Family:Whitney, David (1762-1837)
David5 Whitney (David4, David3, Joshua2, John1), son of David4 and Mary (Gunn) Whitney,[1] was born 22 Nov 1762, New Haven, CT,[2] and died Nov 1837, Ulster County, NY.[3]
He married firstly, date and place unknown, ----- -----,[4] parentage unknown. She was born between 1755 and 1765,[5] and died after 1810, before 1829, probably in New Paltz, NY.[6]
He married secondly, 25 May 1829, New Paltz, NY, Mary Halstead,[7], parentage unknown. She was born 7 Jul 1776,[8] and died 25 Jan 1868.[9]
He is listed on the 1835 Pension Roll of New York:[10]
County: Ulster Co. Name: David Whitney Rank: Private Annual Allowance: 44.21 Sums Received: 110.52 Description of service: New York militia When placed on the pension roll: July 25, 1833 Commencement of pension: March 4, 1831 Age: 70 Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks.: -
- "David, NY Line, Mary, W6489, BLW #12572-160-55, sol appl 11 Sep 1832 in Ulster Co NY aged 69 a res of New Paltz NY, sol was b 22 Nov 1762 at East Haven CT & he lived at New Paltz NY when he enl & had lived there since the Rev except for 8 yrs he lived at Geneva in Ontario Co NY, sol m Mary Halstead on the 25 May 1829 & sol d in Nov 1837 & his wid appl 27 Nov 1856 at Lloyd in Ulster Co NY aged 82 & she appl there for BLW on 10 Apr 1855 & a Lyman Halstead & John H. Drake were her witnesses in 1855."[11]
Apparent children of David5 and ----- (-----) Whitney:[12]
i. (daughter)6 Whitney, b. say 1783, New Paltz, NY; no further record. ii. (son) Whitney, b. say 1786, New Paltz, NY; no further record.
David5 and Mary (Halstead) Whitney apparently had no children.
Census
- 1790, New Paltz, Ulster Co., NY: "Daniel" Whitney, 5 males over 16, 1 males 0-15, and 7 females. It is often difficult to distinguish "David" from "Daniel" in handwritten records. If this record is that of a David Whitney, this could be the father, since the family is so large.
- 1800, New Paltz, Ulster Co., NY: David Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 10-15.
- 1810, New Paltz, Ulster Co., NY: David Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
- 1820, New York, Ontario County, three David Whitneys found, none in Geneva, not clear which is this man
- 1830, New Paltz, Ulster Co., NY: David Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 5-9.
- 1840: not found.
- 1850, Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY:
698 728 Elisabeth Calhoun 13 F - New York Mary Whitney 79 F - $400 " Smith Holster 21 M - None "
58 Framed $200 65 Mary Whitney 78 F - - Ulster - 1 70 - - - - - - - -
- (perhaps) 1860, Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY:
1011 1033 Lyman Halstead 45 M - Inn Keeper $4500 $800 New York Sarah " 44 F - " Sarah " 23 F - " Leonard " 10 M - " Attended school Lyman H. " 23 M - Town Clerk " Maria Whitney 78 F - " Sarah J. DuBois 21 F - Domestic "
References
1.^ His parentage is established by the fact that his brother Roswell's pension application mentions his brothers Jacob and David. That, together with his age, establishes his identity.
2.^ "David [Whitney], s. David, b. 22 Nov 1762," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, New Haven 2:72.
3.^ Virgil D. White, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, Vol. III (Waynesboro, Tennessee: The National Historical Publishing Company, 1992).
4.^ Her existence is deduced from the census records of 1800 and 1810.
5.^ Her birth year range is deduced from the census records of 1800 and 1810.
6.^ That she appears in the 1810 census establishes the first date, and his second marriage establishes the second.
8.^ L. D. S. International Genealogical Index.
9.^ Ibid.
10.^ United States Senate, Report from the Secretary of War, in Obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of the 5th and 30th of June, 1834, and the 3d of March, 1835, In Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States. [New York Section] (Washington, DC: Duff Green, 1835).
11.^ White, op. cit.
12.^ Their sexes and ages are deduced from the 1800 and 1810 censuses.
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