Dear WRG, I have found that one of the early governors of California was Robert Whitney WATERMAN (1824-1891). I investigated his ancestry to try to find the source of his middle name. His Ahnentafel looks like this: 1. Robert Whitney-8 WATERMAN (1824-1891) 2. John Dean-7 WATERMAN (1785-1837) 3. Mary Graves-6 WALDO (1787-1843), m. 1810 4. Gladding-6 WATERMAN (1757-1834) 5. Charlotte DEAN (1764-1841), m. 1782 6. Calvin-5 WALDO (1759-1815) 7. Judith-5 GRAVES (1764-1808), m. 1777 8. William-5 WATERMAN (1724-1793) 9. Rebecca-4 GLADDING (1734- ) 10. John DEAN (ca1725- ) 11. Thankful-4 (PARSONS) ASHLEY (1723- ), m. 1753 12. Shubael-4 WALDO (1707-1776) 13. Abigail-5 ALLEN (1712-1799), m. 1730 14. Moses-4 GRAVES (1700-1785) 15. Catherine ----- (ca1704- ), m. 1760 16. John-4 WATERMAN (1694-aft1740) 17. Ann-4 HYDE (1697-1766), m. 1715 18. Nathaniel-3 GLADDING () 19. (), m. 20. ----- DEAN 21. ----- ----- 22. Noah-3 PARSONS (1692-1779) 23. Mindwell-3 EDWARDS (1694-1775), m. 1712 24. Edward-3 WALDO (1684-1767) 25. Thankful-3 DIMMOCK (1684-1757), m. 1706 26. Samuel-4 ALLEN (ca1690- ) 27. Mary-3 ALDEN (ca1690- ), m. ca1700 28. Jonathan-3 GRAVES (1666-1737) 29. Sarah-4 PARSONS (ca1679-1710), m. ca1698 30. ----- ----- 31. ----- ----- This is enough to conclude that Gov. WATERMAN had no direct WHITNEY ancestors. Then I realized that his maternal grandfather, Calvin WALDO had married secondly, Clarissa (DWIGHT) WHITNEY, widow of Abel WHITNEY of Northampton, MA. It must be from that connection that his middle name was derived. Regards, Robert Mr. Robert L. Ward [email protected] http://www.whitneygen.org/home.html

Nice work by Robert, but I could have saved him the trouble. A more immediate clue that Gov. Waterman was not a Whitney is that he ran for office-- and won. Whitneys do not have the best record on the stump! However, the Governor can claim other notable relatives. Gen. Benedict Arnold's mother was a Waterman, and the General and the Governor are second cousins thrice removed. Cheers, Ron Kyser On Thursday, April 28, 2005, at 06:18 PM, Robert L. Ward wrote: > Dear WRG, > > I have found that one of the early governors of California was Robert > Whitney WATERMAN (1824-1891). I investigated his ancestry to try to > find the source of his middle name. His Ahnentafel looks like this: > > 1. Robert Whitney-8 WATERMAN (1824-1891) > 2. John Dean-7 WATERMAN (1785-1837) > 3. Mary Graves-6 WALDO (1787-1843), m. 1810 > 4. Gladding-6 WATERMAN (1757-1834) > 5. Charlotte DEAN (1764-1841), m. 1782 > 6. Calvin-5 WALDO (1759-1815) > 7. Judith-5 GRAVES (1764-1808), m. 1777 > 8. William-5 WATERMAN (1724-1793) > 9. Rebecca-4 GLADDING (1734- ) > 10. John DEAN (ca1725- ) > 11. Thankful-4 (PARSONS) ASHLEY (1723- ), m. 1753 > 12. Shubael-4 WALDO (1707-1776) > 13. Abigail-5 ALLEN (1712-1799), m. 1730 > 14. Moses-4 GRAVES (1700-1785) > 15. Catherine ----- (ca1704- ), m. 1760 > 16. John-4 WATERMAN (1694-aft1740) > 17. Ann-4 HYDE (1697-1766), m. 1715 > 18. Nathaniel-3 GLADDING () > 19. (), m. > 20. ----- DEAN > 21. ----- ----- > 22. Noah-3 PARSONS (1692-1779) > 23. Mindwell-3 EDWARDS (1694-1775), m. 1712 > 24. Edward-3 WALDO (1684-1767) > 25. Thankful-3 DIMMOCK (1684-1757), m. 1706 > 26. Samuel-4 ALLEN (ca1690- ) > 27. Mary-3 ALDEN (ca1690- ), m. ca1700 > 28. Jonathan-3 GRAVES (1666-1737) > 29. Sarah-4 PARSONS (ca1679-1710), m. ca1698 > 30. ----- ----- > 31. ----- ----- > > This is enough to conclude that Gov. WATERMAN had no direct WHITNEY > ancestors. > Then I realized that his maternal grandfather, Calvin WALDO had married > secondly, > Clarissa (DWIGHT) WHITNEY, widow of Abel WHITNEY of Northampton, MA. > It must be > from that connection that his middle name was derived. > > Regards, > > Robert > > Mr. Robert L. Ward > [email protected] > http://www.whitneygen.org/home.html