Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1770-1855)

Jonathan⁶ Whitney (David⁵, Jonathan⁴, Jonathan³, Benjamin², John¹), son of David⁵ and Rachel (Rawson) Whitney, was born 13 Mar 1770, Conway, MA,^[1] and died 27 Sep 1855, Conway, MA, aged 87 years [sic].

He married 13 Jan 1791, Conway, MA, Lucy Washburn.^[2] She was born about 1770, and died 23 Sep 1844, Conway, MA, aged 74, of suicide.^[3]

He resided Conway, MA.

In 1830, Jonathan and his wife were recorded in Conway, Franklin Co., MA. Residing with them were almost certainly their son Orlando, his wife, and children. The family consisted of 1 male 60-70 (Jonathan Whitney), 1 female 60-70 (Lucy), 1 male 30-40 (son Orlando), 1 female 20-30 (daughter-in-law Phebe), 1 male 5-10 (grandson Alfred), 1 male under 5 (grandson Andrew), and 1 female under 5 (granddaughter Amelia).

Children of Jonathan⁶ and Lucy (Washburn) Whitney:

i.	Orlando7 Whitney, b. 27 Mar 1792;[4] m. and went to Texas. I suppose died there. 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.
ii.	Harriett Whitney, b. 20 Jan 1794, Conway, MA;[5] m. 4 Apr 1816, Conway, MA, Daniel Newhall,[6] son of Daniel and Lovina (Baker) Newhall; b. 26 Jul 1791, Conway, MA; d. 13 Dec 1875, Lockport, Niagara Co., NY. Ch., all b. Conway, MA: Harrison, b. 22 Mar 1817; Harriot, b. 21 Dec 1818; Daniel, b. 24 Mar 1821; Franklin, b. 28 Sep 1823; Frederick, b. 9 Nov 1825; Elbridge Gerry, b. 13 Oct 1827; Sarah Lovina, b. 2 Dec 1833; Edward Everett, b. 28 Feb 1838.
iii.	Prudence Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1796, Conway, MA;[7] m. (int. 24 Apr 1818, Conway, MA) Dexter Dickinson "of Whateley".[8]
iv.	David Whitney, b. 29 Jan 1803, Conway, MA;[9] m. Elizabeth S. Granger.
iv.	(child) Whitney, sillborn 4 Mar 1806, Conway, MA.[10]

Census

• 1790: not found.
• 1800: not found.
• 1810, Conway, Hampshire Co., MA: Whitney, Jonathan, 2 males 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 10-15.
• 1820, Conway, Franklin Co., MA: Jonathan Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-17, 1 female over 45, with 2 people engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Conway, Franklin Co., MA: Jonathan Whitney, 1 male 60-70, 1 male 30-40, 1 male 5-10, 1 male under 5, 1 female 60-70, 1 female 20-30, 1 female under 5.
• 1840: not found.

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. 237-238.

1.^  "Jonathan [Whitney], ch. David and Rachel, [born] Mar. 13, 1770," according to Vital Records of Conway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1943).

2.^  "Jonathan [Whitney] and Lucy Washburn, both of C., int. Jan. 13, 1791," according to Conway Vital Records.

3.^  "Lucy [Whitney], suicide, [died] Sept. 23, 1844, a. 74. [w. Jonathan, G.R.1.]," according to Conway Vital Records.

4.^  "Orlando [Whitney], ch. Jonathan Jr. and Lucy, [born] Mar. 27, 1792," according to Conway Vital Records.

5.^  "Harriot [Whitney], ch. Jonathan Jr. and Lucy, [born] Jan. 20, 1794," according to Conway Vital Records.

6.^  "Newhall, Daniel Jr., and Harriot Whitney, both of C., int. April 4, 1816," according to Conway Vital Records.

7.^  "Prudence [Whitney], ch. Jonathan Jr. and Lucy, [born] Aug. 6, 1796," according to Conway Vital Records.

8.^  "Dickinson, Dexter, of Whateley and Prudence Whitney of C., int. Apr. 24, 1818," according to Conway Vital Records.

9.^  "David [Whitney], ch. Jonathan Jr. and Lucy, [born] Jan. 29, 1803," according to Conway Vital Records.

10.^  "_____ [Whitney], ch. Jonathan, [born] Mar. 4, 1806," and "_____, ch. Jonathan, stillborn, Mar. 4, 1806," according to Conway Vital Records.

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