Hello Allan! Can you please translate for me? Yes.....yes I know what the accusation means, but would this have been for adultery? Rape? Also what is a "Husbandman" ? And what is "bound over by way of Recognizance" ? Which Benjamin would this have been? From which family? thanks, Carolyn Whitney Branagan ALLAGREEN@aol.com wrote: > WRG: This came through the Worcester County List. > > A friend of mine copied out of the above books the fornication suits and > a couple of other things relative to Worcester County. > > Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity Vol. 5 > Published by the Society, 1883 > > 1731-2 - February term > > Benjamin Whitney of Lancaster, Husbandman being bound over by way of > Recognizance to this Court by Mr. Justice Wilder to answer for his being > Guilty of the Sin of Fornication, appeared in Court & Pleaded Guilty > whereupon the Court ordered that he pay as a fine the Sum of Twenty > Shillings & Cost 2/6 which he paid Down in Court and his Recognizance was > Cancelled.

I have checked with my cousin and the children's playset is available through www.unclegoose.com as well as amazon.com and leevalley.com while supplies last. Hugh Whitney St. John's, Newfoundland

Dear cousins, The Holidays is a great time to gather stories from relatives. Names and dates are the skeleton but stories put personality on our ancestors. Video is best , audiotape OK at least hear them and write them down. My Dad was healthy as a horse, when I got an hour of video w/ stories and him playing Battleship with his great grandson. A few months later, the night after Christmas 1993 he dropped dead. If he had heart medicine he'd be alive to meet my daughter. If you're aware of someone having dizzy spells get it checked out for arrythmias ( heartrate problems.) Don't just do extra exercises. He did have 84 great years and was always positive and upbeat. This is a great list, Merry Christmas and "keep those cards and letters coming"!! GW (See Jeanne Muse myfamily.com site for more stories)

WRG: This came through the Worcester County List. A friend of mine copied out of the above books the fornication suits and a couple of other things relative to Worcester County. Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity Vol. 5 Published by the Society, 1883 1731-2 - February term Benjamin Whitney of Lancaster, Husbandman being bound over by way of Recognizance to this Court by Mr. Justice Wilder to answer for his being Guilty of the Sin of Fornication, appeared in Court & Pleaded Guilty whereupon the Court ordered that he pay as a fine the Sum of Twenty Shillings & Cost 2/6 which he paid Down in Court and his Recognizance was Cancelled.

I have an interesting notice to pass on to the group. My cousin, Janice Prittie, of Victoria (British Columbia), has recently marketed a playset that was first sold in the 1920's. Our grandfather, Frank Arthur Whitney (son of Arthur Barton, son of Baxter, son of Chester, son of Aaron, son of Nathan, son of Nathan, son of Thomas, son of Thomas, son of John & Elinor) went to the Yukon in 1904 as part of the Klondike Gold Rush. He never found any gold but had a mountain named after him (obviously Mount Whitney named on September 11, 1973, it lies at latitude 65 degrees 38' 00" and longitude 139 degrees 37' 30", but I digress). He met our grandmother, Theos Juliet (Rosman) Whitney. Theos purchased some of these playsets while down south and brought them back up to her children. As a child I can remember playing with them as well as they were still around. Janice decided to remarket them and they were chosen as one of the hot Christmas toys by the Canadian Toy Association (text follows). The point in telling you this is that Janice named her company T. J. Whitney's Traditional Toys in memory of our grandmother. The text from the Canadian Toy Association is "Here's a flash from the past that's worth revisiting: WOODEN MARBLES AND BLOCKS is a stunning reproduction of a 1920s playset that is on display at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal. This unique set of embossed wood blocks and coloured wood marbles is a great tactile experience that inspires wonderful abstract designs and patterns in the hands of young and old. The set comes in an ingenious box with an old-style illustration by famous advertising illustrator Norman Mills Price. (T.J. Whitney's Traditional Toys, Victoria, B.C." They are also being marketed in the Lee Valley Christmas catalogue but the T. J. Whitney Traditional Toys name has been removed for whatever reason. If anyone is interested I could contact her for more details. The article had her home phone number and I suspect her success has forced her to retail outside of her home so I will try to find a better number. Though its late for Christmas shopping it is certainly of interest for collectors and those who may be thinking of future purchases for young children. Hugh Whitney St. John's, Newfoundland Canada

-----Original Message----- From: Sarah Anne [mailto:ovapa@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 10:49 AM To: Whitney, James E, II, NLSOP Subject: Re: Clay County Cemetery Book Dear James, Our cemetery books volume I and volume II are both out of print. I checked in the index and there were no Whitneys listed in them anyway. We collected more data from cemeteries around the county which were missed on the first two books. We are in the process of trying to put together a volume III or third edition..... I have a rough copy of that one here at home. I checked the index of it and found the family you are looking for listed in the "A.L. Park Cemetery" on Twistabout Ridge. I will give each listing that's available. Sullivan Row Fanny McVenay Park married Ben Whitney. Their daughter, Mollie, married Charlie Sullivan. Charlie Sullivan was buried in this cemetery on October 18, 1937. It is known that Mollie and their son, Orville were also buried in this row. Whitney Row 1. Believed to be an Olliver chile. 2. Alvin Whitney Buried 1930 (son of Ben and Fanny Whitney) 3. Anna Whitney (daughter of Ben and Fanny Whitney) 4. Fanny Park Whitney (wife of Ben Whitney) 5. Ben Whitney Apr. 25, 1874....... died: ? no date given 6. Maywood Whitney (son of Ben and Fanny Whitney) 7. Silas P. Whitney 1835 1912 (father of Ben Whitney) "Silas Whitney was the first Advent Christian preacher to come into this section of West Virginia. He served for more than 13 years as President of the Southern Ohio Advent Christian Conference. While visiting with his sons at Twistabout, he would preach to the people of the church. A camp was built by the Acvent Christian Denomination of WV on a tract of land between Big Sandy Creek and Little Blue Creek. It was named "Camp Whitney" in honor of Silas P. Whitney." Hope this helps, Sarah _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

-----Original Message----- From: Whitney, James E, II, NLSOP Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 7:18 AM To: 'CPTNRIC@aol.com' Subject: RE: O'Dells in Nicholas County WVa. This is great! My family will rejoice over these nuggets of genealogy. My heart felt thanks to you sir. James E. Whitney, II -----Original Message----- From: CPTNRIC@aol.com [mailto:CPTNRIC@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 4:52 PM To: Whitney, James E, II, NLSOP Subject: Re: O'Dells in Nicholas County WVa. Hi James: Your grandmother, Eva O'Dell Whitney was born Eva Ruth O'Dell in Nicholas County, WV on October 16, 1896. She was the daughter of Franklin R. "Frank" O'Dell and Harriet Elizabeth "Hattie" Beam. Frank was born in Hominy Falls, Nicholas County, WV on September 21, 1969, he died in Richwood, WV on March 11, 1951. His death was attributed to "cerebral hemorrhage & hypertension." He is buried in Hominy Falls, WV. Hattie was born September 23, 1870, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA. She was the daughter of John Beam. She died of "brocho-pneumonia & intestinal obstruction" in Richwood, WV on April 23, 1952. She is buried next to Frank in the Penile Methodist Church #2 in Hominy Falls, WV. In addition to your grandmother, Eva Ruth O'Dell Whitney, she had the following brothers and sisters listed by order of birth: Liew Irwin; Myrtle Ann "Mertie"; Eva Ruth; Everette Harry; Frankie Marie; Dewey Nesbit; Wilson; Arrena I. O.; and Romeo Gaylord. Your grandmother, Eva Ruth O'Dell Whitney, married Charles P. Whitney in Nicholas County, WV on April 18, 1914. The source for this information is Some Known Descendants of Jeremiah and Rachel WALTERS ODELL by Neva Jane STOUT BRYANT. I've found this book to be generally accurate but somewhat focused on women to the exclusion of paternal history. In fact, as a listing resource it is good but it does little to shed light on the family's history. Your great-grandfather, Franklin R. "Frank" O'Dell, was the 9th generation of his forefathers in America. We are English, and at the time of immigration in 1677 our uncorrupted name was originally Oldale. We immigrated from the Yorkshire region of Great Britain. The details of that immigration, and the family migration from New Jersey to Pennsylvania, and then to Virginia can be found in a separate appendix of Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia by Cecil O'Dell. Hopefully this helps. It should give you some good leads for further research. I was born in 1947 in Bluefield and have never lived in Nicholas County. However, I do sponsor an annual reunion of my father's family there every July at the Hickory Grove United Methodist Church in Mt. Nebo. In looking up your information I noticed we were very distant cousins. One of my great-grandfathers was Perry Newton Wiseman who served in the West Virginia Senate. The only significant legislation he was able to get enacted in his single 4-year term was the creation of Carnifax Ferry Battlefield State Park. He was one of your great-grandfather Frank's first cousins. Interesting that you live in Atlanta -- so does one of my first cousins. Small world! Best wishes. Rick O'Dell Roanoke, VA In a message dated 10/20/2000 11:32:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jewhitney@att.com writes: << Dear Rick O'Dell: Seeking info. on my grandmothers family. She was Eva (O'Dell) Whitney from Richwood b. 1896. Her parents lived on a farm outside Richwood, Nicholas County, W.Va. Her father Frank O'Dell lived next door to his brother Frank G. Her sister is still alive in Seth, WVa.-Aunt Io(O'Dell) Areshire. Granny married my grandfather Charles Porter Whitney in 1913. My great grandmother was a BEAN supposedly from Penn. We don't know her first name. Any help or leads would be appreciated. Sincerely yours, James E. Whitney, II Atlanta, Ga. P.S.- I was born in Richwood in 1946 in the old clinic.

Notes from my Thanksgiving visit to Clay County near Charleston, W.Va. This is the site of my great grandfather's home. -----Original Message----- From: Whitney, James E, II, NLSOP Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 2:39 PM To: 'ovapa@hotmail.com' Subject: FW: FW: Clay County Cemetery Book-Whitneys -----Original Message----- From: Whitney, James E, II, NLSOP Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 2:10 PM To: Whitney, James E, II, NLSOP; 'Sarah Anne' Subject: RE: FW: Clay County Cemetery Book-Whitneys Dear Sarah- I have returned from my visit to W.Va. over Thanksgiving. I thought I would drop a line to inform you what I found at the AL Park Cemetery. Your directions were excellent. My Dad and I went straight to the site. The cemetery was very well maintained with a new fence around the lot. However only a few graves were marked- recent ones. One row of the Parks family had metal plaques on the ground. But I believe this is most likely the right cemetery. There were just not enough Whitney interest to keep it marked! I hope to remedy that. I left a recorded message to Jerry Taylor that I was coming. On the next Sunday nite he called. We had a wonderful chat and he is very interested in the history of the Twistabout area. He knows some 90 year old brothers in the area -he offered to take me to visit them when I come back. I am curious about where you got the info. about the Whitneys in that cemetery. Was it from Clay county VRs? I met a second cousin on my visit also. Her grandfather was my great grandfather-Benjamin Eli Whitney. She shared some genealogy records with me on our common family. Her name is Irene Lefler from Dunbar. She had a copy of the Dawson Twistabout family book that is out of print. Some great info on Silas P. Whitney too. Once again- many thanks for your help. Sincerely yours, James E. Whitney, II -----Original Message----- From: Whitney, James E, II, NLSOP Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 9:04 AM To: 'Sarah Anne' Subject: RE: FW: Clay County Cemetery Book-Whitneys Thank you for your help Sarah Anne. I will be visiting my sister over Thanksgiving in Charleston so I will be in your neck of the woods shortly. My 78 year old father will be there also. Sincerely yours, James E. Whitney, II -----Original Message----- From: Sarah Anne [mailto:ovapa@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 8:54 AM To: Whitney, James E, II, NLSOP Subject: Re: FW: Clay County Cemetery Book-Whitneys I have asked around the community and some of the locals have given me directions on how to get to this cemetery. It is best to go out Twistabout Road from the top of Dulles Creek Hill on State Route 4. Travel out this ridge and you will come to a fork in the road. The right hand fork goes down over the hill and thus on to Elk River Road. Don't take that fork. Stay on the left hand fork about a mile.... no more.... you will come to a gate across the road. This property belongs to a Jerry Taylor. He wouldn't mind folks visiting the cemetery but you may want to try to let him know you are coming..... you go through the gate, right out into his pasture field. Hope you get to come, Sarah _

All, At 06:07 PM 12/17/00 -0800, Shawn Whitney wrote: >Hello WRG, >Was browsing through the Barnes and Noble Used book site and came across >this book for sale. I went to the Pierce Book transcriptions in a quick >attempt to find this F.A. Whitney. I only found reference to him >through "a cousin" with whom he formed the company??? That reference is >Pierce's #2046 Francis Wolf WHITNEY (Abijah, Stephen, John, Benjamin, >John). Just thought if there was someone from that line, they may be >interested in this book. >Shawn Whitney >Seattle, WA > > > Chronicles Of A Baby Carriage > Whitney, F.A. Carriage Company > > Our Price: $48.00 > Ships 1-2 weeks > This item may be delivered after Christmas, but >E-Mail Gift Certificates can be there in a flash! > > Format: Hardcover > Publisher: F. A. Whitney Carriage Company, 1923 > Associated Dealer: NorthBooks Bolingbrook, IL > Condition: Decorative Cloth. Good Plus. Small >4to. (Previous owner's name stamp on inside > covers; few light smudges to back cover; wear to >corners; moderate uniform soiling. 45 plus pp. > The origin and development of the baby carriage >and a history of the F. A. Whitney Carriage > Company of Leominster, Massachusetts is presented >in this commerative (sixty-five years of > continuous production) edition. Wonderful >photographs of carriages, building sites, workers, and > production in a nostalgic look at 19th-Century >business. This was Francis Austin-8 WHITNEY (Joseph-7, Jonas-6, Jonas-5, David-4, Benjamin-3, John-2, John-1). See: <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/pierce/p476-480.htm#P4380>. See also some links near the bottom of this page: <http://www.whitneygen.org/misc/places.html>. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward WHITNEY Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>

Dear WRG, Thanks to the tireless efforts of Jeanne Muse, you will now find WHITNEY extracts from the two histories of Westminster, MA, posted on the WRG website. See: <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/westminster/index.html>. Enjoy! Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward WHITNEY Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>

Hi all. Someone was willing to do a look-up in the 1902 Chenango County Directory for one of my other surnames. Not finding any, they checked my Whitney surname and came up with the following list. Since it doesn't help me much, I thought I would share it with the group in case it helps someone else in the group. The book lists where the people lived, occupation and property if any. There are only a few examples in the book where age is given and usually the person is in their late 80's or in their 90's. Ken Whitney Eugene, OR Here goes: In the town of Afton: WHIITNEY,Charles H. lived off road 1, dairy w/20 cows, farmer on 93 acres WHITNEY, William T. (mailing addr. Niveveh, Broome Co) lived on road 35, dairy w/20 cows, farmer on 140 acres In the town of Columbus: WHITNEY, Bouton A. (mailing addr. South Edmeston, Ostego Co) road 29, dairy w/21 cows, farmer on shares for A. J. Spurr of Vernon, Oneida Co., on 116 acres In the village of Greene: WHITNEY, Frances A., widow of Abram T. WHITNEY, boards on N. Chenango St. In the town of Norwich: WHITNEY, P. Burdett, road 4, carpenter In the village of Norwich: (now a city and county seat) WHITNEY, Frances, Mrs., domestic, at 30 Adelaide st. In the village of Oxford: WHITNEY, W. Calvin, stone cutter, house on Scott St. WHITNEY, Milton L., (Whitney & Pughe) house on Scott St. Whitney & Pughe ( Milton L. Whitney and Lewis L. Pughe) grocers on Navy Island St. In the town of Sherburne: WHITNEY, Ralph C., road 68, laborer In the village of Sherburne: WHITNEY, Caroline E., resident, house on E. State St. WHITNEY, Charles W., farmer on 30 acres, age 91 years WHITNEY, Edson L., general merchant, farmer on 292 acres, house on N. Main St.

Hello WRG, Was browsing through the Barnes and Noble Used book site and came across this book for sale. I went to the Pierce Book transcriptions in a quick attempt to find this F.A. Whitney. I only found reference to him through "a cousin" with whom he formed the company??? That reference is Pierce's #2046 Francis Wolf WHITNEY (Abijah, Stephen, John, Benjamin, John). Just thought if there was someone from that line, they may be interested in this book. Shawn Whitney Seattle, WA Chronicles Of A Baby Carriage Whitney, F.A. Carriage Company Our Price: $48.00 Ships 1-2 weeks This item may be delivered after Christmas, but E-Mail Gift Certificates can be there in a flash! Format: Hardcover Publisher: F. A. Whitney Carriage Company, 1923 Associated Dealer: NorthBooks Bolingbrook, IL Condition: Decorative Cloth. Good Plus. Small 4to. (Previous owner's name stamp on inside covers; few light smudges to back cover; wear to corners; moderate uniform soiling. 45 plus pp. The origin and development of the baby carriage and a history of the F. A. Whitney Carriage Company of Leominster, Massachusetts is presented in this commerative (sixty-five years of continuous production) edition. Wonderful photographs of carriages, building sites, workers, and production in a nostalgic look at 19th-Century business.

Dear Jennifer, Some of the pages from Phoenix's book pertaining to your ancestry have been transcribed. See: <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/p1121-1125.html#7070>, <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/p0466-0470.html#2358>, <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/p0171-0175.html#677>, <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/p0056-0060.html#159>, <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/p0026-0030.html#25>, <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/p0011-0015.html#5>, <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/p0011-0015.html#2>, <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/p0001-0005.html#1>. Also see: <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/p0016-0020.html#9>. Not yet transcribed are the pages containing Mark ST. JOHN (34-35) and his daughter Mary (ST. JOHN) WHITNEY (97). This is a continuation of the project to transcribe all of Phoenix's book and put it on the WRG website. The project is about 4.5% complete. For details, see <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/index.html>. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward WHITNEY Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>

WRG: At the D.A.R. Genealogy Library in Washington, DC is a microfilm entitled "Brunswick, Cumberland Co., Maine Vital Records", Film, Sp. Col., Maine #1. It is a microfilm of a manual transcription of the early Brunswick vital records. Below is a transcription of the Whitney entries in these records. The page numers which appear are the page numbers of the transcription, not the page numbers from the original records. I did this so that anyone wanting to view these records could do so more easily. I have made a couple of editorial notes at the end, because some variance is noted with previous information. I apologise for the way it looks, but Wordperfect doesn't seem to copy well into an e-mail (at least with my skills!). Enjoy! Transcription of the Whitney entries into the Brunswick, Cumberland Co., Maine Vital Records Page 7: Abraham Whitney married Afia Coombs, 1 Feb 1780 Page 46: Rev. Andrew Rollins married: James Whitney and Mary Crips, 16 Aug 1855, both of Brunswick Page 60: Rev. Benjamin Jacques married: Dunham Whitney of Topsham and Margaret Nickerson of Brunswick, 27 Feb 1860 Page 78: Rev. George C. Crawford married: Reuben Whitney and Melissa E. Cox, both of Brunswick, 12 Oct 1872 Page 93: Rev. Henry Orr married: Dunham Whitney and Margaret Whitney, both of Brunswick, 4 March 1878 Page 128: Patents: Samuel Whitney and Lydia, his wife Children: Samuel, b. 15 Sept 1732 Jonathan, b. 21 Dec 1734 Lydia, b. 20 Feb 1736 Susannah, b. 25 July 1738 Lettis, b. 27 June 1742 Page 129: Parents: John Whitney and Lettes Whitney Child: Benjamin Whitney, b. 22 May 1725 Page 140: Parents: Jonathan Whitney and Mary, his wife Child: Lydia Whitney, b. 20 Aug 1762 Page 297: Parents: Stover Whitney, b. 18 Jan 1809 Susan Trufant, b. 5 April 1819 Children: Nellie Whitney, b. 5 Sept 1837 Eunice Whitney, b. 14 Oct 1841 Deborah Whitney, b. 30 Nov 1842 Delia Whitney, b. 31 Jul 1845 Jennie Whitney, b. 7 Sept 1847 Abby Ann Whitney, B. 12 Sept 1849 Page 307: Patience Whitney, b. 13 May 1800 Page 472: Parents: Joshua K. Whitney, b. 1 Nov 1817 Clara White, died 12 March 1854 Child: William H. Whitney, b. 10 May 1846 Second wife: Orilla C. Sutherland Page 476: Parents: Reuben Whitney, b. 20 Nov 1829 Mary E. Allen, b. 15 May 1833 Children: Frank R. Whitney, b. 27 March 1854 Ellen L. Whitney, b. 11 June 1855 Emma F. Whitney, b. 3 Sept 1856 Herbert A. Whitney, b. 15 Dec 1857 Mary E. Whitney, b. 14 Sept 1860 Susan A. Whitney, b. 13 Sept 1862 Parents: John F. Whitney, b. 4 March 1821 Martha Hacker, b. 25 June 1826 Children: George H. Whitney, b. 24 April 1845 Rebecca J. Whitney, b. 17 March 1847, died 22 Nov 1848 Daniel H. Whitney, b. 12 Jan 1850, died 1 Sept 1853 Hannah E. Whitney, b. 1 Feb 1853 Myra J. Whitney, b. 7 Feb 1860 Page 517: Mrs. Mary E. Whitney died 13 Sept 1870, age 37y, 4 mo. Page 531: Miss Susie A. Whitney died 13 Feb 1877, age 14 y, 5 mo. Page 541: Walter E. Whitney died in Brunswick, 23 Aug 1881, age 16 y, 9 mo. Page 545: Alice E. Whitney of Portland died in Brunswick 28 Aug 1888, age 36 y, 11 mo. NOTES: 1. The family of Stover Whitney and Susan Trufant also appear in the Vital Records of Bowdoin, ME, with some date discrepancy. It now appears to me that for each entry for this family which says "in B.", the B. probably means Brunswick, not Bowdoin in the Bowdoin records. 2. The Dunham who is in the Brunswick records is undoubtedly the Denham Whitney in the Bowdoin records, son of Stover and Susan. Why he is in the Bowdoin records and not as a child in the Brunswick record, I don't understand. "Jennie" in the Brunswick record is undoubtedly "Olive J." in the Bowdoin record. 3. The death record of Benjamin, son of John and Lettis Whitney, in the Lisbon, ME Vital Records contains his birth date as 2 June 1727. That is at variance with the Brunswick birth record, which says 22 May 1725. Ken Whitney, Silver Spring, MD

Dear WRG, I am anxious to find anyone who knows about or is related to Martin Whitney and his wife, Nancy Orne Whitney! Martin Whitney was born June 17, 1787 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died in 1850 in Attleboro, Massachusetts. He was married to Nancy Orne, born 1787 and died in 1864. They had 6 children; Anne Maria, Emelia, Emily, Harriet, Felur Grundy and James Orne. They all lived around the Attleboro area. I watch the group chat daily but they never seem to ask or talk about these Whitneys. I was hoping that someone out there might help me out. Thank you, Mary Anne Carter

Thank you, Robert! I looked in the index, and because the name Bullfinch was spelled with only one "L" in Phoenix, I didn't even see it. Jeanne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert L. Ward" <rlward1@erols.com> To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Re: whitney family Jennifer and all, At 06:18 AM 12/15/00 -0500, Jeanne Muse wrote: >You wrote: > > >>I am trying trace my grandmother's ancestors. Her mother married >Arthur E. >Whitney in 1917. He was b. Sept. 30, 1885 and he d. Feb. 22, 1918. His >parents were Charles Earland Whitney and Mary A. Smith. Arthur had a >brother, Earl C. b. 1889. > >The parents of Charles Earland Whitney were Jonathan Whitney and Martha >Bullfinch. Charles was b. Oct. 21, 1848 in Henderson Co., NY and d. >Feb. 5, >1921. Charles had at least two sisters. They are listed in his >obituary as >Mrs. Frank Dudley and Mrs. Simeon Smith. > >I did not find any of these people listed in the whitney sites or on >rootsweb, ancestry.com, etc., and I am hoping you can help. Please let >me >know if there is a link that I am missing somewhere. Thank you. >From: "Jennifer Marklein" <jemarkl@hotmail.com><< > >---------------------- > >Dear Jennifer: > >There are thousands of Whitneys who haven't been connected to a "known" >immigrant ancestor. You may need to get back another generation or two >before you can link yours up. You don't say how long you have been >searching, so forgive me if my advice is directed toward a beginner. > >Do you have a Church of the Latter Day Saints in your area? One of them >may have a Family History Library that you should visit. Take >information on your families with you when you go. They'll be able to >direct you to census and vital records that can be viewed on film and >microfiche. > >Have you written letters to the Clerks of the towns in which your >grandparents were born, died or married? For a small fee you can obtain >actual certified copies of those certificates which contain parents, and >more leads to help you dig farther back. > >I've sent a copy of your query (and this reply) to the Whitney-L email >list too just in case one of the 300+ members has someone you are >looking for in a personal database that is not posted on the internet. > >I wish I could help more, but all I can do is wish you good luck! > >Jeanne (Whitney) Muse >jwmuse@compuserve.com >------------------------------------------ >Researching GOLDSMITH, REED, WHITNEY >http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jwmuse/roots.htm >----------------------------------------- Jonathan Hart Jerome WHITNEY and his wife Martha Ann BULFINCH appear as #2358 on pp. 468-469 of S. Whitney Phoenix, _The Whitney Family of Connecticut_ (1874). His lineage is: Jonathan Hart Jerome-7 [Erastus-6, Samuel-5, John-4, Henry-3, John-2, Henry-1], also [Erastus-6, Mary ST. JOHN, Mark, Anne-3 WHITNEY, John-2, Henry-1]. Their children, including Charles Eveland-8 WHITNEY, b. 21 Oct 1848, Henderson, NY, living at Grand Ledge, MI, in 1874, are given at #7068-7072 on pp. 1121-1122. More details are given in that reference. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward WHITNEY Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>

WRG, Several years ago, Larry Tracy from Kennebunkport, Maine found in an attic of a house in Waterford, Maine some church records. They are from the First Congegational Church of Waterford, and date from 1790 to near the present. Larry was allowed to microfilm these records, and has allowed me to transcibe the Whitney inclusions in these records. Below is said transcription: Whitney Entries First Congregational Church Waterford, Maine from 1790 Member List, 1800 Sarah Jewell (widow) later Whitney died January 21, 1855 Member List, 1813 March 7 Abraham Whitney died May 21, 1813, aged 59 Member List, May 1, 1841 James Whitney Names of Communicants #117 Abraham Whitney in cov. at Stow Baptisms May 18, 1806 Abraham, son of Abraham and Sarah Whitney Deaths May 21, 1813 Abraham Whitney, after having been confined to his bed the most of the time for five months with a distressing weakness, accompanied by a cancer, aged. October, 8, 1819 Exit John Whitney of a paralytic fever, aged 27 years. January 21, 1855 Sarah Jewell (widow) afterward Whitney, deceased aged 92. July 1843 James Whitney, consumption Note on the transcription: Vital Records from Maine Newspapers, 1785 to 1820 says: Capt. Abraham Whitney of Stow m. Sarah Jewell of Waterford N8 21 Feb 1803 Stow, MA Vital Records to 1850 says: Abraham, Jr. and Sarah Jewell of Waterford, int. 1 Jan 1803. Does anyone have the ancestor lineage for this Abraham? Does anyone know what happend to Abraham, son of Abraham and Sarah, bap. in Waterford 18 May 1806? Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD

Jennifer and all, At 06:18 AM 12/15/00 -0500, Jeanne Muse wrote: >You wrote: > > >>I am trying trace my grandmother's ancestors. Her mother married >Arthur E. >Whitney in 1917. He was b. Sept. 30, 1885 and he d. Feb. 22, 1918. His >parents were Charles Earland Whitney and Mary A. Smith. Arthur had a >brother, Earl C. b. 1889. > >The parents of Charles Earland Whitney were Jonathan Whitney and Martha >Bullfinch. Charles was b. Oct. 21, 1848 in Henderson Co., NY and d. >Feb. 5, >1921. Charles had at least two sisters. They are listed in his >obituary as >Mrs. Frank Dudley and Mrs. Simeon Smith. > >I did not find any of these people listed in the whitney sites or on >rootsweb, ancestry.com, etc., and I am hoping you can help. Please let >me >know if there is a link that I am missing somewhere. Thank you. >From: "Jennifer Marklein" <jemarkl@hotmail.com><< > >---------------------- > >Dear Jennifer: > >There are thousands of Whitneys who haven't been connected to a "known" >immigrant ancestor. You may need to get back another generation or two >before you can link yours up. You don't say how long you have been >searching, so forgive me if my advice is directed toward a beginner. > >Do you have a Church of the Latter Day Saints in your area? One of them >may have a Family History Library that you should visit. Take >information on your families with you when you go. They'll be able to >direct you to census and vital records that can be viewed on film and >microfiche. > >Have you written letters to the Clerks of the towns in which your >grandparents were born, died or married? For a small fee you can obtain >actual certified copies of those certificates which contain parents, and >more leads to help you dig farther back. > >I've sent a copy of your query (and this reply) to the Whitney-L email >list too just in case one of the 300+ members has someone you are >looking for in a personal database that is not posted on the internet. > >I wish I could help more, but all I can do is wish you good luck! > >Jeanne (Whitney) Muse >jwmuse@compuserve.com >------------------------------------------ >Researching GOLDSMITH, REED, WHITNEY >http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jwmuse/roots.htm >----------------------------------------- Jonathan Hart Jerome WHITNEY and his wife Martha Ann BULFINCH appear as #2358 on pp. 468-469 of S. Whitney Phoenix, _The Whitney Family of Connecticut_ (1874). His lineage is: Jonathan Hart Jerome-7 [Erastus-6, Samuel-5, John-4, Henry-3, John-2, Henry-1], also [Erastus-6, Mary ST. JOHN, Mark, Anne-3 WHITNEY, John-2, Henry-1]. Their children, including Charles Eveland-8 WHITNEY, b. 21 Oct 1848, Henderson, NY, living at Grand Ledge, MI, in 1874, are given at #7068-7072 on pp. 1121-1122. More details are given in that reference. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward WHITNEY Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>

I think I may be of some limited assistance on this inquiry. In my (miscellaneous) collected data, I find that I have a CHARLES E. WHITNEY, born October 21, 1848, son of JOHN and MARTHA WHITNEY (source noted as Henderson, Jefferson County, New York Births). My research (so far) indicates that JOHN WHITNEY was the son of ERASTUS WHITNEY (1787-1855) and HANNAH JEROME (1785-1822). ERASTUS WHITNEY was the son of SAMUEL WHITNEY (born c. 1750 - "of New York City, New York") and MARY ST. JOHN (no further info) (per Childs Jefferson County Gazateer). ERASTUS WHITNEY (1787-1855) married first HANNAH JEROME (1785-1822). HANNAH JEROME died in Jefferson County, New York. ERASTUS and HANNAH had at least the following children: Truman Orson J. Whitney m. Martha P. Wood Sophronia Whitney m. William Russell Nutting Dorville H. Whitney m. Mary A. ??? John/Jonathan Whitney m. Martha A. Bullfinch (I have today added the "Bullfinch") Maria Whitney Randal Whitney ERASTUS WHITNEY married second BETSEY WOOD born July 3, 1790 in New Hampshire. BETSEY WOOD WHITNEY died September 21, 1875 in Henderson, Jefferson County, New York. ERASTUS and BETSEY had at least the following children: Hannah Whitney Betsey Alfreda Whitney m. Samuel Hungerford Nutting Fanny Whitney m. Stevenson E. Ingalls Eveline Whitney m. Charles Sias Jennifer Marklein might want to go to the Jefferson County, New York Web Site which is a part of the US Gen Web project. I believe Jenifer will find information on the early Whitney family posted there. I have a notation that the material on Samuel Whitney and Mary St. John came from Childs Jefferson County Gazateer. I would appreciate anything additional which Jennifer would like to share - such as the name of the wife of ARTHUR E. WHITNEY. Hope this has been of some assistance. Jean Wright Thwaits

Dear WRG: The Henry Whitney database contains Lois-10 LAMOREAU - a descendant of Elizabeth-6 WHITNEY and David Brown WETMORE. Lois LAMOREAU, b. 17 June 1910, New Haven, Conn., married in Mars Hill, Maine 1930 Montford TAPLEY. I have received more information on Montford Tapley recently: Montford Tapley was the son of Fred and Inez K. (Graham) Tapley. Montford appeared in the 1910 Census in Bridgewater, Maine, age 9; and in the 1920 Census in East Plantation, Maine; age 19. His birth year, therefore, is 1901. The below note from Janet Goode might be of interest to anyone connected with these folks. The Henry database is being updated accordingly. Jeanne ----- Original Message ----- From: <Janjota@aol.com> To: <jwmuse@compuserve.com> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 8:05 PM Subject: M. Tapley Jeanne, I found some info in the Maine State Archives vitals: Montford Tapley of Blaine, Maine married Lois Lamoreau of Presque Isle, Maine on 24 May 1930. Montford died on 11 May 1974 age 73 in Palmyra, Maine. I didn't find a death date for Lois. She may have remarried or died in another state. Janet