Hello List, I am NOT related to the McWhorters, early pioneers of Warsaw, New York, however, one of my collateral lines had a connection, therefore I collected some of these references for those descendants. I have no further information. But, I thought this might help those who are descendants. Harry S. Douglass, "A Revolutionary Heritage," Historical Wyoming (October 1956) :p. 19 "One of the pioneers of Warsaw was John McWhorter, born in 1739 at Brookfield, Mass., who died in his new home on Jan. 6, 1813, when 74 years of age. He came to the present County Seat with his family in 1807. It is recorded that he was a Sergeant in 1776 with Col. Josiah Whitney's regiment and the next year received a Lieuenant's commission in Col. Thomas Marshall's Massachusetts regiment. Apparently he removed to New York about this time for one D.A.R. listing states that he re-enlisted in 1777 as Sergeant under Capt. McCamley's company, Col. Hathorne's regiment of New York Militia. He married Bethia Hall, the family living at Granville, Washington County, New York, and Hebron in the same county. There their seven children were born and Mrs. McWhorter died before his migration to Warsaw. Only a bronze D.A.R. Marker, erected by the Buffalo Chapter, remains to mark his grave in Warsaw Pioneer Cemetery." Mr. Douglass obtained some of his information from Andrew Young's 1869 book, History of Warsaw, pages 298-299 (Biographical Sketches for both John and Samuel). This book (among MANY others) is available on-line through Heritage Quest (many public libraries, genealogy.com or with subscription to New York Genealogcial and Biographical Society---website nygbs.org) Laura Penny Hulslander, compiler, Abstracts of Deeds of Washington County, NY, 1786-1792, page 2, referring to page 8 in the deed books, "Samuel McWherter [sic] of Hebron, to Jonas Woodall of Hebron, on 3 May 1764. Recorded 2 Aug 1786. From the same book, on page 12, referring to page 58 in the deeds book: Jonas Odel, of Hebron, to Samuel Whorter [sic] , of Hebron. Recorded 30 Jan 1787. Several McWhorter references (no John) in Volume 3 of The Asa Fitch Papers, compiled by Dr. Asa Fitch and transcribed and edited by Laura Penny Hulslander. {can be purchased through Sleeper News. See website at www.sleeperco.com} Sincerely, Patricia Tharp _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus