Archive:D. A. R. Lineage Books, Volume 18
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Volume 18, page 80
Mrs. Mary Pierpont Barnum.
DAR ID Number: 17208
Born in Troy, New York.
Wife of Theodore F. Barnum.
Descendant of Capt. Oliver Lyman, Hon. Abner Holden, Samuel Merriam, Capt. Elisha Sheldon
and Edward Jackson, of Massachusetts; Capt. Lynde Lord, of Connecticut.
Daughter of James Pierpont and Millicent Cowee, his wife.
Granddaughter of Rev. John Pierpont and Mary Sheldon Lord, his wife; Farwell Cowee and
Abigail Merriam, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Lynde Lord, Jr. (1762-1813), and Mary Lyman his wife; David Cowee and
Milicent Jackson, his wife; Nathan Merriam and Abigail Holden, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Oliver Lyman and Eleanor Lyman, his wife (b. 1737, daughter of Joseph
Lyman); Lynde Lord and Lois Sheldon, his wife; Edward Jackson and Jemima Trowbridge, his
wife; Samuel Merriam and Anne Whitney, his wife; Abner Holden and Elizabeth Darby, his
wife.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Elisha Sheldon and Elizabeth Ely, his wife.
Oliver Lyman was lieutenant of minute men, 1775, and captain of militia, 1776. He served under
different commands at various alarms and aided in guarding the prisoners captured at Bennington.
He commanded a company under Col. Ezra May at Stillwater and Saratoga. He was born in
Northampton, Mass., 1739, and died in Charlotte, Vt.
[p.80] Abner Holden, (1722-1805), was a member of the first Provincial Congress and a delegate
to the convention that ratified the State Constitution. He was born in Watertown and died in
Westminster.
Samuel Merriam, (1723-1804), served in the defense of Boston and at the Bennington Alarm. He
was born in Lexington and died in Westminster, Mass.
Elisha Sheldon (1709-1779), served as Assistant Governor of the Colony from 1775 until his
death.
Edward Jackson, (1739-1830), served as a minute man at the Lexington Alarm and at various
alarms, from Westminster. He was born in Newton and died in Westminster.
Lynde Lord, (1733-1801), served as sheriff of Litchfield county for twenty-four years. He was
appointed commissariat for purchasing supplies for the Connecticut troops. He was born and died
in Litchfield, Conn.
Volume 18, page 81
Mrs. Antoinette Spencer Alden Barnum.
DAR ID Number: 17210
Born in Troy, New York.
Wife of Theodore Pierpont Barnum.
Descendant of Silas Wickes, of New York; Jason Whitney, of Massachusetts.
[p.81] Daughter of Charles Lucius Alden and Mary Langford Taylor, his wife.
Granddaughter of Isaac Alden and Hannah Snow, his wife; James Wickes Taylor and Chloe
Langford, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of William Alden and Susannah Whitney, his wife; James Taylor and Maria
Wickes, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Silas Wickes and Elizabeth Rusco, his wife; Jason Whitney and
Elizabeth Beale his wife.
Silas Wickes, (1758-1838), served as a private in the New York militia. He was born in
Huntington, N. Y., and died in Steuben county, N. Y.
Also No. 3668.
Jason Whitney, (1729-1807), who was wounded in the early wars, served in the Revolution
notwithstanding his lameness. He was born in Hopkinton, Mass., and died in Natick.
Volume 18, page 124
Mrs. Mary Augusta Whitney Hurd.
DAR ID Number: 17317
Born in Windsor County, Vermont.
Descendant of Capt. Samuel Warren.
[p.124] Daughter of George Frederick Whitney and Augusta Priscilla Eaton, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joel Eaton and Eunice Stearns, his wife.
See No. 17313.
Volume 18, page 131
Mrs. Edith Winkler Smith.
DAR ID Number: 17338
Born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Wife of Fred Lyman Smith.
Descendant of Joel Whitney, of New Hampshire.
Daughter of Gustav Rudolph Winkler and Martha Maria Maynard, his wife.
Granddaughter of John Maynard and Abigail Whitney, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Joel Whitney, Jr. (b. 1777), and Mary Wheeler (b. 1780) his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Joel Whitney.
Joel Whitney signed the Association Test of Chesterfield, 1776, and 1777, enlisted to repel the
advance of Burgoyne. He died about 1819.
Volume 18, page 136
Mrs. Justine Agusta Whitney Swift.
DAR ID Number: 17352
Born in Westchester County, New York.
Wife of Charles Edward Swift.
Descendant of Joseph Dykeman.
Daughter of Thomas Aaron Whitney and Naomi Jane Dykeman, his wife.
Granddaughter of Jesse Dykeman and Phebe Russell, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Joseph Dykeman and Azuba Bates, his wife.
Joseph Dykeman served in the New York Line. He was born in Conn., and died inn Carmel, N.
Y., about 1838.
Volume 18, page 137
Mrs. Jane Whitney Swift Holderness.
DAR ID Number: 17353
Born in Westchester County, New York.
Wife of George Holderness.
Descendant of Joseph Dykeman.
[p.137] Daughter of Charles Edward Swift and Justine Agusta Whitney, his wife.
Granddaughter of Thomas Aaron Whitney and Naomi Jane Dykeman, his wife.
See No. 17352.
Volume 18, page 142
Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Whitney Sevin.
DAR ID Number: 17370
Born in Hudson County, New Jersey.
Wife of Clarence D. Sevin.
Descendant of Corp. Walter Whitney.
Daughter of Charles Edward Whitney and Rebecca Figgins, his wife.
Granddaughter of James Whitney and Elizabeth Blackett Adams, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Charles Whitney and Jane White, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Walter Whitney and Anah Wells, his wife.
Walter Whitney, (1760-1846), was placed on the pension roll of Albany county, N. Y., at the age
of 74, for service as private and corporal in the Conn. militia. He was born in Fairfield, Conn., and
died in Albany, N. Y.
Volume 18, page 158
Miss Alice M. Loomis.
DAR ID Number: 17410
Born in Suffield, Connecticut.
Descendant of Capt. Noah Loomis, Jeremiah Nelson, Stephen Pelton and Theodore King.
Daughter of James D. Loomis and Mary Ann Wheeler, his wife.
[p.158] Granddaughter of Harmon Wheeler and Ann Nelson, his wife; James Loomis and Sally
Pelton, his wife.
See No. 17408.
Gr.-granddaughter of IIam Loomis and Elizabeth Allen, his wife; Stephen Pelton and Alice
Whitney, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Noah Loomis and Rhoda Clark, his wife; Theodore King and Anna
Mather, his wife.
Noah Loomis, (1724-1808), commanded a company of minute men at the Lexington Alarm. He
was born in Westfield, Mass., and died in Southwick, Mass.
Also Nos. 9005, 15480.
Stephen Pelton, (1761-1843), served as a private in the Mass. militia under different commands.
He was born in Blandford, Mass., and died in Lansingburg, N. Y.
Theodore King served at the Lexington Alarm. He was born in Suffield, Conn., where he
died.
Volume 18, page 212
Mrs. Adelaide E. Pearson.
DAR ID Number: 17571
Born in Norway, Maine.
Wife of Henry C. Pearson.
Descendant of Phineas Whitney, of Maine.
Daughter of Moses Osgood French and Betsey Pierce, his wife.
Granddaughter of James French and Annis Whitney (1785-1846), his wife (m. 1808).
Gr.-granddaughter of Phineas Whitney and Keziah Fainsworth (d. 1827), his wife (m. 1765).
[p.212] Phineas Whitney, (1747-1830), was at the battle of Bunker Hill in the breast works where
the British were advancing. He had put the last charge to his gun when the works were taken, and
although wounded made his escape. He was unfit for further duty and was placed on the pension
roll of Oxford county, Maine. He was born in Harvard, Mass., and died in Norway, Maine.
Volume 18, page 241
Miss Mary Elizabeth Sawyer.
DAR ID Number: 17659
Born in Watertown, New York.
Descendant of Lieut. Israel Whitney, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Jonathan Sawyer and Martha Perkins, his wife.
Granddaughter of Phineas Sawyer and Hannah Whitney, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Israel Whitney and Hannah Mead, his first wife.
Israel Whitney, (1751-1827), gave service from the Lexington Alarm to the close of the war. He
was born in Harvard, Mass., where he died.
Also No. 16812.
Volume 18, page 241
Mrs. Martha Frances Sawyer Bradley.
DAR ID Number: 17660
Born in Dover, New Hampshire.
Wife of Winfield Scott Bradley.
Descendant of Lieut. Israel Whitney.
Daughter of Jonathan Sawyer and Martha Perkins, his wife.
See No. 17659.
Volume 18, page 335
Mrs. Jennie Smith Prouty.
DAR ID Number: 17916
Born in Meriden, Connecticut.
Wife of Willis J. Prouty.
Descendant of Elisha Smith and of Philip Smith, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Henry G. Smith and Ann Marilla Whitney, his wife.
Granddaughter of Alanson Smith and Abigail Wright, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Asa Smith and Judith Graves, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Philip Smith and Elizabeth Graves, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Elisha Smith and Sarah Fields, his wife.
Elisha Smith, (1705-84), turned out with the minute men from Whately at the Lexington
Alarm.
[p.335] Philip Smith, (1730-1806), served as a private in Capt. Salmon White's company, 1777.
He was born and died in Whately, Mass.
Also No. 16053.
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