1. SYLVESTER FINNEY, (son of JOSIAH and (---) FINNEY) was born 15 Mar
1759 in Kent, Warren County CT. He was a Revolutionary War veteran. He
came to Henderson, Jefferson County in 1808. He died 26 Jun 1842 in
Oberlin, OH.
He married 29 Apr 1779 at Kent, Warren County CT
REBECCA RICE who was born 9 Aug 1759 at Danbury, CT and died 19 Aug 1836
in Henderson, NY.
Children, FINNEY:
2 i SARAH FINNEY married STEPHEN WHITNEY, the son of
SAMUEL and MARY (St. JOHN) WHITNEY.
(Use link to see the Whitney children of Sarah Finney.)
3 ii DELIAH FINNEY married STEPHEN JEROME
4 iii ZENAS FINNEY married RACHEL MATTHEWS
5 iv CHLOE FINNEY married RICHARD CHASE
6 v SYLVESTER FINNEY d.y.
+ 7 vi HARRY FINNEY married REBECCA TYLER, daughter of EZRA and
REBECCA A. (WRIGHT) TYLER
8 vii Rev CHARLES GRANDISON FINNEY married (1) LYDIA ROOT ANDDREWS;
(2) Mrs ELIZABETH (FORD) ATKINSON;
(3) Mrs REBECCA RAYE
9 viii Rev GEORGE WASHINGTON FINNEY married LYDIA WHITNEY,
daughter of BENJAMIN and ANN MERCY (HARRIS) WHITNEY
10 ix SYLVESTER R. FINNEY d.y.
7. HARRY FINNEY, (son of SYLVESTER and REBECCA (RICE) FINNEY) was born
14 May 1790 in Warren County CT. He was a veteran of the War of 1812.
He resided in Town of Ellisburg, Jefferson County. He died 1857 and is
buried in Carpenter Cemetery, Henderson.
He married
REBECCA TYLER, (daughter of EZRA and REBECCA (WRIGHT) TYLER. She was
buried in Carpenter Cemetery, Henderson
Children, FINNEY:
11 i EMMA FINNEY married MINOT WILCOX of Toledo OH
12 ii CHARLES G. FINNEY married OLIVE (---)
13 iii HENRY FINNEY married MINNIE WHITE
14 iv SOPHIA FINNEY married ISAAC MAPES
15 v JULIA JANET FINNEY married (1) SAMUEL S. SCOTT;
(2) ZIMRI ESMAY
16 vi EVELYN FINNEY married WILLARD BRUSON
17 vii ANNA FINNEY married FRANK FELLOWS
18 viii HENRY FINNEY
19 ix NELL FINNEY married (1) ABRAHAM MINNIM;
(2) JOHN JOCELYN
20 xii HARRIET EMILY FINNEY married JOSEPH S. WASHBURN
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