Dear WRG - I am writing to officially change my e-mail address. Formerly llada10@aol.com - it will now be lynleg@bu.edu. Please advise if there is anything further I need to do to stay on the mailing list for the group. Thank you. LYN

Robert Thanks for your clarification of the Joshua Whitney issue. I will check out the articles you have noted. This is not my direct line, but I certainly want to have the correct information in my database nonetheless. Jo Hogle

At 11:04 AM 9/12/00 -0400, you wrote: >Hi WRG > >Once again I am reviewing information on the WRG database (Witney14) as it >applies to my own family database. >I came across another discrepancy that is very confusing. Possibly the >submitters can back up their info or there is another source that will >clarify. > >BLODGETT (or Blodget) b. Feb 17, 1722/23 Plainfield, CT; d. Dec 24, 1819 >Canaan, CT >married 1743 in Plainfield, CT >WHITNEY, Joshua > >However - WHICH Johsua? >Was it the one born Nov 1, 1714 Groton, MA son of William and Lydia (Perham) >Whitney >or was it the one born Oct 11, 1718 Plainfield, CT to David and Elizabeth >(Warren) Whitney? > >There are no sources cited that are helpful in determining which is correct. >Admittedly it makes more sense for it to be the son of David and Elizabeth >given the circumstances, but that certainly is not definitive. > >Does anyone have a source which will tell us which one it was? I find >nothing in the Archives or via a search of the WRG site. > >Thanks for your help in sorting this out. > >Jo Hogle > This mess is discussed and partially straightened out by David W. Dumas, "BACON-ADAMS-WHITNEY-KINGSBURY Family Record," _New England Historical and Genealogical Register_, vol. 138 (1984), pp. 32-38, especially pp. 35-37. He refers to an earlier article by Francis Bacon Trowbridge which may be found at <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/nehgr050.html>. Joshua-4 WHITNEY [David-3, Joshua-2, John-1], b. either 11 Oct 1718 or 2 Oct 1720, was the one who married on 8 Apr 1743, Amy BLODGETT. Their nine children were born in Plainfield, CT: Abigail, Mary, Huldah, Joshua, Josiah, Huldah, David, Elizabeth Sarah, and Amy. Joshua-4 WHITNEY [William-3, Joshua-2, John-1], b. 1 Nov 1714, married someone named Anne, whom Pierce calls Anne BLODGETT, ca. 1734, and had six children born in Preston and Tolland, CT: Abigail, Lydia, Lucy, Timothy, Asa, and Joshua. Possibly this was the Anne BLODGETT, daughter of Thomas and Mary (DRUSE) BLODGETT, b. 9 May 1714, Chelmsford, MA, but I have no information to confirm or refute this suggestion. There was also Joshua-4 WHITNEY [Cornelius-3, Joshua-2, John-1], b. 1 Dec 1724, Groton, MA, whose wife's name is unknown. He lived first in Killingly, CT, and then in Hancock, MA, and is alleged to have had the following eight children, b. 1753-1769: Joseph, Benjamin, Matthias, Cornelius, Joshua, Isaac, Ruth, and Joanna. No records of their birth dates have been found. These three first cousins are often confused. I believe what I have written about the first two is correct, and what I have written about the third is the result of a process of elimination. Obviously Pierce is very confused about this matter! Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward WHITNEY Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>

Hi WRG Once again I am reviewing information on the WRG database (Witney14) as it applies to my own family database. I came across another discrepancy that is very confusing. Possibly the submitters can back up their info or there is another source that will clarify. BLODGETT (or Blodget) b. Feb 17, 1722/23 Plainfield, CT; d. Dec 24, 1819 Canaan, CT married 1743 in Plainfield, CT WHITNEY, Joshua However - WHICH Johsua? Was it the one born Nov 1, 1714 Groton, MA son of William and Lydia (Perham) Whitney or was it the one born Oct 11, 1718 Plainfield, CT to David and Elizabeth (Warren) Whitney? There are no sources cited that are helpful in determining which is correct. Admittedly it makes more sense for it to be the son of David and Elizabeth given the circumstances, but that certainly is not definitive. Does anyone have a source which will tell us which one it was? I find nothing in the Archives or via a search of the WRG site. Thanks for your help in sorting this out. Jo Hogle

I have purchased this book and though maybe someone could use the information that is included. Below please find the transcripts from: Citations from: Genealogical Gleanings, Abstracted from The Early Newspapers of Penn Yan, Yates County, New York 1823-1833 and 1841- 1855. Compiled by Dianne Stenzel. (Heritage Books) 965. Mrs. Theresa A. Elmore age 29 yrs., died Feb. 1844 at North Bergen, Genesee Co. The wife of Albert Elmore, daughter of the late Moses Whitney. (5 Mar 1844) 1698. John Wilkinson of Penn Yan, Yates Co., and Harriet Whitney of Rochester, Monroe Co., were married 2 Dec 1851 by Rev. Hall in Rochester. (11 Dec 1851) 1349. James H Whitney formerly of Penn Yan, Yates Co., and Mary Scott of Elizabethtown, NJ., were married 4 Oct 1848 by Rev. Moore in Elizabethtown. (26 Oct 1848). 15. William Freer of Seneca, Ontario Co., and Mabel Whitney of Benton, Yates Co., were married 6 Feb 1825 by S. G. Gage, Esq. in Benton, (22 Feb 1825) 1289. 1847 Mortality table for The Town of Benton; prepared for the "Yates County Whig" by S. G. Gage. May 29 Mabel Whitney age 83 years. 2709. Mrs. William Whitney died 18 Nov 1855 in San Francisco, CA., formerly of Penn Yan, Yates Co., NY (20 Dec 1855) Regards, Sheila Stratton-Peel heritageseeker

Dear WRG: Here are two Obituaries from our local newspaper. Jeanne (Whitney) Muse Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, North Carolina December 5, 1979 Mrs. Lingham Margaret Whitney Lingham of 600 Lakewood Road died Monday in a Henderson County medical center after a long illness. A native of New Brunswick, Canada, and a resident of Asheville for the past two years, she was a former resident of Hanson, Mass., and Pocasset, Mass. She was the wife of Clarence Mulford Lingham, who died in 1964. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. C. Richard Parsons of Asheville; and two grandsons. There are no services planned with buriel to be held at a later date in Hanson. Jackson Funeral Home, Hendersonville, is in charge. September 29, 1987 Lawrence W. Lopez Lawrence Whitney Lopez, 65, of Summitt Drive, Maggie Valley died Mon. in a Haywood County hospital. Lopez, a native of Newton, Mass., was owner and operator of Li'l Lamb Shop in the Eagle Plaza at Maggie Valley and was also a retired motel owner. He was a navy veteran of WWII. Surviving are his wife, Joan Felske Lopez, and two sons, Scott Neilsen of Maggie Valley and Capt. Skip Neilson of Islamorada, FL. No services are planned.

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All, At 09:52 PM 9/10/00 -0500, Colleen Knights wrote: >Can anyone provide further information regarding these >brothers. >Benjamin Whitney b. 14 March 1743, >Joseph b. 21 March 1739 > >Pierce names them as sons of Joshua (Benjamin, John) >and Phebe Whitney of Oxford, Mendon and Uxbridge, MA. > >I would appreciate any further information you can >provide. Thanks. > >Colleen Knights This family appears in a recent article by myself in _The American Genealogist_, vol. 74 (1999), pp. 197-208, entitled, "The Footloose Joshua-3 WHITNEY (1687-1771) and Some of His Descendants." Pierce is in error as to the parents of these brothers. They were actually sons of Joshua-4 WHITNEY (Joshua-3, Benjamin-2, John-1) and Phebe. I believe Joseph-5 was deceased by 30 Sep 1765, when his brothers and sisters signed receipts in the estate of their father, who died intestate. Benjamin-5 was then living in Uxbridge. While I don't have proof, I think Benjamin-5 is the one who m. Esther HIGGINS in 1775 in Westborough, MA. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward rlward1@erols.com <http://users.erols.com/rlward1/> 12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832 301-776-1659

Thanks Robert, I had nearly eliminated them from my list of possibilities, and that would just about do it. It seemed likely that Joseph was deceased by the time of his father's death, and the age doesn't reallyfit the bill either. Thanks once again. "Robert L. Ward" wrote: > > All, > > At 09:52 PM 9/10/00 -0500, Colleen Knights wrote: > >Can anyone provide further information regarding these > >brothers. > >Benjamin Whitney b. 14 March 1743, > >Joseph b. 21 March 1739 > > > >Pierce names them as sons of Joshua (Benjamin, John) > >and Phebe Whitney of Oxford, Mendon and Uxbridge, MA. > > > >I would appreciate any further information you can > >provide. Thanks. > > > >Colleen Knights > > This family appears in a recent article by myself in > _The American Genealogist_, vol. 74 (1999), pp. 197-208, > entitled, "The Footloose Joshua-3 WHITNEY (1687-1771) > and Some of His Descendants." Pierce is in error as to > the parents of these brothers. They were actually sons > of Joshua-4 WHITNEY (Joshua-3, Benjamin-2, John-1) and > Phebe. I believe Joseph-5 was deceased by 30 Sep 1765, > when his brothers and sisters signed receipts in the > estate of their father, who died intestate. Benjamin-5 > was then living in Uxbridge. While I don't have proof, > I think Benjamin-5 is the one who m. Esther HIGGINS in > 1775 in Westborough, MA. > > 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 regarding these brothers. Benjamin Whitney b. 14 March 1743, Joseph b. 21 March 1739 Pierce names them as sons of Joshua (Benjamin, John) and Phebe Whitney of Oxford, Mendon and Uxbridge, MA. I would appreciate any further information you can provide. Thanks. Colleen Knights

Dear WRG: While searching for another surname in Tolland County, CT, I came upon transcriptions containing the Whitney surname: Early Connecticut Marriages By Frederick Bailey, Fifth Book, published in 1902 at New Haven Connecticut: Union, Connecticut records: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/4791/marriagerecordsbybaileyun ionct.html John Lawson m Keziah Whitney, 5 Jun 1781 -------------- http://w3.nai.net/~lmerrell/coventrycemeteries.html >From the Headstone Inscriptions before 1800, compiled by Charles R. Hale, State Necrologist, and housed at the CT State Library and my personal recordings Buried in Coventry, (Dimock area) Connecticut Susan C. (Whitney), w of Henry Farnum b Mar. 24, 1845, d Sept. 12, 1939 -------------- Hope these help someone. Jeanne (Whitney) Muse

Dear WRG: Those of you connected to Barber / Barbour families might find this web site of interest: George Barbour of Massachusetts - http://members.aol.com/BarbrFam/66index.html Main Page - http://hometown.aol.com/barbrfam/index.html - describes the new book almost ready to publish and contains the link to the main index for all variations of the name. Several of George Barbour's descendants married Whitneys. He is my 9th great grandfather. Jeanne (Whitney) Muse jwmuse@compuserve.com

G.Jones wrote:- Here are my notes from the plaque at Hall's Harbor, Nova Scotia: Samuel Hall, from King's Co., a pilot and guide to American privateer in 1779. In 1830 Sylvanus WHITNEY opened the first store. It is said in 1847 that he discovered Samuel Hall's buried treasure "in or bout the banks of the upper creek." It is generally considered in tourism literature that no Hall treasure has been found, if indeed it existed. My cousin saw this in NS last week. Mary Ellen *********************** Sylvanus Whitney was my gr.gr.grandfather. He left his parents in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 when he was 16 and settled in Halls Harbour the following year. He opened a store on the wharf that is now the lobster pound. In the late 1830's he DID find a container of money buried by the Privateer Captain Hall and built a new store and a new home for his family. He also bought up numerous farms on the road between Halls Harbour and Vernon Mines. A one acre lot was severed from one of these farms on which he was instrumental in the construction of "The Second Tru Christian Baptist Church in Cornwallis", the present "The West Halls Harbour Baptist Church", of which he was the first clerk and Deacon. It is recorded that several people saw and helped him count his find and he certainly did not make his purchases off a small store on the wharf. In 1882, he left Halls Harbour and moved to Jamestown, North Dakota where he bought three lots in town and 9,000 acres of land in Stutsman County. He died in the post office in Jamestown on February 13, 1888 and his body was returned to Nova Scotia for burial at Billtown on March 29, 1888. I have a copy of the probate of his will in which he leaves an estate that would have a value of between 3 and 4 million present-day dollars. Bill Whitney

Here are my notes from the plaque at Hall's Harbor, Nova Scotia: Samuel Hall, from King's Co., a pilot and guide to American privateer in 1779. In 1830 Sylvanus WHITNEY opened the first store. It is said in 1847 that he discovered Samuel Hall's buried treasure "in or bout the banks of the upper creek." It is generally considered in tourism literature that no Hall treasure has been found, if indeed it existed. My cousin saw this in NS last week. Mary Ellen

This is info at the "Whitney Cemetery" in Big Flats Twsp., Chemung Co., NY http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychemun/cemetery/whitney.htm

Looking for family of Lucy Whitney b. 1799 Oneida Co,NY. She married David Sherwood of Town of Dryden, Tompkins Co, NY. They migrated to Town of Independence, Allegany Co, NY abt 1825 where she died in 1862. I have weak evidence that she was the daughter of Edwin H. Whitney of the village of Cayuga. Again weak evidence but Edwin might have been born at Aurelius, Cayuga Co, NY son of Dr. Jonathan Whitney b. 1768 who came to Cayuga from Stockbridge, MA in 1798. If any of these names have meaning to you and you can help me in my search for ancestors of Lucy Whitney I would appreciate it. John Sherwood, Jamestown, NY

Speaking of Pauline Whitneys, does anyone have the Whitney connections of these prominent ladies? PAULINE WHITNEY MACMILLAN (1900-1990), wife of Cargill MacMillan and mother of Cargill CEO Whitney MacMillan RUTH WHITNEY LYMAN, who contributed "The Anti-Suffrage Ideal" to "Anti-Suffrage Essays by Massachussets Women" (Boston: Forum, 1916) (Quoted in this review: http://www.inwave.com/~webmastr/ChronJune99Opinion.html ) Thanks and cheers, Ron Kyser >Dear Stephen: Since this message may be of interest to members of the >Whitney Research Group, I have sent a copy to the membership. > >----- Original Message on Sept. 4, 2000 from Stephen McDonald >mcshaw@dstream.ne ----- > >>While visiting New England I purchased a framed magazine cover with a >woman named Pauline Whitney. The publication was called "Once A Week" >and is dated 1895. It is a women in her teens probably. Could you give >me some info on her? Thank You Stephen McDonald mcshaw@dstream.ne< > >Stephen: This Pauline Whitney was more than likely the daughter of >William Collins Whitney and Flora Payne. She was born 21 Mar 1874 and >married in 1895 in New York City Lord Queensborough Almeric Paget (b. >England). Her father, The Honorable William Collins Whitney, was the >Secretary of the Navy in 1895. Thus her marriage would have been >"newsworthy" in 1895. > >See a complete biography of William Collins Whitney and more information >on his children on this web page: >http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/biography/williamc.html > >You might find more details by performing a search on the WRG site -- >http://www.whitneygen.org > >Jeanne (Whitney) Muse >jwmuse@compuserve.com >------------------------------------------ >Researching GOLDSMITH, REED, WHITNEY >http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jwmuse/roots.htm >----------------------------------------- > > >

Dear Stephen: Since this message may be of interest to members of the Whitney Research Group, I have sent a copy to the membership. ----- Original Message on Sept. 4, 2000 from Stephen McDonald mcshaw@dstream.ne ----- >While visiting New England I purchased a framed magazine cover with a woman named Pauline Whitney. The publication was called "Once A Week" and is dated 1895. It is a women in her teens probably. Could you give me some info on her? Thank You Stephen McDonald mcshaw@dstream.ne< Stephen: This Pauline Whitney was more than likely the daughter of William Collins Whitney and Flora Payne. She was born 21 Mar 1874 and married in 1895 in New York City Lord Queensborough Almeric Paget (b. England). Her father, The Honorable William Collins Whitney, was the Secretary of the Navy in 1895. Thus her marriage would have been "newsworthy" in 1895. See a complete biography of William Collins Whitney and more information on his children on this web page: http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/biography/williamc.html You might find more details by performing a search on the WRG site -- http://www.whitneygen.org Jeanne (Whitney) Muse jwmuse@compuserve.com ------------------------------------------ Researching GOLDSMITH, REED, WHITNEY http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jwmuse/roots.htm -----------------------------------------

Hello! To answer your questions about Charles Scott Whitney b. 1902-1905, son of Charles H. Whitney and Lydia Perry, who may have been born in either Thompson, Ct or Webster, MA, I turned to our trusty Whitney Research Group web page http://www.whitneygen.org and searched for Lydia Perry. Here's what I found: Charles H. Whitney was a descendant of John and Elinor Whitney of Watertown. See page 555 of Franklin Pierce's book on their descendants -- Charles H. is individual # 5516. The above WRG web site has the complete book transcribed. See this web address: http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/pierce/p551-555.htm You'll be able to find all of his ancestors by beginning on that page. While the majority of Pierce's work is accurate, some errors have been found. For instance, in Charles' ancestry, EZRA WHITNEY (#506) married Mercy Morse as his FIRST wife (Sherborn VRs) on 14 Feb 1754 (Pierce assigned her as Ezra's 3rd wife). She was the mother of his children. He married 2nd Ruth Reed on 29 Nov 1795 in Douglas, Mass. Pierce confused this Ezra Whitney with the son of John and Rebecca Whitney. This error by Pierce has been the topic of several long discussions between members of the Whitney Research Group over the years. Therefore, I have sent a copy of this message to "the group". You might receive email from interested researchers in reply. Although Pierce does not give a birth place for Charles Scott Whitney, he indicates that he and his wife, Addie Blanding, resided in Worcester, Mass., at least in abt 1895 when the book was published. His parents lived in Webster, according to Pierce. This should at least get you started tracing your line. Good luck! Jeanne (Whitney) Muse jwmuse@compuserve.com ------------------------------------------ Researching GOLDSMITH, REED, WHITNEY http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jwmuse/roots.htm -----------------------------------------

Dear WRG: Over the past three or four weeks several of you have written to me individually with questions or to discuss problems, and I have not yet responded to you. For this I apologize. On Aug. 11, my daughter called from Chattanooga and said that her obstetrician was putting her into the hospital that afternoon to begin inducing labor. We packed up and left suddenly that night, and were on the road in VA, about the intersection of I-81 with I-66 when we heard via the cellular phone that the baby had arrived successfully and that all were doing fine. We were gone for about two weeks, and since arriving home I have been laid low by a fairly serious sinus infection. I spend my days trying to induce drainage and sleep, and so have done very little with e-mail besides cull out the junk and save the rest. The one good thing about a sinus infection is that it can eventually be cured, it just takes quite a while for the antibiotics to get rid of it all. I'll try to get to all of the unanswered mail as soon as I get to feeling enough better to be able to sit at the computer and juggle my reference materials. In the meantime, be assured that I have not forgotton your notes. Sincerely, Allan E. Green