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From: Christopher Branagan <>
Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] susannah martin
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 21:49:04 -0400
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Carolyn wrote:

> Hi Noreen! There are two connections that I know of between the Whitney family
> and Susannah Martin, one of the women tried and hung for witchcraft in Salem
> in 1692.
>
> The first one is this:
>
> Ella Elizabeth Peasley married John Carlton Whitney (John, Samuel, Benjamin,
> John, Benjamin, John) in 1886 in Everett, Mass. The Peasley line is as follows:
> 1. Joseph Peasley (the immigrant) married Mary Johnson
> 2. Joseph Peasley married Ruth Barnard
> 3. John Peasley married Mary Martin ( Mary's father was John Martin, his mother
> was Susannah)
> 4.Nathan Peasley married Lydia Grove
> 5.Reuben Peasley married Judith Noyes
> 6.Reuben Peasley married Ruth Putnam
> 7.Moses Flint Peasley married Sally Follensbee Bradley
> 8. Moses Flint Peasley married Elizabeth Julia Potter
> 9. Ella Peasley married John Carlton Whitney
>
> The second one I have only recently become aware of and it was through
> information provided by Linda Bastarache of the WRG. According to Linda ,
> the second connection between the Whitneys and Susannah Martin is this:
>
> Barbara Winslow married Alexander Whitney . We are not sure how or if
> Alexander connects to John and Elinor, but......he is a Whitney. Barbara
> Winslow's line is as follows:
> 1.Joseph Peasley (the immigrant) married Mary Johnson
> 2.Joseph Peasley married Ruth Barnard
> 3. John Peasley married Mary Martin ( the same Mary Martin as above, daughter of
> John and granddaughter of Susannah)
> 4. Sarah Peasley married Peter Morrell
> 5. Ruth Morrell married Samuel Winslow
> 6. Hezekiah Winslow married Phebe Doughty
> 7. Barbara Winslow married Alexander Whitney
>
> If you come across any other connections, could you let me know? I've been
> studying the Whitneys for quite a while, but have only recently begun studying
> the Peasleys. They are a fascinating family with connections to Penobscot
> tribe of Maine.
> Keep in touch, from , Carolyn Whitney Branagan
>
> vttrails wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Chris Branagan <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 9:55 AM
> > Subject: [WHITNEY-L] susannah martin
> >
> > > Has there been a connection found between the Whitney family from
> > > Watertown and Susannah Martin, who was one of the unfortunate people
> > > tried and hung for witchcraft in Salem?
> > > from, Carolyn
> >
> > Hi Carolyn,
> > This is the first I've heard about any connection between the Whitneys of
> > Watertown and anyone involved in the Salem Witch Trails. I'm curious to know
> > more about this..could you tell me what you know and your reason for
> > believing there's a connection? Thanks!
> > Noreen

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