Family:Whitney, Orlando (1792-1872)
Orlando7 Whitney (Jonathan6, David5, Jonathan4, Jonathan3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Jonathan6 and Lucy (Washburn) Whitney, was born 22 Mar 1792, Conway, MA,[1] and died 27 Jan 1872, Comanche County, TX.
He married firstly, about 1822, Phebe Crossman, parentage unknown. She was born about 1803, and died 13 Jun 1838, Conway, MA, aged 35 years, of fever.[2]
In 1830, Orlando and his family are almost certainly recorded with his father, Jonathan, in Conway, Franklin Co., MA. The family consisted of 1 male 60-70 (father Jonathan Whitney), 1 female 60-70 (mother Lucy), 1 male 30-40 (Orlando), 1 female 20-30 (Phebe), 1 male 5-10 (Alfred), 1 male under 5 (Andrew), and 1 female under 5 (Amelia).
He married secondly, 9 Dec 1838, Conway, MA, Caroline Stewart.[3] She was born about 1808 and died 28 Jun 1840, Conway, MA, aged 32 years.[4]
He married thirdly, between 1840 and 1850, Prudence -----, parentage unknown. She was born about 1792, and died between 1850 and 1857.
He married fourthly, 12 Jun 1857, Comanche County, TX, Hannah Niel, parentage unknown. She was born about 1811, MO, and died after 1860.
He was a farmer. He went to Texas.
It is supposed that a school teacher by the name of Whitney, who, with her school, was attacked by Indians in Western Texas a number of years ago, and who lost her life in successfully defending her pupils, was a daughter of Orlando, but could get no positive proof.
Children of Orlando7 and Phebe (Crossman) Whitney:
i. Alfred8 Whitney, b. 27 Sep 1823, Conway, MA;[5] m. Nancy Hackett. ii. Andrew Jackson Whitney, b. 12 Aug 1826, Conway, MA;[6] m. before 1850, Alzina -----, b. about 1833, NY. He was a farmer. Not found in 1860. iii. Amilia Ann Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1828, Conway, MA;[7] "Ann" d. 9 Jul 1867, Hamilton Co., TX; unmarried. She was the Hamilton Co., TX, schoolteacher and heroine Ann Whitney. See Texas Personalities for an account of her massacre and a photograph of her tombstone. iv. Mary Augusta Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1830, Conway, MA;[8] d. 3 Aug 1907, Ashfield, MA, aged 76 years 10 months 16 days, of phthisis pulmonalis;[9] m. ca. 1849, William Frederick Guilford. Children: a. Juliana Guilford, b. ca. Feb 1850, prob. Spencer, MA. b. Lewis Albert Guilford, b. 14 May 1852, Ashfield, MA, d. 27 Jan 1934, Chesterfield, MA. c. Edward W. Guilford, b. ca. 1854, Ashfield, MA. d. Charlie F. Guilford, b. ca. 1856, Ashfield, MA. e. Nettie L. Guilford, b. ca. 1858, Ashfield, MA, m. Frederick H. Richmond.[10] f. Clara M. Guilford, b. 1861, Ashfield, MA. g. Anna B. Guilford, b. ca. 1863, Ashfield, MA. h. Fred Guilford, Jr., b. ca. 1868, Ashfield, MA.
v. Edwin Dwight Whitney, b. 19 Jun 1832, Conway, MA;[11] m. Rhoda Northcott. vi. Martha Lovina Whitney, b. 29 Jul 1834, Conway, MA;[12] d. after 1850. She may be the same as Martha Whitney who m. 25 Mar 1852, Bell Co., TX, Obediah Taylor. They have not been found in the 1860 or 1870 censuses. vii. Josiah Allen Whitney, b. 1 Sep 1836, Conway, MA;[13] d. after 1880, then unmarried. Resided in Comanche Co., TX, in 1870, and Callahan Co., TX, in 1880.
Children of Orlando7 and Caroline (Stewart) Whitney:
viii. Franklin Orlando8 Whitney, b. 8 Jan 1840, Conway, MA;[14] no further record.
Orlando7 and Prudence (-----) Whitney had no known children.
Orlando7 and Hannah (Niel) Whitney had no known children.
Notes
Census Records
- 1830, Conway, Franklin Co., MA: Jonathan Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 60-69, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 0-4. Orlando is pretty surely the male 30-39.
- 1840, Conway, Franklin Co., MA: Orlando Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 70-79, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture, 1 in manufacture or trades.
- 1850, Milam & Williamson District, Milam Co., TX:
426 442 Andrew J. Whitney 23 M Farmer 200 Massachusetts Married in year Alzina " 17 F New York Married in year 427 443 Orlando Whitney 58 M Farmer 300 Massachusetts Prudence " 58 F " Edwin " 17 M Farmer " Martha " 15 F " Allen C. " 13 M "
60 57 Thomas H. Northcot 32 M - Stock Raiser $1450 Tenn. Susan " 31 F - " Manda L. " 8 F - " Mary F. " 6 F - " William " 4 M - Tex. Isaac T. " 2 M - " 58 Olando Whitney 68 M - Farmer Mass. Hannah " 49 F - Mo. John Neel 25 M - Stock raiser " Elizabeth " 21 F - Domestic " Robert " 18 M - Stock Keeper "
599 604 E. D. Whitney 27 M - Farming $728 Massachusetts Rhoda " 24 F - Mississippi Sarah " 1 F - Texas A. J. Whitney 23 M - Laborer $40 Mass.
Based on his age, A. J. was probably the younger brother Josiah rather than the older brother Andrew.
59 67 Petitt, John 30 M W Farming Tenn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Catherine 20 F W Keeping house Texas -----, Mary A. 3 F W " -----, John H. 1 M W " 68 Parker, Wm. G. 69 M W Farming $1000 -- N. Car. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sylvia 55 F W Keeping house Tenn. Illiterate -----, Mary E. 35 F W At home Miss. -----, Andrew 30 M W Farm Laborer " -----, Martha A. 28 F W At home " 69 Whitney, Orlando 89 M W Farming Mass. Male citizen over 21
61 71 Whitney, Edward D. 35 M W Farming $800 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Rhody 31 F W Keeping house Tenn. -----, Melinda 12 F W Texas Attended school -----, Mattie 10 F W " Attended school -----, William 8 M W " -----, Mary 6 F W " -----, Edwin 4 M W " -----, Rowenda 2 F W " -----, Allen 31 M W Farmer Mass. Male citizen over 21
Allen J. WHITNEY 43 Self M S W MA Stock Herder MA MA
42 44 Whitney, Allen Head W M Sep 1834 65 wid Massachusetts Massachusetts Wisconsin Prospector, House
References
1.^ "Orlando [Whitney], ch. Jonathan Jr. and Lucy, [born] Mar. 27, 1792," according to Vital Records of Conway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1943).
2.^ "Phebe [Whitney], fever, [died] June 13, 1838, a. 35," according to Conway Vital Records.
3.^ "Orlando [Whitney] and Caroline Stewart, both of C., int. Dec. 9, 1838," according to Conway Vital Records.
4.^ "_____ [Whitney], w. Orlando, [died] June 28, 1840, a. 32," according to Conway Vital Records.
5.^ "Alfred [Whitney], ch. Orlando and Phebe, [born] Sept. 27, 1823," according to Conway Vital Records.
6.^ "Andrew Jackson [Whitney], ch. Orlando and Phebe, [born] Aug. 12, 1826," according to Conway Vital Records.
7.^ "Amilia Ann [Whitney], ch. Orlando and Phebe, [born] Sept. 13, 1828," according to Conway Vital Records.
8.^ "Mary Augusta [Whitney], ch. Orlando and Phebe, [born] Oct. 18, 1830," according to Conway Vital Records.
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1907/3, page 140.
10.^ "Nettie L. (Guilford), married, d. 24 Apr 1909, aged 50 years 11 months 27 days, res. 133 So. Main St., Florence, b. Ashfield, son of Frank Guilford (b. Conway) and Mary A. Whitney (b. Conway), wife of Frederick H. Richmond, of tuberculus of plurae pericardium and peritoneum," according to Northampton, Massachusetts, Vital Records.
11.^ "Edwin Dwight [Whitney], ch. Orlando and Phebe, [born] June 19, 1832," according to Conway Vital Records.
12.^ "Martha Lovina [Whitney], ch. Orlando and Phebe, [born] July 29, 1834," according to Conway Vital Records.
13.^ "Josiah Allen [Whitney], ch. Orlando and Phebe, [born] Sept. 1, 1836," according to Conway Vital Records.
14.^ "Franklin Orlando [Whitney written over Wait], ch. Orlando and Caroline, [born] Jan. 8, 1840," according to Conway Vital Records.
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