WRG: Last night my friend Larry Tracy posted our solution to the question of the ancestry of Edward Whitney of Palmyra, Somerset Co., Maine. We believe that he was Thomas E. Whitney, the son of Ebenezer Whitney and Mehitable Robinson of Litchfield, Maine. I realize that this solution to Edward's ancestry may be upsetting to those who believe that Thomas Clinton Whitney, born 1809, belongs in this family. If one were to use the search engine on the WRG web site, and typed in "Litchfield Maine", one of the hits would be my transcription of the Vital Records of Litchfield from the LDS film of those records. You will see that Thomas E. Whitney was born 30 April 1810, son of Ebenezer and Mehitable Whitney. Nowhere in those records did I find the birth of Thomas C(linton) Whitney in 1809 or any other year. If someone can give me proof that Thomas Clinton Whitney is a member of this family, I will revisit this film to see if I am in error. Or, if he indeed was a member of this family, it certainly would have given Thomas Edward a good reason to adopt Edward as his given name! Edward had an uncle named Thomas G. and a first cousin named Thomas R.In addition, Thmas C., I guess, could have been a close relative. So, I can understand how he might want to be known as Edward. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD