Does anyone have any information on Ransom Whitney. I have located his family file, however it does not give the names of his children. He lived in NC for some length of time from 1790-1830 ish. I am seeking a Nancy Whitney who lived in NC. Anyone with information please help.

Dear Wrbunny, Probably you have long since gotten an answer to your question, but perhaps not. The name of the company who manufactured baby carriages in Leominster, MA, was the F. A. Whitney Co. (not J. A.). It was formed by Francis Austin Whitney and Francis Wolfe Whitney, a pair of cousins. For them, see <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/pierce/p476-480.htm#P4380> <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/pierce/p281-285.htm#P2046> There is a discussion of the company here: <http://hometown.aol.com/Leominster476/Whitney.html>, and pictures of some of its carriages at the following web page: <http://hometown.aol.com/Leominster476/Carriage.html>. Two pictures of their plant, dated 1888 and 1923, can be found at: <http://www.net1plus.com/users/LOISELLE/leomi.htm>. I hope this helps! Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward rlward1@erols.com <http://users.erols.com/rlward1/> 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659

Please allow me to introduce myself, Larry Tracy Jr. and Nancy Metelski, who are avid researchers that have traveled throughout Maine to access primary sources for the many families under research. In recent years, our Whitney line has become an obsession, mainly for the fact that it became a challenge never encountered before. We found ALL written material incorrect or simply, not adding up. Specifically, we had gotten back to a Moses Whitney of Raymond, Me.(later to be called Casco in this particular area) The problem was that at least 4 different Moses Whitneys' were located within a very short distance of each other, making scant records muddy at best. This early spring we finally hit paydirt! For those in the WRG that like detail and source backup, let me preface by stating the only hint we had of the origin of Moses, our direct line, was his son's statement in the 1880 census that his father was of New Brunswick and his mother was of Holland. Note: The mother, Sarah Hamlin or Hamblen we have never been able to solve. Moses married Sarah in Otisfield, Me. in 1804, from which 11 children were born of the union. He was credited with 14 but we disproved this re- copy of the Raynond records of the 1880's. The last 3 children should have been credited to a Moses Whitney of the same area born 1806/7. Nancy and I shifted our focus this spring and revisited more thoroughly Bridgton, Me. Unknown to us was the fact that there are 2 transcriptions of the Bridgton records, one being the current one reflecting entries of the one book at town hall. The other exists as 2 copies and resembles the former with the exception that town historian Blyn Davis incorporated a little known record ledger by a Dr. Ingalls, the first clerk of Bridgton. We have expended a great deal of effort in attempting to locate this other book with little result other than irritating some people. It has been said that the book did not burn in the fire at the home of Blyn Davis when there was a fire several years ago. At any rate, the Ingalls record book has not surfaced at this writing. Blyn Davis was described to us as meticulous with detail and he was, in fact, an author of several books on Bridgton, one being "The Ridge". Thus, we are lead to conclude that the additional family records included within the transcription are complete and correct as to detail. Nancy and I believe that the following family unit extracted from the second Blyn Davis transcription book is new information for the WRG data base.. However, it does not solve the question of who exactly was Josiah Whitney and where did he come from?? Ellen Collins and Ken Whitney have supplied wonderful information, thought and theory that have clarified this dilemma. Now, we throw it out to the WRG for your close investigative attention. More on other aspects following the Josiah Whitney Family unit. 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 Theodore Ingalls' records To be as brief as possible, this is what we know about Josiah Whitney or a Josiah presumed to be the N.B./Bridgton Josiah. A Josiah appears in land records in Nova Scotia in 1769 as per Ellen. Rev. Seth Noble makes reference to a Josiah in a letter of 1775 stating "Josiah Whitney is now married" This letter can be found in the Noble Genealogy.. In the book "Loyalists to Canada"", a Sarah Whitney is definitely described with the first 4 children above.. The English compiled a list of men, women and children separately at many of the towns in N.B in 1784. Sarah was listed in Belle vue at Beaver Harbor where there was a contingent of Loyalists and Quakers. The book lists a Josiah Wilson???? in this manner, however we found in the original it is Whitney. It appears that Josiah lived in St. Johns, Maugerville and Beaver Harbor as his itinerary seems to indicate. Other people that appear in the Bridgton records that we not as being in Maugerville are Wm. Sears and Asa Kimball. Current focus is on Josiah as being the son of Dr. John Whitney who had a Josiah in 1741 on the Cape. It should be noted that several o Dr. John's brothers and children settled in Bridgton and Gorham. Nancy and I found a reference relating that Josiah was of Ct. We do know that the Richardson family of Pomfret, Ct. left with others for farming in Chebeuge Nova Scotia in 1761. Religious difficulties brought them to Maugerville about 1774, according to the well researched Richardson Genealogy. We do know that Moses Whitney's children had much contact with the children of Amos Richardson, probably born at Maugerville about 1774 and removed to Greenwood, Me with his brother John about 1799. Much can be written,however we would like to throw it out to WRG for investigation, especially for Mass. and Ct. researchers. Any further questions we would be happy to respond. Larry Tracy (tracycomm@loa.com) and Nancy Metelski (nmetelski@cybertours.com) Please send e-mail responses to both e-mails, Thank you

All, At 08:42 PM 9/15/00 -0500, Laurie Skillern wrote: >Dear WRG, > >I found an abscure reference to "Case Whitney" in my research - 1790 Mass. >Census - around Concord I believe. Does anyone know about him or who this >might be? > >Thanks >Laurie Ann Whitney Skillern _Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War_ gives: "Volume 17, page 157: Whiteney, "Case." Descriptive list of men raised in Worcester Co. to serve in the Continental Army, agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780, as returned by Seth Washburn, Superintendent for said county, June 12 [?], 1781; Capt. Kendall's co., Col. Whitney's regt.; age, 37 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 5 in.; complexion, black; occupation, farmer; engaged for town of Lancaster; engaged March 5, 1781; term, 3 years." Since his complexion is listed as black, he seems to have been a free negro. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward WHITNEY Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>

Barbara, Thanks for the info. I do not know if there is any connection to a Daniel. The only Whitneys I have been able to trace to my line are all from New York. There is one or two from Connecticut, and many years earlier in Mass. , but all the originals of years ago seem to have stayed in NY. thanks for your top on the Whitneygen data base. Russ Whitney Babseeb@aol.com wrote: > My Whitney line is of Daniel Whitney b. NY. His son Daniel R. Whitney was my > great grandfather. I recently found that his middle name was Russell. Could > this possibly be of your Line. (I have wondered if Russell connected to > another whitney > line. > This is what I have-so far I have not been able to make a connection to any > line. > Family lore. Daniel R's father went to Mi to establish schools. Daniel R. > was b. OHio 1822. married in Mi and died in Iowa. > > There was a Daniel Whitney who is on the Morbidity schedule as dying in Jan > 1850. > I think this is Daniel Russell's father, but have not proven it. > > Do you see any connection? > > The Whitney Group has much research and Whitney Facts on their web site. > There is much information on Elinor and John Whitney & other lines- > Go to this web site > http://www.whitneygen.org/ > > Thank you, Barbara black in Sacramento, CA

I am looking for information on John Whitney, who was married to Polly Gibbs. John was born in MA and died in WI. Does anyone have any information?

To anyone who had relatives from Gorham,Maine they should check out the Gorham Historical Society at http://www.gorhamcu.com/ghs/home.hml. You will find a lot of information.

All, At 04:27 PM 9/14/00 -0500, Richard G. Smith wrote: >According to the "History of Westminster, MA.", by William Sweetzer >Heywood, Page 872 Abby W. (Houghton) Whitney married after Aug 1843, as >her second husband, Sidney Smith who was born in Westminster 20 Jul 1798 >and died there 19 May 1871. Can anyone identify the Whitney that was >her first husband? > >Dick Smith Here is a possibility. From the vital records of Putney, VT, under marriages: "WHITNEY, Thomas, and Abigail HOUGHTON, both of Rindge, N.H., Sept. 22, 1841." I have no idea who this Thomas WHITNEY was, however! Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward WHITNEY Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>

All, At 03:11 PM 9/14/00 -0500, Richard G. Smith wrote: >According to "Genealogies and History of Watertown, MA.", by Henry Bond, >M.D., Page 24 David Whitney married Mary (?). He died prior to 1768 and >his widow married Abraham Bemis of Watertown on 17 Mar 1768. Abraham >was born 27 Feb 1717 at Watertown. Can anyone identify this David >Whitney? > >Dick Smith This was Mary (MERRIAM) WHITNEY, wife of David-5 WHITNEY, Jr., b. 25 Sep 1723, Waltham, MA, d. between 7 Nov 1764 and 26 Aug 1765 (dates of will and probate), Waltham, MA, son of David-4 and Rebecca (FILLEBROWN) WHITNEY [Benjamin-3, John-2, John-1]. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward WHITNEY Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>

All, At 03:06 PM 9/14/00 -0500, Richard G. Smith wrote: >According to "Genealogies and History of Watertown, MA.", by Henry Bond, >M.D., Page 438 Elijah Smith, born at Waltham, MA 30 Jan 1760 married, as >his second wife, on 17 Dec 1807 Anna Whitney. They had two children, >Calvin Smith, born 1 Sep 1811 and Lucy Smith born 14 Oct 1813. > >Can anyone identify who this Anna Whitney is? > >Dick Smith It seems extremely likely that this was Anna-6 WHITNEY, bapt. 2 Apr 1775, Waltham, MA, dau. of Josiah-5 and Sarah (LAWRENCE) WHITNEY [David-4, Benjamin-3, John-2, John-1], especially since her sister Rhoda-6 married Elijah SMITH's brother Amos SMITH. Anna/Nancy was living unmarried on 9 Jun 1801, when she gave a receipt in her father's estate. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward rlward1@erols.com <http://users.erols.com/rlward1/> 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659

All, At 03:12 PM 9/15/00 -0500, Richard G. Smith wrote: >According to "Genealogies and History of Watertown, MA.", by Henry Bond, >M.D., Page 630, Eliza Wellington married John Whitney. John was from >Ashland. Eliza was the daughter of Edmund and Eunice (?) Wellington of >Watertown and was born abt 1795/1800. Can anyone identify this John >Whitney for me? Thank you. > >Dick Smith This was John Andrews-7 WHITNEY, b. 10 Jun 1789, Uxbridge, MA, son of Moses-6 and Hannah (PALMER) WHITNEY [Ezra-5, James-4, John-3, Jonathan-2, John-1]. Their marriage is recorded 6 Apr 1837, in Waltham, MA, with intentions on 19 Mar 1837 in Uxbridge (she being then called Eliza W. WELLINGTON of Waltham). We have no record of any children born to this couple. Perhaps because of their ages, they had none. Perhaps children are recorded in the Ashland Vital Records, which are not published and we have not abstracted. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward WHITNEY Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>

Dear WRG, I found an abscure reference to "Case Whitney" in my research - 1790 Mass. Census - around Concord I believe. Does anyone know about him or who this might be? Thanks Laurie Ann Whitney Skillern

According to "Genealogies and History of Watertown, MA.", by Henry Bond, M.D., Page 630, Eliza Wellington married John Whitney. John was from Ashland. Eliza was the daughter of Edmund and Eunice (?) Wellington of Watertown and was born abt 1795/1800. Can anyone identify this John Whitney for me? Thank you. Dick Smith

Evan, My name is Russ Whitney. I am also searching for my family heritage. My son is Russell "Walter" Whitney. My father was Russell "Walter" Whitney. I have been able to DEFINITELY trace the heritage as follows. I don't know if this is a connection to you or not,,,, but the names seem to have possibility. As follows: 1. Walter B. Whitney 2nd 1878 - 1943 (my great, great grandfather. 2. Walter B. Whitney 1st 1839 - 1903 (married to Polly O. Meade 1841-1906) 3. Alfred Whitney (Walter B. 1st's) father 1810 - 1867. I have also located the attendance records and minutes of 4 family reunions of Whitneys which are dated back to 1927. It has an overview of the family reunion (of 66 Whitneys) and the names of those in attendance. It seems this line of Whitneys are all from upstate N. Y. IE: Westkill N. Y., Halcott NY, Brooklyn, NY, East Jewitt NY, Tannerville NY Pine Hill, NY, Prattville NY, Verbank NY Bristol Connecticut, So. Kortright NY, Grand Gorge NY, East Masonville NY, Allaben NY, Sidney NY, Bushnellville NY, Binghamton NY, among several others. Other names (other than Whitneys) that attended these family reunions are as follows. Whitney Family reunion in Halcott Center N. Y. on September 28th, 1924. Gathered at the home of James Whitney ( in Halcott CEnter N. Y. ) a reunion of the descendants of Alfred and Phoebe Whitney took place. In attendance were (other than those with thename "Whitney")\ WB Scudder SB Streeter Wesley Van EA Harrington Lloyd Simons and Melvin Whitney Crawford Greene and son and wife (Fleischmans ny Ned Kelly Ross Hogan WALTER B WHITNEY (WEST KILL NY) Wm Moseman *NOTE - I have the first names of all the Whitneys that attended as well. Too much to type in an email. See below, if you wish further info. Other names that appear on the minutes and attendance records of other Whitney Annual reunions are. Mary Spencer Bertha Soudder Smith Streeter Einton Streeter WALTER B WHITNEY (father and son) MAE WHITNEY EVELYN WHITNEY - these 3 are my granparents and great (great) grandparents) Walter B and Mae, Evelyn is a sister of Mae, I believe. Minnie Kelly Ann Nelson Roscoe Hogan EA Harrington Harrington name appears frequently at Whitney Family reunions Emma Hinkley Phillip Hinkley Thirsa Hinkley Adelphia Hinkley Simmons There is much more info in the family records I have located. Should you be interested in more info, email me with a phone number and I will be happy to call you and or fax you other info. It is too much to type in an email. One other tid-bit. In my research, it seems that my family has info tracing our roots back to a John and Elinor Whitney who came to the US in 1635. John and Elinor settled in Massachusetts. John was a British merchant who had 4 sons and a daughter. Son 1- Eli Whitney - Eli's "son" invented the cotton gin and provided munitions to the government in the revolutionary war. Son 2 - Josiah Whitney - A renowned Geologist. Mt. Whitney was named after him. Josiah Sr and jr. both led parts of the Boston Tea Party revolt. Son 3 - Asa Whitney Very successful businessman, although had many hardships along the way. Became President of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroads. If this is accurate, then this line of Whitneys is also related to Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. This line of Whitneys is extremely wealthy. Owns 80,000 acres of land in the Adirondacks. Owns thoroghbred horse stables in Kentucky, owns several huge estates, started Pan Am Airways. Father, William started and monopolized Metrorails in NY in 1800's, Left a 65 million dollar fortune to the family back in 1800's. that would have to equate to a BILLION in todays dollars. This line of heritage is to the CV and Marylou Whitney's of Saratoga Horse Racing Fame and Whitney Museum of Art in NY among a zillion other Blue-Blood famous things...... I am currently working to verify that this part of the heritage is accurate. Will fill you in further, should you be interested. FYI - I am the Russ Whitney who authored the book Building Wealth. It is one of Simon and Schusters larger financial releases and you can find it in any bookstore in America. (12 other countries as well). Please let me know if you receive this and if it gets you anywhere. Should anyone have any further info on this line of Whitney's, please feel free to forward info. Best regards, Russ Whitney

Dear Dick and WRG: >According to "Genealogies and History of Watertown, MA.", by Henry Bond, M.D., Page 385 Joseph Whitney married on 3 Oct 1792 Sarah Park who was born at Framingham, MA abt 1771. Can anyone identify this Joseph Whitney?< This was Joseph-6 Whitney (Benjamin-5, James-4, John-3, Jonathan-2, John-1) son of Benjamin and Esther (Leland) Whitney. He was born 15 Dec 1762 Sherborn, Mass. Jeanne (Whitney) Muse

According to the "History of Westminster, MA.", by William Sweetzer Heywood, Page 872 Abby W. (Houghton) Whitney married after Aug 1843, as her second husband, Sidney Smith who was born in Westminster 20 Jul 1798 and died there 19 May 1871. Can anyone identify the Whitney that was her first husband? Dick Smith

According to "Genealogies and History of Watertown, MA.", by Henry Bond, M.D., Page 387 Lewis Whitney of North Brookfield, MA married at Lincoln, MA on 8 Jun 1823 Roxana Park, who was born at Lincoln 31 Jul 1799. Can anyone identify who Lewis Whitney was? Dick Smith

According to "Genealogies and History of Watertown, MA.", by Henry Bond, M.D., Page 385 Joseph Whitney married on 3 Oct 1792 Sarah Park who was born at Framingham, MA abt 1771. Can anyone identify this Joseph Whitney? Dick Smith

According to "Genealogies and History of Watertown, MA.", by Henry Bond, M.D., Page 24 David Whitney married Mary (?). He died prior to 1768 and his widow married Abraham Bemis of Watertown on 17 Mar 1768. Abraham was born 27 Feb 1717 at Watertown. Can anyone identify this David Whitney? Dick Smith

According to "Genealogies and History of Watertown, MA.", by Henry Bond, M.D., Page 438 Elijah Smith, born at Waltham, MA 30 Jan 1760 married, as his second wife, on 17 Dec 1807 Anna Whitney. They had two children, Calvin Smith, born 1 Sep 1811 and Lucy Smith born 14 Oct 1813. Can anyone identify who this Anna Whitney is? Dick Smith