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Volume 48, page 11
[p.10] Mrs. Nellie Parsons Funck.
DAR ID Number: 47022
Born in Waterbury, Conn.
Wife of George J. Funck.
Descendant of Lemuel Parsons, Maj. Ephraim Terry, Lieut. James Reynolds, Capt. Abraham Foot
and Sergt. Israel Frisbie.
Daughter of Charles Nelson Parsons and Mary Frisbie, his wife.
Granddaughter of Charles Parsons and Nancy Terry, his wife; Daniel Frisbie and Sarah A.
Reynolds, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Amos Parsons and Mehitable Prince, his wife; Israel Frisbie, Jr. and Mary
Whitney, his wife; Horace Terry and Sally Ward, his wife; Roswell Reynolds and Fanny Nichols,
his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Lemuel Parsons and Margaret Cotton, his wife; Israel Frisbie and Active
Foot, his wife; Samuel Terry and Huldah Burnham, his wife; Frederick Reynolds and Mehatabelle
Smith, his wife.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Abraham Foot and Abigail Rogers, his wife;
Samuel Terry and Mary Kellogg, his wife; James Reynolds and Mehetabelle Blakeslee, his
wife.
Gr-gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Ephraim Terry and Ann Collins, his wife.
Lemuel Parsons (1755-1830) in 1775 served as a private in the New Hampshire line. He was a
pensioner when he died at Springfield, Mass.
Also No. 11855.
Ephraim Terry (1701-83) was chairman of the committee to relieve the sufferers from the passage
of the Boston Port Bill 1774. He served as Justice of the Peace of Hartford County 1776. He was
born and died in Enfield, Mass.
Also Nos. 8159, 17889, 22725.
James Reynolds (1732-1818) served three enlistments. His commission of lieutenant signed by
Jonathan Trumbull, is in the possession of the family. He was born in Wethersfield; died in West
Haven.
Also Nos. 8915, 16030.
Abraham Foot (1725-1823) commanded a company of foot[p.11] 1777, in Col. Andrew Ward's
regiment of militia. He died in Woodbury.
Also No. 19062.
Israel Frisbie in 1777 served as a sergeant in Captain Camp's company, Col. Noadiah Hooker's
regiment. He lived in Branford, Conn.
Volume 48, page 92
Mrs. Caroline Patrick Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 47196
Born in Barnstable, Mass.
Wife of Charles Hayden Whitney.
Descendant of Capt. William Patrick.
[p.92] Daughter of Andrew Patrick and Jane Brooks Otis, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joel Patrick and Jane Stinson, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Phineas Patrick and Elizabeth White, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of William Patrick and Deborah Smith, his wife.
William Patrick (1741-78) in 1777 was sergeant in Capt. Asahel Smith's company, Col. John
Greaton's regiment, and was promoted to captain in Col. Ichabod Alden's 7th Massachusetts
regiment. He was born in Dedham, Mass.; died in Cobleskille, N. Y.
Volume 48, page 92
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bent.
DAR ID Number: 47197
Born in Stow, Mass.
Wife of James R. Bent.
Descendant of Sergt. Daniel Whitney of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Artemas Whitney and Lucy Pease, his wife.
Granddaughter and Daniel Whitney, Jr., and Sarah Marble, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Daniel Whitney and Sarah Durant, his wife.
Daniel Whitney (1749-1805) served as sergeant in Capt. Jonathan Rice's company, Col. Samuel
Bullard's regiment 1777, Massachusetts militia. He was born and died in Stow, Mass.
Also No. 44217.
Volume 48, page 116
[p.116] Mrs. Minnie Dyer Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 47244
Born in Boston, Mass.
Wife of Elmer G. Whitney.
Descendant of Thomas Glover, Jr., of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Isaac H. Dyer and Abbie B. Cook, his wife.
Granddaughter of Isaac Thayer Dyer and Martha Harriet Glover, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Elijah Glover and Martha Pope, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Thomas Glover, Jr., and Rebeckah Pope, his wife.
Thomas Glover, Jr. (1723-1811), was a minute man at the Lexington Alarm under Capt. Peter
Talbot. He was born in Boston; died in Stoughton.
Also No. 26443.
Volume 48, page 139
Miss Jennette M. Adams.
DAR ID Number: 47290
Born in Watertown, N. Y.
Descendant of Tilly Richardson of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Tilly Pratt Adams and Emma Gertrude Mantle, his wife.
Granddaughter of William Hill Mantle and Pamelia Ballard Gillett, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Edward Mantle and Dorothy Richardson, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Tilly Richardson and Mary Thurston, his wife.
Tilly Richardson (1759-1852) turned out at the Bennington Alarm in Capt. Solomon Stuart's
company, and took part in the Rhode Island campaign 1778 in Capt. Manassah Sawyer's
company, 2nd regiment, Col. Josiah Whitney. He was born in Sterling, Mass.; died in Watertown,
N. Y.
Also No. 4200.
Volume 48, page 142
[p.142] Mrs. Mary L. Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 47296
Born in New York, N. Y.
Wife of Alfred R. Whitney.
Descendant of Benjamin Sheldon.
Daughter of David Voorhees Freeman (1822-1901) and Ella Voorhees (b. 1831), his wife, m.
1851.
Granddaughter of James Hunt Voorhees (1803-40) and Louisa Matilda Whittemore (1808-70),
his wife, m. 1828.
Gr-granddaughter of Thomas Whittemore (1755-1829) and Hannah Sheldon (b. 1772), his
wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Benjamin Sheldon and Elizabeth Hunt (1738-1821), his wife.
Benjamin Sheldon (1728-1803) was a member of the first Committee of Correspondence,
Northampton, Mass., 1774. He was born in Northampton, Mass.
Volume 48, page 143
Mrs. Anna Fancher Mace.
DAR ID Number: 47297
Born in Walton, N. Y.
Wife of Abram L. Mace.
Descendant of Lieut. Jeremiah Baird Eells, Rev. John Eells, Lieut. Nathaniel Gray, and Capt.
David Whitney.
Daughter of William Henry Fancher and Hannah Eells, his wife.
Granddaughter of Nathaniel Gray Eells and Betty St. John, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Samuel Eells and Hannah Gray, his wife; Cook St. John and Polly Seymour,
his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Jeremiah Baird Eells and Lois Benedict, his wife; Nathaniel Gray and
hannah Bouton, his wife; Samuel Seymour and Anna Whitney, his wife.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of John Eells and Anna Baird, his 1st wife; David Whitney and Elizabeth
Hyatt, his wife.
Jeremiah Baird Eells (1732-1815) was lieutenant in the Connecticut coast guards when captured
by Tories 1777 and was a prisoner two years.
John Eells (1703-85) served as a minute man. He was born in Milford; died in New Canaan.
Also Nos. 12733, 19970, 21220.
[p.143] Nathaniel Gray (1741-77) served in the Connecticut militia, and was killed at the battle of
Ridgefield.
Also No. 21225.
David Whitney (1721-1816) served as master mariner on a sloop that he owned and carried
despatches and supplies for the Government within range of the British guns. He was born in
Norwalk; died in New Canaan.
Also Nos. 4695, 5828, 10321, 15503, 21233.
Volume 48, page 250
Mrs. Mary C. Danielson.
DAR ID Number: 47530
Born in Elba, New York.
Wife of Simeon Danielson.
Descendant of Seely Scofield.
Daughter of John S. Harris and Celestia E. Whitney, his wife.
Granddaughter of James Harris and Rosanna Scofield, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Seely Scofield and Hannah Crissy, his wife.
Seely Scofield (1758-1843) served 1781 as a private in Capt. Jonathan Whitney's company, Col.
Mead's 9th Connecticut regiment of militia. He was a pensioner in 1840. He was born in
Stamford, Conn.; died in Ely, N. Y.
Volume 48, page 340
[p.337] Miss Mary Alice Frye.
DAR ID Number: 47718
Born in Boston, Mass.
Descendant of Col. Dummer Sewall, Col. James Frye, Samuel Frye, Nathan Chandler, 1st; Nathan
Chandler, 2nd; Nathan Chandler, 3rd; Zebediah Chandler, Major Seth Sumner, Davis Sumner,
Samuel Leeds, Samuel Leeds, Jr.; Jonas Whitney, Lieut. Salmon Whitney, Isaiah Faxon, Capt.
Jonathan Straw, Andrew Tewksbury, David Morse, James Buzzell, Jonathan Raymond, Lieut.
Moses Harriman, Benjamin Williams, Benjamin Leach and Benjamin Leach, Jr.
Daughter of Bailey Frye and Alice Eliza Whitney, his wife.
Granddaughter of James Straw Frye and Harriet Morse, his wife; Alfred Whitney and Elizabeth H.
Leeds, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Amos Frye (b. 1775) and Laura Straw, his wife; Salmon Whitney, Jr.
(1788-1882), and Eliza Sumner, his 1st wife; Samuel Leeds (b. 1793) and Eliza Tewksbury (b.
1795), his wife, m. 1818; Edmund Morse (b. 1788) and Rebecca Leach (1793-1844), his 1st wife.
m. 1818.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Theophilus Frye (1753-1830) and Fanny Chandler (b. 1781), his wife, m.
1802; Samuel Leed, Jr., and Martha Faxon (1771-1844), his wife, m. 1790; Salmon Whitney
(1760-1844) and Hepzibah Raymond (1761-1850), his wife; Davis Sumner and Lydia Sewall, his
wife; James Straw and Mary Buzzell, his wife; Andrew Tewksbury and Mary (Polly) Williams, his
wife; David Morse and Abigail Bailey, his wife, m. 1770; Benjamin Leach, Jr., and Abigail
Harriman, his wife.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Samuel Frye and Elizabeth (Frye) (b. 1735), his wife, m. 1753
(cousins); Jonas Whitney and Zebudah Davis (1728-1806), his wife, m. 1750; Zebadiah Chandler
and Lucy (Chandler) (b. 1758), his wife, m. 1774; Seth Sumner and Elizabeth Davis, his wife;
Samuel Leeds and Ann Atkins, his wife; Isaiah Faxon and Catherine Fitzgerald (1735-1826), his
wife, m. 1757; Jonathan Straw and Mary Carr, his wife; James Buzzell and Abigail Clough, his
wife; Jonathan Raymond and Susannah White (1735-1825), his wife, m. 1756; Moses Harriman
and Jane Hale, his wife; Benjamin Williams and Elizabeth[p.338] Boyleston, his wife; Benjamin
Leach and Mary Rogers, his wife; Dummer Sewall and Mary (Jenny) Dunning, his wife; Nathan
Chandler 3rd and Lucy Ballard, his wife.
Gr-gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of James Frye and Elizabeth Osgood, his wife (parents of Elizabeth);
Nathan Chandler 2nd and Phebe Abbot, his wife, m. 1754 (parents of Nathan 3rd and Lucy);
Samuel Leeds and Thankful Bird, his wife.
Gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Nathan Chandler 1st and Priscilla Holt, his wife, m. 1729.
Dummer Sewall (1737-1833) served as colonel and as muster master of the District of Maine. He
was born in York, Maine; died in Bath.
Also Nos. 550, 29346, 32335.
James Frye (1710-76) commanded a regiment from Essex County at Bunker Hill, where he was
wounded. He was born and died in Andover, Mass.
Also Nos. 37405, 41855, 43020.
Samuel Frye (1729-1819) served as a private in Capt. Joshua Holt's 4th Andover company, which
marched to the Lexington Alarm. He was born and died in Andover, Mass.
Also No. 33970.
Nathan Chandler, 1st (1708-84), was a member of the Committee of Safety 1774.
Nathan Chandler, 2nd (1730-86), responded to the Lexington Alarm from Andover, where he was
born and died.
Nathan Chandler, 3rd (1756-1837), served several enlistments as a private in the Massachusetts
militia.
Also Nos. 19659, 36403.
Zebediah Chandler (1752-1835) marched in response to the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Joshua
Holt's 4th Andover company. He was born and died in Andover.
Seth Sumner (1735-1814) was lieutenant in Capt. Ebenezer Withington's company at the
Lexington Alarm and captain under Col. Benjamin Gill in the Rhode Island campaign and Castle
Island. In 1778 he had risen to the rank of major and in 1783 was delegate to the General
Assembly. He was born and died in Milton, Mass.
Also No. 4026.
[p.339] Davis Sumner (1761-1826) was a drummer in Capt. Seth Sumner's company, Col.
Benjamin Gill's regiment, Rhode Island service. He was born in Milton, Mass.
Samuel Leeds (1709-78) served as a minute man at the Lexington Alarm from Dorchester, where
he was born and died.
Samuel Leeds, Jr. (1735-1814) served in the defense of Dorchester, where he was born and
died.
Isaiah Faxon (1734-1810) served as a private under different commands in the Massachusetts
militia. He was born in Braintree; died in Boston.
Also No. 19799.
Salmon Whitney (1760-1844) enlisted in the call for troops and 1780 was lieutenant under Capt.
William Scott. He was born in Harvard, Mass., where he died, and in the cemetery is an
interesting tablet as a memorial.
Jonas Whitney (1727-91) served as a private in Capt. William Thurlow's company, Col. Josiah
Whitney's regiment, Rhode Island service 1778. He was born and died in Harvard, Mass.
Jonathan Straw (1725-91), who had served in the early wars, commanded a company of New
Hampshire militia 1775. He was born in Salisbury, Mass.; died in Hopkinton, N. H.
Also Nos. 22738, 34242.
Andrew Tewksbury (1763-1846) served as a guard at Pullin Point, Chelsea, by order of Capt.
Samuel Sprague 1775. He was born and died in Chelsea, Mass.
David Morse (1746-1801) served as a private in Capt. Ebenezer Colby's company of militia, Col.
Johnson's regiment, which marched to the Lexington Alarm. He was born and died in Newbury,
Mass.
James Buzzell (1735-1800) was a private in Capt. John Hill's company, Col. Joshua Wingate's
regiment to guard Piscataqua Harbor. He was born in Kingston, N. H.; died in Hopkinton.
[p.340] Jonathan Raymond (1735-83) was a private in Capt. Elisha Jackson's company and
marched from Westminster to re-enforce the northern army. He was born in Lexington; died in
Westminster, Mass.
Also Nos. 11457, 45347.
Moses Harriman (1737-84) served as ensign and lieutenant in Capt. John Savory's company of
minute men, Col. Samuel Johnson's regiment, at the Lexington Alarm. He was born and died in
Bradford, Mass.
Benjamin Williams (1730-1802) was a private in Capt. Samuel Holden's company, Col. Ebenezer
Thayer's Suffolk County regiment, 1780 to re-enforce the Continental army. He was born in
Roxbury, Mass.
Benjamin Leach (1735-76) served 1775 in Capt. Eliphalet Daniel's company at Fort Sullivan.
Benjamin Leach, Jr. (1760-1840), was a private in Capt. Caleb Robinson's company, Col. Nathan
Hale's regiment, raised in New Hampshire for Continental service. He was born in Haverhill,
Mass.; died in Bradford. He was born in Kingston, N. H.; died in Haverhill, Mass.
Volume 48, page 348
[p.347] Mrs. Gertrude Darrow Doliber.
DAR ID Number: 47730
Born in Boston, Mass.
Wife of Franklin Whitney Doliber.
Descendant of Capt. Josiah Bowers, Elijah Dunham, William Darrow, Seth Pease, Noah Pease,
Daniel Coffin, Ensign Joseph Simonds and Sergt. Joel Viles.
Daughter of Charles Darrow and Elizabeth French, his wife.
Granddaughter of Charles Smith Darrow and Abigail Ferguson Pease, his wife; Abram French and
Elizabeth Simonds, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of William Darrow and Sally Smith, his wife, m. 1803; Chase Pease and
Hannah Coffin, his wife, m. 1803; Joseph Simonds (b. 1771) and Mary Viles, his wife; Luther
French and Sarah Bowers, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Josiah Bowers and Sarah Trowbridge, his 2nd wife, m. 1771; Noah Pease
and Hannah Dunham, his wife; Daniel Coffin, Jr. (1748-1830), and Abigail Ferguson, his wife, m.
1774; Joseph Simonds and Elizabeth Stone, his wife, m. 1769; Joel Viles and Mary Reed
Bowman, his wife.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Elijah Dunham and Sarah Vincent, his wife, m. 1755; Seth Pease and
Sarah Chase, his wife, m. 1753; Daniel Coffin and Mary Harlock, his wife, m. 1790.
Josiah Bowers (1720-94) commanded a company in Col. Green's regiment which marched from
Billerica to the Lexington Alarm. He was born and died in Billerica.
Elijah Dunham (1734-1821) served as a private in the defense of Martha's Vineyard 1776. He was
born and died in Edgartown, Mass.
Also No. 16873.
William Darrow (1760-1836) was placed on the pension roll of Connecticut 1832 for over two
years' actual service as private, Connecticut militia. He was born in New London, Conn.
Seth Pease (1730-1802) was a member of a committee of Edgartown to make an inventory of the
damages committed by the British.
Also No. 18599.
[p.348] Noah Pease (1754-1841) enlisted as a private in the company from Edgartown, where he
was born and died.
Daniel Coffin (1720-89) served as private in Capt. Benjamin Smith's company, Col. Beriah
Horton's Dukes County regiment. He was born and died in Edgartown.
Also No. 45373.
Joseph Simonds (1739-1813) served as ensign at the battle of Lexington. He was born and died at
Lexington.
Also No. 23940.
Joel Viles (1743-1814) was corporal in Capt. John Parker's company at the battle of Lexington,
and subsequently served as sergeant. He was born at Watertown; died at Lexington.
Also No. 12763.
Volume 48, page 378
Mrs. Addie May Trowbridge Fairman.
DAR ID Number: 47792
Born in Evart, Mich.
Wife of George Ferdinand Fairman.
Descendant of Samuel Whitney.
Daughter of James Henry Trowbridge and Minerva Elizabeth Whitney, his wife.
Granddaughter of Chauncey Wright Whitney and Ph£be Ann Leech, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Dennis Whitney (b. 1783) and Elizabeth Betsey Henderson, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Samuel Whitney and Elizabeth Wright, his wife.
Samuel Whitney (1761-1845) enlisted 1776 in Capt. James Stedman's company, Col. Andrew
Wood's Connecticut regiment. He was born in Stamford, Conn.; died in Royalton Center, N.
Y.
Volume 48, page 386
Mrs. Nellie Whitney Merritt.
DAR ID Number: 47811
Born in Galena, Ill.
Descendant of Corp. Jonathan Whitney.
Daughter of George W. Whitney and Dorethea F. Thompson, his 2nd wife.
Granddaughter of Asaph Whitney and Bethia Hopkins, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Jonathan Whitney and Eunice Marshall, his wife (m. 1758).
Jonathan Whitney (1734-1800) served as a private in Capt. Caleb Brooks' company, Col.
Nicholas Dike's Mass. regiment, and as corporal 1776 in Capt. Samuel Baldwin's company. He
was born in Sherborn, Mass.; died in Dalton.
Volume 48, page 408
Mrs. Ida Yeaman Layton.
DAR ID Number: 47862
Born in New York, N. Y.
Wife of Whitney Layton.
Descendant of Thomas Helm.
Daughter of William Pope Yeaman and Eliza Shackelford, his wife.
Granddaughter of Stephen M. Yeaman and Lucretia Helm, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of George Helm and Rebecca Lorne, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Thomas Helm and Jane Pope, his wife.
Thomas Helm (1731-1816) was lieutenant in the Third Virginia regiment under Col. Thomas
Marshall. He resigned 1777 on account of wounds received in battle. He was born in Prince
William County, Va.; died in Hardin County, Ky.
Also Nos. 12293, 33827.
Volume 48, page 439
[p.439] Miss Katherine Adella Hill.
DAR ID Number: 47931
Born in Fair Haven, Vt.
Descendant of Sergt. Whitney Hill, Robert Smith, Jr., Abisha Lewis, Sergt. Abisha Lewis, Jr., and
Timothy Daniels.
Daughter of Clark Pelatiah Hill and Eliza M. Pratt, his wife.
Granddaughter of Arnold Hill and Lovina Smith, his wife; James Pratt and Tamsin Lewis, his
wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Whitney Hill and Rachel Daniels, his wife; Robert Smith, Jr., and Lovina
Cook, his wife; Abisha Lewis, Jr., and Deborah Wilder, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Abisha Lewis and Sarah Stodder Sprague, his wife; Timothy Daniels and
Ruth Leland, his wife.
Whitney Hill responded to the Lexington Alarm as corporal in Capt. Benjamin Bullard's company
of minute men, and as sergeant 1776 in Capt. Samuel King's company, Col. Whitney's regiment.
He was born 1748 in Holliston, Mass.; died in Sherborn.
Robert Smith, Jr. (1752-94), served as private at the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Jesse Holbrook's
company. He was born and died in Bellingham, Mass.
Abisha Lewis (1728-97) served 1775 as a private in Capt. Jotham Loring's company, Colonel
Greaton's regiment. He was born in Hingham, Mass.; died in Ira, Vermont.
Abisha Lewis, Jr. (1755-1828), in 1775 served as drummer in Capt. Job Cushing's company and in
1776 as sergeant in Capt. Wilder's company. He was born in Hingham, Mass.; died in
Vermont.
Timothy Daniels (1722-1802), patriot, and selectman in 1777-79. He was born in Medfield; died
in Sherburne, Mass.
Volume 48, page 449
Mrs. Maud E. Silliman Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 47956
Born in Little Falls, N. Y.
Wife of Frank P. Whitney.
Descendant of Israel Bates and of Col. Peter Bellinger.
Daughter of Eugene P. Silliman and Roxanna Bates, his wife.
Granddaughter of James Bates and Amanda Bellinger, his wife.
See No. 47953.
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