Dear Jean, I am Russ Whitney, author of the Book " Building Wealth", a Simon & Schuster c 1996-97-98-99-00 I have located my entire lineage all the way through to Alfred Whitney 1810-1865, of the Greene County, Catskill area of NY. We are stuck here. It seems the family has searched for years to find the parents of Alfred and we can not seem to find the answer. Do you have any tips or info you might suggest. If you can help, I'd love to send you a complimentary copy of "Building Wealth". As of a month or two ago, it was still #2 on the Amazon Best seller list. Thanks for any help you might be able to lend. Sincerely, Russ Whitney