Archive:D. A. R. Lineage Books, Volume 69
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Volume 69, page 45
Mrs. Ellen M. Seaver Southworth.
DAR ID Number: 68131
Born in Hopkinton, Mass.
Wife of Winfield Scott Southworth.
Descendant of William Wood, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of Charles Seaver and Martha H. Wood (b. 1810), his wife.
Granddaughter of William Wood and Phebe Goulding (1767-1851), his wife, m. 1786.
William Wood (1760-1832) served as private under Captains Sherman, Gleason, Brigham, Perry,
Harrington, and Howe, Colonels Denny, Cushing, Whitney, Rand, and Haws, Massachusetts Line.
His widow drew a pension. He was born in Hopkinton; died in Woodville.
Volume 69, page 54
Miss Sarah Flint Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 68154
Born in Natick, Mass.
Descendant of William Nutt.
Daughter of George Fred Whitney (b. 1858) and Nelly Hall (b. 1858), his wife, m. 1885.
Granddaughter of Adna P. Hall (1837-62) and Martha E. Nutt (1834-61), his wife, m. 1857.
Gr-granddaughter of Isaac B. Nutt (1790-1854) and Sally Munroe (1804-58), his wife, m.
1825.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of William Nutt and Mary Brewster (1760-1838), his wife, m. 1780.
William Nutt (1760-1833) served in various New Hampshire regiments, 1777-78, as private. In
1833, he was placed on the Vermont pension roll. He was born in Chester, N. H.; died in
Topsham, Vt.
Also No. 49959.
Volume 69, page 62
Miss Dora Brown.
DAR ID Number: 68174
Born in Nicolett County, Minn.
Descendant of Benjamin Tainter.
Daughter of Charles Turner Brown (1821-79) and Susan Dascomb (1824-94), his wife, m.
1843.
Granddaughter of Jonathan Dascomb (b. 1792) and Sophia Whitney (1799-1857), his wife, m.
1820.
Gr-granddaughter of Ephraim Whitney and Sophia Tainter (1779-1847), his wife, m. 1798.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Benjamin Tainter and Margaret Hinds, his wife, m. 1776.
Benjamin Tainter (1753-1844) enlisted as fifer in Capt. Seth Morse's company, which marched on
the Lexington Alarm. He was engaged in the battle of Bennington, serving in Capt. Timothy
Brigham's company and in the Rhode Island campaign. His brothers, Jonathan and Stephen, also
served during the war. He was born in Westboro, Mass.; died in Carthage, Me.
Also No. 53332.
Volume 69, page 162
Mrs. Margaret Delia Mason Whitney.
DAR ID Number: 68436
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Wife of Clarence White Whitney.
Descendant of Sergt. Thomas Asa Gates.
Daughter of Jerome Wells Mason (1833-92) and Helen Julia Kanouse (b. 1836), his wife, m.
1875.
Granddaughter of Lemuel Saunders Mason (1801-46) and Margaret Dwight Gates (1808-45), his
wife, m. 1828.
Gr-granddaughter of Horace Gates (1784-1840) and Electa Barbour (1787-1814), his wife, m.
1806.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Thomas Asa Gates and Margaret Dwight (1758-1841), his wife, m.
1784.
Thomas Asa Gates (1751-1820) was a minute man in Capt. Jonas Lock's company at the
Lexington Alarm. He served as sergeant under Capt. Gideon Stebbins, 1782, in the 4th Hampshire
County militia regiment. He died in Belchertown, Mass.
Also No. 16922.
Volume 69, page 194
Mrs. Clara Noble Marble.
DAR ID Number: 68531
Born in Casco, Me.
Wife of Waldron A. Marble.
Descendant of Corp. Increase Blethen (Bliffin).
Daughter of Silas N. Noble (1830-80) and Elizabeth T. Whitney (1831-82), his wife, m.
1851.
Granddaughter of Thomas S. Whitney (1799-1884) and Thankful Blethen (1794-1864) his wife,
m. 1819.
[p.194] Gr-granddaughter of Increase Blethen and Isabella Whitney (1765-1834), his wife, m.
1784.
Increase Blethen (1758-1837) served as corporal in Capt. Smart's company, Col. Calvin Smith's
regiment. He was born in Royalsborough, Mass.; died in Phillips, Me.
Volume 69, page 277
Mrs. Maud Baldwin Cooke.
DAR ID Number: 68771
Born in Paia, Hawaiian Islands.
Wife of Joseph Platt Cooke.
Descendant of Lieut. Mordecai McKinney, Capt. Josiah Fowler, Col. William Douglas, and Col.
William Chambers.
Daughter of Henry Perrine Baldwin (b. 1842) and Emily Whitney Alexander (b. 1846), his wife,
m. 1870.
Granddaughter of Rev. Dwight Baldwin and Charlotte Fowler, his wife; Rev. William Patterson
Alexander (1805-84) and Mary Ann McKinney (1810-88), his wife, m. 1831.
Gr-granddaughter of Solomon Fowler and Olive Douglas, his wife; Mordecai McKinney, Jr.
(1764-1826), and Mary Chambers (1773-1866), his wife, m. 1796.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Josiah Fowler and Ruth Hall, his wife; William Douglas and Hannah
Mansfield, his wife; Mordecai McKinney and Agnes Bodine (1730-76), his wife; William
Chambers and Eleanor Talbot, his wife.
[p.277] Josiah Fowler (1724-1802) commanded a company from Branford at the Lexington
Alarm. He was born in Durham; died in Northford, Conn.
William Douglas (1742-77) recruited a company and aided in the siege of St. Johns, 1775. He
commanded a regiment at the battles of Long Island, Harlem Heights, White Plains, and the
exposure in these campaigns caused his death. He was born in Plainfield, Conn.
Also No. 20236.
Mordecai McKinney served as private in the New Jersey militia. He was born in New Jersey,
1750; died in Paxton, Pa.
William Chambers (1744-1809) was commissioned captain of Cumberland County Associators,
and served as colonel at Trenton, Princeton, and in the defense of the frontier.
Also No. 47098.
Volume 69, page 332
[p.332] Mrs. Dorothy Dyer Nichols.
DAR ID Number: 68924
Born in Omaha, Neb.
Wife of Stephen Earle Nichols.
Descendant of Jesse Whitney and of Giles Griswold, Jr.
Daughter of Albion Morris Dyer (b. 1858) and Ella M. Dunham (b. 1864), his wife, m. 1886.
Granddaughter of Elbridge Gerry Dyer (1815-75) and Margaret Morris Teyrer (b. 1825), his wife,
m. 1845; Truman Dunham (1831-82) and Angeline Eliza Griswold (1834-68), his wife, m.
1862.
Gr-granddaughter of Thomas Dyer, Jr. (1784-1860), and Hepsibah Whitney (1788-1864), his
wife, m. 1810; Giles Oliver Griswold (1810-1902) and Eliza Ann Bailey (1808-36), his wife, m.
1831.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Jesse Griswold (1778-1840) and Fanny Austin (1780-1821), his wife;
Jesse Whitney and Mary Sawyer (d. 1815), his wife, m. 1786.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Giles Griswold, Jr., and Eunice Hough (1755-1826), his wife, m.
1774.
Jesse Whitney (1758-1832) enlisted, 1776, in Capt. Hart Williams' company, and, 1777,
re-enlisted under Capt. Richard Mayberry. Pension was allowed for four years' service as private
in the Massachusetts Line. He died at Saco, Me.
Also No. 31126.
Giles Griswold, Jr. (1748-1818), served, 1775, as private in Capt. Isaac Cook's company, 1st
regiment, Connecticut infantry, under Col. David Wooster. He was born in Killingworth; died in
Meriden, Conn.
Also No. 65372.
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