I'm researching Grace Whitney - grandmother of my husband-- her father was Milo Adonis Whitney born in Eas Aurora..He at 12 came to Buffalo NY..His father was from Vt. a farmer.. so I assume that Milo Avery was his father.. do you have any info.. Grace Whitney married Charles William Ricker don't have dates but Charles Whitney Ricker (son) was born in 1906 in Buffalo NY. He married Emily Ann Elliott from Cleveland My husband Charles Elliott Ricker was born 6 june 1943 sister Sally Ann Ricker b Sept 1940 died 1973

Dear WRG: The warning and letter included below was published by Dick Marston, the list administrator of the NH Rockingham County maillist. It is, of course, not a new complaint, but perhaps a new perpetrator of this indignity. Caveat Emptor! Allan E. Green ************************************* Listers: I have naively included a link to GenForum for those wishing to post and respond to Rockingham and Marston surname queries. Furthermore, I have innocently posted several responses on those forums. Today, I have amended the link on Rockingham's Queries Index Page to read as follows: **If you want still another place to search and post, try the Rockingham county message board on [ genforum.genealogy.com/nh/rockingham/ ] WARNING!! Any information which you share on GenForum's message boards may be copied by Genealogy.com [/FamilyTreeMaker.com] and sold by them for profit either as data included on a monthly/annual subscription or as a CD for purchase. Much of this information is totally unreliable. Caveat emptor [Buyer beware]. In order to see what, if any, information Genealogy.com has acquired from your voluntary contributions, you will first need to subscribe to their service available to paying members only.** I am SO angry I could spit!! Until I started checking up on this fiasco about my father's pedigree, I had NO clue that Genealogy.com was doing this. I want to declare WAR! I can't get through to their leaders, but I sure would like to get through to their potential customers and unwitting voluntary contributors. Please feel free to copy and paste [or send] this warning wherever, or to whomever, you think might do the most good. You may post it as your own message or as a quote from me, whichever you prefer. Your help will be greatly appreciated. -- Dick Marston, Rockingham County, NH, GenWeb Project County Coordinator, [ http://www.geocities.com/rockingham_nh/ ]; Administrator: MARSTON, NHMERRIM, and NHROCKIN Mail Lists.

Hi, Kate Hogan, I think that I've written you before, but not about these surnams. I'm wondering aobut your FAIRBANKS, FISKE, PALMER, and (this one particularly) TAINTER. I have a Charles TAINTOR, from South Wales, went to New England (I don't know the year), was settled in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, d ca 1658 @ Fairfield, CT. (Wife unknown). He had a dau, Marie TAINTOR, who marr John BANKS, b cas 1608 @ Yorkshire, England, d 1685 @ Fairfield, CT. He prob came to America in the Mary and John, ca 1630; was one of the first settlers of Windson CT., rem to Fairfield, CT. He and Marie TAINTOR m ca 1640. He m 2) Mary Fitch, widow of Thomas SHERMAN. Does any of that ring a bell with you? I've yet to find anyone else looking for this family, and really would love to! Best, Barbara ADAMS, ANGELL, ARMSTRONG, BABCOCK, BADCOCK,BAKER, BALDING/BALDWIN, BANKS, BARKER, BASSETT, BERNON, BIRDSALL, BLACKBURN, BOURNE, BROWNELL, CADMAN, CADY, CLEVELAND, COFER, COOKE, COOLEDGE/COOLIDGE/COLLYNGE, CORBIN, DARBE/DERBY, DAVIS, DEKLYNE/DECLEIN, DELL, DEXTER, DRANE, ELLISON, FAIRBANK/FAIRBANKE/FAIREBANKE, FIELD, FINLEY, FISK/FISKE, GREGORY, HAIGHT/HOYT, HARRIS, HATHAWAY; HEGEMAN, HOSKINS, HOWARD, KIP/DEKYPE, LISPENARD, LIVERMORE, LOSEE, LYON, MAKIN, MARCH, MARSHALL, MOORE, MORSE, NASH, PAINE, PALMER, PEARCE, POPE, POTTER, POWELL, ROBERTSON, ROSS, RUSSELL, SHERMAN, SMITH, STOKES, SYMONDS, TAINTOR, THORPE, TOURTELLOTTE, UPTON, VERNEY, WALKER, WANS(H)EAR, WARREN, WEBB, WHIPPLE, WHITE, WHITNEY, WILBORE/WILBUR, WILLIE, WINN, WINTHROP, WRAY, WRIGHT.

This volume, by Samuel P. Bates, needs to be handled with care. The man who wrote the history of the 46th Vols. told me that "Bates's roll is notoriously inaccurate. It was my estimation that about 10% of the entries regarding the 46th are either misspelled, misstated, or involve men who are mistakenly listed or omitted!" The same could be true for any other unit. The mistakes are not necessarily the fault of Bates. Almost all of my own Pa. Vol. ancestor's relatives were listed as illiterate on the census, and they weren't unique. Cheers, Ron Kyser -----Original Message----- From: Whitney, James E, II, Subject: [WHITNEY-L] RE: Duane L. Whitney >The best source for info. on the short lived 35th Inf. Regiment-PA. is the >"History of Penn. Volunteers 1861-1865" published in 1870...

Dear WRG, I have just posted WHITNEY extracts from the Springfield, MA, vital records. See <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/vitals/mass/springfield.html>. Enjoy! Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward WHITNEY Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/home2.html>

Allan: I just checked my CD which has images of the printed Westminster VR. It lists Joseph as Feb 22, 1784 and Orpah as Sept 24, 1783. It also lists a Sarah b Nov 26, 1787 (and died May 11, 1789 at 1 yr 5 mo 15 day) and a Tryphene on June 18 1788. At least the odd biology is consistent! There is also a son Norman Sever May 22, 1791, a daughter Tryfosea Mar 2 1790. This really boxes things in: Orpah Sep 24 1783 Joseph Feb 22 1784 Sarah Nov 26 1787 (and confirmed by death record) Tryphene Jun 18 1788 Tryphosea Mar 2 1790 Norman May 22 1791 Also of interest, there is listed in the marriages the intentions of Joseph Whitney and Lovina Dunn, Oct 6 1805. The only other Joseph born in Westminster who could be this one is Joseph, son of Jonas and Sarah Apr 27 (or 21) 1768. George Parker At 01:12 AM 3/17/01 EST, you wrote: >Dear WRG: > >I have just gotten around to looking hard at the information supplied by A. >Whitney Brown about Juseph S Whitney and his family after their move from >Vermont to Ohio, with the intent of updating and expanding my own version of >the J&E database with his information. >In his posting of 2/8/2001 he included the following: >********************************** >Elisha Whitney, of Westminster Mass, had: > >Joseph Whitney, b. Westminster, February 21, 1785, m. Abigail Townes, b. Jan. >22, 1791, Andover VT, where the marriage took place on April 27, 1811. >********************************************** >I have much respect for Whitney Brown, having found him to be a most careful >researcher, but nonetheless, I checked those of the included facts (dates & >places, etc.) for which I had resources. I have come upon a problem. The >Westminster, MA, Vital Records as they appear on our web site show this >Joseph Whitney, son of Elisha and Eunice (Seaver) Whitney, to have been born >on 22 Feb 1784. If the same VR's are correct about his older sister, Orpah, >who is listed as having been born on 24 Sep 1783, then biology will not allow >the date published for Joseph five months later to be correct. The 1785 year >makes much more sense, particularly with the common span of two years between >children brought on by nursing by the mother. > >Could someone who has access to the Westminster pages (97 - 101) for Whitneys >please check the date there? Further, Whitney, if you can spare a moment, >can you pass on what other source you might have found for the 21 Feb 1785 >date? > >Thanks, > >Allan E. Green >

Well, I have had messages from WHITNEY-L everyday in March except th 3rd, 5th, and 11th. There was even one from Ron on the 12th. George At 10:20 AM 3/16/01 -0600, you wrote: >Did the list really just go four days without a post? Or might some of us have missed messages? > >It must be tax season... >

WRG: The town of Limestone, ME, had Whitneys in it when the Gorham book was written. When the name and e-mail address of the person who will do look-ups is posted, I will pass it on. Allan E. Green

Dear WRG: I have just gotten around to looking hard at the information supplied by A. Whitney Brown about Juseph S Whitney and his family after their move from Vermont to Ohio, with the intent of updating and expanding my own version of the J&E database with his information. In his posting of 2/8/2001 he included the following: ********************************** Elisha Whitney, of Westminster Mass, had: Joseph Whitney, b. Westminster, February 21, 1785, m. Abigail Townes, b. Jan. 22, 1791, Andover VT, where the marriage took place on April 27, 1811. ********************************************** I have much respect for Whitney Brown, having found him to be a most careful researcher, but nonetheless, I checked those of the included facts (dates & places, etc.) for which I had resources. I have come upon a problem. The Westminster, MA, Vital Records as they appear on our web site show this Joseph Whitney, son of Elisha and Eunice (Seaver) Whitney, to have been born on 22 Feb 1784. If the same VR's are correct about his older sister, Orpah, who is listed as having been born on 24 Sep 1783, then biology will not allow the date published for Joseph five months later to be correct. The 1785 year makes much more sense, particularly with the common span of two years between children brought on by nursing by the mother. Could someone who has access to the Westminster pages (97 - 101) for Whitneys please check the date there? Further, Whitney, if you can spare a moment, can you pass on what other source you might have found for the 21 Feb 1785 date? Thanks, Allan E. Green

Gladys Jensen transcribed this for the Brooklyn, NY list. Subj: [Bklyn] Bklyn.Daily Standard Union/Marriage Licenses/2-16-1926 Date: 3/16/01 3:25:40 PM Pacific Standard Time From: gjensen@rmi.net (Gladys Jensen) To: NYBROOKLYN-L@rootsweb.com BROOKLYN DAILY STANDARD UNION February 16, 1926 Marriage Licenses The following marriage licenses were taken out yesterday at Borough Hall: WHITNEY, Wesley, 25...175 Chestnut st PACKARD, Isabelle, 23...53 Grant av Sincerely, Kate Surname Index Abbot, Archer, Arden, Aslebe or Aslett, Baskerville, Beamsley, Benjamin, Benjamis, Blaney, Bowman, Bragg(e), Bray, Brazier, Brooks, Brown, Van Brugh, Burrill, Chenery, Clap(p), Clark, Colburn(e), Dever(e)au(x), Dolling, Dummer Ellis, Eveleth or EVELEIGH, Fairebanke Fairbank, Fairbanks, ffrie Frie, Frye, Fisher, Fisk(e), Flower, Flynt or Flint, French, Fuller Gamblin, Gamlin or Gamlyn, Garnish, Gawroger, Good(e)now, Gookin, Grant, Graves, Grazebrook, Guillims or Duglim, Guy Hamant, Hanlon, Harding, Haynes, Henchman, Hinkesman, Hoar(e) Hogenson, Holmes, Holt, Hull, Hunt, Hunting Jasper, Jochemse, de Kay, Keene, King, Knightly Lewis Marriott, Metcalf(e), Moller, Morgenroth, Morse Norcross, Nubury or NUBERY Palmer, Pares, Parker, Peters, Phillips, Potts Quincy, Randolph, Rebelle, Reynolds, Richards, Robbins, Roehm, Roeloff Roundy Sewall, Sewell or Shewell, Shattuck, Sherman, Silvester or Sylvester, Smith, Staats, Stancliffe, Stanley, Stone, Storer Tainter, Taynter, Tiemroth, de Trieux Waide, Walley, Wendell, Whitehead, Whitney, Wight, Willet, Woods

Did the list really just go four days without a post? Or might some of us have missed messages? It must be tax season...

Dear WRG: I picked this up from another list and extracted the information about the two towns in this county that had Whitneys in them. Allan E. Green HISTORY OF AROOSTOOK * This is a 2 part book - researched by Mr. Wiggin; supplemented and published by Mr. Collins *** VOL I ** Comprising Facts, Names, and Dates relating to the early settlement of all the different Towns and Plantations of the County. Compiled and Written by Hon. Edward Wiggin 306 pages *** VOL I Part 2 Sketch of Development of Aroostook since the period covered by the Early History by Mr. Wiggin By George H. Collins. 122 pages originally published in 1922 *** *** THIS BOOK IS NOTED AS BEING THE ONLY COMPLETE COMPILATION OF FACTS COVERING THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE, an excellent historical reference with genealogy information on the early settlers. *** I will list each of the towns and the surnames mentioned in this History of Aroostook, Maine. In most instances a notation of where these individuals / families initially came from is mentioned - many of the families settled in this area to "help secure the Maine border" the boundary was settled by the "Bloodless Aroostook War" - the early settlers were from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Central Maine, Southern Maine, Western Maine, New Brunswick, Miramichi area of New Brunswick, etc. ***************** I personally will be unable to do look-ups, but I am making arrangements with an individual to do look-ups for those that need them. Please watch these postings, as soon as the individual has the information I will post their e-mail address, so you may contact them. ( to those that have already sent queries - I will forward your request when the individual has the info.) TOWNS IN INITIAL POSTING : Houlton, Hodgdon, Weston, Amity - No Whitneys TOWNS IN #2 POSTING : Linneus, New Limerick, Smyrna, Ashland - No Whitneys #3 Posting: FORT FAIRFIELD, Me., and PRESQUE ISLE, Me. have Whitneys TOWNS POSTING #4 Bridgewater, Caribou, Washburn, Sherman - No Whitneys TOWNS IN #5 POSTING : Woodland, Ludlow, Mars Hill, Masardis, Monticello, Littleton - No Whitneys

On 5/19/00 I sent a zipped GEDCOM file to Jon Aston to add to the WRG web site and it is still not there. This file is the result of over 40 years of research by the late Hallam Spencer WHITNEY and over 40 years of research by myself. Has Jon passed on or what is the excuse for the delay?

Dear Ted: The best source for info. on the short lived 35th Inf. Regiment-PA. is the "History of Penn. Volunteers 1861-1865" published in 1870. When Robert E. Lee invaded Penn. the summer of 1863 the state government hastily formed local defense forces and hurled them against the invaders. This regiment of 679 soldiers was formed on July 2, 1863,mustered out on August 07, 1863 and was engaged at the Battle of Gettysburg. No pension was filed. That means the family must not have been destitute. Need was a primary driver behind the pension program. Also the body was probably shipped through New York City on the way back to New York. That would generate a further record. ___________________________________________________________________ BODY TRANSIT RECORDS In an effort to stem the spread of communicable diseases, local governments in many states required that bodies arriving in their jurisdiction be registered. The resulting records cover a large number of individuals. As B-Ann Moorhouse, CG, FGBS, suggested in an article in "The NYG&B Newsletter" (Moorhouse, 1992), "The Board of Health of the City of New York required that any body arriving in Manhattan via ship, train, or even local ferry be registered. Thus, the vacationer who died out West and whose body was being shipped back for burial in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, the New Jersey resident or Staten Island housewife whose body was being shipped across the river for burial in upstate New York, the Civil War soldier and sailor whose bodies were being shipped back to New England for burial, all were registered with the City." Moorhouse also notes that the registrations also applied to bodies being shipped in the opposite direction. An example given in this article is that of the transit of Abraham Lincoln, whose body passed through New York City on 24 April 1865. Biographical information included in the Lincoln record includes his age (52 years, 2 months), nativity (Kentucky), place of death (Washington, DC), date of death (15 April 1865), disease (pistol shot), place of interment (Springfield, Ill.), and name and address of person having charge of the body (P. Relyea). "Bodies in Transit," the records for New York City covering the years 1859 to 1894, have been microfilmed and are available at the Municipal Archives of the City of New York, and through the Family History Library. Body transit records are also available for a number of other locations. Transit permits may also be interfiled with death records in the place where the burial took place. Selected Reading: Moorehouse, B-Ann. "Little-Publicized New York City Sources." 'The NYG& B Newsletter.' New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (Summer 1992, p. 11). "Gettysburg"-three books by Harry W. Pfanz(Park Historian at Gettysburg). Email inquiries are very effective when addressed to the National Park Service Battlefield staff. They are a marvelous group of people. Their love of history sparkles in their dialogue and will definitely recharge your batteries! Good luck Ted and Barry, your friend James E. Whitney, II -----Original Message----- From: Ted Whitney [mailto:mewhitney@compuserve.com] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 5:30 PM To: Whitney, James E, II, NLSOP Cc: Barry Whitney Subject: Duane L. Whitney Barry Whitney copied me on the Civil War information that you provided him regarding our relative Duane L. Whitney. In response to a request for a copy of a "Full Pension Application File", NARA has replied that they are unable to locate him. Here's the details of what was provided on the NARA Form 85: 2. Veteran: Whitney, Duane Llewellyn 3. Branch of service: Army 4. State from which he served: PA 5. War in which he served: Civil War, Mustered out August 07, 1863 6. Unit in which he served: Company D, 35th Infantry Reg, Pennsylvania 7. Arm in which he served: Infantry 13. Date of Birth: May 16, 1846 14. Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Jefferson (Co.) NY? 15. Date of Death: Oct 1, 1863 16. Place of Death: Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY. Is there anything incorrect in this information or something else that we have overlooked? His date of death has been confirmed from the Jefferson Co, NY Roots web site cemetery record for Quaker Cemetery. The cemetery is less than 5 miles form the location of the family farm. A check of the PA Civil War web site did not have a listing for a 35th Infantry Reg. We are most grateful for any additional help you can provide. Yours truly, Ted Whitney

Ancestry Newletter Mar. 14 has the following database listed today. Iosco County, Michigan Early Land Owners, 1841-96 at this URL <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5473.htm"> Ancestry.com - Individual Database Search</A> I checked it and the only Whitney is W. F. or William F about 30 listings mostly in Sherman Township and around 1866. He must have been a BIG land owner. Barbara

Does anyone have any info on Elijah Whitney who was living in the town of Milton, Cayuga Co, New York in 1800? The census reads: 1 male under 10; 1 male 26-45 1 female under 10; 1 female 26-45 This is in regards to my quest to find ancestors of Lucy Whitney Jack S Jamestown,NY

This is about the most amazing site on the internet...I know I am probably the last person in the world to find it, but for those who are looking for any kind of info....this is great! Be sure to put this in your favorites file! Sharon http://www.refdesk.com

Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subject: Brief History of Shirley, Mass. Source: History of Groton, Mass., by Caleb Butler 1848 p.358 Chapter XIX In the foregoing history of Groton, Chapter V., it is shown that the southwest part of that town was incorporated a district by the name of Shirley, January 5, 1753 (no reason, by tradition or otherwise, is given for this name, [but] it was probably in honor of William Shirley, then governor of the province. Its boundaries, as set off, were as follows: Commencing at the place where Squannacook River empties into the Nashua; thence northwesterly by Squannacook River to the westerly side of Groton; thence southerly on said line, bounding on Townsend and Lunenburg, to the southwest corner of Groton; thence easterly on Groton line, by that part of Stow called "Stow Leg," to Nashua River; thence northerly down said river to the mouth of the Squannacook. By accident or otherwise, the westerly line of Stow-Leg is not an exact continuance of the west line of Groton, but inclines a little to the east from Groton old corner to Lunenburg corner. This variation has not been noticed by the selectmen of Lunenburg and Shirley in their perambulations of the line; and they have passed from the bound at the southwest corner of Stow-Leg a straight line to the bound in Groton line to the bound in Groton line at Squannacook River, leaving the bound of old Groton southwest corner about five and a half rods to the west of the straight line. This error having been lately discovered, a petition for its correction is pending in the Legislature. By an act of the General Court in 1765, Stow-Leg being a territory about two hundred rods in breadth and extending in length one mile, from Lunenburg line to Nashua River, was annexed to Shirley. Also by another act, the farms of Moody Chase, Samuel Chase and Simon Daby (or Darby) an irregular shaped territory, on the east side of the Nashua River, were in 1798, set off from Groton and annexed to Shirley. The territory first described, with the two annexations, comprises the present (1848) town of Shirley. A petition was once presented to the General Court to have one mile in width taken from the easterly side of Lunenburg and annexed to Shirley, but it did not prevail. At what time the first settlement upon this territory was made is not known, but from several considerations it is probable a settlement was commenced about the year 1720. There was no bridge talked of, over Nashua River, leading to that place, until 1722 and none built till 1726. The first birth of a white person, on the west side of Nashua River, is said to be that of Samuel Shattuck, September 25, 1726, and that birth was in what is now Pepperell, which is supposed to have been settled as soon as Shirley or a little before. The first indication of the inhabitants' desire to be a separate parish or district, is the petition of John Whitney and thirty-two others, inserted in Capter V of Groton. The names of the petitioners were: John Whitney John Williams David Gould John Kelsey Phinehas Burt Joseph Wilson Thomas Laughton James Peterson Jonathan Gould Robert Henry John Williams, Jr. Jacob Williams William Farwell Jonas Longley Oliver Farwell Isaac Holden Jerahmael Powers Philemon Holden Stephen Holden, Jr. William Simonds William Preston William Williams Henry Farwell Josiah Farwell John Russell James Park Daniel Page Joseph Dodge Moses Bennett, Jr. Caleb Bartlett Francis Harris Caleb Holden Hezekia Sawtell, Jr. This list probably contains nearly or quite all the men of the place in 1747, the date of the petition. The town seems not to have made any objection to their being set off, but the act of the General Court for the purpose was not passed and signed by the Governor till January 5, 1753. The first district meeting was held at the house of Mr. John Whitney March 5, 1753, at which the district officers were chosen. The warrant for this meeting was issued by John Whitney, and served by Nathaniel Harris. Jonathan Bigelow was chosen moderator; Joseph Longley district clerk; Joseph Longley, Samuel Hazen, Nathaniel Harris, John Whitney and William Simons, selectmen and assessors. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Whitney & wife Hannah Children: Salmon Whitney b. June 28, 1759 John Whitney b. Feb 23, 1761. Ezra Whitney and wife _____ Children: A son born May 17, 1756. A daughter b. Dec 18, 1757 Author says 'names illegible.' Abner Whitney & wife Sarah Children: Abner Whitney b. Oct 22, 1755 Royal Whitney b. Sept 1, 1757 Rev. Phinehas Whitney who died Dec 3, 1819? & his wife Miriam Willard who died Mar 20, 1769 & his 2nd wife Lydia Bowes who died Oct 11, 1805 and his 3d wife Jane Gaffield, widow, who died Mar 4, 1824. He married Lydia Bowes 1770. Children: Thomas Whitney b. Mar 19, 1771; m. Henrietta Parker; died Jan 14, 1844. Nicholas Bowes Whitney b. Mar 21, 1772; m. Nancy Adams; died Nov 6, 1835. Lydia Whitney b. Sept 8, 1773; m. John Watson Elizabeth Whitney b. Nov 8, 1775; m. Dr. Amos Parker. William Whitney b. Oct 30, 1778; m. Betsey Fisk & (2) Martha Simonds; died Jan 30, 1837 Rebecca Cook Whitney b. Sept 2, 1781; m. William B. Meriam. Phinehas Sullivan Whitney b. July 6, 1785; m. Lucy Cobb & (2) Julia Ann Robinson. Sarah Whitney b. Dec 19, 1787. Clarissa Whitney b. Dec 2, 1790 m. Henry Isaacs. Charles Whitney b. Jan 2, 1794 m. Dolly Davenport; died Oct 6, 1832.

Dear Cousins, Does anyone know about backing up and storeing GEDCOMs on CD-ROMs. I have a CD writer and think that's a safer format as its optically burned into the plastic rather than micro magnetic specks on a floppy disk --? Can you just click on that CD Drive and it happens or is there a better way. I have PAF 4.0 and Legacy. Also have really old laptop runs on DOS 5.0 and I lost the factory boot disk that it wants. Sharp MZ 250 its an old "XT" (before the 286 models) Hey! it works (almost) It's paid for and its great to type in right next to a microfilm reader. If you ever can catch any laptop that runs buy it. PAF 2.0 will run on a smart waffle iron! Thanks! Gary Wallace

Mary/Molly HAINES m. Pardon WORDEN "ca 1784--1790 @ ORANGE [County], NY", according to the Worden Family Association. This fastitious group merely says she was born "abt. 1769" @ ORANGE, NY or SUSSEX, NJ", but does not attempt to name her parents. Another source (which I stupidly forgot to write down!) places her birth at Fairfield Co., CT. This latter source-- or perhaps a third-- suggests her parents were Silas Haines and "Amey", no maiden name given. This Amey/Amy sounds like Amy5 WHITNEY (Samuel4 / Richard3 / John2 / Henry1) who married a Silas Haines. (Their daughter Sarah married James Redfield, but didn't live long: http://home1.gte.net/jfbarlow/REDFIELD.HTML ) Is there any evidence Silas and Amy had a daughter Mary who might be the one described above? If so, it would lead to another John/Henry crossing. Pardon Worden, Jr., married Lucretia7 Whitney (William6 / Thomas5 / William4 / William3 / Joshua2 / John1). Cheers, Ron Kyser http://home1.gte.net/jfbarlow/REDFIELD.HTML www.whitneygen.org/families/henryw/ctwhitn.html