Jeremiah Whitney

M, (18 September 1731 - 1810)
Father-Biological*Nathan Whitney b. c 1695
Mother-Biological*Sarah Platt b. 30 May 1697, d. 10 Nov 1750
Family Lines
Whelpley Line
Last Edited=6 Jun 2023
     Jeremiah Whitney was born on 18 September 1731 at Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1,2,3,4 He was the son of Nathan Whitney and Sarah Platt. Jeremiah Whitney moved to Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York, with his parents, Nathan Whitney and Sarah Platt as early as 1747; Cortlandt is now Yorktown.2,4

Jeremiah Whitney married first wife.2,3 Jeremiah was Cutter (1912) records the following: He was a farmer, but his grandson, Isaac Lounsbury Whitney, says: "He was a Methodist preacher. I have been at his home a week at a time and went with him to church. He lived in a log house on Connecticut mountain; at that time I was six years of age."2,4

Jeremiah Whitney married Eva Youngs.3,1 Jeremiah Whitney died in 1810 at Yorktown, Westchester County, New York.1,2,3

Compeller's Notes:
The name of his first wife is unknown.

Children of Jeremiah Whitney and first wife

Children of Jeremiah Whitney and Eva Youngs

Citations

  1. WikiTree. Online https://www.wikitree.com/
  2. Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Family History of Western New York. volume I. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912.
  3. Whitney Research Group. Online http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg
  4. Phoenix, S. Whitney. The Whitney Family of Connecticut, and its Affiliation. volume I. New York: Private Printing, 1878.