Dear Robert - I'm glad you searched the LDS site further. I had come to the same conclusion, but am glad you concur. Still haven't identified Hannah Whitcomb. The only contemporary of Job that I see is his sister in law, Hannah Daby, who married his brother William. I see no reason why Samuel Whitney would have left anything to her in his will, however. According to info I found in a Gedcom file, Job Whitcomb did not have a daughter named Hannah by his first wife (Jemima Farr) either. The Gedcom lists children: Simeon, Levi, Rubin, Dille and Olive. If no one else has seen Samuel's will, looks like I'll need to order the LDS film of it. Maybe it will spell out in more detail who she was. Jeanne --- Robert Ward wrote: Pierce doesn't offer an opinion as to which Abigail WHITNEY married Job WHITCOMB. The LDS Family Search website reveals that Job and Abigail (WHITNEY) WHITCOMB had the following children, all born in Templeton, MA: 1. Susanna Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1770. 2. Jemima, b. 2 Mar 1772, bapt. 26 Apr 1772. 3. Achsa, b. 20 Aug 1773. 4. Mille, b. 9 Jul 1775. 5. Abigail, b. 21 May 1779. 6. Job, b. 24 Jan 1782. If we compare this list to the children of Zechariah and Sarah (BOYNTON) WHITNEY, we find that they were Sarah, Jane, Abigail, Zechariah, Mary, and John. On the other hand, the children of Samuel and Abigail (FLETCHER) WHITNEY were Abigail, Mary, Samuel, Abner, *Achsah*, Silas, Martha, Elisha, Alpheus, Phinehas, Hannaniah, Martha, and *Susannah*. Furthermore, the above Achsa WHITCOMB was born just a year after the death of this Achsah WHITNEY. Based on this onomastic evidence, and the fact that Job WHITCOMB was in the estate papers of Samuel WHITNEY, I suggest that it was Abigail, dau. of Samuel and Abigail (FLETCHER) WHITNEY, b. 27 Aug 1742, and not the dau. of Zechariah and Sarah (BOYNTON) WHITNEY, b. 17 Jan 1746, who was the second wife of Job WHITCOMB. Samuel's daughter was also closer to Job's age than Zechariah's daughter was. I cannot venture an opinion about the Hannah WHITCOMB mentioned above. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward rlward1@erols.com <http://users.erols.com/rlward1/> 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659

I had trouble get onto the web site this morning too. Is any maintenance being run that anyone knows of? Jeanne ----- Original Message ----- From: <BumbB@aol.com> To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 9:38 AM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] WRG Is the Whitney Research Group not up and running at this time? I am having a problem accessing it. Thanks ************************************************************** Searching for LORD, HANNER, HAWKINS, WHITNEY, WRIGHT,McGEE,McKEE,COOPER,SMITH,TWITCHELL,BILLINGS. SYLVESTER, LAWRENCE, WHORF,WHARFF

Is the Whitney Research Group not up and running at this time? I am having a problem accessing it. Thanks ************************************************************** Searching for LORD, HANNER, HAWKINS, WHITNEY, WRIGHT,McGEE,McKEE,COOPER,SMITH,TWITCHELL,BILLINGS. SYLVESTER, LAWRENCE, WHORF,WHARFF

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------871C673C6F05783A796E3287 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Connelly, Hi ! Hope all is well with you. I just came back from the Catskills. I visited Westkill, Bushnellville, Lexington, Jewett Phoenicia, Shandaken, Fleishmanns and Halcott. What a great trip. I went with Lynn (Whitney) Nelson's husband, Carl, (also 77 years old). He showed me the old Walter Whitney farm in Westkill, Marion Place's house, the old Russell B Whitney chicken farm in Bushnellville, etc. We also found the old cemetery in Halcott where Alfred, Phoebe & Eli are buried. There are many Whitneys there including Jonathon,,,,,,who is your direct descendant, I believe. I have many pictures if you would like some copies. I also found the cemeteries in Jewitt, ( Maplewood Cemetery). Walter B Whitney 1st & Walter B 2nd, Mae West Whitney are all buried there. You should get info on the new things that the Mormon Geneaology experts are digging up for us. Talk to you soon. Russ Whitney --------------871C673C6F05783A796E3287 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <fjmvana@juno.com> Received: from m2.jersey.juno.com ([64.136.16.65]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for <wins@olsusa.com>; Fri, 10 Nov 2000 09:30:00 -0500 Received: from cookie.juno.com by cookie.juno.com for <"zRTQ86E/LNeRcjHHDIfIoYaASCnEN4mORchWzYmsGUaL20JKq2YQRA=="> Received: (from fjmvana@juno.com) by m2.jersey.juno.com (queuemail) id FNH6ZU96; Fri, 10 Nov 2000 09:36:47 EST To: wins@olsusa.com Cc: susancarrillo@russwhitney.com, bdm@cyon.com Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 07:36:32 -0700 Subject: Whitney Family Research Message-ID: <20001110.075712.9510.1.fjmvana@juno.com> X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0,3-4,12-13,18-19,24-25,27-28,32-33,39-40,44-45, 47-48,51-56 From: "Frances Jean O. McFarland" <fjmvana@juno.com> X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Aloha, Russ: 1) Just got word from Susan about Donald Bouton and Bob Johnson. I will call them today to follow up on MELVIN WHITNEY and ALFRED WHITNEY, JR. postmasters. 2) With this information, was your ancestor a JR. and a postmaster? No. In the 1860 Census of New York, Delaware County, Roxbury Town dated 20 June 1860 (SLFHL film #0,803,743) page 24B, line 34 - we find ALFRED WHITNEY, age 50, a "Blacksmith" with $500 value of personal estate, born in New York. He is listed with his wife PHEBE, age 42; WILLIAM, age 8; and ELIZABETH, age 4. All these family members agree with the descendants of ALFRED WHITNEY and PHOEBE HAMMOND - #1 ALFRED WHITNEY, #10 WILLIAM and #13 (Mary) ELIZABETH. 3) In the 1860 Census of New York, Delaware, Roxbury Town, dated 21 Sep 1850 (SLFHL film #0,017,071) page 395B, line 30 - we find ALFRED WHITNEY, age 45, a "Blacksmith" born in New York. He is now listed with his wife PHEBE, age 40; EDGAR, age 12; MARGARET, a

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------DDA5690960666341527B6905 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All, Here is some new info on the descendants of ALFRED & PHOEBE WHITNEY of the Delaware & Greene County areas of upstate New York. ALFRED 1810 - 1867 is buried in the Halcott Cemetery in the Catskill Mountains. We have located most descendants from Alfred and Phoebe to date. We have not been able to get past Alfred to find his origin before 1810.. Here is some new insight. I hired some experts from the Mormon Church (LDS) in Utah to help me search. So far they are digging up some great info that we have been unable to find, to date. Here is some of their sources and info. --------------DDA5690960666341527B6905 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <fjmvana@juno.com> Received: from m2.jersey.juno.com ([64.136.16.65]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for <wins@olsusa.com>; Fri, 10 Nov 2000 09:30:00 -0500 Received: from cookie.juno.com by cookie.juno.com for <"zRTQ86E/LNeRcjHHDIfIoYaASCnEN4mORchWzYmsGUaL20JKq2YQRA=="> Received: (from fjmvana@juno.com) by m2.jersey.juno.com (queuemail) id FNH6ZU96; Fri, 10 Nov 2000 09:36:47 EST To: wins@olsusa.com Cc: susancarrillo@russwhitney.com, bdm@cyon.com Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 07:36:32 -0700 Subject: Whitney Family Research Message-ID: <20001110.075712.9510.1.fjmvana@juno.com> X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0,3-4,12-13,18-19,24-25,27-28,32-33,39-40,44-45, 47-48,51-56 From: "Frances Jean O. McFarland" <fjmvana@juno.com> X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Aloha, Russ: 1) Just got word from Susan about Donald Bouton and Bob Johnson. I will call them today to follow up on MELVIN WHITNEY and ALFRED WHITNEY, JR. postmasters. 2) With this information, was your ancestor a JR. and a postmaster? No. In the 1860 Census of New York, Delaware County, Roxbury Town dated 20 June 1860 (SLFHL film #0,803,743) page 24B, line 34 - we find ALFRED WHITNEY, age 50, a "Blacksmith" with $500 value of personal estate, born in New York. He is listed with his wife PHEBE, age 42; WILLIAM, age 8; and ELIZABETH, age 4. All these family members agree with the descendants of ALFRED WHITNEY and PHOEBE HAMMOND - #1 ALFRED WHITNEY, #10 WILLIAM and #13 (Mary) ELIZABETH. 3) In the 1860 Census of New York, Delaware, Roxbury Town, dated 21 Sep 1850 (SLFHL film #0,017,071) page 395B, line 30 - we find ALFRED WHITNEY, age 45, a "Blacksmith" born in New York. He is now listed with his wife PHEBE, age 40; EDGAR, age 12; MARGARET, age 10; LEONARD, age 8, JONATHAN, age 6, MARTIN, age 10/12. 3A) Please note that AMASA WHITNEY, AGE 13 is found on line 23 in the household of NICHOLAS REDMOND. Your great-grandfather WALTER B. WHITNEY married POLLY O. MEAD, whose mother was OLIVE REDMOND. So little Amasa may have been sent to live with the Redmond family whose home was just two doors away. 4) According to your Descendants of ALF

Dear WRG, and especially Jo Hogle: In the list of NE Region Marriages published by Jo back last June, I have noted that the marriage of Benjamin Whitney and Mary Poor is given as having taken place in York, ME on 11 Apr 1695. Since both the Framingham and Marlborough, MA, Vital Records shows that they were married in Marlborough on 13 Apr 1696, with both these showing Benjamin as being "of Framingham," I wonder if Jo can dig up the CD again and find the source cited for the York marriage almost exactly a year earlier? While doing so, Jo, will you also dig out the sources for the marriage of Anna Whitney to Silas Haynes on 3 Nov 1768 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, and the one of Anna Whitney to Ebenezer Roud in Woodstock, Windham, CT on 11 Dec 1733? Thanks. Yours for eventually having a President. (Bumper sticker seen in Cleveland yesterday: "If you can read this you are not from Palm Beach County" Allan E. Green

Dear WRG: At 10:54 AM 11/13/00 -0500, Jeanne Muse wrote: >Dear WRG: In my attempts to unearth information on Abigail (Fletcher) >Whitney, I think it might be valuable to view the will of her husband, >Samuel Whitney (1719-1782). > >Rather than duplicate efforts, has anyone made a copy of it from the LDS >film? ... or made an extract of it? If so, can it be sent via email to >me? > >I can identify all of the persons who made "receipt" of the Inventory in >1784 except JOB WHITCOMB and HANNAH WHITCOMB. Who were they? > >I saw the Job Whitcomb (1730-1810) who married an Abigail Whitney as his >2nd wife. However, she is given as the daug. of Zechariah and Sarah >(Boynton) Whitney. I could not find another Job Whitcomb who might fit >in these families anywhere. The family record of Samuel and Abigail >does not include a Hannah. Is it possible there was yet another child, >not recorded? > >I lack marriage information on these daughters of Samuel and Abigail >Whitney: >Abigail - b. 17 Aug 1742 >Achsa - b. 30 Sep 1750; died in her 22nd year [Westminster VRs] >Susanah - b. 9 Feb 1767; died young. [Pierce p72] > >The LDS web site contained only one possible Abigail Fletcher who would >have been born around the right time - dau. of John Fletcher and Mrs. >Fletcher, b. in Concord 2 July 1720. > >Any help would be appreciated. >Jeanne Pierce doesn't offer an opinion as to which Abigail WHITNEY married Job WHITCOMB. The LDS Family Search website reveals that Job and Abigail (WHITNEY) WHITCOMB had the following children, all born in Templeton, MA: 1. Susanna Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1770. 2. Jemima, b. 2 Mar 1772, bapt. 26 Apr 1772. 3. Achsa, b. 20 Aug 1773. 4. Mille, b. 9 Jul 1775. 5. Abigail, b. 21 May 1779. 6. Job, b. 24 Jan 1782. If we compare this list to the children of Zechariah and Sarah (BOYNTON) WHITNEY, we find that they were Sarah, Jane, Abigail, Zechariah, Mary, and John. On the other hand, the children of Samuel and Abigail (FLETCHER) WHITNEY were Abigail, Mary, Samuel, Abner, *Achsah*, Silas, Martha, Elisha, Alpheus, Phinehas, Hannaniah, Martha, and *Susannah*. Furthermore, the above Achsa WHITCOMB was born just a year after the death of this Achsah WHITNEY. Based on this onomastic evidence, and the fact that Job WHITCOMB was in the estate papers of Samuel WHITNEY, I suggest that it was Abigail, dau. of Samuel and Abigail (FLETCHER) WHITNEY, b. 27 Aug 1742, and not the dau. of Zechariah and Sarah (BOYNTON) WHITNEY, b. 17 Jan 1746, who was the second wife of Job WHITCOMB. Samuel's daughter was also closer to Job's age than Zechariah's daughter was. I cannot venture an opinion about the Hannah WHITCOMB mentioned above. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward rlward1@erols.com <http://users.erols.com/rlward1/> 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659

Just thought that I would spread these sites around. It may make it easier to understand why so many people passed over at the same time in our charts. Genealogy Tip of the Day Monday November 13, 2000 Epidemics Major epidemics have occurred throughout history and killed large numbers of people. Perhaps in the course of your research you have noted that a number of your ancestors or family members died at the same time but you didn't know why. One reason may have been the outbreak of some epidemic. One Web site at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7241/epidemic.html presents a table of epidemics in the U.S. from 1628-1918. Another great site is located at http://www.botany.duke.edu/microbe/chrono.htm and includes textual descriptions concerning all major epidemics worldwide from 480 B.C. to 1957-58. Hope someone can use this info. Sheila

Thanks for the reply, Janet. I'm sending a copy to our 'list' so everyone else will benefit. The 2 Whitcombs are still a mystery. Yes I suppose they could be children - but whose? Jeanne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet L Kral" <janetlk@mail.dreamscape.com> To: "Jeanne Muse" <jwmuse@CompuServe.COM> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Will of Samuel Whitney (1719-1782) Jeanne, I haven't been following this discussion but seeing the Whitcomb name I have cheked my Whitcomb book and can add only a little in addtion to the familysearch.org lists. Job b 1/17/1740 s/o Irael Whitcomb and Hannah Kent married 7/27/1769 to Keziah Wheelright b 9/23/1750 in Cohasset, MA, he d 9/23/1813, only child listed is David b 6/4/1776, this Job has 2 sisters Hannah, but both died before age 10. Could your Job and Hannah be children in that will? Job b 4/16 or 26/ 1730 s/o Jonathan married as you have Abigail Whitney, etc. has son Job b 1/24/1782 Job s/o John m 5/19/1669 m Mary ? has son Job 1674 who m Ann Loomis and had a Job (no further info) he also has a son John who has a son Job b 5/8/1724 who went to PA married Ann Skinner 3/10/ 1757, he has a son Job died young Philemon has a son Job b 1797 m 3/1/1818 Nellie Bennet in Swanzey, NH That's all I could find on Job. Good luck. Janet >Dear WRG: In my attempts to unearth information on Abigail (Fletcher) >Whitney, I think it might be valuable to view the will of her husband, >Samuel Whitney (1719-1782). > >Rather than duplicate efforts, has anyone made a copy of it from the LDS >film? ... or made an extract of it? If so, can it be sent via email to >me? > >I can identify all of the persons who made "receipt" of the Inventory in >1784 except JOB WHITCOMB and HANNAH WHITCOMB. Who were they? > >I saw the Job Whitcomb (1730-1810) who married an Abigail Whitney as his >2nd wife. However, she is given as the daug. of Zechariah and Sarah >(Boynton) Whitney. I could not find another Job Whitcomb who might fit >in these families anywhere. The family record of Samuel and Abigail >does not include a Hannah. Is it possible there was yet another child, >not recorded? > >I lack marriage information on these daughters of Samuel and Abigail >Whitney: >Abigail - b. 17 Aug 1742 >Achsa - b. 30 Sep 1750; died in her 22nd year [Westminster VRs] >Susanah - b. 9 Feb 1767; died young. [Pierce p72] > >The LDS web site contained only one possible Abigail Fletcher who would >have been born around the right time - dau. of John Fletcher and Mrs. >Fletcher, b. in Concord 2 July 1720. > >Any help would be appreciated. >Jeanne

Dear WRG: Just got my daily letter from Ancestry, and thought someone might want to look at the Boston Marriages among the databases currently available free. Databases of the Day ----- Dedham, Massachusetts Directory, 1893 ----- Saint John County, New Brunswick Census, 1901: Lancaster, Musquash, St. Martin, Simonds ----- Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809 ----- Northampton County, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1774-1840 ----- Miami Herald (Florida) Obituaries, 1999

Dear WRG: In my attempts to unearth information on Abigail (Fletcher) Whitney, I think it might be valuable to view the will of her husband, Samuel Whitney (1719-1782). Rather than duplicate efforts, has anyone made a copy of it from the LDS film? ... or made an extract of it? If so, can it be sent via email to me? I can identify all of the persons who made "receipt" of the Inventory in 1784 except JOB WHITCOMB and HANNAH WHITCOMB. Who were they? I saw the Job Whitcomb (1730-1810) who married an Abigail Whitney as his 2nd wife. However, she is given as the daug. of Zechariah and Sarah (Boynton) Whitney. I could not find another Job Whitcomb who might fit in these families anywhere. The family record of Samuel and Abigail does not include a Hannah. Is it possible there was yet another child, not recorded? I lack marriage information on these daughters of Samuel and Abigail Whitney: Abigail - b. 17 Aug 1742 Achsa - b. 30 Sep 1750; died in her 22nd year [Westminster VRs] Susanah - b. 9 Feb 1767; died young. [Pierce p72] The LDS web site contained only one possible Abigail Fletcher who would have been born around the right time - dau. of John Fletcher and Mrs. Fletcher, b. in Concord 2 July 1720. Any help would be appreciated. Jeanne

I retrieved this newspaper article from an item that is being sold on ebay under Whitney. I copied it the best I could but it appears to have a line or two missinf. CAPTAIN JOHN J. WHITNEY Of all the brave and good men who have fallen in the late battles in Virginis, there were none braver or better than Capt. John J. Whitney, of Company F, 5th Regiment Pa. Vol. Originally from Wyoming county, He came to Dallas in this county about the year 1857, and engaged in the mercantile business, where, by his uprightness and affabillity, he won many warm and ardant friends. At the breaking out of the rebellion he closed his business, and in September of 1861 enlisted as a private in the same company that he commanded at the time of his death. Soon after enlisting he was appointed a Sergeant, but upon the organization of the regiment he was detailed for duty in the quartermaster's department. In this capacity he won the respect and ( ? ) of the officers and men of the whole regiment. For nearly one year he was acting quartermaster of the regiment, and could have continued in theat capacity to the end of the war, but receiving his commission as Capt. he preferred to join his company and share with them their hardships. He enlisted from patriotic motives, and in all the changes in rank and duty through which he passed,he never forgot them. Impailed by such motives, he was always found at his post. During the late battles in Virginia he was not found wanting. In the grand charge made by his division ( Barlow's, of Hanebek's corps. ) it was he who first laid his hands upon the rebel General Stuart of the rest of the line I could not read. Then it went on to say or my father did not desert the old ??? set up factious opposition to the government in her trying hour; but that he gave ?? comforts of home, and the society of friends ? loved ones, and finally his life in de???? his country. Scranton, May 27 1864 I hope this is of use to someone. Bev Hanner ************************************************************** Searching for LORD, HANNER, HAWKINS, WHITNEY, WRIGHT,McGEE,McKEE,COOPER,SMITH,TWITCHELL,BILLINGS. SYLVESTER, LAWRENCE, WHORF,WHARFF

> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Archiving Personal Collections - Progress Report > Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 07:32:46 -0500 > From: "Jeanne Muse" <jwmuse@compuserve.com> SNIP SNIP>>>>>>>> > Just make sure you use only Archival Quality, Acid-Free papers, binders > and plastic sleeves. I chose "Great White" brand Inkjet 24 paper and > Avery Heavyweight Non-Glare sheet protectors. SNIP SNIP>>>>> > I was pleased that my printer would print "in book form" (front and back > of each sheet), which saved paper and looks very professional. (Make > sure you have a spare printer cartridge or two on hand before printing!) This all sounds good. How long is the ink in your printer expected to last? Much of the ink in Ink Jets is certainly not Archival. I just purchased an Epson 870 printer because they claim the ink will last some 20 years - about the same as color prints - with proper storage and care. From magazine reviews that is the first printer with long life inks! I believe the expected life for other color is measured in small numbers of years at best. I do not know the status for black. For really long term storage I'm not sure what the answer is but it is not CDs or Floppies. (I still have stuff now on 5 1/4 floppies - try to find a system :-( that will read them now .) Perhaps the only good answer is some form of commercial printing. John

The Washington Post for November 11, 2000 has the obituary of R. Whitney Tucker. He was Robert Whitney-10 Tucker (Ethel-9 Whitney Tucker, Thaddeus-8, Zebulon-7, Eli-6, Zebulon-5, Abel-4, Nathaniel-3, Benjamin-2, John-1 and Elinor). The obituary reads: "R. Whitney Tucker, 94, a retired Central Intelligence Agency reports officer who was an authority on classical languages, died of complications from an aortic aneurism Nov. 8 at George Washington University Hospital. "Mr. Tucker worked for the CIA for 31 years, mostly at the agency's headquarters. He also had assignments in Germany after World War II and in the 1950s and in Miami after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion. "A Washington resident, he was born in Chicago and raised in New York, where he graduated [sic] from Cornell University and received a doctorate in philology. Fluent in a number of languages, mainly German, he joined the Office of Strategic Services during World War II as an interpreter and analyst of intelligence reports. "A prolific writer, he wrote articles on classical languages for journals of the Linguistics Society, Philological Society, the American Philological Society and other organizations of which he was a member. Most recently, he wrote a series of arfticles on the changes of Greek dialect since 1500 B.C. "He was a member of Goose Creek Friends Meeting in Lincoln, Va. "His wife, Kathleen Tucker, died in 1987. "Survivors include two sons, Robert W. Tucker, Jr. of Philadelphia and David Tucker of Sterling [Virginia]." Mike Poston Rockville, Maryland

At 05:06 PM 11/11/00 -0600, Colleen Knights wrote: >Can anyone provide further information about parents, >etc. of Samuel and Joshua Whitney below? > > >From "Commemorative Bigraphical Record of the Fox River >Valley, Counties of Brown, Outagamie, and Winnebago" >(Wisconsin) p. 83 > >"Daniel Whitney....founder of Green Bay.... > >Mr. Whitney was born September 3, 1795, in Gilsum, N. >H., a son of Samuel and Mary Whitney, the former of >whom was a native of Massachusetts, born August 5, >1758, in Newton, whence in an early day he removed to >New Hampshire, becoming a very prominent man in the >town of Gilsum, that State. He there married Miss Mary >Whitney, daughter of Capt. Joshua Whitney, a prominent >citizen of Worcester, Mass., and captain of a volunteer >company raised there, serving throughout the >Revolutionary war. Samuel Whitney, father of our >subject, was a soldier in that struggle, a member of >Capt. Flagg's company of "Minute Men." His son Daniel, >of whom this sketch pertains, was reared in New >Hampshire, and received his education in part a tthe >schools of the neighborhood of his home, in part in >Boston, Mass. In 1816 he paid his first visit to Green >Bay, to "spy the land," and returning east again in >1819 came here to make his permanent home in the new >country, being twenty-four years old at the time. Here >he established himself in mercantile busness near Camp >Smith, two and one half miles above the present site of >Green Bay, where the village then was; and this was the >starting point of all his subsequent numerous >enterprises." > >Further info from this article: > >He (Daniel) m. at Middlebury, Vt., September 1, 1826 to >Miss Emmeline Henshaw, a native of that place, b. July >21, 1803, d. of Daniel and Sarah (Prentis) Henshaw, >natives of Connecticut. She d. October 25, 1890 at >Green Bay. > >Seven children: >1. Daniel Henshaw b. Shantytown, WI June 7, 1827 m. >Mar. 10 1863 to Miss Rosena Bader d. 17 Nov 1866 >Menasha, WI >2. Joshua >3. William Beaumont b. Navarino, 4 Apr 1832 m. Piqua >Ohio to Laura Margaret Clewell who d. May 4, 1884. >4. Charles Richards b. 27 Sep 1837 >5. John Prentis Kane b. 10 Nov 1840, d. 30 Oct 1841 >6. Harriet Hayward, b. 18 Oct 1842 >7. Henry Clay b. 12 Apr 1847, d. 28 Sep 1847 These are Samuel-6 WHITNEY [Joseph-5, Timothy-4, John-3,2,1] and Joshua-5 WHITNEY [Daniel-4, Benjamin-3, John-2,1]. See the following web pages: <http://www.whitneygen.org/families/johnw/john21.html#id10796> <http://www.whitneygen.org/families/johnw/john12.html#i301> <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/pierce/p131-135.htm#P719> <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/pierce/p076-080.htm#P327> Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward rlward1@erols.com <http://users.erols.com/rlward1/> 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659

Can anyone provide further information about parents, etc. of Samuel and Joshua Whitney below? >From "Commemorative Bigraphical Record of the Fox River Valley, Counties of Brown, Outagamie, and Winnebago" (Wisconsin) p. 83 "Daniel Whitney....founder of Green Bay.... Mr. Whitney was born September 3, 1795, in Gilsum, N. H., a son of Samuel and Mary Whitney, the former of whom was a native of Massachusetts, born August 5, 1758, in Newton, whence in an early day he removed to New Hampshire, becoming a very prominent man in the town of Gilsum, that State. He there married Miss Mary Whitney, daughter of Capt. Joshua Whitney, a prominent citizen of Worcester, Mass., and captain of a volunteer company raised there, serving throughout the Revolutionary war. Samuel Whitney, father of our subject, was a soldier in that struggle, a member of Capt. Flagg's company of "Minute Men." His son Daniel, of whom this sketch pertains, was reared in New Hampshire, and received his education in part a tthe schools of the neighborhood of his home, in part in Boston, Mass. In 1816 he paid his first visit to Green Bay, to "spy the land," and returning east again in 1819 came here to make his permanent home in the new country, being twenty-four years old at the time. Here he established himself in mercantile busness near Camp Smith, two and one half miles above the present site of Green Bay, where the village then was; and this was the starting point of all his subsequent numerous enterprises." Further info from this article: He (Daniel) m. at Middlebury, Vt., September 1, 1826 to Miss Emmeline Henshaw, a native of that place, b. July 21, 1803, d. of Daniel and Sarah (Prentis) Henshaw, natives of Connecticut. She d. October 25, 1890 at Green Bay. Seven children: 1. Daniel Henshaw b. Shantytown, WI June 7, 1827 m. Mar. 10 1863 to Miss Rosena Bader d. 17 Nov 1866 Menasha, WI 2. Joshua 3. William Beaumont b. Navarino, 4 Apr 1832 m. Piqua Ohio to Laura Margaret Clewell who d. May 4, 1884. 4. Charles Richards b. 27 Sep 1837 5. John Prentis Kane b. 10 Nov 1840, d. 30 Oct 1841 6. Harriet Hayward, b. 18 Oct 1842 7. Henry Clay b. 12 Apr 1847, d. 28 Sep 1847

Dear WRG: Last month I posed questions to you on what to do with my "personal genealogical collection". I received dozens of replies with wonderful suggestions, and I thank you all very much. Seaching the web, I found many articles on how to preserve and protect valuable documents, whether they be photographs or other antiquities. Maybe the following will be of interest to you ... Storage and Preservation Methods: "In the year 2525, if man is still alive; if woman can survive, you will find " ... Media being used in a form we cannot even fathom now. Disk, CD storage is a wonderful form of backup for our own use now, but they will not pass the test of time. Most sources agree that we should PUT IT IN PRINT, since books should survive. Since getting a book "published" is not an inexpensive enterprise, print your own. Some supplies are readily available from local office supply stores. Office Depot, Staples, Office Max and others carry archival products. Just make sure you use only Archival Quality, Acid-Free papers, binders and plastic sleeves. I chose "Great White" brand Inkjet 24 paper and Avery Heavyweight Non-Glare sheet protectors. There are many vendors of high-quality binders. I chose Light Impressions' "True-Guard" "D" ring albums and slipcases, 5x7 and 4x6 photo sleeves, acid-free index sheets and cardstock photo lifters. Their web site does not contain their entire collection, so order a catalog to help you decide what size and style you need - http://www.lightimpressions.com . Note: I waited to order until I had printed the Journal and supporting Index and charts. My stack of paper is over 2" thick - so I ordered 2 of their 2 1/2" binders, each personally gold-embossed on the front "Family Heritage Vol. 1" and "Family Heritage Vol. 2". (More vendors and links to articles are included on my web site - See the "Genealogy Help" page: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jwmuse/roots.htm ) I was pleased that my printer would print "in book form" (front and back of each sheet), which saved paper and looks very professional. (Make sure you have a spare printer cartridge or two on hand before printing!) So far I have included: 1) Narrative Reverse Register Journal of the Ancestors of Ginger Whitney Muse (my daughter) - with embedded footnotes, bibliography and scanned images. (I included all spouses and children - living too - of her direct lines.) 2) Index of all persons 3) Ahnentafel 4) Relationship charts to "famous" people. (Mine includes Eli Whitney and President John Adams). I still need to write the Title Page and Introduction, and I maybe Descendancy Charts for the major immigrant ancestors. As I continue my research, Addendums and Appendixes will be added as necessary. Original documents and photographs (with negatives) will be encased in plastic sleeves and probably enclosed in Vol. 2, with references to persons in Vol. 1. Several years ago, I had some of the larger family portraits of my parents and grandparents framed with acid free mats and UV-protection glass. On the back of each framed portrait, I hand-wrote the names and dates of each person to identify them to future generations who may inherit them. These beautiful portraits are mounted in a wonderful grouping on my bedroom wall, away from direct sun per expert advice. I will keep you posted as my project continues! Jeanne

Hi Larry, Thanks for the info, but, unfortunately, the only place I have been able to place my Theodore Whitney is in New Orleans, La. In the 1850 Census he was about 6 yrs old, living with a fractured family, none of whom had the last name of Whitney. I don't know if he was an orphan or just visiting. He was listed as having been born in NY. I suspect my connection with him is through a late marriage or a second marriage. He married Melanie Elizabeth Beaulieu in New Orleans and their first child was born in 1900. I have nothing further than that on him at this point. Thanks anyway, Donna On Fri, 10 Nov 2000 17:51:21 -0600 "Larry Tracy" <tracycomm@loa.com> writes: Hello Donna, I noticed your posting on the WRG concerning Theodore Whitney. Your fellow wouldn't be from Maine would he? In recent years we followed a Theodore (son of Ebenezer and Ann) from Harrison, Me into the Civil War, then onto Mass. and Maine again. Also found deeds with name given as Moses Theodore Whitney. Just thought I would mention it, should this ring any bells. Regards, Larry Tracy Jr. Kennebunkport, Maine

Dear WRG web addicts: I just received two envelopes from the National Archives last night and I couldn't wait to tell someone the gene-goodies that were in the Civil War files. Just to refresh your memory where we were last time we talked. I discovered that the younger brother George Whitney had enlisted in the 30th Regiment New York State Vol. and had served in the First Brigade. His brother was killed in the Battle of South Mountain on Sept. 14,1862 while in the 22 Regiment NYSV. The records I just received show that George left Albany Depot, New York on his way as a raw recruit to join his brothers brigade on Oct.8, 1862. He enlisted for 3 years and was paid a bounty of $254. His height was 5 feet 5 inches,dark hair, dark complexion, and dark eyes. He enlisted at Watervliet,NY and was born in Saratoga Co. His occupation is shown as Carder. I assume this is an operator of the Card in a textile mill. George was assigned to Company D in the 30th Regiment until May 24, 1863. There were so few men left at that point the Regiment was ineffective. The remnants were passed to the 76th Regiment under Gen. Doubleday. On July 1, 1863 his Regiment fired the first shots of Gettysburg. He was listed as missing in action on July 1, 1863. On the muster roll for July and August 1863 he is shown as absent sick. Was he wounded? Was he sent to the hospitals in Philadelphia? He was "found" by the Provost Marshal Lt. Col. Frink and on Sept. 18 shipped back to his regiment as a "straggler". Now the question is why did the Army charge the Pvt. the sum of $2.76 on account of transportation from Philadelphia to join his regiment back in Washington if he was wounded? He was carried on the rolls until the next year and on July 1, 1864 by special order of Hdqts.General Warren-5th Corps. he was placed on duty as a nurse at City Point Hospital in Virginia. The last entry on the muster is stamped-"Transferred to the 147th New York". My next move will be to request George's records while in the 147th. Regiment until the end of the war in 1865. I also will attempt to find a record of the hospital at City Point, Va. if these are not as supposed contained in the pension file I am expecting soon. The next surprise was a letter from the Archives wishing confirmation on George N. Whitney's pension file. It showed a widows request from a Jennie G. Whitney in 1908. I also found in a microfilm file in Ancestry.com another pension request from George Whitney as a invalid years earlier. So this is the file that should have lots of medical information on George if he was wounded. I have requested this file from Washington also. I have also discovered some records on a Jennie Whitney. I see a 1915 New York State Census from Albany, New York -Election District# 2, Ward#12. This I think is the Old Ladies Home in Albany. So I have many new leads to pursue. I wait anxiously for new packages from the Archives. I'm on the trail. Please comment on any of this data or add any ideas to mine. I need help as I am learning as I go. Respectively yours, James E. Whitney, II

><snip> I have also discovered some records on a Jennie > Whitney. I see a 1915 New York State Census from Albany, New York > -Election > District# 2, Ward#12. This I think is the Old Ladies Home in > Albany. > > So I have many new leads to pursue. I wait anxiously > for new packages from the Archives. I'm on the trail. > Please comment on any of this data or add any ideas to > mine. I need help as I am learning as I go. > > Respectively yours, > James E. Whitney, II > *************************************** I Should do so well, and I am not a beginner. Congratulations on doing such a good job. Keep up the good work. My brick wall for Theodore Poole WHITNEY is still standing tall and strong. :o) Donna Hull