William Whitney

1750 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William Whitney
  Birth	31 Dec 1750	Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	183 III. William Whitney, b. in Ridgefield, Conn., 31 Dec. 1750; a farmer; settled in his native place, in Ridgebury Society, on a part of the homestead which was conveyed to him, 8 Ap. 1772, by his father, Richard Whitney, "for ye sum of ten pounds & for ye love and good will that I have unto my son William Whitney of said Ridgefield." He had an ear-mark for his animals recorded in Ridgefield, 17 Ap. 1772, and 18 Dec. 1773. He married in Ridgefield, 11 Aug. 1773, Sarah Bundy, who was born in Ridgefield, 13 Aug. 1754, "only dau." of John and Sarah (Nichols) Bundy.1 He sold his Ridgebury lands, 7 Feb. 1778, and 9 Ap. 1778, to his brother Henry Whitney, of Ridgefield; and removed to Lee, Mass., and settled about a mile south-west of the village of North Lee. They worshipped in the Congregational Church, at North Lee, of which, after 6 June 1792, Rev. Alvan Hyde, D.D., was pastor. In 1797, they moved to Paris, Oneida Co., N.Y., whence they removed to Ellisburgh, N.Y.; arriving there 16 Feb. 1805, and settled about a mile above, or north-east of, the present village of Ellisburgh, where they died; he, 2 June 1820; she, 28 Dec. 1828. They were buried in the Ellisburgh Cemetery, and their graves are unmarked. http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/p0061-0065.html
  Person ID	I22339	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Richard Whitney,   b. 29 Mar 1722, Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 18 Nov 1772, Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Esther Clark,   b. Between 1722 and 1725   d. Apr 1810, Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1745	Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
  	From THE WHITNEY FAMILY OF CONNECTICUT, AND ITS AFFILIATIONS Stephen Whitney Phoenix (Available on Google books) (Page 28) Richard Whitney, b. at Ridgefield, Conn., 29 Mary 1722; a farmer, married 18 Dec. 1745, at Ridgefield, ESTHER CLARK. They settled at Ridgebury, Conn., where he died 18 Nov. 1772, "aged about 50 years," according to the church record, while the town record says, 18 Nov 1773. She was married (second), 1 Jan 1777, at Ridgebury, by Rev. Samuel Camp, pastor of the Congregational Church, to Daniel Whitlock, of Wilton, in Norwalk, Conn. She died ___Apr. 1810, in Westmorland, New York.
  Family ID	F7739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 31 Dec 1750 - Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth