Family:Whitney, Matthias (1757-1851)

Matthias⁵ Whitney ([prob.] Joshua⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), probably son of Joshua⁴ and [?Joanna?] (-----) Whitney, was born 19 Apr 1757, Hancock, MA, and died 7 Oct 1851. He was buried in Otis Cemetery, Fort Ann, NY.^[1]

He married firstly, about 1782-3, Dorcas Vaughan, daughter of David and Mary (Wightman) Vaughan. She was born 1762, and died 12 Apr 1793, Hancock, MA, aged 31 years.^[2]

He married secondly, 1793, Olive Doty, daughter of Silas and Susannah (Bump) Doty. She was born 12 Jul 1761, Amenia, Dutchess County, NY, and died 26 Jan 1844. She was buried in Otis Cemetery, Fort Ann, NY.^[3]

Resided Hancock, MA, Granville and Fort Ann, NY.

Children of Matthias⁵ and Dorcas (Vaughan) Whitney:

i.	Willard6 Whitney, b. 25 Jan 1784, Hancock, MA.[4]
ii.	Sylvester Whitney, b. 14 Aug 1785, Hancock, MA;[5] m. Laura Yale.
iii.	Sarah Whitney, b. 24 Jun 1787, Hancock, MA;[6] d. 1862; bur. Pompey Hill Cemetery, Pompey, NY;[7] m. ca. 1808, Clark Berry.
iv.	Mary Whitney, b. 24 Oct 1788, Hancock, MA;[8] d. 17 Aug 1882; bur Maple Grove Cemetery, Clifton, NY;[9] m. ca. 1809, Ashbel A. Hosmer; resided Clifton, NY.
v.	Lucy Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1791, Hancock, MA;[10] d. 10 Feb 1855, Hartford, NY; bur. Old Hartford Cemetery, Hartford, NY;[11] m. ca. 1812, David Brayton.
vi.	John Whitney, b. 7 Mar 1793, Hancock, MA;[12] m. Christina Stafford.

Children of Matthias⁵ and Olive (Doty) Whitney:

vii.	Matthias Whitney, b. 30 Oct 1794, Hancock, MA;[13] m. Rebecca B. Otis.
viii.	Silas D. Whitney, b. 5 Apr 1798, Hancock, MA;[14] m. Elizabeth A. Smith.
ix.	Susanna Whitney, b. 23 Oct 1800, Hancock, MA;[15] d. 22 Feb 1887, Spring Branch, Delaware Co., IA; m. ca. 1821, Granville, NY, Jonas Brayton, b. 10 Mar 1799, Hartford, NY, d. 1862.
x.	Laura Whitney, b. 24 Apr 1803, Hancock, MA.

Census

• 1790, Hancock, Berkshire Co., MA: Matthias Whitney, 1 male over 16, 3 males 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800, Granville, Washington Co., NY: Matthias Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1810, Fort Ann, Washington Co., NY: Matthias Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 3 females 16-25, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Fort Ann, Washington Co., NY: Matthias Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 18-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 16-25; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Fort Ann, Washington Co., NY: Matthias Whitney, 1 male 70-79, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 60-69, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 10-14.
• 1840, Fort Ann, Washington Co., NY: Mathias Whitney, 1 male 80-89 and 1 female 70-79.
• 1850, Fort Ann, Washington Co., NY:

91 91 Matthias Whitney Jr. 55 M - Farmer $3500 Mass. Rebecca " 30 F - N. York James Jones 14 M - " Matthias Whitney 93 M - Do Conn.

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. 113-114.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #170770606, Matthias Whitney.

2.^  "Dorcass [Whitney], w. Mathias, [died] 12 Apr 1793 in 31st year," according to Holbrook, Jay Mack, Massachusetts Vital Records, Hancock (Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford, MA, 1987).

3.^  Find A Grave Memorial #74029779, Olive Doty Whitney.

4.^  "Willard [Whitney], s. of Mathias and Dorcas, b. 25 Jan 1784," according to Hancock Vital Records.

5.^  "Sylvester [Whitney], s. of Mathias and Dorcas, b. 14 Aug 1785," according to Hancock Vital Records.

6.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. of Mathias and Dorcas, b. 24 Jun 1787," according to Hancock Vital Records.

7.^  Find A Grave Memorial #71262563, Sarah W. Berry.

8.^  "Mary [Whitney], d. of Mathias and Dorcas, b. 24 Oct 1788," according to Hancock Vital Records.

9.^  Find A Grave Memorial #75789711, Mary Whitney Hosmer.

10.^  "Lucy [Whitney], d. of Mathias and Dorcas, b. 25 Feb 1791," according to Hancock Vital Records.

11.^  Find A Grave Memorial #43382271, Lucy Whitney Brayton.

12.^  "John [Whitney], s. of Mathias and Dorcas, b. 7 Mar 1793," according to Hancock Vital Records.

13.^  "Mathias [Whitney], s. of Mathias and Olive, b. 30 Oct 1794," according to Hancock Vital Records.

14.^  "Silas [Whitney], s. of Mathias and Olive, b. 5 Apr 1798," according to Hancock Vital Records.

15.^  "Susanna [Whitney], d. of Mathias and Olive, b. 23 Oct 1800," according to Hancock Vital Records.

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