Eighth Generation (Continued)
Family of Jacob WHITMAN (381) & Anna/Annie SPINNEY

563. Spinney WHITMAN. Born in 1798. Spinney died in Canso, Nova Scotia on 11 Dec 1878, he was 80.

Spinney Whitman first came to Canso as a young man, encouraged by his uncle Abraham, who assisted Spinney in his business as a tanner and shoemaker. However, hides were difficult to come by and he gave up the business. His first wife Caroline died of tuberculosis after four years of marriage at age 20. Spinney was reportedly "a most upright man and honest", and was highly respected in the community. A hill in Canso is named "Spinney's Hill" in his memory.

Spinney first married Caroline Nelson HARRIS, daughter of John HARRIS & Abigail SPURR. Born on 20 Apr 1800.

Died of Tuberculosis at age 20. Her husband Spinney Whitman remarried Martha Hart.

They had the following children:
886 i. Jacob (1820-1886)
887 ii. Unnamed

In 1829 when Spinney was 31, he second married Martha HART, daughter of Tyrus HART & Martha INGRAHAM/INGRAM, in Canso, Nova Scotia. Martha died in 1878 in Amherst, NS.

They had the following children:
888 i. Caroline (1835-1853)
889 ii. Sarah (1839-)

564. Elizabeth WHITMAN.

Elizabeth married George HARRIS, son of John HARRIS & Abigail SPURR.

565. Joanna WHITMAN. Born in 1808.

In 1827 when Joanna was 19, she married William or John BENT / BEST[18],[10].[10]

They had the following children:
890 i. William Henry (1828-1849)
891 ii. Eliza (1830-)

566. Whitfield WHITMAN.

567. Mercy WHITMAN. Born in Annapolis, NS. Mercy died abt 1847 in Round Hill, NS.

On 5 Dec 1810 Mercy married Edward BARTEAUX, son of William BERTEAUX/BARTEAUX & Ann SPURR. Born in 1787.

They had the following children:
892 i. Freeman (1811-)
893 ii. Edward James (1813-)
894 iii. Benjamin Spinney (1815-)
895 iv. Ann Whitman (1818-)
896 v. Louisa (1820-)
897 vi. Eliza Jane (1822-)
898 vii. David (1824-)

568. David WHITMAN.

In 1806 David married Sarah STARRATT, daughter of John STARRATT & Hannah BANCROFT, in Annapolis, NS. Born in 1789.

They had the following children:
899 i. Mercy (1812-1900)
900 ii. William (1809-)
901 iii. Amos (1810-)
902 iv. Samuel
903 v. Leonora (1819-)
904 vi. Robert (1822-)
905 vii. Anne Maria
906 viii. Mercy (1812-1900)

569. Jacob WHITMAN Jr. Born on 11 Jun 1786. Jacob died in 1834, he was 47.

Jacob married Lydia TUPPER, daughter of Nathan TUPPER & Lydia FREEMAN. Born in 1789 in Liverpool, NS. Lydia died in Liverpool, NS on 1 Nov 1855, she was 66.

They had the following children:
907 i. Nathan Tupper (1815-)
908 ii. Jacob (1813-)
909 iii. Augustus Frederick (1812-)
910 iv. Charlotte (1819-)
911 v. Louisa (1821-)
912 vi. Charles Henry (1823-)

570. Ann WHITMAN.[10]

Ann married Edward DUNN[10].

They had one child:
913 i. Anna (1812-)

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