Hi Larry! Sorry for the delay. My children have all been home sick with a virus: fever, cough, etc... Anyway, I do have a John born on May 4, 1719 in York. He was the son of John and Letty (Ford) Whitney who were some of the first settles in New Meadows. John and Letty 's children are Mary Whitney b. March 12, 1704 in York married Thomas Edward on October 16, 1723 in York Samuel Whitney b. May 5, 1707 in York married Lydia ? Elizabeth Whitney b. May 7, 1709 in York Hannah Whitney b. April 17, 1710 in York Mercy Whitney Mehitable Whitney John Whitney b. May 4, 1719 Benjamin Whitney b. May 22, 1725 in York married Jean Brown in 1751 married Mercy Hinkley in 1752 this man is my gggg-grandfather In 1703, John Whitney (Benjamin, John) and his two brothers Timothy and Nathaniel were members of a military company commanded by Captain Abraham Preble of York. The purpose of this company was to provide defense against Indian attack. According to Henry Austin, "This company comprised the flower of York, or the young men of the town. " Later in life Nathaniel became a prominent settler in Gorham, and married Sara Ford, a sister of John's wife, Letty. I have not been able to find out if Sara lived with him in Gorham or not, she may have died by then. I have not been able to find record of Timothy after his service with Captain Preble. John lived in York from 1704 until May 1719 and had a 20 acre grant. He witnessed the will of John Moore at York in 1713. Braveboat Harbor was his home in 1724 and he lived in Kittery in 1732. Unfortunately I don't have anything on the life of John b. 1719. I do have information on his brother Benjamin, from whom I descend. I will keep my eyes open for you. Although I have no members of my family from N. S. or N. B. I have been following the progress of those of you who are researching that area. Good Luck! Your work is interesting. Can you please send me any additional information on the above people that you have? thanks, Carolyn Whitney Branagan Larry Tracy wrote: > Hello Carolyn, > A John Whitney b. 1719 has been a mystery in that after moving from York, > Maine with his family to New Meadow (section of Brunswick, Me.) , he > disappears off the radar screen. His brother Samuel b. 1707 also lives in > New Meadow. The father, John I believe settled in Topsham, a contiguous > town. The question I have is whether any of the Johns' in your line were > born in 1719? This all relates to an ongoing research project of the early > settlers of Maugerville N.S./N.B. along the St. Johns river in 1761-85. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Branagan" <slainte@together.net> > To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 4:41 PM > Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] the Whitney Boys > > > Hi Merry! > > > > Yes, I think the Willard is a coincidence. I have two Willards in my > > family.The first is my great-great Uncle Willard Roscoe Whitney (his > > father was John born 1808) born 1855 in North Yarmouth, Me. died in > > 1925 in Springfield, Mass. The second is my grandfather John Willard > > Whitney born 1889 died 1951. Everyone called himWillard, although his > > first name was John. > > > > My line goes as follows: Me, John Carlton, John Willard, John > > Carlton, John, Samuel, Benjamin, John, Benjamin, John (the immigrant). > > They all stayed in New England, except for John Carlton's quick trip > > out to the California gold fields. I have a few letters and cards he > > wrote while out there. What an adventure that was for a small town New > > England farm boy! I also have the trunk he took with him, still with > > the Wells Fargo Stamp! He returned to set up a moving business with > > his brother Willard. > > > > Now ......Zerah.......wasn't he descended from John the immigrant's > > oldest son John? > > > > Keep in touch! thanks, From, Carolyn Whitney Branagan > > > > > > > > MerryJWhit@aol.com wrote: > > > > > Hi Carolyn, > > > > > > I don't know if there's a link, but my grandfather's name was Willard > > > Johnson > > > Whitney (b. 1876, d. 1954), son of Abraham Johnson Whitney & grandson > > > of > > > Zerah (Zerah was also a gg-grandfather to our Allan Green). Ours went > > > from > > > Mass to Conn. to NY to Michigan (1836-1838 to Mich.). Do you think the > > > > > > Willard (instead of the more usual "William") name is just > > > coincidental? > > > > > > Merry > > > > > > >