Archive:D. A. R. Lineage Books, Volume 14
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Volume 14, page 130
Mrs. Edith Clayton Soule Rackleff.
DAR ID Number: 13345
Born in Maine.
Wife of Henry A. Rackleff.
Descendant of Abner Whitney, Urial Whitney and Bartholomew Read, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Daniel Soule and Virginia H. Davis, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joseph Davis and Mehitzbel Read, his wife; Daniel Soule and Harriett Whitney,
his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Daniel Read and Rachel Loring, his wife; Urial Whitney and Lydia
Whitmore, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Stephen Read and Mary Grant, his wife; Abner Whitney and Sarah
Hilton, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Bartholomew Read and Mary Harris, his wife (m. 1748).
Abner Whitney, (1734-1802), served at the siege of Boston in Capt. Ephraim Corey's company,
Col. William Prescott's regiment. His son, Abner, enlisted at seventeen.
Urial Whitney, (1757-1835), served in the Massachusetts Continental Line. He was born at
Shirley, Mass., and was a pensioner when he died at Gorham, Maine.
Bartholomew Read with his three sons, Abraham, Josiah and John, served in Col. Ebenezer
Francis' regiment, raised for the defense of Boston. He died at Freeport, Maine, about 1816, at
the advanced age of ninety.
Volume 14, page 131
Miss Minnieola Albertina Soule.
DAR ID Number: 13346
Born in Maine.
Descendant of Abner Whitney, Urial Whitney and Bartholomew Read.
[p.131] Daughter of Daniel Soule and Virginia H. Davis, his wife.
See No. 13345.
Volume 14, page 154
Mrs. Harriet S. Smith.
DAR ID Number: 13405
Born in Massachusetts.
Wife of James T. Smith.
Descendant of Sergt. Alpheus Nichols, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of David Whitney and Catherine Horne, his wife.
Granddaughter of Windsor Horne and Matilda Nichols, his wife.
[p.154] Gr.-granddaughter of Alpheus Nichols and Rebecca Hemmingway, his wife.
Alpheus Nichols served as a minute man.
Volume 14, page 164
Mrs. Elisabeth W. Williams.
DAR ID Number: 13433
Born in Massachusetts.
Wife of Arthur Williams, Jr.
Descendant of Gen. Michael Farley, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Salem Towne Lamb and Elisabeth Whitney, his wife.
Granddaughter of Israel Whitney and Mary Whitney, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Dr. Elisha Whitney and Eunice Farley, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Michael Farley and Elisabeth Choate, his wife.
Michael Farley, (1719-89), served in the Provincial Congress and as sheriff, 1775-79. He held the
principal offices of the town and was appointed major general of militia, 1781. [p.164]
Ammunition was kept in his house and his wife filled the powder horns of the soldiers as they
marched to meet the enemy. His civility to Lafayette when he visited Ipswich is a matter of
record. He had three sons in the army.
Volume 14, page 164
Miss Augusta Towne Lamb.
DAR ID Number: 13435
Born in Massachusetts.
Descendant of Gen. Michael Farley, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Salem Towne Lamb and Elisabeth Whitney, his wife.
See No. 13433.
Volume 14, page 178
[p.178] Mrs. Cornelia Foster Rood.
DAR ID Number: 13472
Born in New York.
Widow of Charles C. Rood.
Descendant of Joseph Foster, Joseph Foster, Jr., and Elijah Wilder, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Forris De Ayre Foster and Phenice Wilder, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joseph Foster, Jr., and Sarah Baldwin, his wife (m. 1779); Elijah Wilder and
Asubah Wells, his wife (m. 1778).
Gr.-granddaughter of Joseph Foster and Sarah Brown, his wife.
Joseph Foster, (1700-80), turned out from Billerica at the Lexington Alarm and his five sons
responded to the call to arms. He was born at Ipswich.
Joseph Foster, Jr., was a minute man in Capt. Jonathan Stickney's company, Bridge's regiment, in
the first call for troops. He was born at Billerica, 1753.
Elijah Wilder served in Capt. Daniel Robbin's company, Col. Asa Whitcomb's regiment at the
Lexington Alarm. At the Bennington and Rhode Island Alarms he responded to the calls under
Col. Josiah Whitney. He was born 1757.
Volume 14, page 184
Mrs. Elizabeth W. Ballard Thompson.
DAR ID Number: 13491
Born in Michigan.
Wife of Col. Henry E. Thompson.
Descendant of Josiah Ballard, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of James Ballard and Emeline Hinsdell, his wife.
Granddaughter of William Ballard and Elizabeth Whitney, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Josiah Ballard and Sarah Carter, his wife.
Josiah Ballard, (1721-99), enlisted in Capt. John Trask's company for the defence of Ticonderoga,
1777. He subsequently volunteered under Capt. Ebenezer Goodale for service in the Northern
army. He died at Lancaster.
Also Nos. 7999, 8005.
Volume 14, page 271
[p.271] Mrs. Hannah Biddle Frishmuth.
DAR ID Number: 13726
Born in Pennsylvania.
Wife of John Coffin Whitney Frishmuth.
Descendant of Hon. Owen Biddle, of Pennsylvania.
Daughter of Robert Biddle and Anna Miller, his wife.
Granddaughter of Clement Biddle and Mary Canby, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Owen Biddle and Sarah Parke, his wife.
Owen Biddle, (1737-99), served in the Provincial Congress and on the Committee of Safety. He
was president of the Board of War, and a member of the Constitutional Convention. He was born
at Philadelphia, where he died.
Also Nos. 2859, 3248, 4054.
Volume 14, page 293
[p.293] Mrs. Nellie Earle Chase.
DAR ID Number: 13781
Born in Rhode Island.
Wife of Charles F. Chase.
Descendant of Capt. Robert Earle, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of George Rich Earle and Julia Parkis, his wife.
Granddaughter of George Claghom Earle and Martha P. Rich, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Robert Earle and Mary Cory, his wife.
Robert Earle, (1757-1833), entered the army, 1776, served as lieutenant, 1777, and, 1778,
commanded a company under Col. Josiah Whitney.
Volume 14, page 303
Mrs. Julia Spring Brooks Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 13810
Born in Vermont.
Wife of Edwin Davis Whitney.
Descendant of Simon Brooks, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Simon Brooks and Mary Spring, his wife.
Granddaughter of Samuel Morgan Brooks and Eunice Ladd, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Simon Brooks and Hannah Owen, his wife.
Simon Brooks, (1760-1836), was guard at the Springfield Armory and served in the Burgoyne
campaign. He was born at Springfield, and was a pensioner when he died there.
Volume 14, page 315
Mrs. Mildred Ormsby Green.
DAR ID Number: 13843
Born in Wisconsin.
Wife of Harrison Green.
Descendant of Jonas Parker, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of John Whitney Ormsby and Alma Atwood, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joshua Atwood and Rosina Atwood, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Parker Atwood and Lovicy G. Atwood, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Joshua Atwood and Prudence Parker, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Jonas Parker and Lucy Parker, his wife.
Jonas Parker served in Capt. John Parker's company at the [p.315] battle of Lexington. At the
second fire from the enemy he was wounded and sank upon his knees to reload his gun, when he
was pierced by a bayonet and died where he first stood and fell. He was born at Lexington,
1722.
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