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TITLE: A Sketch of the Life of Col. Daniel Whiting of Dedham, Mass.,
1732-1807.
AUTHOR: Mehetable W. N. Davenport
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: Printed for private circulation by The American
Bank Note Co., Type Dept., New York, 1881.
FORMAT: 122 page
CONTENTS: Nathaniel Whiting emigrated in 1638 from England to Lynn, MA,
and soon moved to Dedham. He married Hannah Dwight in 1643. Daniel Whiting
(1732-1807), direct descendant in the fourth generation and grandfather of the
author, married Mehetable Haven in 1761, and served in both the French and
Indian War and the Revolutionary War. Includes genealogical and biographical
notices of his descendants and of the Haven and Newell families, with extracts
from family letters by the author.
TITLE: Whiting Genealogy - Nathaniel Whiting of Dedham, Mass., 1641,
and five generations of his descendants.
AUTHOR: Theodore Studley Lazel
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: T. R. Marvin & Son, Boston, 1902.
FORMAT: 80 pages.
CONTENTS: Updates the genealogical record of the Whiting family of
Dedham, enabling the descendants to connect their own families with the
immigrant ancestor, Nathaniel Whiting. The "Register Plan" is used. The
information was taken from public records and the usual sources of genealogical
information, with the idea of making a special feature of the abstracts of
wills, deeds, etc. Reference by volume and page to the records in the various
county registries is given in each case, as well as frequent cross references to
published genealogies of allied families. Includes index.
TITLE: The Whitin Family.
AUTHOR: Compiled by Katherine Whiting Swift & published by her husband,
Elijah Kent Swift, Whitinsville, MA.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: Privately printed at the Commonwealth Press,
Worcester, Mass., 1955.
FORMAT: 216 pages.
CONTENTS: Traces the Whiting family from the immigrant ancestor,
Nathaniel Whiting, to Paul Whiting who dropped the 'g' from his name to
distinguish himself from a distant cousin who kept a tavern in Sutton. The
author, a descendant of this Paul Whiting, traced the Whitin line and those of
allied families, some of which include the family history in England. Gives
references and includes index.
TITLE: Whiting Genealogy - Nathaniel Whiting and His Minnesota
Descendants.
AUTHOR: Fred N. Whiting; edited by Charles C. Whiting
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: Privately published by the author, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, 1978.
FORMAT: 48 pages.
CONTENTS: The Preface outlines the author's background for the book.
Chapter I, Nathaniel Whiting's English Ancestry, is a summary of Nathaniel's
ancestry and includes a Sketch Pedigree of Nathaniel's line back to Rev. Giles
Whiting in England. Chapter II, Nathaniel Whiting in New England, gives a brief
background of Nathaniel. Chapter III, Samuel Whiting through Timothy and Amos
Whiting, covers the generations between Nathaniel and the Whiting descendants
who migrated to Minnesota. Chapter IV, The Minnesota Descendants of Nathaniel
Whiting, is the major focus of this book, covering 130 individuals, in
alphabetical order. Chapter V, Future Generations, provides forms in which to
document new generations. Includes a Preface, Table of Contents, and an Amended
Addendum.
TITLE: Whiting Genealogy.
AUTHOR: Peter Whiting Waterfield
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: Howland Letter Service, Inc., Cortland, OH,
1983.
FORMAT: 122 pages.
CONTENTS: The Whitings in America originated from four families who may
have descended from the same English line - Nathaniel Whiting (1609-1688) came
from Boxford, England, to Lynn, MA, in 1638 and moved to Dedham, MA, in 1641;
Rev. Samuel Whiting (born 1597) came from Boston, England, and settled in Lynn,
MA, in 1636; Col. William Whiting came from Boxford, England, in 1633 and
settled in Hartford, CT; James Whitinge settled in Virginia in 1624. Cites
references and publications used and includes a historical section with excerpts
of selected sources, and an account of the direct lines back to England from
Nathaniel.
Manuscripts, Etc.
University of Wisconsin Libraries, Madison,
Wisconsin
Author/Creator: Whiting, Susan Fairbank, 1833-1913.
Title: Reminiscences, 1908.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Summary: Reminiscences of childhood and early married life in
Cattaraugus, New York, and, after 1845, near Waupun, Wisconsin, written by Susan
Fairbank (Mrs. Newell) Whiting in 1908; plus a genealogical outline of her
ancestry and descendants.
Subjects: Fairbanks family --Genealogy.
Whiting family --Genealogy.
Children --New York (State) --Cattaraugus.
Pioneers --Wisconsin.
Waupun (Wis.)
Form/Genre: Manuscript collection.
Genealogies.
Reminiscences.
RLIN Number: WIHV94-A2092
University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon
Title: Robert Day Lytle papers, 1917-1963
Authors: University of Oregon. Libraries.
Special Collections & University Archives
Lytle, Robert Day
Keywords: Lytle, Robert Day
Oregon State Bar
Practice of law -- Oregon -- Malheur County
Public prosecutors -- Oregon -- Malheur County
City attorneys -- Oregon -- Vale
Malheur County (Or.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Water rights -- Oregon -- Malheur County
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Issue Date: 22-Nov-2004
Abstract: Robert Lytle came from the
Midwest to Oregon, where he began a law practice in Vale, Oregon in 1916. From
1920-1925, Lytle was Malheur County District Attorney, and served as city
attorney for Vale, 1922-1967. The collection includes a few personal files, but
most of the collection consists of selected case files representative of a
varied practice, including cases regarding water rights. Miscellaneous files
include correspondence in political matters, Oregon State Bar Association,
Japanese-Americans in Malheur County, and Oregon State Bar v. Weinstein.
Description: 25.5 linear ft. (17 containers)
URL:
http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/documents/retrieve.asp?docname=oruax%5F788.xml
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/291
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NOTE: I possess a photocopy of each of the five books. If you would like
me to look up something for you, let me know. I will gladly take a look. There
is much more in the books that is not covered on my web page, since I started at
a certain point and came forward from there.
Updates
07/17/07 - Added Susan Fairbank Whiting manuscript and Robert Day Lytle
papers.
04/16/07 - Added book by Fred N. Whiting. |