I have some information from various sources on the following Whitneys, Whitney descendents, or spouses. It is compiled on many pages so I will just note the names here and if you can claim any of these, let me know and I will transcribe the information. The following have biographical sketches: CHANDLER, William Henry - b. Dec 13, 1841; son of Charles & Sarah(WHITNEY) Chandler. (chemist) CLAP, Thomas - b. Jun 26, 1703; m 1727, Mary, daughter of Rev. Samuel WHITNEY (educator) COOMBS, Charles Whitney - b Dec 25, 1859; son of L. Augustine & Caroline (WHITNEY) Coombs (musician) CRAGIN, Aaron Harrison - b. Feb 3, 1821; son of Aaron & Sarah (WHITNEY) Cragin. (senator) WHITNEY, Caroline Leslie - b Nov 10, 1853; dau of Seth D. & Adeline Dutton (TRAIN) Whitney. Married to James A. FIELD. (Author - known as Caroline Leslie Field) HOWE, Mark Antony DeWolfe - b. Apr 5, 1808 married (2nd) to Eliza WHITNEY (First bishop of Central PA) MORSE, Anson Daniel - b Aug 13, 1846; grandson of Anson & Eunice (WHITNEY) BUCK (educator) PARKER, Nahum - b. Mar 14, 1760; grandson of Andrew & Sarah (WHITNEY) Parker (senator) PHOENIX, Jonas Phillips - b Jan 14, 1788; m. 1810 Mary, dau of Stephen & Harriet (SUYDAM ) WHITNEY (representative) also noted - son, Stephen Whitney Phoenix (antiquarian) GREEN, Anna Katharine - b Nov 11 1846; dau of James Wilson & Catherine Ann (WHITNEY) Green; married Charles ROHLFS (Author known as Anna K Rohlfs) SHAW, Leslie Mortier - b Nov 2, 1848; grandson of Benoni & Hannah (WHITNEY) Shaw. (cabinet officer) TENNEY, Edward Payson - b Sept 29, 1835; married (2nd) Ellen, dau of Timothy & Elizabeth (WHITNEY) WEEKS (author) WASHBURN, William Barrett - b. Jan 31, 1820; son of Asa & Phebe (WHITNEY) Washburn (governor of MA) TRAIN, Adeline Dutton - b Sept 15, 1824; married Seth Dunbar WHITNEY (Author known as Adeline Dutton Train Whitney) WHITNEY, Asa - b Dec 1, 1791 - d Jun 4, 1874 (inventor) WHITNEY, Eli - b Dec 8, 1765 (inventor) WHITNEY, Henry Mitchell - b Jan 16, 1843; son of Josiah Dwight & Clarissa (JAMES) Whitney. (librarian and educator) WHITNEY, James Lyman - b Nov 28, 1835; son of Josiah Dwight & Clarissa (JAMES) Whitney (librarian) WHITNEY, Josiah Dwight, Jr - b Nov 23, 1819; son of Josiah Dwight & Sarah (WILLISTON) Whitney. (geologist) WHITNEY, William Collins - b July 15, 1841; son of Gen. James Scollay Whitney. (cabinet officer) WHITNEY, WIlliam Dwight - b Feb 9 , 1827; son of Josiah Dwight & Sarah (WILLISTON) Whitney. (philologist) WHITNEY, Henry Clay - b Feb 23, 1831 (lawyer, state senator, author) WHITNEY, Anne - b. Sept 2, 1821 (sculptor, poet) WHITNEY, Asa - b. 1797 d Aug, 1872 (merchant, author) WHITNEY, Caspar - b 1861 (journalist, author) WHITNEY, CHARLES S - b Feb 9, 1824 (railroad president) WHITNEY, Eugene - b Dec 11, 1838 d Jan 27, 1889 (author) WHITNEY, Frederic Augustus - b Sept 13, 1812 d Oct 21, 1820 (clergyman, author) WHITNEY, George - b July 2, 1804 d Apr 2, 1842 (clergyman, author) WHITNEY, George J. - b Jan 26, 1819 (railroad manager) WHITNEY, James Amaziah - b June 30, 1839 (chemist, author) WHITNEY, (Joseph) Ernest - b 1858 (educator, author) WHITNEY, Josiah Dwight - b. Nove 23, 1819 d 1896 (educator, geologist, author) WHITNEY, Levi Lincoln - b Jan 20, 1858 (manufacturer, legislator) GODDARD, Louisa - b Dec 17, 1819; married to ? WHITNEY (author) WHITNEY, Milton Burrall - b Oct 6, 1825 (lawyer, legislator) WHITNEY, Myron W - b Sept 5, 1836 (singer) WHITNEY, Orson F. - b Jul 1, 1855 (clergyman, author, poet) WHITNEY, Peter - b Sept 6, 1744 d Feb 29, 1816 (clergyman, author) WHITNEY, Thomas Richard - b 1804 d Apr 12, 1858 (journalist, congressman, author) WHITNEY, Alexander - d. May 13, 1842 - age 32 WHITNEY, Asa - d Jun 4, 1874 well known car manufacturer WHITNEY, Elias - d June 1860 age 91 WHITNEY, James P. - d Jan 24, 1847 age 44 state senate WHITNEY, Stephen - d Feb 16, 1860 merchant in NY VANDERBILT, Getrude - Mrs Harry Payne WHITNEY (and other Vanderbilt history mentioned) WHITNEY, Love - mentioned in an extensive biography of BOYNTON, Helen Augusta MASON (wife of Henry Boynton) ALLEN, Eleanor Whitney - dau of Thomas and Eleanor Goddard (WHITNEY) Allen. The following is from the Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army. Only rank and service info is given. WHITNEY: Josiah, Lieutenant-Colonel Abner (MA) Benjamin (VT) Francis (MD) Henry (RI) Jonathan (CT) Josiah (MA) Joshua (CT) Josiah (CT) Levi (MA)