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From: &quot;Christopher Branagan&quot; &lt;{{emailaddress|adelphia.net|cbranagan}}&gt;
Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Re: Nathan Whitney, War of 1812
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:32:50 -0500
References: &lt;001601c64af2$98457e30$52012c42@Whitneycomp&gt; &lt;00f201c64b0a$fc5346b0$2602a8c0@DJ9XS171&gt;

Fascinating  story!  Thanks, Greg, for sharing this with all of us.

Best  wishes,
from  Carolyn Whitney Branagan

<i></i>----- Original Message ----- 
From: &quot;Greg Nickels&quot; &lt;{{emailaddress|comcast.net|gjnickels}}&gt;
To: &lt;{{emailaddress|rootsweb.com|WHITNEY-L}}&gt;
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 11:09 PM
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Re: Nathan Whitney, War of 1812

&gt; Thank you for the 1812 pension file information, Ken!
&gt;
&gt; Col. Nathan Whitney (Nathan/Olive, Jonathan/Jesse, Jonathan, Jonathan, 
&gt; Benjamin, John) was my great - great grandfather. His parents, Nathan and 
&gt; Olive, were both Whitney's (and cousins) and resided in Conway, 
&gt; Massachusetts until shortly after his birth, when they moved to Seneca 
&gt; Castle, New York. Nathan's parent's Whitney stock was strong. Col. Nathan 
&gt; lived to 100 and his brothers Luther 95 years, Theodore  7 years (killed 
&gt; by a falling tree), Otis  98 years, Cheeney  90 years and Jonathan  76 
&gt; years. Poor Theodore! That tree cost him 80 - 90 years! Talk about being 
&gt; in the wrong place ...
&gt;
&gt; According to Pierce: Col. Nathan opened a farm near Albion, New York, and 
&gt; another at Elba, New York. He visited Lee County, Illinois, in 1835, 1836 
&gt; and 1837, his family following in 1838. He was one of the commissioners to 
&gt; organize the county of Lee, and held the office of county commissioner. 
&gt; His nursery was the first north of the Illinois river. From De Witt 
&gt; Clinton, Governor of New York, he received three military commissions, 
&gt; those of captain, lieutenant-colonel and colonel. At the time of his death 
&gt; he was the oldest Mason in the &quot;Northwest&quot;. During the Morgan excitement 
&gt; he was among the &quot;faithless faithful found.&quot; Colonel Nathan WHITNEY was 
&gt; tendered a reception in January 22, 1891, by his Masonic bothers at his 
&gt; home in Franklin Grove, it being the one hundredth anniversary of his 
&gt; birth, and prominent Masons from Chicago, Dixon, Ashton, Creston, Amboy, 
&gt; De Kalb and Sterling were present. A.B. Fich, in behalf of Nathan Whitey 
&gt; Chapter, No. 129, Royal Arch Masons, named in h!
&gt; onor of Father Whitney, presented him with a solid silver platter suitably 
&gt; inscribed. Letters and telegrams of congratulation poured in upon Father 
&gt; WHITNEY all day. Over two hundred guests and four generations sat down to 
&gt; a bounteous repast. He served in the war of 1812 and was mentioned for 
&gt; brave service in the battle at Fort Erie. He was one of the oldest Masons 
&gt; in the state at the time of his death, having received his first degree in 
&gt; 1817. He died June 11, 1891; a resident of  Albion, New York, and Franklin 
&gt; Grove, Illinois.
&gt;
&gt; According to the Lee County Historical Society: Whitney brought with him 
&gt; many seeds of fruit trees for planting. By 1843 he had a large orchard and 
&gt; in 1847 began selling fine apples and other fruit. He also perfected new 
&gt; varieties by grafting and he had developed numerous types of apples. One 
&gt; that was well known was the &quot;Whitney #20 Crabapple.&quot; He shipped fruit and 
&gt; nursery stock all over the country and helped to establish other orchards.
&gt;
&gt; The March 7, 1891 Scientific American noted his one hundredth birthday. 
&gt; His home and orchard in Franklin Grove (1620 Whitney Road) is on the 
&gt; National Register of Historic Places and has been recently restored.
&gt;
&gt; Best wishes --
&gt; Greg Nickels
&gt; Seattle, Washington
&gt; www.seattle.gov/mayor
&gt;
&gt;
&gt;  ----- Original Message ----- 
&gt;  From: Ken and Carol Whitney
&gt;  To: Whitney Research Group
&gt;  Cc: Greg Nickels
&gt;  Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 5:15 PM
&gt;  Subject: Nathan Whitney, War of 1812
&gt;
&gt;
&gt;  WRG and Greg Nickels,
&gt;
&gt;  Two days ago I PHOTOCOPIED pages from the War of 1812 pension file of 
&gt; Nathan Whitney of New York and Illinois. He is an ancestor of Greg Nickels 
&gt; of the WRG. I do not know his ancestry line, but perhaps Greg will fill us 
&gt; in. Below you will find my extract of information from the file. Greg, if 
&gt; you give me your address, I will mail you the photocopies. Enjoy!
&gt;
&gt;  From the War of 1812 Pension File of Nathan Whitney
&gt;
&gt;  Corporal, Captain A. Haskell's Co., NY Militia
&gt;
&gt;  S.O. 33633
&gt;
&gt;  S.C. 23932
&gt;
&gt;  National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
&gt;
&gt;
&gt;
&gt;  Nathan Whitney filed a claim for a service pension from the War of 1812 
&gt; from Lee County, Illinois on 12 July 1878. Nathan testifies that he is 
&gt; eighty-seven years old and a resident of Franklin Grove, Lee County, 
&gt; Illinois. He testifies he was a non-commissioned officer in Captain Aritus 
&gt; Haskell's Company, Colonel Crosby's Regiment of Western New York Militia, 
&gt; organized under the state laws of New York. The regiment was called out 
&gt; enmass for service at the taking of the batteries at Fort Erie in the War 
&gt; of 1812. Nathan volunteered at Buffalo, New York to go to Fort Erie five 
&gt; days before the battle in 1814 for the relief of the fort. He continued in 
&gt; actual service for a term of &quot;nearly one month, only lacking a few days&quot;. 
&gt; His company was disbanded at Eleven Mile Creek a few days after the 
&gt; battle, and he returned to the regular militia.
&gt;
&gt;
&gt;
&gt;  Nathan further testifies that after his discharge, he resided as follows: 
&gt; 1814 to 1827 near Albion, NY; 1827 to 1831 in the Town of (Elby?), NY; 
&gt; 1831 to 1836 in Unionville, Ohio; 1836 to 1878 at Franklin Grove, 
&gt; Illinois.
&gt;
&gt;
&gt;
&gt;  Nathan testifies that at the time of his enlistment, he describes himself 
&gt; as 23 years old; 5 feet, 8 ½ inches tall; black hair; dark gray eyes. He 
&gt; also declares that subsequent to his service he received a bounty land 
&gt; warrant No. 4832 in 1855. Patent date was March 10, 1859, Book 59432, No. 
&gt; of Receipt 10567.
&gt;
&gt;
&gt;
&gt;  Nathan's pension was $8.00 monthly, and was paid to March 4, 1891. It was 
&gt; dropped by the U.S. Pension agency at Chicago, Illinois on Sept. 23, 1893, 
&gt; due to his death. (Date of death is not mentioned in the file.)
&gt;
&gt;
&gt;
&gt;  Ken Whitney
&gt;
&gt;  Silver Spring, MD
&gt;
&gt;
&gt; 
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