Whitney, her cousin.
vi.	Mary Jane Whitney, b. 8 Jul 1839, Wolcott, VT; d. after 1880; m.(1) 8 or 9 Mar 1859, Hardwick, VT, Thaddeus Orlando Graves, son of Thaddeus and Lucy (-----) Graves;[4] m.(2) 25 Jan 1865, Morrisville, VT, Henry Danvers Gilman. She was divorced from him, at the December term of the Lamoille County Court, in 1871; had her maiden name restored; and was living at Wolcott, without children, in 1874.

Census

• 1800: not found.
• 1810, Wolcott, Orleans Co., VT: Jesse Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Wolcott, Orleans Co., VT: Whitney, Jesse, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 10-15; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Wolcott, Orleans Co., VT: Jesse Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 2 males 15-19, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 15-19.
• 1840, Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT: Jesse Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 30-39, 2 males 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT:

12 12 Jesse Whitney 70 M - Farmer $2500 Ct. Zilphina " 51 F - Vt. Jesse M. " 16 M - Farmer " Attended school Harriet E. " 14 F - " Attended school Mary D. " 10 F - " Attended school Harriet W. Smith 25 F - "

• 1860, Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT:

150 150 Hepsibah Whitney 61 F - Domestic $200 Vermont Mary J. Whitney 21 F - Domestic "

• 1870, Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT:

29 29 Whitney, Hephsebah 71 F W Keeping House $5000 $1440 Vermont -----, Joseph N. 43 M W Farmer " Male citizen over 21 -----, Hariet E. 33 F W Keeping House " Gillman, Mary J. 30 F W Domestic Servant " Clark, Charles M. 16 M W Farm Laborer "

• 1880, Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT:

Newell WHITNEY 52 Self M M W VT Farmer VT VT Eliza H. WHITNEY 43 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT VT Hepseybeth WHITNEY 81 Oth F S W VT VT VT Mary J. WHITNEY 40 Oth F S W VT Teacher VT VT Nancy PIKE 83 Oth F M W VT VT VT Maud AUSTIN 4 Oth F S W VT VT VT James G. AUSTIN 1 Oth M S W VT VT VT Fred LEBARSON 15 Oth M S W VT Laborer VT VT

• 1900, Bayard town, Highland Township, Guthrie Co., IA:

273 275 Barnes, John F. Head W M Mar 1818 82 wid New York New York New York Retired, Owns free farm -----, Thomas Son W M Nov 1844 55 sgl Wisconsin New York England Farmer -----, Mamie GDau W F Jan 1886 14 sgl Iowa Illinois Wisconsin At school Whitney, Mary J. Srvt W F Dec 1839 60 div 3ch 2liv Vermont Vermont Vermont Servant

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), pp. 126-127 and pp. 355-356.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

3.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

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