This wasn't the first tragic ending for a Whitney-Boardman marriage. Thomas Whitney (also in John's line-- William-William-Joshua-John) married Elizabeth BOARDMAN. He was part of a group of squatters on patroon Robert Livingston's land, and was shot dead in a 1766 gun battle with Livingston's men, in what's now Hillsdale, Columbia Co., N.Y. Their children and grandchildren recovered nicely, though, eventually becoming land dealers themselves, and the primary developers of Broome Co., N.Y. They knew which side of the rent check to be on! Cheers, Ron Kyser On Wednesday, February 23, 2005, at 09:50 AM, karl h schwerin wrote: > The discussion about Boardmans and Whitneys seems to have involved so > far, the Connecticut Whitneys descended from Henry. There is, however, > a Boardman connection in the John & Elinor line as well, although it > ends tragically. >