"Vital Records of Berlin,Mass."-Elisha M. Whitney died 1879 in Berlin,Mass. He was born 1818 in Watertown,Mass,. the son of Israel and Sally Parker. He married Electra Bigelow- the daughter of Levi Bigelow. "History of Worcester co.,Mass."-Elisha M. Whitney-Selectman in 1854 of Berlin. -Treasure in 1864/65 of Berlin. -Owned a shoe factory. -No children. Mapquest view of South Berlin reveals a Whitney Road- assumed location of Whitney homestead mentioned in above History. Ancestry.com contains the listed source documents. James E. Whitney,II

Looking for anyone doing searching in Kentucky for any Whitney line (1800's) in census in Lexington thanks Huey Whitney

Its always amazing what comes from this site. My Mother was the Whitney so I follow everything closely. So it was a surprise in this to see Sir Christopher Wren used as an example. He is from my paternal Grandmothers side. She was a Wren and married a Wells. The little blurp about his age when he left Westminster I will incorporate into the Wells family history. I remember when I was quite small my Father told me we were all just Pennsylvania Dutchmen. I guess he was joking as when I got into family research I find both sides straight from England. Its a great day in Wyoming - God Bless. Rose Zella On Aug 1, 2005, at 4:38 PM, karl h schwerin wrote: > William Snow, a member of our list, recently visited London. I had > suggested to him that he might contact the Westminster School (where > Melville, in Pierce, says John Whitney was a student), to see if they > had any record of JW's attendance. > > William didn't actually get to the school, but he phoned them and they > suggested contacting Mr. Eddie Smith, Deputy Headmaster and historian > about any inquiries. I did so, and below is his reply--no record. > But as you see below, that doesn't mean John Whitney didn't study > there. > > Does anyone know where Melville's information comes from? > > Karl Schwerin SnailMail: Dept. of Anthropology > Univ. of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 > e-mail: [email protected] > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 17:59:12 +0100 > From: Eddie Smith <[email protected]> > To: karl h schwerin <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Seeking information > > Dear Dr Schwerin > > Thank you for the enquiry concerning your forebear. I am afraid that I > can find no record of his having attended Westminster School; I have > of course checked under various variant spellings. I have to admit > that that is not entirely conclusive! Only by the nineteenth century > do records become fuller; we have a dodgy period around 1700, and > earlier, anything that is Elizabethan derives very largely from > archival material in Westminster Abbey and that is far from complete, > it is usually based on bills. So the reords for the period of which > you enquire are somewhat meagre. If Whitney were a King's/Queen's > Scholar or proceeded to Christ Church or Trinity then I would be > confident that we had a record. Otherwise we cannot be sure. Have you > any knowledge of the basis for Pierce's statement or is it based on > geographical proximity? > > Do not be too anxious about his age of leaving school, ages varied > considerably until later in the eighteenth century (for example > Christopher Wren was only fourteen when he left Westminster to go to > Wadham College, Oxford). > > May I suggest another way of discovering is by association? In other > words are there early friends and/or colleagues to whom he was close? > If there are enough who are old Westminsters a degree of inference may > be made. Names such as Ireland, Dudley Carleton, Bancroft, Gunter, > Dolbey, Duppa, Hacket, and of course George Herbert. > > I am sorry if I am less than helpful. Do let me know if there is > anything more that I can do, and in particular do let me know if you > find further evidence for his having been here and we shall be able to > add him to our list! > > Yours sincerely > > E A Smith > Under Master and Archivist > > ________________________________ > > From: karl h schwerin [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sun 31/07/2005 21:46 > To: Eddie Smith > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Seeking information > > > > Mr. Eddie Smith > Deputy Headmaster > The Westminster School > > Dear Mr. Smith: > > I am an eleventh-generation descendant of John Whitney, who emigrated > from > London to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635. According to Henry > Melville > (in Pierce 1895*, p. 17) John was born in Lambeth Marsh in 1589. He > was > baptized in the St. Margaret's Church, London on July 20, 1592. He > goes > on to say that John "probably received, for those days, a good > education > in the famous 'Westminster School,' now known as St. Peter's College, > and > February 22, 1607, at the age of fourteen (sic), was apprenticed by his > father to William Pring of the Old Bailey, London" (of the Merchant > Tailors' Company). > > *Pierce, Frederick Clifton. 1895. Whitney. The descendants > of John > Whitney, who came from London, England to Watertown, > Massachusetts, in > 1635. Hammond, IL: Press of W. B. Conkey Company. > > William Snow, another descendant of John Whitney, recently contacted > the > Westminster School while in London to find out about any mention of our > John Whitney in your school records. The woman he spoke to said that, > rather than his going there in person, we should contact you, since > you > are not only the deputy headmaster of the school but also a historian. > > On behalf of Mr. Snow, myself, and other Whitney descendants, we would > like to know if there are records in your archives pertaining to the > attendance of John Whitney at the Westminster School sometime during > the > approximate period between 1595 and 1607. We would be interested in any > and all information about him that might still be extant in your > records. > > Thank you in advance for whatever assistance you may be able to render > this inquiry. > > Sincerely, > > Dr. Karl H Schwerin > Professor Emeritus > Dept. of Anthropology > Univ. of New Mexico > Albuquerque, NM 87131 > e-mail: [email protected] > > > >

Hello, I just received this info from a Wisconsin researcher,Albert Wall. Isadore is the daughter of David Josiah Whitney and Mehitable Smith. (William H., Aaron, Aaron, Moses, Moses, Richard, John).Isadore lived in the Racine ,Wisconsin area. 1870 "It looks like Isadore married Charles Black when she was 16/17 in the census she was 28 yrs old. The Brother Henry Black was living with them at 910 Main St. Charles and his brother Henry bought the liverey company and named it the Black Bros, Isadores Husband Charles died 26 Aug, 1894. After a year or so, Henry lived with her at 845 Lake av til her death on 23 Dec, 1905 Isadore was a famous Temperance worker and she succumded to attack of pnuemonia. She had left Racine on temperabce work in Muwanago, Wisconsin and various towns and districts in the vicinity. Her death was entirely unexpected and came as a shock to her hundreds of friends in the Belle City. ( nickname for Racine ). She recived her early education here and had taught for many years in the public schools She was very prominent in temperance work throughout the state of Wisconsin and was state superintendent of the junior work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the state, also organizer for the loyal Temperance Legion and one of the very First to bring about agitation of the anti-cigarette movement."

William Snow, a member of our list, recently visited London. I had suggested to him that he might contact the Westminster School (where Melville, in Pierce, says John Whitney was a student), to see if they had any record of JW's attendance. William didn't actually get to the school, but he phoned them and they suggested contacting Mr. Eddie Smith, Deputy Headmaster and historian about any inquiries. I did so, and below is his reply--no record. But as you see below, that doesn't mean John Whitney didn't study there. Does anyone know where Melville's information comes from? Karl Schwerin SnailMail: Dept. of Anthropology Univ. of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 e-mail: [email protected] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 17:59:12 +0100 From: Eddie Smith <[email protected]> To: karl h schwerin <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Seeking information Dear Dr Schwerin Thank you for the enquiry concerning your forebear. I am afraid that I can find no record of his having attended Westminster School; I have of course checked under various variant spellings. I have to admit that that is not entirely conclusive! Only by the nineteenth century do records become fuller; we have a dodgy period around 1700, and earlier, anything that is Elizabethan derives very largely from archival material in Westminster Abbey and that is far from complete, it is usually based on bills. So the reords for the period of which you enquire are somewhat meagre. If Whitney were a King's/Queen's Scholar or proceeded to Christ Church or Trinity then I would be confident that we had a record. Otherwise we cannot be sure. Have you any knowledge of the basis for Pierce's statement or is it based on geographical proximity? Do not be too anxious about his age of leaving school, ages varied considerably until later in the eighteenth century (for example Christopher Wren was only fourteen when he left Westminster to go to Wadham College, Oxford). May I suggest another way of discovering is by association? In other words are there early friends and/or colleagues to whom he was close? If there are enough who are old Westminsters a degree of inference may be made. Names such as Ireland, Dudley Carleton, Bancroft, Gunter, Dolbey, Duppa, Hacket, and of course George Herbert. I am sorry if I am less than helpful. Do let me know if there is anything more that I can do, and in particular do let me know if you find further evidence for his having been here and we shall be able to add him to our list! Yours sincerely E A Smith Under Master and Archivist ________________________________ From: karl h schwerin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sun 31/07/2005 21:46 To: Eddie Smith Cc: [email protected] Subject: Seeking information Mr. Eddie Smith Deputy Headmaster The Westminster School Dear Mr. Smith: I am an eleventh-generation descendant of John Whitney, who emigrated from London to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635. According to Henry Melville (in Pierce 1895*, p. 17) John was born in Lambeth Marsh in 1589. He was baptized in the St. Margaret's Church, London on July 20, 1592. He goes on to say that John "probably received, for those days, a good education in the famous 'Westminster School,' now known as St. Peter's College, and February 22, 1607, at the age of fourteen (sic), was apprenticed by his father to William Pring of the Old Bailey, London" (of the Merchant Tailors' Company). *Pierce, Frederick Clifton. 1895. Whitney. The descendants of John Whitney, who came from London, England to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635. Hammond, IL: Press of W. B. Conkey Company. William Snow, another descendant of John Whitney, recently contacted the Westminster School while in London to find out about any mention of our John Whitney in your school records. The woman he spoke to said that, rather than his going there in person, we should contact you, since you are not only the deputy headmaster of the school but also a historian. On behalf of Mr. Snow, myself, and other Whitney descendants, we would like to know if there are records in your archives pertaining to the attendance of John Whitney at the Westminster School sometime during the approximate period between 1595 and 1607. We would be interested in any and all information about him that might still be extant in your records. Thank you in advance for whatever assistance you may be able to render this inquiry. Sincerely, Dr. Karl H Schwerin Professor Emeritus Dept. of Anthropology Univ. of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 e-mail: [email protected]

great site! Thanks for the URL. -------Original Message------- From: harrison Date: 08/01/05 08:02:53 To: [email protected] Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Re: WHITNEY-D Digest V05 #106 Here is a site all may find interesting: dca.tufts.edu/features/bostonstreets Mentioned in the July 31 Boston Sunday Globe, section D4 ideas, this site is "built around an enormous compilation of photos, as well as old maps and city directories...from the Bostonian Society's archives....its focal point is its intricate "Cowpaths" tool which allows users to search for and assemble all this information in map form....users can trace individuals, or track the movement of families, ethnic groups, or even types of businesses from one neighborhood to another over time." This information goes back two centuries, but such search engines may well be in the future for more and more areas. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 7:03 AM Subject: WHITNEY-D Digest V05 #106

Here is a site all may find interesting: dca.tufts.edu/features/bostonstreets Mentioned in the July 31 Boston Sunday Globe, section D4 ideas, this site is "built around an enormous compilation of photos, as well as old maps and city directories...from the Bostonian Society's archives....its focal point is its intricate "Cowpaths" tool which allows users to search for and assemble all this information in map form....users can trace individuals, or track the movement of families, ethnic groups, or even types of businesses from one neighborhood to another over time." This information goes back two centuries, but such search engines may well be in the future for more and more areas. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 7:03 AM Subject: WHITNEY-D Digest V05 #106

Hello list, I am looking for the parents of Willard Moore Whitney b, Sep 1882 in NY (I do not know where in NY) and died 1945 in Phila, PA. Willard owned a coal company. I have descendent information to share. joyce Sharpley [email protected]

Source: A history of Jerauld County, South Dakota. Author: Dunham, N. J. Date of Publication: 1910 Subjects:History., South Dakota -- Jerauld County. Published in Ancestry.com-Family and Local History. A study of this history and census records of the era revealed these pioneers: George Edson Whitney-(1872,Clinton co.,Iowa-12 Feb.,1943,Jones co.,S.D.). s/o Edson Whitney(May 1833,Addison co.,Vt.-15 Sept., 1911,Jones co.,S.D.). s/o Josiah Whitney(1799,N.H.-1863,Clinton co.,Iowa). A humble shoemaker who had six children. He moved from N.H>Vt.>N.Y.>Oh.>Iowa. His exact linage is unknown to me. Also listed is Frank Wyman Whitney-postmaster. He married Eva Velina Kimball who had dau. Grace Mabell(b.25 Feb., 1888) and son Odell Kimball(b.31 Dec., 1884). Sincerely yours, James E. Whitney,II

I am interested in finding more of my great grand mother, Mary Jane Whitney. She was b, 1853 in Manchester, England Married to James E Daly, 26 Dec. 1874 in Lawrence, MA. She died in 1946 in Gardiner, Maine They had 15 children I will really appreciate any help rendered. Kent [email protected]

FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Pazurik<mailto:[email protected]> To: Curt Whitney<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 1:02 PM Subject: Re: RE Obits Hi, Curt Did a search in master for Charles....WHITNEY with no luck. I understand your predicament but cannot search database of members from this location. From the URL you gave, it appears as tho I don't have full obit but will be doing the microfilms of all the daily papers. Rather than searching for a member or waiting for the full obit or waiting for our staff, how about just checking back to that site and doing a free search? I would guess that you could do a search on our site after Labour Day sometime (or later). We will soon be offering a GAB site for asking such questions and will be offering a FREE genealogy web site (you could post your work for the world to see). The latter will be available to you after the summer and will be FREE, as mentioned. Our staff processes about 5,000 obits a day so rather than relying on me to do a search, how about you doing it for me? Sorry I cannot be of much help as much as I'd like to have your membership. Good hunting Mickey Michael H PAZURIK, suite 239 - 1399 Bay Avenue, Trail, B.C, Canada V1R 3A7 offering the complete genealogy of the Van TASSEL family from 1625 to present on CD offering "The beginner's drill book" on table billiards volunteer for Trail's 3rd annual Italian Festival in September each year I do the websites for the IF and save the volunteer commitee thousands of dollars please look at www.festivalitaliano.com<http://www.festivalitaliano.com/> (I have over 400 listings) please look at the genealogy blog www.genealogygab.com<http://www.genealogygab.com/> I do not publish VT information on the web anything I do on email is FREE __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com<http://mail.yahoo.com/>

emrldpth (and all), At 05:13 PM 7/18/05, you wrote: > I am interested in learning more about David Josiah Whitney ,b. > Jan 1814, >son of William Henry Whitney and Clarissa Woolcot . I believe this >is the >David Whitney in the 1850 census of Oneida County,NY.He is listed as a >saddler, born in Vermont. His wife is Mehitable (Smith?) born in Mass. >Children are Isadore,Frances,Carolina, and Clarence. > Frances may be my great grandmother, Frances M. Whitney. > > I just recently started subscribing and have enjoyed all the > posts . I am >learning a lot about where to look for documentation. I found David in Chicago in the 1880 Census: <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/census/1880/extracts/il.htm#77>. Pierce also mentions him here: <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/pierce/p491-495.htm#P4503>. I also found him in this abstract, but not much information there: <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/whistler/7-1.html> Regards, Robert Mr. Robert L. Ward rlward AT whitneygen DOT org http://www.whitneygen.org/home.html

James, I believe that you will find that Adelbert Whitney's father, Henry W. Whitney, was the son of Samuel and Margaret (Darrow) Whitney of Belfast, Maine. Samuel's ancestry is: John1, Benjamin2, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel4, Moses5, Samuel6. Henry7, Adelbert8. Henry W. Whitney was married 3 times: first to Emily R. Mears about 1849; second to Sarah Thomas in Belfast, ME 24 Dec 1857; and third to Martha Ellen Merriam, intentions in Morrill, ME 7 Aug 1863. I hope this clears things up. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Whitney" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 4:48 PM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Adelbert Whitney-(1867-1957) Montana Stockman > Source:" A history of Montana " 1 > Author: Sanders, Helen Fitzgerald, Date of Publication: 1913 > reprinted in Ancestry.com. > > > > > This history contains a bio of Adelbert Whitney born about 27 March, 1867 > in > Waldo.Waldo,Maine, > the son of Henry and Sarah Thomas Whitney who married in Belfast co.,Maine > on 24 Dec., 1857. > They died leaving Adelbert Whitney an orphan. He never gave his age the > same > which would seem > to highlight his condition. He appears with parents as a 3 year old in the > 1870 census. > > Adelbert married Lena Montez Haney in Belfast co.,Maine in 1891 and they > moved to > Big Timber,Sweet Grass,Montana. Three infant sons died before 1910 in > Montana. > Lena died 1 Dec., 1944 and her husband "Del" Whitney lived until 17 Feb., > 1957. > > I do not know the linage of this Henry Whitney of Waldo county, Maine and > would suggest adding him to our unknowns from Maine. > > Sincerely yours, > James E. Whitney,II >

Source:" A history of Montana " 1 Author: Sanders, Helen Fitzgerald, Date of Publication: 1913 reprinted in Ancestry.com. This history contains a bio of Adelbert Whitney born about 27 March, 1867 in Waldo.Waldo,Maine, the son of Henry and Sarah Thomas Whitney who married in Belfast co.,Maine on 24 Dec., 1857. They died leaving Adelbert Whitney an orphan. He never gave his age the same which would seem to highlight his condition. He appears with parents as a 3 year old in the 1870 census. Adelbert married Lena Montez Haney in Belfast co.,Maine in 1891 and they moved to Big Timber,Sweet Grass,Montana. Three infant sons died before 1910 in Montana. Lena died 1 Dec., 1944 and her husband "Del" Whitney lived until 17 Feb., 1957. I do not know the linage of this Henry Whitney of Waldo county, Maine and would suggest adding him to our unknowns from Maine. Sincerely yours, James E. Whitney,II

All, I have uncovered an error which appears in some of the sources extracted on our web site. They say that Josiah-4 WHITNEY [Josiah-3, Jonathan-2, John-1], "formerly of Dedham now of Weston", married, 28 Feb 1725/6, Weston, MA, Elizabeth GRANT "of Concord". They are wrong. Instead, it was Josiah-3 WHITING [Samuel-2, Nathaniel-1] who contracted that marriage, which appears in the Weston vital records with his correct surname. They had seven children, of whom six are also recorded in the Weston vital records. Some of the references repeating this error are: Whitney, Henry Austin, "The Descendants of John and Elinor Whitney, of Watertown, Mass.," NEHGR, vol. XI (1857), p. 121. Bond, Henry, Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to Which is Appended the Early History of the Town. With Illustrations, Maps, and Notes. Volume I, Genealogies (2nd ed., 1860), p. 644. Whitney, William L[ebbeus], Some of the Descendants of John and Elinor Whitney, Who Settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635. (Pottsville, PA: M. E. Miller, Steam-Power Printer, 1890), p. 22. Pierce, Frederick Clifton, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago: 1895), pp. 34, 56. Whitney Whistler, vol. 4, number 3 (Fall 1984); and vol. 7, number 1 (Spring 1987). The baptism of one of their children, Sarah-4 WHITING, also appears in our WHITNEY extracts from the Weston vital records. Naturally this bad information has also spread into our databases. It also appears in the LDS International Genealogical Index, Ancestral File, and Pedigree Resource File. To be fair, these last three have both the correct and incorrect surnames for Josiah. I googled eleven other web pages on the Internet containing the incorrect information, as well. Probably the records at Ancestry.com also contain this error, although I have not verified that. Strangely, Samuel-4 WHITING, eldest son of this couple, actually married a WHITNEY descendant, Deliverance PERRY [Abigail ADAMS, Lydia-3 WHITNEY, Jonathan-2, John-1]. Please correct your records accordingly. Regards, Robert Mr. Robert L. Ward rlward AT whitneygen DOT org http://www.whitneygen.org/home.html

WORCESTER— Herbert C. Whitney, 72, of Fairhaven Road, died Monday, July 18, 2005, at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus. He leaves his wife of 51 years, Marion B. (Rugg) Whitney; his mother, Virginia (Dickie) McCauley of Worcester; 2 sons and a daughter-in-law, Stephen F. Whitney of Worcester and Scott C. and Tammi Whitney of Gainesville, VA; a brother, Clifford Whitney of Thompson, CT; a sister, Helen Comeau of Worcester; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-granddaughter; and several nieces & nephews. He was predeceased by his father, Leroy Whitney, and a sister, Margaret Thompson. He was born in Worcester, a son of Leroy and Virginia (Dickie) Whitney and was a graduate of North High. He was a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. Mr. Whitney worked as a draftsman at Wrightline, Ritzell Assoc., and Riley Stoker. He was a member and former deacon of Greendale People’s Church. Mr. Whitney was a member and the treasurer of Pine Eden Assoc., Rindge, NH, where he was also past president and past secretary/treasurer. He was an avid bowler and enjoyed woodworking. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 23, at Greendale People’s Church, with The Reverend Ralph Marsden officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Ralph Marsden Scholarship Fund, Greendale People’s Church, 25 Francis Street, Worcester, MA 01606-0074. Nordgren Memorial Chapel, 300 Lincoln Street, is directing arrangements.

Hi all, Time magazine article of 11 July 2005, page - 49, "Can DNA Revel Your Roots?" You might want to catch that. -Robert C. Whitney in Metairie, of the Mississippi Whitneys

I am interested in learning more about David Josiah Whitney ,b. Jan 1814, son of William Henry Whitney and Clarissa Woolcot . I believe this is the David Whitney in the 1850 census of Oneida County,NY.He is listed as a saddler, born in Vermont. His wife is Mehitable (Smith?) born in Mass. Children are Isadore,Frances,Carolina, and Clarence. Frances may be my great grandmother, Frances M. Whitney. I just recently started subscribing and have enjoyed all the posts . I am learning a lot about where to look for documentation.

WRG: Many of you will recall that on 11 June 2005, James Whitney sent a message concerning the ancestry of Addison Otis Whitney, a soldier killer in the Civil War in Baltimore, MD. I expressed at that time some misgivings about the proposed ancestry, and also was not convinced of the list of marriages of John F. Whitney, and the siblings of Addison Whitney. I discovered that John F. Whitney, the father of Addison, had applied for Civil War pension benefits as a survivor of his son. This past week, I was able to view and abstract the pension file at the National Archives. I will present the abstract below, and than try to resolve some of the previous controversy. From the Civil War Pension File of Addison O. Whitney Private, Co. D, 6th Maine Infantry John F. Whitney, Father Father's Application # 498338 Certificate # 735717 National Archives, Washington, D.C. Addison O. Whitney enlisted in the Lowell, Mass. City Guard in 1860, and was discharged in early 1861. In April ,1861, members of that unit were asked to re-enlist in the US Army. On April 15, 1861, Addison O. Whitney enlisted in Co. D of the 6th Maine Infanry. The company embarked by train for Washungton, D.C., where they were to be mustered into the army. However, the train was attacked by a mob of southern sympathizers in Baltimore, and Addison Whitney was killed on 19 April, 1861. John F. Whitney, father of Addison O. Whitney, first applied for pension benefits as a survivor of his son in 1881. For some reason not elucidated in the file, that petition was dropped. In 1891, with a new lawyer, John F. Whitney re-filed for pension benefits. At the time, he was living at 109 Courtland St., Providence, Rhode Island. John Whitney married Jane B. (no maiden name mentioned) 27 September 1835 in Belmont, Maine. They were married by William Rusk, J.P. Jane B. Whitney died at Centerville, Rhode Island 23 February 1879. The main problem with the pension claim was that Addison had never been mustered into the army, but had enlisted. The muster was to take place in Washington, D.C. It was determined that the soldiers in his company had been paid as of their 15 April enlistment, so the pension application was approved. There is no death date in the file for John F. Whitney. He was dropped from the pension roll 5 July 1894 due to death. He had been paid up to 4 March 1894. The pension file contains a notarized copy of the family record in the Bible of John F. Whitney. It was notarized in Providence, RI on 7 March 1891. The Bible was published in 1829. It contains the following record of the births of the children of John F. and Jane B. Whitney: Emily Jane Whitney, born Aug 4th 1836 John Willard Whitney, born Dec 22 1837 Addison O. Whitney, born Oct 30 1839 Mary Celestia Whitney, born May 5 1842 This is all of the historical and genealogical information I have extracted from the pension file. This seems to clear up the controversy with the number of marriages and the children of John F. Whitney. He was not married a second time to a person named Almira, and had no more children than mentioned in the file. I believe that the Almira mentioned by James was actually married to John C. Whitney, and her maiden name was Almira Turner. The children listed were the names of their children. This John C. Whitney was: John1, Benjamin2, John3, Benjamin4, Samuel Lumber5, John C.6. So then, who is John F. Whitney? It was proposed that he was John Whitney, Jr., son of Rev. John and Hannah (Rich) Whitney of Thorndike, Maine. But that does not seem to fit. No vital records ever mention Rev. John Whitney as having a middle initial. And, the Thorndike records do not ascribe a middle initial to John Whitney, Jr. However, Rev. John and Hannah had eleven children. Eight of them had middle initials in the Thorndike records. Therefore one would think that a middle initial for John, Jr. would be mentioned if he had one. Also, census records indicate that John F. Whitney was born abt 1809-10. Thorndike records indicate John, Jr. was born in 1813, so he is too young to be John F. Whitney. Finally, I believe, but have no absolute proof, that John Whitney, Jr. died in 1837 in Thorndike. If that is true, he was dead 2 years before Addison was born. I cannot prove the ancestry of John F. Whitney. What I can do is make an educated conjecture, and let someone else disprove it. I believe that John F. Whitney was the son of Samuel and Margaret (Darrow) Whitney of Belmont, Waldo Co., Maine. Samuel's ancestry is: John1, Benjamin2, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel4, Moses5, Samuel6. "A Genealogical History of Morrill, Maine" (GHMM) tells us that Samuel and Margaret had lived in Dixmont and Castine, and came to Morrill about 1825. At that time, Morrill was a part of Belmont, and was not set off from Belmont until 1855. The GHMM lists 6 chuildren for Samuel and Margaret, but does not mention John F. So, how is he part of this family? John F., born abt 1809-10, would have been their oldest child. By 1825, when they came to Belmont, John would have been 15 years old, and possibly out of the home working for someone. All six of the mentioned children of Samuel and Margaret have middle initials mentioned, so John F. would fit right in. The GHMM does mention John F. Whitney and his family. He was a shoemaker, and lived in Waldo, Maine before moving to Belmont when Addison was a young boy. The GHMM also mentions Addison O. Whitney. It says he was born Oct 30, 1839 in Waldo, Maine. If one looks at the census of 1840, one finds Samuel Whitney and his son, Rev. Doty Whitney, living side by side in Belmont, Maine. A short time after Addison was born in 1839 in Waldo, just up the road a piece, John F. moves his family to Belmont. All of the above is circumstantial. I have no proof that John F. is the son of Samuel and Margaret. But, it makes sense to me. Perhaps Samuel, Margaret, and John F. will show up in the records of Dixmont or Castine. Lets hope so. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD

All, At 03:10 PM 7/8/05, Helen S Rogers wrote: >I find 3 brothers---Roswell, David and Jacob in Delaware County , N.Y. >Is there a record of their descent from John or Henry ? They descend from John-1 WHITNEY. They were sons of David-4 and Mary (GUNN) WHITNEY [David-3, Joshua-2, John-1]. See <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/military/whrevpen.html>, <http://www.rogersark.net/hawkeyes/whitney.htm>, <http://www.whitneygen.org/families/johnw/john6g2.html#id351>, and <http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/W/WHITNEY+2001+8101517390+F>. Regards, Robert Mr. Robert L. Ward rlward AT whitneygen DOT org http://www.whitneygen.org/home.html