Archive:D. A. R. Lineage Books, Volume 34
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Volume 34, page 56
Mrs. Lucinda Whitney Peck.
DAR ID Number: 33157
Born in Utica, New York.
Widow of Oscar Daniel Peck.
Descendant of Ebenezer Whitney.
Daughter of Isaac Whitney and Laura Montague, his wife.
Granddaughter of Ebenezer Whitney and Rachel Perne Rawson (1764-1819), his first wife, m.
1786.
Ebenezer Whitney, (1762-1855), enlisted 1781 for three years in Col. John Crane's regiment of
artillery, Capt. Winthrop Sargent's company. He applied for a pension, 1826 and it was allowed
for three years actual service as matross in the Massachusetts line. He was born in Mansfield,
Conn., died in Montague, Mass.
Volume 34, page 93
[p.92] Mrs. Edith Laurett Bailey Herbert.
DAR ID Number: 33258
Born in Streator, Illinois.
Wife of Frederick W. Herbert.
Descendant of Eliphalet Bailey, Benoni Benson, Jr., Lieut. John Benson, John Dewing, Edmund
Bowker, Ebenezer Taft, James Brown, Phineas Tyler, James Sumner, Phineas Warner, Sergt.
James Berry, Ephraim Brown, Benjamin Howard and Joseph Polley, all of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Ezra Hunt Bailey and Laurett. Benson (1859-83), his wife.
Granddaughter of James Dewing Bailey (1825-86) and Abigail Tyler (b. 1829), his wife; Sylvanus
Benson and Laurett Howard, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Eliphalet Bailey, Jr., and Miranda Bowker, his wife; Daniel Tyler
(1791-1874) and Thersa Polly (b. 1797), his wife, m. 1816; Jared Benson and Sally Taft, his wife;
Hiram Howard and Sarah Brown, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Eliphalet Bailey and Abigail Choate, his wife; Jonathan Bowker (b.
1781) and Penelope Dewing, his wife; Phineas Tyler and Elizabeth Barker, his wife, m. 1770;
Elnathan Polly (1766-1842) and Rebecca Warner (1769-1845), his wife, m. 1788; John Benson
and Mary Holbrook, his wife; Ebenezer Taft and Mary Howard (1760-1848), his wife, m. 1779;
James Brown and Catherine Berry, his wife, m. 1787.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Daniel Bailey (d. 1782) and Rebecca Trusdell, his wife, m. 1746;
Edmund Bowker and Hannah Stearns, his wife, m. 1778; John Dewing and Patience Sumner (b.
1756), his wife, m. 1780; Phineas Warner and Lydia Whitney (b. 1746), his wife, m. 1769; Benoni
Benson, Jr., and Abigail Staples, his wife; Benjamin Howard and Elizabeth Thayer, his wife;
Ephraim Brown and Ann Twist, his wife, m. 1742; James Berry and Mary Stocker, his wife, m.
1764; Joseph Polley and Dorcas Colburn, his wife; Sylvanus Holbrook and Thankful, his
wife.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of James Sumner and Mary Bigelow, his first wife, m. 1743; Dr. Elijah
Whitney (1707-54) and Rebecca Winship, his wife, m. 1736.
James Brown, (1762-1834), was a private in the Massachusetts militia. He was born in Lynn,
Mass.; died in Jamaica, Vt.
Also No. 32785.
Joseph Polley, (1728-76), was a minute man at the Lexington Alarm. He was born in Lancaster;
died in Fitchburg.
Phineas Tyler, (1736-1817), served as minute man from Leominster at the Lexington Alarm.
[p.93] James Sumner, (1718-95), served on the Committee of Correspondence. He died in
Milford.
Ephraim Brown was a minute man at the Lexington Alarm from Lynn where in 1717 he was
born.
James Berry was placed on the pension roll 1820 at the age of seventy-six for one years actual
service, Massachusetts line.
Eliphalet Bailey, (1747-1821), served in the Middlesex county militia as a private.
Phineas Warner served several enlistments from Harvard where in 1740, he was born.
Benoni Benson, Jr., (1724-1806), marched from Mendon as a minute man at the Lexington
Alarm.
John Benson, (1751-1819), served as corporal and lieutenant in the Worcester county,
Massachusetts militia.
John Dewing, at the age of 76, was placed on the pension roll 1832, for two years actual service
as private.
Edmund Bowker, (1757-1841), was placed on the pension roll 1832, for fourteen months actual
service as private, Massachusetts line. He was born in Hopkinton; died in Milford, Mass.
Ebenezer Taft, (1758-1836), was placed on the pension roll 1832, for over twenty-one months
actual service as private, He was born in Mendon, where he died.
Benjamin Howard, (1740-83), who had served in the French war, was a soldier in the revolution.
He was born and died in Mendon.
Volume 34, page 107
Miss Grace Lawton.
DAR ID Number: 33301
Born in San Diego, California.
Descendant of Abel Seelye.
Daughter of Charles Whitney Lawton and Charlotte Seelye, his wife.
Granddaughter of John Seelye and Ann Giddings, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Abel Seelye and Betsy Briggs, his wife.
Abel Seelye, (1739-1806), served as a private in Capt. Abijah Sterling's company, 1777, for
service on the Hudson.
Volume 34, page 124
Mrs. Helen R. Greenwood.
DAR ID Number: 33348
Born in Gardner, Massachusetts.
Wife of Alvin M. Greenwood.
Descendant of Lieut. Seth Heywood, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Levi Heywood and Martha Wright, his wife.
Granddaughter of Benjamin Heywood and Mary Whitney, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Seth Heywood and Martha Temple, his wife.
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.
Also No. 28991.
Volume 34, page 149
Mrs. Helen Phillips Bullard Davis.
DAR ID Number: 33418
Born in Keene, New Hampshire.
Wife of Archie Davis.
Descendant of Jonathan Sawin, Blaney Phillips and Timothy Hoar, all of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Edwin Marcus Bullard and Hattie Cora Phillips, his wife.
Granddaughter of Francis Phillips and Harriet Maria Hoar, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Joshua Phillips and Betsey Derby, his wife; Leonard Hoar and Lucinda
Sawin, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Blaney Phillips and Martha Carver, his wife; Timothy Hoar and Lydia
Hunt, his wife; Luther Sawin and Eunice Gilbert, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Blaney Phillips and Christian Wadsworth, his wife; Jonathan Sawin
and Mary Whitney, his wife.
Jonathan Sawin, (1735-1822), was a private in Capt. Noah Miles's company at the Lexington
Alarm. He was born in Watertown; died in Westminster.
Blaney Phillips, (1712-1808), although lame, marched from Duxbury at the Lexington Alarm.
Timothy Hoar, (1759-1832), served as matross in Craft's artillery and as private under different
commands. He was born in Concord; died in Westminster.
Also Nos. 19330, 20465, 27281, 32121.
Volume 34, page 166
Mrs. Cora Sheldon Tew.
DAR ID Number: 33465
Born in Rockford, Illinois.
Wife of Herbert Whitney Tew.
Descendant of Joseph Hosford, of New York.
Daughter of Porter Sheldon and Mary Crowley, his wife.
Granddaughter of Gad Sheldon and Eunice Hosford, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Joseph Hosford and Mary Williams, his wife.
Joseph Hosford, (1761-1847), enlisted 1777 under Capt. Charles Graham, Col. Philip Van
Cortlandt, New York Continental line and was at the surrender of Cornwallis. In 1820 he was
allowed a pension for six years actual service as private.
Volume 34, page 327
Mrs. Mary M. Benedict.
DAR ID Number: 33903
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Wife of William H. Benedict.
Descendant of Capt. Jonathan Fletcher, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Richard Whitney Bates and Sarah Sylvester, his wife.
Granddaughter of Elijah Bates and Sarah Fletcher, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Jonathan Fletcher and Lucretia Emerson, his wife.
Jonathan Fletcher, (1757-1807), was a minute man at Lexington and Bunker Hill. He served as
fifer 1776; as lieutenant 1778; as captain 1780 and served to the close of the war. He was born in
Acton; died in Boston.
Also Nos. 9145, 28542.
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