Mailing List Discussions, July 1999
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 03:06:23 -0400 From: "Debbie J. Stlelmach" <[email protected]> Sender: "Debbie J. Stlelmach" <[email protected]>
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Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Orleans Co, NY Whitneys To: [email protected]
Just received my issue of the Western NY Genealogical Society Journal, June 1999. Found some Whitney references that may be of use to someone.
Article: Orleans Co Deaths from Universalist Sources 1831-1878 by: Karen E Dau
Page 24
Whitney, Alanson In Kendall on 27 July, Alanson Whitney age 59. A founding member of the Universalist Society and a member of its first board of trustees. He had hoped in vain to live long enough to see the new Universalist church building completed. Funeral Sunday the 29th by Rev J J Austin; many who came could not get withing hearing because of the large attendance. A long eulogy was written by Mrs S C C Marsh of Chicago and published on 15 Sept (Christian Ambassador, Auburn, 18 Aug and 3 Nov 1855)
Whitney, Alanson In Kendall on 23 Jan of erysipelas, Alanson Whitney age 22 (Christian Ambassador, Auburn, 16 Mar 1861)
Whitney, Charles W In North Murray on the 2d inst; Charles W Whitnley age 8 months. Son of Alanson and Katherine Whitney. Funeral by Rev Kneeland Townsend. (Evangelical Magazine and Gospel Advocate, Utica, 14 Sep 1833)
Debbie Stelmach
Kailua, HI
From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 13:35:39 EDT
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Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Independence Day - The Price They Paid To: [email protected]
This may be slightly off topic, but then I don't think so. This was posted to another list, and since we are about history as well as family names, I think it is pertinent. I have not verified the "facts" as stated below, but imagine that there is some truth in what is written. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! Jo ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The 4th of July is a day of celebration for most of us but I believe we should also pause a few minutes to remember.
" The Price They Paid"
Have you ever wondered what happened to those men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the Revolutionary Army, and another had two sons captured. Nine of the fifty-six fought and died from wounds or the hardship of the Revolutionary War.
What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners, all men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the sea by the British navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam, was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and proverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers or both, looted the properties of Eilery, Clymer, Hall, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge and Middeton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr. noted that the British General Cornwallis, had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. The owner quietly urged General George Washington to open fire, which was done. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and soon after she died.
John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his grist mill were laid waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home after the war to find his wife dead, his children vanished. A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart.
Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild -eyed , rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more, Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged:
"For the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection
of the Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortune, and our sacred honor".
They gave us an Independent America.
Author Unknown
From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 15:47:28 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney families in Newton, MA To: [email protected]
Dear WRG:
I have been working with and trying to extend the various Whitney families that were in Newton. In checking the db, I find a number of references to the NEHG Register, Vol. 12, p. 218 as the source for data about Whitney births that do not appear in the transcriptions of the Whitney entries in the Vital Records.
The best case in point is the matter of Timothy Whitney, b. 12 Feb 1746/7, who is married to Mary(?)/Martha Hide/Hyde and their children. The db shows 6 children but only the last, Elisha, appears in the Newton VR's, and that for a christening two years after his supposed birth.
Could someone who has the CD's for the Register please cut and paste the article that appears on p. 218 of Vol. 12 and send it to me. I did go to the WRG website, but the Register materials that appear there do not go back as far as Vol. 12.
Thank you, and Happy Hunting:-)
Allan E. Green, Barbourville, KY IBSSG (Charter) -- Proud Sponsor of Rootsweb WHITNEY-L, BADEN-WURTTEMBURG-L, BILLINGSLEY-L, BlackSheep-L, BOMAN-L (BAUMANN), CORBETT-L, GERMAN-AMERICAN-L, GREEN-L, KELLAM-L, NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L, REYNOLDS-L, "The Law of Avoiding Oversell"
When putting cheese in a mousetrap, always leave room
From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 22:35:09 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] John Whitney b 1680 To: [email protected]
John Whitney was b.29 Jul 1680 in Watertown, Middlesex, Mass. He married Sarah Cutting of Watertown on 24 Feb 1704, and he died 11 Nov 1760 in Weston.
His parents were Joseph Whitney and Martha Beach. John and Sarah had 3
sons: Isaac (b.2 Sep 1710 in Weston), Zachariah (b.28 Dec 1711 in Weston), and John (b.22 Jun 1714 in Weston). I am descended from Zachariah, who had a son John (b.16 Apr 1756 in Woburn). John's son was Zimri (b.14 May 1775 in Lunenburg). Zimri's son was Isaac Sanderson Whitney (b. 7 Apr 1802 in Lunenburg). Isaac's son was Charles G. Whitney (b. 4 Jul 1824 in Jaffrey NH). Charles' daughter was Carrie Maria Whitney (b.20 Sep 1861 in Marlboro). She married Eustace Hastings Brigham of Marlboro, and they are my great-grandparents (my mother's mother's parents). I have complete family group records for each of these generations. - Andi Dorff
From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 22:59:48 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Another Newton, MA, question (or maybe Natick)` To: [email protected]
Dear WRG:
I've run across another problem in the Newton VR's. There is a John A. Whitney shown in these records that is the father of two children, a daughter named Frances Maria, b. 4 Nov 1839, and a son named Theodore Wellington, b. 8 Apr 1843. The VR's suprisingly do not name a wife.
My question is, is this John A. the same person as John Angier Whitney, b. 20 Dec 1817 in Natick, Middlesex, MA to Capt. George and Esther (Mason) Whitney?
That John A. married Emily Ann Walker on 27 May 1839 in Natick, but there
are no children of this marriage that show up in the Natick VR listings. The marriage date coincides fairly well with the birth of the daughter mentioned above (so who's counting the months?). There are no other records of these people in either Natick or Newton (births, deaths, etc.), and the general Index for all MA towns doesn't show a death for a John A. Whitney that would help discover where he may have gone.
The Witney13 database doesn't give any sources for John Angier Whitney, not even the Natick VR's for his birth and marriage. So, I wonder if there is any other resource that could shed some light on the future of the John A. Whitney of Natick who marries there in 1839, whom I take to be the John Angier Whitney of that place. Or, possibly shed some light on the origins of the John A. Whitney who appears twice in the Newton VR's as the father of a child (1839 and 1843).
Happy Hunting to all. ;>)
Allan E. Green, Barbourville, KY IBSSG (Charter) -- Proud Sponsor of Rootsweb WHITNEY-L, BADEN-WURTTEMBURG-L, BILLINGSLEY-L, BlackSheep-L, BOMAN-L (BAUMANN), CORBETT-L, GERMAN-AMERICAN-L, GREEN-L, KELLAM-L, NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L, REYNOLDS-L, "The Law of Avoiding Oversell"
When putting cheese in a mousetrap, always leave room
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 18:00:57 -0500 From: carol ann berry <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] have new clues To: [email protected]
1830 census, CASTILE,GENESEE CO.,NEW YORK page 149 Issac Whitney male 5-10(1);30-40 (1) ............female under 5 (2);5-10(1);10-15(1);20-30(1)
Salmon Whitney male under 5(1); 20-30(1) ............females under 5(1); 5-10(1); 20-30(1)
Page 144-1830 census,CASTILE,GENESEE CO.,NY Joseph Whitney male 20-30(1) ..............female under 5(2); 20-30(1)
Does anyone recognize these as being siblings;Issac,Salmon(Saloman),Joseph
STILL SEARCHING FOR parents of SOLOMAN BORN 1802- NY,married Basheba ?,bn.1803; removed to Guilford co.Ohio abt.1842, removed to Montville twp.Medina co.Ohio by 1850. removed to Iowa Nov, 1851 thanks for Any help.. carol
Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 08:10:44 -0400 From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney families in Newton, MA To: [email protected]
At 03:47 PM 7/2/99 EDT, [email protected] wrote: >Dear WRG: > >I have been working with and trying to extend the various Whitney families >that were in Newton. In checking the db, I find a number of references to >the NEHG Register, Vol. 12, p. 218 as the source for data about Whitney >births that do not appear in the transcriptions of the Whitney entries in the >Vital Records. > >The best case in point is the matter of Timothy Whitney, b. 12 Feb 1746/7, >who is married to Mary(?)/Martha Hide/Hyde and their children. The db shows >6 children but only the last, Elisha, appears in the Newton VR's, and that >for a christening two years after his supposed birth. > >Could someone who has the CD's for the Register please cut and paste the >article that appears on p. 218 of Vol. 12 and send it to me. I did go to the >WRG website, but the Register materials that appear there do not go back as >far as Vol. 12. > >Thank you, and Happy Hunting:-) > >Allan E. Green, Barbourville, KY
Allan,
The Register on CD is page images, and cannot be cut and pasted. Eventually I hope to have all these pages transcribed and posted, but that's a pretty big job. In the meantime, I'd be happy to answer specific questions.
The family of Timothy and Mary (HYDE) WHITNEY is given as follows:
Harris, Dr. L. M., "A Branch of the Whitney Family," _NEHGR_ 12 (1858), pp. 215-219.
p. 218:
Contents
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=
TIMOTHY WHITNEY,(6) (son of Moses and Rebecca) m. MARY HYDE,
1773. He d. 1821. She d. 1828.
ISSUE
I. Stephen, b. prob. 1774, m. May 5, 1803, Ruth Whittemore.
II. Timothy, b. prob. 1776, m. Peggy, dau. of Lott Thayer, 1821.
III. Polly, b. prob. 1778.
IV. Peggy, b. prob. 1780, m. Elijah Whitney.
V. Ann, b. prob. 1782.
VI. Elisha, b. prob. 1784, d. young.
=========================================================
=
Obviously this does not contradict the Newton VRs, as there are no specific dates given.
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward <img src="/robertward.gif"> <http://www.erols.com/rlward1/> 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 10:38:09 -0700 From: moosie <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] JONAS WHITNEY 1850 census NY To: [email protected]
Does anyone have access to the 1850 fed census for Madison Co., Sullivan Township entry #004 JONAS WHITNEY and family?
Or, 1850 fed census, Ontario Co., Hopewell Township entry #238 JONAS WHITNEY and family?
Thank you,
Jerry Forman
From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 00:38:02 EDT Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] What's happened to our server at whitneygen.org? To: [email protected]
Dear Hope and WRG:
I have no idea what's happened to our WRG website. I accessed it a couple of days ago with no trouble. Now it doesn't work! All I get is:
Not Found
The requested URL /wrg.html was not found on this server.
no matter what link I try to follow. I thought that we had no reason to worry about the ongoing controversy about Yahoo/Geocities, as nothing I've ever seen has any indication that our server has any connection to either or both of those orgainzations.
I would think that those directly involved with the organization and establishment of our website and the server on which it is located would be informing us of the problem and its solution shortly.
So, hang in there and I'm sure Tim and Robert will straighten things out as soon as they can. In the meantime, if you have a question about something that appears in the Pierce transcription, I have printed it all out and could do a lookup for you if it didn't involve hunting through every page for one elusive name. The problem with the printed version is, of course, that one cannot run the search engine on it.
Happy Hunting.
Allan E. Green, Barbourville, KY IBSSG (Charter) -- Proud Sponsor of Rootsweb WHITNEY-L, BADEN-WURTTEMBURG-L, BILLINGSLEY-L, BlackSheep-L, BOMAN-L (BAUMANN), CORBETT-L, GERMAN-AMERICAN-L, GREEN-L, KELLAM-L, NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L, REYNOLDS-L, "The Law of Avoiding Oversell"
When putting cheese in a mousetrap, always leave room
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 10:16:36 -0400 From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] What's happened to our server at
whitneygen.org?
At 12:38 AM 7/5/99 EDT, [email protected] wrote: >Dear Hope and WRG: > >I have no idea what's happened to our WRG website. I accessed it a couple of >days ago with no trouble. Now it doesn't work! All I get is: > >Not Found > >The requested URL /wrg.html was not found on this server. > >no matter what link I try to follow. I thought that we had no reason to >worry about the ongoing controversy about Yahoo/Geocities, as nothing I've >ever seen has any indication that our server has any connection to either or >both of those orgainzations. > >I would think that those directly involved with the organization and >establishment of our website and the server on which it is located would be >informing us of the problem and its solution shortly. > >So, hang in there and I'm sure Tim and Robert will straighten things out as >soon as they can. In the meantime, if you have a question about something >that appears in the Pierce transcription, I have printed it all out and could >do a lookup for you if it didn't involve hunting through every page for one >elusive name. The problem with the printed version is, of course, that one >cannot run the search engine on it. > >Happy Hunting. > >Allan E. Green, Barbourville, KY >IBSSG (Charter) -- Proud Sponsor of Rootsweb >WHITNEY-L, BADEN-WURTTEMBURG-L, BILLINGSLEY-L, BlackSheep-L, >BOMAN-L (BAUMANN), CORBETT-L, GERMAN-AMERICAN-L, GREEN-L, >KELLAM-L, NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L, REYNOLDS-L, >"The Law of Avoiding Oversell" > When putting cheese in a mousetrap, always leave room > for the mouse.
I have notified Tim of the problem. He owns the computer on which the website exists. My guess is that he is out of town for the weekend. Murphy's Law implies that a catastrophic failure will happen just after the only person who can fix it leaves town! Hopefully it will be back to normal soon. Please have patience!
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward Whitney Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>
From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 15:04:02 EDT Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] What's happened to our server at whitneygen.org? To: [email protected]
Dear Tim:
I KNOW I speak for all the other members of the WRG when I say, "I understand -- no problem!" We appreciate all the hard work (and money, I'm sure) that you have devoted to meeting the needs of our whole group. I hope you didn't think that my note was critical -- it was absolutely not. It was only a request for information, which you have supplied. I hadn't even known the site was down until someone else wrote and asked me why they couldn't get at the Pierce transcription.
I could only wish you well on your sudden need to get moved. I am currently interviewing moving companies (Mayflower, United, etc.) about my move to Maryland, and the Mayflower man told me that if I wanted them to pack everything, it would take one of their crews three days just to pack our stuff, much less load the truck. I also found out that it was possible that they couldn't get the big semi into our street because the roads are too narrow and the turns too sharp. If this IS true, then they will have to run a shuttle truck from the house to wherever they can park the semi. He estimated 19,000 pounds, but that is before we discarded well over half or our books and papers.
Good luck with getting your move completed and all your new arrangements made. We will see the site back up when we see it, so don't put that ahead of other urgent personal needs at this time of upset in your life.
Thanks again, both for the advisory and for all the great things you do for all of us.
Sincerely,
Allan E. Green
From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 19:34:34 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] WHITNEY in 1800 SC To: [email protected]
While looking for my Owen fellas in Fairfield SC 1800 Federal Census I found the following: p. 207a Joseph WHITNEY 20010 10010 00 (The family columns) This census can be found at 222.rootsweb.com/roots-I/USA/sc.html Found no other Whitneys. Hope this helps someone. Karen Grubaugh Wesley Chapel FL
From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 14:12:13 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Thanks to Tim and Moving Day best wishes To: [email protected]
In a message dated 7/6/99 5:27:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
<< Thanks again, both for the advisory and for all the great things you do for
all of us. >>
Ditto and best wishes for your move! Karen Grubaugh
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 23:38:22 +0200 From: "Tracy, Sandra (FIDI)" <[email protected]>
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Lydia WHITNEY b. c 1794 m. William GRAY To: [email protected]
Does anyone have info on this family probably somewhere around
Maine? It is my direct line as this Lydia Whitney is my 3rd great grandmother.
Thanks Sandra
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 10:42:13 -0400 From: [email protected] (Jan Whitaker) Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Lydia Whitney & William Gray To: [email protected]
You wrote:
Does anyone have info on this family probably somewhere around
Maine? It is my direct line as this Lydia Whitney is my 3rd great grandmother. Sandra, I have found references to a "William Gray, a Revolutionary War Soldier, went from Hollis[ME] to Hiram[ME] and settled below the fall in 1793. He was a blacksmith, as was his son of the same name who was in the War of 1812. Mr. Gray moved to Cornish". "Saco Valley Settlements and Families", G. T. Ridlon,1895. p. 148 He was a member of the church in Cornish when it was built in 1800. I couldn't find a marriage to Lydia Whitney in any of my Maine reference books, so don't know if this the man you seek..I do have a 2 William Grays listed in "Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots of the Revolutionary War Maine". If you know that he served and want these entries, I will send them. Cheers, Jan
From: "Ronald Weaver" <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 18:08:19 -0400
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Re: RE:LDS catalog, great web site
To: [email protected]
Surname and place search.
For example, I typed in WEAVER surname and came up with 333, no relatives,
as far as I know. Have fun!!!!! Ron [email protected]
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Subject: RE:LDS catalog
><http://32.96.111.13/Search/searchcatalog.asp
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Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 16:32:59 -0700 From: Shawn Whitney <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] NY gravesites To: [email protected]
Hello group, Well call me morbid but I was looking around the "find a grave site" website and found a few Whitney's in NY. Just in case anyone cares. (obviously these are more or less famous Whitneys). Enjoy. Shawn Whitney
Whitney, Daniel D. b. 1818. d. 1914.
21st Mayor of Brooklyn, NY 1886 to 1887.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
Specific Interment Location: Section 154, Plot 22621.
Whitney, Harry
Sportsman.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.
Whitney, Stephen b. 1776. d. 1880.
Second richest man in the world after John Jacob Astor at the time
of his death. He made a fortune in cotton and real estate..
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
Specific Interment Location: Section 98, Plot 9.
Whitney, Thomas Richard b. 1807. d. 1858.
US Congressman from NY 1855 to 1857.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
Specific Interment Location: Section 106 - Plot 11250.
From: [email protected] Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 20:47:06 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney, Esau - and others in Minnesota To: [email protected]
Hello WRG
Have you ever had a day when you just shouldn't have moved out of bed?
The good news is... I went to the MN History Library today and looked over the letters from Esau Whitney to his future wife Rachel, he was in MN and she was in MI. I had a very difficult time reading them as the ink has faded to light brown. After discussion with the staff at the MHS Copy Center, I decided to go ahead and have them copy all of the documents as sometimes that light brown can turn up darker on the copy. There will be 80 - 100 pages when it is done, We didn't count, just an estimate. They will copy them and send them to me with an invoice after they determine what would copy and what would not. If these turn out to be readable, I think it will be an interesting addition to the website. I loved the letters, when they filled a page they were both writing along the edges, filling every possible corner of the page. Allan? Is this your family? After I get them, I will scan and send on to Robert for the website. Then the hard copies will be up for grabs to whomever descends from Esau and Rachel - just let me know.
Now - that said, I need to ask if anyone can claim other Whitneys in Minnesota? The reason being... I spent 7 hours at the History Center today, and after reviewing lots of family documents and making lots of notes, I moved to the census records. As I was hunting for an elusive ancestor, I found a few families of Whitneys that I can't claim. I made some photocopies of the census records planning to send them to their family member on WRG. The library closed and kicked me out, I took my 32 copied documents and volumes of notes and headed out. In the parking lot, while attempting to unlock my car, I lost my balance (a frequent occurence) and crashed to the pavement. Being embarrassed by this, I hurriedly tended to my skinned elbows and bleeding head, picked up the contents of my purse and got in the car as fast as I could. Driving on the freeway I was feeling very smug about all that I had accomplished even though it ended with a "crash and burn". Suddenly I heard and felt a slight "thump" and looked behind me to see my leather portfolio and ALL the copies and notes becoming confetti on the freeway behind me. In my haste after my fall, I totally forgot that I had left the portfolio on the trunk of my car. I went back and tried to pick up what I could that had blown off to the shoulder, and I managed to get the mangled portfolio with some of the handwritten notes still on the tablet inside, torn and tire marked, and 6 photocopied pages.
So all the copies I made for Whitney folks are gone. Sure am glad they are mailing me the large order of the Esau correspondence stuff!!!!!
Since, in my searching, I did not find the elusive ancestor , I have no need to go back over the county records where I found some Whitney people. These were the 1885 census records for Isanti county and part of Sherburne county for 1880. If you HAVE family in those areas and would like me to get the copies I will be glad to do it, but I will not redo what is lost to the wind except for my own family, without a specific request. So holler if those are your folks. Sorry but I honestly don't remember names, although it seems to me that one family had named all the children with names beginning with E, including Ethella I think. I just copied anything that was Whitney.
Allan, let me know if you want these papers or if you want me to hang onto them until you get moved.
Robert, can I scan them and send them in zipped attachements? I should have them by the middle of next week.
Sorry to bore you with my frustrating day, but I was so excited to share the Whitney things I had found, but dang... Now I have to go nurse a headache.
Jo Hogle
From: [email protected] Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 22:09:22 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] James Whitney, Eunice Johnson and Rhoda Peet To: [email protected]
Hi - I noticed the entry for James Whitney shows Rhoda Peet as "Family 1" and Eunice Johnson as "Family 2". My chart copy, which was furnished to my mother probably some time in the 1940's or early 1950's (she died in 1954 and we had it for a long time before her illness) reflects the following:
"(Zerah Whitney was the son of)
James Whitney, born Conn. Aug 10, 1753, died Newtown, Conn. May 21, 1841
married Aug. 13, 1777
Eunice Johnson, born 1756, died 1822
children (lists 12 with birth years and spouses)"
then: "Married Second: Mrs. Rhoda Peet"
followed by
"James Whitney was a farmer and weaver. He served in the
Revolutionary War as a private, enlisting August 28, 1777, under Capt. Eben Lathrop (Connecticutt [sic] in the Revolution, page 507)"
This chart was, according to my sister, furnished to our mom by an
acquaintance in the National Archives. I don't know whether that is accurate, and my sister doesn't remember where she got that but insists she isn't mistaken. I do believe, though, that whoever compiled our chart had access to the Pierce work (if not, then both our compiler and Pierce must've used common sourcing, as there are entries that are almost verbatim). Anyway, my question is whether the "Rhoda Peet" entry actually was a first wife? Or is "Family 1" and "Family 2" representing a reverse order for some reason?
[email protected]
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 22:54:36 -0400 From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] James Whitney, Eunice Johnson and Rhoda Peet To: [email protected]
At 10:09 PM 7/7/99 EDT, [email protected] wrote: >Hi - I noticed the entry for James Whitney shows Rhoda Peet as "Family 1" and >Eunice Johnson as "Family 2". My chart copy, which was furnished to my mother >probably some time in the 1940's or early 1950's (she died in 1954 and we had >it for a long time before her illness) reflects the following: > "(Zerah Whitney was the son of) >James Whitney, born Conn. Aug 10, 1753, died Newtown, Conn. May 21, 1841 > married Aug. 13, 1777 >Eunice Johnson, born 1756, died 1822 > children (lists 12 with birth years and spouses)" > then: "Married Second: Mrs. Rhoda Peet" > followed by > "James Whitney was a farmer and weaver. He served in the >Revolutionary War as a private, enlisting August 28, 1777, under Capt. Eben >Lathrop (Connecticutt [sic] in the Revolution, page 507)" > > This chart was, according to my sister, furnished to our mom by an >acquaintance in the National Archives. I don't know whether that is accurate, >and my sister doesn't remember where she got that but insists she isn't >mistaken. I do believe, though, that whoever compiled our chart had access to >the Pierce work (if not, then both our compiler and Pierce must've used >common sourcing, as there are entries that are almost verbatim). Anyway, my >question is whether the "Rhoda Peet" entry actually was a first wife? Or is >"Family 1" and "Family 2" representing a reverse order for some reason? > [email protected]
Merry is referring to Randy Winch's website
<http://www.rootsweb.com/~gumby/genweb/Whitney/Whitney.html>.
Rhoda PEET was the second wife, married 22 Mar 1823, Newtown, CT. Eunice JOHNSON was the first wife and mother of all the children, married 13 Aug 1777, Newtown, CT. Apparently "Family 1" does not mean "by the first wife." I cannot account for the switch.
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward Whitney Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>
From: Carolyn Tilton <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 21:42:34 -0700 Subject: [WHITNEY-L] NY gravesites To: [email protected]
Hi WRG,
Well I think it is funny that Shawn and I were looking at the same site today, with the same thought. Only difference was, I was at work and didn't have access to the groups email address.
I have given here the url for the main site, and listed all the Whitney's that they have with there url's. The "pictures" are of the head stones.
Hope everyone is doing well. Jo, I hope you are feeling better soon after your ordeal today.
Carolyn
http://www.findagrave.com/index.html
Daniel D. Whitney b. 1818. d. 1914. 21st Mayor of Brooklyn, NY 1886 to 1887. Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, USA Specific Interment Location: Section 154, Plot 22621. http://www.findagrave.com/pictures/4686.html
Eli Whitney Inventor of Cotton Gin. Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut, USA http://www.findagrave.com/pictures/1099.html
Whitney, Harry Sportsman. Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, USA. no picture available
Newel Whitney Mormon Leader. Gordon Place Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA http://www.findagrave.com/pictures/1691.html
Stephen Whitney
b. 1776. d. 1880.
Second richest man in the world after John Jacob Astor at the
time of his death. He made a fortune in cotton and real estate..
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Specific Interment Location: Section 98, Plot 9
http://www.findagrave.com/pictures/4776.html
Thomas Richard Whitney b. 1807. d. 1858. US Congressman from NY 1855 to 1857. Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, USA Specific Interment Location: Section 106 - Plot 11250 http://www.findagrave.com/pictures/3939.html
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 21:59:07 -0700 From: LOIS CONN <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Lydia WHITNEY b. c 1794 m. William GRAY References: <[email protected]> To: [email protected]
My whitney's are in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachutsetts. Feel free to contact.
Debby
Tracy, Sandra (FIDI) wrote:
> Does anyone have info on this family probably somewhere around > Maine? It is my direct line as this Lydia Whitney is my 3rd great > grandmother. > > Thanks Sandra
From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 02:17:38 EDT Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] James Whitney, Eunice Johnson and Rhoda Peet To: [email protected]
Dear Merry:
As a direct descendant from Zerah, I think that the information your mother got came straight out of Pierce. There seems to be no question that Eunice Johnson was the mother of all the children, so I don't think that there is any question about who came first. Since James was only 25 when the first child, Abraham Johnson Whitney was born, if he were to have been married to "Mrs. Rhoda Peet" before being married to Eunice, it would have been a very short marriage and there were no known children.
However, the real answer lies in the Barbour Collection of CT records, which is the source for the date of 22 Mar 1823 for the marriage between James and Mrs. Peet.
Whoever put the Peet marriage as "Family 1" simply entered the wrong one first and never corrected it. It is quite possible that they didn't know about the Barbour reference to the Peet marriage date.
I hope that this solves the question to your satisfaction.
Best wishes and Happy Hunting!
Allan E. Green, Barbourville, KY IBSSG (Charter) -- Proud Sponsor of Rootsweb WHITNEY-L, BADEN-WURTTEMBURG-L, BILLINGSLEY-L, BlackSheep-L, BOMAN-L (BAUMANN), CORBETT-L, GERMAN-AMERICAN-L, GREEN-L, KELLAM-L, NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L,PADUTCHgenONLY-L,REYNOLDS-L Isn't genealogy fun? The answer to one problem, leads to two more!
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 23:18:33 -0700 From: LOIS CONN <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] NY gravesites References: <[email protected]> To: [email protected]
Can also check this site for state and county interested in.http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/registry.html Also check out http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/memor_2.html#register if you wish to help with this project.
Debby
Shawn Whitney wrote:
> Hello group, > Well call me morbid but I was looking around the "find a grave site" > website and found a few Whitney's in NY. Just in case anyone cares. > (obviously these are more or less famous Whitneys). > Enjoy. > Shawn Whitney > > Whitney, Daniel D. b. 1818. d. 1914. > 21st Mayor of Brooklyn, NY 1886 to 1887. > Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. > Specific Interment Location: Section 154, Plot 22621. > > Whitney, Harry > Sportsman. > Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York. > > Whitney, Stephen b. 1776. d. 1880. > Second richest man in the world after John Jacob Astor at the time > of his death. He made a fortune in cotton and real estate.. > Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. > Specific Interment Location: Section 98, Plot 9. > > Whitney, Thomas Richard b. 1807. d. 1858. > US Congressman from NY 1855 to 1857. > Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. > Specific Interment Location: Section 106 - Plot 11250.
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 02:58:32 -0400 From: Vickie Elam White <[email protected]> Sender: Vickie Elam White <[email protected]>
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Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Jacob WHITNEY of NY To: [email protected]
I'm posting this for a friend. Please respond to him directly if you have any information.
Vickie Elam White [email protected]
Does anyone have info re. one Jacob WHITEN (name on gravestone)who also was known as Jacob WHITNEY/WHITTEN?
Jacob is buried in the German Reformed Church Graveyard at Montgomery, Orange Co., NY.
His stone says he died in 1820, possibly in November. It further states he was 68 years of age.
His father, also named Jacob, is reported to be a very early settler of that part of Ulster Co., now Orange County, NY, having settled there from Connecticut.
Any, all info appreciated.
Fred Whitten
[email protected]
From: "Mike and Annette Poston" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 08:12:33 -0400 Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Re:Whitney, Esau - and others in Minnesota To: [email protected]
There must be an interesting story in why the MN History Library should have the correspondence between Esau and his future wife, Rachel. Since the letters are fading, it would be a generous act to provide the MN HL with a transcript of the letters.
There were Whitney descendants of the ever elusive Jabez Whitney in Minnesota. His son, John Wheeler Whitney (ca 1820-aft 1910) lived in St. Paul and then farmed in Meeker County. After his wife's death he moved to Spokane, Washington to live with his son. He is buried in Traverse County, MN. John's niece, Mary (Cartwright) Poston lived in Forest Lake, Minnesota.
I'm sorry to learn of Jo Hogle's mishap in returning from the MN HL. We've all done something equally exasperating, but that doesn't make the frustration any less.
Mike Poston Rockville, Maryland
From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 10:25:09 EDT Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Re:Whitney, Esau - and others in Minnesota To: [email protected]
In a message dated 7/8/1999 8:15:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
<<
There must be an interesting story in why the MN History Library should have the correspondence between Esau and his future wife, Rachel. Since the letters are fading, it would be a generous act to provide the MN HL with a transcript of the letters. >>
Mike,
I inquired about this, since he was not a well known figure in Minnesota history or even in the locality where he resided. The response that I received was that someone in the family donated the letters. The History Center keeps and catalogues all such donations as clearly it is all historical. I was truly unable to read most of the letters and so I did not develop an opinion as to why the family thought these might have historical interest. Maybe he describes events and locations in the letters. I hope the copies will be more readable. If they are, then possibly someone in the group will be willing to transcribe them for the list and for the MHL.
I don't beleive I am up to the task.
Jo Hogle
From: "mail.kanza.net" <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 18:53:41 -0500
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] grandmother
To: [email protected]
does anyone have any info. on Whitneys from doniphan county Kansas. am trying to find out my grandmothers first husband name her name was Ollie Virginia Whitney ????? Long , Camp. her parents were Oliver Perry Whitney and Cordelia Moser Whitney
thanks for the help
[email protected] nza.net
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 16:23:41 -0800 From: Bud Reel <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Website To: [email protected]
I hope that I am doing this correct. I have a new website. ( www.ptialaska.net/~budr/ ) Tune in and let me know how it looks. Bud in Alaska
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 20:50:14 -0400 From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Jacob WHITNEY of NY To: [email protected]
Fred,
You wrote: >Does anyone have info re. one Jacob WHITEN (name >on gravestone)who also was known as Jacob WHITNEY/WHITTEN? > >Jacob is buried in the German Reformed Church Graveyard at >Montgomery, Orange Co., NY. > >His stone says he died in 1820, possibly in November. It further >states he was 68 years of age. > >His father, also named Jacob, is reported to be a very early settler >of that part of Ulster Co., now Orange County, NY, having settled >there from Connecticut. > >Any, all info appreciated. > > >Fred Whitten >[email protected]
There is no Jacob WHITNEY, son of Jacob, b. ca. 1752, in either the John-1 WHITNEY or Henry-1 WHITNEY descendants. Probably his surname was really WHITTEN.
Sorry not to be of more help.
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward Whitney Research Group
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 10:24:42 -0700 From: Shawn Whitney <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Misc. Whitney Databases To: [email protected]
Good Morning group,
I recently returned from my research trip to the Finger Lakes region of NY. While there I visited the Yates County Genealogical Society (believe it or not for only 1 HOUR) That's better than nothing because I was able to grab a couple of copies of Whitney information they had in their surname files. It appears that a Ed Whitney from Fullerton CA was inquiring of them in 1988. I copied the pages that made up their response to him. I have a list of all WHITNEY's buried in the local cemeteries including all in the WHITNEY CEMETERY in Ontario County. These would likely all be descendants of Captain Jonathan-5 (Jonathan-4, Jonathan-3, Benjamin-2, John-1). There are quite a few of them.
There are a few listings from the "10,000 Vital Records of Western NY" by Fred Q. Bowman.
There are a few listings from the "Index to the Newspapers Published in Geneva, NY" Vol I 1806-1819 by Gary B. Thompson
There are other bits and pieces of things. Nothing new or revealing as far as I can tell. I will get the cemetery listings transcribed this weekend in case we wish to post it to our website. If anyone wants a specific detail sooner, please contact me directly.
Also, while in the Syracuse Library, I ran across a small genealogy book on a branch of the John and Elinor family. It consists of research done by a Fred Farnham Whitney and was published by his family after his death about 1977. This appears to be the lineage:
John-1
Jonathan-2
Joseph -3 (1672-?)
Joseph -4 (1710-1786)
Benjamin-5 (1741-1821)
Aaron -6 (1786-1860)
Aaron - 7 (1815-1879)
Abijah -8 (1857-1952)
Fred Farnham Whitney -9 (author) (1898-1977)
It really branches out after the fifth generation and continues through the 12th generation. This Benjamin-5 was married four times and apparently fathered 17 children. Most of what I glanced at quickly appears to also be available in Pierce's book but there may be additional information for someone to glean from the latter generations. I will be happy to send someone copies of what I have if they are interested.
Have a good weekend, Shawn Whitney
From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 23:16:05 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Zeno Whitney To: [email protected]
Hello to All! I've been reading (with some interest), About all the Whitney's for quite some time now, and most (for good reason) information centers around the Northeast part of the country. But MY ZENO WHITNEY was born in North Carolina (1814), and spent almost all his life in Georgia. Now with a given name like ZENO, you would think somebody would know a bit more about his ancestors. HELP. Ed.Self
From: [email protected] Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 03:57:13 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Brookline VR's Question To: [email protected]
Dear WRG:
I stumbled across the entries below in the Brookline VR's, and they are the same in both the ones on the website and that I had here and used to send out before the website got really going.
Marriages: Elisha, of B., and Abigail Dana of Newton, at Newton, June 4, 1769. Elisha, of Roxbury, and Abigail Dana of B., int. Dec. 31, 1774.
On the surface of it, this seems unlikely, and suggests that a transcriber may have let the eye move up or down a line without being aware of it. If someone with access to the published volume of the Brookline VR's could check these two entries, I'd appreciate it.
Along the same lines, I wonder if the Margaret Whitney of Newton who is married to an Elijah Whitney of Brookline (both the B. and the Newton VR's) could possibly be the Peggy Whitney in the db who is the daughter of Timothy and Martha (also called Mary) Hyde Whitney of Newton.
Happy Hunting!
Allan E. Green, Barbourville, KY IBSSG (Charter) -- Proud Sponsor of Rootsweb WHITNEY-L, BADEN-WURTTEMBURG-L, BILLINGSLEY-L, BlackSheep-L, BOMAN-L (BAUMANN), CORBETT-L, GERMAN-AMERICAN-L, GREEN-L, KELLAM-L, NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L,PADUTCHgenONLY-L,REYNOLDS-L Isn't genealogy fun? The answer to one problem, leads to two more!
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 08:15:34 -0400 From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Brookline VR's Question To: [email protected]
At 03:57 AM 7/10/99 EDT, [email protected] wrote: >I stumbled across the entries below in the Brookline VR's, and they are the >same in both the ones on the website and that I had here and used to send out >before the website got really going. > >Marriages: >Elisha, of B., and Abigail Dana of Newton, at Newton, June 4, 1769. >Elisha, of Roxbury, and Abigail Dana of B., int. Dec. 31, 1774. > >On the surface of it, this seems unlikely, and suggests that a transcriber >may have let the eye move up or down a line without being aware of it. If >someone with access to the published volume of the Brookline VR's could check >these two entries, I'd appreciate it.
These are apparently two different couples. The Elisha WHITNEY m. 1769 was Elisha-6 [Elijah-5, Daniel-4, John-3, John-2, John-1], and had 9 children b. in Brookline and Roxbury. The Elisha m. int. 1774 I cannot place, but he had 3 children b. in Marblehead and Newburyport. To add to the confusion, both were born in or about 1747! They have separate death records, so there really were two, not a single bigamist!
>Along the same lines, I wonder if the Margaret Whitney of Newton who is >married to an Elijah Whitney of Brookline (both the B. and the Newton VR's) >could possibly be the Peggy Whitney in the db who is the daughter of Timothy >and Martha (also called Mary) Hyde Whitney of Newton.
Peggy was (and is) a common nickname for Margaret. I think that this identification is correct.
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward <img src="/robertward.gif"> <http://www.erols.com/rlward1/> 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 09:34:49 -0500 From: Lorne & Joan Reznowski <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Father, Whitney Heiress To: [email protected]
This letter I recently received from my daughter in Arizona:
Mom, I finished the book you left me. I have a few questions like: 1. Where is my inheritence? 2. What happened to my debutant ball? 3. Why do we not travel through Europe most of the year and stay at first class hotels? 4. Where are all my servants and especially the nanny to raise the children so I may only have to see them for an hour (if that much) each day? 5. Which boarding school are my children going to attend? 6. The family feuds remind me of the Reznowski side--all over money.
Of course it is Dorothy Whitney that may have ruined this all for me. Imagine wanting women to vote and be educated!!(This sentence is of course for dad's benefit.) Also her starting up the Dartington School in England is what may have led to the Public education I had to endure.
Also if Dorothy Whitney had married money, instead of two poor men who liked to spend her money and encouraged her to give it away generously, there might be more for me!!
Of course I do want to know how we are related because our Whitney relative was from the early 1800s and these from the late 1800s and early 1900s. They talk of knowing many Presidents, but not McKinley. Would he not have been their
relative too?
The kids are calling for oatmeal, I have to go see why the servants are not making it for them... Bye.
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 16:20:23 -0400 From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Brookline VR's Question To: [email protected]
At 03:57 AM 7/10/99 EDT, [email protected] wrote: >I stumbled across the entries below in the Brookline VR's, and they are the >same in both the ones on the website and that I had here and used to send out >before the website got really going. > >Marriages: >Elisha, of B., and Abigail Dana of Newton, at Newton, June 4, 1769. >Elisha, of Roxbury, and Abigail Dana of B., int. Dec. 31, 1774.
The LDS Ancestral File states that the first bride above was Abigail-5 DANA, b. 8 Mar 1749, Cambridge, MA, dau. of John-4 and Abigail (SMITH) DANA [Benjamin-3, Benjamin-2, Richard-1], d. 10 May 1821.
It also states that the second bride above was a third cousin of the above, Abigail-5 DANA, b. 16 Oct 1752, Roxbury, MA, dau. of Daniel-4 and Experience (HUNTING) DANA [Joseph-3, Joseph-2, Richard-1], d. unknown.
The children of the two couples as given there seem to be confounded, however, thereby undermining the credibility of these identifications. In fact, the death of Abigail (DANA) WHITNEY in Newburyport, MA, 10 May 1821, aged 72 years, would tend to indicate that the Abigail who moved to Newburyport was the daughter of John-4 DANA, not Daniel-4 DANA, based on her age. This is not definitive, however, since ages were not always reported accurately.
By the way, just to add to the confusion, there were *two additional* Elisha WHITNEY individuals who were *also* born about 1747:
Elisha-6 WHITNEY, son of Joshua-5 and Mehitabel (WILSON) WHITNEY
[Nathaniel-4, Nathaniel-3, John-2, John-1], b. 8 Jan 1746/7, Spencer,
MA, m. 20 Feb 1783, Spencer, Esther CLARK.
Dr. Elisha-5 WHITNEY, son of Daniel-4 and Dorothy (TAINTER) WHITNEY
[Benjamin-3, John-2, John-1], b. 27 Feb 1747/8, Watertown, MA, m. ca.
1776, Eunice FARLEY, and res. Beverly, MA.
If the age at death of Elisha WHITNEY of Newburyport is wrong, he might be Elisha-6 WHITNEY, b. 2 Mar 1744, Weston, MA, son of Abraham-5 and Tabitha (ALLEN) WHITNEY [John-4, Joseph-3, John-2, John-1], about whom nothing further is known.
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward Whitney Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>
From: [email protected] Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 19:35:24 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] HELEN MARIA WHITNEY To: [email protected]
My gggrandmother, Helen Maria Whitney, daughter of Wm. Henry and Hannah McNaughton, was born in 1822; married Daniel Tilton Hick(c)ox. Had son, Josiah Finley Hickcox in Middlebury, OH 9/24/1842. Her father was a goldsmith, politician and judge in Columbus and Akron, OH.
Wm. Henry Whitney's father was Wm. Finley Whitney; had 3 brothers, James (attorney - Cleveland, OH); David and Michael.
There were a number of Hannahs and Josiahs in the Hickcox / Whitney family. We've been told the Whitney's came here in 1640 from the area of the River Wye on the border of Wales and England.
Helen's mother, Hannah McNaughton (Vermont), was a Cleveland in the Grover Cleveland line, going back to the Mayflower descendants. The Hickcoxes (central NY State from Massachusetts) also married Cunninghams (Lancaster, PA) who married to Ordways and Emerys, colonial Massachusetts settlers. The Hickcoxes and Cunninghams ended up in MO and IL. My grandfather Hickcox married a Winter in Cairo, IL and moved to Nashville, TN in 1928.
Please help me sort out this line of Whitneys as I just visited Leeds Castle
in May with my mom (her side of the family) and discovered the owner/tenant
is a Whitney from NY whose ancestor married a Frenchman and bought the
castle. Would also like to see connection to Whitney Museum in NYC, if
possible.
My home page is found at
HTTP://www.FamilyTreeMaker.com/users/E/R/N/Bernard-J-Ernst/index.HTML.
Scroll down to /Tree1-HTML.
Thanks for any assistance!
Margaret Ernst
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 21:32:04 -0400 From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Extracts from the NEHGR To: [email protected]
Dear WRG,
I have just posted two articles about the family of John and Elinor (-----) WHITNEY of Watertown, as well as other data from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register (or NEHGR). Check out volumes 11, 12, and 70-79, from this page,
<http://www.whitneygen.org/extracts/index.html>
near the bottom.
I also posted WHITNEY extracts from cemeteries in Penobscot County, ME, at
<http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/cemeteries/penobscot.html>.
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward <img src="/robertward.gif"> <http://www.erols.com/rlward1/> 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 08:37:22 -0700 From: M Newton <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Tabitha Whitney Markle To: [email protected]
I am looking for the date of marriage for Tabitha Whitney and Charles (Carl) Markle (Maerckel, Marckle, Markel). Tabitha was born on Jan. 13, 1760 in Massachusetts, (Weston, Watertown, West Lawn). Baptismal records indicate that Tabitha was the daughter of Abraham and Tabitha (Allen) Whitney and was baptized at 3 weeks on Feb. 3, 1760, p. 469 Weston MA, Vital Records 1707 to 1850
Tabitha died June 14, 1818 in Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia.
Charles and Tabitha had at least two sons, Charles Jr. and John. After Tabitha's death they moved on to Missouri.
I would like to establish the date of the marriage and the place of burial of Tabitha Whitney Markle.
--
Margie Newton
[email protected]
Searching for: MARKLE, ROBERTS, BLOOD, SPARROW, WILLIAMS
in Baker County Oregon
: SCHOUTEN, DEKKER in Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
From: "Earl W. Woodford" <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 13:08:22 -0400
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Grave of Lovet P.
To: [email protected]
For Kathy Harrison,
In April you sent me info concerning the grave of Lovet P. Whitney which
you found in Daviess Co, KY. I tried to email you, but my message was returned.
This isn't my Lovet P. as he died in MO, but I have found a younger Lovet
P. in KY in the 1850 census. I think he was the s/o Fielding Whitney, but I may be wrong. I'm sure they must be related somehow; why else would anyone name a child Lovet P.? I wish I could make the connection here.
Thank you so much for sending this info to me. I'm grateful for any scrap
of info I can gather on Whitneys from SC, KY, IN, or MO. I've filed this away for future reference.
Penny Woodford
[email protected]
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 13:03:16 -0800 From: Bud Reel <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] John Whitney To: [email protected]
My Grandfather was CYRUS C. WHITNEY . I don't know where he was born.He had a Twin Brother but I don't know the name. Cyrus was born maybe in Vermont or England. His birth date was 10 aug 1861. There is a John Whitney that was some relation to him. It was first thought that John was Cyrus's Father. But I found a John that was born in Johnstown, Canada on the correct date but was Married to the wrong Woman and didn't have any Children by the name of Cyrus. I am thinking that maybe John was his Uncle. John was born Aug. 1834 He wa supposed to have married Penelope Ward 26 July 1856. The John born in Canada married Mary McMillen 22 Sept. 1856. Is there anyone out there that can help me get this figured out. This is my BRICK WALL. Please help if you can. I would be forever grateful. Bud Reel in Alaska
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 21:58:57 -0700 From: Shawn Whitney <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Women's right signer To: [email protected]
Hello Group,
I have a question to pose. Does anyone know any of the particulars regarding the Sarah WHITNEY who was one of the 100 signers of the Declaration that came out of the 1848 Women's Right's Convention in Seneca Falls, NY 1848. I know that there were some famous people there (including Frederick Douglass) but since the organizers lived in Seneca Fall, perhaps the majority of the 300 in attendance were local also.
Just curious to know if it is one of the Whitney women from my line in Ontario County only 30 miles away.
See the list of signers at http://www.rochester.edu/SBA/convent.html
Thanks for any help Shawn Whitney
From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 03:42:00 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Wills in the County of Chester (Eng.) To: [email protected]
Dear WRG:
Roaming around the Internet, I came across this listing of indexed wills in the County of Chester (Cheshire), and extracted what Whitneys were to be found there. I hope it will be of use to someone, and perhaps stored on the website.
CHESHIRE WILLS, ETC. This index includes all the wills 1492-1857 proved at the Chester diocesan consistory court and now held at the Cheshire Record Office. It brings together the supra wills (for estates of 40 pounds and over), the infra wills (less than 40 pounds), the disputed wills and the registered wills, most of which were previously listed separately. These wills cover roughly the old county of Cheshire as it existed prior to 1974.
The index supplies name, abode and occupaton. It also indicates the type of record which survives for the testator, using the following key:
1.= will
2.= 'admon' or administration bond (normally where there is
no will)
3.= inventory of personal property
4.= codocil or other probate documents
Most wills are supra (WS). Where they are not, eg. infra (WI), Contested (WC) or registered (EDA 2), this will be entitled in the column headed 'notes'. Other relevant details will be noted here also. [Because of space limitations in text documents that have to be transferred via the Internet, I will indent the continuation of lines that extend beyond the right margin in the original - AEG]
WHITNEY, ELIZABETH COOLE, NEWHALL SPINSTER
1696 1
WHITNEY, ELIZABETH MALPAS WIFE OF THOMAS
1742 2
WHITNEY, HARRIET MACCLESFIELD WIDOW
1854 1
WHITNEY, HUGH COOLE GENTLEMAN
1611 3
WHITNEY, HUGH COOLE GENTLEMAN
1697 1
WHITNEY, JAMES WISTASTON LABOURER
1820 1
WHITNEY, JULIAN BARTHOMLEY WIDOW
1694 1 3
WHITNEY, MARY WRENBURY GENTLEMAN
1616 1 3
WHITNEY, MARY COOLE, WRENBURY
1617 3
WHITNEY, MATTHEW WORTHINGTON MACCLESFIELD YEOMAN
1841 1
WHITNEY, MICHAEL NEWHALL HUSBANDMAN
1617 3
WHITNEY, RACHAEL WRENBURY, COOLE HALL GENTLEMAN
1685 1 3
WHITNEY, RALPH BARTHOMLEY HUSBANDMAN
1668 1 3
WHITNEY, RICHARD PICTON GENTLEMAN
1612 1 3
WHITNEY, ROBERT KERMINCHAM HUSBANDMAN
1733 2 3 INFRA
WHITNEY, ROBERT COOL
1749 1 2
WHITNEY, SILAS BUGLAWTON YEOMAN
1801 1
WHITNEY, THOMAS BARTHOMLEY HUSBANDMAN
1598 1 3
WHITNEY, THOMAS CREWE, FARNDON YEOMAN
1720 2
WHITNEY, WILLIAM HASLINGTON GENTLEMAN
1845 1
WITTON, ROBERT ALTRINCHAM HUSBANDMAN
1602 1 3
WITTON, SAMUEL MACCLESFIELD SHOEMAKER
1640 1 3
I find it fascinating that several women are identified as "spinster," "wife of," and "widow," but seemingly those who were of gentler birth have no appropriate term so are stuck with the masculine "Gentleman."
Happy Hunting ;>)
Allan E. Green, Barbourville, KY IBSSG (Charter) -- Proud Sponsor of Rootsweb WHITNEY-L, BADEN-WURTTEMBURG-L, BILLINGSLEY-L, BlackSheep-L, BOMAN-L (BAUMANN), CORBETT-L, GERMAN-AMERICAN-L, GREEN-L, KELLAM-L, NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L,PADUTCHgenONLY-L,REYNOLDS-L Genealogy goes on... and on... and on...
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 14:08:42 -0400 From: mmmike <[email protected]>
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] ohio whitneys To: [email protected]
Howdy, I'm trying to find further info on my Whitney anscestors in Ohio. I've gotten back to Alfred Whitney, born supposedly June 4, 1858 in Logan County, Ohio. I don't know if he was actually born there, but I know the family lived there for a good while. He married Anna Cockrill (born August 26, 1861). They had William Clarence Whitney (my g-grandfather, b. 5-20-1887), Florence Whitney, Blanche Whitney, and Ernest Whitney. maybe others???? YEARS ago, someone hired a professional genealogist to do our line, and he claimed we were descended from inventor Eli Whitney. The paperwork has been lost, so I have no idea if that's true. That's not my main target anyway, I just want to find what there is to find. Thanks for any help!! Mike Oswald [email protected] [email protected]
From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 14:32:46 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Sidelinger and Broad Bay, Maine To: [email protected]
Hello, I just wanted to let everyone know that there are two new lists available to us at [email protected] and [email protected] to discuss the Sidelinger name which has early roots in Germany and Massachusetts and Broad Bay , Maine. BROADBAYMEGEN was created for genealogists who wish to discuss their German Lutheran roots in the Broad Bay Community during the late 1700s and 1800s. You may join us by going to onelist.com or http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/SIDELINGERGEN http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/BroadBayMEGen
Lynn Whitney
From: "jetjock" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 16:50:54 -0700 Organization: None Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Alfred Whitney To: [email protected]
For Mike Oswald ... Mike I picked up on your Alfred Whitney query this morning and think I MIGHT know who your Alfred is.
Having searched my data base of Logan County, Ohio, I find there is an Alfred Whitney in the family of James Davis Whitney. The births of his children are between 1836 and 1858, Alfred is mentioned last. James D. died in Logan Co. 16 Aug., 1886. He was the son of Henry and Lucy (Grumman) Whitney of Richland Co., Ohio. Henry having been born in Wilton, CT 22 Jun., 1814. You need to get to a copy of The Whitney Family of Conn. by Phoenix. It's online. Henry (or James) is number 2101 in one of the three books.
James was b 22 June, 1814 and m 5 Apr., 1834 Hannah Pugh. She was of VA, b 6 Nov., 1818, d/o Abram & Sarah (Asbury) Pugh. They were residents of Kirkersville, Licking Co., Ohio for 7 years after marriage. Henry & Lucy were from Sharon Twp., Richland Co., Ohio at that time & they were there as early as 1819.
James is found on the 1850 census of Logan Co., page 53. Age 36, farmer, $700, CT; Hannah 36, VA, all the rest are b Ohio = Mary 13, Jonathan 12, Henry 10, Leander 8, Lucy 6, Reason 4, Jerry 2, William 6/12. (Alfred not born yet) James and wife are buried in the Rea Cemetery, Logan Co.
When you get the book to go back to the immigrant, stop there, stop with him. The rest is a fraud.
Ben Whitney
From: "jetjock" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:41:37 -0700 Organization: None Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Alfred Whitney - part 2 To: [email protected]
Mike Oswald. - Some of what I sent to you before has been cleared up. James is number 2101, not Henry. Also in the Vol. they list your Alfred as Alford. The info I have states his name as Alfred. I also have another record in which I found that the father of Hannah was Annaniah. There are a number of records in Licking Co. in which James bought lots in Kirkersville. One was paid for by an Isaac Whitney. Hannah also d in Bloomfield Twp., Logan Co. as did James. She d 11 Sep., 1899. In that record the children named were Mary, Jonathan, Henry, Leander, Lucy G., Reason, Jerry (Jeremiah), William James, Thomas, Gifford, Ashford, Alfred.
In a deed in Licking Co., 5 Nov., 1838 he and Hannah made a deed to David Gilmore, Emitt & Julian Heddan. Pughs mentioned were Ananiah [sic] Laura, William & Lidia, James & Farrah, Mary, Jonathan. Martha Graves, John & Elizabeth Askins, Van & Lucinda Browning.
A person submitted an ancestor chart to the O.G.S. in Mansfield, page 509, stated that James was born 22 June, 1814 and d in Logan Co., 8/16/1886. Ch= Henry b 9 Apr., 1840 OH; & d 17 Sep., 1906 in Lima, Ohio.
Further deed records, Deed book LL-446, lots 118, 119 from John Askins, S18 T17 R18 (Fairfield Co. then), Book LL-448, from Annaniah Pugh the same land. Then Hannah Pugh, wife, the same land to William Pugh in Book LL-448 but Book LL-447 shows her selling same land to Emmit Hedding. In LL-621 she sells same land to William Pugh. Book KK-511 shows James & Hannah selling to David Gilmore, lot #58 on Sept. 15, 1841. In Book KK-513 on the above date she sold 7 acres of the above section to John Gilmore. Sorry, I didn't copy each date. All in the 1840's.
I hope some of this helps you. Again, try the O.G.S. for a vertical file of the family. I was contacted by a woman in Canada years ago who wanted what I knew of those Whitneys, she knew more than I of the Pughs and said she would deposit a record with them in Mansfield. When she was finished
Ben
From: "kwhitney" <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 17:50:47 -0400 Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Information To: [email protected]
I am seeking information on the Whitney family from Meriden CT. Joseph H Whitney 1860,George Whitney born1897,Peter Whitney born1901.
Thank you Peter Joseph Whitney 3rd.
rd.
From: "Mark Wentling" <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:09:27 -0400 Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Elizabeth Smith m. John Whitney2 (Heny1) To: [email protected]
Elizabeth Smith, born about 1650 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT, who married John Whitney, born 1642 (son of Henry of Southold, LI), is sometimes said to have been daughter of Richard Smith and Bathsheba Rogers.
However, Bathsheba Rogers was born in 1650 so it cannot be the case. Does anyone know the ancestry of Elizabeth Smith?
Thanks! Mark A. Wentling
From: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:45:38 EDT
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Free for a few days
To: [email protected]
Dear WRG:
This came out in Ancestry's daily newsletter. This database is temporarily available free -- usually in the members only catagory.
AEG
15 July 1999
In this issue: - Databases of the Day
Lexington, Massachusetts Cemetery Records
From: "Sandy Mcpeters" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 21:37:20 -0700 To: [email protected]
I am looking for some whitneys that might be related to James Patrick Kennedy. He was a policeman in Chicago and when he died there was a family named curran, I think his name was James that cared for his children. Any help would be gretly appreciated. Thanks, Brad
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From: debbie <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 9:56 AM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney
>Whitney-Elias born 1827NY brother of Riley
>Married (1) Lauretta (2) Anna M. Stafford Curran
>Children Ugene Nov 1851-Jan 1852
>Floyd May 1854 Married Ida Cheeseman
>Victor 1857-1909
>Lydia Curran daughter of Anna Wife of Victor
>Jeremiah 1879
>Loren Whitney-nephew of Victor
>
>Children of Floyd & Ida:
>Burtello May 1874 known as Burt
>Eddie 1877
>Jim-Dec 1879
>Angus- Aug 12, 1882
>Susan-Dec 1889
>Does this soud like anything to Joe, Tim &Jean???
>
>
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 21:59:20 -0400 From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Ontario Co., NY, Cemeteries, and More Extracts from the NEHGR To: [email protected]
Dear WRG,
I have posted on the website WHITNEY items from three cemeteries in Ontario Co., NY, courtesy of Shawn Whitney. They should be of particular interest to descendants of the following lines: Jonathan-5 and Joel-5 [Jonathan-4, Jonathan-3, Benjamin-2, John-1]. See:
<http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/cemeteries/nyontaco.html>
I have also posted extracts from volumes LXXX to LXXXIII of the NEHGS. See:
<http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/nehgr080.html>, etc.
Now here's a puzzle: who was the "Mrs. Whitney" whose death occurred in Watertown, MA, on 13 May 1738 (according to _NEHGR_ LXXXIII:376)? This apparently was not recorded in the Watertown VRs.
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward <img src="/robertward.gif">
<http://www.erols.com/rlward1/> 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659
From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 09:38:21 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney URL To: [email protected]
I just suffered another major computer crash and lost everything. I am busy reinstalling software and copying files from backup.
Could some kind soul please send me the Whitney Pages URL? I lost all my bookmarks.
Jo Hogle
From: [email protected]
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 18:24:22 EDT
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] THANKS FOR URL
To: [email protected]
Thanks to everyone who responded with the URL. What a great clan we have!!
Jo Hogle
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 12:47:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Barry Whitney <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Ancestry Daily News, 20 July 1999 (fwd) To: [email protected]
Knowing that there were Whitneys in Herkimer County, NY, at one point, I
retrieved the following two listings from the Ancestry database (see
below). Though I don't recognize them, perhaps this will be of interest
to someone on the list who can tell us where they fit in?
Ever, Barry
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Full Context of Herkimer County, New York Soldiers, 1916-1918
HERKIMER COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR
WHITNEY, GEORGE EDWARD, Frankfort, N. Y.; born January 19, 1894; drafted;
Camp Devens February 23,
1918; branch of service, Co. B., 302nd Infantry, Adv. G. H. Q. Troop;
overseas July 5, 1918 to July 10, 1919; made
Ist Cf. Private October 16, 1918; served six months with Army of
Occupation, stationed in Treves, Germany;
discharged July 16, 1919.
HERKIMER COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR
WHITNEY, HARVEY ALVIN, Frankfort, N. Y.; born October 13, 1891; enlisted
December 8, 1917; Ft. Slocum,
Kelly Field, Bridgeport, Conn., Camp Mitchell Field, L. L, San Antonio,
Tex.; branch of service, 50th Acro Squad.,
Observation Group, U. S. Air Service; overseas June 30, 1918 to May 8,
1919; served in St. Milliel offensive
September 12 to 16, 1918; Meuse,Argonric offensive September 26 to
Novernber 11, 1918; discharged May 19,
1919.
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Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 11:23:39 -0500 From: Marika Kolb <[email protected]>
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] John Fairfield Howad To: [email protected]
Trying to find the parents of John Fairfield Howard. Many thanks, Marika
Descendants of John Fairfield Howard
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN FAIRFIELD1 HOWARD was born February 14, 1843, and died May 06, 1910 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts. He married ABIGAIL FRANCES WHITNEY August 18, 1866, daughter of VARNUM WHITNEY and ABIGAIL PARKER. She was born October 05, 1850 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, and died May 19, 1936 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Children of JOHN HOWARD and ABIGAIL WHITNEY are:
i. LULU EVA2 HOWARD, b. April 17, 1867, Lunenburg, Worcester,
Massachusetts; d. December 06, 1916, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; m. (1) WALTER HADLEY MCINTIRE, October 21, 1884, Leominster, Worchester County, Massachusetts; b. September 23, 1862, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; d. November 10, 1936, Warren, Massachusetts; m. (2) ELMER ORLANDO FOWLER, April 17, 1913, Henniker, NH; b. January 15, 1863, Newbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire; d. February 11, 1932, Concord, NH.
ii. MINNIE LOUISE HOWARD, b. January 23, 1870; m. GEORGE HENRY
WHITCOMB, May 07, 1890; b. January 10, 1863, Pepperell, Massachusetts.
-- A cousin a day keeps boredom away.
From: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 13:37:50 EDT
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] cemeteries and headstones
To: [email protected]
Hi,
Some time ago someone posted several URL's for cemeteries. While I was viewing one of the sites, my computer shut down and I lost the URL as well as the e-mail with the listings. I'm now hoping that someone will still have that message and can send it to me. I found the headstone of Frank Lloyd Wright to be most interesting.
Thanks, Judy Drake
From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 16:33:42 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] grave sites--thanks To: [email protected]
Thanks to all who responded to my request for help with this. I sure would have hated to lose those interesting and very useful sites.
Judy Drake
From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 19:39:15 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] WHITNEYS - MN 1860 Census To: [email protected]
I found the following WHITNEY family while searching the census records: State of Minnesota 1860 Federal Census Records Hennepin County Crystal Lake Township
Whitney, E. age 41 born in Maine
Elizabeth age 29 (?) born in Maine May (Mary?) A age 7 born in Minnesota Geo. H (?) age 5 born in MN Phoebe H age 3 born in MN Albert G age 8/12 born in MN
If this family belongs to anyone, let me know and I can scan the census page and send it along to you.
Jo Hogle
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 18:50:52 -0600 From: Tim Doyle <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Lucretia Whitney To: [email protected]
Found this information:
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/SteubenBios?read=28
WILLIAM H. BRACE - Presidents, Soldiers & Statesmen - Vol II - Steuben Edition
Posted by Judy Allen Cwiklinski <[email protected]> on Wed, 10 Mar 1999
Surname: BRACE, COOK, AUSTIN, WHITNEY
PRESIDENTS, SOLDIERS, STATESMEN Volume II - Steuben Co., NY edition H.H. Hardesty, Publishers, New York, Toledo and Chicago (1896) Contributed by: "Steuben Co. Historical Society" Bath, NY
pg. 1190
WILLIAM H. BRACE
Was born in Tompkins county, N.Y., Nov. 30, 1820, and was a son of Thomas and Lavina (COOK) BRACE, both deceased, and came to Steuben county, N.Y., in 1850. Sept. 18, 1843, Lucretia WHITNEY became his wife and Elmira, N.Y. She was born June 8, 1825, in Newfield, Tompkins Co., N.Y., of parents, Eli and Dorcas (AUSTIN) WHITNEY. They have had three children, Charles H., James W. and Augustus J. Comrade BRACE was a private in Co. D, 141st N.Y.V.I., and at the time of his enlistment, when 42 years old, Aug. 15, 1862, was engaged in farming. He was confined in hospital at Philadelphia from November, 1862, to Feb. 4, 1863, suffering with rheumatism. His services consisted of guard duty along the Baltimore and Washington R.R., and he was honorably discharged at Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 4, 1863 on account of disability. His grandfather, Moses COOK and Mrs. BRACEs, grandfather, Thomas AUSTIN, both served in the Revolutionary War; his father served in the War of 1812. His wife had one brother in the war, Henry L., who went out in a N.Y. Regt. He had five brothers in the Union army, Lafayette in co. D, 141st N.Y.V.I., Daniel in 107th N.Y.V.I., Ansel in a N.Y. Regt., Thomas in a Western Regt., and Sylvanus in Co. D, 141st N.Y.V.I. Comrade BRACE is past S.V.C. of John W. Davis Post, 475, he has a pension, is engaged in farming and his address is Caton, N.Y.
Tim Doyle http://www.doit.com/tdoyle/ [email protected] ftp://ftp.doit.com/pub/tdoyle/
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 18:50:51 -0600 From: Tim Doyle <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney graves in Canaseraga Cemetery To: [email protected]
I found the following information which is from my line:
Canaseraga Cemetery Burns, Allegany, New York http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyallega/canasct.html
Whitney
Sceve, d. Sept. 6, 1831, age 32y 5m 18d Hannah, wife of Sceve, d. Aug. 28, 1831, age 24y 7m 22d Infant, no dates Horace, d. March 14, 1869, age 80y 6m 7d Annah, wife of Horace, d. June 15, 1851, age 76y 1m 6d Nortmy, dau Horace & Hannah, d. Jan. 22, 1821, age 3y 5m Esther, wife of Esau, d. Aug. 20, 1855, age 53y 8m 23d Aurilla, d. March 6, 1878, aged 75y 5m 11d Erastus, d. August 10, 1862, age 71y 11m 6d Sally, dau of E & Whitney, d. sept. 17, 1841 (remainder of stone embedded) Northa, d. Jan. 26, 1886, aged 63y 3m Ezra, d. May 8, 1872, in his 83y Arminda, dau of E & A Whitney, d. Sept. 22, 1841, aged 12y 2m Henrietta, dau of E & A (or C), d. Sept. 15, 1841 Mary Jane, dau of E & A Whitney, d. Sept. 13, 1841
Tim Doyle http://www.doit.com/tdoyle/ [email protected] ftp://ftp.doit.com/pub/tdoyle/
From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 00:35:50 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Lisbon, ME, Marriage for Ann(a) Gowel Whitney (1854) To: [email protected]
Dear WRG:
I'm still working on adding sources and data from the various VR's to the content of our general J&E database. I've been working recently on the descent from Benjamin-2 that were in Maine. I am currently doing the families who lived in Lisbon (Falls), Androscoggin, ME; particularly that of Isaac-5 (Benjamin-4, John-3, Benjamin-2, John-1) and Sarah (Truant) Whitney. In Whitny13 there appears a marriage between their 9th child, Ann(a) Gowel Whitney, b. 20 Nov 1797, and one Adam Trufant of Bowdoin. The problem I have with it is that the Lisbon VR's show that this marriage took place on 21 May 1854, when the lady would be 56 years old, and Adam Trufant is shown as dying 4 Oct 1855, just a little over a year later.
I would hope that the person who submitted the material to Jon Aston might help me with some indication of why the Ann was in this record is identified as the same as Anna Gowel Whitney born 56 years earlier. I do realize that a late marriage is always possible, especially if the husband was a person of property whose health or family circumstances requires the presence of a caregiver in the home.
Preparations for our big move in mid-August are proceeding slowly, but the pace is picking up since my wife put in her final day on her job last week Thursday. Now she is around to keep my nose a little more firmly on the grindstone!
Happy Hunting:-)
Allan E. Green, Barbourville, KY IBSSG (Charter) -- Proud Sponsor of Rootsweb WHITNEY-L, BADEN-WURTTEMBURG-L, BILLINGSLEY-L, BlackSheep-L, BOMAN-L (BAUMANN), CORBETT-L, GERMAN-AMERICAN-L, GREEN-L, KELLAM-L, NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L,PADUTCHgenONLY-L,REYNOLDS-L Genealogists live in the past lane.
From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 05:38:22 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Will for Isaac Whitney, d. 29 Jan 1850, Lisbon, ME To: [email protected]
Dear Fellow Researchers:
I hope that there may possibly be a source for Wills in Lisbon (Falls?), Androscoggin, ME that would be accessible to someone on these lists. I have been working on the family of this Isaac Whitney, and a number of marriages took place in Lisbon with female names and marriage dates that would be appropriate for daughters of this man, born between 1783 and 1811. A marriage for a woman of the same name as a daughter, with a date that puts the daughter in question in her early 20's, strongly suggests but does not prove a connection. I am hoping that a Will or Administration for this man can be found that will name his daughters with their married surnames, as is often the custom. At that point I would believe it reasonable to carry the assumption further toward certainty.
Thank you for your consideration.
Allan E. Green, Barbourville, KY IBSSG (Charter) -- Proud Sponsor of Rootsweb WHITNEY-L, BADEN-WURTTEMBURG-L, BILLINGSLEY-L, BlackSheep-L, BOMAN-L (BAUMANN), CORBETT-L, GERMAN-AMERICAN-L, GREEN-L, KELLAM-L, NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L,PADUTCHgenONLY-L,REYNOLDS-L Genealogists live in the past lane.
From: "Mike and Annette Poston" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Will for Isaac Whitney, d. 29 Jan 1850, Lisbon, ME Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 08:16:44 -0400 To: [email protected]
Allan Green has asked
>I hope that there may possibly be a source for Wills in Lisbon (Falls?), > in order that he might sort out the progeny of Isaac Whitney.
I'm not sure when Androscoggin was formed (early, I imagine), but I was hoping to use a similar method in looking for the children of Phineas Whitney and Anna Morton. Last August, I stopped in the courthouse in Portland (where I was treated with friendly courtesy) only to learn that a fire had destroyed all the records prior to about 1910.
This is just one of the frustrations genealogists meet up with.
Good luck, Allan, on your move.
Mike Poston Rockville, Maryland
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 20:05:23 -0400 From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif">
Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Lucretia Whitney To: [email protected]
At 06:50 PM 7/22/99 -0600, Tim Doyle wrote: >WILLIAM H. BRACE > >Was born in Tompkins county, N.Y., Nov. 30, 1820, and was a son of Thomas >and Lavina (COOK) BRACE, both deceased, and came to Steuben county, N.Y., >in 1850. Sept. 18, 1843, Lucretia WHITNEY became his wife and Elmira, N.Y. >She was born June 8, 1825, in Newfield, Tompkins Co., N.Y., of parents, Eli >and Dorcas (AUSTIN) WHITNEY. They have had three children, Charles H., >James W. and Augustus J.
This is Lucretia Frances-8 WHITNEY [Eli-7, James-6, Samuel-5, Samuel-4, Nathaniel-3, John-2, John-1], number 4185 on p. 280 of Pierce.
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward Whitney Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>
From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 21:40:02 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney/Cone Marriage To: [email protected]
One of the members of my Cone research group posed the following information which I thought help fill.
"Mary Ann Whitney Daughter of Noah Ashley Whitney and Olive Dorwin, b. Sept 5, 1803 d Apr. 16, 1869 m. ________ Cone; Children: Noah A. Cone res. Auburndale, O"
Does anyone know who this unknown Cone is that married Mary Ann Whitney? I know there are other Whitney/Cone marriages, but I'm just interested in this one for now. Thanks in advance, Ken Whitney
From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 21:44:29 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Oliver Whitney To: [email protected]
Found in Dayton Township, Hennepin Cty, Minnesota 1870 Federal Census Oliver Whitney age 25 born in ME parents both foreign birth May age 22 b. ME Elmer 10/12 b. MN
Does this family belong to anyone?
Jo Hogle
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 19:08:12 -0700 From: Paul & Brenda Nichols <[email protected]> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Will for Isaac Whitney, d. 29 Jan 1850, Lisbon, ME References: <[email protected]> To: [email protected]
Hi Allan.
Went to the usgenweb archives, clicked Me, typed in Isaac Whitney
and got 125 hits..all, i'm sure, are not good...but the first, among many Whitney's, included this:
WHITNEY Isaac - Born 1756, d 29 Jan 1850 ae 93y 8m, s/o Benjamin & _____ (Hinkley) Whitney. Isaac Whitney of Little River Plt m 22 May 1783, Sarah Truant of Potterstown b ?? d 11 Jul 1846 ae 81y d/o Job & Cheloa (
) Trufant of Bowdoin ME. They lived at the foot of Rowe's Hill,
Lisbon, ME. [HILLSIDE CEM, Lisbon, ME] The 1790 Census of Bowdoin/ Lisbon counted 1-1-5. Children: Sarah b 2 Oct 1783; Rebecca b 10 Feb 1785; Charloe/Elizabeth b 22 Oct 1786; Jonathan b 10 June 1788; Mary/Anna b 25 Mar 1790; Abraham b 2 Apr 1792; Elizabeth Tilson b 14 Feb 1794; James Trufant b 20 Jan 1796; Ann Gowel b 20 Nov 1797; Joseph b 28 June 1800; Mercy Sutherland b 28 Aug 1802; Stephen b 14 Sep 1805; Nathan b 17 Apr 1807; Abigail Potter b 28 Dec 1811. [VR Lisbon, ME][Atlas 1873] [235-254 Census 1860 Lisbon, Me] [Lincoln County Pen papers][Bowdoin ME VR printed]
WHITNEY Isaac - Born ?? at Lisbon ME, d ??, s/o ?? Isaac Whitney m Judah Frances of Weld ME. Children: J F b ?? at Lisbon ME, d 29 Nov 1895 ae 74y 8m at East Livermore ME. [VR Brunswick ME page 38][VR E Livermore ME] WHITNEY Jacob - Born 11 June 1763, d 1846 at Phillips, ME. 1790 Census of Little River Plt (Lisbon) ME, counted 1-1-1. [see p 118 Whitney Genealogy by F C Pierce] "settled in 1805 at Strong from Lisbon ME" [L Peary's Records of Strong ME]
The archive is at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm
Hope this helps.
Paul of San Diego
From: "Arlene Durrett" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Oliver Whitney Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 09:48:37 -0700 To: [email protected]
Hi, Jo~
Thanks for the posting! In response, family records show Oliver William
Whitney was born 3/18/1845 in Maine to Ebenezer (b 7/15/1802 New Brunswick; d 7/20/1869 Dayton Hennepin County, MN) and Mary Miney (b1/31/1808, Liverpool, England; d 10/02/1891, Waupaca, WI). Oliver married Mary Elizabeth (May) Robinson (b 3/1/1844, Litchfield, ME; d 3/1/44, Santa Cruz, CA). Elmer Oliver (my g'father) was born Dayton, Hennepin Co. 8/15/1869; d 10/14/34, Santa Cruz).
If there's anyone out there that needs information on this line, I would
love to try and help.
Jo, again - Thanks! It's just good to see our branch show up.
Arlene Whitney Durrett
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, July 23, 1999 6:54 PM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Oliver Whitney
>Found in Dayton Township, Hennepin Cty, Minnesota
>1870 Federal Census
>Oliver Whitney age 25 born in ME parents both foreign birth
>May age 22 b. ME
>Elmer 10/12 b. MN
>
>Does this family belong to anyone?
>
>Jo Hogle
>
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 11:16:18 -0600 From: Tim Doyle <[email protected]>
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] WHITNEYs on PALMER webpage To: [email protected]
I found the following at http://www.walterpalmer.com/WPS.wbg/wga109.html#I25766
Whitney, ? spouse: Palmer, Deborah
Whitney, ? spouse: Palmer, Lydia R. (1806 - )
Whitney, Catherine (1915 - ) b. 10 DEC 1915 in Oswego, NY spouse: Palmer, Erwin George (1908 - ) - m. 21 NOV 1940
child: Palmer, Gerard (1942 - )
Whitney, Clarissa (~1777 - 1845) b. ABT. 1777 d. 5 AUG 1845 spouse: Palmer, Vose (1777 - 1845) - m. 20 MAR 1796 in Stonington, CT
child: Palmer, Clarissa (~1797 - )
child: Palmer, Roxanna (1801 - )
child: Palmer, Valkert (~1805 - 1879)
child: Palmer, Archibald (1808 - 1884)
child: Palmer, William (? - 1836)
child: Palmer, Laura
child: Palmer, Mary
child: Palmer, Phebe
child: Palmer, Lorin
child: Palmer, Philina
child: Palmer, Waterman Billings Babcock (1814 - 1904)
child: Palmer, Sally (1818 - )
child: Palmer, Welcome Addison (1820 - 1886)
Whitney, Eugene father: Whitney, Sidney(1801 - 1874) mother: Palmer, Caroline(1811 - 1874)
Whitney, Gussie Marie spouse: Erkenbeck, Frederick Palmer (1885 - 1972) - m. 28 NOV 1906 in Manchester, NH
child: Erkenbeck, Palmer Whitney (1910 - )
child: Erkenbeck, Donald Sanford (1913 - )
Whitney, Huldah (1754 - 1798) b. 1754 in Norfolk, CT. d. 4 SEP 1798 in Stillwater NY father: Whitney, Joshua mother: Blodgett, Amy(1723 - 1819) spouse: Palmer, Elias (1756 - 1838)
child: Palmer, Mary (1778 - 1868)
child: Palmer, George (1780 - 1851)
child: Palmer, Amy (1782 - 1863)
child: Palmer, Betsey (1784 - )
child: Palmer, Nancy (1786 - 1867)
child: Palmer, James (1788 - 1819)
child: Palmer, Henry (1790 - 1794)
child: Palmer, Ashbel (1792 - 1885)
child: Palmer, Cynthia (1796 - 1797)
Whitney, Joshua spouse: Blodgett, Amy (1723 - 1819)
child: Whitney, Huldah (1754 - 1798)
Whitney, Manning spouse: Palmer, Permelia (1805 - )
Whitney, Matilda father: Whitney, Sidney(1801 - 1874) mother: Palmer, Caroline(1811 - 1874)
Whitney, Nathan P. father: Whitney, Sidney(1801 - 1874) mother: Palmer, Caroline(1811 - 1874)
Whitney, Sidney (1801 - 1874) b. 21 OCT 1801 in Granville, NY d. DEC 1874 spouse: Palmer, Caroline (1811 - 1874) - m. 25 DEC 1827
child: Whitney, Nathan P.
child: Whitney, Matilda
child: Whitney, Eugene
Tim Doyle http://www.doit.com/tdoyle/ [email protected] ftp://ftp.doit.com/pub/tdoyle/
From: [email protected] Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 16:56:42 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Canadian Whitney's (Oliver) To: [email protected]
Hi Jo & Arlene
Arlene, I just read your note to Jo and in checking my information, I find
that the Ebenezer Whitney b. 1802 in NB, is the son of Moses Whitney b. 1772 NB & Esther Sherwood. Moses is the son of Ebenezer Whitney b. Abt 1745/47 & Huldah Mooers.
A group of us have been working on this family line for quite some time. We cannot find proof of Ebenezer's birth or parents.
I have a lot of info on the family lines and would be happy to share. I would love to have more on your line.
We have been trying to get this info ready to put on the Whitney homepage. So far we are listed under unconnected from Canada.
Hope this help. Mary Ellen Jones [email protected]
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 16:12:49 From: "R. A. Durham" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Canadian Whitney's (Oliver) To: [email protected]
I'm here, too!.....Bob
At 04:56 PM 7/24/99 EDT, [email protected] wrote: >Hi Jo & Arlene > > Arlene, I just read your note to Jo and in checking my information, I find >that the Ebenezer Whitney b. 1802 in NB, is the son of Moses Whitney b. 1772 >NB & Esther Sherwood. Moses is the son of Ebenezer Whitney b. Abt 1745/47 & >Huldah Mooers. > >A group of us have been working on this family line for quite some time. We >cannot find proof of Ebenezer's birth or parents. > >I have a lot of info on the family lines and would be happy to share. I would >love to have more on your line. > >We have been trying to get this info ready to put on the Whitney homepage. So >far we are listed under unconnected from Canada. > >Hope this help. >Mary Ellen Jones >[email protected] > > >
From: [email protected] Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 19:14:09 EDT Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Oliver Whitney To: [email protected]
Arlene, Rob and Mary Ellen,
This is not my line, just something I found on a census page that has some of my non-Whitney relatives on it. The copy is on really outsized paper, don't know why the Historical Society uses that stuff, but I can probably scan it in overlapping scans and send it to you if you would like. Let me know if you are interested. Glad someone could claim them.
Jo Hogle
From: [email protected] Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 19:32:45 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Esau Whitney letters To: [email protected]
I received the photocopied pages from the MN Historical Society today. There are 105 pages and at least 1/2 are either not clear enough to read or just plain impossible. Esau and Rachel wrote on both sides of the paper and over time the 2 sides set into the paper, so when photocopied the back side copied equally dark onto the front, and in most cases it is crosswise, so the writing seems to run up and down as well as across the page. Someone who could claim this family may be interested in attempting to transcribe it - at this point I can not begin to do it. A few letters are clear and easier to read. Esau seemed to be quite an opinionated fellow, and my nephew and I chuckled at some of his comments, referring to a fellow he didn't like as a "confounded hog". Mild in today's terms but...
Unfortunately the pages are not numbered and the Historical Society did not see fit to keep the pages in order as they copied them. It is rather like a large jigsaw puzzle to find the beginning and end of all of these letters. I will sort through and try to determine what will be legible to be scanned and added to the Whitney website.
And again I make the offer that anyone able to claim this family is welcome to the papers.
Esau Whitney settled near Princeton,MN and his wife's name was Rachel. There are letters from a man named Silas Sprague who is a friend of Rachel's family, if that rings a bell with anyone. It seems that Rachel was in Ionia, Michigan prior to their marriage. That is all I have been able to discern so far - some other names appear and I will sort through and see what other info I can give that might help someone pinpoint this family.
Jo Hogle
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From: [email protected] Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 22:48:19 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] A copy of the Savage Dictionary NE of your very own. To: [email protected]
Dear WRG:
You might remember I mentioned some while ago that I had bought the Genealogical Dictionary of New England and the Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire on CD recently. On another list I just got a notice tonight that the Savage GDNE is available for download on GenWeb at the following URL. Warning -- the files are supposed to be huge, and will take up a lot of space even though they are text files or zipped text files. They are not, I understand, pictures of the pages, and will be searchable in a limited fashion by using the "Find" feature.
http://genweb.net/~books/savage/
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Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 21:04:42 -0700 From: Paul & Brenda Nichols <[email protected]> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] A copy of the Savage Dictionary NE of your very own. References: <[email protected]> To: [email protected]
Hi Allan.
It's true about Savage. Been there for quite some time. I have a copy
downloaded and copied to CD for saving. I have it in Word and it has 1800 plus pages and is 15 plus megs.
Paul of San Diego
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Subject: [WHITNEY-L] DURHAM, ME RESOURCE To: [email protected]
Hi all.
I am the prospective/almost host of the Durham, Me genealogical
page.
I am looking for any resources some kind people might be willing to
share and allow me to post on the page.
Thanks to all in advance.
Paul of San Diego
From: "Doreen Fox" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 09:36:13 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] WHITNEY John B., NS>MA 1848 To: [email protected]
I've just added the following marriage to my online database:
WHITNEY John B., 26, printer, born: Halifax NS, son of Henty P. and Mary Married 11 Oct 1848 in Scituate MA, Plymouth county to BAILEY Martha A., 28, born: Scituate MA, daughter of Paul and Sybel
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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 21:33:00 +0000 From: debbie <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney To: [email protected]
THE AGITATOR: WELLSBORO,PA TUESDAY JULY27 1880
MURDER IN CHATHAM A mans brains dashed out with a club. A couple of gentlemen who arrived in this village yesterday afternoon brought word that a horrible murder was committed in Chatham last Sunday afternoon. The styory they told is as follows:
Last Sunday Mr. Warren Stafford of Westfield was visiting his
brother-in-law, Elijah ( misspelled. It is Elias Whitney),Whitney who lives in the south part of Chatham township. During the day the wife of Mr. Floyd Whitney-a son of Elijah Whitney-and Mrs Elijah Whitney the step-motherof Floyd Whitney and the sister of Stafford-got into a quarrel. The dispute waxed hot and threatened to result in blows, when Stafford stepped between the two angry women. Whitney's wife struck Stafford, and went home and told her husband, Floyd Whitney, that Stafford had struck her.
The fracas between the two women having ended, Stafford was sitting
quietly in the door of the elder Whitney's house when Floyd Whitney who had armed himself with a heavy club, came around the corner of the house and hit Stafford on the head with the club, dashing out his brains. The blow was so severe that Stafford lived but a few minutes after he was struck.
As a boy was about starting for a physician soon after Stafford was
hit, Floyd Whitney asked him if Stafford was hurt much. Whitney had not been arrested up to yesterday morning, when a warrant was sworn out before Justice John E. White, of Knoxville. It is not known whetherhe remained at home or had run away. In either event it should not be long before he is arrested.One informants understood that no words at all passed between the two men. Stafford is said to have been about 25 years old and Whitney about 30
More to come Debbie Moore Floyd-8, Elias-7, Jeremiah-6, Jeremiah-5, Jeremiah-4, Nathan-3, John-2, Henry-1
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 22:51:28 +0100 From: Gregory Buliavac <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Sophia Whitney To: [email protected]
I have been searching for information on Sophia Whitney b. 1791, location unknown to me, d. 20 Apr. 1870 , prob. Tewksbury, MA. She married Jesse Flemings of Tewksbury before 1826 in Lynn, MA. Her children include James Whitney Flemings and Sarah Sophia Flemings. I am looking for information on her birth, parents, etc. Any information would be appreciated. Alison
From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 02:45:01 EDT Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Sophia Whitney To: [email protected]
Dear Alison:
There is a marriage record for a Sophia Whitney and a Jesse Flemings on Dec. 1, 1817 in Tewksbury. As to her birth and parentage, there were several possibilities found in the Index to the Whitney Extracts of MA Vital Records.
Six Sophias were found, born between 1789 and 1799, in Upton, Holliston,
Bolton, Nantucket, Montegue and Marlborough. You can find these records on-line at
so I'll leave it to you to figure out which of these Sophias is yours. I wonder what happened in history around the late 1780's that led to the sudden explosion in the use of that name for a female? There are no Sophia Whitneys in the Index until 1789 and then six uses of the name in the next ten years.
Happy Hunting:-)
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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:01:30 -0700 From: Paul & Brenda Nichols <[email protected]> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services Subject: [WHITNEY-L] WHITNEY, JAMES 1785 To: [email protected]
Hi.
The following is copied from the Maine ftp archives exactly:
>From the History of Gorham, Maine by Hugh Davis McLellan, Portland, Me 1903
copied by David C. Young, 1997
Page 837
James Whitney of Gorham married Deborah Murcb Aug. 15, 1785.
The birth of one child is recorded: Humphrey? born April 26,
1786.
Uriel Whitney was the son of Abner Whitney of Lunenburg,
Mass.
He was born in Shirley, Mass., Sept. II, 17
57, At the beginning of
the Revolution he enlisted in Col. Prescott's
reginient. He married,
Dec 16, 1787, Lydia, daughter of Capt. Samuel
Whitmore of Gor-
,
ham. At the time of his marriage Mr. Whitney is recorded
as of
Gorham. In the year 1799 he purchased land in North
Yarmouth, and
soon after moved to that place. He was a noted
school-teacher,
and was called " Master " Whitney. He was held in high
esteem as
a citizen and Christian. Children of Uriel and Mary
Whitney
Statira, Dec. 24, 1785, d. young,
_
Mary b. Jan 21 , 1787, m. K. Drinkwater of Durham;
d. 'May 2, 1824.
Statira b. Dec. 11 I789, d. Au g 11, 1792.
Joel b Aug. 1791. lost at sea about 1812.
Beulah B , b. June 3, 1793, in. Enos Small, _Nov. 2, 1817; d,
Apr. 21, 1879.
Betsey b. May 27, 1795, m- James _Mitchell of Freeport.
Sally, b. Dec. 16, 1796, m. Daniel Soule, of Pownal.
Harriet, b. Apr 28, 1798, m. Damel Soule of Pownal (2d wife).
Charlotte, b. May 12, 1800 m. Levi Davis of No. Yarmouth.
Statira. b Apr. 26, 18o2, m. N. Merrill of Pownal.
Uriel b. July 4 I804, m. Mary Hoyt.
b. Sept. 2i, i8o6, m. Mary Small.
Mary Whitney died March 6, 18i8, and Mr. Whitney married,
1819, Mrs. Betsey (Mosher) Lothrop, daughter of James
of Gorham, and widow of Thomas Lothrop of Gorham.
Uriel Whitnev died Nov. 10, 1835.
Sewall Whitney, son of Jacob and Abigail (Moses) Whitney of
Buxton and grandson of Ebenezer Whitney, was born in Buxton
April 8, i 8 i 9, He came to Gorham when he was eighteen years of
age. Ile married Elizabeth Fly of Gorham. Children:
Francis B., b. Jan. 11, 1845, M. Fannie Corrigan.
Eunice, b. Feb. 17, 1847, m. Jamas Lombard.
Martha R., b. July 11, 1852, d. Young.
James C., b. Aug. 11, 1857, m . Hattie R. Whittier.
Emily R., b. May i i, i 859, m. Horace Hill of Buxton; d. in
1893.
>From the History of Gorham, Maine by Hugh Davis McLellan, Portland, Me 1903
copied by David C. Young, 1997
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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:45:52 -0700 From: Paul & Brenda Nichols <[email protected]> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services Subject: [WHITNEY-L] WHITNEY, SAM To: [email protected]
Hi.
This is from the Portland, Me Christian Monitor newspaper of
1822..from maine ftp archives.
WHITNEY Mary w/o Elder Samuel WHITNEY at Brooks ME
[ 7 Sept 1822]
Paul of San Diego
From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 23:46:32 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Found on another list - looks useful. To: [email protected]
Dear WRG:
The subject heading says it all. This site is run by the Library of Congress.
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RAILROAD MAPS 1828-1900 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrhome.html
"The Railroad maps represent an important historical record, illustrating the growth of travel and settlement as well as the development of industry and agriculture in the United States. They depict the development of cartographic style and technique, highlighting the achievement of early railroaders. Included in the collection are progress report surveys for individual lines, official government surveys, promotional maps, maps showing land grants and rights-of-way, and route guides published by commercial firms.
All of the items presented here are documented in RAILROAD MAPS of the United States compiled by Andrew M. Modelski in 1975. The bibliography contains 623 railroad maps of the United States. Additional railroad maps from this bibliography will be added throughout 1998. "
Sender: [email protected] From: "Jeanne Muse" <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 09:04:15 -0400 Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Who was Walter C. Whitney? To: [email protected]
Hello everyone!
Walter C. Whitney's ancestry is unknown to me. His spouse was:
Lizzie Ann Delvee (or Delvey) dau. of Jonathan Delvee (1834-1915) of Warwick and Nancy O. Battle b. 9 Oct 1867 d. 30 Apr 1956, Gardner, Mass.
Walter and Lizzie married on 22 Jan 1896 in Orange, Mass. and had at least one child: Watson H. Whitney, who was born 9 Nov. 1897 & died in 1900.
Anyone have Walter's parents and ancestry?
- -) Jeanne W. Muse
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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 11:42:24 +0100
From: Gregory Buliavac <[email protected]>
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] More Sophia's To: [email protected]
Through the Whitneygen website and the LDS I have come up with several possibilities for my Sophia--if anyone has information that would help me eliminate any of these and narrow my search I would be grateful. I am looking for a Sophia b. 1791 d. 1870 m. Jesse Flemings 1817 Tewksbury, MA. Here are my possibles:
Sophia Whitney b. 20 Nov 1789 Bolton, Worcester, MA; d. of Elijah Whitney and
Sarah Stearns
Sophia Whitney b. 1795 Gorham, Cumberland, ME; d. of Isaac Whitney and
Mary Crockett
Sophia Whitney b. 20 Jan 1795 Fitzwilliam Twp, Cheshire, NH; d. of John Whitney &
Mary (Polly) Jones
Sophia Whitney b. 18 Feb. 1796 Lanesborough, Berkshire, MA; d of Timothy Whitney
& Lois Baker
Sophia Whitney b. 27 Feb. 1796 Sheffield, Berkshire, MA; d. of Timothy Whitney &
Sarah Chipman
Sophia Whitney b. 13 Dec. 1796 Montague, MA d. of Ebenezer Whitney &
Rachel Perne Rawson
Sophia Whitney b. 25 Dec 1799 Marlborough, Middlesex, MA; d. of Timothy Whitney
& Phebe Reed
If you can eliminate someone from this list I sure would appreciate it! Alison
Sender: [email protected] From: "Jeanne Muse" <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 15:30:00 -0400 Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Another Whitney Source Book To: [email protected]
The NEHG's Register, Vol. 44, pp. 338-9, announces the following book. I'm hoping one of you has a copy of it -- but plan to make a trek to the LDS library to see if they've filmed it. I noticed that the book is not listed as available for loan in the NEHG's lending library, either.
"Some of the Descendants of John and Elinor Whitney, who settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635." Compiled by William L. Whitney. Pottsville, Pa.; H.E. Miller, Steam-Power Printer. 1890. 8vo. pp. 101. Private edition, 100 copies.
Their description of this book reads:
"The Whitney book is by William Lebbeus Whitney, a graduate of Dickinson College, and a member of the Pottsville bar. It gives considerable information not found in Bond's Watertown nor in the additions to Bond of H. A. Whitney and Dr. Harris in the Register for April and July, 1857, and July 1858. The book is carefully compiled, handsomely printed and well indexed."
Does anybody know where a copy could be found? Thanks in advance.
- -) Jeanne W. Muse
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 19:12:48 -0400
From: James McCabe <[email protected]>
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Drumbad, Drumlish, Killoe, Co. Longford, Ireland
To: [email protected]
John Whitney born abt 1800 , married Mary McLoughlin ( had family killed at Ballinamuck 1798 ) abt 1830. Children Ann born Nov. 26, 1837, (my greatgrandmother) married James Collum Barraghmore, Drumlish Feb. 11, 1860 in St. Mary's Drumlish. Hugh 1835, Mary 1839, Elizabeth 18? , James ? Jim McCabe
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 06:45:50 -0500
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From: Jim T Musgrave <[email protected]>
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Cherokee
To: [email protected]
I found 1 Whitney listed in the surname index of a rare old Cherokee genealogy book at http://members.aol.com/rarebk
At the site, they have the surname index of this rare old Cherokee genealogy book called "Old Cherokee Families and Their Genealogy," with lots of English names, they have posted the 1835 Cherokee census, and a Cherokee genealogy tutorial that shows you how to conduct effective Cherokee genealogy research. Also, they have posted the full index of a book that shows people who sued in the 1800's for Cherokee citizenship.
Once at the site, go to BOOKLISTS, then scroll down till you see the books. For the tutorial, it will be about halfway down the page, and then you can invoke it. The 1835 Cherokee census is posted within the tutorial.
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 10:24:35 -0400 From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] More Extracts from the NEHGR To: [email protected]
Dear WRG,
Thanks to Jeanne Muse, who did the transcriptions of volumes 1-44, I have now posted to the Whitney Research Group website extracts of all WHITNEY entries from volumes 1-94 (1847-1940) of the _New England Historical and Genealogical Register_, commonly known as the NEHGR. They can be searched using the usual search engine at <http://www.whitneygen.org/search.html> and specifying the WRG Archives. The more recent data will be posted as time and energy permit.
If you have been trying to access the WRG website and have been having trouble, thanks for your patience. I think all is back to normal now, after some difficulties during the past week.
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward Whitney Research Group
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 08:11:15 -0700 From: Shawn Whitney <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Maps To: [email protected]
Hello Group,
Call me silly on this one perhaps but I was looking for a particular Booneville on Microsoft's Expedia Maps site last night when I decided to also type in "Whitney" on the search. Of course it gave me Whitney on the Wye in England but it also gave me the town or city of Whitney in each of the following states: Alabama California Florida Georgia Idaho Michigan Mississippi North Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania Texas - Brisco County Texas - Hill County Washington And Canada: New Brunswick Ontario
My thought was that if we linked these maps to the WRG site, then over time each of us in the particular area might investigate a town or two. For instance, I learned that Whitney, WA is just an hour or so north of where I live. I could call or stop in to the Chamber of Commerce and try to find a town historian to tell me for whom or what the town was named. If it was named for a prominent citizen, perhaps his lineage would be easily obtainable to link to our growing tree. Some of them we probably already have. (i.e.: I think the Whitney, CA is already in Pierce's book. I remember reading it). And since I am close, perhaps I could also do Oregon's Whitney. This is all just a thought but.... Easy for me to say because I am not the one maintaining this wonderful website.
The MS Expedia site is: http://www.expediamaps.com/PlaceFinder.asp and the maps are linked with just a click of the mouse.
Have a good day. Shawn Boone Whitney Seattle, WA just south of Whitney, WA
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 09:55:12 -0600 From: Tim Doyle <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] New Orleans death index, 1837-1857 To: [email protected]
Found the following WHITNEY data at:
http://home.gnofn.org/~nopl/info/louinfo/deaths/deathwa.htm
New Orleans Death Index Daily Picayune 1837-1857 Surnames Beginning with the Letters "Wa"-"Wh"
Name Age Death Date Daily Picayune Reference
WHITNEY, BENJAMIN 52 Y 12/24/1849 2/12/1850 P 2, C 6
WHITNEY, EDWARD H. 37 Y 7/17/1851 7/18/1851 P 2, C 6
WHITNEY, F. G. (MRS) (VIRGINA R. 8/12/1856 8/15/1856 P2 C6
WHITNEY, J. H. 9/17/1854 10/10/1854 P2 C4
WHITNEY, JOHN P. 7 Y 4/4/1851 4/5/1851 P 2, C 5
WHITNEY, SAMUEL A. 30 Y 10/28/1850 10/29/1850 P 2, C 5
WHITNEY, WILSON 10/23/1849 10/25/1849 P 2, C 7
Tim Doyle http://www.doit.com/tdoyle/ [email protected] ftp://ftp.doit.com/pub/tdoyle/
From: "vttrails" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 16:16:44 -0700 To: [email protected] Subject: Unidentified subject!
to shaun boone whitny of seattlle washington
thanks for the map site address you sent in to the group! it was my first concrete connection to the whitneys on the wye river england. do u know if this is where the mansion ruins are that pierce speaks of in his book on john whitney and his descendants? i am trying to locate the exact spot in england where john whitney's anscestors (and thus mine) had this mansion and chapel on the wye before i visit england and ireland either next summer or the following summer.
can anyone help me solve this puzzle? i would appreciate all the assistance i can get!
From: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 18:40:05 EDT
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] WHITNEY maps
To: [email protected]
Reference Shawn Boone Whitney's suggestion
<< My thought was that if we linked these maps to the WRG site, then over
time each of us in the particular area might investigate a town or two. >>
I'm willing to track down Whitney FL if it is within a reasonable distance of Tampa and if not, I am willing to write some letters. Karen Grubaugh
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 18:57:09 -0400 From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Re: Unidentified subject! To: [email protected]
At 04:16 PM 7/30/99 -0700, vttrails wrote: >to shaun boone whitny of seattlle washington > >thanks for the map site address you sent in to the group! it was my first concrete connection to the whitneys on the wye river england. do u know if this is where the mansion ruins are that pierce speaks of in his book on john whitney and his descendants? >i am trying to locate the exact spot in england where john whitney's anscestors (and thus mine) had this mansion and chapel on the wye before i visit england and ireland either next summer or the following summer. > >can anyone help me solve this puzzle? i would appreciate all the assistance i can get! >
Careful!! The connection of John-1 WHITNEY with the WHITNEY family of Whitney-on-the-Wye, Herefordshire, has been disproved. The name of his grandfather is currently not known. For details of the disproof, I suggest visiting the following website:
<http://www.whitneygen.org/families/johnw/ancestry.html>
There may be a different connection, but if so, what it might be is not known. He may also be descended from a different WHITNEY family of Coole Pilate, Cheshire, but again, proof is lacking.
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward Whitney Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 21:29:22 +0000 From: debbie <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Trial To: [email protected]
THE AGITATOR: WELLSBORO,PA, TUESDAY AUGUST 3, 1880
The Chatham Murder THE WHOLE STORY TOLD BY EYEWITNESSES.
Mr. Elias Whitney, of Chatham township, seems to be a moderately well
to do farmer living on a place of 84 acres, which he says he owns, and on which he has lived for five years. Last year he built a new frame house of very moderatedimensions a few rods east of the old log house in which he formerly lived. This new house is the scene of the tradgedy that took place a week ago last Sunday evening.
Resulting in the death of Warren Sylvester Stafford. The main part of
the house is prpbably 16 by 24 on the ground, and stands not far from the road, which here runs about east and west. The front entrance to the house is on the east side near the front end and on the the same side of the house there is a wing used for the kitchen, with a door looking toward the road and very near the main part of the building there is a cellar with an outside entrance in front and near the southwest corner of the main part of the house.
About three years ago Mr. Elias Whitney married his present wife, he
having at the time, two adult sons, Floyd and Victor.Floyd the eldest was 26 last December, and has been married several years, and has three little boys.He kept house by himself nearly two miles from his fathers house. The other sone lives at home.
Warren S. Stafford, the man who was killed, lived in Westfield. He
was in his 26th year, and was married, but had no children. He was the brother of Mrs Elias Whitney. He reached the Whitney house about six o'clock last week Sunday night, going there to visit his sister. Soon after he reached there his wife also came. There were also present his brothers, Charles and Alva Stafford, Charles's wife, Messrs. Ralph Button, Victor Whitney, and Elias Whitney and Miss Mary Babb, the school mistress, who was boarding in the family. Some young children were also present.
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 21:52:20 +0000 From: debbie <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Trial Cont. To: [email protected]
Mrs. Elias Whitney had of late had some trouble with Mrs Floyd Whitney about a kettle and some soap and some carpet rags and some fruit cans. Mrs Elias had bought of Mrs Floyd two 2 quart glass fruit cans, for which she was to give a hen in payment. She has received the cans but hadn't handed over the hen. Sunday afternoon Mrs Floyd made her appearance at the house and demanded the return of the cans. Mr. Whitney offered to have the hen caught and give that to her: but she was angry and insisted on having the cans. Mrs. Elias Whitney then went down cellar to get one of the cans which was there, and Mrs Floyd went into the pantry and helped herself to two cans, only one of which was hers. As she came out of the kitchen door with the cans Mrs Elias Whitney came out of the cellar and around the corner of the house, and the two women faced each other almost immediately before the front door of the house.
Mr. Elias Whitney told his wife not to let her take anything that
didn't belong to her. andd Mrs Floyd Whitney raised her hand to strike Mrs. Elias. The latter knocked the cans from her hand, and it rolled away on the ground, and just the Mr. W. S. Stafford stepped between the two women and told Mrs. Floyd Whitney not to strike his sister. rs Floyd thereupon hit Mr. Stafford with a broom and struck him in the face with her hand.
Mrs. E. Whitney thinks Stafford did not touch Mrs Floyd: but Mr.
Elias Whitney thinks Stafford pushed her back with his hand and told her to stand back- that they didn't want any fuss or fighting there. Mrs. E. Whitney took hold of Stafford and told him not touch the other woman. Mr. Button also took hold of him: and Stafford said he did not intend to strike a woman. This was between six and seven o'clock.
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 22:12:07 -0400 From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Another Whitney Source Book To: [email protected]
At 03:30 PM 7/28/99 -0400, you wrote: >The NEHG's Register, Vol. 44, pp. 338-9, announces the following book. >I'm hoping one of you has a copy of it -- but plan to make a trek to the >LDS library to see if they've filmed it. I noticed that the book is not >listed as available for loan in the NEHG's lending library, either. > >"Some of the Descendants of John and Elinor Whitney, who settled in >Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635." Compiled by William L. Whitney. >Pottsville, Pa.; H.E. Miller, Steam-Power Printer. 1890. 8vo. pp. 101. >Private edition, 100 copies. > >Their description of this book reads: > >"The Whitney book is by William Lebbeus Whitney, a graduate of Dickinson >College, and a member of the Pottsville bar. It gives considerable >information not found in Bond's Watertown nor in the additions to Bond >of H. A. Whitney and Dr. Harris in the Register for April and July, >1857, and July 1858. The book is carefully compiled, handsomely printed >and well indexed." > >Does anybody know where a copy could be found? Thanks in advance. > >;-) Jeanne W. Muse >[email protected]
Jeanne and the WRG,
This book is available on microfilm from the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film #1011935, Item 3. You can order it at your local LDS Family History Center. It is one of 178 items for the surname WHITNEY listed in the Family History Library Catalog (see <http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchcatalog.asp>).
I believe I have seen a copy of this also at the Newberry Library in Chicago, IL. It may also be at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward Whitney Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>
From: "Sally Towns" <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Maps Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 23:12:24 -0400 To: [email protected]
Shawn;
Try putting Whitneyville in Expedia - you should get even more. Maine is not on your list and we have a Whitneyville.
Sally Whitney Towns
Original Message -----
From: Shawn Whitney <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 1999 11:11 AM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Maps
> Hello Group,
>
> Call me silly on this one perhaps but I was looking for a particular
> Booneville on Microsoft's Expedia Maps site last night when I decided to
> also type in "Whitney" on the search. Of course it gave me Whitney on
> the Wye in England but it also gave me the town or city of Whitney in
> each of the following states:
> Alabama
> California
> Florida
> Georgia
> Idaho
> Michigan
> Mississippi
> North Carolina
> Oregon
> Pennsylvania
> Texas - Brisco County
> Texas - Hill County
> Washington
> And Canada:
> New Brunswick
> Ontario
>
> My thought was that if we linked these maps to the WRG site, then over
> time each of us in the particular area might investigate a town or two.
> For instance, I learned that Whitney, WA is just an hour or so north of
> where I live. I could call or stop in to the Chamber of Commerce and
> try to find a town historian to tell me for whom or what the town was
> named. If it was named for a prominent citizen, perhaps his lineage
> would be easily obtainable to link to our growing tree. Some of them we
> probably already have. (i.e.: I think the Whitney, CA is already in
> Pierce's book. I remember reading it). And since I am close, perhaps I
> could also do Oregon's Whitney. This is all just a thought but....
> Easy for me to say because I am not the one maintaining this wonderful
> website.
>
> The MS Expedia site is:
> http://www.expediamaps.com/PlaceFinder.asp
> and the maps are linked with just a click of the mouse.
>
> Have a good day.
> Shawn Boone Whitney
> Seattle, WA just south of Whitney, WA
>
>
From: "Lee Rennels" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 18:48:06 -0500
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Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Re: WHITNEY , CLEVELAND To: [email protected]
I am looking for Cleveland Whitney, middle either Albert or Finley, b.? nov. 6 1885 -- m. Lillian May McIntyre b. nov. 1894 - d. 1981. children: James Albert Whitney b.10-1-1914, Charles "Boots" Finley Whitney b.?, Anna (May?) Whitney b.? Widdowed or divorced ? Lillian remarried and had 3 more children. If anyone can help it would be so greatly appreciated. Thanks Rhonda Justice [email protected]
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 4:32 PM Subject: WHITNEY-D Digest V99 #184
From: [email protected] Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 12:35:43 EDT Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Re: Unidentified subject! To: [email protected]
Dear VTtrails:
I would like to try to help you about the characteristics of the village of Whitney on Wye in the west of Co. Hereford. I've visited there on four different trips to England, and have some very nice memories of lovely dinners at both of the two very nice Inns that are there. However, the matter of our ancestral connection to this place is a bit uncertain right now. If you will write directly, telling me about your connection to the Whitneys of Hereford as you understand them, perhaps I can fill you in on the current knowledge. I can also tell you that the "Manor House" that is currently there has little or no connection to the Whitney family, having been occupied by several other families since its establishment. The church had to be relocated as it was pretty much ruined in the flood (I'll have to look up the date) that also ruined the remnants of the Whitney castle. Supposedly a few big stone blocks can be seen in the river bed, but I've never seen them myself.
Welcome to the Whitney Research Group. I hope we can help you find out everything you need to know about your Whitney ancestors.
Sincerely,
Allan E. Green
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 09:34:21 -0700 From: Shawn Whitney <[email protected]>
"Listserver, WHITNEY" <[email protected]>
References: <[email protected]> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Maps To: [email protected]
Craig, I noticed this morning that these place names are already listed on the WRG website under miscellaneous. Why don't you forward this information on to Robert Ward. Perhaps if we determine the lineage for each namesake (if that is the case) we can just add the lineage (back to the immigrant ancestor i.e.: John-3, John-2, John-1) beside the longitude/latitude description. And maybe a very brief description of that fellow. Just throwing out ideas. I have had many responses to my first posting regarding this. I would be happy to gather all the information up, format it and send it on to RW if necessary.
Craig Whitney wrote:
> Hi Shawn. A very interesting piece on all of the Whitney towns. I can > comment on Whitney, New Brunswick which I have visited, and which was named > after my ancester Ebenezer (abt 1745-1810) who was one of the early settlers > of the area on the Miramichi River in 1785. Ebenezer and a group of WRG > members descended from him are still among the Unconnected Whitneys at this > time. Craig > > >From: Shawn Whitney <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Maps > >Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 08:11:15 -0700 > > > >Hello Group, > > > >Call me silly on this one perhaps but I was looking for a particular > >Booneville on Microsoft's Expedia Maps site last night when I decided to > >also type in "Whitney" on the search. Of course it gave me Whitney on > >the Wye in England but it also gave me the town or city of Whitney in > >each of the following states: > >Alabama > >California > >Florida > >Georgia > >Idaho > >Michigan > >Mississippi > >North Carolina > >Oregon > >Pennsylvania > >Texas - Brisco County > >Texas - Hill County > >Washington > >And Canada: > >New Brunswick > >Ontario > > > >My thought was that if we linked these maps to the WRG site, then over > >time each of us in the particular area might investigate a town or two. > >For instance, I learned that Whitney, WA is just an hour or so north of > >where I live. I could call or stop in to the Chamber of Commerce and > >try to find a town historian to tell me for whom or what the town was > >named. If it was named for a prominent citizen, perhaps his lineage > >would be easily obtainable to link to our growing tree. Some of them we > >probably already have. (i.e.: I think the Whitney, CA is already in > >Pierce's book. I remember reading it). And since I am close, perhaps I > >could also do Oregon's Whitney. This is all just a thought but.... > >Easy for me to say because I am not the one maintaining this wonderful > >website. > > > >The MS Expedia site is: > >http://www.expediamaps.com/PlaceFinder.asp > >and the maps are linked with just a click of the mouse. > > > >Have a good day. > >Shawn Boone Whitney > >Seattle, WA just south of Whitney, WA > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
From: "Marion Leska" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Maps Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 09:45:52 -0700 To: [email protected]
Shawn, There is an area in unincorporated Clark County, Nevada called WHITNEY; also an area developed as residential that was the Whitney Ranch, there is a WHITNEY branch of the Clark County Library, and a huge bluff called Whitney Mesa in the area. I have no idea who the Whitney family was who originally owned Whitney Ranch and lent their name to so much of the area. If I ever stop visiting relatives out of the area and stay home I'll contact the Historical Society and see if I can find out who these Whitneys were. Marion Whitney Leska
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From: Shawn Whitney <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, July 31, 1999 9:39 AM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Maps
>Craig,
>I noticed this morning that these place names are already listed on the WRG
>website under miscellaneous. Why don't you forward this information on to
>Robert Ward. Perhaps if we determine the lineage for each namesake (if
that is
>the case) we can just add the lineage (back to the immigrant ancestor i.e.:
>John-3, John-2, John-1) beside the longitude/latitude description. And
maybe a
>very brief description of that fellow.
>Just throwing out ideas. I have had many responses to my first posting
>regarding this. I would be happy to gather all the information up, format
it
>and send it on to RW if necessary.
>
>Craig Whitney wrote:
>
>> Hi Shawn. A very interesting piece on all of the Whitney towns. I can
>> comment on Whitney, New Brunswick which I have visited, and which was
named
>> after my ancester Ebenezer (abt 1745-1810) who was one of the early
settlers
>> of the area on the Miramichi River in 1785. Ebenezer and a group of WRG
>> members descended from him are still among the Unconnected Whitneys at
this
>> time. Craig
>>
>> >From: Shawn Whitney <[email protected]>
>> >To: [email protected]
>> >Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Whitney Maps
>> >Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 08:11:15 -0700
>> >
>> >Hello Group,
>> >
>> >Call me silly on this one perhaps but I was looking for a particular
>> >Booneville on Microsoft's Expedia Maps site last night when I decided to
>> >also type in "Whitney" on the search. Of course it gave me Whitney on
>> >the Wye in England but it also gave me the town or city of Whitney in
>> >each of the following states:
>> >Alabama
>> >California
>> >Florida
>> >Georgia
>> >Idaho
>> >Michigan
>> >Mississippi
>> >North Carolina
>> >Oregon
>> >Pennsylvania
>> >Texas - Brisco County
>> >Texas - Hill County
>> >Washington
>> >And Canada:
>> >New Brunswick
>> >Ontario
>> >
>> >My thought was that if we linked these maps to the WRG site, then over
>> >time each of us in the particular area might investigate a town or two.
>> >For instance, I learned that Whitney, WA is just an hour or so north of
>> >where I live. I could call or stop in to the Chamber of Commerce and
>> >try to find a town historian to tell me for whom or what the town was
>> >named. If it was named for a prominent citizen, perhaps his lineage
>> >would be easily obtainable to link to our growing tree. Some of them we
>> >probably already have. (i.e.: I think the Whitney, CA is already in
>> >Pierce's book. I remember reading it). And since I am close, perhaps I
>> >could also do Oregon's Whitney. This is all just a thought but....
>> >Easy for me to say because I am not the one maintaining this wonderful
>> >website.
>> >
>> >The MS Expedia site is:
>> >http://www.expediamaps.com/PlaceFinder.asp
>> >and the maps are linked with just a click of the mouse.
>> >
>> >Have a good day.
>> >Shawn Boone Whitney
>> >Seattle, WA just south of Whitney, WA
>> >
>> >
>>
>> _______________________________________________________________
>> Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
>
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