I, too would like a Whitney reunion this summer. Although we live in Texas now, we will be visiting family on the east coast so it would be perfect timing! I am also willing to help! Mary Ellen DavenportME@aol.com Researching: Whitney, Rhines, Wing, Carr.

Hi Carolyn: Newby here. While I do appreciate the spirit of "no descendant shall be left behind" <g>, I also appreciate that an opportunity for SOME people to meet is better than no meeting at all. There is a happy medium somewhere ... but, being new to this list, I should leave that decision to the others who know each other better. For my own part, MA, VT or NH might be good ... Virginia would be ideal (I live there). - Steven W. My usual signature .... Other Lines: ADAMS, ALBIN, BLACKMORE, BLANCHARD, BLOOD, BRACKETT, BROOKS, BYFIELD, CARSON, CHAMBERLAIN, CROSS, DARNALL, DUNCAN, FLETCHER, HILDRETH, HULL, HUSTON, JENNEY, KEEN, KEENE, LONGLEY, LYNAM, McLAUGHLIN, NUTTING, O'BRIEN, PARKER, PROCTOR, REYNOLDS, ROBERTSON, ROBBINS, ROLLINSON, SHATTUCK, STEADMAN, SQUIRE, WALKER, WALLACE, WALLIS, WALTERS, WARD, WARREN, WATERS, WATSON, WATTERS, WELCH, WHEELER, WHITNEY, WILSON, WRIGHT Steven Rollinson Wallace stevenwallace7@hotmail.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Branagan" <slainte@together.net> To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 8:24 AM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] the Reunion > Hi Bud, > > The benefits of being a member of the WRG include being among > researchers who are from many places, have wide experiences and are > willing to share their areas of expertise. As long as we are just > corresponding on the internet, this is a huge advantage to all of > us. However this advantage turns into an obsticle when we try to > arrange a place for a reunion. Whatever place is chosen as a > location, there will certainly be some members who have to travel > farther than others. And some members may not be able to attend at all > due to the long distance. Our member Rick in Thialand comes to mind! > > Try to remember that the goal of the WRG is to promote the scholarly > research of the Whitney family. This will also be the main goal of the > Reunion, along with the attemps to allow members of the WRG to get to > know one another better. > > For those who are unable to attend, perhaps the Committee will consider > sending available phamphlets and other literature. No doubt there > will be a lot of information generated. Pictures may be available from > Jeanne's MyFamily.com site. > > You are a valuable member of the WRG. Regardless of where or when or > if there is a reunion, all of us will continue to be invested in your > research, as you are in ours. > > Good luck. By the way this morning where I live in northern Vermont > it is 5 below! What is the temperature where you are in Alaska? > > from, Carolyn Whitney Branagan > > > >

I would be very interested in a Whitney Reunion. I live in Attleboro, Mass, so this would be nearby. I agree that Autumn would be a beautiful time of year. The summers are way too hot lately! Golf is not my bag, but Genealogy sure is!! Would be willing to offer some of my time as well. Diana Frazer glwq21a@aol.com Researching: Whitney, Hoyt, Chaplin, Johnson, Balch

Whitneygen.org databases list the mother of Ruth Reynolds (wife of John-2) as Mary Pulleyne, married to Robert Reynolds. I haven't been able to find a source that gives a maiden name for Mary, wife of Robert Reynolds. Do any of you know where I can look? I have looked in these sources: 1. The History and One Line of Descendants of Robert & Mary Reynolds (1630?-1928) of Boston, Mass., compiled by Marion H. Reynolds, Reynolds Family Association, 413 Third St., Brooklyn, NY, 1928, p. 7; Los Angeles Public Library, R 929.2 R 463-4 2. Various Boston Town Records. I realize they were married in England, but I haven't gotten the courage to jump across the pond in my searching. Thanks. Sandy

District 135 Central Ave.,Cohoes,N.Y. House#292 Robert Whitney -salesman Head of household Age 36 years b.1884 at New York Florence Whitney- wife Age 25 years b.1895 at Canada(Speaks French) Florence Harris step-daughter Age 10 years b.1910 at New York District 313 Lincoln Ave.,Cohoes, N.Y. House#313 Alice Whitney Head of household Age 30 years b.1890 at New York Jane Whitney mother of Alice Age 73 years b.1857 at New York Source- Ancestry.com Microfilm images of 1920 Census. Please notify me at jewhitney@att.com if anyone has information on any of these individuals.

Hi Everyone, My "Last Call" for input on the possibility of a reunion certainly generated a lot of discussion. I am pleased to see so many members interested in a gathering of this kind. The purpose of the Reunion will be to allow members of the WRG to know one another better and to allow for sharing of scholarly research on the Whitney family. The decision to have a reunion has not been made. Neither has a decision been made on location nor time of year. If you haven't made your feelings known , please do so via the roots web site or Jeanne Muse' MyFamily.com site. The polls are located at her site, but I am keeping track of the responses here on the roots web site as well, so both will count. But only one vote per member! Jeanne is out of town this week. When she gets back, I intend to contact her and ask her advice as to how to proceed from here. I have some ideas of my own to share with her. Thank you to those who have volunteered to be on the Organizing Committee. I will get back to you after I speak with Jeanne. Look for an announcement regarding the Reunion around February 1. thanks to all, Carolyn Whitney Branagan

Hi Bud, The benefits of being a member of the WRG include being among researchers who are from many places, have wide experiences and are willing to share their areas of expertise. As long as we are just corresponding on the internet, this is a huge advantage to all of us. However this advantage turns into an obsticle when we try to arrange a place for a reunion. Whatever place is chosen as a location, there will certainly be some members who have to travel farther than others. And some members may not be able to attend at all due to the long distance. Our member Rick in Thialand comes to mind! Try to remember that the goal of the WRG is to promote the scholarly research of the Whitney family. This will also be the main goal of the Reunion, along with the attemps to allow members of the WRG to get to know one another better. For those who are unable to attend, perhaps the Committee will consider sending available phamphlets and other literature. No doubt there will be a lot of information generated. Pictures may be available from Jeanne's MyFamily.com site. You are a valuable member of the WRG. Regardless of where or when or if there is a reunion, all of us will continue to be invested in your research, as you are in ours. Good luck. By the way this morning where I live in northern Vermont it is 5 below! What is the temperature where you are in Alaska? from, Carolyn Whitney Branagan

I would like to thank all of the great folks on these research lists that have helped me to prove my lineage so as to become a member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. I was accepted on December 07, 2000 and I will inducted on February 3rd, 2001 in Washington at the monthly management meeting. I would like to thank in person a great person who has helped enormously with my research and the site that she is dedicated to for Yates County and that person is Fran Dumas. Thank you Fran, I appreciate all that you have done to help in my quest. Thanks to everyone again, Sheila Stratton-Peel Researching Family surnames: STRATTON, WHITNEY, RUGG, INGRAHAM, CORWIN, BROCKWAY, and, of course, PEEL and many more. Take a look at my family history file! http://www.my-ged.com/peel/ Administrator for the following mailing lists: RUGG-L@rootsweb.com FENTON-L@rootsweb.com WYMAN-L@rootsweb.com LABARR-L@rootsweb.com PACKHAM-L@rootsweb.com PEEL-L@rootsweb.com PAWLOWSKI-L@rootsweb.com LABAR-L@rootsweb.com LENNON-L@rootsweb.com FAIRBANKS-L@rootsweb.com

Steven (I guess maybe I should say "Cousin Steven!) It's been many moons since I've found another descendant of Henry & Edith (Squire) ADAMS, and I'm tickled to death to hear that you are one, also. I'm from Lt. Henry ADAMS & Elizabeth PAINE, and then their son, Moses. What is your line? I wish it weren't so late at night now, as there are several questions I'd like to ask. I'll save them for later... I hope to hear from you! 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, 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.

Lyn, I found Steve on another list. I told him about the family reunion and I told him to subscribe to the WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com then I ran his reply to me on the list so if anyone was connected or thought they were, they could make a contact. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lyn Legere" <lynleg@bu.edu> To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 7:29 PM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Re: WHITNEY family REUNION > Hey Steve and WRG - > > I also have Bloods in my family. My Whitney - Arvilla Melissa Whitney, married George Peabody Blood, b. 1863, Grafton, VT. I know Arvilla lived in Brooklyn once she was married. Prior to that, I don't know, although a lead in St. Lawrence Co., N.Y. is interesting. My mother was a Blood, and I was born a Blood before my married when I was 8 years old. Do any of these names ring any bells? I'd love to chat with you. > > Lyn Legere > > Maureen wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Steven Wallace > > To: Maureen > > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 5:55 AM > > Subject: Re: WHITNEY family REUNION > > > > Hi Maureen: > > > > Thanks for the note. What lines are you researching right now? Regarding Adams, YES - good timing! In fact, I am presently spending my best hours on Adams, having just finished the first page of a new web site entitled "The Descendants of Henry Adams & Elizabeth Edith Squire" .... that GEDCOM is a monster! > > > > Back in the 1600s, my Shattucks, Whitneys and Bloods were a tight group. Several Shattucks married Bloods ... and Whitneys too. Regarding a Whitney reunion, YES - I am interested, if it's not too far. I would probably want to take my brood with me and we live on the east coast. To this day, I have Wallace and Whitney cousins all over the Fitchburg, MA area ... the Fitchburg phone book might make a good mailing list for the reunion <g>. Seriously though, I am interested in learning more about these families - and any reunions. Do you have any details yet? Would love to hear more ... Steven > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Maureen > > To: Steven Wallace > > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 4:18 AM > > Subject: WHITNEY family REUNION > > > > Hi Steven, > > > > I thought I read that one of the surnames in your family was Whitney. Are you aware of the Big family reunion they are planning now? I also thought Adams was anothere surname you were researching? Maureen > >

Hi Bud, I hear Alaska is a beautiful Country. Everyone will help work out all the details so as many as possible will attend. Have you been up in Alaska since the "Gold Rush"? I haven't heard anyone talk out the full details as yet. Which Whitney do you descend through? This is kind of like "the First Thanksgiving" everyones input is important. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bud Reel" <budr@homernet.net> To: "Maureen" <abc@empire.net> Cc: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 10:41 PM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] REUNION > Wake up folks just because John came ashore in MA. that does not Mean that > you on the east coast are the only ones that want to be equal on Expenses. > The west coast has people there also that are Whitneys. I would like to come > but I'll be damned if I will pay all the way from Alaska and you have the > Reunion in your back yard. Why not Iowa or Kansas. Thank you Bud in Alaska > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maureen" <abc@empire.net> > To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 10:58 PM > Subject: [WHITNEY-L] REUNION > > > > Dear WRG, > > When we have very large get togethers say in our Church for example. We > have them at a lake in the summer months and in the winter months inside the > Church or in a hall. > > We set up long tables and everyone brings something. For example: main > courses, salads, deserts, soft drinks. > > It is a nice way to get together and it is the least expensive way. > > Also if everyone was only spending one or two nights in New England, maybe > the cheapest way for everyone to just bring their sleeping bags and see if > you could spend the night at an Armoury for instance.(Who can sleep in all > the excitement.) Sleep when you get home. I had a vacation last year.This > was a first for me. I needed a vacation when I got home. But actually after > one good nights sleep in my own bed brought me back to pre-vacation state. > > Their are also large halls you could rent for the speakers, and food could > be brought in by local caterers. > > I am sure that any number of places would give a reduced price if a > certain amount of people attended. > > If you were to cover Watertown and a migration route say towards > Marlbourough, Sudbury, Wayland, Framingham, Westbourough, Upton, Grafton, > Shrewsbury, Worcestor, etc. > > There are numerous cemeteries and places of interest along the way. > > There are many places to hold a lecture along these routes. > > This is a little input of maybe a frugal way. > > Maureen > > > > > > > >

Hey Steve and WRG - I also have Bloods in my family. My Whitney - Arvilla Melissa Whitney, married George Peabody Blood, b. 1863, Grafton, VT. I know Arvilla lived in Brooklyn once she was married. Prior to that, I don't know, although a lead in St. Lawrence Co., N.Y. is interesting. My mother was a Blood, and I was born a Blood before my married when I was 8 years old. Do any of these names ring any bells? I'd love to chat with you. Lyn Legere Maureen wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steven Wallace > To: Maureen > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 5:55 AM > Subject: Re: WHITNEY family REUNION > > Hi Maureen: > > Thanks for the note. What lines are you researching right now? Regarding Adams, YES - good timing! In fact, I am presently spending my best hours on Adams, having just finished the first page of a new web site entitled "The Descendants of Henry Adams & Elizabeth Edith Squire" .... that GEDCOM is a monster! > > Back in the 1600s, my Shattucks, Whitneys and Bloods were a tight group. Several Shattucks married Bloods ... and Whitneys too. Regarding a Whitney reunion, YES - I am interested, if it's not too far. I would probably want to take my brood with me and we live on the east coast. To this day, I have Wallace and Whitney cousins all over the Fitchburg, MA area ... the Fitchburg phone book might make a good mailing list for the reunion <g>. Seriously though, I am interested in learning more about these families - and any reunions. Do you have any details yet? Would love to hear more ... Steven > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Maureen > To: Steven Wallace > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 4:18 AM > Subject: WHITNEY family REUNION > > Hi Steven, > > I thought I read that one of the surnames in your family was Whitney. Are you aware of the Big family reunion they are planning now? I also thought Adams was anothere surname you were researching? Maureen

Dear WRG, The renting of a few buses for the family reunion might be another option. In case it is decided to have the reunion in the summer months, there are air conditioned buses to Charter. Chatta in Boston.( not long a, soft a.) Maureen

Hello All; I am planning to distribute a GEDCOM of the John Whitney database, Witney15.GED.The database now has over 22,000 names of John Whitney decendants and their families. Email me if you want a copy. The following members have contributed since the last version: Bensley, Joan Butler, Ruth Clarke, John R. Davis, Nadine Goodman, Darla Goodman, James Hogle, Jo Hunt, Robert Kole, Fran Landau, Victoria Whitney McClellan, Melva McCormick, Gail Lynn McCullough, Loren Muse, Jeanne W. Parker, George Peggy Peterson, Angela Peterson, Jeanette Phoenix, Donald R. Rick in Thailand Roberts, Peg Ruthie Sage, Russell C. Sawler, Wendy Simmons, Peggy M. Teachout, Susan E. Whitney, Barry Whitney, Hugh Whitney, Ken Whitney, Larry C. Wofford, Pat If I missed anyone who submitted data, please let me know, soon, and I'll add it to Witney15, or if you have data ready that you would like to have me enter please send it soon. Jon Aston

Dear Barbara, I am very sorry to hear of your loss. I hope you will have an easy adjustment. I wanted to ask you, where is your Daniel Whitney buried? I see a Daniel Whitney buried right up near where my father is buried. This is in Upton, Mass. It might not be your Daniel Whitney. I have learned by doing this family tree that there were numerous people named and renamed after each other. I hope you are doing well,and hope to see you at the family reunion. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: <Babseeb@aol.com> To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 8:29 PM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] the Reunion > I would like to come to the reunion. Since I am still unconnected I > would like to have the opportunity to visit with other Whitneys to see if > someone might be of the same line. My Whitney line was in NY, then MI then > IA and then scattered. to NE. SD, OR., and other places. > I am in the process of adjusting to widowhood and can not make definite > plans now. > > Barbara Black in Sacramento, CA > grdaughter of Rosina Whitney and ggrdaughter of Daniel R. Whitney b. 1822 > >

Came across this listing: 1850 Smithfield, Madison County, New York, p 256 Clark Whitney, 40, Male, Farmer, b. New York Mary, 39, F, b. NY Malipa, 15, F, b. NY Ebenezer, 12, M, b. NY James, 10, M, b. NY Hope this helps someone! Sue Orlando, Florida

Rose Zella wrote: > Hey Guys! Thanks for all the replies. > For the lesson in pronunciation--that was great--you should hear how > we pronounce some things out here in Wyoming! > My Mother-the Whitney always had a great sense of humor, although she > might tell me I opened a can of worms. Gee > they were nice worms. You all make everyone feel at home. > On what DEA. was. I'm really glad to know that. I've found lots of > preachers in my Father's family so am glad to know in my Mother's family > we have 'Deacons'. > I am amazed at the parts of my little posting that you all > answered. Some of you I will try and respond to individually for your > great contribution. > The Whitney site is great and I have found a lot in it. Acually it > looks like the researchers have done most of my work for me. > To those of you who had trouble with my E-mail address: especially > John. I got your little note a couple of times. I've > had this problem and can't seem to get it resolved. They say the > problem lies with my server. It doesn't happen except when you hit the > reply to--even then it will eventually come through. What happens is > that quotes (and sometimes something else will crop up around the > zella. I look back at some of these and its there even when it goes > through. Actually my address is just: zella@vcn.com. > Now to confuse you further, Rose Zella is my given name and I like to be > called by both names. > To me Rose is that naughty girl the Statler Brothers used to sing about. > > Oh yes some of my other incapacities are that I am also computer > illiterate and I am old! > Rose Zella Come on guys-I only asked you how to pronounce Worchester, you're working at changing my whole dialect.Anyhow it sure brought you all right out of the wood work! Its been great. I'll see what else I can dream up to ask about! I think I spotted a couple English teachers. Theres been so many messages that I sit here and laugh til my sides hurt. I think I was right, there must have been a sense of humor handed down in the Whitney lines. Rose Zella I just tried to reply to this message-said my address wasn't valid, its got those darn quotes around "zella". I will erase them and see if it goes.

----- Original Message ----- From: Steven Wallace To: Maureen Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 5:55 AM Subject: Re: WHITNEY family REUNION Hi Maureen: Thanks for the note. What lines are you researching right now? Regarding Adams, YES - good timing! In fact, I am presently spending my best hours on Adams, having just finished the first page of a new web site entitled "The Descendants of Henry Adams & Elizabeth Edith Squire" .... that GEDCOM is a monster! Back in the 1600s, my Shattucks, Whitneys and Bloods were a tight group. Several Shattucks married Bloods ... and Whitneys too. Regarding a Whitney reunion, YES - I am interested, if it's not too far. I would probably want to take my brood with me and we live on the east coast. To this day, I have Wallace and Whitney cousins all over the Fitchburg, MA area ... the Fitchburg phone book might make a good mailing list for the reunion <g>. Seriously though, I am interested in learning more about these families - and any reunions. Do you have any details yet? Would love to hear more ... Steven ----- Original Message ----- From: Maureen To: Steven Wallace Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 4:18 AM Subject: WHITNEY family REUNION Hi Steven, I thought I read that one of the surnames in your family was Whitney. Are you aware of the Big family reunion they are planning now? I also thought Adams was anothere surname you were researching? Maureen

Hello again, Well, if the reunion is in the summer months, I think we will ride the Wing to the reunion, Tow my little camper and camp. Fun! Arv Find the best deals on the web at AltaVista Shopping! http://www.shopping.altavista.com

Hi WRG, I live in Indiana and they say worsh not wash. Feesh not Fish. I grew up in Boston ( where my heart is) and these Hoosiers do not know how to talk. Not all people in Indiana talk like that. I do not. Linda Pennington :-)