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Hello and thanks.

Greetings Tim, I was asking the same question yesterday when I found RL Wards additions to the lineage I started. What I found when I Googled Jazaniah Whitney, I found a couple of pages of Whitney's from a book titled History of Newport New hampshire. and with in which I found Orange Whitney son of Jazaniah who had a son Charles H. Whitney. This research group has been so very interesting because as I wrote in the intoduction page our lineage back from my grand father was totaly nonexistant. then to have RL ward offer so much of our information, my sisters and I are reeling in the news of the history we have.

Tim, thanks for the interest. If you happen to run across additional info please feel free to contact me.

Charles Ernest Whitney Jaffrey NH.

A new Family page.

HI Tim, thanks for all the help. the pages are looking great. Concerning the new family page I created, It looks like I messed up right out the gate and I was wondering if this can be deleted so I can start over?? it's wrong right at the title page. Please let me know Charlie Whitney

DEMPSEY WHT- NEY

MY -EYBOARD JUST MESSED UP. SEEM YO BE M-SS-NG SOME -EYS HERE. - HAVE DEMPSEY SOMEWHERE. - W-LL LOO- TOMORROW. PATTY WOODALL CAME THROUGH W-TH ALL OF -SAAC'S PAPERS. JEANNE

Doug Whitney- [email protected]

Tim- I have had my DNA by Family Tree DNA profiled and would like to incorporate it into the WRG. It confirms my lineage back to John Whitney and connects me to other descendents, however, I don't completely understand it. How do I go about bringing it to the WRG? Thanks Doug Whitney [email protected]

Tim:

When I went to Discussion:Lineage_site_update&rcid=73101 and clicked on the "Website Feedback" link at the top, I got an error message. When I clicked instead on "Discussion Forum Index", and then on "Website Feedback", all was well, so there is a work-around.

- Robert - Talk to me 07:18, 26 April 2008 (CDT)

Delete a page

Hello Tim,

My name is Joyce Sharpley. I just uploaded my .jpg Whitney Outline twice. One of the pages needs to be deleted as they are the same thing. I was trying to make the print larger when saving the outline, but for some reason it doesn't work, and I don't know how to enlarge the print at the Whitney site. My e-mail is [email protected] I put the outline in .pdf format and the print was a readible size 12 point, but as soon as I put it in jpg format it would not enlarge.

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Timothy - what you up to cuz??

Lydia Whitney

Thank you so much. I then found this posting on Ancestry message boards, where the first responder says she is descended from his daughter Lydia Whitney. However, the original post has the unknown daughter being named Mary, so I don't know how Lydia could fit in. Michael A. White 08:47, 2 May 2008 (CDT)

Created page for Phineas Whitney

I added the page for Phineas Whitney, but cant begin to think hoe to link it to my page. http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/User:Sbrina40

The new page is http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Family:Whitney%2C_Phineas_%281803-%3F%29

Kellyann

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timothy!!! did you get my email??

Why the Change?

Tim:

Why the last change to Family:Whitney, Robert (1592-1653)? Both the sons Robert and Francis must have died before 1638, when their younger brothers Constantine and Richard were called 2nd and 3rd sons of their father (Thomas was the 1st son) upon matriculation at Oxford.

- Robert - Talk to me 19:17, 5 May 2008 (CDT)

Children of Sir Robert

Tim:

I understand why you changed the dates. I agree that the children should be reordered, according to the visitation pedigree. That, at least, is a contemporary source. Agreed that Francis was probably the fifth surviving son and William the sixth. The surviving sons seem to be listed in order of age, followed by the surviving daughters in order of age. Children who died young were not mentioned, perhaps not surprisingly. Even Constance, who lived to maturity, but died unmarried before 1634, is not mentioned. Probably the daughters and sons should be interleaved to fill in the gaps left by the known ages. I'd put Eleanor as b. say 1617, Susan, b. say 1619, and Elizabeth, b. say 1627. Elizabeth died after 1634 but before her father. Possibly there was another, otherwise unknown, child b. ca. 1612 and died young.

I think that would make all the records agree with each other: visitation, baptisms, and matriculations.

- Robert - Talk to me 07:26, 6 May 2008 (CDT)

Hannah Whitney, Charles Cloes, Paul Knight

Tim,

The name of Chandler's River, ME, was changed to Jonesborough in 1789, so that is not an issue.

I can't recall nor find the source I used to connect Hannah Whitney, daughter of Joel and Mary (Weston) Whitney, with the H. Whitney who m. Paul Knight. I did find that Paul Knight was son of Capt. Jonathan and Mary (Adkins) Knight. He and Hannah (Whitney) Knight had the following children: Lucy, Adkins, Hannah, Joel, James Christy, Ann Maria, Ellis, Hiram, Elizabeth, Emily, Sabrina, Sewell, Louise, Malinda, Mary, Calista, and Jerome. Note that the second son was Joel, onomastic evidence of the connection. I suggest you ask Ken Whitney, our expert on Maine Whitney families.

I don't understand how a single female whose family were in, and stayed in, eastern Maine, was in a position to marry someone in Albany Co., NY, in 1784. I suggest that it might have been a different Hannah Whitney who contracted that marriage, and that the birth dates are just a coincidence.

- Robert - Talk to me 07:56, 16 May 2008 (CDT)

Sorry it so long for me to get this together

I have been researching for so long that I really need to publish my results. I thought this would be a good place to start for some of it. I have a large collection of gravestone photos which I will be hosting on my personal website. A fair number of them are of the Kansas Whitney lines. I will be trying to figure out how to work them into the WRG perhaps via links? I really appreciate your assistance with my additions and trust there will be someone to help with the cemetery photos when I get the data together.

Thanks again for your help. I feel comfortable already.

Thank you so much for putting the John Merrick/Clarissa Whitney Bible page with the others..... I have spent two days trying to figure it out (*_*) Thx for the help. I have other things I would like to post... can you tell me (in little baby language) how I transfer a page I write to be put with others in same category? Thx so much.... Jeanne

Okay... I give up! This site is simply too complicated for me.... I have just tried to upload an image of a Whitney tombstone w/inscription, but I cannot master the process. Am sending my regrets to the Whitney's as I do have some things that I think original and interesting. Next time one of my "kids" is home maybe I can get some help (*_*) Jeanne

Tim: I have just uploaded military pay records for James Rex (Rix) Whitney. I have no idea where they are or what to do with them.... maybe you can place them properly. Thx Jeanne

Umm I have considered it. And I'll proably do it. But I don't expect to find a John Whitney link. Did any known Whitney's of that line even own slaves?

Even so since I am African-American it is quite possible that my DNA won't be traced back to any of the major Whitney lines. Although, it would be fun to find that there is a genetic link! I know of a few DNA genealogy sites for African-Americans. At some point I will submit a sample there too. That sort of research doesn't really help you imagine much of a story. I mean, eventually we are all related.

I am really just trying to figure out where those 23 Hyde Co. slaves come from. I don't have much hope but I'm finding that the search is kinda fun. I figured the Samuel Whitney connection would be a no-brainer but I just can't seem to connect this Sarah Whitney of 1790 Hyde Co to him.

Source of Memoranda

Tim:

I believe I photocopied that at the NEHGS Library in Boston in 2004 (after the Reunion). At any rate, I have a photocopy. I just checked that part of the photocopy against its transcription, and the latter is letter-perfect.

- Robert - Talk to me 15:51, 18 June 2008 (CDT)

Update

Tim -

I have really neglected the 1840 Mass census project. I took on a part time job in Feb. and then a full time position the end of March (retirement brought on new life goals and I still haven't won a lottery!) So that along with stained glass commissions has kept me a little too busy. I now have Thursday night and Sunday afternoons I can devote to working on the project. I assume it is available as my name still appears as the transcriber. Just wanted to give you an update and check in with you, don't want to duplicate work if someone else has taken on Mass. Thanks.

Carol

Arthur Whitney pages

Thanks so much for your kind words. I'm not familiar with wiki so that's a learning experience! And I worry about my edit ettiquette, so if you see me doing anything that's a no-no please let me know. I have alot of information on Arthur's descendants that I'll add as I feel my way thru. There is some information I have that I'm not sure where to put yet. For instance, in 1850 Franklin Parish, LA Western District there is a Francis Whitney, 15 living in household of Arch Holloway. Arthur Whitney the first (assumed) son of Arthur 1800-1850 was married to Elizabeth Holloway, possibly relative of Arch Holloway, so that would likely link this Francis to the son Arthur, but I don't know where to place that information. What do you think? I'm a litle overwhelmed by the wiki site at this point. I want to try to prove Arthur is son of Francis, as I think he is, but haven't found the link yet. Thanks again for your comments. Debi Giltner BTW I descend from Arthur thru Silas and Mary Ann Johnson Whitney's daughter, Julia Whitney. No men left in Silas' line to do the DNA test. Darn!

Late in getting your message

Tim, Thanks for thinking of me, yes I had considered the line of Phineas until I went the route of DNA-y(67)(37765), from that they say I should be John1, Thomas2, Eleazer3. then is where I make the big guess as to Jonas4, Jacob5, and that is where I would have a Reuben6, which is the son of Jacob5. I have a Reuben Whitney and Ruth (Unk) as parents of my Crosby Whitney. It has always been favorable looking into the Phineas family with the surnames and given names of Crosby, and Reuben, being used so much and being from Maine.

But to believe in DNA I must think of the line of Thomas and Eleazer. I wish more people would go to 35 markers or more, 25 just isn't enough.

I would like to give you some small information about Chester Coborn8 Whitney b. 18 Sep 1822 in that he married 29 Sep 1845 as you have it (at Saint Joseph, Michigan) from the Saint Joseph, Michigan marriage records. It might help someone.

I have been spending much of my time on Remington Hobby Whitney b. 1802 from Maine and sending information to Ken Whitney.

Gerald E. Whitney

[email protected]

Those are the same records we found but the hand writing was difficult to read from the census we were looking at. I'm positive that is the same family listed in 1900 as 1910 (Mary=Mamie, Katherine=Kate, Henry=Harry). What I find strange is the discrepancy with the parents ages. Harry is 34 in 1900 so he should be 44 not 39 in 1910. Bridget's age (aka Terry) is also off. My father told me she was born in 1863 and they were only a couple of years apart. I'm assuming 1865 is the correct year. I will try to obtain vital records for New York City and look for Birth records on Harry.

I just subscribed to the mailing list and I'm going to start working on the GED file.

Thanks for posting this,

Dave

Photograph Page

Tim:

While the page we have for photographs is useful, I have a suggestion. Make a page with thumbnails of all the photographs. Perhaps four across would be a good size. Make that the main photo page, and make the one we use now a link from it. Of course, each thumbnail would be linked to the full-size photo's own page, with complete caption, etc. The little camera icon from the Main Page would be a nice touch on each!

- Robert - Talk to me 10:39, 29 June 2008 (CDT)

Photograph Page, II

Tim:

I do like the draft version you have put together. Can you arrange it so that each row of photos has the bottoms of the photos, and hence the captions, aligned?

I agree that the old way, with numbers, is now obsolete. We'll have to make a new instruction page describing how to upload a new image and to add it to this thumbnail-oriented page. Including an example would be excellent, too.

What do you think about organizing the photos in some logical way? Perhaps portraits of people could be in one section, gravestones in another, buildings in a third, etc. (or separate pages, rather than sections, for each type). Within each type, I don't have any particular idea how to order them. Chronologically by date-time of upload doesn't make much sense to me.

- Robert - Talk to me 22:00, 29 June 2008 (CDT)

Thanks

Tim,

Thanks. By the way, I reviewed Dame Joan Mordante's will last night to confirm whether or not any of the Whitney offspring were mentioned. Sorry, Henry Whitney/Anne Wilford. Dame Joan Mordante was Anne's mother. They were not. Dame Joan left all of her belongings to her daughter Johann and her husband Robert Apreec. We know that Henry died in 1591, so it may be reasonable to assume that his wife Anne Wilford Whitney was also deceased prior to 1592 when Dame Joan's will was probated. No reference to any grandchildren on either side were mentioned.