Dear Marie: These questions have been posed to WRG quite a few times over the years. See the discussion in our archives in which Robert Ward explains it much better: http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/mailinglist/list9807.html Evidently the Joshua who married Amy was the son of David. The Joshua who married Anna was the son of William. The Joshua who married Sarah Cochran should be the grandson of David, son of Joshua who married Amy Blodgett. The Joshua who married Anne Ashley should be the grandson of William, son of Joshua who married Anna Blodgett. I'm sure all of us would like to see what more you have. Jeanne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie B. Sheldon" <MarieBSheldon@webtv.net> To: "Jeanne Muse" <jwmuse@compuserve.com> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Joshua and Sarah/Sally (Cochran) Whitney My webtv gone crazy and have had to do this all over to get it out to you. Son is getting me a computer-can't wait I may not be able to get this out either-do you have a mailing address . The subject of this message is only partially about Cochran/Whitney. Itdoes, however, solve the whole mystery if you agree. Since this machine won't take a long message today, will make this a lot shorter than it was. Have document from Beardsley Library in CT. entitled"Blodget-Bodgett Descendants of Thomas of Cambridge, Vol. 1, Generation 1-6 prepared by Bradley Deforest Thompson and Franklin Condit Thompson, NH, 1955, Library File #CS71B652 l955. They ref. VR#s. Briefly (have more info than this): Anna Blodget,d.o.William.-4 m. Squire Joshua Whitney,s.o.William-3&Lydia Perham Whitney. Their son Joshua m. SallyCochran. Amy Blodgett m.1) Joshua Whitney, s.o. David-3 Whitney. Their children were: 1) Asa Whitneyb, 16 Feb. 1742/3, d.10 Aug. l803, Pittsfield, MA. m. 1) Sarah Barnes 1762, 2) Hepsibah Watrous 1776. Preston VR 2:3 2)Joshua Whitney b.16 Jan. 1744/5 Preston VR2:31, d. 3Aug. 1808 m. 1) Anna Ashley Feb 1748-Feb. 28,1822, Salisbury & Pittsfield. d.o. Maj, Noah Ashley. 2)Miriam (Porter) Ashley 3) Mary - m. Lemuel Kingsbury, May 7, 1767 Ref. is Whitney Gen., Correctedby Ashley Gen. P.55 & NE HGR 50:357; Woodstock Family 2:317 (Pls let me know what you think.) Marie