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From: "Robert L. Ward" <>
Subject: Re: Witney12 Problem
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 1997 18:02:54


At 05:22 AM 9/12/97 -0400, you wrote:
>In the little that I was able to get to I found that my Alice Whitney,
>married to Nathaniel Woods, was not listed as the child of Joshua, the son of
>John and Elinor. Is there a problem?

The analysis is an interesting exercise. Joshua-2 WHITNEY named in his will,
among others, "my five daughters now living, Mary PEIRCE, Elenor SHEPARD,
Sarah JUELL, Martha WILLIAMS, and Elizabeth FARNWORTH"; eldest daughter
HUTCHINS's children; and eldest daughter, wife of Thomas WOODS, having
received her portion. Alice, wife of Nathaniel WOODS was living at the date
of this will, 17 Apr 1713. It seems impossible that she was a daughter of
Joshua WHITNEY. No other credible evidence either in favor or against this
identification has been found so far, as far as I know. I conclude that
Alice (-----) WOODS is very unlikely to be a daughter of Joshua WHITNEY,
although Nathaniel's brother Thomas WOODS did marry Hannah WHITNEY, daughter
of Joshua.

Regards,

Robert

Robert L. Ward

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