Archive:D. A. R. Lineage Books, Volume 45
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Volume 45, page 49
Mrs. Sarah Allen Blanton.
DAR ID Number: 44121
Born in St. Louis, Mo.
Wife of William Lafayette Blanton.
Descendant of Anthony Thornton and of Col. Anthony Thornton, Jr.
Daughter of George Otis Allen and Julia Olds Whitney, his wife.
Granddaughter of Rev. Dewey Whitney and Mildred Rootes Thornton, his wife.
[p.49] Gr-granddaughter of William Thornton and Judith Presly (Thornton) (cousins, dau. of
Anthony, Jr.) his wife, m. 1808.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Anthony Thornton, Jr. and Mary Rootes (1751-1819) his 2nd wife, m.
1772.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Anthony Thornton and Sarah Taliaferro (1728-59) his 1st wife, m.
1746.
Anthony Thornton, Jr. (1748-1828) commanded a company at the beginning of the war; rose to
the rank of colonel of Minute Men and served at the siege of Yorktown. He was born in Fairfield
Co., Va.; died in Ormsby Lodge, Ky.
Also No. 7315.
Anthony Thornton (1726-82) was a member of the Committee of Safety of Caroline Co., Va., and
was chairman 1776. He was also Justice of the Peace.
Volume 45, page 89
Mrs. Carolyn Whitney Kline.
DAR ID Number: 44217
Born in Henry Co., Ill.
Wife of Rudolph Kline.
Descendant of Sergt. Daniel Whitney of Massachusetts.
Daughter of John Whitney and Eliza Jones, his wife.
Granddaughter of Asa Whitney and Sally Brooks, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Daniel Whitney and Sarah Durant, his wife, m. 1778.
Daniel Whitney (1749-1805) served as sergeant in Capt. Jonathan Rice's company, Col. Samuel
Bullard's regiment 1777. He was born and died in Stow, Mass.
Volume 45, page 126
Mrs. Abbie Torrey Hays.
DAR ID Number: 44311
Born in Mt. Sterling, Ill.
Wife of David Hays.
Descendant of Capt. Reuben Sibley of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Capt. John C. Moses and Eliza A. Torrey, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joseph Torrey (1789-1845) and Abigail Sibley (1804-57) his 2nd wife, m.
1828.
Gr-granddaughter of Reuben Sibley, Jr. and Elizabeth Marble, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Reuben Sibley and Ruth (Sibley) cousins, his wife, m. 1765.
Reuben Sibley (1743-1810) commanded a company 1776 of matross of the second Sutton
company. In 1778 served in Rhode Island under Col. Josiah Whitney. He was born and died in
Sutton, Mass.
Volume 45, page 160
Mrs. Myra Louise Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 44405
Born in Whitmer, Mass.
Wife of Horace Webster Whitney.
Descendant of Lieut. Benjamin Bates of Massachusetts.
Daughter of John Edwin Richford and Almira S. Peterson, his wife.
Granddaughter of Franklin Peterson and Almira Stetson, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Asaph Torrey Peterson and Betty Bates, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Benjamin Bates and Betty Dyer, his wife.
Benjamin Bates (1728-1800) was a minute man at the Tiverton Alarm in the Plymouth County
regiment. He was born and died in Abington.
Also Nos. 23427, 32898, 36780.
Volume 45, page 183
Mrs. Sarah Anthony W. Lepper.
DAR ID Number: 44459
Born in Rochester, N. Y.
Wife of Stephen Van Rensellaer Lepper.
Descendant of Elijah Wilder.
Daughter of Oshea Wilder and Cornelia Anthony, his wife.
Granddaughter of Elijah Wilder and Azubah Wellis, his wife, m. 1778.
Elijah Wilder (1757-1825) served in Capt. Daniel Robbin's company, Col. Asa Whitcomb's
regiment at the Lexington [p.183] Alarm. He responded to the Bennington and Rhode Island
alarms under Col. Josiah Whitney. He was born in Stirling, Mass.; died in Rochester, New
York.
Also No. 13472.
Volume 45, page 206
Mrs. Annie E. Hoerner.
DAR ID Number: 44517
Born in New York, N. Y.
Wife of Henry J. Hoerner.
Descendant of George Palmer, Jr., Ensign Elias Palmer, Daniel Shields, and Lieut. Daniel
Hale.
Daughter of Peter Martin and Sarah Carlin Shields (1844-1915) his wife.
Granddaughter of Alexander Shields (1815-60) and Cornelia A. Hale (1813-68) his wife, m.
1823.
Gr-granddaughter of Daniel Shields and Elizabeth Fenn, his wife; Daniel Hale, Jr. (1774-1828)
and Mary Palmer (1778-1868) his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Daniel Hale and Sarah Blake, his 1st wife; Elias Palmer and Huldah
Whitney (1754-98) his wife, m. 1777.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of George Palmer, Jr. and Hannah Marsh (1721-97) his wife, m.
1738.
George Palmer, Jr. (1719-1809) served on the Committee of Safety of Stillwater as chairman. He
was born in Stonington, Conn.; died in Stillwater, N. Y.
Elias Palmer (1756-1838) served as ensign in the volunteer company from Stillwater. He was
placed on the pension roll of Saratoga Co. 1831 for service as private and ensign, New York
militia.
Daniel Shields (1766-1835) enlisted as a drummer 1780 under Col. Goose Van Schaick and was
at Yorktown under Lafayette and received a badge of merit signed by Washington. He died at
Albany.
Daniel Hale was aide-de-camp at Ticonderoga 1779. He died 1821 in Albany, New York.
Also Nos. 604, 13575, 14264.
Volume 45, page 221
Mrs. May Riggs Roberts.
DAR ID Number: 44553
Born in Boonville, N. Y.
Wife of Clarence W. Roberts.
Descendant of James Riggs, John Riggs and John Spinning.
Daughter of Clark Anson Riggs and Lydia Whitney, his wife.
Granddaughter of Clark Riggs and Thankful Spinning (1788-1831) his wife, m. 1811.
Gr-granddaughter of James Riggs and Sarah Clark (1757-1820) his wife; John Spinning and
Jerusha Frary (1752-1833) his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of John Riggs and ù (1733-1822) his wife.
James Riggs (1757-1839) served several enlistments in the Connecticut militia and was discharged
1780. He was born in Connecticut; died in Lee, Oneida Co., N. Y.
[p.221] John Riggs (1735-1823) was a minute man at the Lexington Alarm.
Also Nos. 6263, 41529, 42217.
John Spinning (1753-1816) served as private in Capt. Israel Chapin's company, Massachusetts
militia. He died in Florence, New York.
Also No. 41528.
Volume 45, page 256
Miss Cora Zelia Parsons.
DAR ID Number: 44636
Born in Denmark, N. Y.
Descendant of Justice Hough.
Daughter of William Riley Parsons and Caroline C. Hough, his wife.
Granddaughter of Josiah Van Vechten Hough and Dolly Colton, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Justice Hough and Sarah Whitney, his wife.
Justice Hough (1762-1829) served as private in Capt. Solomon Brown's company, Hampshire
County regiment 1779. In 1780 enlisted under Capt. Levi Ely for three months service, Mass.
militia. He was born in Haddam, Conn.; died in Hanibal, N. Y.
Volume 45, page 310
Mrs. Helen C. Whitney Merrill.
DAR ID Number: 44766
Born in Franklin, Vt.
Wife of Olin Merrill.
Descendant of Reuben Towle.
Daughter of Orloff Hoag Whitney and Cordelia Chamberlain, his wife.
Granddaughter of Edward Chamberlain Whitney and Elvira Yaw, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Joseph Yaw and Sarah Towle, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Reuben Towle and Sarah Clough (1764-1843) his wife, m. 1786.
[p.310] Reuben Towle (1762-1849) was placed on the pension roll of Vermont 1831 for service
as private, New Hampshire militia. He was born in Chester, N. H.; died in Franklin, Vt.
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