Richard Whitney

1722 - 1772  (50 years)

• Name	Richard Whitney  [1]
  Birth	29 Mar 1722	Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Nov 1772	Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
  Notes	VII. Richard Whitney, b. at Ridgefield, Conn., 29 March 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 (2d), 1 Jan. 1777, at Ridgebury, by Rev. Samuel Camp, pastor of the Congregational Church, to Daniel Whitlock, of Wilton, in Norwalk, Conn. She died -- Ap. 1810, in Westmoreland, New York. http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/p0026-0030.html
  Person ID	I22346	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Henry Whitney,   b. 21 Feb 1679, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Olmstead,   b. Abt 1690, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
  Marriage	14 Jun 1710	Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F7740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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.
  Children	1. Henry Whitney,   b. 28 Feb 1746, Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   2. Esther Whitney,   b. 20 Oct 1748, Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Whitney,   b. 31 Dec 1750, Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   4. Abigail Whitney,   b. 28 Mar 1753, Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   5. Jerusha Whitney,   b. Jun 1755, Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Jul 1840 (Age 85 years)   6. Betty Whitney,   b. 16 Jul 1757, Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   7. Richard Whitney,   b. 6 Dec 1759, Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   8. Josiah Anson Whitney,   b. 18 Jan 1762, Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   9. Nathan Whitney,   b. 2 Jun 1765, Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   10. Elizabeth Whitney,   b. 24 Mar 1769, Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Mar 1722 - Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut Marriage - 18 Dec 1745 - Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut Death - 18 Nov 1772 - Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1342] Edwards, Ralph--"Gates Carlos" Updated 2008-12-01, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=gatescarlos).