Whitney family

The Whitney family is an American family notable for their business enterprises, social prominence, wealth and philanthropy, founded by John Whitney (1592–1673), who came from London, England to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635. The historic family mansion in Watertown, known as The Elms, was built for the Whitneys in 1710.[1]

Beginning with William Collins Whitney and unbroken through to Marylou Whitney today, members of the Whitney family would become major figures for more than a century in the breeding and racing of Thoroughbred horses.[2][3] Marylou Whitney died on July 19, 2019, the last immediate descendant of the Whitney name. [4]

Prominent descendants of John Whitney

• Amos Whitney (1832–1920)
• Anne Whitney (1821–1915)
• Antony Whitney
• Asa Whitney (1797–1872)
• Asa Whitney (canal commissioner) (1791–1874)
• Benson Whitney (born 1956)
• Charlotte Anita Whitney (1867–1955)
• Charles Andrew Whitney (1834–1912)
• Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1899–1992)
• Courtney Whitney (1897–1969)
• Dorothy Payne Whitney (1887–1968)
• Edward Baldwin Whitney (1857–1911)
• Eli Whitney (1765–1825)
• Eli Whitney, Jr. (1820-1895)
• Eli Whitney Debevoise II (born 1953)
• Flora Payne Whitney (1897–1986)
  • Whitney Tower (1923-1999)
  • Flora Miller Biddle (born 1928)
• Harry Payne Whitney (1872–1930)
• Hassler Whitney (1907–1989)
• Henry Melville Whitney (1839–1923)
• James Scollay Whitney (1811–1878)
• Joan Whitney Payson (1903–1975)
• John Hay Whitney (1905–1982)
• Josephine Whitney Duveneck (1891-1978)
• Josiah Dwight Whitney (1819–1896)
• Mary Watson Whitney (1847–1921)
• Newel Kimball Whitney (1795–1850)
• Orson F. Whitney (1855–1931)
• Parkhurst Whitney (1784–1862)
• Pauline Payne Whitney (1874–1916)
• Payne Whitney (1876–1927)
• Phyllis Ayame Whitney (1903–2008)
• Richard Whitney (1888–1974)
• Wheelock Whitney I (1894–1957)
• Wheelock Whitney II (1926–2016)
• Wheelock Whitney III (born 1949)
• William Collins Whitney (1841–1904)
• William Dwight Whitney (1827–1894)
• Willis Rodney Whitney (1868–1958)

By marriage:

• Mary Elizabeth Altemus (1906–1988)
• Charles T. Barney (1851–1907)
• Kathleen Blatz (born 1954)
• Betsey Cushing (1908–1998)
• Henry F. Dimock (1842–1911)
• Leonard Knight Elmhirst (1893–1974)
• Helen Julia Hay (1876–1944)
• Almeric Hugh Paget, 1st Baron Queenborough (1861–1949)
• Marie Louise Schroeder (1925-2019)
• Willard Dickerman Straight (1880–1918)
  • Whitney Willard Straight (1912–1979)
  • Beatrice Whitney Straight (1914–2001)
  • Michael Whitney Straight (1916–2004)
• Adeline Dutton Train (1824–1906)
• Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875–1942)
• George W. Headley (1908–1985)

References

1. William Richard Cutter. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume 3 (Boston: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1908) pp. 1400–1401. https://books.google.com/books?id=qaK9Vz1UdDcC
2. "Racing Proud of Whitney Heritage: Three Generations of Family Prominent on American Scene; Among Founders of Jockey Club, Campaigned Abroad; Owned Two Derby Winners". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1956-05-05. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
3. "Marylou Whitney Stables LLC". Equibase.com. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
4. "Marylou Whitney Obituary". NYT.com. 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-09-22.

External links

• Whitney Research Group – dedicated to the scholarly research of Whitney families around the world and throughout history.
• July 25, 2008 Bloodhorse.com article titled "The Whitney Handicap: a look at a treasured American family"