Family:Whitney, John Merrick (1792-1867)

John Merrick's Locations

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John Merrick⁶ Whitney (James Rex⁵, Caleb⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), born Franklin, Georgia, 4 Jun 1792; married 19 Oct 1818, Clarissa Montgomery, born 21 Apr 1798; died 9 Jun 1871. He died 18 Nov 1867; resided Fayette, Mississippi.

Children of John Merrick⁶ and Clarissa (Montgomery) Whitney:

i.	Alexander M.7 Whitney, born 19 Jan 1817; married and resided in Louisiana; was clergyman in the M. E. Church.
ii.	William H. Whitney, born 15 Aug 1818; died Augusta, Kentucky, 14 Nov 1835.
iii.	John S. Whitney, born 19 Apr 1820; married Malissa A. Coleman.
iv.	Catherine L. Whitney, born 23 Jun 1823; died Fay., 21 May 1824.
v.	Emily Whitney, born 13 May 1825; married 16 Oct 1845, Rev. Horace M. Booth, born 23 Oct 1815; 5 ch.; resided Rockport, Texas.
vi.	Samuel F. Whitney, born 19 Aug 1827; married Mattie Emanuel.
vii.	Charles W. Whitney, born 15 Oct 1829; married Sarah C. F. Darden.
viii.	Catherine L. Whitney, born 12 Dec 1831; died 22 Jan 1923.
ix.	James J. Whitney, born 11 Jan 1834; married Josephine Darden.
x.	William H. Whitney, born 19 Apr 1836; died 28 Jul 1841, at F.
xi.	Prosper K. Whitney, born 23 Sep 1838; married Helen S. McCaleb
xii.	May Elizabeth Whitney, born 31 May 1841; died Holly Springs, 12 Jan 1857.

Census

• 1820, Natches, Adams Co., MS: John M. Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-17, 3 males 0-9, 2 females 16-25, 1 male free black over 45, and 2 male free blacks 14-25.

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), pp. 216-217.

• Suplemented by tombstone informtion from Fayette, MS.

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