Good evening y'all - I recently changed my ISP and I changed my address on the list. I've been getting mail for the Whitney List here and there, but not much. I'm wondering, has it been particularly quiet this past week or am I having a server problem? Thanks, Lyn Whitney Anderson

Complete listing of this Bible: 1st page: John Bolton married to Tryphene Strange June 20th 1784. Joseph Mixter married to Ruth Bolton December 19th, 1812. Joseph A. Mixter married to Ioama S. Norris August 10th 1836. Rufus S. Mixter married to Lydia Ann Whitney April 16th, 1848. Gilbert L. Mixter married to Matilda C. Converse Nov. 29th 1848. George S. Converse married to Julia Ann Mixter April 30th 1849. Joseph G. Allbe married to Jane A. Mixter June 11th 1856. 2nd page: John Bolton born in Freetown, Mass. Aug. 10th 1762 Tryphana Strange born in Freetown July 13th 1764. Tyloenus? Bolton born in Freetown, Nov. 2, 1784. Thomas Bolton born in Freetown, Jan. 14th 1786. John Bolton jr. was born in Freetown, April 19th 1788. John Bolton died Oct. 30th, 1829. age 68. Tryphena Bolton died Feb. 3, 1832 age 68. James Bolton died July 1791. John Bolton died 1828. age 40. Thomas Bolton died Nov. 25th 1839. aged 53 yrs. Lydia Bolton died 1876 Enos Bolton died about 1883 some info I can't make out. page 3: James Bolton born in Freetown, July 1791. Ruth Bolton born in Freetown, June 19th 1792. Phebe Bolton born in Freetown, Nov. 3, 1794. Thankful Bolton born in Freetown March 25th, 1797. Tryphena Bolton born in Freetown, Aug. 1st 1799. Enos Bolton born in Freetown, Feb. 18th, 1802. Lydia Bolton born in Freetown, June 29th, 1804. Dr. ? Joseph Mixter born in Suffield Com? 1753. and died April 19th, 1823. Ruth Amedoron? wife of Dr.? Mixter born in Greenfield, Mass. Aug. 21, 1761. Cynthia Farmin 2nd wife of Dr.? Mixter, born in Wilbriham? March 1770. Died October 1842. Ezra Mixter July 20th 1799 age. 88. Daniel Mixter Oct. 29, 1841. age 87. Sophia wife of Daniel March, 2 1816 age 25. Esther 2nd wife of Daniel Dec. 20?, 1850 age 36? 4th page: Joseph Mixter born in Wilbnham?, Mass. March 12, 1791. Married to Ruth Bolton, December 19th 1812. Joseph A. Mixter born in Ludlow, Mass. Aug. 10th 1815. Harriet A. Mixter born in Newhaven, Conn. May 15th 1817. Rufus S. Mixter born in Stafford, Conn., March 20th, 1820. Lydia or Letitia I. Mixter born in Randolph, RI?, April 21, 1825. Gilbert L. Mixter born in Randolph Vt. ? May10th, 1826. Ihlia? Ann Mixter born in Randolph Vt. ? June 20th 1830. Jane A. Mixter born June 5th 1837. Letitia I. Mixter died June 19th 1847. Age 22 yrs. 2 mo. Lydia Ann wife of Rusfus S. Mixter died Jan. 12th 1850 Age. 27 yrs. Harriet A. Mixter died April 19th, 1853. Aged 35 years, 11 mos. 4 days. Joseph Mixter died Feb. 21st 1855. Aged 64 Years. Ruth Bolton Mixter died Jan. 6 1889. Julia A. Converse died Aug. 11, 1890. bottom of page: Gilbert S or L. Mixter died at Andersonville (Ga.) prison in July 1864. I purchased this Bible, anyone with an relative or interest in the Bible can purchase the Bible from me.Jimmy Kerr 8227 N. Lamar Blvd. Austin, Texas 79762 I think my ancestors must have been in the witness Protection Program ! Genealogy Website: http://www.gbnf.com/genealog2/kerr1/html/surnames.htm Ector County, Texas: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txector/ector.htm Genealogy: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=107971 Lohmann Reasearch Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lohmann/~lohmann.index.html

WRG: I thought that those of you who have Christopher Atwood Whitney of Phillips, Maine in your databases may be interested in what I found at the National Archives yesterday. Enjoy! Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD Service Pension, War of 1812, Widow's Brief: Application #WO16597, Cert. #WC10392 Adeline Whitney, widow of Christopher A. Whitney Application filed June 13, 1878. Her address: Post Office, Rudds Mills, Monroe Co., WI Distilled from the brief: Christopher A. Whitney served in Capt. Smith Elkins Co., US Volunteers, from 27 August 1812 to 30 September 1813, when he was discharged. He served 400 days. He had volunteered at Phillips, Maine. >From a declaration sworn April 8 1878: Adeline Whitney, age 74, a resident of Lincoln, Monroe Co., WI, widow of Christopher A. Whitney, was married under the name Adeline Howard to Christopher A. Whitney on 1 January 1823 by Joel Whitney at Phillips, Maine. (A marriage certificate is also provided.) He served in the War of 1812 as stated above, and received a land warrant. Her husband died at Lincoln, Monroe Co., WI on 23 August 1869. >From an application for reimbursement for death expenses: Adeline Whitney was a resident of Kindall, Town of Glendale, Monroe Co., WI, and died on 13 August 1880, the widow of Christopher A. Whitney.

Searching for a William Whitney, possibly born around 1800, give or take several years. He married a Sarah Compton, d/o Joseph Compton and Anna VanDusen "of New York," but Sarah had been married to Joseph Ellender/Elinger/Eleonor first and they probably lived in Lancashire, Pennsylvania. They favored common Anglo names (William, John, Sarah, Thomas, Louise, George Washington ) for their children. The name "Williams" pops up often as a first name. Could possibly be a maiden name of some relation. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Patty Gravois.

found this on some site. enfield village cemetary CLAPP Rev Billings d. feb 21 1873 82y 4m Emily WHITNEY wife d. Nov 6 1861 64y 9m 13d

WRG More gleanings from the D.A.R. Library in Washington, D.C. WHITNEY entries transcribed. Enjoy! Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD Vital Records of Beddington, Maine and Deblois, Maine in Washington County Copied From Books in the Posession of the Town Clerks in 1937 by Margaret Kelly Ashe Colton Accession Number 51826 Recopied, 1998 by Elizabeth G. Herr Beddington, Maine Page 14 Whitney, Ephraim, son of Joseph and Mary, b. 3 Apr., 1819, Jonesboro Elizabeth, wife of Ephraim and daughter of Nathan and Phebe Wakefield, b. 24 Mar., 1831, Cherryfield. Whitney, John H., & Clarissa Mary Ann, b. Aug., 1837, Machias Whitney, George Russell, son of Joseph and Mary Whitney, b. 20 Mar. 1813 at Jonesboro, died 29 May 1857, Boston, Mass. Mary Lyon, wife of George and daughter of Josiah and Betsy Noyes, b. 23 Feb., 1821 at Jonesboro, Maine Adoniram Judson, b. 14 Jan. 1940 (sic) Mary Abby. b. 6 Feb., 1842 Elverton, b. 3 Oct., 1846 Horace Coffin, b. 23 Oct., 1849, d. 29 Feb. 1850 George Russell, b. 23 June, 1851 Horace Jefferson, b. 9 Jan., 1854 Fred Harley, b. 22 Aug., 1856 Page 20: Wakefield, Elizabeth N. of Cherryfield and Ephraim WHITNEY of Jonesboro, Int. 16 June, 1848, Mar. 9 June, 1848. Whitney, Ephraim and Elizabth N. Wakefield of Cherryfield, Int. 16 June 1848, Mar. 9 July 1848 (sic) Whitney, George R. of Jonesboro and Martha A. Noyes, Int. 14 June, 1838 These records were copied from books kept in the home of the town clerk in 1936. I arranged them alphabetically for the convenience of the researcher. Margaret Kelley Ashe Colton Deblois, Maine No WHITNEY entries are found. (KLW)

WRG: Larry Tracy has found in Bridgton, Cumberland Co., ME a transcription of early Bridgton records. The original records are unavailable at this time for public inspection. We are submiting to you a transcription of the WHITNEY entries in these records. The town clerks' names who recorded the families are available in the transcription, but not copied here. Our hope is that if you can identify a family in this record, you will let us know. It may help us in our search for the elusive Josiah Whitney. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD The transcription of the records is dated 12 January 1963 in Bridgton, Maine by Blynn Edwin Davis. The transcription is entitled Bridgton Maine Families. The following is the opening statement: Sources: Early records kept by various town clerks, as recorded in the old leather-bound book, purchased March 15, 1796, and now kept in the town vault. Also, the personal records kept by Dr. Theodore Ingalls in his own record book. Some of the latest records were taken from an old record book kept in the office of the town clerk, J. Bennett Pike. All dates given as found, or reconciled where possible. Page 6: Children of Edward P. and Mary WHITNEY Barnard born in Bridgton: 1. Mary Anne, born March 8 1815, died in Rochester, N.H., Feb 3 1845 2. Edward, born Nov 22 1818 3. Almira, born Nov 20 1816, died Aug 13 1819 (Theodore Ingalls diary) 4. Almira, born Aug 3 1821 5. Caroline W., born Dec 31 1823 6. Laurancy H., born Feb 22, 1826 7. Abigail S., born Jan 9 1828 Edward P., the Elder, died Dec 24 1833 Page 10: Child of Edward M. and Lucy A. WHITNEY Berry: 1. Dora Isabel, born April 27 1866 in Danville, Canada Page 57: Children of Benjamin and Emily R. WHITNEY Hamblin born in Brdgton: 1. Albion W., born Mat (sic) 23 1844, died Aug 1 1849 2. Preston U., born Dec 26 1846 3. Albert G.(?), born May 15 1853 Page 91: Child of Willis E. and Margie D. WHITNEY Marriner: 1. Ernest C. born Oct 16 1891 Page 104: Children of Stephen and Patience WHITNEY Paine born in Bridgton: 1. Richard H., born Aug 15 1819 2. Sarah Ann, born May 25 1821 3. Martha M., born April 3 1823 4. Patience Julia, born Aug 31 1826 5. Stephen W., born May 16 1828 6. Octavia B., born July 27 1830 Page 105: Children of John and Asenath Stevens Peabody born in Bridgton: 8. Charles Cotesworth Pinkney, born April 13 1808, married Cordelia E. WHITNEY. (Note: she was the daughter of Paul and Catherine (Barker) Whitney; KLW) Page 124; Children of Benjamin WHITNEY and Mary E. Staples Stevens: 1. Ernest Nichols, born Sept 21 1880 2. Charles Ambrose, born June 28 1882 Page 138: Children of Amos M. and Mary WHITNEY: 1. Mary F., born Dec 28 1830 2. Josephine S., born Aug 12 1832 Children of Asa and Eunice WHITNEY: 1. (typeset illegible) born in Bridgton Nov 29 1843 Page 139: Children of Benjamin and Anna WHITNEY all but two oldest born in Bridgton: 1. Louisa, born May 12 1807 in Buxton 2. James, born Jan 10 1809 in Buxton 3. Jonathan, born April 11 1811 in Bridgton 4. Mehitable, born Feb 14 1813 5. Harriet, born Jan 31 1815, died Nov 5 1842 in Sweden 6. Nancy B., born April 19 1818 7. Benjamin F., born Aug 2 1820 8. Robert A., born Nov 6 1822 died Feb 22 1841 in Bridgton 9. Mary, born Feb 6 1827 10. Rebecca, born June 6 1831 Children of Benjamin F. and Susan L. Bennett WHITNEY born in Bridgton: 1. Harriet A., born Feb 3 1846 died Dec 29 1854 2. Arrabella S., born Oct 31 1847 3. Benjamin Austin, born Aug 5 1854 Children of George W. and May WHITNEY born in Bridgton: 1. Asa P., born July 19 1819 2. Jonathan, born March 26 1823 3. Mary Jane, born Dec 10 1824 4. Phebe Ann, born Nov 19 1827 5. Amanda, born July 28 1829 6. Sarah F., born Aug 30 1831 7. George W., born April 12 1833 8. Charles P., born Jan 16 1839 Children of James and Rachel R. Holden WHITNEY born in Bridgton: 1. John C., born May 24 1835 2. Eli W., born Aug 15 1839 Children of Josiah and _________ WHITNEY: 1. Josiah, born Sept 27 1776 in St. Johns 2. Hannah, born June 18 1778 in St. Johns 3. Moses, born Nov 12 1780 4. John, born July 23 1783 in Nova Scotia 5. Sarah, born Sept 26 1786 in Beverly 6. Lydia, born Aug 16 1789 in Bridgton Child of Josiah and Betsy WHITNEY born in Bridgton: 1. Alonzo, born Nov 26 1815 in Bridgton Here endeth this record of early Bridgton families as found in these ancient record books. It is a safe assumption that Dr. Samuel Farnsworth, the Elder, began this record in his meticulously fine, copper-plate handwriting. He became Town Clerk in March of 1795, only one year after the incorporation of the Town, and he served in that capacity for nearly twenty years. Dr. Farnsworth took the census of the inhabitants of Bridgton at the date of the incorporation in 1794, and was thereby inspired to make a detailed record of the early families. This conclusion is based on internal evidence, because Dr. Farnsworth never signed his name to any of the records, as did his successors. He did this as a labor of love, above and beyond the call of duty. His pupil and co-worker, Dr. Thomas Ingalls, continued this work when the failing hand of Dr. Farnsworth dropped the pen in 1817, and he held the office of Town Clerk about fifteen years, adding many families to the list, and recording births and deaths in the families already listed. He carefully compiled his own record of Bridgton families, including several that are not found in the larger book. he was a careful workman. January 12 1963 Bridgton, Maine Blynn Edwin Davis

Hello WRG: I am pleased to announce that the "official" database for Henry Whitney of Long Island and Connecticut has finally been updated -- CTWHIT4 You will need "unpacking" software to use the Gedcom, such as WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) To download the Gedcom now, click on this link: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jwmuse/ctwhit4.zip . If you need instructions on how to download or use the file, go to this address: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jwmuse/files.htm . The database is fully searchable at this address: http://www.my-ged.com/whitney2/ . The following additions have been made since March 2000: The following family lines have been added to the Henry Whitney of Conn. & Long Island database since March 2000: Gwen Kiefer - Richard-2 and Hannah (Darling) Whitney line Rene (Lewis) Lawrie - Joseph-2 and Hannah (Hoyt) Whitney line Anna Jean Taylor - Joseph-2 and Hannah (Hoyt) Whitney line Meryl (Smith) Wieder - Joseph-2 and Hannah (Hoyt) Whitney line Ann Peters - Eliakim-6 Whitney and Mary Elisabeth Peters line (of Canada) Robert Warner Whitney Sr. - Joseph-8 Warner Whitney and Arvilla Statira Fuller (of Kansas) Jeanne (Whitney) Muse jwmuse@compuserve.com ------------------------------------------ Researching GOLDSMITH, REED, WHITNEY http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jwmuse/roots.htm -----------------------------------------

WRG, More records from D.A.R Library, Washington, D.C. Enjoy! Ken Whitney, Silver Spring, MD Cemetery Records Washington County, Maine Copied By: Mrs. Donald T. Moffett Maine State Society, Daughters of American Colonists 1970 Porter Whitney Cemetery, Jonesboro, Maine Whitney, Porter Jan.25, 1891, ae 74 yrs., 7 mo. Elizabeth J.N., wife Jun. 22, 1874 ae 47 yrs. Whitney, Capt. Ephraim April 16 1858, ae 87 yrs., 5 mo. Sarah, wife Oct. 12 1857, ae 78 yrs. Whitney, Gustavus F. Jan. 23, 1846, ae 50 yrs. Hannah, wife Nov. 8, 1855, ae 62 yrs., 7 mo. Whitney, Mariam M., wife of Albert C. Whitney Mar. 14, 1858, ae 35 yrs. Whitney, Loring L. Aug. 19, 1897, ae 73 yrs., 2 mo., 11 da. Elizabeth, wife Apr. 3, 1875, ae 45 yrs, 2 mo., 20 da. Whitney, Reuben Mar 31, 1810, ae 38 yrs Hannah, wife Dec. 4, 1816, ae 40 yrs Amanda, dau. Dec. 26, 1819, ae 11 yrs.

WRG: I found the following vital records at the D.A.R. Genealogy Library in Washington, D.C. I have extracted the WHITNEY entries. Enjoy! Ken Whitney, Silver Spring, MD Columbia, Maine Births Marriages and Intentions Copied in 1936 by Margaret Kelley Ashe Colton from Records in the home of the Town Clerk Columbia, Maine Arranged alphabetically for the convenience of the researcher. Columbia, Maine Marriages and Intentions Page 36; Whitney Ephraim and Sally Noyes mar yr. previous to 4-12-1796 Whitney Ephraim and Lucy N. McCaslin int 9-4-1841 mar 9-14-1841 Whitney Hannah and William Gray mar previous to 4-20-1802 Whitney Joseph and Mary Libby Of Pl. 22 int 3-19-1803 Whitney Joseph and Rebecca Libby both of Jonesboro mar yr previous To 4-18-1824 Whitney Lydia and Mathew Coffin mar yr previous to 4-20-1802 Whitney Lucy and Isaac Guptil int 9-22-1819 Whitney Martha and L. Anson Smith of Machias int 6-11-1805 Whitney Porter of Jonesboro and Slizabeth (sic) I. Nash int 5-7-1852 Whitney, Samuel of Jonesboro and Sally leighton of Addison mar yr previous to 4-30-1823 Whitney Susannah and Edward Bennett int 5-29-1802, mar yr previous to 4-30-1803 Columbia, Maine Birth Records Page 7: Whitney Nathan b. 7-8-1772 Lyda b. 6-8-1775 Daniel b. 2-10-1778 Thankful b. 2-16-1780 Joseph b. 2-1-1782 Martha b. 2-1-1785 Jeremiah b. 8-20-1789 Simeon b. 4-6-1790 Lucy b. 2-6-1793 Whitney Nathan Jr. Elmirah b. 4-7-1795 Jeremiah b. 4-21-1798 Nathan b. 10-7-1796 died 11-6-1818 Anna b. 12-24-1800 Leah b. 10-7-1803 Mary Ann b. 3-22-1807 Joel B. b. 3-22-1809 Nalahan b. 3-8-1811 Jane b. 2-7-1813 Ephraim b. 2-15-1815 Asa b. 3-7-1817

Deane, Many thanks for your attention to this Mary WHITNEY mystery. It may be that Mary was no more than a transcription error as Robert Ward had suggested. Or it may be that Mary was more of a free soul and preferred not to have the church make record of her family. Or there may be an even more unusual explanation that we have yet to discover?? The records that I have are not copies of originals, but rather transcriptions. They are primarily of deaths and can be found in the NEHGR (vol 30 pp 427-8; vol 48 pp 27-9, 340-1). I have yet to see any original VRs for Statham and surrounding areas. I would very much like to. Is there anyone that might have some access or knowledge of these Stratham Vital Records? Much of this secondary information comes from Marija Sanderling at the Rochester Public Library in Rochester, NH. She has also checked, without success, the following: History of Rochester, NH by F.McDuffee; Abstracts of the Probate Records of Strafford County 1771-1799 by Helen Evans; Directory of Ancestral Heads of NE Families, 1620-1700 by Frank Holmes; Genealogy of the Ricker Family by Percy Ricker & Elwin Holland; NH Marriage Licenses and Intentions 1709-1961 by Pauline Oesterlin; Pioneers of Maine and NH 1623-1660 by Charles Pope; Shannon Genealogy, compiled by George Hodgdon; The Wentworth Genealogy by John Wentworth; History of Rockingham & Strafford Counties by Duane Hurd. Thank you again Marija. I have also written to the Wiggin Memorial Library of Stratham, NH but as yet have not had a reply. If anyone else has any information or useful theories about these individuals please post it to the List. It seems there are a number of people who are now very interested. I am hoping that one of you reading this is more knowledgeable than I. And might shed some light on this current mystery of the month. until later, Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Deane Merrill <merrill@crocker.com> To: Robert L. Ward <rlward1@erols.com>; Ron Graham <rgraham1@maine.rr.com>; <MERRILL-L@rootsweb.com>; <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com>; <NHROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com>; <hjmerril@eatel.net>; <dfxor@tiac.net>; <73524.3332@compuserve.com>; <lilhall@mpinet.net>; <jwmuse@compuserve.com> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 5:06 AM Subject: Mary WHITNEY b.abt.1714, d.1755, of Stratham, Rockingham, NH > Listed below are some secondary sources that include Mary WHITNEY > b.abt.1714, d.28 Jun 1755 in Stratham, Rockingham, NH, who m. Feb 1740/1741 > in Stratham, Rockingham, NH, Enoch MERRILL 1711/2-1787. Can anyone > identify (and confirm) the primary source of these data? The ancestry of > Mary WHITNEY is a mystery. > I am forwarding this message to > MERRILL-L@rootsweb.com (MERRILL surname) > WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com (WHITNEY surname) > NHROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com (Rockingham County, NH) > Howard and Jean MERRILL (hjmerril@eatel.net) > Robert Ward (rlward1@erols.com) > Ron Graham (rgraham1@maine.rr.com) > Daniel Francis X. O'Reilly, dfxor@tiac.net > Jack Merrill, 73524.3332@compuserve.com > Lillian Follett-Hall, lilhall@mpinet.net > Jeanne (Whitney) Muse, jwmuse@compuserve.com > > Deane Merrill > merrill@crocker.com > > 1. Samuel Merrill, "A Merrill Memorial: An Account of the Descendants of > Nathaniel Merrill, an Early Settler of Newbury, Massachusetts" by Samuel > Merrill. Privately published by Mr. Merrill in Cambridge, Massachusetts, > 1917-1928. The original edition was limited to 26 copies, most of which > were deposited in various genealogical libraries in the United > States. None were offered for sale. A 1983 edition. containing the full > text of the original edition, was printed under the auspices of Parker > River Researchers, P.O. Box 86, Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950. Printed > by the Anundsen Publishing Co., 108 Washington Street, Decorah, IA 52101. > > "A Merrill Memorial" contains no information on primary sources. > > 4th GENERATION: > > On page 282: "(#118) ENOCH4 MERRILL (Joseph3, Abel2) was born 17 January, > 1711/12,in Newbury,Mass.,and died 10 Jan.1787. He lived in > Stratham,N.H. He married (1) Mary Whitney,who died 28 June,1755; (2) > Abigail _______,who died 8 July,1757and (3) Sarah Pratt. Children,born in > Stratham: > (#1201) i. Thomas5,b.30 Jan.1741/2; d.18 Feb.1822. (12 children) > ii. Susanna5.b.6 Sept.1744; m. Noah Barker. > iii. Joseph5, lived Stratham. > iv. Mary5,b.20 Jan.1747/8. > v. Anna5,b.29 Jan.1749/50; d.1825 in Cornish,Me.,unm. > vi. Sarah5,b.13 Feb,1752; m.Noah Barker(?); lived Cornish. > vii. Enoch5,b.11 Mar.1755; d.21 Apr.1841; lived Stratham,and removed to > Francisborough (now Cornish),Me.; m.1785,in Stratham,Lydia Johnson,dau.of > David Johnson of Hampton,N.H.; had two children,both daughters. > viii. Abigail5,b.23 May, 1756; m.____ Bean. > ix. Elias5,b.13 Nov.1761; said to have lived in Vermont. > x. Lydia5,b.8 Feb.1764. > (#1209) xi. Wiggins5,b.23 July,1765; d.Jan.1839. (10 children) > (#1210) xii. Paul5,b.14 May,1767. (8 children) > xiii. Phebe5,b.8 Oct.1770. > xiv. Levi5,b.15 Sept.1772. > xv. Samuel5,b.10 Jan.1775. > xvi. Mehitable5,b.22 June,1777. > xvii. Betsey5." > (hereafter are two signatures "Enoch Merril") > "Facsimiles of signatures of Enoch4 Merrill. The first is from a bond > dated 9 Feb.1750. The second from his will, dated 13 Oct.1786. > > 2. LDS Ancestral File updated 3/22/99 (www.familysearch.org) submissions by > (1) DEBORAH M MERRILL, 15 HOLMES STREET, city not specified (2) JO ANN > CORNELIUS, 5054 TRIANA STREET, SAN DIEGO CA > USA 92117-3123 (3) ARTHUR HENRI DELOREY, BARBARA MAE VAN AMBURG, 79 > BROOKVILLE AVE, BROCKTON MA, 02402-1157. > > "Enoch MERRILL (AFN: MS2D-NL) b.17 Jan 1711/1712, Newbury, Essex, Ma; d.10 > Jan 1787, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire. > > m. Mary WHITNEY (AFN: ZR9Q-H4) b.Abt 1719, Stratham, Rockingham, New > Hampshire; d. 28 Jun 1755, Stratham, Rockingham, Nh; no children listed. > > m. in Stratham, Rockingham, Nh, Abigail _____ (AFN: ZR9Q-J9); b.abt.1734, > Of Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, d. 6 Jul 1757, Stratham, > Rockingham, Nh; no children listed. > > m. in Stratham, Rockingham, Nh, Sarah PRATT (AFN:MS2D-PR) b. Abt > 1739, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; child is Wiggins MERRILL b.23 > Jul 1765, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; d.Jan 1839, Charleston, > Penobscot, Maine. > > 3. LDS International Geographical Index (IGI), Film Number: 170678, Page > Number: 939, Reference Number: 23313. "Mary WHITTNEY, wife of Enoch > MERRILL, d. 28 Jun 1755, <stratham>, Rockingham, New Hampshire." > > 4. LDS IGI, Film Number: 458245 and 471897. "Mary WHITNEY m.abt.1741 Enoch > MERRILL, <stratham>, Rockingham, New Hampshire." > > 5. LDS IGI, Film Number: 442437, Page Number: 1, Reference Number: 86926. > "Mary WHITNEY b. Abt. 1716, Of Stratham, Rocghm, New Hampshire, m. Enoch > MERRILL." > > 6. LDS IGI, Film Number: 177919, Page Number: 762, Reference Number: 29159. > "Mary WHITNEY, wife of Enoch MERRILL, Of Stratham, Rockingham, New > Hampshire, d. 28 Jun 1755." > > 7. LDS IGI, Film Number 1760753. "Mary WHITNEY, abt.1740 in <stratham>, > Rockingham, New Hampshire, m. Enoch MERRILL." > > 8. www.mytrees.com, submitted by Daniel Francis X. O'Reilly, > dfxor@tiac.net: "Enoch MERRILL b.17 Jan 1711/1712 MA m. Feb 1740/1741 > Stratham, NH, Mary WHITNEY." > > 9. www.mytrees.com, submitted by Jack Merrill, J-150 West Turner Road, > Lodi, California 95242, 209-334-3952, 73524.3332@compuserve.com: "Enoch > MERRILL b. 29 Dec 1712 Mass, m.ABT 1741 Stratham, N.H., Mary WHITNEY > b.abt.1714." > > 10. database lilhall2, 1/16/1997 by Don E. Merrill and Lillian Follett-Hall > lilhall@mpinet.net, hosted by Deane Merrill (merrill@crocker.com) at > http://www.bearhaven.com/family/data/lilhall2.html: "Mary WHITNEY > b.abt.1714, d. 28 Jun 1755, Stratham, N.H., m.abt.1741, Stratham, N.H., > Enoch MERRILL (29 Dec 1712 - 10 Jan 1787) > > 11. GENDEX "unconnected Whitneys database" by Jeanne (Whitney) Muse, > jwmuse@compuserve.com, at http://www.my-ged.com/whitneys/: "Mary WHITNEY, > b. ABT 1719, Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, d.28 JUN 1755, > Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, m.Enoch MERRILL, 1741, Stratham, > Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: CHILDREN: > 1.Thomas MERRILL > 2.Susanna MERRILL > 3.Joseph MERRILL > 4.Mary MERRILL > 5.Anna MERRILL > 6.Sarah MERRILL > 7.Enoch MERRILL > > At 08:31 PM 9/27/00 -0400, Robert L. Ward wrote: > >Ron, > > > >At 01:11 PM 9/27/00 -0400, Deane Merrill wrote: > >>Dear Ron, > >> > >>You probably know that Enoch MERRILL 1711/12-1787 is Enoch4(Joseph3,Abel2). > >>See Merrill Memorial, or LDS Ancestral File. > >>Your data differ slightly from "A Merrill Memorial", for example MM lists > >>Thomas5's > >>birthdate as 30 Jan 1741/2, not 1740/1 as in your data. I have not > >>consulted the original documentation. > >> > >>As far as I know, the father of Mary WHITNEY who d. 28 June 1755 is not > >>known. I am forwarding your message to Robert Ward, who is a WHITNEY expert. > >> > >>Deane Merrill > >> > >> > >> > >>At 11:57 AM 9/27/00 -0400, you wrote: > >>>Dear Deane, > >>> > >>>I recently read about your contribution to resolve the controversy about > >>>the Joseph MERRILL who married Lucinda WHITNEY. And I was very interested. > >>> > >>>I too, have male MERRILL marrying a female WHITNEY and have had some > >>>problems with it. > >>> > >>>I wonder if I might ask if you would have either of the following > >>>individuals in your files? > >>> > >>>1) Mary Whitney b: Abt. 1719 in Stratham, Rockingham, NH or > >>>2) Enoch Merrill b: January 17, 1711/12 in Newbury, Essex county, Mass > >>> > >>>I will paste in a report of 3 generations of Mary & Enoch's descendants > >>>down below. I have much more information on the descendants and the > >>>MERRILL ancestors, if you would like it. > >>> > >>>I am trying to determine which family this Mary WHITNEY descends from. > >>> > >>>Any thoughts or suggestions you might have on this would be greatly > >>>appreciated. > >>> > >>>And again, I have much more information if you would like to see it. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>hoping to hear back, > >>>Ron Graham > >>>North Yarmouth, Maine > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Descendants of Mary Whitney > >>> > >>>1 Mary Whitney b: Abt. 1719 in Stratham, Rockingham, NH d: June 28, 1755 > >>>in Stratham, Rockingham, NH > >>> > >>>. +Enoch Merrill b: January 17, 1711/12 in Newbury, Essex county, Mass > >>>d: January 25, 1787 in Stratham, Rockingham county, NH m: 1741 in Stratham, NH > >>> > >>>....... 2 Thomas MERRILL b: January 30, 1740/41 in Stratham, Rockingham, > >>>New Hampshire d: February 18, 1822 in Nobleboro, Lincoln, Maine > >>> > >>>........... +Sarah BLACKSTONE b: January 10, 1749/50 in Of Nobleboro, > >>>Lincoln, Maine d: October 07, 1835 in Nobleboro, Lincoln, Maine m: Abt. > >>>1768 in Nobleboro, Lincoln, Maine > >>> > >>>................. 3 Susannah Blackstone Merrill b: September 16, 1791 in > >>>Nobleboro, Lincolnville County, Maine d: September 28, 1830 in > >>>Nobleboro, Lincolnville County, Maine > >>> > >>>..................... +Washington Knowlton b: October 14, 1790 in > >>>Nobleboro, Maine d: December 03, 1841 in Gloucester, Massachusetts m: > >>>1813 in Nobleboro, Lincolnville County, Maine > >>> > >>>....... 2 Susanna MERRILL b: September 06, 1744 in Stratham, Rockingham, > >>>New Hampshire > >>> > >>>........... +Barker m: Abt. 1771 in Stratham, Rockingham, NH > >>> > >>>................. 3 Child Barker d: July 18, 1771 in Stratham, > >>>Rockingham county, NH (at Enoch Merrill's house) > >>> > >>>....... 2 Joseph MERRILL b: June 26, 1746 in Stratham, Rockingham, New > >>>Hampshire > >>> > >>>....... 2 Mary MERRILL b: January 20, 1747/48 in Stratham, Rockingham, > >>>New Hampshire > >>> > >>>....... 2 Anna MERRILL b: January 29, 1749/50 in Stratham, Rockingham, > >>>New Hampshire d: 1825 in Cornish, Maine (unmarried) > >>> > >>>....... 2 Sarah MERRILL b: February 13, 1752 in Stratham, Rockingham, > >>>New Hampshire d: in Lived in Cornish, Maine > >>> > >>>........... +Noah Barker > >>> > >>>....... 2 Enoch MERRILL b: March 11, 1755 in Stratham, Rockingham, New > >>>Hampshire d: April 21, 1841 in Cornish, Maine > >>> > >>>........... +Lydia Johnson m: 1785 in Cornish, Maine > > > >I don't know what your source for the maiden name of Enoch MERRILL's wife > >might be. If it is a primary source, I would be very interested. If it > >is not, I suspect that it is incorrect, since there is no Mary WHITNEY > >belonging to the two New England WHITNEY families who could be this person. > >Furthermore, there was no branch of those families living in Stratham (or > >anywhere in NH, for that matter) in 1719. > > > >Have you tried WHITING, which looks very much like WHITNEY in handwriting? > >Some records of each family are occasionally found under the other spelling. > > > >Regards, > > > >Robert > > > >Robert L. Ward > >rlward1@erols.com > ><http://users.erols.com/rlward1/> > >12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 > >301-776-1659 >

The following was recently posted to the Whitney Genealogy Forum at http://genforum.genealogy.com/whitney/messages/1334.html. I believe this to be the family of John-6 (Asa-5, Nathan-4, Nathaniel-3, Benjamin-2, John-1) Whitney and his wife unknown (Rich) Whitney. The names of the children match those found in Pierce at: http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/pierce/p231-235.htm#P1598 If this is indeed the correct person, this Bible record adds significantly to our knowledge of his family. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Post by Jon Grant: I found a Whitney family Bible in North Carolina. The owner of the antique store said that he found it in Virginia. I can find no reference to locations, only names and dates. If this is your line, please contact me at govols@carolina.rr.com . John Whitney b 4/17/1783 d 3/9/1851 Hannah (wife) b 11/4/1781 Joseph B b 4/30/1809 d 3/10/1854 Nelson b 1/22/1811 John b 1/18/1813 d 5/16/1837 Esther B b 8/5/1815 Eunice b7/7/1817 Patience b 6/14/1819 d 12/12/1819 Hannah b 9/29/1821 Martha C b 8/6/1822 Benjamin b 9/8/1824 Mary b 12/19/1826 Franklin b 2/26/1832

Deane - The entries in the "unconnected Whitneys database" were submitted for inclusion on 2 Aug 2000 by Alyce Jane Morrow, whose e-mail address is: rgraham1@maine.rr.com No confirmations of any kind are done by me for the Misc. Whitneys data other than to see if the persons provided are already included in other databases we have available. ;-) Jeanne 11. GENDEX "unconnected Whitneys database" by Jeanne (Whitney) Muse, jwmuse@compuserve.com, at http://www.my-ged.com/whitneys/: "Mary WHITNEY, b. ABT 1719, Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, d.28 JUN 1755, Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, m.Enoch MERRILL, 1741, Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire: CHILDREN: 1.Thomas MERRILL 2.Susanna MERRILL 3.Joseph MERRILL 4.Mary MERRILL 5.Anna MERRILL 6.Sarah MERRILL 7.Enoch MERRILL

Sandy: If that surname came from Ancestral File or the IGI at SLC or in one of the various databases collected by a commercial entity such as Ancestry.com, I don't think it has any basis in fact. The discovery of her surname is always possible, but as one who has spent dozens of hours in the library of the Society of Genealogists in London, searching for a record of this marriage, I really would have to see some significant original source cited before I would start taking it seriously. It's probably about as valid as the entry that says she came from St. Margaret's Warwick, when there is NO parish of St. Margaret's anywhere in all of Warwickshire. St. Margaret's Westminster is the parish where John's father and mother worshipped, where their children were christened, and is located on the grounds of Westminster Abbey in London. Welcome back to the Whitney Research Group. Allan E. Green

Dear Ken and WRG I spent Monday at Maine Archives in an attempt to locate John Whitney,fourth child of the elusive Josiah. Nancy and I are cautiously optimistic that we have located him in Dexter, Maine! The year of birth is correct but we are awaiting further confirmation as to month and day should it exist. I have contacted the Historical Society there in Dexter and found the most congenial and dedicated curator and researcher that I have come across in some time! They have found some preliminary information regarding his residence, charactor and profession. His origins were unknown to the society thus, hopefully, we may be able to share information. Briefly, the reason for generating this E mail is that we found this John to be a Methodist minister of 46 years as his stone relates. As you may recall, John's brother Moses (my line) named all his children with Biblical names, as did father Josiah. Other oddities as not being able to find concrete land purchases for Moses when there should be lends itself tospeculate about an itenerant ministers life. John seems to have only a land purchase later in life when he settled in Dexter. Question: Do we have a Methodist lay minister in Josiah Whitney? This is in light of the fact that Josiah has been noted in at least 3 different locations in N.B./Nova Scotia. As you know, Methodist ministers in this time frame stayed only 2 to 3 years at the most in any one location Regards, Larry Tracy.

Sandy, At 02:43 PM 9/27/00 -0700, Bob & Sandy wrote: >I came across an Ancestor Chart that says that Elinor's maiden name is >GOULD. No sources were given. I have not subscribed to this mailing list >in awhile so am not sure if knew info has been found. The latest I heard >was that her maiden name was unknown. Have I missed something? >Sandy This is news to me. As far as I know, her maiden name is still unknown. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward WHITNEY Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>

As a follow-up to my e-mail below, I snail mailed the compiler of the Ancestor Chart asking for sources. I found the chart in Mansfield, OH, at the Ohio Genealogical Society. This chart was submitted in 1990 and her address is current, according to Internet phone white pages. I will inform the mailing list when/if I get a response. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob & Sandy <bfahrnbr@gte.net> To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 2:43 PM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] John #1's Wife > I came across an Ancestor Chart that says that Elinor's maiden name is GOULD. No sources were given. I have not subscribed to this mailing list in awhile so am not sure if knew info has been found. The latest I heard was that her maiden name was unknown. Have I missed something? > Sandy > >

I came across an Ancestor Chart that says that Elinor's maiden name is GOULD. No sources were given. I have not subscribed to this mailing list in awhile so am not sure if knew info has been found. The latest I heard was that her maiden name was unknown. Have I missed something? Sandy

Jeanne & Robert, Thanks for pointing this out, somehow I missed her when I looked through this database before. According to my grandmother's Bible, Sophia died 29 Apr 1870. Jesse, son of Patrick and Hannah Levistone Fleming, died 26 Feb 1845. According to Tewksbury Vital Records, they had at least two more children than I originally told you about-Parker Whitney Flemings b. 29 Jan 1830 and Sophia bap. 1 Jul 1832. Alison Jeanne Muse wrote: > Robert L. Ward <rlward1@erols.com> wrote on 21 Sep 2000 > >>Jeanne, > > Sophia WHITNEY who m. 1 Dec 1817, Tewksbury, MA, Jesse FLEMINGS, > appears in Pierce: > <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/pierce/p101-106.htm#P490>. > See your <http://www.my-ged.com/db/page/whitneys/749>.<< > > Notice, Robert, that Pierce did not follow the line any further. Thanks > to the data submitted by Alison Buliavac (zorrosmom@earthlink.net) we > have information on Sophia's husband and 2 of their children per my page > above. I will include the data in my personal database for future > reference, but delete them from the MiscWhit gedcom. > > Thanks once again! > ;-) Jeanne

Robert wrote: >>There is only one marriage of an Elijah WHITNEY to a Margaret or Peggy WHITNEY, and that is on 25 Mar 1798, Newton, MA (see VRs). The Margaret WHITNEY who was b. 8 May 1741 in Newton, MA, d. 29 Dec 1769, Newton, aged 29 years (see VRs), unmarried. If she had been married, she would have been listed in the death record as "w. of Elijah," which isn't the way the record reads. That means that there is only one Margaret, and so only one Elijah. What became of Elijah-6 WHITNEY [Elijah-5, Daniel-4, John-3,2,1], bapt. 23 Sep 1744, Roxbury, MA, I can't say. I think you should re-think your conclusions.<< Robert: I missed the death of the Margaret at age 29 not being sure which one to assign the record. So, I agree. Jeanne