WRG, Ken Whitney wrote: WRG: Some of our members are working on the puzzle of the Ephraim Whitney who married Polly Crocker in Machias, Maine. Some of that group think that the Ephraim Whitney that I found born in Buxton, Maine in 1789 is a good candidate for this Ephraim. Here's some more food for thought. In Asa P.Whitney's Whitney Genealogy, this Ephraim is married to a Sally Gary. Some may think that she was his first wife. Anyway, in the published Vital Records of Parsonsfield, Maine, I found two entries for the marriage of Ephraim to a Sally Gerry. Both were entries as a marriage by Elder John Buzzell. One gives a date of 24 April 1814, the other 29 April of the same year. I thought this may be of interest to the Polly Crocker research group. I am also curious as to whether there has been any progress in linking this Ephraim to Polly Crocker. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD All, An observation from my own research: John Buzzell was one of the early Freewill Baptist ministers, playing a very prominent role in its early successes with founder Benjamin Randall. Apparently the Ephraim Whitney that Ken references belongs to the Freewill Baptist Church organization, perhaps a new avenue for investigation. Opening another possibility for those researching Ephraim Whitney, has anyone followed the Ephraim from the Lisbon, Maine area. I seem vaguely to recall some flow to the Machias region from the Lisbon environs and ironically, back again. For anyone wishing to enjoy a well written history and folk ways of Machias done in the late 1950's, more specifically, the hamlet of Marshfield after being set-off in 1846, read "A Maine Hamlet" by Lura Bean. Born in 1887, Bean writes of the period between the years 1894 - 1904 with in-depth reference to earlier everyday hamlet life and customs. She lived with her grandparents who were born in 1828, and through them gained much knowledge of an earlier day. Since Whitneyville, a former hamlet adjacent to Marshfield (orig. Machias tract) had the same hard working settlers, it may prove a valuable resource on how one lived in this area during this early period. Best Wishes, Larry Tracy Jr. Kennebunkport, Maine