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From: "Robert L. Ward" <>
Subject: Re: LYDIA WHITNEY
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 19:46:03


At 09:58 AM 7/10/98 EDT, wrote:
>Is it possible that Lydia Whitney, b 6 Dec. 1736, the daughter of Nathaniel
>and Sarah Ford, could have married Stephen Bryant, Sr.?
>I have a Lydia Whitney, b ca 1735, d 16 Aug 1825 in Saco m to Stephen, b 8
>March 1724, son of David Bryant and Elizabeth Bourne.
>Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.
>Bryant Kimball
>Saugus, MA

First of all, Nathaniel-3 and Sarah (FORD) WHITNEY [Benjamin-2, John-1] had
two daughters Lydia-4, one b. ca. 1718, and d. 14 Jan 1719/20, York, ME, and
the other b. 22 Jul 1726, York, ME, and d. 23 Mar 1728, York, ME. Sarah
(FORD) would have been 51 years old on 6 Dec 1736, so it is surely not this
couple who were the parents of your Lydia (WHITNEY) BRYANT.

Second of all, there is a Lydia-5 WHITNEY, b. 6 Dec 1736, Biddeford, ME, dau.
of Nathan-4 and Lydia (YOUNG) WHITNEY [Nathaniel-3, Benjamin-2, John-1], whose
further history I do not know.

Thirdly, there was a Lydia-5 WHITNEY, b. 20 Feb 1735/6, Brunswick, ME, dau.
of Samuel-4 and Lydia (-----) WHITNEY [John-3, Benjamin-2, John-1], whose
further history I do not know, although she was still living in 1751.

There was a Lydia-5 WHITNEY, b. 2 May 1737, Plainfield, CT, dau. of Ezekiel-4
and Sarah (PARKE) WHITNEY [Ebenezer-3, Richard-2, John-1], no further record.

There was a Lydia-5 WHITNEY, b. 18 Nov 1732, Mendon, MA, dau. of Jonathan-4
and Lydia (JONES) WHITNEY [Jonathan-3, Benjamin-2, John-1], who m. 12 Dec
1754, Samuel BOWKER.

Clearly either of the first two above could have been the bride of Stephen
BRYANT.

This is all the Lydia WHITNEYs born in the 1730's of which I have any record.
Can anyone tell what the subsequent history of any of the above three untraced
Lydia WHITNEYs might have been?

Regards,

Robert

Robert L. Ward

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