Archive:D. A. R. Lineage Books, Volume 161
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Volume 161, page 21
Mrs. Elsie Turner Benson.
DAR ID Number: 160057
Born in Humboldt, Iowa.
Wife of Benjamin Franklin Benson.
Descendant of David Whitney, as follows:
1. George Wesley Turner (b. 1861) m. 1883 Mary Emma Hoyt (b. 1862).
2. Samuel Gilbert Hoyt (d. 1902) m. 1851 Charlotte Redout Elliott (1829-1906).
3. Thaddeus Hoyt (1789-1867) m. 1811 Hannah Seymour (1794-1879).
4. Samuel Seymour (1756-1834) m. 1774 Anna Whitney (1756-1835).
5. David Whitney m. 1741 Elizabeth Hyatt (1718-98).
David Whitney (1721-1816) owned and commanded a sloop in which he carried dispatches and
supplies to the army. He was born in Norwalk, Conn.; died in Connecticut.
Also No. 124515.
Volume 161, page 95
Mrs. Zetta Alger Mapes.
DAR ID Number: 160286
Born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Wife of Cassius C. Mapes.
Descendant of Lieut. John Crosier, as follows:
1. G. W. Alger (1834-1906) m. 1864 Almira H. De Voe (b. 1844).
2. Luke De Voe (1812-56) m. 1837 Maria Crosier (1817-1904).
3. Jason Crosier (1782-1865) m. 1800 Almira Newton (1783-1875).
4. John Crosier m. 1st 1775 Fanny Whitney (d. 1807).
John Crosier (1750-1823) received a pension, 1818, for service as corporal, sergeant and 2d
lieutenant in the Massachusetts troops under Colonels Gardner, Bond and Crane. He was born in
Dorchester, Mass.; died in Euclid, Ohio.
Also No. 158844.
Volume 161, page 195
Mrs. Jennie Millard Hastings.
DAR ID Number: 160613
Born in Bennington County, Vt.
Wife of George Hastings.
Descendant of Lieut. Samuel Amidon, as follows:
1. Billings R. Millard (1833-1917) m. 1865 Harriet W. Whitney (1838-1917).
2. Lorenzo D. Whitney (1808-72) m. 1831 Lucy Caroline Jackson (1815-53).
3. Asa Whitney (1781-1839) m. 1804 Ruth Amidon (1777-1840).
4. Samuel Amidon m. 1768 Ruth Wood.
Samuel Amidon served as private at the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Samuel Read's company, and
1778, was lieutenant in Capt. Caleb Whiting's company, Col. Wood's 3d Worcester County,
Massachusetts regiment. He was born, 1742, in Oxford, Mass.; died in Readsboro, Vt.
Also No. 138029.
Volume 161, page 311
Mrs. Lilla Whitney Clogston Cort.
DAR ID Number: 160997
Born in New Haven, Conn.
Wife of William L. Cort.
Descendant of Capt. John Whitney, as follows:
1. Jedidiah Orlando Clogston (b. 1851) m. 1872 Minnie Statira Mallory (b. 1853).
2. Jesse Mallory (1824-63) m. Sarah Celestia Foote (1830-99).
3. Augustus Foote (d. 1871) m. 1817 Statira Whitney (1795-1871).
4. John Whitney m. 1st 1776 Amy Howd (1754-1809).
John Whitney (1754-1835) served as privateer and was captain of the sloop ôWoosterö, 1777, for
which service he received a pension. He was born and died in Branford, Conn.
Also No. 58844.
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