Family:Whitney, John Perkins (1805-1848)
John Perkins7 Whitney (Samuel Austin6, Samuel5, Benjamin4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1), son of Samuel Austin6 and Ruth (Perkins) Whitney, was born 30 Dec 1805, Lincolnville, ME,[1] and died 30 Jan 1848, New Orleans, LA, aged 42 years.[2]
Marriage intentions were published 5 Oct 1829, Lincolnville, ME, for him "Capt." "of Lincolnville" and Temperance P. Johnston "of Castine".[3] He married, 27 Oct 1829, Temperance Perkins Johnston. She was born about 1809, MA. She married secondly, Charles J. Abbott, Esq. of Castine, ME, as his second wife.
He was for years a merchant in New Orleans and was highly esteemed and respected; 4 children. He resided New Orleans, LA.
Children of John Perkins7 and Tempe Perkins (Johnston) Whitney:
i. Frances8 Whitney, b. ca. 1831, MA. ii. Ostern Whitney, b. ca. 1832, MA. iii. Josephine Allen Whitney, b. 12 Mar 1835, LA; m. Thomas Heston7 Whitney, q.v. iv. John T. Whitney, b. ca. 1843, LA.
Census
- 1830, Lincolnville, Waldo Co., ME: John P. Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 5-9.
- 1840, New Orleans Ward 2, Orleans Par., LA: J. P. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 5-9; 2 male slaves 24-35 and 3 female slaves 24-35; 1 engaged in commerce.
- 1850, New Orleans Representative District 3, Orleans Par., LA:
1049 1242 T. J. Whitney 40 F - Mass. Ostern Whitney 18 M - Clerk do Francis Whitney 19 F - do Josephine Whitney 15 F - La. John T. Whitney 7 M - do Attended school Mary Conway 21 F - Ireland
- 1860, Castine, Hancock Co., ME:
85 99 Charles C. Abbott 54 M - Lawyer $4500 $4300 Maine Temperance J. " 51 F $10000 $500 " Margaret J. " 21 F - $1000 " Attended school Francis Marshall 20 F - Domestic "
- 1860, son Ostern, daughter Frances, and son John 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), p. 340.
1.^ "John P. [Whitney], s. Samuel and Ruth, b. 30 Dec. 1805," according to Maresh, Isabel Morse, Elizabeth M. Mosher, and Jacqueline Young Watts, comp., Vital records of Lincolnville Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).
2.^ "30 January 1848, John P. Whitney, Esq. died at New Orleans, LA, 42 yrs, son of Samuel and Ruth Whitney," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp. and ed., Vital records of Waldoboro, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #43 (Rockland, Me.: Picton Press, 2008).
3.^ "John P. [Whitney], Capt., of Lincolnville & Miss Temperance P. Johnson of Castine, [intentions] 5 Oct. 1829," according to Maresh, Isabel Morse, Elizabeth M. Mosher, and Jacqueline Young Watts, comp., Vital records of Lincolnville Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1993).
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