----- Original Message ----- From: DARRAL LAWSON To: WHITNEY@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:02 PM Subject: family album I have a very nice family album with over 40 photo`s and tin types family JOHN H IMMEN B ENGLAND DIED MACOMB CO MICH BURIED CLINTON GREEN CEM WIFE FRANCIS A TAYLOR BORN 1831 NY MARRIED 1843 MICHIGAN SON JOSHUA B IMMEN M STELLA G DAVIS 24 APRIL 1874 RAY MICHIGAN DAU EDNEY M IMMEN STEPHEN WHITNEY BORN 1850 MACOMB CO MICHIGAN M EMMA SOPHIA IMMEN 11 APRIL 1872 NEW BALTIMORE MICHIGAN SHE DIED 14 MAY 1911 SOME OLDER PEOPLE NOT IDENTIFIED PROBLY JOHN H AND FRARIS IMMENS PARENTS THIS WAS FOUND IN MY GRANDMORTHERS EFFECTS IN 1983 IN MY POSSION EVER SINCE IF ANY INTREST I WILL E-MAIL PHOTO OG JOH H AND FRANCIS AND A PHOTO OF THE ALBUM JUST WANT IT TO GO TO A FAMILY ANCESTOR DARRAL LAWSON

I have a very nice family album with over 40 photo`s and tin types family JOHN H IMMEN B ENGLAND DIED MACOMB CO MICH BURIED CLINTON GREEN CEM WIFE FRANCIS A TAYLOR BORN 1831 NY MARRIED 1843 MICHIGAN SON JOSHUA B IMMEN M STELLA G DAVIS 24 APRIL 1874 RAY MICHIGAN DAU EDNEY M IMMEN STEPHEN WHITNEY BORN 1850 MACOMB CO MICHIGAN M EMMA SOPHIA IMMEN 11 APRIL 1872 NEW BALTIMORE MICHIGAN SHE DIED 14 MAY 1911 SOME OLDER PEOPLE NOT IDENTIFIED PROBLY JOHN H AND FRARIS IMMENS PARENTS THIS WAS FOUND IN MY GRANDMORTHERS EFFECTS IN 1983 IN MY POSSION EVER SINCE IF ANY INTREST I WILL E-MAIL PHOTO OG JOH H AND FRANCIS AND A PHOTO OF THE ALBUM JUST WANT IT TO GO TO A FAMILY ANCESTOR DARRAL LAWSON

The following was posted to the Whitney Family Genealogy Forum at Genealogy.com: I have an ancestor with the name of Mercy Jane Whitney Married to a Sylvester. They have a daughter named Winnifred Sylvester married to Alfred Freland Godfrey Babcock Winnifred born in 1862 Maine. Died 18 Oct 1887 Alpena Michigan. I was told by my grandmother years back that I am related to Eli Whitney (cotton gin) inventer. I have no information on a family line does anyone know who my family is? Please contact me. Thanks Jody I posted the following reply: The 1870 census of Gardiner, Kennebec Co., Maine Shows William A. Sylvester, age 39, "Works in Saw Mill", and his wife Jane L., age 35 and their children Nelly, Hattie, Winnie, and Willie. Also listed with the family were Nelly Whitney, age 22 and Olive Whitney, Milliner, age 61. All were born in Maine The 1860 census for Gardiner also has Olive Whitney, Millliner, age 50 listed with William and Jane Sylvester, along with Frances Whitney, Harriet Whitney, Chester Whitney, Zilpha Whitney, and Ellen Sylvester. The 1850 census of Newcastle, Lincoln Co., Maine has Gorham Whitney, age 44, Cooper, Olive, Ruth A, Caroline P., Jane M., Frances, Gorham M., Harriet, Chester, and Zylpha Whitney, all born in Maine. The 1840 census shows Gorham Whitney and his family living in Gardiner. The 1830 census does not list a Gorham Whitney, but based upon the ages of his children in 1840, he was probably just married in 1830, and probably living with relatives. This was almost certainly Gorham-6 Whitney (Abel-5, Nathan-4, Nathaniel-3, Benjamin-2, John-1), son of Reuben and Mercy (Baker) Whitney whose brother Abel Whitney died in Gardiner, Maine, July 8, 1892. See http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Family:Whitney%2C_Reuben_%281771-18 36%29 for more information on this family.

This is Virgil-8 (Joshua-7 Joshua-6 Thomas-5 William-4 William-3 Joshua-2 John-1). According to Marjory B Hinman's "Bingham's Land, Whitney's Town", "The year 1823 was a busy time for Virgil. His mother died, daughter Adeline was born, and he accepted the position of Postmaster of Chenango Point. He held this position for thirteen years, and during that time, in 1834, the village was incorporated. In honor of the patentee, it formally received the name Binghamton... Simultaneously with the post office position, in 1823, Virgil began a sawmill and general store in Conklin." (p. 131-2. Lest we be too impressed, this section of Mrs Hinman's book is headed "The Misfortunes of Virgil".) Later, "Because he was out of town so much with lumbering in Baltimore and helping [brother] William in New Orleans Virgil lost his job as Postmaster of Binghamton in January 1836..." (p. 143) The canal business is not mentioned in the book. But it quotes his memoirs about his move to Baltimore in 1833 which may shed light on his attitude at the time it was written: "I had been so successful that I lost my natural caution and felt as if fortune was so settled on my side that whatever I touched was a success." (p.132) The author then lists several books about these Whitneys' experience in New Orleans, generally centered around William's heiress wife Myra. I can list these myself in a later post if anyone is interested. Cheers, Ron Kyse On Jun 18, 2007, at 1:28 PM, tim@greenscourt.com wrote: > FYI > > According to the eBay summary, there was a Virgil Whitney who was Post > Master of Binghamton from 1823 to 1833. > >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Whitney family >> From: "G.T. Bishop" >> Date: Mon, June 18, 2007 12:40 pm >> >> Hello, >> I don't know if you'd be interested in this or not, but there is an >> 1831 Albany, NY letter written by V. Whitney (of Binghamton, NY) >> that is for auction on www.ebay.com. For more details and a photo >> see: >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140130294271 >> >> Anyway, good luck with your genealogy, G.T. Bishop > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

FYI According to the eBay summary, there was a Virgil Whitney who was Post Master of Binghamton from 1823 to 1833. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Whitney family > From: "G.T. Bishop" > Date: Mon, June 18, 2007 12:40 pm > > Hello, > I don't know if you'd be interested in this or not, but there is an > 1831 Albany, NY letter written by V. Whitney (of Binghamton, NY) > that is for auction on www.ebay.com. For more details and a photo > see: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140130294271 > > Anyway, good luck with your genealogy, G.T. Bishop

Thanks Robert! Regards, Ben --- "Robert L. Ward" <Robert@rlward.com> wrote: > At 11:00 PM 6/16/2007, Benjamin Whitney wrote: > >I have unsuccessfully tried to post the story of my > >DNA analysis on my WRG page under User ID: > BenHWhitney > > > >I asked for help, got a response, but did not > >understand it. > > > >This is my third attempt to communicate with you. > If > >you want thus story, you are welcome to it. I > would > >like for it to appear on User: BenHWhitney. If > >neither are feasible, just delete it. > > The story is posted now at User:BenHWhitney. Here's > a link: > > http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/User:BenHWhitney > Thanks for contributing it. I enjoyed reading it, > and am delighted > that you have found your link to the immigrant. > > We regret that you had difficulty posting, and > difficulty > communicating. In the future, please feel free to > e-mail me > personally, and I'll walk you through the process of > posting step by step. > > The same offer applies to anyone on the list who > wishes to post > information on the WRG web site, at > http://wiki.whitneygen.org/ . > > Regards, > > Robert > > Mr. Robert L. Ward > http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/User:Rlward > Robert AT RLWard DOT com > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

At 11:00 PM 6/16/2007, Benjamin Whitney wrote: >I have unsuccessfully tried to post the story of my >DNA analysis on my WRG page under User ID: BenHWhitney > >I asked for help, got a response, but did not >understand it. > >This is my third attempt to communicate with you. If >you want thus story, you are welcome to it. I would >like for it to appear on User: BenHWhitney. If >neither are feasible, just delete it. The story is posted now at User:BenHWhitney. Here's a link: http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/User:BenHWhitney Thanks for contributing it. I enjoyed reading it, and am delighted that you have found your link to the immigrant. We regret that you had difficulty posting, and difficulty communicating. In the future, please feel free to e-mail me personally, and I'll walk you through the process of posting step by step. The same offer applies to anyone on the list who wishes to post information on the WRG web site, at http://wiki.whitneygen.org/ . Regards, Robert Mr. Robert L. Ward http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/User:Rlward Robert AT RLWard DOT com

How wonderful of you to have shared this with the rest of the Whitney heritage. Congratulations on determining the lineage. My husband, who recently submitted his DNA sample for analysis is descended from John 1, Richard 2, Moses 3, Jonas 4, and on to his generation which is 12. Thanks again for your thoughts. PEW -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Benjamin Whitney Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 10:00 PM To: whitney@rootsweb.com Subject: [WHITNEY] BenHWhitney DNA Greetings: I have unsuccessfully tried to post the story of my DNA analysis on my WRG page under User ID: BenHWhitney I asked for help, got a response, but did not understand it. This is my third attempt to communicate with you. If you want thus story, you are welcome to it. I would like for it to appear on User: BenHWhitney. If neither are feasible, just delete it. Regards, Ben ====== BenHWhitney DNA Story I came to WhitneyGen.org with the information shown under the heading, "Summary of Known Paternal Ancestors," shown below. After searching without success for the parents of 'my Samuel' for years, I finally joined the Whitney Family DNA Project four months ago. I sent a sample of my DNA to Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) on 14 Feb 2007; and they assigned Kit #82140 to me. This is a report on the results: First, I have found that our personal history is recorded in our DNA. It is like a birth certificate, not as easy to read, but far more detailed -- and accurate. It is the history of our human nature, personally! -- It pertains to me and to those from whom I am descended. Thomas Jefferson must have comprehended this by revelation when he wrote in our Declaration of Independece of "the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle" us. He went on to say, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, ..." that is what our DNA is, among other things, our 'unalienable right' to life, and the record of our origin. Second, I have found I am descended from John Whitney who came to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635. That was our family tradition; DNA testing confirmed it. FTDNA wrote on 5 Apr 2007 that there was another person in the study with whom "there is a 99% likelihood that you share a common ancestor in a generational time frame"; that is statistic-eze for 'John Whitney of Watertown, MA.' Tim Doyle of Whitney Research Group (WRG) followed up the next day with a report, "I can tell you at this time that you are almost certainly a descendant of the immigrant John Whitney. You match his 'standard signature profile' in 64 out of 67 markers." So, that is Generation #1: John & Elinor Whitney who came to Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in 1635. Third, I have found that I am descended from Thomas Whitney who came as a 7-year-old boy, along with his parents, in 1635. This section is not as 'official' as the foregoing, but just as good -- and maybe better. My statistician was Gail Anderson, WRG member and fellow-researcher into Whitneys of Ontario County, New York. She has a Master of Counseling degree during which she studied statistical analysis, understands DNA, and volunteered to analyze my results. Earlier I quoted from Thomas Jefferson; allow me to do so again, toward of the end of the Declaration, where we read: "... with firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge ...," etc. I suggest that It is our 'firm reliance on' the leading and direction of that same 'Divine Providence' which has wrought this analysis. It was the statistician who first noticed the set of four men in the study ("Four Whitney Cousins" she calls us) who were closely related, and so performed the analysis. Here are the results: 1) All four of us are descended from John_1, Thomas_2, and Eleazar_3. 2) One of us is descended from Thomas_4. 3) Two are descended from Jonas_4 and Jacob_5, and 4) I am descended from Elnathan_4 and Aaron_5. Thus I have found that, through the Whitney Surname DNA Project, and through the analysis of the results thereof, the ancestors of 'my Samuel' are: John_1, Thomas_2, Eleazar_3, Elnathan_4, and Aaron_5. That results in 'my Samuel' becoming Samuel_6 Whitney. Summary of Known Paternal Ancestors: Samuel_6 Whitney, m. Cynthia Powers Benjamin_7 Whitney, m. Maria Kemble Edwards Joseph_8 Gilbert Whitney, m. Matilda A. Morris Elmer_9 Franklin Whitney, m. Emma E. Schroeppel Loid_10 Elmer Whitney, m. Grace Mae Whitney Benjamin_11 Howard Whitney (that's me), m. Elizabeth Loraine Herrera. Thus there was formed a new union of England and Spain, not in the Old World, but in the New World, in America, at the "uttermost part of the earth" -- San Francisco, California! ===== ------------------------------- 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

Greetings: I have unsuccessfully tried to post the story of my DNA analysis on my WRG page under User ID: BenHWhitney I asked for help, got a response, but did not understand it. This is my third attempt to communicate with you. If you want thus story, you are welcome to it. I would like for it to appear on User: BenHWhitney. If neither are feasible, just delete it. Regards, Ben ====== BenHWhitney DNA Story I came to WhitneyGen.org with the information shown under the heading, "Summary of Known Paternal Ancestors," shown below. After searching without success for the parents of 'my Samuel' for years, I finally joined the Whitney Family DNA Project four months ago. I sent a sample of my DNA to Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) on 14 Feb 2007; and they assigned Kit #82140 to me. This is a report on the results: First, I have found that our personal history is recorded in our DNA. It is like a birth certificate, not as easy to read, but far more detailed -- and accurate. It is the history of our human nature, personally! -- It pertains to me and to those from whom I am descended. Thomas Jefferson must have comprehended this by revelation when he wrote in our Declaration of Independece of "the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle" us. He went on to say, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, ..." that is what our DNA is, among other things, our 'unalienable right' to life, and the record of our origin. Second, I have found I am descended from John Whitney who came to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635. That was our family tradition; DNA testing confirmed it. FTDNA wrote on 5 Apr 2007 that there was another person in the study with whom "there is a 99% likelihood that you share a common ancestor in a generational time frame"; that is statistic-eze for 'John Whitney of Watertown, MA.' Tim Doyle of Whitney Research Group (WRG) followed up the next day with a report, "I can tell you at this time that you are almost certainly a descendant of the immigrant John Whitney. You match his 'standard signature profile' in 64 out of 67 markers." So, that is Generation #1: John & Elinor Whitney who came to Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in 1635. Third, I have found that I am descended from Thomas Whitney who came as a 7-year-old boy, along with his parents, in 1635. This section is not as 'official' as the foregoing, but just as good -- and maybe better. My statistician was Gail Anderson, WRG member and fellow-researcher into Whitneys of Ontario County, New York. She has a Master of Counseling degree during which she studied statistical analysis, understands DNA, and volunteered to analyze my results. Earlier I quoted from Thomas Jefferson; allow me to do so again, toward of the end of the Declaration, where we read: "... with firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge ...," etc. I suggest that It is our 'firm reliance on' the leading and direction of that same 'Divine Providence' which has wrought this analysis. It was the statistician who first noticed the set of four men in the study ("Four Whitney Cousins" she calls us) who were closely related, and so performed the analysis. Here are the results: 1) All four of us are descended from John_1, Thomas_2, and Eleazar_3. 2) One of us is descended from Thomas_4. 3) Two are descended from Jonas_4 and Jacob_5, and 4) I am descended from Elnathan_4 and Aaron_5. Thus I have found that, through the Whitney Surname DNA Project, and through the analysis of the results thereof, the ancestors of 'my Samuel' are: John_1, Thomas_2, Eleazar_3, Elnathan_4, and Aaron_5. That results in 'my Samuel' becoming Samuel_6 Whitney. Summary of Known Paternal Ancestors: Samuel_6 Whitney, m. Cynthia Powers Benjamin_7 Whitney, m. Maria Kemble Edwards Joseph_8 Gilbert Whitney, m. Matilda A. Morris Elmer_9 Franklin Whitney, m. Emma E. Schroeppel Loid_10 Elmer Whitney, m. Grace Mae Whitney Benjamin_11 Howard Whitney (that's me), m. Elizabeth Loraine Herrera. Thus there was formed a new union of England and Spain, not in the Old World, but in the New World, in America, at the "uttermost part of the earth" -- San Francisco, California! =====

william whitney wrote: >Haven't seen much of you on this site for some time. >Hope all is well > >William Whitney >Email: wwhitney5@gmail.com >Web: www.Portfolios.com/wwhitney >248.433.5577 >VIRUS SCANNED PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION > > >Hello !! > > I'm still here. I just got a job after one year of retirement and it is keeping me pretty busy Some people just can't learn I guess. Still looking for those missing relatives. How about you? Regards W.G. 'Bill' Whitney

I am sad to report the death of my beloved uncle, J. Read Murphy. He was the son of Dorothy Peters and Alfred Murphy. His grandparents were John Miller Peters /Mary Eskildson Whitney and Michael Murphy / Mary Read. His maternal grandmother's parents were James Frothingham Whitney and Mary Henderson Eskildson which should connect him up with the family genealogical lists. Whitney Keen His obituary in the Hartford (CT)Courant: Read Murphy MURPHY, Read Read Murphy of Duncaster, Bloomfield, died June 4, 2007 after a short illness. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 28, 1920 to the late Alfred and Dorothy Murphy. He graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, Yale University, class of 1942 and Cornell Law School. During World War II, Read served in the Navy Supply Corps for P.T. Boats in the South Pacific. After graduating from law school he and his wife, Barbara moved to West Hartford. He worked for Day, Berry and Howard before joining Murtha, Cullina, Richter and Pinny where he later became a partner specializing in litigation. In the late 1950's he served as an assistant State's Attorney. Read also served on the first elected Board of Education in West Hartford. After retiring Read did pro bono work for the Federal Court in Hartford. He was honored for the years of work he did for the court system. Read was very active physically and was known as the man who walked to work in Hartford for many years. When he and his wife retired to Woodridge Lake he loved rowing his shell on the lake. He was the class secretary for his Andover class and became somewhat of a legend as he served in this capacity for so many years. He is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Barbara Hadden Murphy; two daughters; Sally Murphy and her partner, Gordon Rupert, of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Nancy Innes and her husband Steve, of Gorham, Maine; and one son, Peter Murphy of Burlington, Connecticut and five grandchildren; Sarah, Alexander and Cory Murphy; Benjamin and Hilary Innes. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday June 9th at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 28 Wintonbury Ave. Bloomfield, CT. Memorial donations may be made to the Residents' Assistance fund, Duncaster, 40 Loeffler Rd., Bloomfield, CT 06002 or to Phillips Academy, 180 Main St. Andover, MA 01810. Online messages of remembrance and sympathy maybe made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com

Calvin died in SF on 29 November 1891. (His father had died in 1884). I had heard a family story of his death, and also found an obit. They didn't mince their words in obits in those days; the descriptions were very graphic! Esther Mott ----- Original Message ----- From: whitney-request@rootsweb.com To: whitney@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 12:04 AM Subject: WHITNEY Digest, Vol 2, Issue 102 Today's Topics: 1. Re: Obit of Calvin E. Whitney of San Francisco (Carol Cook) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:15:10 -0500 From: "Carol Cook" <ccook919@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] Obit of Calvin E. Whitney of San Francisco To: whitney@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <BAY141-F21EF61663A6DCA880CA4E395250@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Hi Esther - I have obtained lots of information from reading archived newspapers, so I have decided from now on to post to the WRG website obits that have some substance. Since finding Calvin's obit and receiving your e-mail I have attempted to find it once again to verify the date of death. As has happened before I cannot find the newspaper. I have noted in two places that the year was 1881, but it easily could be a reado and was 1884. Did you know before how he died tragically? carol >From: "Esther Mott" <emott6@comcast.net> >Reply-To: whitney@rootsweb.com >To: <WHITNEY@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [WHITNEY] Obit of Calvin E. Whitney of San Francisco >Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 15:15:56 -0700 > >I meant to respond to the original post of the obit at the time, but must >have had a senior moment! > >This Calvin E[astman]. Whitney was my great-uncle, the son of Albion Paris >Whitney of Petaluma, CA, who was b. 1825 in Corinth ME, and d. 1884 in San >Francisco, CA (William5, Samuel6, Abner5, John4, Isaiah3, Thomas2 John1). >Calvin was born in 1821 in Maine. > >Esther Mott in California > >------------------------------- >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 _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazine's 2007 editors' choice for best Web mail-award-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 ------------------------------ To contact the WHITNEY list administrator, send an email to WHITNEY-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the WHITNEY mailing list, send an email to WHITNEY@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ 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 email with no additional text. End of WHITNEY Digest, Vol 2, Issue 102 ***************************************

Hi Esther - I have obtained lots of information from reading archived newspapers, so I have decided from now on to post to the WRG website obits that have some substance. Since finding Calvin's obit and receiving your e-mail I have attempted to find it once again to verify the date of death. As has happened before I cannot find the newspaper. I have noted in two places that the year was 1881, but it easily could be a reado and was 1884. Did you know before how he died tragically? carol >From: "Esther Mott" <emott6@comcast.net> >Reply-To: whitney@rootsweb.com >To: <WHITNEY@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [WHITNEY] Obit of Calvin E. Whitney of San Francisco >Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 15:15:56 -0700 > >I meant to respond to the original post of the obit at the time, but must >have had a senior moment! > >This Calvin E[astman]. Whitney was my great-uncle, the son of Albion Paris >Whitney of Petaluma, CA, who was b. 1825 in Corinth ME, and d. 1884 in San >Francisco, CA (William5, Samuel6, Abner5, John4, Isaiah3, Thomas2 John1). >Calvin was born in 1821 in Maine. > >Esther Mott in California > >------------------------------- >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 _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazine’s 2007 editors’ choice for best Web mail—award-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507

Jerry, Evidently, Remington did not get a Civil War pension, at least under that name. But, the widow of Crosby C. Whitney did. Remington has been discussed in the past among my fellow Maine Whitney researchers, but to no conclusion. I'm taking the summer off from genealogy, as there's just too much else to occupy my time. Plus, I find that a vacation from genealogy once in awhile gives me a different perspective on the problems there involved. However, when the lousy weather returns, I'll check out Crosby and see what gives. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald E. Whitney" <gwhitney@alltel.net> To: "Whitney-L" <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 4:52 PM Subject: [WHITNEY] Remington Whitney @ Burr Oak, Saint Joseph, Michigan > Does anyone know about Remington Whitney living at Burr Oak, Saint Joseph > County, Michigan at Census of 1850/1860/1880? > He is listed as born about 1802 from Maine. His wife Rhoda (Unk) born > about > 1817 from New York. > Children: > Daniel born about 1834 Michigan > Warren born about 1839 Michigan > Crosby born about 1843 Michigan > Louisa born about 1845 Michigan > Julia born about 1849 Michigan > Edwin born about 1853 Michigan > Crosby Whitney born about 1843 could be the Crosby C. Whitney that > enlisted > in the 15th Michigan Vol. Infantry > served two enlistments, until about 1868. > In Hardin County, Iowa from the 1870 Census is Crosby Whitney from > Michigan > born about 1844 with wife Rose > from Michigan, and two children Lennie born about 1868 from Michigan, and > Guy born about 1869 from Iowa. > Trying to put odd pieces together, > Gerald E. (Jerry) Whitney > gwhitney@alltel.net > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Hello List It has been my experience that recently Family Tree DNA can take longer than expected for tests, especially upgrades. This is due to several factors -- volume of business (especially since they got involved withthe National Geographic project), the transfer of lab work from the University of Arizona lab to their own newly built lab in Houston (in work now), or a problem with the DNA sample (sometimes, just that the markers show an inconclusive result and they need to run the test again). SInce they batch work, your tests are run with others getting the same tests, and the tests are done in panels (groups of markers) so you will not get all the different panels at the same time. If you are lucky, it takes 4-6 weeks. If there are any problems it can take longer. If it is REALLY late (several months) I would certainly contact them to find out what went wrong. When they cannot get a good result from your sample, and they have tried both samples that you sent, they will send another kit free of charge. They try to be helpful but they have grown very quickly into a very large company, and sometimes this causes a bottleneck in the work load. They are careful to give you good results, and not to just "wing it". Sorry for the delays -- it drives everyone crazy, but sometimes it just cannot be helped. Whitney Keen

Whitney, Thanks so much for the update on the DNA testing.  I just sent my initial samples to Houston this week.  I'm glad to know what a reasonable turn around time will be. Cap Whitney Dublin, OH -----Original Message----- From: Whitney Keen <wkeen@inksite.com> To: Whitney List <WHITNEY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:53 pm Subject: [WHITNEY] Delays in results Hello List It has been my experience that recently Family Tree DNA can take longer han expected for tests, especially upgrades. This is due to several actors -- volume of business (especially since they got involved iththe National Geographic project), the transfer of lab work from the niversity of Arizona lab to their own newly built lab in Houston (in ork now), or a problem with the DNA sample (sometimes, just that the arkers show an inconclusive result and they need to run the test gain). SInce they batch work, your tests are run with others getting he same tests, and the tests are done in panels (groups of markers) so ou will not get all the different panels at the same time. If you are ucky, it takes 4-6 weeks. If there are any problems it can take onger. If it is REALLY late (several months) I would certainly contact hem to find out what went wrong. When they cannot get a good result rom your sample, and they have tried both samples that you sent, they ill send another kit free of charge. They try to be helpful but they ave grown very quickly into a very large company, and sometimes this auses a bottleneck in the work load. They are careful to give you good esults, and not to just "wing it". Sorry for the delays -- it drives everyone crazy, but sometimes it just annot be helped. Whitney Keen ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

Does anyone know about Remington Whitney living at Burr Oak, Saint Joseph County, Michigan at Census of 1850/1860/1880? He is listed as born about 1802 from Maine. His wife Rhoda (Unk) born about 1817 from New York. Children: Daniel born about 1834 Michigan Warren born about 1839 Michigan Crosby born about 1843 Michigan Louisa born about 1845 Michigan Julia born about 1849 Michigan Edwin born about 1853 Michigan Crosby Whitney born about 1843 could be the Crosby C. Whitney that enlisted in the 15th Michigan Vol. Infantry served two enlistments, until about 1868. In Hardin County, Iowa from the 1870 Census is Crosby Whitney from Michigan born about 1844 with wife Rose from Michigan, and two children Lennie born about 1868 from Michigan, and Guy born about 1869 from Iowa. Trying to put odd pieces together, Gerald E. (Jerry) Whitney gwhitney@alltel.net

I meant to respond to the original post of the obit at the time, but must have had a senior moment! This Calvin E[astman]. Whitney was my great-uncle, the son of Albion Paris Whitney of Petaluma, CA, who was b. 1825 in Corinth ME, and d. 1884 in San Francisco, CA (William5, Samuel6, Abner5, John4, Isaiah3, Thomas2 John1). Calvin was born in 1821 in Maine. Esther Mott in California

Gail- Thanks so much for the disks of Silas Whitney. I appreciate your time and efforts to help a distant cousin. I was amazed to read of Silas' involvement in the controversial land disputes between Vermont and New York. As I recall even Ct. joined the fray and disputed New York's land claims. I have seen old maps showing Ct. reaching into the Ohio River Valley. I bet olde Silas would have loved to trade that Vermont hardscramble soil for a piece of river bottom. James E. Whitney, II te your time and efforts to help a distant cousin. I was amazed t

You are most welcome James. You have also helped by extending your DNA test for us to compare to. Thank you so much for that. Gail -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of James Whitney Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 8:19 AM To: 'Whitney Research Group' Subject: [WHITNEY] Slas Whitney disks from Gail Anderson Gail- Thanks so much for the disks of Silas Whitney. I appreciate your time and efforts to help a distant cousin. I was amazed to read of Silas' involvement in the controversial land disputes between Vermont and New York. As I recall even Ct. joined the fray and disputed New York's land claims. I have seen old maps showing Ct. reaching into the Ohio River Valley. I bet olde Silas would have loved to trade that Vermont hardscramble soil for a piece of river bottom. James E. Whitney, II te your time and efforts to help a distant cousin. I was amazed t ------------------------------- 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