Daniel Whitney1
M, b. 4 April 1720, d. circa 1809
Daniel was born on Thursday, 4 April 1720 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He was the son of Henry Whitney and Elizabeth Olmsted. Daniel married Thankful Burt, daughter of Benjamin Burt and Sarah Belden, on 8 August 1741 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Daniel and Thankful raised their family in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. They later sold their property and removed to Warwick, Orange Co., with Thankful's brothers and sister, Christopher, Daniel, Seaborn and Sarah Cornwell in 1760. They finally removes to Romulus and remains there until their death. He lived at the southeast corner of the town near "Whitney's Landing". He probably lived with his grandson, John Whitney. Daniel departed this life circa 1809 in Romulus, Seneca County, New York.
Children of Daniel Whitney and Thankful Burt
- Mary Whitney b. 16 Sep 1742
- Ruhamah Whitney b. 10 Apr 1744
- Daniel Whitney b. bt 12 Jan 1745 - 1745, d. Jun 1784
- Anne Whitney+ b. 23 May 1748, d. a 1816
- Benjamin Whitney b. 1 Jun 1750, d. c 1826
- Elizabeth Whitney b. 27 Nov 1752
- Abijah Whitney b. 11 Jul 1754, d. 24 May 1802
Citations
- [S52] S. Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney Family of Connecticut and Its Affiliations, page 27.