Please allow me to introduce myself, Larry Tracy Jr. and Nancy Metelski, who are avid researchers that have traveled throughout Maine to access primary sources for the many families under research. In recent years, our Whitney line has become an obsession, mainly for the fact that it became a challenge never encountered before. We found ALL written material incorrect or simply, not adding up. Specifically, we had gotten back to a Moses Whitney of Raymond, Me.(later to be called Casco in this particular area) The problem was that at least 4 different Moses Whitneys' were located within a very short distance of each other, making scant records muddy at best. This early spring we finally hit paydirt! For those in the WRG that like detail and source backup, let me preface by stating the only hint we had of the origin of Moses, our direct line, was his son's statement in the 1880 census that his father was of New Brunswick and his mother was of Holland. Note: The mother, Sarah Hamlin or Hamblen we have never been able to solve. Moses married Sarah in Otisfield, Me. in 1804, from which 11 children were born of the union. He was credited with 14 but we disproved this re- copy of the Raynond records of the 1880's. The last 3 children should have been credited to a Moses Whitney of the same area born 1806/7. Nancy and I shifted our focus this spring and revisited more thoroughly Bridgton, Me. Unknown to us was the fact that there are 2 transcriptions of the Bridgton records, one being the current one reflecting entries of the one book at town hall. The other exists as 2 copies and resembles the former with the exception that town historian Blyn Davis incorporated a little known record ledger by a Dr. Ingalls, the first clerk of Bridgton. We have expended a great deal of effort in attempting to locate this other book with little result other than irritating some people. It has been said that the book did not burn in the fire at the home of Blyn Davis when there was a fire several years ago. At any rate, the Ingalls record book has not surfaced at this writing. Blyn Davis was described to us as meticulous with detail and he was, in fact, an author of several books on Bridgton, one being "The Ridge". Thus, we are lead to conclude that the additional family records included within the transcription are complete and correct as to detail. Nancy and I believe that the following family unit extracted from the second Blyn Davis transcription book is new information for the WRG data base.. However, it does not solve the question of who exactly was Josiah Whitney and where did he come from?? Ellen Collins and Ken Whitney have supplied wonderful information, thought and theory that have clarified this dilemma. Now, we throw it out to the WRG for your close investigative attention. More on other aspects following the Josiah Whitney Family unit. Children of Josiah and_____ Whitney 1. Josiah, born Sept. 27 1776 in St. Johns 2. Hannah, born June 18 1778 in St. Johns 3. Moses, born Nov 12 1780 4. John, born July 23 1783 in Nova Scotia 5. Sarah, born Sept 26 1786 in Beverly 6. Lydia, born Aug 16 1789 in Bridgton Theodore Ingalls' records To be as brief as possible, this is what we know about Josiah Whitney or a Josiah presumed to be the N.B./Bridgton Josiah. A Josiah appears in land records in Nova Scotia in 1769 as per Ellen. Rev. Seth Noble makes reference to a Josiah in a letter of 1775 stating "Josiah Whitney is now married" This letter can be found in the Noble Genealogy.. In the book "Loyalists to Canada"", a Sarah Whitney is definitely described with the first 4 children above.. The English compiled a list of men, women and children separately at many of the towns in N.B in 1784. Sarah was listed in Belle vue at Beaver Harbor where there was a contingent of Loyalists and Quakers. The book lists a Josiah Wilson???? in this manner, however we found in the original it is Whitney. It appears that Josiah lived in St. Johns, Maugerville and Beaver Harbor as his itinerary seems to indicate. Other people that appear in the Bridgton records that we not as being in Maugerville are Wm. Sears and Asa Kimball. Current focus is on Josiah as being the son of Dr. John Whitney who had a Josiah in 1741 on the Cape. It should be noted that several o Dr. John's brothers and children settled in Bridgton and Gorham. Nancy and I found a reference relating that Josiah was of Ct. We do know that the Richardson family of Pomfret, Ct. left with others for farming in Chebeuge Nova Scotia in 1761. Religious difficulties brought them to Maugerville about 1774, according to the well researched Richardson Genealogy. We do know that Moses Whitney's children had much contact with the children of Amos Richardson, probably born at Maugerville about 1774 and removed to Greenwood, Me with his brother John about 1799. Much can be written,however we would like to throw it out to WRG for investigation, especially for Mass. and Ct. researchers. Any further questions we would be happy to respond. Larry Tracy (tracycomm@loa.com) and Nancy Metelski (nmetelski@cybertours.com) Please send e-mail responses to both e-mails, Thank you