Archive:D. A. R. Lineage Books, Volume 29
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Volume 29, page 28
[p.28] Mrs. Ida Blood Hasselman.
DAR ID Number: 28073
Born in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Wife of Watson J. Hasselman.
Descendant of Asa Blood, William Mansur, Lieut. Levi Whitney, Capt. Abijah Smith and Isaac
Kimball, all of Massachusetts.
Daughter of James C. Blood and Eliza J. Mansur, his wife.
Granddaughter of Giles Blood (1786-1838) and Fanny La Veque (1788-1812), his wife, m. 1812;
George H. Mansur and Mary Smith, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Asa Blood and Betsey Follet (1756-1838), his wife; John Mansur and Mary
Kimball, his wife; Cyrus Smith and Sibil Whitney, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of William Mansur and Isabella Harvey, his wife; Isaac Kimball and Abigail
Raymond, his wife; Abijah Smith and Abigail Wheelock, his wife; Levi Whitney and Rebecca
Clark, his first wife, m. 1767.
Asa Blood, (1758-1825), marched from Charlton to reenforce Gates at the northward, 1777. He
was born in Charlton, Mass.; died in Oxford, N. H.
William Mansur, (1743-1814), responded to the Lexington Alarm; was a signer of the Association
Test and served at Ticonderoga in Capt. Gershom Drury's company. He was born in Dracut,
Mass., removed to Temple, N. H., 1770, where he died.
Also Nos. 6199, 8197, 10524.
Levi Whitney, (1739-1809), served in the Commissary Department. He was born in
Shrewsbury.
Abijah Smith, (1740-86), commanded a company of New Hampshire militia in the New York
campaign, 1776. He was born in Leominster, Mass.; died in New Ipswich, N. H.
Also No. 1614.
Isaac Kimball, (1741-1815), served several enlistments in the Massachusetts militia. He was born
in Wrentham, Mass.; died in Waterford, Maine.
Volume 29, page 69
Mrs. Nettie Sternberg Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 28184
Born in Champion, New York.
Descendant of Nicklas Sternberger and of George Horning, both of New York.
Daughter of A. Irving Sternberg (b. 1840) and Mary Ett Yeo (b. 1842), his wife.
Granddaughter of Abraham Sternberg (b. 1808) and Anna Maria Wormuth (b. 1815), his wife;
William Yeo and Salona Dingman, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Johannes Sternberger (b. 1768) and Anna Shafer (b. 1768), his wife; Henry
Wormuth and Elizabeth Horning (b. 1794), his wife; William Dingman and Polly Lawrence, his
wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Nicklas Sternberger and Catharine Rickert (b. 1738), his wife; John
Shafer and Anna, his wife; George Horning and Maria Mareness (b. 1769), his wife; Henry
Dingman (b. 1751) and Lucretia Van Evra Bohm, his wife; Judah M. Lawrence (b. 1752) and
Elizabeth Wetmore, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Reuben Wetmore (b. 1733) and Hannah Foster, his wife.
Nicklas Sternberger, (1723-91), was a member of the Committee [p.69] of Safety of Schoharie
county. He was born in Sharon, N. Y., where he died.
George Horning, (1765-1843), served in the Tryon county militia. He died in Sand Ridge, N.
Y.
Volume 29, page 72
Mrs. Adeline Jones Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 28195
Born in Westmoreland, New York, 1800; died 1900.
Wife of Richard Whitney.
Descendant of Nehemiah Jones, of Massachusetts and New York.
Daughter of Nehemiah Jones and Anna Pomeroy, his wife.
Nehemiah Jones, (1760-1838), was placed on the pension roll of Oneida Co., N. Y., 1818, for
service of private in the Massachusetts Continental Line. He was born in Norton, Mass.; died in
Westmoreland, N. Y.
Volume 29, page 72
Miss Emily Whitney Stanley.
DAR ID Number: 28197
Born in Attleborough, Massachusetts.
Descendant of Lieut. James Orne, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Oliver Stanley and Emily Whitney, his wife.
Granddaughter of Martin Whitney and Nancy Orne, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of James Orne and Esther Everett, his wife.
James Orne, (1734-1804), served as a minute man and turned out at various alarms under
different commands. He was born in Boston and upon his tomb at Mount Hope, Attleboro, is
inscribed ôLieutenant.ö
Also Nos. 2487, 10986, 12596, 27538.
Volume 29, page 127
[p.127] Mrs. Grace G. Pierpont Brockett.
DAR ID Number: 28343
Born in North Haven, Connecticut.
Wife of Frank S. Brockett.
Descendant of Elijah Stanton and of Capt. Azariah Wright.
Daughter of Joseph Pierpont and Harriet Brockett, his wife.
Granddaughter of Rufus Pierpont and Harriet Richards, his wife; Atwater Eaton Brockett and
Cynthia Harriet Stanton, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Luther Abijah Richards and Mary Page, his wife; Joshua Whitney Stanton
and Eliza Dutcher, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Joel Page and Mary Wright (1765-1850), his wife; Elijah Stanton and
Jemima Beach, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Azariah Wright and Miriam Hall, his second wife.
Elijah Stanton, (1750-1833), was at the siege of Boston and in the New York campaign. He was
born in Preston; died in Salisbury, Conn.
Also No. 16032.
Azariah Wright, (1737-1811), served as second lieutenant and captain in the Cumberland county
militia. He was born in Northfield, Mass.; died in Westminster, Vt.
Volume 29, page 132
Mrs. Jennie Whitney Stillman.
DAR ID Number: 28359
Born in Mexico, New York.
Wife of Benjamin Rhodes Stillman.
Descendant of Cornelius Whitney and of Ebenezer Brown.
Daughter of Cyrus Whitney and Jane Elizabeth Brown, his wife.
Granddaughter of Eliphalet Whitney and Lucy Ellsworth, his wife; Samuel Reed Brown
(1786-1853) and Hannah Louise Blinn, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Cornelius Whitney and Martha Graves, his first wife; Ebenezer Brown and
Pamela Ferriss, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Deliverance Brown and Phoebe Reed, his wife.
Cornelius Whitney, (1749-1833), served as a private in the Connecticut militia at the battle of
Bunker Hill. He was born in Killingly, Conn.; died in Mexico, N. Y.
Also No. 26493.
Ebenezer Brown enlisted in the Westchester county, N. Y., militia, removed to Vermont, 1795,
where he died in Burlington.
Also No. 22917.
Volume 29, page 150
Miss Annie Carritt Butler.
DAR ID Number: 28407
Born in Pecatonica, Illinois.
Descendant of Lieut. Col. George Smith, Asa Wheelock, Elisha Converse and Capt. William
McCune.
Daughter of Thomas Mifflin Butler and Adelaide A. Prouty, his wife.
Granddaughter of Thomas Butler and Hannah Farr, his wife; William Cune Prouty and Adeline A.
Wheelock, his wife.
[p.150] Gr.-granddaughter of William Farr and Annie Smith, his wife; Elisha Prouty and Elizabeth
Plummer, his wife; Henry Wheelock and Adelphia Converse (b. 1790), his wife, m. 1811.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of George Smith and Effie Drake, his wife, m. 1767; Elijah Prouty and
Lydia McCune, his wife; Asa Wheelock and Lucy Maynard, his wife, m. 1788; Elisha Converse
and Mary Bishop, his first wife, m. 1779.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of William McCune and Elizabeth Whitney, his wife.
George Smith, (1745-1825), was appointed sub-lieutenant of Philadelphia county, 1777, and
1778, served as agent for confiscated estates. He was elected lieutenant colonel of militia, 1779,
and represented Philadelphia in the Assembly, 1780-81. He was born in Hunterdon Co., N. J.;
died in Moreland, Lycoming Co., Pa.
Also Nos. 9348, 12738.
William McCune, (1729-1807), served as captain in Col. Seth Warner's regiment of Continental
troops, 1778. He was born in Scotland; died in West Brattleboro, Vt.
Also Nos. 10262, 11332, 12952, 14545, 25077.
Elisha Converse, (1758-1843), enlisted in the Connecticut Line at the age of seventeen and served
at Bunker Hill. He removed to Vermont, 1806, and died in Wardsboro, Vt.
Asa Wheelock, (1758-1842), was placed on the pension roll of Windham county, Vt., 1831, for
service of private in the Massachusetts militia. He was born in Shrewsbury, Mass.; died in
Wardsboro, Vt.
Volume 29, page 173
Mrs. Georgiana Hayward Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 28473
Born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Wife of Joseph C. Whitney.
Descendant of Dr. Lemuel Hayward, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of George Hayward and Annie Upton, his wife.
Granddaughter of Charles Hayward and Ellinor Dorr, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Lemuel Hayward and Sally Henshaw, his wife.
Lemuel Hayward, (1749-1821), was commissioned, 1775, surgeon of the hospital at Roxbury,
which was established in the house of Joshua Loring. He was born in Braintree; died in
Boston.
Volume 29, page 185
Mrs. Abbie Louise Goodrich Cooley.
DAR ID Number: 28504
Born in Lorain county, Ohio.
Wife of William H. Cooley.
Descendant of Lieut. Caleb Goodrich, of Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Daughter of Noah Whitney Goodrich and Abigail Porter, his wife.
Granddaughter of Butler Goodrich and Lydia White, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Caleb Goodrich and Huldah Butler, his wife.
Caleb Goodrich, 1731-77), was a minute man at the Lexington Alarm, sergeant at Ticonderoga
and lieutenant in Col. John Brown's Berkshire county, Massachusetts militia. He was born in
Wethersfield, Conn.; died in Pittsfield, Mass.
Also Nos. 12106, 13994, 18600, 22114.
Volume 29, page 190
[p.190] Miss Lydia Ann Rowe Ceiley.
DAR ID Number: 28518
Born in Canton, Massachusetts.
Descendant of Capt. David Fairbanks, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Archibald Hamilton Ceiley and Catharine Lucy Fairbanks, his wife.
Granddaughter of Lemuel Fairbanks and Catharine Harris, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of David Fairbanks, Jr. and Jemima Whitney, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of David Fairbanks and Anna Wight, his wife.
David Fairbanks, (1731-76), commanded a company of minute men from Dedham, Mass., at the
Lexington Alarm.
Volume 29, page 246
Miss M. Agnes Simons.
DAR ID Number: 28675
Born in Harlem, New York.
Descendant of Corp. Thaddeus Chapin, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Edwin Agustus Simons and Janet Law Steel, his wife.
Granddaughter of William Warren Simons and Elizabeth Wise Chapin, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Benjamin Chapin and Comfort Bancroft, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Thaddeus Chapin and Lucy Whitney, his wife, m. 1780.
Thaddeus Chapin, (1756-1835), served as corporal in Capt. Jesse Stone's company, Col. Job
Cushing's regiment which marched to the relief of Bennington, 1777. He was born in Uxbridge;
died in Worcester, Mass.
Volume 29, page 256
Mrs. Mary Whitney Davis.
DAR ID Number: 28701
Born in Cooperstown, New York.
Wife of John M. Davis.
Descendant of Abner Whitney, of Massachusetts and Maine.
Daughter of Patrick Lee and Arethusa Whitney, his wife.
Granddaughter of Amaziah Whitney and Sarah Boynton, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Abner Whitney and Sarah Hilton (1734-1815), his wife, m. 1753.
Abner Whitney, (1734-1802), was a minute man at the Lexington Alarm from Lunenberg as were
also his sons Abner, Jr., Uriel, Samuel and Amaziah. He was born in Lunenberg, Mass.; died in
Falmouth, Maine.
Also No. 13345.
Volume 29, page 280
[p.280] Mrs. Clara H. Davidson.
DAR ID Number: 28766
Born in Columbus, Pennsylvania.
Wife of Robert M. Davidson.
Descendant of Asahel Weed, of Connecticut.
Daughter of Cyrus A. Willoughby and Harriet M. Weed, his wife.
Granddaughter of John Weed and Matilda Lockwood, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Asahel Weed and Hannah Hoyt, his wife, m. 1750.
Asahel Weed was a soldier under Capt. Jonathan Whitney in the Ninth Militia Regiment, 1777. He
was born in Stamford, Conn., where, in 1812, he died.
Volume 29, page 316
Miss Nellie Stow.
DAR ID Number: 28867
Born in San Francisco, California.
Descendant of Sergt. Samuel Stow.
Daughter of William Whitney Stow and Ann Eliza Patterson, his wife.
Granddaughter of Samuel Stow, Jr. and Hannah Whitney, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Samuel Stow and Elizabeth Benedict, his wife.
Samuel Stow, (1750-1833), served in the artillery as sergeant under Capt. Robert Walker and
Col. John Lamb. His original discharge for three years faithful service is in the [p.316] possession
of the family. He was born in Waterbury, Conn.; died in Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y.
Also No. 26209.
Volume 29, page 335
Miss Martha Ann Jenkins Chamberlain.
DAR ID Number: 28914
Born in Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.
Descendant of Wilson Chamberlain, Joseph Chamberlain and Lieut. Jesse Whitney, all of
Massachustts.
Daughter of Levi Chamberlain and Maria Patton, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joseph Chamberlain and Lucy Whitney (b. 1765), his wife, m. 1786.
Gr.-granddaughter of Wilson Chamberlain and Elizabeth Austin, his wife; Jesse Whitney and
Mary Cheney (1736-77), his first wife, m. 1757.
Wilson Chamberlain, (1724-91), turned out at various [p.335] alarms. He was born in
Charlestown, Mass.; died in Holliston, Maine.
Joseph Chamberlain, (1762-1800), enlisted for three years at the age of eighteen and served to the
close of the war. A letter from Camp Windsor, 1783, says ôProvisions are poor and hard and no
money, but I am contented.ö He was born in Charlestown, Mass.; died in Wardsboro, Vt.
Jesse Whitney, (1730-1815), served on the Committee of Safety and marched from Mendon at the
Lexington Alarm.
Also Nos. 6828, 9059, 19202.
Volume 29, page 335
Mrs. Maria J. Chamberlain Forbes.
DAR ID Number: 28915
Born in Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.
Widow of Rev. Anderson Oliver Forbes.
Descendant of Joseph Chamberlain, Wilson Chamberlain and Lieut. Jesse Whitney.
Daughter of Levi Chamberlain and Maria Patton, his wife.
See No. 28914.
Volume 29, page 337
Mrs. Loretta Whitney James.
DAR ID Number: 28919
Born in Lawrenceville, New York.
Wife of Frederick Sinclair James.
Descendant of Samuel Whitney.
Daughter of Pascal Whitney and Perna Shepard, his wife.
Granddaughter of Luther Whitney and Betsey Dart, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Samuel Whitney and Mary (Whitney), his wife, m. 1778.
Samuel Whitney, (1758-1835), was a private at the Lexington Alarm and served from Worcester
county, Mass., 1779. He was born in Massachusetts; died in Lawrenceville, N. Y.
Also No. 26599.
Volume 29, page 362
Mrs. Mary F. Heywood Corey.
DAR ID Number: 28991
Born in Gardner, Massachusetts.
Wife of David Corey.
Descendant of Lieut. Seth Heywood and of David Comee, of Massachusetts.
[p.362] Daughter of Benjamin F. Heywood and Sally Comee, his wife.
Granddaughter of Benjamin Heywood and Mary Whitney, his wife; James Maltman Comee and
Sally Putnam, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Seth Heywood and Martha Temple, his wife; David Comee (1744-1826)
and Christiana Maltman, his wife.
See No. 28472.
Seth Heywood, (1738-1826), served as lieutenant in the Worcester county militia under Capt.
Ephraim Richardson, 1777. He was born in Worcester; died in Gardner, Mass.
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Whitney, Abner, 256
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Whitney, Cornelius, 132
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Whitney, Lieut. Jesse, 334, 335
Volume 29, [p.387] ROLL OF HONOR, page 407
Whitney, Lieut. Levi, 28
Volume 29, [p.387] ROLL OF HONOR, page 407
Whitney, Samuel, 337
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