This is a shot in the dark and not related to any Whitneys but I thought it worth a try. Does anyone know how I can find or where I can go to find someone's( who may still be living) mitiltary record if I don't have a social security number and extremely limited info. on them? I'm trying to find my biological father/father's family and don't know much as I never knew him. Although I don't have a SS # I do have another number for him that I've been told was used by the military prior to the use of SS # 's. In a more related vein if anyone has info on Private Abel Whitney(of Tunbridge,Vt) of the 9th Infantry from Vermont and in regards to his death from starvation at Andersonville Prisoner of War (Civil War) Camp in Georgia please let me know. I'd be most grateful. Thanks, Noreen LaTour

I'm seeking information about the women in my Whitney line. (any information, such as dates of birth / death,maiden names,parents names, you could give would be most appreciated) Elinor, wife of John Whitney Lydia Jones,daughter of Lewis & Anna (Stone) Jones and wife of Jonathan Whitney Rebecca Barge (Burge) of Charlestown,Mass and wife of Joseph Whitney Abagail Nutting, wife of Joseph Whitney Jr. Mary Turner, first wife of Lieut. Benjamin Whitney Phoebe Scott, wife of Abel Whitney Caroline Pierce, wife of Joseph Whitney Rosina Goodell, wife of James Pierce Whitney

I'm seeking information on the graves of the following persons could anyone point me in the right direction? John & Elinor Whitney ( both died in Watertown,Mass. and I believe they may be buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery or in a cemetery to the west of Mt. Auburn Cemetery... in Watertown/Cambridge, Mass. Does anyone know the name of this cemetery or where they're buried) Lewis & Anna Jones (also believe both died in Watertown,Mass. and buried in either of the above mentioned cemeteries) Jonathan & Lydia Jones Whitney (may be buried in Sherborn / Sherburne Mass>) Simon & Joan/ Jane/Jonanne?Joanna Stone (possibly both died in Watertown & buried in same cemetery as John & Elinor Whitney are)

Has anyone heard of a Case Whitney, on the 1790 Middlesex Co., Mass census page 139 and 157??? Thanks, Laurie

Dear WRG's, Here are some more New Brunswick records and their sources. Cheers! Jan "Early Marriage Records of New Brunswick Saint John City & County from the British Conquest to 1839" Edited by B. Wood-Holt, Holland House Inc., Saint John New Brunswick Canada, 1986 1816, 23 July, WHITNEY, HENRY P. & Mary Brundage, both of Saint John, Witnesses: Mr. Witney, J. Brundage, Junr. 1816, 1 Sept. WHITNEY, CHARLES & Sarah Harding, both of Saint John, Witnesses: William J Gaynor, James Whitney. " Royal Gazette & New Brunswick Advertiser", the following were published in both of these newspapers: 1811, 24 June, Thurs. evening by The Rev. Dr. Byles, Mr. SAMUEL WHITNEY, merchant to Mrs. Margaret Ambrose. 1811, 8 July Thurs. the 27th ult. by the Rev. Dr. Byles, Mr. EBENEZER WHITNEY, of the parish of Ne.[this would be Newcastle, as Nelson wasn't formed until 1814] County of Northumberland, to Miss Charlotte Parker of King's Clear, in the County of York. Anglican Trinity Church 1825-1828 1826, 2 Feb. WHITNEY, JAMES & Henrietta Alexis Williams, both of Saint John, Witnesses: A. Crookshank, T. Smith. SYLVANUS WHITNEY owned a pew at St John's Chapel of Saint John's Trinity Church in 1804. His Majesty's Magistrate for Saint John City & County, SILVANUS WHITNEY ESQ Justice of the Quoram who was a first Warden of St. John's Chapel-of-Ease in Carleton.

Hello Carolyn' The reference that you want for the disposition of Benjamin's children is in the Pierce transcription, page 27. You can find it on the WRG web site. I believe it is one of the many errors made by Pierce. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Branagan <slainte@together.net> To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 11:03 AM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Benjamin's children > Thanks Robert for the info. And thank you for all you do for the WRG and > Whitney- L@ Rootsweb. > > So, do you think it is safe to conclude that the children were NOT left > with relatives? Do you know of a source that claims they were left? > > from, Carolyn > > P.S. I use my husband's e-mail. Some folks are confused when his name > (Chris) automatically comes up. But don't worry......it's really > me......I'm the Yankee....he is the Irishman! > > "Robert L. Ward" wrote: > > > Dear WRG, > > > > At 09:36 PM 8/8/00 -0400, Christopher Branagan wrote: > > >Some sources say that after Benjamin's (John) first wife Jane > > >died, he left his children with her relations and moved to > > >Sherborn, near the Nattick town line. Then he married wife #2 and had > > >a second family. > > >Other sources say they were already living in Sherborn at the time of > > >Jane's death. > > >Why would Benjamin have left children so young? Does anyone have a > > >clue as to who the relatives were? > > >And finally (for tonight at least) does anyone know why Benjamin's > > >nephew ( Benjamin, son of brother Jonathan) would have given him a > > >"legacy" of 10s per year in 1710? > > > > > >Thanks, from Carolyn Whitney Branagan > > > > Jane's death is recorded in 1690 in Sherborn, and the birth of her > > youngest son, Joshua, in 1687. Apparently they moved to Sherborn about > > 1685-1687, and undoubtedly brought all their children with them. > > > > As far as I know, no one has any idea who Jane might have been. It is > > a guess that she belonged to one of the early families of York, ME, or > > possibly Cocheco or Dover, NH, both of which places Benjamin lived at or > > about the time of his marriage. > > > > I cannot speculate as to why his nephew Benjamin gave him a legacy, but > > note that the will was dated 4 Feb 1713/4, not 1710. > > > > Regards, > > > > Robert > > > > Robert L. Ward > > WHITNEY Research Group > > <http://www.whitneygen.org/> > > ______________________________

I'm looking for parents of or any other information on Lewis Whitney. He married Hannah (?) and had a son, David Whitney. May have had another son, Lewis. David Whitney was born in Westport, Fairfield, CT. Their records are sparse and I could find no mention of Lewis Whitney there. If anyone knows where I might find more information, I would appreciate hearing from them. Judy Drake Phoenix, AZ

Thanks Robert for the info. And thank you for all you do for the WRG and Whitney- L@ Rootsweb. So, do you think it is safe to conclude that the children were NOT left with relatives? Do you know of a source that claims they were left? from, Carolyn P.S. I use my husband's e-mail. Some folks are confused when his name (Chris) automatically comes up. But don't worry......it's really me......I'm the Yankee....he is the Irishman! "Robert L. Ward" wrote: > Dear WRG, > > At 09:36 PM 8/8/00 -0400, Christopher Branagan wrote: > >Some sources say that after Benjamin's (John) first wife Jane > >died, he left his children with her relations and moved to > >Sherborn, near the Nattick town line. Then he married wife #2 and had > >a second family. > >Other sources say they were already living in Sherborn at the time of > >Jane's death. > >Why would Benjamin have left children so young? Does anyone have a > >clue as to who the relatives were? > >And finally (for tonight at least) does anyone know why Benjamin's > >nephew ( Benjamin, son of brother Jonathan) would have given him a > >"legacy" of 10s per year in 1710? > > > >Thanks, from Carolyn Whitney Branagan > > Jane's death is recorded in 1690 in Sherborn, and the birth of her > youngest son, Joshua, in 1687. Apparently they moved to Sherborn about > 1685-1687, and undoubtedly brought all their children with them. > > As far as I know, no one has any idea who Jane might have been. It is > a guess that she belonged to one of the early families of York, ME, or > possibly Cocheco or Dover, NH, both of which places Benjamin lived at or > about the time of his marriage. > > I cannot speculate as to why his nephew Benjamin gave him a legacy, but > note that the will was dated 4 Feb 1713/4, not 1710. > > Regards, > > Robert > > Robert L. Ward > WHITNEY Research Group > <http://www.whitneygen.org/>

In a message dated 8/11/00 8:00:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, fergoss@together.net writes: << I also see that in Jeanne Muse's transcriptions of the first reel of microfilm has an entry that "Arvilla Whitney" died in 1846, and that the information is from a Baptist Church record. >> Does anyone know the next generation(s) of this family. I have been searching for parents/siblings of an Arvilla Melissa Whitney, b. 1862, ? Brooklyn, NY. She, too, was Baptist. Any leads most gratefully accepted. Lyn Whitney Anderson

I don't know who this individual is but I thought I'd send the information through anyway. The above individual was granted 180 acres of land in Lot no. 57 in Chenango County, NY as part of the Vermont Sufferers. This was listed in a book titled "1784 History of Chenango County, NY". Hope this helps someone. Ken Whitney Eugene, OR

> I've been subscribing to WRG for about 2 years now. First of all I'd like > to express my thanks to the founders and to all the members for the website > and for wealth of resources and information it has provided me with. I > wouldn't have been able to come as far in tracing my family tree as I have > in these last 2 years without the group and everyone's help. Thanks so much > everyone!! > > > > My Whitney line is as follows: > > > > John & Elinor...who came from England in 1635 to Watertown,Mass. > > Jonathan & Lydia (Jones) > > Joseph & Rebecca (Barge / Burge?) > > Joseph & Abagail (Nutting) > > Lieut. Benjamin & Mary (Turner) > > Abel & Phoebe (Scott) .... who came from Pepperell,Mass. to > Tunbridge,Vermont > > Joseph & Caroline (Pierce) > > James Pierce Whitney & Rosina Goodell > > Zina Mae/May Whitney & John Edward Jones > > Edith Myrtle Jones & Luman Osborne > > Patricia Ann Osborne & Raymond Maloney..my parents > > > > I recently visited Watertown, Mass. and the public library where I found > lots of information on the Whitneys as well as other families that I'm a > descendant of that married into the Whitney family. One of the books that > the library in Watertown had was a book by Dr. Henry Bond and I was able to > borrow it on interlibrary loan through the library of the University of > Vermont. (I live in northern Vermont). This book is invaluable and I > strongly suggest if you're looking for Whitneys or any other surname that > settled in this area that you try to get hold of Bond's book! > > > > I would like to correspond with descendants of John & Elinor and all > others in my line especially persons in Vermont who are descendants like > myself. I also am trying to locate exactly where John and Elinor Whitney are > buried in Watertown, Mass. I have it narrowed down to possibly one of two > sites. If anyone could point me in the right direction on this I'd be > indebted to you.( Also I'm looking for Lewis and Ann/Anna (Stone) Jones > parents of Lydia Jones and Simon and Joan (Clark?) Stone Lydia's > Grandparents as they're reported to be buried in Watertown too. I'm also > trying to locate gravesites and homesteads of my VT. Whitneys. In addition > if anyone has any information on the women who married the Whitney men in my > line I would appreciate anything you can tell me. > > > > Again many thanks to everyone in WRG!!!! > > > > Noreen LaTour

----- Original Message ----- From: vttrails <vttrails@adelphia.net> To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 9:37 PM Subject: Unidentified subject! > WRG, > I've been subscribing to WRG for about 2 years now. First of all I'd like to express my thanks to the founders and to all the members for the website and for wealth of resources and information it has provided me with. I wouldn't have been able to come as far in tracing my family tree as I have in these last 2 years without the group and everyone's help. Thanks so much everyone!! > > My Whitney line is as follows: > > John & Elinor...who came from England in 1635 to Watertown,Mass. > Jonathan & Lydia (Jones) > Joseph & Rebecca (Barge / Burge?) > Joseph & Abagail (Nutting) > Lieut. Benjamin & Mary (Turner) > Abel & Phoebe (Scott) .... who came from Pepperell,Mass. to Tunbridge,Vermont > Joseph & Caroline (Pierce) > James Pierce Whitney & Rosina Goodell > Zina Mae/May Whitney & John Edward Jones > Edith Myrtle Jones & Luman Osborne > Patricia Ann Osborne & Raymond Maloney..my parents > > I recently visited Watertown, Mass. and the public library where I found lots of information on the Whitneys as well as other families that I'm a descendant of that married into the Whitney family. One of the books that the library in Watertown had was a book by Dr. Henry Bond and I was able to borrow it on interlibrary loan through the library of the University of Vermont. (I live in northern Vermont). This book is invaluable and I strongly suggest if you're looking for Whitneys or any other surname that settled in this area that you try to get hold of Bond's book! > > I would like to correspond with descendants of John & Elinor and all others in my line especially persons in Vermont who are descendants like myself. I also am trying to locate exactly where John and Elinor Whitney are buried in Watertown, Mass. I have it narrowed down to possibly one of two sites. If anyone could point me in the right direction on this I'd be indebted to you.( Also I'm looking for Lewis and Ann/Anna (Stone) Jones parents of Lydia Jones and Simon and Joan (Clark?) Stone Lydia's Grandparents as they're reported to be buried in Watertown too. I'm also trying to locate gravesites and homesteads of my VT. Whitneys. In addition if anyone has any information on the women who married the Whitney men in my line I would appreciate anything you can tell me. > > Again many thanks to everyone in WRG!!!! > > Noreen LaTour

WRG, I've been subscribing to WRG for about 2 years now. First of all I'd like to express my thanks to the founders and to all the members for the website and for wealth of resources and information it has provided me with. I wouldn't have been able to come as far in tracing my family tree as I have in these last 2 years without the group and everyone's help. Thanks so much everyone!! My Whitney line is as follows: John & Elinor...who came from England in 1635 to Watertown,Mass. Jonathan & Lydia (Jones) Joseph & Rebecca (Barge / Burge?) Joseph & Abagail (Nutting) Lieut. Benjamin & Mary (Turner) Abel & Phoebe (Scott) .... who came from Pepperell,Mass. to Tunbridge,Vermont Joseph & Caroline (Pierce) James Pierce Whitney & Rosina Goodell Zina Mae/May Whitney & John Edward Jones Edith Myrtle Jones & Luman Osborne Patricia Ann Osborne & Raymond Maloney..my parents I recently visited Watertown, Mass. and the public library where I found lots of information on the Whitneys as well as other families that I'm a descendant of that married into the Whitney family. One of the books that the library in Watertown had was a book by Dr. Henry Bond and I was able to borrow it on interlibrary loan through the library of the University of Vermont. (I live in northern Vermont). This book is invaluable and I strongly suggest if you're looking for Whitneys or any other surname that settled in this area that you try to get hold of Bond's book! I would like to correspond with descendants of John & Elinor and all others in my line especially persons in Vermont who are descendants like myself. I also am trying to locate exactly where John and Elinor Whitney are buried in Watertown, Mass. I have it narrowed down to possibly one of two sites. If anyone could point me in the right direction on this I'd be indebted to you.( Also I'm looking for Lewis and Ann/Anna (Stone) Jones parents of Lydia Jones and Simon and Joan (Clark?) Stone Lydia's Grandparents as they're reported to be buried in Watertown too. I'm also trying to locate gravesites and homesteads of my VT. Whitneys. In addition if anyone has any information on the women who married the Whitney men in my line I would appreciate anything you can tell me. Again many thanks to everyone in WRG!!!! Noreen LaTour

Here is the reference I have on the Hiram Whitney that George Parker speaks of. It is taken from the book "History of Athens Vermont with Genealogies 1779-1960" by Lora M Wyman copyrighted 1963. page 154 Capt.HIRAM, b.Brookline,VT 1804. m. 1828 Fannie S Perham, b.Athens Aug. 21,1806 dau. of Jonathan Perham and Eunice Shattuck of Athens. 1 son Hiram M. b.Brookline 1829. res. Brookline. Evidently the Captain only had one son who was also named Hiram. The 2nd Hiram has only two children listed, Marshall and Laurette, no Julia. My gg grandfather was Charles Whitney the son of the previously mentioned Timothy Holt Whitney and brother to the Capt Hiram Whitney. I hope this is some help. Maurice F Whitney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margie and George Parker" <MandG@math.siu.edu> To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 4:02 AM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] HIRAM WHITNEY b. 1833 or before, VT? > At 09:39 PM 8/10/00 -0700, Mary Parks wrote: > >Vermont Vital Records say that that Julia Whitney was born in > >Plymouth, VT on 2-24-1853. Her father is Hiram Whitney. > >There is no mother named. > > > >There is a Hiram Whitney in the Vermont VR born circa 1830 > >in Brookline, Windham County, VT. His father is Aaron Whitney, > >born 9-14-1798 in Grandville (probably Granville), NY. His mother > >is Electa Leach born 11-1-1798 in Rutland VT. > > > >There are no other Hirams in the Vermont VR. Do any of you > >Whitney Whizzes know if these are the same Hiram?? > > > The only Hiram I have in my records was born 1804 (best date I have) to > Timothy Holt Whitney and Abigail Blanchard. Now Timothy lived mainly in > Athens VT, but his father settled in Brookline VT, coming from Wilton NH > (where Timothy was born). The line goes: > > John = Elinor > Richard = Martha Coldam > Ebenezer = Anna > Israel = Hannah Blodgett > Richard = (2) Hannah Holt > Timothy = Abigail Blanchard > Hiram > > Timothy's daughter Sarah Blanchard Whitney was my gg-grandmother. Despite > having only the birth year for this Hiram (instead of the full date as I do > for most of Timothy's children), I am fairly confident he is a son of > Timothy. I seem to recall that he is mentioned in Hemmingway's VT Gazeteer, > but can't put my finger on the reference right now. I don't know of any > other Brookline Whitney's. I have no Aaron there. > > George Parker > > > > >Thanks, Mary > > > > > > > > > > >

Dear WRG's, I'm just back from New Brunswick on a research trip and came across some Whitneys that I don't see in our database. Anyone recognize these folks? These were copied from a record book of the Richibucto Methodist Church Circuit[that included Wellington and Dundas Parishes in Kent County, New Brunswick] and found at the United Church of Canada Maritime Archives in Sackville, NB: Albert Leslie , son of Nathaniel & Elizabeth Whitney of Pine Ridge, born 15 June 1883, Bap. 3 Nov 1883. Grace Helena [?] Ferriter[?], daughter of James Clarence & Lizzie H Whitney, residence Cam. Mass., born 2 Dec 1884, Bap. 21 July 1885. William Russell, son of Matthew & Elizabeth Whitney, residence Pine Ridge, born 28 Nov 1884, Bap. 16 May 1885. Gertrude Jane, daughter of Matthew & Elizabeth Whitney, residence Pine Ridge, born 13 Jan 1890, Bap. 20 Sep 1890. Deborah Black, daughter of Matthew & Elizabeth Whitney, residence Pine Ridge, born 28 Feb 1894, Bap. 4 Aug 1894. Myrtal Elizabeth, daughter of Matthew & Elizabeth Whitney, residence Pine Ridge, born 8 Jan 1888, Bap. 25 Feb 1888. Hope this helps someone! Cheers! Jan

Hi Mary, It is my firm belief that the Hiram Whitney you seek can be found in Pierce as person #3046, as one of the children of Daniel and Content Stiles Whitney. "Early Families of Plymouth" by Bryant lists 10 children, and Vermont Vital Records lists another marriage for him: Marriage/Groom: Hiram Whitney; Bride: Harriet P. Ellis, April 1, 1849, Thomas Baldwin, Minister; Plymouth, VT. Since Julia's birth is February 24, 1853, Harriet might be her mother. I also see that in Jeanne Muse's transcriptions of the first reel of microfilm has an entry that "Arvilla Whitney" died in 1846, and that the information is from a Baptist Church record. Following Hiram's second marriage to Harriet Ellis, EFOP lists the birth of Harriet M. Whitney, August 21, 1850. I have been busy transcribing all the Vt. Vital Records for our Whitney site, so haven't spent much time on my personal genealogy, but this is part of my line... I hope this helps! Lorraine Ferguson-Goss

Dear WRG & Evelyn: As a result of making our "Unconnected Whitney" database searchable on the web, I received the following e-mail from Ellen M. Collins <pec45@worldnet.att.net>. According to notes, Evelyn (Thorsen) Brown (ebrown231@aol.com) posted the query about the Aaron Whitney and Betsey Hildreth family. (I don't know if Evelyn's e-mail address is still valid.) >Dear Jeanne: "A History of Lewiston, Maine with a Genealogy Register of Early Families" by James G. Elder and and 1989 version edited by David Colby & Elizabeth (Keene) Young - Heritage Books, Inc. includes many Whitney names including Betsey Hildreth d/o Paul and Hannah (Merrill) Hildreth Betsy b. Sept 1775 d. 17 Aug 1819 m. (2) Aaron Whitney of Bowdoin,Me b. 15 Sep 1774...they were published 25 Apr. 1799 ... your reference numbers 42&43. Hope this helps! Ellen M. Collins <pec45@worldnet.att.net>< If anyone has found a connection for this Aaron Whitney to one of the immigrants, let me know so he can be moved into the proper database. Jeanne

At 09:39 PM 8/10/00 -0700, Mary Parks wrote: >Vermont Vital Records say that that Julia Whitney was born in >Plymouth, VT on 2-24-1853. Her father is Hiram Whitney. >There is no mother named. > >There is a Hiram Whitney in the Vermont VR born circa 1830 >in Brookline, Windham County, VT. His father is Aaron Whitney, >born 9-14-1798 in Grandville (probably Granville), NY. His mother >is Electa Leach born 11-1-1798 in Rutland VT. > >There are no other Hirams in the Vermont VR. Do any of you >Whitney Whizzes know if these are the same Hiram?? The only Hiram I have in my records was born 1804 (best date I have) to Timothy Holt Whitney and Abigail Blanchard. Now Timothy lived mainly in Athens VT, but his father settled in Brookline VT, coming from Wilton NH (where Timothy was born). The line goes: John = Elinor Richard = Martha Coldam Ebenezer = Anna Israel = Hannah Blodgett Richard = (2) Hannah Holt Timothy = Abigail Blanchard Hiram Timothy's daughter Sarah Blanchard Whitney was my gg-grandmother. Despite having only the birth year for this Hiram (instead of the full date as I do for most of Timothy's children), I am fairly confident he is a son of Timothy. I seem to recall that he is mentioned in Hemmingway's VT Gazeteer, but can't put my finger on the reference right now. I don't know of any other Brookline Whitney's. I have no Aaron there. George Parker > >Thanks, Mary > > > > >

Vermont Vital Records say that that Julia Whitney was born in Plymouth, VT on 2-24-1853. Her father is Hiram Whitney. There is no mother named. There is a Hiram Whitney in the Vermont VR born circa 1830 in Brookline, Windham County, VT. His father is Aaron Whitney, born 9-14-1798 in Grandville (probably Granville), NY. His mother is Electa Leach born 11-1-1798 in Rutland VT. There are no other Hirams in the Vermont VR. Do any of you Whitney Whizzes know if these are the same Hiram?? Thanks, Mary

Dear WRG, At 09:36 PM 8/8/00 -0400, Christopher Branagan wrote: >Some sources say that after Benjamin's (John) first wife Jane >died, he left his children with her relations and moved to >Sherborn, near the Nattick town line. Then he married wife #2 and had >a second family. >Other sources say they were already living in Sherborn at the time of >Jane's death. >Why would Benjamin have left children so young? Does anyone have a >clue as to who the relatives were? >And finally (for tonight at least) does anyone know why Benjamin's >nephew ( Benjamin, son of brother Jonathan) would have given him a >"legacy" of 10s per year in 1710? > >Thanks, from Carolyn Whitney Branagan Jane's death is recorded in 1690 in Sherborn, and the birth of her youngest son, Joshua, in 1687. Apparently they moved to Sherborn about 1685-1687, and undoubtedly brought all their children with them. As far as I know, no one has any idea who Jane might have been. It is a guess that she belonged to one of the early families of York, ME, or possibly Cocheco or Dover, NH, both of which places Benjamin lived at or about the time of his marriage. I cannot speculate as to why his nephew Benjamin gave him a legacy, but note that the will was dated 4 Feb 1713/4, not 1710. Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward WHITNEY Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>