Family:Whitney, Orla H. (1809-1859)

Orla H.⁷ Whitney (Matthias⁶, Cornelius⁵, Matthias⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), son of Matthias⁶ and Betsey (Barnes) Whitney, was born 2 Aug 1809, Washington Co., NY, and died 5 Sep 1859, Mexico, NY, aged 50 of consumption^[1].

He married, 7 Nov 1827, or 10 Jan 1837, Mary A. Webb, daughter of Loring and Judith (Pratt) Webb. She was born 30 Jun 1810, Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY, and died 11 Dec 1899, Cortland, NY.

He was county judge of Oswego County, NY; resided Mexico.

Apparently Orla H.⁷ and Mary A. (Webb) Whitney had no children.

Notes

Mary Webb was a descendant of Mayflower pilgrim Gov. William Bradford as follows:

1. Gov. William Bradford, m.(2) Alice (Carpenter) Southworth
2. Maj. William Bradford, m.(1) Alice Richards
3. Hannah Bradford, m. Joshua Ripley
4. Hannah Ripley, m. Samuel Webb
5. Ebenezer Webb, m. Ruth Crane
6. Darius Webb, m. Deborah Palmer
7. Loring Webb, m. Judith Pratt
8. Mary Webb, m. Orla H. Whitney

Census

• 1830: not found.
• 1840, Mexico, Oswego Co., NY: Orley H. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 15-19; 1 engaged in learned professions.
• 1850, Mexico, Oswego Co., NY:

1354 1374 Orla H. Whitney 40 M - Lawyer $4200 [N.Y.] Mary 39 F - [N.Y.] Lyman Matteson 14 M - [N.Y.] Attended school

• 1855 State, Mexico, Oswego Co., NY:

531 Frame $2000 567 Orla H. Whitny 45 M - - Washington 1 - 42 Lawyer & Banker 1 - - - - 1 - Mary Whitny 43 F - Wife Oneida 1 - 29 - - - - - - - - Adalaid E. Webb 7 F - AChd Oswego - - 7 - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Mexico, Oswego Co., NY:

801 810 Henry Webb 54 M - Gent. $9000 $7000 N.Y. Charity " 53 F - do Frank " 13 M - do Sarah Johnson 7 F - do Mary Whitney 46 F - do Frank Carpenter 24 M - Painter N.Y.

• 1865 State, Cortlandville, Cortland Co., NY:

241 Frame $2500 269 Morgan S. Webb 55 M - ---- Oneida - 1 1 - - -- 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - Hellen M. Webb 47 F - Wife Cortland 4 1 1 - - Mary G. Webb 21 F - Chld Cortland - - - - 1 Lewis B. Webb 24 M - Chld New York - - - - 1 Clerk - - - - - - - 1 - - - Kate S. Webb 16 F - Chld Cortland - - - - 1 Annie S. Webb 12 F - Chld Cortland - - - - - Mary A. Whitney 50 F - Sist Oneida - 1 - 1 - Mary Callihan 18 F - Help Ireland - - - - 1

• 1870, widow Mary not found.
• 1875 State, Cortland, Cortland Co., NY:

9 Frame $12000 13 Morgan L. Webb 70 M - ---- Oneida Co. m Banker - 1 - - 1 - Helen M. Webb 58 F - Wife Cortland Co. m - Annie S. Webb 21 F - Dau " s - Henry Shankland 34 M - SiL " m Lawyer - 1 - - - - Mary G. Shankland 32 F - Wife " m - Mary Whitney 63 F - SiL Oneida Co. w - Mary McAvoy 28 F - Dom Tompkins Co. s House maid

• 1880, Cortlandville, Cortland Co., NY:

Morgan L. WEBB 75 Self M M W NY Banker CT MA Helen M. WEBB 63 Wife F M W NY Keeping House MA MA Kate L. JOHNSON 30 Dau F M W NY At Home NY NY Anna S. WEBB 26 Dau F S W NY At Home NY NY Mary WHITNEY 69 Sis F W W NY At Home CT MA Nellie DALY 40 Othe F S W IRE Domestic Servant IRE IRE Emma JOHNSON 13 Othe F S W NY Domestic Servant NY NY Bessie JOHNSON 2 GDau F S W NY At Home NY NY Lewis JOHNSON 2M GSon M S W NY NY NY

• 1892 State, Cortlandville, Cortland Co., NY:

Fred B. Nourse M 34 - U.S. C. Jeweler Isabelle R. Nourse F 31 - U.S. C. T. Carl Brojden M 27 - U.S. C. Clerk Edward D. Webb M 74 - U.S. C. Emily L. Webb F 68 - U.S. C. Mary Whitney F 82 - U.S. C.

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. 391.
• Census records

1.^  1860 Mortality Schedule.

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