Archive:D. A. R. Lineage Books, Volume 59
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Volume 59, page 51
Mrs. Myrta Bloss Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 58146
Born in Utica, Wis.
Wife of William Whitney.
Descendant of Henry Paddock, of New York.
Daughter of James Lewis Bloss and Flora Isabel Haines, his wife.
Granddaughter of William Bloss and Myrta Paddock, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Robert Paddock and Eliza Johnson, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of John Paddock and Zilpha Alvord Treat, his 1st wife, m. 1800.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Henry Paddock and Polly Shears, his wife.
Henry Paddock (1751-1835) served as a private in the Dutchess County, New York militia. He
was born in Stephentown; died in Oneida County, N. Y.
Also No. 31656.
Volume 59, page 201
Mrs. Ermina A. Cutler Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 58587
Born in Granby, Conn.
Wife of Norman Whitney.
Descendant of Capt. Benajah Holcomb, of Connecticut.
Daughter of Cecil S. Cutler and Isadore Holcomb, his wife.
Grandaughter of Chauncey Holcomb and Polly Holcomb, his 2nd wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Hull Holcomb and Lucinda Buell, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Benajah Holcomb, Jr., and Mary Case, his wife.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Benajah Holcomb and Lydia Forward, his wife.
Benajah Holcomb (1737-1828) commanded a company to repel the enemy at New Haven. He
was born and died in Simsbury, Conn.
Also Nos. 11414, 18242.
Volume 59, page 237
Miss Flora G. Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 58687
Born in Elwood, N. J.
Descendant of Joshua Whitney, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Harvey Brooks Whitney and Ellen R. Bennett, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joseph Whitney and Nancy Sawin, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Joshua Whitney and Vashti Knight, his wife.
[p.237] Joshua Whitney (1754-1812) served as private in Capt. Ephraim Richardson's company of
Lancaster at the siege of Boston. He was born in Harvard; died in Gardner.
Volume 59, page 266
Mrs. Susie Wilder Criswell.
DAR ID Number: 58777
Born in Topeka, Kan.
Wife of Benjamin Criswell.
Descendant of Samuel Whitney.
Daughter of Alexander Pope Wilder and Julia Maria Hines, his wife.
Granddaughter of Arnold J. Hines and Maria L. Brown, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Daniel Brown and Katherine Arnold, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Lyman Brown and Miriam Whitney, his wife.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Samuel Whitney and Phebe Harrington, his wife.
Samuel Whitney (1739-1811) served, 1781, as a private in Capt. Jotham White's company of
Vermont troops. He was born in Weston, Mass.; died in Marlboro, Vt.
Also No. 23136.
Volume 59, page 266
Mrs. Belle Wilder Hillyer.
DAR ID Number: 58778
Born in Milford, Mass.
Wife of Mark Phelps Hillyer.
Descendant of Samuel Whitney.
Daughter of Alexander Pope Wilder and Julia Maria Hines, his wife.
See No. 58777.
Volume 59, page 288
[p.288] Mrs. Emma Whitney Roemer.
DAR ID Number: 58844
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Wife of Charles W. Roemer.
Descendant of Capt. John Whitney, Samuel Arnold, and Thomas Wyllys.
Daughter of Samuel Whitney and Abigail Sophia Arnold, his wife.
Granddaughter of John Whitney, Jr., and Statira Farrell, his wife; Elisha Arnold and Abigail
Wyllys, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of John Whitney and Amy Howd, his wife; Samuel Arnold and Lucy Pratt, his
wife; Thomas Wyllys and Ruth Williams, his wife.
John Whitney (1754-1835) served as privateer and commanded the sloop ôWooster,ö 1777, for
which service he received a pension. He was born and died in Branford, Conn.
Samuel Arnold (1746-1829) responded to the Lexington Alarm as a private in Capt. Jonathan
Well's company, Col. George Pitkin's regiment, and, 1779, in Captain Cone's company. He was
born in East Hartford, Conn.
Also No. 44178.
Thomas Wyllys (1755-1838) responded to the Lexington Alarm from East Hartford, Conn., as
private in Capt. George Pitkin's company. In 1832 he was placed on the pension roll of East
Hartford, Conn., where he died.
Volume 59, page 291
Mrs. Miriam A. Brigham Rindge.
DAR ID Number: 58852
Born in Kent County, Mich.
Wife of Harry C. Rindge.
Descendant of Capt. Benjamin Walker, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Gershom Nelson Brigham and Agnes Ruth Walker, his wife.
Granddaughter of Ephraim Walker, Jr., and Ruth Whitney, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Ephraim Walker and Martha Manning, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Benjamin Walker and Abiel Abbott, his wife.
Benjamin Walker (1742-75) served as captain in Col. Ebenezer Bridge's company. He was
severely wounded at Bunker Hill and died of his wounds a prisoner in Boston jail. He was born in
Billerica, Mass.
Also No. 40140.
Volume 59, page 308
Mrs. Marion Gray Neff.
DAR ID Number: 58902
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Wife of John Thornley Neff.
Descendant of John Gray, Amos Graves, Rev. Blackleach Burritt, Corp. Andrew Canady, John
Slack, Capt. William Dutcher, Lieut. John Denny, and Gideon Wells.
Daugher of Rollin B. Gray, M. D. (1844-1910) and Lydia Dutcher Whitney (b. 1844), his wife, m.
1867.
Granddaughter of Patrick Wells Gray (1806-55) and Amy Wentworth Graves (1806-66), his wife,
m. 1830; Ezra Slack Whitney and Lydia Ann Dutcher (1812-88), his wife, m. 1853.
Gr-granddaughter of John Gray, Jr. (1769-1859), and Diantha Burritt (b. 1776), his wife, m.
1793; Amos Graves and Hannah Canady (b. 1766), his wife, m. 1787; Ezra Whitney (1781-1863)
and Sarah Fuller Slack (1778-1823), his wife; Salem Dutcher and Lydia Denny, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of John Gray and Betsy Skeel, his wife; Rev. Blackleach Burritt and Martha
Wells, his wife; Andrew Canady and Amy Wentworth (1732-1802), his wife, m. 1753; John Slack
and Mary Fuller, his wife; William Dutcher and Catriena Conkling, his wife; John Denny and ù ù,
his wife.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Gideon Wells and Eunice ù (d. 1805), his wife.
John Gray (1739-1822) was a member of the Committee of Safety and served in the Charlotte
County militia in the Burgoyne campaign.
Amos Graves (1753-1825) enlisted, 1780, as a private in Capt. Samuel Law's company, Col.
Benjamin Simond's Berkshire County, Massachusetts militia. He was born in East Haddam,
Conn.; died in Pennsylvania.
Also No. 38884.
Blackleach Burritt (1740-94), a graduate of Yale, was a patriot preacher, and was so obnoxious
to the British that he was captured and confined in the old sugar-house. While a prisoner he was
nursed by the father of Washington Irving. He was born in Stratford, Conn.
Also Nos. 46606, 53098.
[p.308] Andrew Canady (1729-88) responded to the Lexington Alarm as corporal in Capt.
Ebenezer Tucker's company. He was born in Boston, Mass.; died in New Canaan, N. Y.
John Slack (1755-1823) responded to the Lexington Alarm as a private in Capt. Aaron Smith's
company, Col. William Heath's regiment of militia. He was born in Needham, Mass.
William Dutcher (1741-94) commanded the upper Phillipsburg associated company of
Westchester militia.
John Denny served as lieutenant in the New York State militia. He died in 1812.
Gideon Wells (1719-1805) served two years in the militia. He was born and died in Stratford,
Conn.
Volume 59, page 324
Mrs. Gertrude Clapsattle Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 58948
Born in Herkimer County, N. Y.
Wife of Frank C. Whitney.
Descendant of William Clapsattle, of New York.
Daughter of William Clapsattle and Caroline Buchanan, his wife.
Granddaughter of Peter Clapsattle and Mary Steele, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of William Clapsattle and Mariah Elizabeth Emphie, his wife.
William Clapsattle (1762-1830) served as a private in Capt. Frederick Getman's company. He was
born and died in German Flats, N. Y.
Also No. 25850.
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