Dear Whitney Research Group, I have been a subscriber to this list for about two months and wish to add some info, as well as ask a few questions. I am seeking information on Patty WATKINS, the wife of Fisher WHITNEY (Jason, Mark, Benjamin, John), and the mother of his two children, Patty Watkins WHITNEY GRISWOLD, born 1800, and James Watkins WHITNEY, born 1803. Fisher was born on 2 Jan 1775 in Natick, MA, married Patty in June 1797 in Italy, Yates Co., NY, and died on 19 Dec 1805 in Italy, Yates Co., NY. Patty WATKINS was born in 1780 in Peru, NY and died in 1849 in MA? After the death of Fisher, she married Elias LEE and had eight children with him. She is supposed to be buried next to Fisher WHITNEY in Italy, Yates Co., NY. I have a transcript of a conversation held on 14 April 1895 by my paternal gr-gr-gr-grandmother Rhoda TYLER WATERS HENION HILL LAMPKINS, 1806 - 1897, (Lorrie Darrah Griffin - me, Gordon T. Darrah, Garnett Hoot Darrah, Nellie Waters Hoot, Albert Waters, Rhoda), daughter of Nathan TYLER and Keziah RICHARDSON, in which she describes her siblings, her children and the family of her first husband, Calvin WATERS (my ancestor). Of interest to fellow members of this forum, I hope, is the mention Rhoda makes of her stepmother, Patty WATKINS WHITNEY LEE TYLER. Part of her conversation is as follows: “When Father was a young married man he moved to York State...” Rhoda then lists the names and dates of birth of her siblings, the youngest of which was Lavinia, born 8 Feb 1818. “Lavinia was about 6 years old when Mother died [ca 1824]. Father married again about a year after Mother’s death to a widow named Patty LEE. She had buried two husbands previous to her marriage to Father and had two children by her first husband, whose name was Fisher WHITNEY. The children were Patty and James. Her second husband, Elias LEE, died and left her with eight children: Betsy, the oldest, Silas, Esther, William, Polly, Dedema, Rodney, and Peda, who died when young.” Do any WHITNEY researchers have any information regarding the marriage between my ancestor Nathan TYLER and Patty WATKINS WHITNEY LEE, which occurred ca 1825-26, probably in Yates Co., NY, as well as death/burial info on Nathan TYLER? I have found a Nathan TYLER in the 1830, 1835 and 1840 censuses for Italy, Yates Co., NY which I am assuming is “my” Nathan TYLER. On the Yates Co., NY GenWeb site, under “Estates,” I found an entry for a “Patty TYLER” filed in 1849, which includes James WHITNEY and Patty WHITNEY GRISWOLD and some of her LEE children, which makes me certain that this is the Patty I am seeking information on. If members of the WRG would like a full transcript of Rhoda’s 1895 conversation, please let me know and I shall happily send a copy (which would then be a part of the archives). I have found that Rhoda's information has been "right on" and has led me to finding a lot of info on her siblings and her children. Thank you in advance. I look forward to hearing from anyone who might be able to assist me. Sincerely, Lorrie Darrah Griffin - lorgriff@aol.com Muskegon Co., MI

All, At 02:51 PM 1/29/01 -0500, Lorgriff@aol.com wrote: >Dear Whitney Research Group, > >I have been a subscriber to this list for about two months and wish to add >some info, as well as ask a few questions. > >I am seeking information on Patty WATKINS, the wife of Fisher WHITNEY (Jason, >Mark, Benjamin, John), and the mother of his two children, Patty Watkins >WHITNEY >GRISWOLD, born 1800, and James Watkins WHITNEY, born 1803. Fisher was born >on 2 Jan 1775 in Natick, MA, married Patty in June 1797 in Italy, Yates Co., >NY, and died on 19 Dec 1805 in Italy, Yates Co., NY. Patty WATKINS was born >in 1780 in Peru, NY and died in 1849 in MA? After the death of Fisher, she >married Elias LEE and had eight children with him. She is supposed to be >buried next to Fisher WHITNEY in Italy, Yates Co., NY. Our records show that Fisher WHITNEY "of Middleton, N.Y." and Patty WATKINS published their intentions of marriage 19 Jun 1799 in Peru, Berkshire Co., MA. Then Fisher WHITNEY and Patty WATKINS "of Partridgefield" were married 28 Jul 1799 in Natick, Middlesex Co., MA. According to the Mormons' IGI, Patty WATKINS was herself a WHITNEY descendant, being daughter of James and Esther (WHITNEY) WATKINS, b. ca. 1778, Peru, MA. This was Esther-4 WHITNEY (Mark-3, Benjamin-2, John-1), b. 3 Oct 1742, Hopkinton, MA. Be aware that this source is not a reliable one, however!! Regards, Robert Robert L. Ward WHITNEY Research Group <http://www.whitneygen.org/>