Please be advised that WhitPark@aol.com is still on the Whitney List. Robert C. Whitney, List Adm. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail Anderson" <joelandgail@msn.com> To: <whitney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] Old Website > Hi all, I haven't heard a word from anyone in Whitney Land for a while. I > sent a letter to Judy via the site which she answered. Am I still connected? > > Gail > > -----Original Message----- > From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of WhitPark@aol.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 9:28 AM > To: whitney@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] Old Website > > > In a message dated 3/20/2007 3:37:08 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > Farns10th@aol.com writes: > > Use the WayBack machine. - once anything was ever in cyberspace it remains > > in cyberspace > > > Thank you very much. I had no idea this existed and will find it > incredibly > helpful. > Found the old site and bookmarked it again. > > Thanks > Jo H > > > > ************************************** AOL now offers free email to > everyone. > Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Hi How about Gail Anderson? I sent the email and had to use the last post I got to send to the site. Gail -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Croxton Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 10:52 AM To: whitney@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] Old Website Please be advised that WhitPark@aol.com is still on the Whitney List. Robert C. Whitney, List Adm. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail Anderson" <joelandgail@msn.com> To: <whitney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] Old Website > Hi all, I haven't heard a word from anyone in Whitney Land for a while. I > sent a letter to Judy via the site which she answered. Am I still connected? > > Gail > > -----Original Message----- > From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of WhitPark@aol.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 9:28 AM > To: whitney@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] Old Website > > > In a message dated 3/20/2007 3:37:08 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > Farns10th@aol.com writes: > > Use the WayBack machine. - once anything was ever in cyberspace it remains > > in cyberspace > > > Thank you very much. I had no idea this existed and will find it > incredibly > helpful. > Found the old site and bookmarked it again. > > Thanks > Jo H > > > > ************************************** AOL now offers free email to > everyone. > Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Hi all, I haven't heard a word from anyone in Whitney Land for a while. I sent a letter to Judy via the site which she answered. Am I still connected? Gail -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of WhitPark@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 9:28 AM To: whitney@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] Old Website In a message dated 3/20/2007 3:37:08 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Farns10th@aol.com writes: Use the WayBack machine. - once anything was ever in cyberspace it remains in cyberspace Thank you very much. I had no idea this existed and will find it incredibly helpful. Found the old site and bookmarked it again. Thanks Jo H ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.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

Sorry I meant to forward this to a friend who has family there. I was forwarding archived email that I have collected. Gail -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gail Anderson Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 10:27 PM To: nacogerry@hughes.net; whitney@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] CAUTION on Herkmer and Herkimer Counties of New York Yet another. Gail -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of nacogerry@hughes.net Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 10:22 AM To: whitney@rootsweb.com; Whitney-L Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] CAUTION on Herkmer and Herkimer Counties of New York On this subject there are two other counties in the sane area that have this same situation. Cayuga and Ontario. In particular the Cayuga County NY town of Semipronious was divided into three other counties in a period of about ten years. And Ontario County NY was the parent of about thirteen other counties. Ontario at the time mentioned in the original message of this thread was everything West of the Pre-emption line. Thus, almost all western ounties were part of it. The "Guide to the US Federal Census" mapbook tells it all. And the Gazateer by French has a lot of information on this topic. Gerry ------------------------------- 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

Yet another. Gail -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of nacogerry@hughes.net Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 10:22 AM To: whitney@rootsweb.com; Whitney-L Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] CAUTION on Herkmer and Herkimer Counties of New York On this subject there are two other counties in the sane area that have this same situation. Cayuga and Ontario. In particular the Cayuga County NY town of Semipronious was divided into three other counties in a period of about ten years. And Ontario County NY was the parent of about thirteen other counties. Ontario at the time mentioned in the original message of this thread was everything West of the Pre-emption line. Thus, almost all western ounties were part of it. The "Guide to the US Federal Census" mapbook tells it all. And the Gazateer by French has a lot of information on this topic. Gerry ------------------------------- 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

Hi Janet, I see you have done the 12 marker DNA test. We may be a match because of the New York are of some of your ancestors. We have done DNA Tests also. I see from your page on the WRG that you are willing to share information. I couldn't find your email address. I would love to talk with you. Hope you get this. I haven't gotten anything from the Whitney site for a couple of weeks, I don't know if I am disconnected or if it has just been quiet out there in Whitney land. Gail Anderson -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ken Whitney Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 5:28 PM To: whitney@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] WRG, Archive: Civil War Correction is needed Gerald, Do you have Crosby's ancestry, and if so, would you share it? Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald E. Whitney" <gwhitney@alltel.net> To: "Whitney-L" <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 9:44 AM Subject: [WHITNEY] WRG, Archive: Civil War Correction is needed > Hi Robert L. Ward, In the WRG under Military Records, Archive: Civil War, > Iowa Union Soldiers > No. 4 Whitney, Crosley(sic) Union Infantry 44th Reg Iowa Infantry > (100)days 1864) > > Should read > No. 4 Whitney, Crosby > I have a copy of the Presidents Thanks and Certificate of Honorable > Discharge that was my great grandfathers. > Thank You for your good work, > 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 > ------------------------------- 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

If you have an ancestor Whitney in England between 1674 and 1834 and want to see if he or she ever appeared at The Old Bailey Court just type in the name Whitney at the name link in www.oldbaileyonline.org This serves other surnames as well. Ben A.

Dear WRG: I found the posting listed below at the top of a much longer note telling how people should try to help prevent this huge fee increase. Since I know nothing about using the facility for this purpose, I thought I would solicit comment from those WRG members who are familiar with the situation. I will be happy to supply the rest of the article if needed. ***************************** The 7 March 2007 issue of the Review discusses the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) proposal to increase its fees for photocopying records; notably, it mentions their proposal to increase fees for copies of Civil War pension files from $37 to $125. ********************************* Happy Hunting! Allan E. Green The roundest Knight at King Arthur's Round Table was Sir Cumference ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

My name is Lowell Whitney. I can trace my Whitney line back to my GG Grandad, Thomas L. Whitney. According to a notation in his wife's Bible, Thomas was born in Ohio in 1834, but there was no indication as to his parents or siblings. I've had my DNA analyzed thru 67 markers and it is listed under sample 76691 in the WRG site. I'm definitely a John/Elinor descendant. There was an exact match thru 37 markers but no exact matches thru 67. I thought this would help, but so far we have not found a family match-up. A notation in a US Census records (1860 I think) states that Thomas L.'s Dad was from NY. He married his wife, Elizabeth Jeffries, in Ill. in 1864 and they spent several decades in northern Missouri, then to Omaha where he died. Can anyone out there provide me with a clue to Thomas L.'s parents? Thanks, -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.2/766 - Release Date: 4/18/2007 7:39 AM

Massachusetts Officers & Soldier in the French & Indian Wars 1755 - 1756 by K. David Goss & David Zarowin. p.207. Name Rank Residence Company Campaign Dates of Service Benjamin Whitney Pvt. N.Yarmouth Ingersoll Crown Point 8/21/55-12/24/55 Daniel Whitney Corp. Boston Stoddard Crown Point 9/11/55-12/17/55 Ezra Whitney Pvt. Boston Bradbury St. George's 6/11/55-11/30/55 Discharged Isaac Whitney Pvt. Doolittle Crown Point 5/15/55-10/5/55 John Whitney Pvt. Bradbury St. George's 6/11/55-4/6/56 John Whitney Sgt. N.Yarmouth Ingersoll Crown Point 8/21/55- 12/14/55 Jonas Whitney Sgt. Roxbury Clarke Crown Point 9/15/55-12/16/55 Josiah Whitney Pvt. Harvard Preston Crown Point 8/16/55-12/14/55 Nathan Whitney Pvt. Stow Pierce Crown Point 5/9/55-11/2/55 Nathaniel Whitney Pvt. Gorhamtown Berry Eastern Frontier 7/10/55-11/17/55 Salmon Whitney Lieut. Littletown Preston Crown Point 8/11/55-12/14/55 Samuel Whitney Pvt. White Crown Point 9/15/55-12/16/55 p.208 Solomon Whitney Pvt. Lincoln Peirce Crown Point 4/21/55-12/2/55 Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth In Part 2 of this book (and I will transcribe the Whitney(s) in Part 2 sometime today and post to the list) p.351 Pvt. Samuel Whitney born at Biddeford - resided at Brunswick - action at Fort Edward, John Wright Co., Dwight Regt., a volunteer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hello Janice, Would you kindly check your source again to determine John Whitney's dates of service? I had 8/21/55-12/24/55 instead of 12/14/55. Also does your source give the residence of Samuel Whitney? I notice it is absent as is provided with the others. Many thanks, Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: <Farns10th@aol.com> To: <GenMassachusetts-L@rootsweb.com>; <whitney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 12:05 PM Subject: [WHITNEY] Whitney - French & Indian Wars. > Massachusetts Officers & Soldier in the French & Indian Wars 1755 - 1756 > by > K. David Goss & David > Zarowin. > p.207. > Name Rank Residence Company > Campaign Dates of Service > Benjamin Whitney Pvt. N.Yarmouth Ingersoll > Crown Point 8/21/55-12/24/55 > Daniel Whitney Corp. Boston Stoddard > Crown Point 9/11/55-12/17/55 > Ezra Whitney Pvt. Boston Bradbury > St. George's 6/11/55-11/30/55 > > Discharged > Isaac Whitney Pvt. Doolittle > Crown Point 5/15/55-10/5/55 > John Whitney Pvt. Bradbury > St. George's 6/11/55-4/6/56 > John Whitney Sgt. N.Yarmouth Ingersoll > Crown Point 8/21/55-12/14/55 > Jonas Whitney Sgt. Roxbury Clarke > Crown Point 9/15/55-12/16/55 > Josiah Whitney Pvt. Harvard Preston > Crown Point 8/16/55-12/14/55 > Nathan Whitney Pvt. Stow Pierce > Crown Point 5/9/55-11/2/55 > Nathaniel Whitney Pvt. Gorhamtown Berry > Eastern > Frontier 7/10/55-11/17/55 > Salmon Whitney Lieut. Littletown Preston > Crown Point 8/11/55-12/14/55 > Samuel Whitney Pvt. White > Crown Point 9/15/55-12/16/55 > p.208 > Solomon Whitney Pvt. Lincoln Peirce > Crown Point 4/21/55-12/2/55 > Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth >

The old Whitney Research Group is now back up and running. You can access both the old and new websites at http://www.whitneygen.org. Note that the GEDCOM databases are not yet back online and will take a bit more work on my part. If you notice anything else that isn't working quite right on the old website, please let me know. Thank you, Tim Doyle -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tim Doyle Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:18 PM To: whitney@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] WRG Website Yes, the old website is still down. Unfortunately, we have been unable to recover the data from the hard drive. The good news is that we do have a backup. I have a new server almost ready to go to host the old website, and just need to make a few changes before we can upload the backup to bring it back online. The GEDCOMs were on the old website, so they are affected as well. The new website, which replaced the old one about a year ago, can still be accessed at http://wiki.whitneygen.org/ Sorry for the inconvenience! Tim -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Whitney Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 5:38 PM To: whitney@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] WRG Website Ben, I now get the same problem. It takes about a minute to apparently load, then a blank screen. I wonder if the original WRG site is still down and the data is drawn from it into the wiki site? I can't seem to access the old site like I used to. Jon Whitney On Mar 27, 2007, at 4:06 PM, Benjamin Whitney wrote: > Tim (or other knowledgeable person) > > Why is it that when I try to view a Archive Database > (e.g., Alan Green's), it takes a very long time for it > to load, and, when it does, all I get is a blank > screen? > > Bewildered, > Ben

Hello, Searching for descendants of Eli Whitney & Catherine Longyear. The information below supplied by a cousin: 1. Eli Whitney b.abt 1789 or 1796 --d.1867 (Pension Bureau record) , perhaps Conneticuit. Said to have been 57 years old in 1855. Eli was in the war of 1812--Capt. Wynkoop's Co., N.Y. Militia from Sept 6,1814 to Dec 13, 1814 2. Lived in Shandaken, Ulster Co., N.Y. near brother, Jacob 3. Married Catherine Longyear 4. Several children including Jacob b.1821, Eliza m. Joseph Setta ?, John, Phoebe m. Henry D. Knight, Hiram, Jane m. Hiram W. Miller, Giles, Sally Ann m. Cornelius Ostrander and William H. There must be descendants who may have more info as to the parents of Jacob and Eli Whitney. That is what many family members from Jacob have been seeking for years. Perhaps the answers lie with the female siblings. All ideas appreciated ! Helen Shaver Rogers hasr007@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

This has apparently been happening to many, many wikis recently. Most wikis have now implemented features to ensure that a human is creating the account, rather than an automated program. I am currently looking into such a feature (called "capcha") which will ask a simple question before a new account will be created. As far as edits on the site, rest assured that Robert and/or I review each edit made to the site. Although an annouyance, this won't affect the content on the website. Tim -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of WhitPark@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:37 AM To: whitney@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] Wiki Website Account Creation Tim I heard this same thing from another friend who has a Wiki site totally unrelated to genealogy. They are having a devil of a time controlling it. And we all are probably aware that people are messing with Wikipedia by changing information at that site, some just to be malicious and others who think they are being helpful. Is there some way that access can be monitored? I know you and Robert are notified of any changes people make, but is there a way to totally limit those changes on a person by person basis? Perhaps having to ask permission and be granted access to make a change in information. I certainly have not made any changes in my information for a while, and I am sure it is not an everyday occurrence for most of us. So to send off a note asking for access to our info to make a change, or to add a document or whatever, might be more practical and a way to protect the site. However, I am not sure if it can be done on an individual basis. What a headache for you. You have worked so hard on this website, and we all appreciate it. I shudder to think people are maliciously changing things. Thanks for your work in protecting our site and the work of the WRG. Jo ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.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

Tim I heard this same thing from another friend who has a Wiki site totally unrelated to genealogy. They are having a devil of a time controlling it. And we all are probably aware that people are messing with Wikipedia by changing information at that site, some just to be malicious and others who think they are being helpful. Is there some way that access can be monitored? I know you and Robert are notified of any changes people make, but is there a way to totally limit those changes on a person by person basis? Perhaps having to ask permission and be granted access to make a change in information. I certainly have not made any changes in my information for a while, and I am sure it is not an everyday occurrence for most of us. So to send off a note asking for access to our info to make a change, or to add a document or whatever, might be more practical and a way to protect the site. However, I am not sure if it can be done on an individual basis. What a headache for you. You have worked so hard on this website, and we all appreciate it. I shudder to think people are maliciously changing things. Thanks for your work in protecting our site and the work of the WRG. Jo ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Massachusetts Officers & Soldier in the French & Indian Wars 1755 - 1756 by K. David Goss & David Zarowin. p.207. Name Rank Residence Company Campaign Dates of Service Benjamin Whitney Pvt. N.Yarmouth Ingersoll Crown Point 8/21/55-12/24/55 Daniel Whitney Corp. Boston Stoddard Crown Point 9/11/55-12/17/55 Ezra Whitney Pvt. Boston Bradbury St. George's 6/11/55-11/30/55 Discharged Isaac Whitney Pvt. Doolittle Crown Point 5/15/55-10/5/55 John Whitney Pvt. Bradbury St. George's 6/11/55-4/6/56 John Whitney Sgt. N.Yarmouth Ingersoll Crown Point 8/21/55-12/14/55 Jonas Whitney Sgt. Roxbury Clarke Crown Point 9/15/55-12/16/55 Josiah Whitney Pvt. Harvard Preston Crown Point 8/16/55-12/14/55 Nathan Whitney Pvt. Stow Pierce Crown Point 5/9/55-11/2/55 Nathaniel Whitney Pvt. Gorhamtown Berry Eastern Frontier 7/10/55-11/17/55 Salmon Whitney Lieut. Littletown Preston Crown Point 8/11/55-12/14/55 Samuel Whitney Pvt. White Crown Point 9/15/55-12/16/55 p.208 Solomon Whitney Pvt. Lincoln Peirce Crown Point 4/21/55-12/2/55 Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

All: This morning I noticed inappropriate activity on the WRG wiki website. It appears that an automated process was creating accounts on the site. This was also happening on the other wiki that I maintain, and on that site, these accounts were causing damage to random pages. In order to stop this until I can find a solution, I have disabled new account creation on the site. You can still view pages, but you will not be able to create an account, log in, and make changes until this is resolved. The address of the website is http://wiki.whitneygen.org/ Thank you, Tim Doyle Whitney Research Group Website Co-Host

All, The following material was already posted on the WRG website: http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Archive:History_of_Hartford%2C_Vermont Regards, Robert Mr. Robert L. Ward http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/User:Rlward At 09:22 PM 4/9/2007, Farns10th@aol.com wrote: >Whitney Family >Source: History of Hartford, Vermont - by William Howard Tucker >p.475 >Benjamin Whitney of Windham, Conn., was one of the Charter proprietors of >Hartford, Vermont >In the first division of land among the proprietors, in 1761, he drew lot >"No. 1," comrising > >nineteen acres, located on the north side of White river at its confluence >with the > >Connecticut River. This lot was purchased by Elias Lyman 3d about 1795, after >which time, > >until the completion of the Passumpsic Railroad, that portion of the town was >called > >"Lyman's Point." > >Mr. Whitney subsequently owned lot No. 64, on which is now located the hamlet >known as > >Centreville, but it is not known that he ever lived in that town. > >A family of Whitneys lived in West Hartford for many years prior to 1838. The >father of the > >family, Peter Whitney, carried on the manufacture of castings of various >kinds. He had > >several children. One of his sons, Ebenezer Whitney, was postmaster in West >Hartford in > >1833. The entire family emigrated to Ohio in 1888. > >Jonathan Whitney, better known as Deacon Whitney, resided in Quechee as early >as the year > >1800. He was a farmer by occupation; a deacon of the First Congreagational >Church at the > >center of the town, and was influential in the civil > >p.476 >and religious affairs of the town. He was probably a lineal descendant of >Benjamin Whitney. > >The following brief history of his family is taken from a record foound in >the office of the > >Town Clerk of Hartford, viz: > >Jonathan Whitney Family. >Jonathan Whitney, son of Nathan and Abigail Whitney b. July 16, 1761; m. Mary >Woodward, > >March 3, 1785 and had: Polly b. Aug 6, 1785, Mary, (parent died Aug 20, 1785. >Jonathan > >Whitney who m. Lucy Woodward Aug 19, 1786. There children were: Ira b. May >25, 1787; Irena > >b. Feb 17, 1789; died FEb 4, 1813. Jonathan2 Whitney b. Feb 2, 1791; d. May >10, 1812. Samuel > >b. Nov 22, 1792. David b. Dec 12, 1794. Polly b. July 23, 1796; d. Nov 4, >1798. Russell b. > >May 5, 1798; d. May 30, 1798. Dolly b. Jan 16, 1800. Russell (again) b. Feb >2, 1802. Lucy b. > >Oct 2, 1804. Delinda b. Mar 6, 1806. Lurinda b. Feb 12, 1810. > >Deacon Jonathan Whitney d. Jan 29, 1813, aged 52 yrs. >Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

Whitney Family Source: History of Hartford, Vermont - by William Howard Tucker p.475 Benjamin Whitney of Windham, Conn., was one of the Charter proprietors of Hartford, Vermont In the first division of land among the proprietors, in 1761, he drew lot "No. 1," comrising nineteen acres, located on the north side of White river at its confluence with the Connecticut River. This lot was purchased by Elias Lyman 3d about 1795, after which time, until the completion of the Passumpsic Railroad, that portion of the town was called "Lyman's Point." Mr. Whitney subsequently owned lot No. 64, on which is now located the hamlet known as Centreville, but it is not known that he ever lived in that town. A family of Whitneys lived in West Hartford for many years prior to 1838. The father of the family, Peter Whitney, carried on the manufacture of castings of various kinds. He had several children. One of his sons, Ebenezer Whitney, was postmaster in West Hartford in 1833. The entire family emigrated to Ohio in 1888. Jonathan Whitney, better known as Deacon Whitney, resided in Quechee as early as the year 1800. He was a farmer by occupation; a deacon of the First Congreagational Church at the center of the town, and was influential in the civil p.476 and religious affairs of the town. He was probably a lineal descendant of Benjamin Whitney. The following brief history of his family is taken from a record foound in the office of the Town Clerk of Hartford, viz: Jonathan Whitney Family. Jonathan Whitney, son of Nathan and Abigail Whitney b. July 16, 1761; m. Mary Woodward, March 3, 1785 and had: Polly b. Aug 6, 1785, Mary, (parent died Aug 20, 1785. Jonathan Whitney who m. Lucy Woodward Aug 19, 1786. There children were: Ira b. May 25, 1787; Irena b. Feb 17, 1789; died FEb 4, 1813. Jonathan2 Whitney b. Feb 2, 1791; d. May 10, 1812. Samuel b. Nov 22, 1792. David b. Dec 12, 1794. Polly b. July 23, 1796; d. Nov 4, 1798. Russell b. May 5, 1798; d. May 30, 1798. Dolly b. Jan 16, 1800. Russell (again) b. Feb 2, 1802. Lucy b. Oct 2, 1804. Delinda b. Mar 6, 1806. Lurinda b. Feb 12, 1810. Deacon Jonathan Whitney d. Jan 29, 1813, aged 52 yrs. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth Subject: Whitney Source: Historic Homes & Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Mass. by Ellery Bicknell Crane. p.79 Levi Whitney. John Whitney1, the immigrant ancestor of Levi Whitney of Upton, Mass., was born in England 1589. He was the son of Thomas Whitney, and the grandson of Robert Whitney of England. For further particulars of John Whitney and his ancestry see Whitney family elsewhere in this work. He settled at Watertown, Mass., June 1635. He married in England, Elinor ____ who was born there in 1599 and died at Watertown May 11, 1659. John Whitney m. (2) at Watertown, Sept 29, 1639, Judith Clement. He died June 1, 1673. Children of John & Elinor Whitney are given elsewhere in the Whitney family sketch. (II) John Whitney, son of John Whitney (I) was born in England 1620. He settled in Watertown. He married Ruth Reynolds, dau. of Robert Reynolds. (III) Nathaniel Whitney son of John Whitney2 was born at Watertown, Mass., Feb 1, 1646. He m. Mar 12, 1673, Sarah Hagar. She b. Sept 3, 1651 and died May 7, 1746 at Weston. He settled in Weston about a mile and a half from the village, on the road to Lexington. Dr. Bradbury who now or lately owned the place has built on the original site of the first house an attractive modern house. Nathaniel died at Weston Jan 7, 1732. Children of Nathaniel & Sarah (Hagar) Whitney were: Nathaniel b. Mar 5, 1675; Sarah, Beb 12, 1678; William May 6, 1683; Samuel bap. July 17, 1687; Hannah b. at Weston, bap. Mar 1688; Elizabeth born Dec 15, 1692; Grace born 1700; Mercy. (IV) Nathaniel Whitney son of Nathaniel Whitney3 was born at Weston, Mass., Mar 5, 1675. He m. Nov 7, 1695 Mercy Robinson, b. Sept 6, 1676; died Dec 31, 1740. They res. at Watertown, Mass. where he d. Sept 23, 1730. Children: Nathaniel; Sarah b. Mar 3, 1698; Amos b. April 19, 1701; Elizabeth July 23, 1702 m. Daniel Bigelow; they were the parents of Colonel Timothy Bigelow from whom the local chapter of the DAR is named; Jonas b. Dec 1703; James b. abt 1710; Susanna, bap. June 17, 1711; Solomon (twin) bap. June 17, 1711; Samuel (twin bap. June 17, 1711; Ebenezer bap. April 25, 1714 was a doctor, res. in Worcester Co., d. Jan 23, 1743; Joshua b. Mar 25, 1714; David b. 1716. (V) Nathaniel Whitney son of Nathaniel Whitney (4) was born at Weston, Mass., Jan 23, 1696. He m. June 22, 1721, Mary Childs b. 1699 and died Dec 3,1776. They settled at Westboro, Mass., where he and his wife were admitted to the church, Jan 21, 1728. He had owned the covenant at Concord, Mass., Oct 15, 1727. Children of Nathaniel & Mary (Childs) Whitney were: Ephraim b. at Groton, July 1722. Oliver b. Dec 1, 1724; DAvid Bapt. Nov 8, 1726; Mary b. Feb. 15, 1727; Nathaniel b. July 22, 1728; Anna b. Mar 8, 1730 m. May 4, 1749 David Forbush son of one of the earliest and most prominent citizens of Westboro, Mass. (ancestor of Judge Forbes of Worcester); Amos b. Mar 17, 1732; Lucy b. April 26, 1734; Love b. Sept 13, 1736; Lois b. Feb 9, 1738; Eli bap. May 3, 1740. The inventor of the cotton gin, Eli Whitney was of this Westboro family. (VI) Ephraim Whitney son of Nathaniel Whitney (5) was born at Groton, Mass., July 1722. He m. Dec 6, 1749, Thankful Harrington, born 1729, d. July 16, 1795. He moved with his parents from Groton to Weston and thence later to Westboro, Mass. After his marriage he purchased a large farm at Upton, Mass., on which he res. the remainder of his life. As his death the farm was divided equally between his two sons. He died at Upton July 21, 1797. Children of Ephraim and Thankful (Harrington) Whitney were: Thankful b. Nov 11, 1750 m. Jonathan Batchelor and res. at Upton; Beulah b. Jan 23, 1753 m. May 7, 1772, Samuel Forbush, granson of Daniel the emigrant from Scotland; Ephraim b. May 13, 1760 m. Jemima Whipple & Joanna Sadler; Amos b. June 29, 1759. (VII) Amos Whitney, son of Ephraim Whitney (6) was b. at Upton, June 29, 1759. He m. Eunice Taft, Feb 7, 1784. He always lived in Upton. At his father's death, he inherited part of the farm, on which he lived the remainder of his life. He d. Sept 22, 1814. Eli Whitney, the inventor, was a cousin. Eli's p.81 father was Eli. Amos' father, Ephraim was a brother of Eli Whitney, Sr. father of the in- ventor, whose pedigree back of his father is the same as that here given. Children of Amos and Eunice (Taft) Whitney were: Esther, b. Oct 26, 1783, m. Deacon Morse; Hannah b. Nov 26, 1785, died unm.; Levi b. Mar 26, 1788; Elijah b. Mar 5, 1791 m. Sarah Reed; Amos b. May 8, 1793 m. Nancy Warren; Polly b. Nov 21, 1796, died unm. Daniel b. July 1, 1799; Sally b. Aug. 11, 1801, m. April 1827 Eron Fiske; Joel Whitney b. April 19, 1804 m. Mary J. Whitney. (VIII) Elijah Whitney son of Amos Whitney (7) was b. at Upton, Mass., Mar 5, 1791. He m. at Stow, Mass., April 12, 1822, Sarah Reed. They lived in Upton and Harvard, Mass. Children of Elijah and Sarah (Reed) Whitney were: Levi b. May 22, 1827; Harriet b. Sept 7, 1832 m. Emory Whitney King, b. Mar 31, 1826, and lived in Upton; he was a farmer & highway surveyor of Upton for many years; he was a son of Samuel & Sabra King of Upton; their children were: Arthur Elijah who m. Isabel McBride of Northbridge; Etta, Sarah, Myrtice, Samantha. (IX) Levi Whitney son of Elijah Whitney (8) was born at Upton, Mass., May 22, 1827. When he was a young boy his parents removed to Harvard, Mass and he attended the district schools there. His father returned to Upton to help his grandfather with the farm. Levi Whitney worked on his father's farm in Upton until he was 27. He worked in the straw shop of William Knowlton & Sons in the winter and after he left the farm, worked at the carpenter's trade during the summer months. Mr. Whitney possessed a modest competence largely through his habits of industry and good management of his property. In 1894 he built an attractive home on Maple Avenue, West Upton, where he has since resided. He is a steadfast Republican in politics. He is an active member of the Upton Methodist Church. He m. Nov 13, 1859, Violetta J. Gilman, dau. of Stephen & Jane (Creddiford) Gilman. She was born at Wells, Maine, Jan 15, 1834. Her father was a native of Monmouth, Maine. They were married at Upton. Children of Levi and Violetta J. (Gilman) Whitney were: Clara Belle, b. Sept 10, 1860, died unm. July 22, 1903. Charles Oscar, b. Dec 13, 1861 m. Sarah Ryder of Middleboro; he was educated in the Upton district & high schools; was employed in the straw shop of William Knowlton & Sons; their son George Gilman b. Sept 1, 1884 was in the class of 1906, Worcester Polytechnic Inst.; Dora May b. Sept 6, 1863, was a bookkeeper for William Knowlton & Sons graduate of Upton High Schook, 1881; Ella Maria b. Sept 16, 1865, m. Allen W. Risteen of Hartford, CT, editor of the trade paper Locomotive, published by the Hartford Steam Boiler Ins. Co.; she was a grad. of the Upton High School, 1883 and of the State Normal school in Worcester in 1885; Nellie Frances b. Sept 18, 1869, graduate of the Upton High School, 1887 and of Becker's Commercial School in 1888 worked in the Knowlton shop; lived with her parents in West Upton. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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