----- Original Message ----- From: KeithWhittington <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 11:32 AM Subject: Re: Early American-English Link to Whittingtons.....a clearer picture > Thanks Tim for the interest you are showing re...Whittington follow-ups. > > > > I'll make note of William Whittington born 1616 in > Gloucestershire...father Cornelius. > Now , the first actual record ..that my cousin and I have found is a > Roger Whitington and his wife Alice Studman. And like I said it all starts > in the County of Sussex; now West Sussex. > We don't have a birth date of Roger but have a death May 11,1688 and > Alice was born Oct.17, 1624 and died Nov.3, 1683. We have checked all > vital records at the County Records Office at Chichester in West Sussex and > nothing can be found beyond these records. > It appears that all records previous to this time were either lost or > distroyed. These above records dealt with a place in West Sussex called > "Wisborough Green" ( north-west part of Sussex.). > Again..the level of society caste for these people is unknown because > the census reports which talk about occupation etc. never really happened > until 1841 in England. > So Tim....at this point in time this where it all happened for my branch > ..( as OUR) findings report. > Now there are two other (and possibly more) branches of Whittingtons have > been found...at this point we can't make any connections. > #1 A branch appears to started on the Island of Wight ( south of the > coastline of Susssex in the English Channel.) > I think that over the years this growth built up a population along > the southern coast there and then moved north where our bunch is found. > > #2 There are a few cities north of my area of study ( Wisborough Greeen, > Pulborough, Thakeham, West Chiltington) that we have found another > separate family of Whitingtons show up. > This area includes places :Fittleworth, Petworth and Kirdford. > > Since these two areas here are so close on the map that we feel at some > point we will find a connection. > > I suggest you get out a map of England so that my story will be more clear > to you geographically. > Again , Take Care Keith > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 8:11 AM > Subject: Early American-English Link to Whittingtons > > > > The following url places the birth of William Whittington, ancestor of > > Cornelius Whittington, in Gloucestershire, England prior to his arrival in > > Virginia. Goes back about 16 generations to France (Normandy). > > <A > HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hendon/cipp/thewhittingtons.h > tml">http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hendon/cipp/thewhittingtons.ht > ml</A> > > > > The following url shows the important historical role Capt William > > Whittington I played in assisting the suppression of Bacon's Rebellion in > > 17th century America. > > <A > HREF="http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/bacon1.htm">http://www.ls.net/~newriver > /va/bacon1.htm</A> > > > > Tim Hashaw > > Houston, Texas > > > > > > ==== WHITTINGTON Mailing List ==== > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > W H I T T I N G T O N F A M I L Y H I S T O R Y G R O U P > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > > > > > > ==== WHITTINGTON Mailing List ==== > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > W H I T T I N G T O N F A M I L Y H I S T O R Y G R O U P > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >