Archive:D. A. R. Lineage Books, Volume 31
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Volume 31, page 4
Miss Mary Louisa Kempton.
DAR ID Number: 30008
Born in Newport, New Hampshire.
Descendant of Lieut. Silas Alden. Moses Alden and Abel Allen.
Daughter of Elisha Moody Kempton and Louisa Emily Alden, his wife.
Granddaughter of Alvan Alden (1791-1876) and Elizabeth Allen (1794-1866), his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Moses Alden and Elizabeth Whitney, his wife; Abel Allen and Susannah
Wilbur, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Silas Alden and Margaret Capron, his wife, m. 1760.
Silas Alden, (1736-1826), served as ensign at the Lexington Alarm and as lieutenant at the taking
of Dorchester Heights. He was born in Needham, Mass., died there.
Also Nos. 19839, 23769.
Moses Alden, (1760-1833), enlisted 1781 for service in Rhode Island as a private in Capt.
Raymond De Guiscard's company of Mass. militia.
Abel Allen, (1756-1837), was a soldier who marched from Walpole N. H., and was in the battle of
Bennington.
Volume 31, page 70
[p.70] Miss Emma Cordelia Merrill Smith.
DAR ID Number: 30198
Born in New York, N. Y.
Wife of Albert Waterman Smith.
Descendant of Capt. David Whitney, David Hyatt Whitney and Moses Raymond, all of
Connecticut.
Daughter of Charles Merrill and Nancy Whitney, his wife.
Granddaughter of David Hyatt Whitney and Nancy Raymond, his wife, m. 1796.
Gr.-granddaughter of David Whitney and Elizabeth Hyatt, his wife; Moses Raymond and Nancy
(Esther) Benedict, his first wife.
David Whitney, (1721-1816), served as a mariner and in his sloop he carried supplies and
despatches for the army under the guns of the British ships. He was born in Norwalk; died in New
Canaan.
Also Nos. 4695, 5828, 10321, 21233.
David Hyatt Whitney, (1761-1834), served as a private in the Connecticut line. He was born in
Norwalk, Conn.; died in Walton, N. Y. His widow received a pension.
Moses Raymond, (1752-1838), served as a private in Capt. Seth Seymour's company, 1776 for
duty in New York. He was an invalid pensioner 1833, residing in Litchfield county. He was born
in Norwalk; died in Bethlehem.
Also No. 15503.
Volume 31, page 123
Mrs. Emma Jane Forbush Taft.
DAR ID Number: 30357
Born in Buffalo, New York.
Wife of George Zadoc Taft.
Descendant of David Forbush, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Justin Forbush and Rhoda Ann Sears, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joel Forbush and Ruth Eams, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Silas Forbush and Rhodah Fisk, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of David Forbush and Annah Whitney, his wife.
David Forbush, (1721-85), was a member of the Committee of Safety and a minute man from
Grafton at the Lexington alarm. He was born in Marlboro; died in Grafton, Mass.
Volume 31, page 134
Mrs. Louise Carroll Whitney Weaver.
DAR ID Number: 30387
Born in Alphena, Michigan.
Wife of Ralph Mosher Weaver.
Descendant of Isaiah Whitney, of Massachusetts.
[p.134] Daughter of Charles Carroll Whitney and Emma Louise Lapham, his wife.
Granddaughter of Richard Harris Whitney (1808-67) and Nancy Flagg, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Cyrus Whitney (b. 1771) and Mary (Whitney), his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Isaiah Whitney and Persis Randall, his wife, m. 1757.
Isaiah Whitney, (1735-1817), served as a private in Capt. Jonathan Davis's company at the
Lexington alarm. He was born in Harvard, Mass., where he died.
Volume 31, page 241
Mrs. Lillian King Le Conte.
DAR ID Number: 30683
Born in Norcross, Georgia.
Wife of Dr. Joseph Nisbet Le Conte.
Descendant of Elijah King, Joseph Jones, Joseph Jones, Jr., James Simmons, Nehemiah Nelson,
Simon Terrell, Lieut. Abner Hammond and Charles Hammond.
Daughter of George Edward King (b. 1851) and Ida Simmons (b. 1853), his wife, m. 1874.
Granddaughter of James Lawrence King (1819-1901) and Sarah Ann Stubbs (1824-53), his wife,
m. 1843; James Pinckney Simmons (1819-95) and Eliza Thompson Terrell (1819-95), his wife, m.
1836.
Gr.-granddaughter of John King (1774-1847) and Lucinda Jones (1778-1852), his wife, m. 1800;
Peter Stubbs, Jr. and Ann Hammond, his wife; Adam Quinby Simmons (1786-1863) and Anna
West (1785-1829), his wife, m. 1805; William Terrell and Sarah Kendrick, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Elijah King and Marie Cooke, his wife, m. 1763; Joseph Jones, Jr. and
Ruth Nelson (1742-1825), his wife, m. 1763; Abner Hammond and Sarah Dudley, his second
wife; James Simmons and Sarah Quinby, his wife Simon Terrell and Sarah Thompson, his
wife.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Joseph Jones, Sr. and Mary Whitney (1710-88), his wife, m. 1732;
Nehemiah Nelson and Hannah Sheffield (1723-1803), his wife, m. 1742; Charles Hammond and
Elizabeth Steele, his wife (d. 1798).
Elijah King, (1737-94), served as inspector of arms and ammunition of the Dighton company,
1775. He was born in Dighton, Mass.; died in Warren, R. I.
Joseph Jones, (1709-96), was a minute man at the Lexington Alarm. He was born in Milford;
where he died.
Joseph Jones, Jr., (1737-99), served as a private in the Massachusetts Line. He was born in
Milford, Mass.; died in Charleston, S. C.
Also Nos. 1596, 7653.
[p.241] James Simmons served as a private. He was born in Montgomery Co., N. C., where he
died at the age of ninety.
Nehemiah Nelson, (1716-82), served at various alarms. He was born in Mendon; died in Milford,
Mass.
Simon Terrell was placed on the pension roll of Franklin Co., Ga., 1836, for service as light
horseman in North Carolina militia. He was born, 1755, in Orange Co., N. C.
Abner Hammond, (1750-1827), served as lieutenant of South Carolina State troops. He was born
in South Carolina; died in Milledgeville, Ga.
Also No. 6492.
Charles Hammond, (1716-94), served in the company of refugees in Georgia under Col. William
Candler. He was born in Richmond Co., Va.; died in Edgeville Co., S. C.
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