My Benjamin Whittington was born about 1764 in Dwelling Plantation, Ann Arundel County, Maryland. In 1788 he married Cassandra Smith. I believe there were children in this marriage: Jenny, Thomas, Samuel, and Joseph. This first wife died before 1804 when Benjamin Whittington married a second time to Elizabeth Cowman. Some citations make her last name Coman. The child of this second marriage is my ancestor, Henry C. Whittington who was born 14 December, 1809 in Baltimore, Maryland. I suspect that the middle initial �C� stands for his mother�s maiden name. Henry Whittington had been born in Maryland, but was moved to Summerfield, Noble County, Ohio, in 1817. According to family tradition, Henry was raised in the home of an uncle, largely under the care of a colored mammy. This arrangement would lead me to believe that his parents had died when he was still young. I do not know when Henry C. Whittington married, but his wife was Margaret Boyer. One child, Martha Maria Whittington, is known to have been born at Summerfield, Noble County, Ohio in 1845. Probably the earlier children of this marriage were also born here: the namesake child, Benjamin Henry Whittington, born 25 January 1835 as well as Sarah J. Whittington born in 1837, Mary E. Whittington born in 1840, John Henry Whittington born 1842, and Rebecca Ellen Whittington born in 1844. Other children born to this marriage include Margaret Emma Emily Whittington born 1849, Juliana Whittington born 1848, Amanda Whittington born 1851, and Sophia Whittington who apparently died in infancy. Henry moved his family in 1852 by steam ship to Keokuk, Iowa. My ancestor, Susan C. Whittington, was born in Riverside, Washington County, Iowa. There was one more move for Henry C. Whittington to Mankato, Jewel County, Kansas where he died 27 October 1886. Do you see any of your Whittingtons in this bit of family history? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/