Mailing List Discussions, June 1997
From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 1 Jun 1997 15:58:41 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected], [email protected] cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
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Subject: Re: How are you?
Hello Mary Ann and All;
Pratt and Whitney Co. was founded in 1860 in Hartford, Conn. by Amos Whitney and Frances Pratt.
Amos Whitney is connected to John and Elinor as follows:
Amos Whitney (Aaron, Aaron, Levi, Daniel, Jonathan, Jonathan, John) b. Oct. 8, 1832
Keep in touch
Jon Aston
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Subject: Fwd: Whitney --lookup please
Dear WRG:
This came in tonight. Can any of you with Vermont ancestors help Joyce with this inquiry?
Allan
Forwarded message: Subj: Re: Whitney --lookup please Date: 97-06-01 17:38:02 EDT From: Jakitson To: ALLAGREEN
In a message dated 97-05-30 21:34:56 EDT, you write:
<< I found your Simon in Pierce's genealogy and he is connected to John Whitney, who imigrated to America in 1635, and Elinor as follows:
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I am looking for anything on my ancestor: Eveline Whitney, b. 1805, Franklin Co., VT, m. Nathaniel Blaisdell (b. 19 June 1805
Franklin Co., VT, d. 1844 Edinburg, Johnson Co., IN) Their daughter,
Mary was
born before 1828 and died in 1914.
I have nothing on Eveline's parents. Any help would be appreciated. Joyce Kitson 2658 116th St Marengo, IA 52301
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From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 00:05:58 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
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Subject: Fwd: For Whitney group????
WRG:
Anyone need a book on the Whitneys? Babseeb (Barbara Crowder Black) has located one that is new to me. I'll be looking for it when I get to Salt Lake City.
Allan
Forwarded message: Subj: For Whitney group???? Date: 97-06-01 23:29:58 EDT From: Babseeb To: ALLAGREEN
Allan:
This is the book I told you about several months ago. I think I have it
correct this time. I can answer questions if anyone is interested. His family had the book printed after he died. He was in the process of publishing it.
Whitney Genealogy- Twelve Generations The descendents of John Whitney who came from Whitney -on- the Wye, England
to Pepperell, Mass. to Tunbridge, Vt.
by Fred Farnam Whitney (published by Author)
Rutland Vermont 1977 reprint 1980
Printed by Ruby Printing Company, Fair Haven, Vermont
Used Pierce for reference-where possible.
1. John and Elinor Whitney
2. Jonathan (1643)
3. Joseph (1672)
4. Joseph (1710)
5. Lt.. Benjamin (1741)
6. Aaron (1786)
7 Aaron Parker (1815)
8. Abjah Parker (1857)
9. Fred Farnam (1898)
Fred F, Whitney's children and grandchildren were the 10, 11, & 12 generation.
The book lists all the descendents in the generations. It also lists
"related Families" i.e. the families of the brothers and sisters starting with the 5th generation. After the family sheets, there are stories about the lives of some of the families. The name of some of the area around Tunbridge was changed to Chelsea around the turn of the century. Some of the descendents stayed in Tunbridge and others even went to other states.
If anyone wants to know more, please contact me at
Barbara Crowder Black in Sacramento
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Subject: Fwd: CHESHIRE WILLS...1492 TO...1857
WRG:
Here's something for both the descendants of Henry and those of John and Elinor. I intend to spend some time with these, and I hope others will too.
Allan
Forwarded message: From: [email protected] (Paul and Brenda Nichols) To: [email protected] Date: 97-06-01 23:36:32 EDT
Good evening, Allan.
Writing for Brenda. In case you guys do not have this link,
here it is:
http://sentinel.mcc.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/CHS/wills/whitowhy.htm
Quite a few Whitney's.
Pasul of San Diego
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From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 01:03:59 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
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Subject: New List Member
Dear WRG:
This query is the result of a note I got yesterday from a very nice lady named Mary, who is, as you can see, a new Whitney "cousin" with a problem.
She is identified as
>Ms [email protected]>
Her known Whitney ancestry is as follows:
Mantle WHITNEY, b. 1863, possibly PA, at least lived there. Married Mary Fuller, born PA, prior to 1888. Five sons: 1) Irv (Irving?) WHITNEY, b. 1888, PA 2) Lewis E. WHITNEY, b. 1892, PA (Mary's father) 3) Norman WHITNEY, b. 1896, PA 4) Robert WHITNEY, b. 1901, (probably) NY 5) Bert (Albert?/Bertram?), b. aft 1901, (probably) NY
This family was in the 1900 NY Census in Willeville (? - possibly Williamsville), without the last two sons, obviously.
She is hoping that the unique given name, Mantle, will help identify this family for someone on our list, and allow her to continue with her Whitney line.
Other business: Some progress is being made, and I hope that it will be possible to announce the new "home" of the Whitney list and how it will work in the future before I leave on my westward trip next week. I have heard from Larry Stephens and he is at work trying to help us get organized. Keep the faith, we will survive.
Allan E. Green <[email protected]>
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From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 08:48:25 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
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Subject: Fwd: For The Whitney Group
Remember the old GE slogan? - "Progress is our most important product"
AEG
Forwarded message: From: [email protected] (Jeanne Muse) To: [email protected] (Allan E. Green) Date: 97-06-05 01:30:32 EDT
MORE DESCENDANTS FOUND!!
I've been out of touch for so long that I hope this is not a duplication!
Jon Aston & Robert Ward - do you want me to send you his Gedcom?
Received e-mail and a Gedcom file from Mike Watts (any relation to our Steve Watts?) who descends from John & Elinor through Benjamin and down through Elder Nathan Whitney.
Elder Nathan Whitney and Lydia Young --Capt. Nathan Whitney and Patience Barnard (Bernard) ---Joseph Whitney and Mary C. Libby
John Haskell Whitney and Clarissa Burnham Meserve
Joesph M. Whitney and Eliza H. Kingsley
Grace H. Whitney and Ralph Lee Watts (his grandparents)
Sources he listed on his family group for Capt Nathan and Patience were "List of children copied from Original Columbia (Maine) Town Records...courtesy of C.H. Drisko, Columbia Falls, Me." Other notes state "Capt. Nathan & Patience lived in Columbia & Addison, Me."
Note the above spelling as JOESPH -- this is the way Mike has it in his file.
- -) Jeanne
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From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 09:13:49 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
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Subject: Fwd: For The Whitney Group
In a message dated 97-06-05 02:58:03 EDT, [email protected] (Jeanne Muse) writes: introducing a new member - >[email protected]
I do, however feel the need to point out that the John Whitney, born 1643, was John(3), son of John(2) Whitney and Ruth Reynolds, his wife, and John(3) was born 17 Sep 1643 in Watertown, Mass. (see page 10 of the Watertown, MA, Vital Records) I don't know where the Kent, England, came from other than the Reynolds family from which Ruth Reynolds came supposedly came from Kent.
AEG
Forwarded message: From: [email protected] (Jeanne Muse) To: [email protected] (Allan E. Green), [email protected] (Eugene Rose) Date: 97-06-05 02:58:03 EDT
INTRODUCING -- Eugene Rose, <[email protected]> a new addition to our Whitney Group! Welcome Eugene!
Here is what Eugene passed along to me. I have his Gedcom file.
QUESTION: Eugene's connection is through PALMER WHITNEY (see below) - who I do not see in my database. He advises that his source is Pierce. Palmer's father is Joseph Whitney (b. 21 Feb 1716/17; d. ? in Lima, NY) who married twice - first marriage, according to Eugene's info, was to ANNA PALMER - second marriage to MARY HASTINGS on 16 Oct 1749. Eugene also has many other siblings for Palmer that we do not have. He is not sure how many children, if any, should be included in Joseph's first family.
Could someone look this up in Pierce & report back so we can clarify Eugene's line?
His Gedcom shows the children of Joseph Whitney & Mary Hastings to be: Abigail b. 18 Dec 1749 Martha b. 31 May 1752 Ann b. 10 Feb 1755 Samuel b. 7 Aug 1758 Lois b. 5 Sep 1761 Mary Content Palmer b. 6 Oct 1777 Palmer b. 5 Mar 1778 Edward Abigail b. 20 Jan 1781 Lemuel b. 15 Aug 1784
His family line runs as follows:
Robert E. Rose b. 1951 at Wirth, Arkansas A. H. Rose b. 1926 at Wirth, Arkansas Ressie B. Whitney b. 1890 at Half-way, Missouri Seymour Whitney b. 1827 at Wyoming, New York John Whitney b. 1804 at Orange, Mass. Palmer Whitney b. 1778 at Warwick, Mass. Joseph Whitney b. 1716/17 at Watertown, Mass Timothy Whitney b. 1678 at Roxbury, Mass. John Whitney b. 1643 at Kent, England John Whitney b. 1621 at Isleworth, England
THANKS!
Jeanne (Whitney) Muse
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From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 8 Jun 1997 23:11:24 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
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Subject: Fwd: For the Whitney Group
WRG:
It certainly is nice to see Jeanne back at the old stand and active again.
I, for one, have missed her frequent postings. More news soon, I hope.
Allan
Forwarded message: From: [email protected] (Jeanne Muse) To: [email protected] (Allan E. Green) Date: 97-06-08 19:29:44 EDT
Subject: Joshua and Jabez Whitney
Except where noted, all of the following data was found using our very own Massachusetts vital records on the Whitneys, available on Robert L. Ward's web site <http://www.erols.com/rlward1/whitney/index.html>
JOSHUA WHITNEY (son of Benjamin & Jane) b. 21 Sep 1687 Sherborn, Mass d. 16 Jun 1771 Ware, Mass (provided by R.L. Ward - vitals not published) Married in Medfield, Mass on 26 Nov. 1709 HANNAH ROCKETT (b. 21 Aug 1691 Medford, Mass - source: GenServ database) daughter of JOSIAH ROCKETT (b. abt 1647 Medford, Mass) and MARY TWITCHELL (b. 1658 Dorchester, Mass) (more info is available on the Rockett family if anybody needs it)
Children of Joshua Whitney and Hannah HANNAH WHITNEY, b. 12 Oct 1710 Medfield, Mass JOSHUA WHITNEY, b. ?? (recorded after Nov. 12, 1712) Medfield, Mass ?GERSHOM WHITNEY, b. 1728 d. bef. 27 Jul 1791 m. 21 Mar 1751 Sarah Wood (b. 6 Sep 1732, d. 12 Jan 1770) *** Found Gershom listed in a Gedcom. Does anyone know if this is right? Children of Garshom/Gorsham are listed in Palmer vitals.
Who are these people & how do they fit in?
JOSHUA WHITNEY and PHEBE ? (her name spelled PHEEBY in Uxbridge)
(**see notes about Phebe below**)
Children found: JOSHUA WHITNEY, b. 27 Feb 1738-39 Uxbridge, Mass JOSEPH WHITNEY, b. 21 Mar 1739-40 Uxbridge, Mass BENJAMIN WHITNEY, b. 14 Mar 1743 Uxbridge, Mass PHEEBY/PHEBE WHITNEY, b. 25 Jul 1745 (bp. 2 Sep 1744 (?) C.R.I.) Uxbridge, Mass HANNAH WHITNEY, b. b. 4 Feb 1746 Uxbridge, Mass JOHN WHITNEY, b. 7 May 1749 Medway, Mass JABEZ WHITNEY, b. 8 Jan 1750 Medway, Mass (see his family below)
- Notes about PHEBE/PHEEBY ? (wife of Joshua Whitney):
NEHG Register Vol. 57 p53 John Partridge and His Descendants
Samuel Partridge (1671-1752) of Medfield and Medway m. Hannah Mason. Their 10th child & last son was:
"PARTRIDGE, Caleb, b. March 17, 1717; d. Feb. 20, 1755. He m. Phebe ____, who received one third of his estate. No children. She m. (2) July 7, 1755, Joseph Ankers of Boston."
IF this was actually Joshua's widow, Phebe - her marriages would look something like this: Abt 1737 - Joshua Whitney 16 Jul 1751 - Caleb Partridge (recorded Medway vitals) 7 Jul 1755 - Joseph Ankers
Phebe ? would have been born around 1715-1720 and could have married JOSHUA WHITNEY (son of Joshua and Hannah Rockett).
- NEED confirmation on exactly who this JOSHUA WHITNEY is. Any help from
researchers of PARTRIDGE or ANKERS families?
JABEZ WHITNEY (son of Joshua Whitney and Phebe ?)
b. 8 Jan 1750, Medway, Mass
d. 30 Jan 1825 Hinsdale, Mass (a. 74)(poss. duplicate in Windsor vitals)
JABEZ WHITNEY filed intentions to marry MRS. EXPERIENCE FAIRBANK(S) on 20 Oct 1771, Medway, Mass.
(Note: I believe her to be EXPERIENCE LELAND, b. 21 June 1725 Sherborn, Mass; d. 19 Nov 1805, Hinsdale, Mass (age 51?) - daughter of Hopestill Leland, Jr. and Mary Bullard - and widow of Jonas Fairbanks (b. 20 Oct 1720 Medway - son of George Fairbanks and Sarah Harding) -- Although the age at death does not compute! Any FAIRBANKS researchers out there?)
Children in of Jabez and Experience: MOSES WHITNEY b. 22 Feb 1772 Medway, Mass PRISCILLA WHITNEY b. 4 Feb 1774 Wrentham, Mass ? WHITNEY b. ? d. 1804 Hinsdale, Mass JABEZ WHITNEY JR. b. 7 June 1793 Hinsdale, Mass LEALAND WHITNEY b. ? d. June 23 ? age 7 Hinsdale, Mass
JABEZ WHITNEY married second to (Mrs.) HANNAH DAVIS in Peru, Mass on 6 Mar 1806. (Hinsdale, Mass intentions recorded before July 27, 1806)
This is the Jabez & Experience referred to in my earlier posting: >>NEHG Register Vol 141 p337. "The family of Jabez Whitney with his wife Experience and son Moses moved from Medway, Mass to Wrentham, Mass in 1773."<<
Possible misprint in vital records:
JABEZ WHITNEY, s. of Jonas and Rachel, bp. 20 Dec 1767 Roxbury, Mass d. 20 Apr 1849 a.81 Phillipston, Mass -
- My information states that this Jabez was the son of JACOB and Rachel.
Am I right or wrong?
That's it for now! Any help would be great!
- -) Jeanne (Whitney) Muse
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From: [email protected] Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 01:22:19 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] Subject: Other homeless Whitney researchers
Dear Listowner:
I joined this list this morning, but have not yet received my welcome letter.
I have a great sense of urgency, so am sending this to the list in the hopes
of reaching you as soon as possible.
I represent about 135 Whitney researchers who were a part of the Whitney maillist at Maiser. We have been unable to reach our former listowner for weeks, and Larry Stephens at what used to be Maiser is understandingly reluctant to do anything without his involvement. I would also agree with that if he were not mysteriously incommunicado. His mailbox is full and he hasn't answered any mail for weeks. I don't know why - I'm a little worried, but have no way to do anything about it.
For several weeks I've tried to keep the list alive by forwarding "by hand" messages from individuals intended for the group. This is awkward, time consuming and not really very efficient. I will be leaving on an extended vacation trip this coming Sunday, and really would like to reach a solution to our problems before that time.
Would you please send me a message as soon as possible at the address below and tell me what you think we can do to work together to find a home for all 135 of us. We have some very outstanding people in our group, and have a lot to offer, and would hope that exchanges with a new group of other Whitney researchers will result in even more cross-fertilization and connections being found.
Looking forward to hearing from you, I remain,
Yours Sincerely,
Allan E. Green <[email protected]>
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To: [email protected] From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: Re: Whitney wives named Hagar. Bcc: <img src="/robertward.gif">
At 04:56 PM 6/12/97 -0400, Bert Smith wrote: >Whitney researchers: >Please excuse the length of this message. The discussion on the Compuserve >Genealogy Forum deals with the Family of William Hagar and Mary Bemis. Two >daughters of this marriage married Whitney (3) sons, Nathaniel and >Benjamin. Since I couldn't be sure which part of this material might be >valuable to someone, I'm sending it all.
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>Sarah HAGAR, b 3 Sep 1651 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA, d 7 May 1746 in >Weston, Middlesex, MA. On 12 Mar 1673/1674 she m in Watertown > Nathaniel WHITNEY
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Sarah HAGAR did *not* die 7 May 1746. She died 29 Jul 1722, Weston, MA. After her death, Nathaniel WHITNEY married secondly, Sarah -----, and it was she who died 7 May 1746, Weston, MA. The vital records are very clear that the 1722 death is for Sarah, wife of Nathaniel WHITNEY. Furthermore, the 1746 death of Sarah, widow of Nathaniel WHITNEY, gives an age of about 88 years, which does not agree with the 1651 birth of Sarah HAGAR (who would have been 94, nearly 95). The identity of this second wife Sarah is completely unknown.
Regards,
Robert
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From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 00:48:26 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] cc: [email protected] Subject: Second night report:
Hello again WRG: (and potential member Eugene Rose)
We're growing - I'm convinced that we were transferred intact. I have written to the server owners but have not yet heard back from them. Eugene, if you would like to join us, send a message to:
<[email protected]> and in the body of the message put
simply subscribe nothing else - turn off your signature block if you have one. BTW, the John(3) Whitney, b. 1643 in your listing, was born in Watertown, MA to John(2) and Ruth Reynolds. [see Watertown VR, p. 10]
I reported 26 responses last night (well, allright, this morning) and can add 18 more through the day today. They include:
Jim Whitney, Ray Whitney, Glenn Selch, Fred R. Whitten, Donna & Ralph Gosselin, Barry Whitney, Marion Leska, Val Adkins, Bernice Herndon, Bert Smith, Ken Klutz, Mary Ellen Sharp, Ms Snowbal (Mary), Susan Shannon, Steve Kraus, Jacci Jordan, Paul & Brenda Nichols, and Peg Sanborn.
As soon as I learn how to access the listing of all our addresses, I'll try to compare it and see if I think anyone got left out, and probably will discover a few people that I haven't met yet. Looking forward to that.
Remember, Joan Hicks is dropping off, so we need a volunteer to pick up the
keeping of the CT Whitney database. Jeanne, have we ever made any further progress with the posting of our *Unconnected Whitneys* on an accessible WebSite?
Installing my new version of PAF (3.0) on my laptop tonight. I think I am going to like it better than the older version I was using (2.31). If anyone is looking for a fairly sophisticated but cheap program, you might want to consider this one - they have reduced the price to $15.00 - whether you are an upgrade like me or a flat-out new buyer - their purpose is simply to get it out there and make it available to as many as possible.
I'll probably send another report tomorrow night - so until then,
Happy Hunting ;-)
Allan
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Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 11:09:30 -0400 From: Jeanne Muse <[email protected]>
Subject: Connecticut Whitneys To: WHITNEY LIST <[email protected]>
Allan & all - MISCWHIT.ZIP (my Gedcom of our Unconnected Whitneys) is
available on my website:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jwmuse/files.htm
I would be pleased to share it for the FTP, if you would like. It is not up to date, I'm afraid, since the snaffoo on Compuserve left me high and dry for over 3 months! Anyone who is unconnected and wants me to add their line, let me know.
To whoever ends up with the Connecticut Whitneys database -- I want a copy of that file! I cannot maintain it, but I want to have it accessible on my web site plus for research purposes. I hope that someone will volunteer who has more time than I do.
Concerning Joan Hicks, I haven't heard from her in such a long time! The last I knew she was undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation treatments. I will have to write her to see how she's doing. Such a wonderful lady! Always willing to go to the library and do research for us Whitneys.
Love to all
- -) Jeanne Muse
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Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 12:34:28 -0500 To: [email protected] From: Doug and Peg Adams <[email protected]> Subject: We're back!
Glad to see the Whitney list back again. Please note our new email address. We are unsubbing from the old compuserve address and subbing here.
BTW We have The Descendants of John Whitney 1895 if you need a lookup.
Doug and Peg Adams
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To: [email protected] From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: Re: sorry to bother the list with this question, but...
At 10:13 PM 6/15/97 +0800, Wulf Losee wrote: >Dear list-mates: >I was trying to get a summary of all the rootsweb family lists, but >sending the requests to the standard [email protected] or >[email protected] hasn't worked. Anybody out there familiar with >the name of the rootsweb majordomo or listserv server? Any suggestions >would be appreciated...
This information is accessible at the RootsWeb website. Use the following URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/
For the WHITNEY-L mailing list, the server is WHITNEY-L-Request. Unfortunately, I don't believe you can get a list of all the family lists by e-mail, nor can you get a list of all the subscribers without being the list owner. This facility does not have the same familiar features that MAISER did. There are commands to access the archives of old messages, however.
Regards,
Robert
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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 14:27:45 -0500 From: Donna & Ralph Gosselin <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Matthias Whitney
my whitney ancestor was Matthias Whitney -born 1757 in Hancock Mass son of Joshua and Sarah Shepherd. Matthias married Dorcus Vaughn and later lived in Granville and Fort Ann NY, Is any one else working on this family, or have info on them, it would be appreciated. Thanks Ralph Gosselin
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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 17:12:14 -0400 To: [email protected] From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: Re: Matthias Whitney
At 02:27 PM 6/15/97 -0500, you wrote: >my whitney ancestor was Matthias Whitney -born 1757 in Hancock Mass son >of Joshua and Sarah Shepherd. Matthias married Dorcus Vaughn and later >lived in Granville and Fort Ann NY, Is any one else working on this >family, or have info on them, it would be appreciated. Thanks Ralph >Gosselin
I have in my records two very confused Matthias WHITNEYs, first cousins.
1. Matthias-5 WHITNEY (Matthias-4, Cornelius-3, Joshua-2, John-1), son of Matthias and Alice (-----) WHITNEY, b. 22 Feb 1747, Killingly, CT, d. unknown. He m. ----- VAUGHN. They resided in Hancock, MA, then Fort
- Avon*, NY.
2. Matthias-5 WHITNEY (Joshua-4, Cornelius-3, Joshua-2, John-1), son of Joshua-4 and ----- (-----) WHITNEY, b. 19 Apr 1757, location unknown, d. unknown. He m.(1) Dorcas -----, and (2) Olive -----.
The wife of Cornelius-3 WHITNEY, their grandfather, was Sarah SHEPHERD.
I would like to straighten out these two persons. Was the wife of #1 Dorcas VAUGHN, and the wife of #2 Olive -----? Or was it the other way around? Fort Avon is an obvious misprint for Fort Ann. Are there records from Hancock, MA, which could resolve this matter, and identify the wife of Joshua-4 WHITNEY? Can anyone supply an authoritative list of children of Joshua-4, Matthias-4, and both Matthias-5's?
What does F. C. Pierce say in the Whitney Genealogy on these matters?
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward <img src="/robertward.gif"> http://www.erols.com/rlward1/ 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659
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From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 17:24:09 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Matthias Whitney
In a message dated 97-06-15 17:14:27 EDT, you write:
<<
I would like to straighten out these two persons. Was the wife of #1 Dorcas VAUGHN, and the wife of #2 Olive -----? Or was it the other way around? Fort Avon is an obvious misprint for Fort Ann. Are there records from Hancock, MA, which could resolve this matter, and identify the wife of Joshua-4 WHITNEY? Can anyone supply an authoritative list of children of Joshua-4, Matthias-4, and both Matthias-5's?
What does F. C. Pierce say in the Whitney Genealogy on these matters?
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward <img src="/robertward.gif"> http://www.erols.com/rlward1/ 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659
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Dear Robert L. Ward,
I want to thank you and all my other Whitney Cousins for all the hard work you all have been doing. I have a copy of F C Pierce's Whitney Genealogy and it you need I will glady do a lookup for you. The index is not the greatest in the world.
Thanks,
David C. Young PO Box 152 Danville, Maine 04223
PS This is my 1st report since the move to rootsweb.com
My Publisher: <A HREF="http://www.heritagebooks.com">Heritage Books, Inc </A>
My Web pages: Androscoggin County Historical Society <http://www.rootsweb.com/~meandrhs>
Cumberland County, Maine US GenWeb <http://www.rootsweb.com/~mecumber>
Kennebec County, Maine US GenWeb <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5000>
New England Old Newspaper Index Project of Maine(R) <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1460>
Cumberland County, Maine US GenWeb Archives Table of Contents <http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/me/cumberland/mecum.html>
Maine US GenWeb Archives Table of Contents <http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/me/mefiles.htm>
New Hampshire US GenWeb Archives Table of Contents <http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nh/nhfiles.htm>
Old Gloucester, Essex Co, MA US Gen Web Site <http://www.rootsweb.com/~mecumber/gma.html>
Rockport, Essex Co, MA US GenWeb Site
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mecumber/rockport.html
Tarr Family Home Page http://members.aol.com/itigapa/Tarr-fam.html
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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 23:02:31 -0400 To: [email protected] From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif">
Subject: Lineages of Mailing List Members
Dear friends and relatives,
I have just posted to my web page all the lineages of WHINTEY-L subscribers which I could find in my e-mail. See the following URL:
http://www.erols.com/rlward1/whitney/lineages.html
I hereby solicit additions and corrections. New lineages would likely be best posted to the mailing list, but send corrections to me personally.
Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward <img src="/robertward.gif"> http://www.erols.com/rlward1/ 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659
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From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 23:38:07 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] Subject: Whitney
Hello, Is there a Whitney Family Association or genealogy group out there? I'm related to Martin Whitney, born June 7, 1787 in Sherborn, Massachusetts.
He married Nancy Orne in 1810.
Is there any one with information about him, his wife or his family pedigree or descendants? Thanks, a Whitney [email protected]
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From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 20:21:09 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Whitney
Hello a Whitney;
I found your Martin Whitney (James, Benjamin, James, John, Jonathan, John) b. June 7, 1787; m. Nancy Orne, Moriah, N.Y. he is connected to John Whitney and Elinor.
If you want more detail let me know.
Keep in touch
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From: [email protected] Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 08:32:25 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] cc: [email protected] Subject: Whitney Group
Dear Sir/Madam:
There is an on-line Whitney Research Group, and you have found us by subscribing to the Whitney-L maillist on rootsweb. I am currently on vacation, but I do happen to have my Sherborn Vital Records with me. Martin is the son of James and Susanna (Hill) Whitney, who were married in Sherborn April 20, 1780. The intention to marry is listed in Holliston, Susanna Hill's place of origin.
Information also available from Sherborn Vital Records includes: This James is probably (but not proven) to be the James Whitney, b. Oct 21, 1755, s. of Benjamin and Esther (Lealand) Whitney, d. May 30, 1800, in 46th year. Susanna, wid. of James, d. Sept. 25, 1841, aged 90y, 3m., thus born ca June 1751. Benjamin Whitney and Esther Lealand were married Apr. 12, 1751
James and Susanna had this family in these records. 1. Benjamin, b. July 1, 1781, d. Sept. 2, 1781 2. Isaac, b. Sept. 4, 1782 3. Benjamin, b. March 5, 1785 4. Martin, b. June 17, 1787 5. Sukey, dau. of J. & S., d. Dec. 13, 1799, aged 10, therefore b. ca 1789 6. Martha, dau. of J. & S., d. Dec 10, 1809, aged 18, therefore b. ca 1791 7. Sylvia, dau. of J. & S., d. Nov. 14, 1813, aged 18, therefore b. ca 1795 (I don't know why the daughters were not listed among the Sherborn births, as were the sons, but the records of their deaths clearly say daughter of Jamse and Susanna. It is possible that this family moved elsewhere between 1787 and post-1795, but would have had to return for Sukey's death to be recorded in 1799 and James' in 1800)
You can follow the trail of these people back by accessing a web site maintained by one of our members, Robert Ward. He has most of the available MA Vital Records on his site. The URL for this web site is:
http://www.erols.com/rlward1/Whitney/
You may well get other answers frm the group members, but I wanted to give you a positive response and welcome you to the group. I hope we can provide you with much assistance, and that you can provide us with a new line of Whitney descent.
Happy Hunting,
Allan E. Green <[email protected]>
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From: [email protected] Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 20:22:35 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Greetings from Albuquerque
Hello Allan and all
Allan asked me to let the newcomers know something about our Whitney Database. I have been compiling the database since the autumn of 1995 when Arvy Whitney sent the group his work "The Ancestors of Alisa Lee Whitney Wise 1968" and I added it to my family database. Since then I have added data from many Whitney contributors and the database has grown to about 8,000 names. The policy I use when facing conflicting information is to give preference to the first contributor and ask the conflicting parties to come to an agreement on any differences. The current version Witney12.GED is ready to be distributed and I'll send a letter soon asking which of you would like a copy sent.
Keep in touch
Jon Aston
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From: [email protected] Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 23:46:38 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] Subject: Whitney-Farnsworth
Jonathan Tarball m. Lydia Farnsworth, 12 Dec. 1754 Ebenezer Farnsworth m. Elizabeth Whitney, 17 April 1707 Oliver Farnsworth m. Sarah Tarball, 14 Dec 1749 Zaccheus Farnsworth m. Abigail Whitney, 18 Oct. 1759 The above are marriages in Groton, Mass. taken from Butler's history of Groton
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From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 00:00:31 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] Subject: Whitney
First, let me say this is a well organized Home Page.
Second, Whitney's are on 20 pages of gene. in the book Farnsworth Genealogy, 1897, of course they are all related to Farnsworth's.
CAR60
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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 17:47:05 -0400 From: Jeanne Muse <[email protected]> Subject: MORE DESCENDANTS FOUND! To: 1AllMyWhitneyCousins <[email protected]>
Hello all! Digging again through our Massachusetts Vital Records, I came
upon these descendants. I do not believe they are part of the "master"
Whitney database.
Jon and Robert - let me know if you would prefer Gedcoms on these folks. Enjoy everyone!
- -) Jeanne (Whitney) Muse
Hananiah-6 WHITNEY (Samuel-5, William-4, Nathanial-3, John-2, John-1), b.
18 Dec 1762, Westminster, Mass. married on 10 Oct 1787 in Ashburnham, Mass.
Azubah KEYES. Their 11 children (all born in Winchendon, Mass) were:
1) Moses Whitney, b. 28 Nov 1789
2) Hananiah Whitney, Jr. (Capt.) b. 29 May 1792 married on 19 Oct 1820 in
Winchendon Sally T. BEAMAN
3) Alpheus Whitney, b. 8 Mar 1794
4) Azubah Whitney, b. 25 Aug 1796
5) Artemus Whitney, b. 1 Sep 1798
6) Barsina Whitney, b. 4 Feb 1801, d. 22 Jan 1802 in Winchendon
7) Esther Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1803
8) Silas Stacy Whitney, b. 27 Jun 1805
9) Levi Pilsbury Whitney, b. 19 Aug 1807
10) Samuel Austin Whitney, b. 10 Nov 1809
11) Abigail Fletcher Whitney, b. 27 Dec 1812
Jonas Ward-7 WHITNEY (Abner-6, Samuel-5, William-4, Nathanial-3, John-2, John-1) b. 22 Apr 1780 in Westminster, Mass., d. 8 Jun 1826 in Westminster; married on 27 May 1800 in Westminster, Mass to Phebee RAND who died 4 Dec 1835 in Westminster. Their 7 children (all born in Westminster, Mass) were: 1) Phebee Whitney, b. 8 Sep 1800; m. on 26 Dec 1833 Gideon BEAMAN in Westminster. 2) Flint Whitney, b. 8 Feb 1804; d. 15 Sep 1805 Westminster 3) Franklin Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1806; d. 15 Jan 1840 Westminster 4) Louisa Whitney, b. 4 Sep 1808 5) George Washington Whitney, b. 7 Mar 1813; m. on 5 Oct 1837 Dolly JACKSON in Westminster. 6) Jonas Nelson Whitney, b. 29 Aug 1816; m. on 11 Dec 1832 Lucindia DAMON in Westminster. 7) John Milton Whitney, b. 30 Mar 1819
Elijah-6 WHITNEY (Thomas-5, Thomas-4, Eleazer-3, Thomas-2, John-1) b. ? Abt 1761; d. 24 Aug 1817 in Westborough, Mass. ; m. on 29 May 1785 in Westborough, Mass. Mindwell HARDY. Their 11 children (all born in Westborough) were: 1) Azubah Whitney, b. 13 Oct 1785; m. on 5 Mar 1806 Joel ADAMS in Westborough. 2) Nahum Whitney, b. 7 Jan 1788; d. 22 Dec 1843 Westborough; m. on 26 Sep 1809 Sukey ADAMS in Westborough. 3) Asenath Whitney, b. 12 Mar 1790; m. on 9 Nov 1806 Noyce BRYANT in Westborough. 4) Joel Whitney, b. 12 May 1792; m. on 12 Aug 1813 Abiel NASON in Westborough. 5) David Whitney, b. 6 Jun 1795; m. on 23 Oct 1821 Samaria WHEELER in Westborough. 6) Levi Whitney, b. 26 Mar 1797; d. 2 May 1797 Westborough. 7) Elijah Whitney, b. 26 Nov 1798 8) Mindwell Clarindra Whitney, b. 11 Feb 1801; m. on 6 Oct 1847 James SEARL in Westborough 9) Orestes Whitney, b. 28 Jun 1803 10) Daniel Whitney, b. 21 Feb 1807 11) Dexter Whitney, b. 17 Sep 1809
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Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 14:18:40 -0400 From: Jeanne Muse <[email protected]>
Subject: MATTHIAS WHITNEY To: 1AllMyWhitneyCousins <[email protected]>
Robert Ward has written us recently about "2 very confused MATTHIAS
WHITNEYs - first cousins". I took Robert's query & posted it to a fellow
GenServ member who had submitted his Gedcom. Here is a copy of my message
to him as well as his lengthy response.
Thomas Beers <[email protected]> who is not yet a member of our group, responded with this information.
From what I can gather, it appears that Matthias-5 WHITNEY (son of Joshua-4) (who Tom refers to as one generation earlier) married OLIVE DOTY, who MAY have been his first wife Dorcas' sister.
Further note - I searched for Dorcas VAUGHN in GenServ. I will attempt a search on OLIVE DOTY. I doubt I'll have luck because Doty may be a married name.
Has anybody else uncovered other information? ;-) Jeanne
At 05:47 PM 6/21/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello Tom! I have referred to your Gedcom file (submitted to GenServ) on
>quite a few occasions. I wonder if you have worked on the WHITNEY surname
>any further, especially the following person(s):
>
>>From your Gedcom:
>"Matthias WHITNEY, born 19 Apr 1757, Hancock, MA, buried Also lived
>Granville/Fort Ann NY, son of Joshua WHITNEY and Unknown. Married 1782
>Dorcas ? (she died 12 Apr 1793) and married 2nd Olive ? after 1793."
>
>I have reason to believe that Matthias' first wife was DORCAS VAUGHN.
Have
>you uncovered any further information about Matthias or his 2 wives?
>
>There are 2 very confused Matthias Whitneys, first cousins, in my
database:
>
>1. Matthias-5 WHITNEY (Matthias-4, Cornelius-3, Joshua-2, John-1), son of
>Matthias and Alice (?) Whitney, b. 22 Feb 1747, Killingly, CT, d. ?
>He m. ? VAUGHN. They resided in Hancock, MA, then Fort Ann, NY.
>
>2. Matthias-5 WHITNEY (Joshua-4, Cornelius-3, Joshua-2, John-1), son of
>Joshua and ? Whitney, b. 19 Apr 1757, location unknown. He m. 1st Dorcas
?
>and 2nd Olive ?
>
>I would like to straighten out these two persons. Was the wife of #1
>Dorcas VAUGHN, and the wife of #2 Olive ? Or was it the other way around?
>Are there records from Hancock, MA, which could resolve this matter, and >identify the wife of Joshua-4 Whitney? Do you have authoritative lists of >children for Joshua-4, Matthias-4 and both Matthias-5s? > >Any help would be wonderful! Thanks in advance!
Hi Jeanne
My current records on Matthias are as follows
Matthias, son of Joshua3 ,was in born in 1757 probably in Killingly, Connecticut. He married Dorcas in 1782 and they had six children, (Willard, Sylvester, Sarah, Mary, Lucy, and John). Dorcas died in 1793, probably as a result of giving birth to our ancestor, John. Matthias then married Olive Doty, (who may have been Dorcas’ sister) and they had four more children, (Matthias Jr., Silas, Laura and Susan). Both families resided in Hancock, Massachusetts, during the birth of their children.
The birth of Matthias’ children are recorded in the earliest Hancock town records. Unfortunately, they do not tell us the surname of his first wife.
Joshua (Age 25, a cousin), Joseph (Age 24, a brother) and Matthias (Age
20, our line) were listed as Revolutionary War Veterans from Hancock in Berkshire County. The Joshua listed in the War records may have been our Joshua, but he would have been 52 years old at that time and it is more like that it refers to the younger nephew.
By 1810 Matthias’ son, Sylvester, had moved to Granville, New York. Hancock is a relatively small piece of land and it is likely that the growing family were forced to seek new farms and continue the move westward. It is likely that Matthias followed cousins (or siblings) about sixty miles almost due north into New York State around the turn of the 19th century. He was not the oldest child, therefore free to move before his father died and would likely have moved while he was still young enough to continue farming.
The earliest settlement of the Granville area is typical of the problems which newly settled areas encountered. It contained over 33,000 acres and over 30 "Patents" which distributed the land during the 1860’s. Many patentees were officers in the French and Indian Wars.
"The larger manorial tracts soon fell into the hands of land jobbers, the titles were in dispute, and settlers were shy of purchasing. The state of things had the effect retard settlement until the close of the revolution"
Very few names have been uncovered and even fewer occupied their possessions. As might be expected they were largely loyalists and as a result, their property was confiscated and sold after the Revolutionary War. Following the war, Granville property owners attempted to join with the State of Vermont. In 1782, they decided that alignment with New York State was a better course and wrote a letter of "Submission" to the authorities. While this didn’t end all disputes between the two states, by 1790, settlement began in earnest.
It is unknown when Matthias moved there, but he may not have moved until some time after his father, Joshua3 died in 1814. By the 1830 Federal Census Matthias appears as the head of family in Ft. Ann, Washington County, NY. He is also listed there along with his wife in the 1840 Federal Census. Since we know he was 83 at the time, it is likely that he died there. The 1850 census lists his son Matthias Jr. in Ft. Ann, which would indicate he inherited the family property.
Granville consisted of low rolling hills with many streams feeding the
Pawlet River. The area was settled at about the same time (with many of the
same problems) as Hancock. Prior to 1790, conflicting land titles and the
lack of a clear boundary between New York and Vermont discouraged most
settlers. The History of Washington County, New York at the Granville
Library gives us our first clue...Why Whitneys in this area? "The History"
was written during the end of the 19th century when many first generation
descendants were still alive. Matthias son, Matthias Jr. was still living
in the area at the time and participated in the interviews.
"Ebenezer Gould was from Killingly CT and settled early in South Granville. His place was the present (1787) farm of Jefferson Thompson His sons were Amos, Daniel, Ebenezer, Joseph, Jonathan, David and Fayette. The first went West very early and after the dealth of Ebenezer Sr. the others removed from town. Daughters were Mrs. Cornelius Whitney, Mrs. Joseph Whitney, Mrs. Parley Whitney. Several from these families settle in Ontario, Wayne County NY."
Ebenezer Gould is also listed as the first settler after the "Submission" letter. He came from Caanan Connecticut, but was born in Killingly, Connecticut at about the same time as Joshua Whitney. This may be Cornelius2, Joshua’s son, (brother of our Matthias) who married the daughter of a family friend from Killingly and moved to the Granville area to be near his new wife’s family. He became very active in town affairs, being designated a "Pathmaster" along with his younger brother Joshua in 1788. He also built a hotel in Middle Granville in 1804 and fought in the War of 1812 at the Battle of Plattsburgh.
As far as we know, the Whitneys were primarily farmers and each move to a new area involved a child not in line to inherit the family estate. The new area had recently become safe from Indian and legal complications. In each case, the quality of the soil was better and in the final move, the lake effect moderated temperatures. It is hard to estimate how many Whitneys (Watertown John Whitneys) lived within visiting distance during each of these moves, but in most cases, there were "pathfinders", made up of older children, or Uncles, who led the way and encouraged others to follow. A comment is made relative to the Gould daughters who married Whitneys that many of them had moved to Ontario, Wayne County, New York. (a town just east of Rochester). The junior male members of the family would join them; sometimes after marriage and sometimes after raising a family. By that time, given names overlapped (first son name for the father, second son name for the favorite uncle and third son name for the grandfather, etc.), making identification and correlation to specific families very difficult. The Washington County History makes no attempt to establish family lines, but throughout the report they refer to Whitneys named Cornelius, Matthias, and Joshua.
I have visited the Hancock, Granville, Pittsfield area many times. Hancock vital records are kept at the Berkshire Atheneum but they are very sparse for that period of time. Granville vital records and publications confirm the existance of the Whitneys, but not all members of the family are listed and name duplication creates real problems.
Nice to get your message through Genserve. I have had little success in finding any new information through their database. Seems like a lot of duplicated records supplied by novice genealogists? Maybe it will get better. I think the real potential benefit is contacts like yourself.
Tom
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Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 16:24:32 -0400 From: Jeanne Muse <[email protected]> Subject: LEVI WHITNEY To: 1AllMyWhitneyCousins <[email protected]>
This Query appeared in the most recent issue of The New England Historic
Genealogical Society's NEXUS, Vol XIV, Nos. 3 & 4 May-August 1997 issue.
This concerns our Levi-5 WHITNEY (Daniel-4, Jonathan-3, Jonathan-2, John-1).
And I quote:
RANDALL-STEVENS-PEARSON-PRICE-WHITNEY-PAGE Seek par., b. of Benjamin RANDALL, d. Lunenburg, Mass. (probate 12 Oct. 1745); m. Lunenburg 2 Dec 1741 Lydia-4 STEVENS (John-3-2-1), b. Andover, Mass. 1708; d. 14 Jul 1786. Lydia-4 m. (2) Bartholomew PEARSON. Ch., surname RANDALL: Lydia (1742-1816), m. Townsend, Mass. (1) Henry PRICE, (2) Levi WHITNEY; Deborah (b. 1744); Elizabeth (b. 1744), m. Amos PAGE. Ref.: Cunningham "History of Lunenburg (1866)". -Sue Marion Farrar Thorpe, 881 E. Brighton Ln., Fresno, CA 93720 (150) (end of quote)
Previous to this, I had Levi WHITNEY's wife Lydia as Lydia Randall Price, which was correct, but now we have her correct marriages & surname.
- -) Jeanne
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Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 19:32:57 -0400 From: Jeanne Muse <[email protected]>
Subject: Follow Up on MATTHIAS WHITNEY To: 1AllMyWhitneyCousins <[email protected]>
My GenServ search revealed some data (but not much) about OLIVE DOTY,
supposed 2nd wife of Matthias-5 WHITNEY (Joshua-4, Cornelius-3, Joshua-2,
John-1) born 19 Apr 1757.
This information is compiled from reports I received from 3 separate Gedcom files (from 3 separate individual submissions):
Olive DOTY, baptized 16 Aug 1761, Amenia, Dutchess, NY, daughter of Silas DOTY and Susannah BUMP, married Matthias (also spelled Mathias) WHITNEY.
Silas DOTY and Susannah BUMP had 12 children - none of them named Dorcas. (Silas Doty was the son of Joseph Doty and Hannah Edwards)
Sources included "The Doty-Doten Family by Ethan Allen Doty, 1897, Library of C.G. Szwart", various vital records from Rochester and Wareham, Massachusetts, and Sharon, Conn. and references to NYGBR 35:109-111
Nothing on Dorcas VAUGHN was found.
That's it.
- -) Jeanne
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Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 12:05:27 -0400 From: "Carol L. Marston" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Milton Burrall Whitney
I have a copy of the book, Vol II, History of the Connecticut Valley, Massachussetts with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia, Louis H. Everts 1879.
There is a biographical sketch and an artist sketch of Milton Burrall Whitney, great grand son of Uriah Whitney who was a private in the Continental Army in the Rev. War, taken prisoner by the English at the battle of White Plains, N.Y. Milton Burrall Whitney was an attorney and counselor at law at Westfield, and was born in the east parish of Granville, Hampden Co., Mass on Oct 6, 1825.
If any would benefit from having this sketch, I would be glad to post it. Just let me know. Carol Marston
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Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 19:20:36 -0400 From: Jeanne Muse <[email protected]> Subject: Orange Mass Vital Records Part 1 To: 1AllMyWhitneyCousins <[email protected]>
Hello everyone! Several years ago a fellow researcher volunteered to
travel to the Holbrook Research Institute and look at the films for Orange,
Massachusetts. She not only hand-copied the WHITNEY records in Oxford,
Mass from the films, but she also travelled to Orange and "stomped" the
grounds of Central Cemetery and Jones Cemetery and viewed the graves there
on a very cold day in November.
My next message is copied from her handwritten lists. Since this is the only publication that I know of on Orange, Massachusetts, Vital Records, I felt I should post it "as-is". The only change I made to her list was to group the Births, Marriages and Deaths. Otherwise the facts are listed in order of date, rather than alphabetized.
For those of you who live near Oxford, Mass., and can visit the Holbrook Research Institute in person, there is "more than a page of Whitneys", according to my friend.
Robert Ward -- You may add this to your Web Pages in our Mass. Vital Records as you see fit.
- -) Jeanne (Whitney) Muse
[email protected] 6/23/97
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Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 19:20:39 -0400 From: Jeanne Muse <[email protected]> Subject: Orange, Mass Vital Records To: 1AllMyWhitneyCousins <[email protected]>
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 ff: Orange 1767-1890 Jay Mack Holbrook Holbrook Research Institute Oxford, Mass. 1983
INTRODUCTION The Orange vital records comprise three volumes of data covering the years 1767-1891. There is one index book for the 1844-1891 period.
The vital records include:
Indices to Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1844-1891.
Orange Births and Deaths 1767-1849. 128 pages. (Contains an index with births and deaths arranged by family.)
Orange Register of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1844-1850. 31 pages. (Births, pages 1-13; marriages, pages 35-42; deaths, pages 43-52)
Orange Births, Marriages and Deaths 1851-1891. 549 pages. (Births, pages 1-207; marriages, pages 1-171; deaths, pages 1-171).
WHITNEY
BIRTHS: Abel to Jabez and Elizabeth, 05-21-1790
to Jabez and Elizabeth, 02-09-1793
Sally to Jabez and Elizabeth, 09-16-1794 Tina to Jabez and Elizabeth, 06-03-1796 Polly to Jabez and Elizabeth, 04-04-1798 Eliza to Jabez and Elizabeth, 05-16-1799 Lewis to Jabez and Elizabeth, 01-03-1802 Jacob to Jabez and Elizabeth, 11-04-1804 Cylanda to Jabez and Sarah, 03-17-1810 Clanc-y to Jabez and Sarah, 02-08-1811 Matilda to Abel and Sylvia, 07-15-1811 Abner to Jabez and Sarah, 01-09-1813 George to Nathan & Sina (name unclear), 08-16-1814 Mary to Abel and Sylvia, 02-28-1815 Moses to Jabez and Sarah, 05-06-1816 Loisa, dau. Nathan and Sina, 09-27-1816 Luna to Abel and Sylvia, 09-17-1817 Sally to Jabez and Sarah, 13 Sep 1818 Sylvia to Abel and Sylvia, 01-09-1820 Philbrook to Jabez and Sarah, 11-26-1820 William to Jabez and Sarah, 08---1822 Daniel to Jabez and Sarah, 05-29-1824 Howard to Jabez and Sarah, 05-29-1827 Harriet to Harrison and Onda, 01-23-1845 (father merchant in Orange) Emma to William and Sarah, 12-12-1845 (father blacksmith in Orange) Hugh to Harrison and Anna, 11-09-1846 Josephine to Harrison and Onda, 11-19-1847 (father merchant in Orange) George to Gardner and Persis, 12-24-1848 (adopted by Ammi? Whitney)
MARRIAGES:
Barzillia, s. Wm. Whitney and Deborah, to Fay or Fry? Elisa ae 23 single
carpenter 06-15-1845
Melvin to Laura Spear from Orange in Orange 08-25-1900
Paul to Mildred Hastings from Boston in Orange 11-24-1904
Lilla (Shepard) Whitney to Leon Johnson from Orange in Orange 05-20-1905
DEATHS: Elizabeth, sp. Jabez ae 46 Jones Cem. Orange 11-05-1808 Sally, dau. Jabez and Elizabeth, 03-25-1815 Mary, dau. Abel and Sylvia 3 yrs 4 mo. 26 days 07-26-1818 Ly, sp. Jabez ae 59 Jones Cem. Orange 10-26-1846 Sally, sp Jabez ae 64 of dysentary 10-27-1847 Henry, s. H. and Oreda? 11-20-1847 Jabez, ae 80 Jones Cem. Orange 04-20-1849 Charles, s. Abner ae 21 shot accident 03---1851 Polly, sp. Abner ae 64 of Fitts 03---1851 Sumner, sp. Eliza (Peabody) Whitney b. 1827 Central Cem. 1878 Harriet, sp. Samuel Whitney b. 1828 Central Cem. 1892 Samuel, sp. Harriet Whitney b. 1822 Central Cem. 1906 Sarah (Flagg), sp. George Whitney b. 1859 Central Cem. 1909 Eliza (Peabody), sp. Sumner Whitney b. 1836 Central Cem. 1918 Albert, Am. Legion b. 1867 Central Cem. 1930 George, sp. Sarah (Flagg) Whitney b. 1854 Central Cem. 1930 Anne, sp. Elmer Whitney b. 1863 Central Cem. 1934 Elmer, sp. Anne Whitney b. 1859 Central Cem. 1945 Grace (Harding), sp. Elmer Whitney b. 1871 Central Cem. 1950 Elmer, sp. Grace (Harding) Whitney b. 1864 Central Cem. 1961 Glen, sp. Eleanor (Robert) Whitney b. 1895 Central Cem. 1977 Eleanor (Robert), sp. Glen Whitney b. 1895 Central Cem. 1982
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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 01:55:43 -0400 From: Edith Lillie Bartley <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Susannah, wife of Jonathan Whitney
In the Whitney Genealogical Database, Jonathan Whitney, b. 1681, son of Benjamin Whitney and Jane Poor, is shown as being married to Susannah Whitney, for whom you show very little data. May I refer you to "John Hill of Dorchester, Mass., 1633" Boston 1904, compiled and edited by J. Gardner Bartlett, pp. 14, 38-40. It says (p. 40) that Jonathan's wife was Susanna Fairbanks, b. 17 March 1682 (on p. 39 it confuses her with a sister of the same name who d.y.), daughter of George Fairbanks (George, Jonathan) and Susanna _______. Susanna Fairbanks and Jonathan Whitney m. 14 Jan. 1700/1. It also lists names and DOB for their 11 children. Edith Bartley [email protected]
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From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 15:46:46 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected]
Subject: Re: RobertWard's Internet
Dear Robert Ward, Ted Chadbourne, Ron Whitney, and all others that answered my plea for correct internet address for Robert Ward.
Thanks so much for all your help and replies. I found the address furnished
by Ron and Roxie Whitney "http://www.erols.com/rlward1/whitney/lineages/html" worked and I gained access to Robert's magnificent Internet information. I have been reading it quite a while this afternoon, and am absolutely amazed at the detail and completeness of it. My only regret is that in all the information he has amassed and published, I still can't find any reference
to my Great Grandfather Daniel Jame Whitney, or his forbears. He being
born somewhere in New York in approximately 1834, married Dily Jane Flint, and fathered five children, one of which was my Grandfather Harvey James Whitney.
I have reached a dead end and right now don't know where to go to seek to
find him. If anyone has a suggestion for me, it would be much appreciated.
I have checked censuses until I am blue in the face and blind in almost both
my eyes. (Ihave only one good one). I have gone through Pierce and some of the other sources, and have contacted every known relative I have who might know anything, but with no success. Thanks again and any help will be appreciated. Ray Whitney RayWhit79
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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 21:24:22 -0400 From: Christopher Brooks <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Stow, MA Vital Records
Thanks, Jeanne Muse, for the vital records from Orange, MA.
I have a copy of "Vital Records of Stow, MA to 1850." There were *many* Whitneys there, several of whom married my BROOKS kin and went north to Franconia, NH, where they founded a line with many living descendants today. Betty Whitney of Stow was the mother of George MAXWELL, who is buried in Franconia and lugubriously remembered as our town's only murder victim.
Would be pleased to exchange information and queries on any of this line. Feel free to post me Stow lookup queries.
Best wishes,
Christopher Brooks
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From: [email protected] Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 08:26:20 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] cc: [email protected] Subject: My Whitney Line
Dear Ted Chadbourne and all my other Whitney Cousins:
This is my Whitney Line as I understand it.
- 1 John Whitney m Elinor _______
- 3 John Whitney m Ruth Reynolds
- 16 JosephWhitney m Martha Beach
- 92 Benjamin Whitney m Elizabeth Fiske
- 291 Joseph Whitney m Mary Child
- 825 Jonathan Whitney b 12 Apr 1743 m Susanna Norcross (page 73 Whitney Gen)
- 2014 Jonathan Whitney m Lucy Parks
- 4235 Asa Whitney m Rhoda Blaisdell (settled in Jay, ME) see page 826-828
Stackpole's
History of Winthrop, Maine
Volume 2
edited by D C Young 1994 Jedediah Whitney m Angeline Huntoon (lived in Jay, Readfield, Wilton, Mt Vernon & Auburn, ME) Callie Whitney m Moses Colby Young Sr (lived in Readfield & Auburn, Maine) Moses Colby Young Jr George Colby Young Norman Colby Young David Colby Young (me)
Thanks,
David C Young
My Web pages: Androscoggin County Historical Society <http://www.rootsweb.com/~meandrhs>
Cumberland County, Maine US GenWeb <http://www.rootsweb.com/~mecumber>
Kennebec County, Maine US GenWeb <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5000>
New England Old Newspaper Index Project of Maine(R) <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1460>
Cumberland County, Maine US GenWeb Archives Table of Contents <http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/me/cumberland/mecum.html>
Maine US GenWeb Archives Table of Contents <http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/me/mefiles.htm>
New Hampshire US GenWeb Archives Table of Contents <http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nh/nhfiles.htm>
Old Gloucester, Essex Co, MA US Gen Web Site <http://www.rootsweb.com/~mecumber/gma.html>
Rockport, Essex Co, MA US GenWeb Site
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mecumber/rockport.html
Tarr Family Home Page http://members.aol.com/itigapa/Tarr-fam.html
My Publisher: <A HREF="http://www.heritagebooks.com">Heritage Books, Inc </A>
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To: Wulf Losee <[email protected]> From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: Re: RobertWard's Internet Cc: [email protected] Bcc:
The correct URL is: http://www.erols.com/rlward1/whitney/lineages.html
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L one not /
Regards,
Robert
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Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 20:06:35 -0400 From: Jeanne Muse <[email protected]> Subject: JONAS NELSON WHITNEY To: 1AllMyWhitneyCousins <[email protected]>
Thank you Dick Smith for the "eagle eye". I did confuse the 2 Jonas' in
the vital records.
Westminster Vital Records under Marriages list:
Jonas Jr. and Lucinda Damon, Dec. 11, 1832 This is Jonas-7 WHITNEY (Jonas-6, Jonas-5, David-4, Benjamin-3, John-2, John-1) He was born 20 July 1807, also per Westminster vitals
Jonas N. and Nancy Lynde, May 6, 1841 As Dick pointed out, this is Jonas Nelson-8 WHITNEY (Jonas Ward-7, Abner-6, Samuel-5, William-4, Nathanial-3, John-2, John-1)
Too many Jonas' in those vitals. Thanks for the correction!
- -) Jeanne
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From: "Jo Ann Sebasta" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 20:57:18 -0400 Subject: Unidentified subject!
Is anybody working on this Whitney line? Henry, b. abt.1620, England, d. 1673 Norwalk, Ct. John , b. abt. 1642, England, d. 1720, Norwalk, m. Elizabeth Smith Henry, b. 2/21/1680, Norwalk, d. 4/26/1728, Ridgefield, CT. married Elizabeth Olmstead
John, b. 1/28/1716 Ridgefield Ct., d. aft. 1797, New York, married Thankful Benedict
Benjamin, b. 1/23/1758, S.Salem, NY, d. 2/15/1847, Grand Rapids, Mi., married Ann Mercy Harris
Philanda Whitney, b. 5/12/1810, d. 8/17/1873, Muskegon,Mi., married Newell Barker
Joann
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Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 11:41:52 -0400 From: "Carol L. Marston" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] Subject: Milton Burrall Whitney
This is for those of you who requested the info from the book Connecticut Valley, Massachusetts book in my posession.
MILTON BURRALL WHITNEY
Milton Burrall Whitney, an attorney and counselor-at-law by profession, at Westfield, was born in the east parish of Granville,Hampden Co., Mass Oct. 6, 1825. He is of English decent, his ancestors having emigrated from the mother country to New England early in the last century.
His great-grandfather, Uriah Whitney, served as a private in the Continental army in the Revolutionary War and was taken prisoner by the English at the battle of White Plannins, N.Y. Owing to the limited pecunieary means of his parents, Mr. Whitney enjoyed simply the advantages of an ordinary common-school education in his youth, yet at the early age of sixteen he was well qualified to teach in th district schools, in which pursuit he met with marked success. By the advice of Rev. Timothy M. Cooley, D.D., the pastor of the Congregational Church in East Granvillek, who was a fine classical scholar and a successful teacher, and who took a deep interest in his welfare, he was induced to commence the study of the classics, preparatory to admission to college.
He pursued his preparatory studies under the direction of his friend, D. Cooley, much of the time at home, wlaking a distance of four miles nearly every day to recite, until he entered the sophomore class, Williams College, in 1846. Although compelled, in order to procure the funds necessary to prosecute his studies, to be absent from college for the purpose of teaching one tern each year, during his collegiate course, yet he was graduated with high honors in th eclass of 1849, one of the largest and ablest classes which ever graduated at college.
After graduation he taught two years and then entered as a student the law-office of Bates and Gillett, in Westfield, Mass. He was admitted to the Bar at Springfield, Mass., in June, 1853 and immediately afterward formed a law parnership with Hon. Wm.G.Bates, with whom he continied in practice about twelve years. He is now the senior partner in the law firm of Whitney and Dunbar, and has for several years been one of the leading members of the Hampden County Bar. He resided in Westfield, Mass., since his admission to hte Bar.
Although claiming to be independent in politics, he has almost invariably voted and acted with the Republican Party since its organization. He was elected to the Massachusetts Senate from the wester Hampden Senatorial district in the fall of 1861, receiving all but one hundred and four votes cast, having the largest majority ever cast for any candidate in the district. Although one of the youngest members of the Senate he was appointed chairman of two important committees, and a member of several others, and discharged the duties with credit.
He was relected the following year by a handsome majority; was appointed a member of the committee on Federal Relations, and took an active and leading part in the important legislation demanded by the war of the Rebellion. He was elected in the fall of 1868 as Presidential elector of the Tenth Congressional District of Massachusetts.
He is now and has been for several years past a trustee and secretary of the Westfield Savings-Bank, a director of the First National Bank of Westfield, and also a director in several manufacturing corporations. He has been a trustee and chairman of the library committee of the Westfiled Atheneum since its organization, and has always taken a deep interest in its prosperity; and the choice collection of books upon its shelves is largely due to his discriminating and scholarly taste.
Although his time and talents have been largely given to his profession, yet Mr. Whitney had taken an active interest in all enterprises tending to promote the social, intellectual, and moral prosperity of the town in which he resides.
Taken from: pages 958 and 959 (sketched portrait also available)
History of the Connecticut Valley Massachusetts with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers
vol. II
Phildelphia Louis H. Everts 1879
Press of J.B. Lippincott and co., Philadelphia
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From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 18:27:17 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] Subject: Fwd: whitney
This came to me. I think it belongs to the group. Barbara
Forwarded message: From: [email protected] (Thomas Beers) To: [email protected] Date: 97-06-25 21:50:38 EDT
Hi:
Just joined the system
My lineage John (1), Joshua (9), Cornelius (58), Joshua (249) etc.
I believe that your William, also son of Joshua, moved to NE Connecticut before my Cornelius, Here is something I put together for my family last year.....
Killingly, Connecticut 1721-1770 Cornelius Whitney from Groton to Killingly
Cornelius son of Deacon Joshua, was born about 1680 in Groton, MA and married Sarah Shepherd. He is listed in Groton Town records as having served in the Queen Anne War of 1707 and because of the unprotected nature of Groton in relation to the Indian threat, he petitioned the governor for approval to move elsewhere. It is likely that he returned to the family home in Watertown during this period, but the only thing we know for certain is that the Groton church records indicate Cornelius Whitney and his wife Sarah, were admitted to full communion in the Groton Church Aug. 21, 1715. If they moved away and had been gone from Groton in 1707, they must have returned and resided for a short time before going elsewhere as he is listed in the land records of Groton in 1721: Cornelius and Sarah had five daughters and two sons. The first four children, (Sarah, Abigail, Matthias and Mary) were born in Groton, Massachusetts "Then we, the subscribers, laid out to a fifteen acre right, originally Ralph Read’s, now claimed by Cornelius Whitney, fifty five acres of land lying onthe southeast side of pine meadow, the northwest corner being a great pine by its own meadow, bounded easterly to John Stone’s meadow, the northeast corner an oak, the two southerly corners, pines; all marked for corners....." The town of Groton was split into three towns about 1753; Groton, Pepperill and Shirley. In 1759 the church in Shirley called Rev. Phinehas Whitney to be their minister. He was the son of a cousin who was descended from John Whitney’s son John, and a graduate of Harvard in 1759. He was active in his support of the revolution and served the church for over fifty years. His third wife, Lydia Bowes, was a cousin of John Hancock, the famous signer of the Declaration of Independence.
By the end of the Seventeenth Century eastern Massachusetts was heavily populated. Ever increasing numbers of new immigrants and children of the early settlers were moving westward. (Keep in mind that during this period nearly everyone was either a farmer or in a business related to farming. The industrial revolution did not affect the colonies until well into the Nineteenth Century.) Some of the Whitney clan began to move from the Boston area. During the first years of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Winthrop, was visited by an Algonquin Indian chief who offered corn as an expression of good will and peace. Governor Winthrop acquired a large amount of land from the Chief in Northeast Connecticut. (The Algonquins were displaced by the Pequots who in turn were nearly annihilated by Europeans before the end of the 17th century). Owaneco, son of Pequot Chief Uncas, paid his debts to Major James Fitch in 1680 by deeding the land to him. Gov. Winthrop’s son, John Jr., tried to resolve ownership but it took until well into the next century to finally resolve who owned the land. Eventually Connecticut took title to much of the land, and in 1708 the Connecticut General Assembly allowed the towns to establish local governments with the authority to sell land. Northeastern Connecticut is hilly with thin glacial topsoil. Alluvial soil along river beds was perfect for growing grain, but this prime land was scarce. Connecticut had three general areas where the soil was naturally adapted to cultivation-the long narrow strip parallel to Long Island Sound between Stonington and Greenwich, the Connecticut valley north of Middletown and the old valley between Hartford and New Haven. Elsewhere (Killingly?) the good soil was spotty. There were plenty of these spots, but farmers who were ingenious in every other way failed to distinguish between unfit and the fertile. They were blind to the most obvious conception of soil conservation....by 1850 there were deserted farms scattered all through the interior. Killingly is located just above Pomfret.
An early map of the area helps us understand the importance of
Northeastern Connecticut.. One of the main routes (or Post Roads)leading Westward from Boston went right through the middle of this area in the early 1700’s.
Killingly: Derivation: May have a derivation in Kelling, from the Old English Cyllan berg, home of Cylla’s people. In the early records it is often spelled Kellingley. In 1653, the second John Winthrop, having gained authority in June 1659 from the General Court, obtained from Allumps (James) and two other chief men of the Quinebaug tribe, a grant to the large tract of land about here known as the Quinebaug (long pond) Countyr. Liberty to establish a plantation there was granted in 1671, but due to Indian occupation, warefare and other troubles, the settlement was not begun until 1693. In May 1708, the General Court granted the priviledges of a town and defined its boundaries, desiring further that "the Honourable Governor, Lt. Aspinall train and command the soldiers in said township and to give a name to the said town.....Aspinwall deferred to Governour Saltonstall whose amnorial possessions in England lay in Killanslie, Yorkshire......Killingly probably was derived from that name. John Winthrop Jr. and Deacon Joshua1 Whitney were about the same age, moving in the same circles, and must have discussed plans about settlement in this area. There are other good reasons that would have encouraged their sons, young and adventurous farmers, named Whitney, to move from Boston to Killingly. Cornelius oldest daughter, Sarah, was the first Whitney to move to Connecticut. She married Nathaniel Jewell, an original settler of Plainfield, Connecticut, in 1704. Joshua2 Jr. had fought in the Indian Wars and possibly tired of the constant problems in Groton even though he was in line to inherit his fathers estate. He also was an early settler of Plainfield (petitions for a minister in 1699) and was active in Connecticut politics. (CT Legislature 1711-12, 15, 17). Towns like Plainfield and Killingly were able to sell land by 1708 with clear title and it was soon after that time that Cornelius and William joined their sister and brothers who had moved there about ten years earlier.
Killingly town records acknowledge the presence of the Whitney family, but tell us little about the lives of Cornelius and his siblings. Sarah Dorrance wrote about the cemetery in Plainfield: "If we trace the "ways" southward from these bound posts (cemetery marker)through the present gate and down the central path we are following in the footsteps trod by practically every inhabitant of the town during the first 150 years of its history. Men and women of every walk in life passed here; "Ye Worshipful Judge, Timothy Pierce" and Miriam, the slave; Brigadier General John Douglas and ceasar Boston....Spaldings, Marshes, Fellows, Douglasses, Whitneys, Pierces and Deans; men who cleared the wilderness, made the first church; who planted the first fields and built the first houses, lie here." Most records begin with members of the second Whitney generation. For example, Cornelius’ younger brother (David’s son), Josiah, born 1731, attended Yale College and became the pastor of the nearby Congregational Church in Brooklyn, Connecticut. in 1756. He held this post for 68 years (until 1824). His name appears throughout town documents which is consistent with the important part that clergy played in the political and social life of the day.
In contrast to his brother David’s son, Cornelius’ son, Matthias, requested and was given ‘Separatists" exemption from charges by the established church.
"Separatists were strict Congregationalists, who asserted the right of choosing and ordaining church officers. They seceded from the heads of the church opposing the support of religious ordinances by government taxation. (These churches might be called the precursors of the Baptist Church as they do not exist at the present time)"
The Killingly town records between 1709 and 1729 were either lost or destroyed and the only record listing Cornelius1 is as a result of the birth of his children, (Joshua3, Lydia, and Sarah II) who were born in there.
Family records are sketchy for the next few generations. The data confirms
the birth of Elbert’s line, but tells nothing else about their childhood
and early years. Cornelius1 died in Killingly about 1765.
Do you have any more information on the family in Connecticut?
Thomas Whitney Beers (Tom)
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Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 19:25:34 -0400 From: Jeanne Muse <[email protected]> Subject: NATHAN WHITNEY To: 1AllMyWhitneyCousins <[email protected]>
Question for all my "cousins" out there ...
Nathan WHITNEY b. abt 1726; d. 10 Aug 1803 "in 77th yr." in Westminster, Mass.; married Tabatha MERRIAM b. abt 26 May 1733; d. 26 Dec 1822 "ae. 89y 7m" in Westminster.
Oodles of children for Nathan and Tabatha (Tabitha) listed in Westminster vitals -- But I can't figure out who he is?
IS HE? Nathan-5 WHITNEY (David-4, Benjamin-3, John-2, John-1) b. 12 Mar 1726/27 Waltham, Mass - son of Ensign David WHITNEY and Rebecca FILLEBROWN?
Observation, one of this Nathan Whitney's brothers, David, married Ann
MERRIAM (sister of the above Tabitha Merriam??)
Herb Phelps or Richard Smith -- Do you have further info on the family Nathan-5??
Thanks!
- -) Jeanne (Whitney) Muse
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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 23:15:13 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: Re: Fwd: For the Whitney Group Cc: [email protected]
Jeanne, you should check out the following URL: http://www.erols.com/rlward1/whitney/john/num070.htm#72 There, and in the links that you can follow, you will find my view of the family of Joshua-3 WHITNEY (Benjamin-2, John-1) and his sons Joshua-4, Ezekiel-4, and Gershom-4. Joshua-3 and Gershom-4 are my ancestors.
Regards,
Robert
At 11:11 PM 6/8/97 -0400, Allan Green wrote: >WRG: > >It certainly is nice to see Jeanne back at the old stand and active again. > I, for one, have missed her frequent postings. More news soon, I hope. > >Allan >--------------------- >Forwarded message: >From: [email protected] (Jeanne Muse) >To: [email protected] (Allan E. Green) >Date: 97-06-08 19:29:44 EDT > >Subject: Joshua and Jabez Whitney > >Except where noted, all of the following data was found using our very own >Massachusetts vital records on the Whitneys, available on Robert L. Ward's >web site <http://www.erols.com/rlward1/whitney/index.html> > >JOSHUA WHITNEY (son of Benjamin & Jane) >b. 21 Sep 1687 Sherborn, Mass >d. 16 Jun 1771 Ware, Mass (provided by R.L. Ward - vitals not published) >Married in Medfield, Mass on 26 Nov. 1709 HANNAH ROCKETT (b. 21 Aug 1691 >Medford, Mass - source: GenServ database) daughter of JOSIAH ROCKETT (b. >abt 1647 Medford, Mass) and MARY TWITCHELL (b. 1658 Dorchester, Mass) (more >info is available on the Rockett family if anybody needs it) > >Children of Joshua Whitney and Hannah >HANNAH WHITNEY, b. 12 Oct 1710 Medfield, Mass >JOSHUA WHITNEY, b. ?? (recorded after Nov. 12, 1712) Medfield, Mass >?GERSHOM WHITNEY, b. 1728 d. bef. 27 Jul 1791 m. 21 Mar 1751 Sarah Wood (b. >6 Sep 1732, d. 12 Jan 1770) *** Found Gershom listed in a Gedcom. Does >anyone know if this is right? Children of Garshom/Gorsham are listed in >Palmer vitals. > >--------------------------------------- > >Who are these people & how do they fit in? > >JOSHUA WHITNEY and PHEBE ? (her name spelled PHEEBY in Uxbridge) > (**see notes about Phebe below**) >Children found: >JOSHUA WHITNEY, b. 27 Feb 1738-39 Uxbridge, Mass >JOSEPH WHITNEY, b. 21 Mar 1739-40 Uxbridge, Mass >BENJAMIN WHITNEY, b. 14 Mar 1743 Uxbridge, Mass >PHEEBY/PHEBE WHITNEY, b. 25 Jul 1745 (bp. 2 Sep 1744 (?) C.R.I.) Uxbridge, >Mass >HANNAH WHITNEY, b. b. 4 Feb 1746 Uxbridge, Mass >JOHN WHITNEY, b. 7 May 1749 Medway, Mass >JABEZ WHITNEY, b. 8 Jan 1750 Medway, Mass (see his family below) > >**Notes about PHEBE/PHEEBY ? (wife of Joshua Whitney): > >NEHG Register Vol. 57 p53 John Partridge and His Descendants > >Samuel Partridge (1671-1752) of Medfield and Medway m. Hannah Mason. Their >10th child & last son was: > >"PARTRIDGE, Caleb, b. March 17, 1717; d. Feb. 20, 1755. He m. Phebe ____, >who received one third of his estate. No children. She m. (2) July 7, >1755, Joseph Ankers of Boston." > >IF this was actually Joshua's widow, Phebe - her marriages would look >something like this: >Abt 1737 - Joshua Whitney >16 Jul 1751 - Caleb Partridge (recorded Medway vitals) >7 Jul 1755 - Joseph Ankers > >Phebe ? would have been born around 1715-1720 and could have married JOSHUA >WHITNEY (son of Joshua and Hannah Rockett). > >** NEED confirmation on exactly who this JOSHUA WHITNEY is. Any help from >researchers of PARTRIDGE or ANKERS families? > > >JABEZ WHITNEY (son of Joshua Whitney and Phebe ?) >b. 8 Jan 1750, Medway, Mass >d. 30 Jan 1825 Hinsdale, Mass (a. 74)(poss. duplicate in Windsor vitals) > >JABEZ WHITNEY filed intentions to marry MRS. EXPERIENCE FAIRBANK(S) on 20 >Oct 1771, Medway, Mass. > >(Note: I believe her to be EXPERIENCE LELAND, b. 21 June 1725 Sherborn, >Mass; d. 19 Nov 1805, Hinsdale, Mass (age 51?) - daughter of Hopestill >Leland, Jr. and Mary Bullard - and widow of Jonas Fairbanks (b. 20 Oct 1720 >Medway - son of George Fairbanks and Sarah Harding) -- Although the age at >death does not compute! Any FAIRBANKS researchers out there?) > >Children in of Jabez and Experience: >MOSES WHITNEY b. 22 Feb 1772 Medway, Mass >PRISCILLA WHITNEY b. 4 Feb 1774 Wrentham, Mass >? WHITNEY b. ? d. 1804 Hinsdale, Mass >JABEZ WHITNEY JR. b. 7 June 1793 Hinsdale, Mass >LEALAND WHITNEY b. ? d. June 23 ? age 7 Hinsdale, Mass > >JABEZ WHITNEY married second to (Mrs.) HANNAH DAVIS in Peru, Mass on 6 Mar >1806. (Hinsdale, Mass intentions recorded before July 27, 1806) > >This is the Jabez & Experience referred to in my earlier posting: >>NEHG >Register Vol 141 p337. "The family of Jabez Whitney with his wife >Experience and son Moses moved from Medway, Mass to Wrentham, Mass in >1773."<< > >--------------------------- > >Possible misprint in vital records: > >JABEZ WHITNEY, s. of Jonas and Rachel, bp. 20 Dec 1767 Roxbury, Mass >d. 20 Apr 1849 a.81 Phillipston, Mass - >** My information states that this Jabez was the son of JACOB and Rachel. >Am I right or wrong? >--------------------------- > >That's it for now! Any help would be great! >:-) Jeanne (Whitney) Muse >[email protected]
Robert L. Ward
<img src="/robertward.gif"> http://www.erols.com/rlward1/ 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659
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To: [email protected] From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: Database Request Bcc: <img src="/robertward.gif">
Jon,
I, too, would appreciate a copy of WITNEY12.GED.
Regards,
Robert
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From: [email protected] Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 05:07:11 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] cc: [email protected] Subject: My Whitney Line
Dear Ted & my Whitney Cousins,
This is my Whitney Line.
- 1 John Whitney m Elinor ________.
- 3 John Whitney m Ruth Reynolds
- 16 Joseph Whitney m Martha BEACH
- 92 Benjamin Whitney m Elizabeth Fiske
- 291 Joseph Whitney m Mary Child
- 825 Jonathan Whitney m Susanna NORCROSS (page 73 Whitney Genealogy by
Pierce)
- 2014 Jonathan Whitney b 15 Dec 1769 at Watertown, MA m Lucy PARKS
- 4235 Asa Whitney m 15 Nov 1825 Rhoda BLAISDELL
Jedediah Whitney b 22 Apr 1835 at Jay, Maine m Angeline E Huntoon Callie May Whitney m Moses Colby Young Jr George Colby Young m Stella May Porter Norman Colby Young David Colby Young (me)
Thanks,
David C Young
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Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 09:34:07 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] From: Judy Condon <[email protected]> Subject: Unidentified subject!
Hello,
I'm new to the list and am a desc. of John/Elinor, Richard/Martha Coldham, Moses/Sarah Knight, Moses/Eliz, Rev. Aaron/Alice Baker, Rev. Peter/Julia Lambert, William/Zilpha Eager, John Martyn Whitney/Susan Maria Campbell, Dwight Adams Whitney/Adeline Resley Robbins, Frank Robbins Whitney/Augusta Martha Krah. Most were from Marlboro MA and Northboro MA areas then to CT.
I'm seeking anyone who has info on these lines, particularly the most recent lines i.e. after they came to CT. I'm willingto share my info.
Thanks
Judy
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Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 21:12:28 -0400 From: Colleen Kelly <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Whitney Family History
I was exited to find your data base on the net today. Lewis Whitney Husband of Sarah Kitchen is the great-great-grandfather of my friend Judy Arnold. Judy and I have been working for some time on her family history and we have a lot of information to add to your data base. Lewis and Sarah had a daughter Maria Louise Whitney who married George W Bungay and produced three children before she died. Judy is a great grandchild of this couple and her family tree fits nicely into yours. Please advise us on how to send you a gedcom of her work so you can look it over and add it to yours if you feel we are on the right track.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Colleen Kelly, London, Ontario, Canada
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Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 20:20:12 -0500 From: LINDA SCHWARTZ <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Whitney, Jonathan; Conway, MA
I have information to share on descendants of Jonathan Whitney m. Esther Parkhurst, I am a 5th great granddaughter of Abigail Whitney b. 3/12/1764 married Simeon Amsden, Conway, MA 4/2/1787. Shortly afterward they migrated to Onatrio Co. NY where sons Parkhurst, Lyman, and Joel were born. Especially looking for eldest daughter of Simeon and Abigail name unknown born bef. 1790.
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From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 14:25:16 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] Subject: Whitney/Macomber
Dear Whitney Cousins:
Family tradition states that the widow of Asa Whitney of Jay, ME, Rhoda (Blaisdell) Whitney m(2) Mr Macomber and I have a tin type photo of him. My Great Uncle Mellen J. Young at age 97y in Mar 1973, told me "greatgrandmother Rhoda Whitney married Mr Macomber and moved out, I think to Oregon... in the early days the farms were far apart and the farmers didn't go by the house, perhaps for 2 to 3 days. Her husband, Mr Macomber, died and she was in the house alone with him. SHe sold the farm and some one stole the money, So grandfather Jedediah (Whitney) & Uncle Coolege (Jesse Coolege Whitney) had to send the money for her to come home."
Is this a tall story?
Thanks
David C Young PO Box 152 Danville, Maine 04223
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From: "Mike Watts" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 19:02:01 +0000 Subject: Whitney descendants
Hi to all ,
I am new to the this Whitney list , is this a continuation of the old list? I was subscribed to the other Whitney list until the spammer took care of that one If Allagreen is here on this list I would like to say thanks, for keeping those of us on AOL up to date.I have a new E-mail address now [email protected]
I am decended through my grandmother Grace Helen Whitney whose
ancestor was Elder Nathan Whitney-1706. (1) Elder Nathan Whitney m (2) Lydia Young
(2) 5th Child Nathan Whitney m Patience Barnard (Bernard)
( 3) 5th child Joseph Whitney m Mary C Libby
( 4) 3rd child John Haskell Whitney m Clarissa Burnham
Meserve
(5). 5th child Joseph M Whitney m (2) Eliza Helen
Kingsley
(6) 4th child Grace Helen Whitney m Ralph Lee
Watts
(7) 5th child Don Watts m (2) Helen May
Reed
(8) 3rd child Michael Watts m
Lois Pugh
I can provide a descendant outline for Elder Nathan Whitney through my father Don Watts if anyone is interested. I am also interested in information on Watts, Sawyer, Burnham,Noyes, Farnsworth, , Reed and any related families. Mike Watts http://www.gate.net/~mwatts
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From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 19:55:54 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: I'll take on GED to go too.
Robin, I know the feeling of not finding cousins. I am at a stand still
just where I was 20 years ago-with a little more proof but not cousins.
My Whitney was my grandmother ROSINA WHITNEY b. 1851 in Jackson, Michigan m.
John Newton CROWDER in Marshal Co Ia. in 1873.
She was the daughter of DANIEL R. WHITNEY B. 1822 in (Ohio or NY) married Isaphena DOW in Jackson, Michigan in 1847.
DANIEL'S father unknown WHITNEY m. to Bennet-both from NY. was a professor who went to Michigan to establish schools. We have not been able to find his name. The marriage record of Daniel and Isaphena was witnessed by an ISRAEL WHITNEY. In the 1850 Mi census DANIEL R WHITNEY (age 27 b. Ohio) and ISAPHENS OR JOSEPHENY DOW had a neighbor named ISRAEL WHITNEY (age 30 b. Ohio) Could this Israel be his brother? Could the Professor's name be ISRAEL? Who knows? Daniel's death certificate when he was 90 had parents unknown.
Good luch in your hunting. Let me know if you see anything familiar.
Thanks, Barbara Crowder Black
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Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 23:02:52 -0400 (EDT) To: Jeanne Muse <[email protected]>
From: "Robert L. Ward" at <img src="/robertward.gif"> Subject: Re: MORE DESCENDANTS FOUND! Cc: [email protected]
At 05:47 PM 6/21/97 -0400, you wrote: >Hello all! Digging again through our Massachusetts Vital Records, I came >upon these descendants. I do not believe they are part of the "master" >Whitney database. > >Jon and Robert - let me know if you would prefer Gedcoms on these folks. >Enjoy everyone! >:-) Jeanne (Whitney) Muse >[email protected]
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>Jonas Ward-7 WHITNEY (Abner-6, Samuel-5, William-4, Nathanial-3, John-2, >John-1) b. 22 Apr 1780 in Westminster, Mass., d. 8 Jun 1826 in Westminster; >married on 27 May 1800 in Westminster, Mass to Phebee RAND who died 4 Dec >1835 in Westminster. Their 7 children (all born in Westminster, Mass) >were: >1) Phebee Whitney, b. 8 Sep 1800; m. on 26 Dec 1833 Gideon BEAMAN in >Westminster. >2) Flint Whitney, b. 8 Feb 1804; d. 15 Sep 1805 Westminster >3) Franklin Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1806; d. 15 Jan 1840 Westminster >4) Louisa Whitney, b. 4 Sep 1808
She m. 30 Nov 1826, Westminster, Philander C. BROWN.
>5) George Washington Whitney, b. 7 Mar 1813; m. on 5 Oct 1837 Dolly JACKSON >in Westminster. >6) Jonas Nelson Whitney, b. 29 Aug 1816; m. on 11 Dec 1832 Lucindia DAMON >in Westminster.
Sorry, I think that Jonas Nelson-8 WHITNEY m. 6 May 1841, Westminster, Nancy LYNDE. I think that the Jonas WHITNEY who m. 11 Dec 1832, Westminster, Lucinda DAMON was Jonas-7 (Jonas-6, Jonas-5, David-4, Benjamin-3, John-2, John-1), son of Jonas-6 and Betty (RAYMOND) WHITNEY, b. 20 Jul 1807, Westminster.
>7) John Milton Whitney, b. 30 Mar 1819
He m. 10 Mar 1843, Westminster, Susan WINCHESTER.
>-------------------------------------- > >Elijah-6 WHITNEY (Thomas-5, Thomas-4, Eleazer-3, Thomas-2, John-1) b. ? Abt >1761; d. 24 Aug 1817 in Westborough, Mass. ; m. on 29 May 1785 in >Westborough, Mass. Mindwell HARDY. Their 11 children (all born in >Westborough) were:
He was b. 21 Apr 1761, Shrewsbury, and d. 24 Aug 1817, Westborough, MA. She was b. 27 Nov 1763, Westborough, MA, dau. of Constantine and Jemima (BRIGHAM) HARDY.
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Regards,
Robert
Robert L. Ward <img src="/robertward.gif"> http://www.erols.com/rlward1/ 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659
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Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 00:52:16 -0400 From: "Carol L. Marston" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Whitneys in Jackson, Michigan
Hi Bara, Rosina and others. I think that I have foundan interesting possiblity for you with regards to Barbara's last message! I have Col. Charles V. DeLand's book on Jackson County Michigan concerning pioneers and illustrious citizens. It was published about 1896. I will get the facts and send them. Thin Important thing is that it is about Frank A. Whitney whose great grandfather is Captain Whitney, a veteran of the Rev. War born and reared in New York. Obadiah Whitney, one of ten sons of Capt. Whitney was b. in New York and lived there until 1844 and migrated to Jackson co. Michigan to Rives twp. Obadiah had 5 children, Lorenzo Dow; George W. Mary, wife of W. J. Austin, Electa J, wh omarried P.R. Abbey and Sally P or the new Mrs. T.N. Peck.
There are three pages of typed info on this family. If any wants this info let me know, I would be glad to post it personally to the list. If this source has been unavailable to most Whitney researchers, I will just post to the list. Barbara, it did not specifically mention the names that you have, but the dates and place rather coincide with the Whitney book. It is after midnight now, but if I hear from anyone, I will post it asap! Hope you are all having a great summer! Carol
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From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 02:17:04 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Whitney descendants
I too am descended from the Nathan Whitney/Lydia Young marriage. I tie into the David Whitney (b. April 8, 1732/ Hannah Brown marriage).
I have nothing on Hannah, but now I have info on their son's Jesse's marriage tp Maryn Sawyer. Also, on Mary's parentage back to Wm Sawyer/Ruth Bitfield, John Lynnn Poor/?, Francis Small/E. Leighton, John Davis/Elizabeth Bowden, and Jacob Basford/? Would any of this be useful to you?
Do you have anything on Hannah Brown?
Cheers.
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Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 16:30:21 -0400 From: "Carol L. Marston" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Jackson Whitneys
Bernice, Barbara others:
DeLAND'S HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY, MICHIGAN embracing a concise view of it's early settlement, Industrial Development and present conditions, together with interesting reminiscences compiled by COLONEL CHARLES V. DeLAND to which is appended a comprehensive compendium of local biography, Embracing Life sketches of Many well known citizens of the county. Illustrated 1903 B.F.Bowen publisher page 796-799 (no photo-sketch)
FRANK A. WHITNEY
The majority of lives are unmarked by incident of an exciting nature
and the reader fond of the tragic is therefore seldom a true student of biography. The man who faithfully performs all the duties devolving upon him and makes proper use of hi opportunities leaves behind him a record worthy of perpetuation, even though such record contains nothing beyond the mere routine of what the world is pleased to term an obscure life. It is to this class of men that the country is largely indebted for its material prosperity, and to them also is due the great underlying moral force which pervades the body politic and gives character and stability to our free institutions. The subject of this biography is a worthy representative of this large and eminently respectable element. Entirely free from ostentation and making no claim to public notice, yet his fellow citizens recognize in him a man of genuine worth whose every duty has been discharged with commendable fidelity and whoses influence has always been exercised for the good of his kind. In the main uneventful, his life has not been entirely devoid of interesting incident, he havind traveled quite extensively and come in contact with the world in such a way as to quicken his perception, enlarge hi mental vision and give him ideas of men and things such as he could not have obtained by spending his life in one locality.
Frank A. Whitney is a native of Michigan and a descendant of one of the
old prominent pioneer families of Jackson county. Like many of the early settlers of this part of the state, he comes of eastern ancestry, his great grandfather, Captain Whitney, a veteran of the Revolution, having been born and reared in the state of New York. Captain Whitney served with distinction under Gen. Nathaniel Greene in the operations against the British in the Virginia and Carolina campaigns and after independence was achieved returned to his native state, where he spent the remainder of his life in the peaceful pursuit of agriculture. He had a family of ten sons and two daughters, all of whom married and reared children and their descendants are now scatterd throughout the United States, not a few of them prominent in their various stations of life. In New York the name has much more than local disticntion, many bearing it having risen to eminent positions in the industrial world, in the domain of politics and in public life.
Obadiah, one of the ten sons of Captain Whitney, was born in New York,
and lived there until 1844, when he migrated to Jackson county, Michigan and purchased a tract of wild land in section 2, Rives township. Settling in the wilderness, where all kinds of wild game were plentiful and Indians still numerous, he experienced for some years the life of the pioneer, breaking his ground with an ox team and going a distance of forty miles to obtain breadstuff for his family. In due time he cleared a farm, founded a good home and became one of the substantiol citizens of his community, being always noted as a plain, honest farmer, whose word was as good as his bond and whose influence was ever on the right side of every moral question. He died in Rives township a number of years ago and his descendants are now among the leading agriculturists and representative citizens of Jackson county. The family of Obadiah Whitney consisted of five children, whose names are as follows: Lorenzo Dow; George W., a veteran of the late Civil war; Mary, wife of W.J. Austin, of Rives township; Electa J.; who married P.R. Abbey, of this county, and Sally P., new Mrs. T.N. Peek, of the township of Rives.
L.D. Whitney, the oldest of the above, accompanied his father to
Michigan when a youth of sixteen and grew up with the country, meanwhile becoming a skillful workman at carpentering and cabinet-making which trades he followed for a number of years. In 1853 he married Miss Maria Barnes, who died the year following, and in 1858 he chose a second wife in the person of Miss Mary A. Craddock, a native of England. After his second marriage Mr. Whitney gave up mechanical work and turned his attention to agriculture, purchasing a farm in Rives township on which he made his home for a period of six years' at the expiration of the time he resumed carpentry, which, with some attention to cabintmeking, he continued during the ensuing fifteen years, principally in the county of Ingham. Returning to Jackson county, he again located in Rives township as a farmer and so continued until his death, which occurred December 1, 1901, at the age of fifty-two. Lorenzo D. Whitney served as township treasurer and in early manhood was one of the leading Whigs of his community, later supporting the Republican party. A man of high standing and irreproachable character, he was popular whereve known and his life resulted in great good to the people with whom he mingled. He was a prominent member of the Masonic fraterniey for many years, also belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and to the extent of his ability encouraged and assisted all enterprises having for their object benevolent work and the moral improvement of his fellow men. Five children were born to L.D. and Mary A. Whitney, the oldest of whom is the gentlemen whose name furnishes the caption of this article; the second was Charles, who died at the age of two and a half years, the third being Homer L., a farmer living near the town of Eden, this state; Jennie E., the fourth of the family, married Merritt Abby, a farmer of Rives township, and the youngest, Mary M., a wife of M. Barber, lives on the old homestead which her husband cultivates. These sons and daughters enjoyed excellent educational advantages and they are now among the most intelligent and highly respected people of their respective communities. Homer attended the college at Ypsilanti and taught for a number of years with encouraging success; the subject also devoted considerable time to school work and the daughters, in addition to thorough mental training, became quite proficient in voal and instrumental music.
Frank A. Whitney, to a brief review of whose career the residue of this
sketch is devoted, was born August 11, 1859, in Rives township, and, like the majority of country boys, grew up under the healthful discipline of the farm. When old enough he entered the public schools and after completing the prescribed course began teaching, which profession he followed for several years, winning enviable repute as an educator. On attaining his majority he decided to become a tiller of the soil, working by the month, and from that time to the present he has prospered as an agriculturist, in which his success has been marked. Thinking to better his financial condition in the west, where he supposed better opportunities were obtained thatn his own state afforded, Mr. Whitney, in 1882, went to California, where he remained two years; but not entirely satisfied with conditions there, he returned to Jackson county at the expiration of that time and resumed farming, continuing the same until 1888, when he again turned his face toward the land of the stting sun, going this time to the state of Washington, where he spent some months as clerk in a mercantile house, subsequently engaging in the furniture business. Four years terminated his second western experience, after which he came back to his native county, and here he has since lived the life of a successful and contented husbandman.
Mr. Whitney purchased his present farm the year of his return from
Washington and by a series of improvements he has made it one of the most beautiful and desirable homes in the township of Rives. He has ninety-seven acres under cultivation and raises abundant crops of grains, vegetables and fruits, selling little of the first named, finding it more profitable to feed to the fine cattle, sheep and hogs with which the farm is plentifully stocked. For some years past he has enjoyed quite a reputation as a breeder and raiser of blooded Durham cattle, also being successful in the matter of sheep, paying especial attention to the celebrated Black Top breed. Mr. Whitney is an excellent judge and an ardent admirer of good horse flesh and aims to keep none but the best and most approved breeds of these noble animals, both for sale and for general purpose. he raises find draft horses and excellent roadsters, but does not rely upon them as a source of income as much as he does on his cattle, sheep and hogs, in the last named making a specialty of the valuable Poland China stock. Mr. Whitney's success in all branches of farming has won him a place in th front rank of the county's leading agriculturists. He aims to keep pace with the age and its demands and that he is enterprising, progressive and thouroughly up-to-date in all that relates to his calling attested, not only by the commanding position he occupies among his contemporaries but also by the handsome competence that has rewarded his labors and wise business management.
October 11, 1887, Mr. Whitney entered the marriage relation with Miss
Rosa M. Stitt, daughter of John Stitt, the latter a pioneer settler and successful farmer to Jackson county, who died in 1902. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney have no children; their home is a pleasant one, supplied with all the conveniences calculated to render their position happy and the spirit of genuine hospitality reigning therein makes it a popular resort for the best social circles of the neighborhood. The political faith of the subject is in harmony with the Republican party and, whicle and active worker for the success of the cause so close to his heart, he has never been known as an aspirant for public recognition, much less a seeker after the honors or emoluments of office. His interest in all matters pertaining to the material good of the community is never permitted to flag and he seeks by actions rather than words and loud discussion to make his presence and influence felt. Personlly he is agreeable and companionable, easily approachable and in every relation a true and courteous gentlemen. His kindly and obliging nature as a neighbor has endeared him to a large circle of friends and his life beautifully exemlifies the spirit of the good old rule, that a man should alway aim to do as he would be done by. As stated in a preceeding paragraph, his mind has been enlarged and enriched by travel and much association with all classess and conditions of people, four trips across the continent, with the discipline attending such an experience, serving to wear off the rough edges of his nature and give him a self-reliance which nothing but contact with the world can impart. Mr. Whitney is now in the prime of vigorous mental and physical manhood, with a capacity for still greater endeavor and it is but reasonable to predict for him a long and eminently useful career. That he may live many years to realize within himselfe his highest edeals of manhood and citizenship is the earnest desire of his neighbors and many friends throughout the county of Jackson.
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