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From: Jo Ann Curbo <>
Subject: Re: Samuel Whitney
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 96 04:46:21 GMT


Michael,
I got the information that you sent snail mail. My ancestor, Mary Whitney, was
definitely one of the Whitneys who came through Bermuda. Mary had to be
Joshua's granddaughter. Her father was David (Davis), Joseph, Francis, or
maybe (doubtful) Samuel.

I believe that Mary who married an ELKINS was in Winston (Barnwell) Co., SC
1776 - 1787. Do you have any information on Whitney's being there in this time
period?

One of Mary's sons, Shadrack, filed for a Rev. Penison in 1830 while living in
Posey Co., IN. Apparently, the pension was filed with the County, but never
filed with federal government. From this application Shadrack lists the
following information. . . b. Edgecombe Co., NC ca 1750, 1776 living on Broad
River near edge of NC. After war, lived in SC, KY, IN.

Joshua ELKINS, another son of Mary Whitney Elkins, states in his Rev. Pension
application that he lived in Winston Co., SC when he enlisted.

You have Whitneys in Pendleton District, SC during the 1800 Census. John,
Joshua, and Shadrack Elkins were also here during this time period.

As soon as I have time, I plan to start looking for more information on
Whitney/Elkins in Winston Co., SC. Thanks for the information. I don't
believe that I could every have documented the Whitney/Elkins connection
without you help. Again, THANKS!

--
Jo Ann Curbo
P.O. Box 584
Lorenzo, TX 79343

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On 11/13/96 9:52PM, in message <>,
wrote:

Since we have so many new members and I've seen new sources used I'm going
to
repost my family to see if anyone has anything. Looking for info on Samuel
Whitney born ca. 1615 in England, will proven 1674 in Bermuda. There is a
chapter in "Some Southern Colonial Families Vol. 5" that proves me back to
Samuel. There is also an interesting item on who his father maybe but they
hadn't proven it yet when the book was printed. They make a good arguement
that the father of Samuel was Capt. Francis Whitney who died in Bermuda in
1619 from injuries when the mast of his ship broke in a storm. They infer
that Capt. Francis was an army capt. not a sea capt.. It's thought the ship
"Garland" was transporting prisoners to VA so that's why he was onboard to
take charge of them. It is know he held two shares in the Virginia Company
for the trip so it's quite likely he had his family with him and was going
to
stay in VA when he got there. So does anyone have any info on a Francis
Whitney who would have been old enough to have been an army capt. by 1619?

Thanks,
Michael Whitney

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