Archive:D. A. R. Lineage Books, Volume 46
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Volume 46, page 4
Mrs. Frances Cooley Bess .
DAR ID Number: 45007
Born in Pittsfield, Mass.
Wife of Attilio Staneslar du Bess .
Descendant of Capt. William Cooley, Isaac Chapman, Lieut. Caleb Goodrich, and Lieut. Joshua
Whitney.
Daughter of William Henry Cooley (1830-1901) and Abbie Louise Goodrich (1840-1907), his
wife, m. 1862.
Granddaughter of Isaac Augustin Cooley and Jane Cordelia Russell, his wife; Noah Whitney
Goodrich (1810-75) and Abigail Porter, his wife, m. 1832.
Gr-granddaughter of Timothy Mather Cooley and Content Chapman, his wife; Levi Wolcott
Goodrich (1785-1864) and Wealthy Whitney, his wife; Major Butler Goodrich and Lydia White,
his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of William Cooley and Sarah Mather, his wife; Caleb Goodrich and Huldah
Butler, his wife; Isaac Chapman and Ruth Robinson, his wife; Joshua Whitney and Anna Ashley
(1748-1822), his wife, m. 1770.
William Cooley (1736-1825) commanded a company in Col. John Moseley's regiment of Mass.
militia at Ticonderoga, and was wounded at White Plains. He was born in Springfield; died in
Granville, Mass.
Also Nos. 22237, 29526, 36441.
Isaac Chapman (1747-76) was a private in Capt. William Cooley's company from Granville. He
died at Ticonderoga.
Also Nos. 16927, 18104.
Caleb Goodrich (1731-77) was a minute man at the Lexington Alarm, sergeant at Ticonderoga,
and lieutenant in Col. John Brown's Berkshire County regiment, and was at the surrender of
Burgoyne.
Also 12106, 13994, 18600.
Joshua Whitney (1745-1808) entered the army as sergeant, was promoted lieutenant, and served
to the close of the war. He was an original member of the Cincinnati. He was born in Canaan,
Conn.; removed to Pittsfield, Mass., where he died.
Also Nos. 25394, 36204, 38871, 41503.
Volume 46, page 13
Mrs. Eliza Goodman Vernor.
DAR ID Number: 45027
Born in Eckford, Mich.
Wife of John T. Vernor.
Descendant of Elijah Wilder.
Daughter of Isaac Wells Wilder and Anna Sweet, his wife.
Granddaughter of Oshea Wilder and Cornelia Anthony, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Elijah Wilder and Azubah Wells, his wife, m. 1778.
Elijah Wilder (1757-1825) served in Capt. Daniel Robbin's company, Col. Asa Whitcomb's
regiment at the Lexington Alarm. He responded to the Bennington and Rhode Island Alarms
under Col. Josiah Whitney. He was born in Sterling, Mass.; died in Rochester, New York.
Also Nos. 13472, 44459.
Volume 46, page 84
Mrs. Jennie Tompkins Lilly.
DAR ID Number: 45203
Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Wife of John Lilly.
Descendant of Capt. William McCune.
Daughter of Jacob M. Tompkins and Jeannette McCune, his wife.
Granddaughter of Dexter McCune and Charlotte Dole, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Solomon McCune and Ruth Eastman, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Isaac McCune (b. 1748) and Lydia Chandler, his wife.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of William McCune and Elizabeth Whitney (1731-1800), his wife, m.
1747.
William McCune (1729-1807) commanded a company in Col. Seth Warner's regiment of
Continental troops 1778. He was born in Scotland; died in Brattleboro, Vt.
Also Nos. 10262, 12952, 25077, 38904.
Volume 46, page 89
Mrs. Anna Damuth Kispert.
DAR ID Number: 45212
Born in Jefferson County, Wis.
Wife of Wm. S. Kispert.
Descendant of Sergt. Benj. Whitney of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Dolphus Skinner Damuth and Ida Curtis, his wife.
Granddaughter of Azro Burton Curtis and Ann Whitney, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of David Whitney and Susanna Huntington, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Benjamin Whitney and Mary Turner, his wife.
[p.89] Benjamin Whitney (1741-1821) enlisted 1775 and served as sergeant in the militia in Capt.
Dare Davis' company, Parson's regiment. He was born and died in Pepperell.
Also Nos. 32745, 34420, 41145.
Volume 46, page 93
Mrs. Emma Southworth Willitts.
DAR ID Number: 45222
Born in Leoni, Mich.
Wife of George Everett Willitts.
Descendant of Ensign Mann of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Mason W. Southworth and Priscilla Gracia Briggs, his wife.
Granddaughter of John Briggs and Hannah Mann (1792-1865), his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Ensign Mann and Alice Whitney (1748-1806), his wife, m. 1773.
Ensign Mann (1740-1829), a graduate of Harvard, was a prominent Whig and was the leader of
the party who styled themselves ôSons of Libertyö in the town of Petersham, Mass. He was born
in Scituate; died in Petersham.
Volume 46, page 120
Mrs. Abigail E. Torrey Hood.
DAR ID Number: 45287
Born in Millbury, Mass.
Wife of H. Humphrey Hood, M. D.
Descendant of Capt. Reuben Sibley of Massachusetts.
[p.120] Daughter of Joseph Torrey (1789-1845) and Abigail Sibley (1804-57), his 2nd wife, m.
1828.
Granddaughter of Reuben Sibley and Elizabeth Marble, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Reuben Sibley and Ruth (Sibley), his wife, m. 1765 (cousins).
Reuben Sibley (1743-1810) commanded a company of matross of the second Sutton company
and in 1778 served in Rhode Island under Col. Josiah Whitney. He was born and died in
Sutton.
Also No. 44311.
Volume 46, page 144
[p.144] Mrs. Frances W. Jones.
DAR ID Number: 45347
Born in Leominster, Mass.
Wife of George P. Jones.
Descendant of Jonathan Raymond of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Francis Austin Whitney and Orocy A. Taylor, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joseph Whitney and Sallie Harrington, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Jonas Whitney (1761-1839) and Elizabeth Raymond (1766-1857), his wife,
m. 1785.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Jonathan Raymond and Susannah White (b. 1735), his wife, m.
1756.
Jonathan Raymond (1735-83) was private in Capt. Elisha Jackson's company and marched from
Westminster to reenforce the northern army. He was born in Lexington; died in Westminster,
Mass.
Also No. 11457.
Volume 46, page 145
Mrs. Orocy A. Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 45349
Born in Leominster, Mass.
Wife of Francis Whitney.
Descendant of Phineas Carter.
Daughter of George Henry Taylor and Abigail R. Wheelock, his wife.
Granddaughter of Samuel Taylor and Esther Carter, his 2nd wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Phineas Carter and Mary Sawyer, his wife.
Phineas Carter served as a minute man at the Lexington Alarm [p.145] in Capt. David Wilder's
company, Col. John Whitcomb's regiment. He was born 1727 in Lancaster; died in Leominster,
Mass.
Volume 46, page 167
Mrs. Louise J. Crooker.
DAR ID Number: 45405
Born in Ithaca, N. Y.
Wife of Edward H. Crooker.
Descendant of Samuel Dodge and of Jacob Clock, of New York.
Daughter of Hezekiah H. Jones and Anna Clough, his wife.
Granddaughter of Lemuel Whitney Clough and Caroline Clock, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Abraham Clock and Margaret Dodge (b. 1787) his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Jacob Clock and Hannah Forbes, his wife; Samuel Dodge and Deborah
Worth, his wife, m. 1769.
Samuel Dodge (1740-1800) served with Gates in the Burgoyne campaign. His home in Ulster
County was destroyed by the Tories 1779, but his wife and five children escaped.
Jacob Clock (1738-1811) served in the New York Levies. He was born and died in New York
city.
Also Nos. 22225, 27336.
Volume 46, page 296
Mrs. Emma Dewolfe Paige.
DAR ID Number: 45691
Born in Norwalk, Ohio.
Wife of Joseph Paige.
Descendant of Joseph Chamberlain.
Daughter of Daniel Fowler DeWolf and Angeline Chamberlain, his wife.
Granddaughter of Richard Chamberlain and Roxana Parmalee, his wife.
[p.296] Gr-granddaughter of Joseph Chamberlain and Lucy Whitney, his wife, m. 1786.
Joseph Chamberlain (1762-1800) at the age of eighteen enlisted for three years 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.
Also Nos. 6828, 9050, 19202, 28914.
Volume 46, page 305
Mrs. Gertrude Rockwell Grundy.
DAR ID Number: 45713
Born in Taylorville, Ill.
Wife of Charles N. Grundy.
Descendant of Capt. Reuben Sibley, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Charles V. Rockwell and Ellen 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.
Also No. 44311.
Volume 46, page 339
Miss Caroline E. Caldwell.
DAR ID Number: 45803
Born in Hartford, Conn.
Descendant of Corp. Asa Whiting.
Daughter of Homer M. Caldwell and Charlotte Laurence, his wife.
Granddaughter of Vernon Laurence and Mary Allen, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Cephas Laurence and Esther Whiting, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Asa Whitney and Elizabeth Fisher, his wife.
Asa Whiting (1731-94) served as corporal from Wrentham, Mass., where he was born. He died in
Franklin.
Volume 46, page 343
Mrs. Iva Elata Fiske Brown.
DAR ID Number: 45813
Born in Middlesex, Mass.
Wife of Mark J. Brown.
Descendant of Jasen Whitney of Massachusetts.
[p.343] Daughter of Granville Clark Fiske and Susan Seagrave Aldrich, his wife.
Granddaughter of Washington Fiske and Hannah Whitney Alden, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of William Alden and Susannah Whitney (b. 1766), his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Jason Whitney and Elizabeth Beale, his wife, m. 1757.
Jason Whitney (1729-1807) who was wounded in the early wars, was a minute man at the
Lexington Alarm. He was born and died in Natick.
Also Nos. 17210, 19849, 29950.
Volume 46, page 350
[p.350] Mrs. Bertha Anna Frost.
DAR ID Number: 45830
Born in Dorset, Vt.
Wife of Gaius Burnap Frost.
Descendant of Sergeant Samuel Spear.
Daughter of Orrin Emerson Whitney and Ann Eliza Luther, his wife.
Granddaughter of John L. Luther and Anna Wilder Damon, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Ezra Damon and Harriet Ann Spear (b. 1790), his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Samuel Spear and Elizabeth Baxter (1762-1848), his wife, m. 1786.
Samuel Spear (1761-1824) served as private in the militia, as sergeant of Marines on the ship
ôTartarö commanded by Capt. John Cathcart. He was born in Boston, died in Gloucester,
Mass.
Volume 46, page 381
Mrs. Anna Bowne Dodge.
DAR ID Number: 45906
Born in Gouverneur, N. Y.
Wife of Robert Griffin Dodge.
Descendant of Cornelius Whitney.
Daughter of Charles Hicks Bowne and Mary E. Whitney, his wife.
Granddaughter of Oliver C. Whitney and Lois Crossman, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Mathias Whitney and Betsy Barnes, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Cornelius Whitney and Elizabeth Mary Barnes, his 2nd wife.
Cornelius Whitney (1749-1833) served as a private in the Connecticut line and was at the battle of
Bunker Hill. He was born in Killingly, Conn.; died in Mexico, N. Y.
Also Nos. 26493, 28359.
Volume 46, page 414
Mrs. Constance M. Burrell.
DAR ID Number: 45986
Born in Portland, Oreg.
Wife of Walter Frazar Burrell.
Descendant of Col. Noah Phelps of Connecticut.
[p.414] Daughter of James Boyce Montgomery and Mary Phelps, his wife.
Granddaughter of John S. Phelps and Mary Whitney, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Elisha Phelps and Lucy Smith, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Noah Phelps and Lydia Griswold, his wife.
Noah Phelps (1740-1809), who had served under Amherst when Ticonderoga was taken from the
French 1759, visited the fort in disguise 1775. His report to Ethan Allen led to its successful
surprise and capture. He served in the New York and Jersey campaigns and commanded a
regiment at the close of the war. He was born and died in Simsbury.
Also Nos. 1064, 2223, 4002, 5845, 6472, 12235, 15993, 34480, 43064.
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