Hi Bill, I have info on the Whitneys of Jefferson Co., MS - Robert C. Whitney, List Adm. ----- Original Message ----- From: "W.G. 'Bill' Whitney" <wwhitney@telusplanet.net> To: <whitney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] Spam: Genealogy Group > Bill Whitney wrote: > > Is there a genealogy group in Mississippi that could provide information on > > early Whitney Families in that state ? I would like to make contact. > > > > Bill Whitney in Ontario > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > There is a man in Louisiana in the Whitney Group who would probably know > if there were any Whitney relatives there. > His name is Croxton. > > Bill Whitney in Alberta > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Bill Whitney wrote: > Is there a genealogy group in Mississippi that could provide information on > early Whitney Families in that state ? I would like to make contact. > > Bill Whitney in Ontario > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > There is a man in Louisiana in the Whitney Group who would probably know if there were any Whitney relatives there. His name is Croxton. Bill Whitney in Alberta

I have a subscription to Ancestry.com and would be willing to assist with the project. I was gone for a while so I am just catching up - this sounds like a GREAT idea. Jo Hogle ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Is there a genealogy group in Mississippi that could provide information on early Whitney Families in that state ? I would like to make contact. Bill Whitney in Ontario

Bill, I am from the Alabama Whitney Family and have some knowledge of the early Mississippi Whitney's. I do not know of any specific group in Mississippi that concentrates on Whitney Research. If you will contact me with names, dates, and specific locations, I will try to help you, or at least, help find you a research contact in Mississippi. Jeanne Neilon ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

I have ancestry.com. What can I do to help? Sharon Barnett

We now have 7 volunteers for the Census Project! Keep in mind that this is not a quick, easy project. It's going to be tedious and in order for it to work, we'll need highly accurate transcriptions of the data. If this sounds like something you'd like to do, great! If not, there will always be another project coming up soon. STEP 1 - ASSIGN YOURSELF A STATE a. Go to the 1830 Census Extracts page http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/1830. You can quickly get to this page by going to the WRG website and entering "1830" in the search box. b. Pick a state and click on it to view that page. c. Click on the "edit this page" tab at the top. d. On the line that says "Current Transcriber: none", change "none" to your name, then click on the "Save page" button. This will make sure that two people don't try to work on the same state at the same time. If you decide not to continue working on a state, just remove your name and save the page again. STEP 2 - GATHER THE LIST a. Go to ancestry.com (or another census source) and do a search for the surname Whitney for the location you have chosen to work on. b. Copy that list into a text file, in the following format: U.S. Census, South Carolina, Barnwell County, page 132 Rachel Whitney U.S. Census, South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston Ward 3, page 67 Archibald Whitney U.S. Census, South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston Ward 3, page 47 Mary Whitney c. Note that for consistency, we'd like the locations in this format. d. The leading single spaces are important. e. You'll need to click the "View Record" link to get the page numbers from Ancestry. f. The order of the list should stay as Ancestry displays it - alphabetical by county, and within a county by the town name. g. Do another search for "Whitny" and if any are found, manually add them to your list. STEP 3 - EXTRACT THE RECORDS a. For each Whitney on your list, view the original record and carefully extract the information into your list. Here is an example: U.S. Census, South Carolina, Barnwell County, page 132 Rachel Whitney 0000100000000-0012000100000-100000-100000-000000-000000-7 b. Put a 0 for any blank column. c. If you have a column that has the number 10 or higher, surround the number in parentheses, like this: 000(10)10001..... d. Be very careful that you get the exact number of 0's STEP 4 - POST YOUR RESULTS Once you've extracted a few and are ready to save them (done for now, etc.), do the following: a. Go to the 1830 Census Extracts page http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/1830. You can quickly get to this page by going to the WRG website and entering "1830" in the search box. b. Click on the state you assigned yourself to view that page. c. Click on the "edit this page" tab at the top. d. Paste in your extracted records at the bottom. e. Select the "Save page" button to save. You are welcome to type your extractions directly onto your page, or use another tool such as notepad and then paste it into the website later. Whichever you prefer. Thank you, and please let me know if you have any questions or problems. Tim -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tim Doyle Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 9:10 AM To: whitney@rootsweb.com Subject: [WHITNEY] Update - WRG Census Project The Whitney Research Group's Census Identification Project is progressing well! For those of you who might be unfamiliar with it, we are attempting to identify every Whitney listed on the early census records and link the census entry to the family group pages, and vice versa. This work has allowed us to make many connections that we have never made before - the pieces are starting to fall into place. 1790 Census: NEARLY COMPLETE We have been able to identify 367 of the 385 (95%) of the Whitneys on the 1790 census! The states of MA, CT, ME, and RI have been 100% identified. VT (93%), NY (91%), and NH (89%) are nearly complete, but NC (50%), PA (50%), and SC (0%) need more work. Jeanne Neilon has agreed to help us out with our understanding of the southern Whitney families. We need to get the Whitneys of the south better documented, but we need help! Neither Robert nor I are experts in southern research. 1800 Census: ONGOING We have been able to identify all but 101 Whitney households 1810 and later Censuses: NOT YET STARTED How can you help? We need volunteers who have subscriptions to the Ancestry.com census records to help with extracting the 1830 census. If you have access and would be willing to help, please contact me. Related Web Pages: Main WRG Website: http://wiki.whitneygen.org/ Census Identification Project Page: http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Census_Identification_Project Thank you! Tim Doyle & Robert Ward Whitney Research Group Website Co-Administrators http://wiki.whitneygen.org/ -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tim Doyle Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 6:16 PM To: whitney@rootsweb.com Subject: [WHITNEY] FW: WRG Census Project We've all searched the census records as we've traced our own families. We typically start with the most recent census and then work backwards, following our family back through time. If we're lucky enough to get back to 1840 and earlier, we hope that we've identified the right family as only the head of household's name is listed. Each of us typically does this on our own, but what if we get it wrong? What if two of us claim the same person in one of these earlier census records and one of us is wrong? How would we ever know? What if someone mysteriously shows up in a location, and leaves no trail of where he came from? How can he be identified? To solve these issues, Robert and I have undertaken yet another WRG project! Name: The Census Identification Project Goal: Gain a better understanding of Whitney families by analyzing census records. Identify each Whitney in the census and create links between each census extract and the appropriate Family Group Page (FGP). Steps: 1. Start with 1790 & move to the next census when complete. 2. Re-extract the census entries 3. Identify individuals (using search, locality pages, etc.) 4. Create links from census extract pages to/from FGPs 5. Create new FGPs as new families are identified 6. Make and document any new learnings Benefits: 1. Allows us to follow each family through the census 2. Allows us to identify families who moved by the process of elimination 3. Allows us to identify those missing from the published census indexes and attempt to find them We're about 2/3 of the way through the 1790 census and we've already made a few connections. Robert Ward has stated "the analysis of the 1790 census entries has led me to some connections I hadn't made before. It has also led me to the realization that we are close to a tipping point, and to having a critical mass of data. Once we pass that point, we should be able to make even more connections, and when someone posts a query, we are, and will be, more and more able to answer it." Tim Doyle & Robert Ward Whitney Research Group Website Co-Administrators ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I would be glad to help, just let me know what I can do. On 9/11/07, Tim Doyle <tim@greenscourt.com> wrote: > > The Whitney Research Group's Census Identification Project is progressing > well! For those of you who might be unfamiliar with it, we are attempting > to > identify every Whitney listed on the early census records and link the > census entry to the family group pages, and vice versa. This work has > allowed us to make many connections that we have never made before - the > pieces are starting to fall into place. > > 1790 Census: NEARLY COMPLETE > > We have been able to identify 367 of the 385 (95%) of the Whitneys on the > 1790 census! The states of MA, CT, ME, and RI have been 100% identified. > VT > (93%), NY (91%), and NH (89%) are nearly complete, but NC (50%), PA (50%), > and SC (0%) need more work. Jeanne Neilon has agreed to help us out with > our > understanding of the southern Whitney families. We need to get the > Whitneys > of the south better documented, but we need help! Neither Robert nor I are > experts in southern research. > > 1800 Census: ONGOING > > We have been able to identify all but 101 Whitney households > > 1810 and later Censuses: NOT YET STARTED > > How can you help? We need volunteers who have subscriptions to the > Ancestry.com census records to help with extracting the 1830 census. If > you > have access and would be willing to help, please contact me. > > Related Web Pages: > > Main WRG Website: http://wiki.whitneygen.org/ > Census Identification Project Page: > http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Census_Identification_Project > > > Thank you! > > Tim Doyle & Robert Ward > Whitney Research Group Website Co-Administrators > http://wiki.whitneygen.org/ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Tim Doyle > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 6:16 PM > To: whitney@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WHITNEY] FW: WRG Census Project > > > We've all searched the census records as we've traced our own families. We > typically start with the most recent census and then work backwards, > following our family back through time. If we're lucky enough to get back > to > 1840 and earlier, we hope that we've identified the right family as only > the > head of household's name is listed. Each of us typically does this on our > own, but what if we get it wrong? What if two of us claim the same person > in > one of these earlier census records and one of us is wrong? How would we > ever know? What if someone mysteriously shows up in a location, and leaves > no trail of where he came from? How can he be identified? To solve these > issues, Robert and I have undertaken yet another WRG project! > > Name: The Census Identification Project > > Goal: Gain a better understanding of Whitney families by analyzing census > records. Identify each Whitney in the census and create links between each > census extract and the appropriate Family Group Page (FGP). > > Steps: > 1. Start with 1790 & move to the next census when complete. > 2. Re-extract the census entries > 3. Identify individuals (using search, locality pages, etc.) > 4. Create links from census extract pages to/from FGPs > 5. Create new FGPs as new families are identified > 6. Make and document any new learnings > > Benefits: > 1. Allows us to follow each family through the census > 2. Allows us to identify families who moved by the process of elimination > 3. Allows us to identify those missing from the published census indexes > and attempt to find them > > We're about 2/3 of the way through the 1790 census and we've already made > a > few connections. > > Robert Ward has stated "the analysis of the 1790 census entries has led me > to some connections I hadn't made before. It has also led me to the > realization that we are close to a tipping point, and to having a critical > mass of data. Once we pass that point, we should be able to make even > more > connections, and when someone posts a query, we are, and will be, more and > more able to answer it." > > > Tim Doyle & Robert Ward > Whitney Research Group Website Co-Administrators > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Janet Whitney Duffield

Ancestry.com has a new database titled "Mississippi State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866". The following Whitneys are included: Mrs. Whitney 1853 Amite Mr. Whitney 1853 Jefferson B H Whitney 1853 Copiah C W Whitney 1866 Jefferson C Wesley Whitney 1853 Jefferson F S Whitney 1866 Claiborne Francis Whitney 1816 Franklin Francis Whitney 1820 Franklin Franklin S Whitney 1853 Jefferson Jno M Whitney 1853 Jefferson John M Whitney 1816 Jefferson John M Whitney 1866 Jefferson M M Whitney 1845 Amite Prosper K Whitney 1866 Jefferson Thos Whitney 1841 Madison W D Whitney 1853 Rankin If any of these are of particular interest, please let me know and I will extract them. Tim

Dear Tim and Robert: I don't have a subscription to Ancestry, but I do have the MA Vital Records to 1850 on CD from Search ReSearch. Perhaps I could help in identifying persons whose place is located but whose connections are not. Allan E. Green ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

The Whitney Research Group's Census Identification Project is progressing well! For those of you who might be unfamiliar with it, we are attempting to identify every Whitney listed on the early census records and link the census entry to the family group pages, and vice versa. This work has allowed us to make many connections that we have never made before - the pieces are starting to fall into place. 1790 Census: NEARLY COMPLETE We have been able to identify 367 of the 385 (95%) of the Whitneys on the 1790 census! The states of MA, CT, ME, and RI have been 100% identified. VT (93%), NY (91%), and NH (89%) are nearly complete, but NC (50%), PA (50%), and SC (0%) need more work. Jeanne Neilon has agreed to help us out with our understanding of the southern Whitney families. We need to get the Whitneys of the south better documented, but we need help! Neither Robert nor I are experts in southern research. 1800 Census: ONGOING We have been able to identify all but 101 Whitney households 1810 and later Censuses: NOT YET STARTED How can you help? We need volunteers who have subscriptions to the Ancestry.com census records to help with extracting the 1830 census. If you have access and would be willing to help, please contact me. Related Web Pages: Main WRG Website: http://wiki.whitneygen.org/ Census Identification Project Page: http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Census_Identification_Project Thank you! Tim Doyle & Robert Ward Whitney Research Group Website Co-Administrators http://wiki.whitneygen.org/ -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tim Doyle Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 6:16 PM To: whitney@rootsweb.com Subject: [WHITNEY] FW: WRG Census Project We've all searched the census records as we've traced our own families. We typically start with the most recent census and then work backwards, following our family back through time. If we're lucky enough to get back to 1840 and earlier, we hope that we've identified the right family as only the head of household's name is listed. Each of us typically does this on our own, but what if we get it wrong? What if two of us claim the same person in one of these earlier census records and one of us is wrong? How would we ever know? What if someone mysteriously shows up in a location, and leaves no trail of where he came from? How can he be identified? To solve these issues, Robert and I have undertaken yet another WRG project! Name: The Census Identification Project Goal: Gain a better understanding of Whitney families by analyzing census records. Identify each Whitney in the census and create links between each census extract and the appropriate Family Group Page (FGP). Steps: 1. Start with 1790 & move to the next census when complete. 2. Re-extract the census entries 3. Identify individuals (using search, locality pages, etc.) 4. Create links from census extract pages to/from FGPs 5. Create new FGPs as new families are identified 6. Make and document any new learnings Benefits: 1. Allows us to follow each family through the census 2. Allows us to identify families who moved by the process of elimination 3. Allows us to identify those missing from the published census indexes and attempt to find them We're about 2/3 of the way through the 1790 census and we've already made a few connections. Robert Ward has stated "the analysis of the 1790 census entries has led me to some connections I hadn't made before. It has also led me to the realization that we are close to a tipping point, and to having a critical mass of data. Once we pass that point, we should be able to make even more connections, and when someone posts a query, we are, and will be, more and more able to answer it." Tim Doyle & Robert Ward Whitney Research Group Website Co-Administrators ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Subject: John Whitney Source: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Includes Waltham and Weston - by Henry Bond, M.D. Boston, 1860. Part 1. p.642 Families of the name of Whitney are very numerous, not only in every State in New England, but in many other parts of the United States. There is scarcely a single large town where they may not be found, and it is probable that most if not all of them are descendants of John and Elinor Whitney of Watertown. A concert of action among the many intelligent, well educated persons of this name, might produce a very copious and interesting family memorial. The following is offered as a contribution towards such an undertaking. Embarked at Ipswich, England, April 1635 for New England in the ship, Elizabeth and Ann, Roger Cooper, Master. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Insert: The Elizabeth & Ann, 1635 Ship and Passenger Information: Roger Cooper, Master April 13, 1635 From Evesham in Worc'r Washborn, Margerie . . . . . 49 (son) Washborne, Jo: . . . 14 (son) Washborne, Phillipp . 11 Alsopp, Joseph . . . . . . . 14 Broomer, Marie . . . . . . . 10 Cartrack, Mildred . . . . . 2 Cartrack, Sara . . . . . . . 24 Dammand, Jane . . . . . . . 9 Eaton, Abigall . . . . . . . 35 Eaton, Mary . . . . . . . . 4 Eaton, Thomas . . . . . . . 1 Hawkynns, Marie . . . . . . 24 Hawkynns, Robert . . . . . . 25 Hubbard, Thomas . . . . . . 10 Hubbard, William . . . . . . 35 Jackson, Henry . . . . . . . 29 Martin, Richard . . . . . . 12 Palmerley, Jo: . . . . . . . 35 Sension, Nicholas . . . . . 13 Whitney, Ellin . . . . . . . 30 Whitney, Jo: . . . . . . . . 35 Whitney, Jo: . . . . . . . . 11 Whitney, Jonathan . . . . . 1 Whitney, Nathaniell . . . . 8 Whitney, Richard . . . . . . 9 Whitney, Thomas . . . . . . 6 Source: John Langford's "English - America" Ships' Passenger Lists _http://english-america.com_ (http://english-america.com) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ p.642 Watertown - cont'd John Whitney, aged 35; wife Ellin (or Elinor) aged 30; sons John, aged 11; Richard, aged 9; Nathaniel, aged 8; Thomas, aged 6 and Jonathan aged 1 yr. John Whitney was admitted freeman, March 3, 1635-6; was Selectman several years between 1638 and 1655 inclusive and was Town Clerk, 1655. In 1642 his homestall lot of 16 acres where he continued to reside, was bounded east and south by William Jennison; west by Martin Underwood; north by Isaac Mixer. He at the same time owned 8 other lots, amounting to 212 acres. His early admission as a freeman, and his early election as Selectman, show that he held a respectable social position. His wife, Elinor, died May 11, 1659 and he m. (2) Sept 29, 1659, Judah (Judith) Clement. He died a widower June 1, 1673 aged 74 yrs. His Will dated April 3, 1673, attested by William Bond, Sr. and Sarah Bond, Sr., mentions sons John, Richard, Thomas, Jonathan, Joshua, and Benjamin. Inventory dated June 4, 1673, 50 acres dividend land £25; 3 acres of Beaver Brook meadow, and 1-1/2 acre upland, £60; one acre plain meadow £10. He had probably previously distributed much of his estate in the settlement of his sons. (see his son Benjamin.) Children of John and Elinor Whitney: 1. John Whitney born in England, 1624. 2. Richard Whitney born in England, 1626. 3. Nathaniel Whitney born in England, 1627; not mentioned in his father's Will - probably died young. 4. Thomas Whitney born in England, 1629. p.643 5. Jonathan Whitney born in England, 1634. 6. Joshua Whitney born in Watertown, Mass. Feb 15, 1635-6. 7. Caleb Whitney born in Watertown, July 12, 1640; not mentioned in his father's Will; prob. died young. 8. Benjamin Whitney, born in Watertown, June 6, 1643. John Whitney, Jr. was admitted freeman May 26, 1647; then aged 23 yrs.; was Selectman 1673, 74, 75, 76, 78 and 1679. He married Ruth, the dau. of Robert Reynolds of Boston. The Will of Robert Reynolds of Boston, dated April 20, 1658, mentions his dau. Ruth Whitney and her eldest son; his dau. Sarah Mason, and her son Robert. He died October 12, 1692 and administration granted to widow Ruth, and sons John and Benjamin. Inventory dated October 26, 1692, taken by Elnathan Beers and Thomas Hammond. It embraced 18 lots or parcels of land, amounting to about 210 acres and prized at £197.15. It embraced one lot of 17 acres "purchased of father Arnold." Children: 1. John Whitney b. Sept 17, 1642 (?) of Rox.; adm freeman May 7, 1684. Was he the one who married Sarah, the dau. of Richard Haven, of Lynn? 2. Ruth Whitney b. April 15, 1645; m. (1) June 20, 1664, John Shattuck. (four children) She m. (2) at Watertown, Mar 6, 1676-7, Enoch Lawrence son of John Lawrence, q.v.; four children. Her descendants are very numerous. 3. Nathaniel Whitney b. Feb 1, 1646-7; died at Weston Jan 7, 1732-3. 4. Samuel Whitney b. July 28, 1648; m. Feb 16, 1683-4 Mary Bemis. 1. Mary Whitney b. Sept 30, 1689 m. July 13, 1715, John Knapp of Newton. 5. Mary Whitney b. April 29, 1650; unmarried in 1693. 6. Joseph Whitney b. Jan 15, 1651-2; died Nov 4, 1702. 7. Sarah Whitney b. Mar 17, 1653-4; m. Oct 18, 1681, Daniel Harrington. 8. Elizabeth Whitney b. June 9, 1656; m. Dec 19, 1678, Daniel Warren. 9. Hannah Whitney - unmarried 1693. 10. Benjamin Whitney b. June 28, 1660. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Hello All: In going through each of my files with a fine-tooth comb, I happened upon the following from October 1995, when I spent a month at St. Deiniol's Library in Hawarden, North Wales. I remember that I came across a big, thick, heavy book, with one of the longest titles I've ever encountered: "The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years; Apprentices; Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations 1600-1700, with Their Ages, the Localities Where They Formerly Lived in the Mother Country, the Names of the Ships in Which They Embarked, and Other Interesting Particulars. . . . from Mss. Preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England," edited by John Camden Hotten. London: Chatto and Windus, 1874 I was looking for various ancestors, among them WHITNEY, but I noted that the book did not include Mayflower passengers in the Index (I cannot tell you why, or even if there was a dis- claimer). However, this is what I copied for the Whitney family: " 13 April 1635 In the Elizabeth and Ann, Roger Cooper, master. . . . . .[among other passengers, the following] Years Jo. Whitney 35 Jo. Whitney 11 Richard Whitney 9 Nathaniel Whitney 8 Tho. Whitney 6 Jonathan Whitney 1 Ellen Whitney 30 " Looking back at the book title now, I wonder if I missed other valuable information that might have been entered, but alas! I know not. This at least gives an exact departure date, and confirms the names and ages as you have them already recorded. Perhaps this will inspire someone to go to Her Majesty's Public Record Office to ferret out the manuscripts preserved there! Sally Whitney Goodfellow

I have just put a new page up on the WRG wiki website about the Whitneys'<http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Archive:Whitneys'_in_Jackson,_N.H.> resort in Jackson, NH. The article was written by H. H. Whitney in 1950. I do not have any information about this Whitney line but maybe some of you recognize it.

Curt, Would you please send me the article written by H.H.Whitney in 1950. WRG does not have it up yet. Family Tree DNA says that we are "closely related" and WRG Member Gail Anderson thinks we are both descended from the John Whitney Family of Watertown, as follows: John_1, Thomas_2, Eleazar_3. I have 'plugged-in' to the John Whitney Tree as follows: John_1, Thomas_2, Eleazar_3, Elnathan_4, Aaron_5, Samuel_6: born in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts on 23 May 1764. From a DNA standpoint, this seems to work out fine (according to Gail Anderson, with whom I think you are in communication), but the children of 'my Samuel' say that he was "born in Vermont" -- so I am still looking! 'My Samuel' appeared in Seneca, Ontario, NY, USA in 1802: His wife is Cynthia Powers (b: 19 Jul 1777 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont), the daughter of Jarahmeel Powers); he bought land in Seneca, Ontario, NY, USA in 1802 from Peter Powers, the son of Jerahmeel Powers and brother of his wife. That reinforces the 'Vermont connection' -- so I am still looking. My wish is the H.H.Whitney in 1950 showed a 'Samuel with no descendants' who was born in 1770 +/- 7, preferably born in Vermont. Thanks, Ben --- Curt Whitney <curt_whitney@msn.com> wrote: > I have just put a new page up on the WRG wiki > website about the > Whitneys'<http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Archive:Whitneys'_in_Jackson,_N.H.> > resort in Jackson, NH. The article was written by H. > H. Whitney in 1950. I do not have any information > about this Whitney line but maybe some of you > recognize it. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >

We now have a copy of the top half of a page# 248 copied for Roger B. Whitney at the City Hall, Chester VT in August 2007. Laura Acenith Whitney was the wife of Charles(8) Mayo Whitney, probable descendent of John1, Thomas2,... Laura's death certificate was recorded #22102 in British Columbia, 12/22/1893. She appears with her family at age 14 in the 1850 Federal Census, Chester, Windsor, Vermont pg. 324, Roll M432_931. There, the mother's name, blank in the copy below, is shown as Laura. Mt transcription of the family births follows: 248 Mary Ann Maxfield daughter of David and (blank) Maxfield Born December 17th 1829 1829 Elizabeth Maxfield their daughter born June 17th 1832 Horace Onion Maxfield their son born Sept. 13th 1834 Laura Acenath Maxfield their daughter born Sept. 16th 1836 Caroline Johnson Maxfield their daughter born Feb. 19th 1839 Julia Maxfield their daughter born Aug. 12th 1841 George Cornelius Maxfield their son born January 13th 1844 Charles Miller Maxfield their son born February 16th 1846 Received and Recorded April 9th 1847 By Amos Heald Town Clerk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lane in Oregon would be Lane County, Oregon. County seat is Eugene. I live in Washington and have never heard of any of those places in Washington state. Judy D. From: whitney-request@rootsweb.com Reply-To: whitney@rootsweb.com To: whitney@rootsweb.com Subject: WHITNEY Digest, Vol 2, Issue 168 Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:04:09 -0600 _________________________________________________________________ Find a local pizza place, movie theater, and more….then map the best route! http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&ss=yp.bars~yp.pizza~yp.movie%20theater&cp=42.358996~-71.056691&style=r&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=950607&encType=1&FORM=MGAC01

I just saw a promotion for the PBS show "History Detectives" pertaining to a letter written to Henry Clay Whitney four years before the Civil War. In my area, it airs tonight at 9 pm. See this link for more information about the segment. http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigations/508_lincolnletter.html Lisbeth Whitney

There is also a Gratoit, WI. Jon Whitney On Aug 26, 2007, at 7:57 PM, WhitPark@aol.com wrote: > > Here are a few locations I can offer some help with: > > Blue Earth City, MN would be the town of Blue Earth located in > Faribault > county, MN. However there is a Blue Earth County as well. > > Fort Snelling is in Hennepin county, MN. It is not a city but an > historic, > as well as active, military post. > > Lake Pepin is not a town but a geographic location - the widening > of the > Mississippi River in southeastern MN near Red Wing, MN. > > Saint Anthony Park, MN is in Ramsey county > > Saint Anthony Falls, MN was named by Father Louis Hennepin and is the > location of the founding of the Village of Saint Anthony which > later became part of > Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN. > > Winnebago City, MN is simply Winnebago, Faribault, MN > > Hillsborough, NH is in Hillsborough county (I just returned from > visiting > near there) > > Cheshire, VT... no such location. This could either be Cheshire > county, NH > or maybe CHESTER, VT > > Pawlet, ME... could this be Pawlet, Rutland, VT? > > Gratiot, MI... not a city but there is a Gratiot county, MI > > Sturges, MI... Sturgis, Saint Joseph, MI > > Roby's Corner, NH... I am uncertain if this is the correct place, > but it is > an interesting coincidence since there is no such location found on my > geographic nameserver. In Merrimack county, NH is a Wroby Rd and > my son and his > family refer a particular intersection as Wroby's Corner > (pronounced Roby). I > asked my daughter-in-law why they call it that and she said that a > friend of > my granddaughter said that is what it is called... and she didn't > know why. > POSSIBLY this is the area that is being referred to but I only > offer the > idea, I have no evidence that this is the location referred to on > the page. > > I would guess that some of the locations listed my well be a simple > case of > data entry error - such a Pawlet, ME rather than Pawlet, VT. > I use TMG and occasionally I catch myself in an error when I hit a > "repeat" > key for a state, not noticing that, for whatever reason, I pulled > up the > wrong state and I must go in and fix the error. If not caught, it > could be > submitted to the website by anyone, simply due to an oversight. > > Everyone's work in helping to resolve this "problem location" list > is great. > I was on a trip and returned to see this thread. The members of > WRG are ama > zing in their willingness to work for the betterment of > information shared > by everyone. So many surname lists are totally disjointed and > people only care > about their own information, not the surname as a whole. > > Jo Hogle > > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all- > new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WHITNEY- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Here are a few locations I can offer some help with: Blue Earth City, MN would be the town of Blue Earth located in Faribault county, MN. However there is a Blue Earth County as well. Fort Snelling is in Hennepin county, MN. It is not a city but an historic, as well as active, military post. Lake Pepin is not a town but a geographic location - the widening of the Mississippi River in southeastern MN near Red Wing, MN. Saint Anthony Park, MN is in Ramsey county Saint Anthony Falls, MN was named by Father Louis Hennepin and is the location of the founding of the Village of Saint Anthony which later became part of Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN. Winnebago City, MN is simply Winnebago, Faribault, MN Hillsborough, NH is in Hillsborough county (I just returned from visiting near there) Cheshire, VT... no such location. This could either be Cheshire county, NH or maybe CHESTER, VT Pawlet, ME... could this be Pawlet, Rutland, VT? Gratiot, MI... not a city but there is a Gratiot county, MI Sturges, MI... Sturgis, Saint Joseph, MI Roby's Corner, NH... I am uncertain if this is the correct place, but it is an interesting coincidence since there is no such location found on my geographic nameserver. In Merrimack county, NH is a Wroby Rd and my son and his family refer a particular intersection as Wroby's Corner (pronounced Roby). I asked my daughter-in-law why they call it that and she said that a friend of my granddaughter said that is what it is called... and she didn't know why. POSSIBLY this is the area that is being referred to but I only offer the idea, I have no evidence that this is the location referred to on the page. I would guess that some of the locations listed my well be a simple case of data entry error - such a Pawlet, ME rather than Pawlet, VT. I use TMG and occasionally I catch myself in an error when I hit a "repeat" key for a state, not noticing that, for whatever reason, I pulled up the wrong state and I must go in and fix the error. If not caught, it could be submitted to the website by anyone, simply due to an oversight. Everyone's work in helping to resolve this "problem location" list is great. I was on a trip and returned to see this thread. The members of WRG are ama zing in their willingness to work for the betterment of information shared by everyone. So many surname lists are totally disjointed and people only care about their own information, not the surname as a whole. Jo Hogle ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour