WALDO, WHITE and WHITING.

Waldo.-John Weld, of Pomfret, Conn., married Esther Waldo. He died 1763. She died 1777. Can any one give me the place and date of her birth and the names of her parents, and information concerning this branch of the Waldo family?

White.-Elizabeth White, of Brookline, Mass., daughter of John White, married, 1667, Edmund Weld, of Roxbury. Can any one tell me the name of her mother and the names of her grandparents?

Whiting. The Rev. Samuel, of Lynn, Mass. Can any one tell me the name of his first wife, whose daughter Dorothy married Thomas Weld, of Roxbury, 1650 ? CHARLES R. WELD.

Baltimore, Md.

RUSSELL. In a record of the family of John Russell, the Baptist Elder, of Woburn, copied from a family Bible, printed in 1725, by the late Rev. William Jenks, D.D., I find the following:

"John Russell. Lived at Woburn wh he died on ye 1 st day of ye 4th month 1676. Having been made a Freeman of ye Colony May 3. 1635. Ye name of his wife was Elizabeth who died on ye 6th day

of ye 10th month 1644.

Rev John Russell their son was pastor of ye 1st Baptist Church in Boston. He married Sarah Champneys, Octo 31, 1661.

He died Dec 24: 1680.

Joseph Russell their son was born in 1664. On ye fifth day of June 1693. he married Susannah Cheever b. Feb 10. 1660. died Nov 10 1744. being ye youngest daughter of Mr Ezekiel Cheever, ye venerable master of ye Latin School in Boston b Jany 25. 1615 in London. d. Aug 21. 1708. and of Ellen Lothrop his 2d wife m. Nov 18. 1652."

From this Joseph Russell was descended Benjamin, who married Elizabeth Belknap, and the family of Russells from whom sprang the late Major Benjamin Russell, and Ezekiel Russell.

In an interesting volume called the "Russell Genealogy," by the Hon. John Russell Bartlett, 1879, I find it stated that

Joseph Russell (there said to be a son of Rev. John Russell) was born Jan. 15, 1663-4, d. March 13, 1713-14. He married Mary (probably Skinner), who died March 28, 1715, and from them are descended the Russells of the "Russell Genealogy."

I think these two Josephs have been confused by Mr. Bartlett, and by Dr. Jenks, as one and the same person. For Dr. Jenks not having the date of Joseph's death in the Family Bible record, takes the date of the death of the other Joseph, viz. Mar. 13, 1713-14, in a Genealogy prepared by himself before 1847.

The Bible referred to was once in possession of the late Nathaniel Pope Russell, and if it can be produced, may throw light on this confusion of the two genealogies. Dr. Jenks married, 22 October, 1797, Betsey Russell, a descendant of Joseph and Susannah (Cheever) Russell, and through the remainder of his long life took the greatest interest in collecting everything relating to the genealogy of his wife's family. He had no doubt whatever that she was descended from the Rev. John Russell, the son of John, of Woburn.

I hope this query may lead to some further information on the subject. 135 Beacon Street, Boston. SAMUEL H. RUSSELL.

REPLIES.

THE SABIN FAMILY.-We desire to make the following corrections and additions to our article on the Sabin family in the January REGISTER, p. 52.

EBENEZER (No. 10) resided in Woodstock in the first part of his life; removed into Pomfret, where he spent the greater part of his manhood.

NEHEMIAH (No. 12) is recorded as having two wives. We have since learned that this was not the case. It was the son Nehemiah, born Sept. 9, 1713, who married Ruth Cooper, Dec. 3, 1735, and had the children recorded as being by the second wife. Nehemiah, Jr., did not die before 1741 as was stated, but died July 4, 1746. Nehemiah, Sen., died the day following. Elizabeth, wife of Nehemiah, Sen., died Oct. 7, 1756, aged 79 years. This makes the line of the ancestry of Hon. Lorenzo

Sabine as follows: Lorenzo,' Elijah R., Nehemiah, Nehemiah, Nehemiah," Benjamin, William.1

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Thomas Sabin, born Dec. 22, 1793, and still living in Belchertown, Mass., was a son of Thomas, born April 9, 1744. The Rev. Dr. Lewis Sabin, born in Belchertown, April 9, 1807, and settled over a parish in Templeton, Mass., for thirty-five years, and died there June 8, 1873, was a son of this aged citizen of Belchertown. HEZEKIAH (No. 20) lived a greater part of his life in the present town of Thompson, where he was a moving spirit in things pertaining to the town's welfare. ANSON TITUS, JR. Weymouth, Mass.

ALEXANDER (ante, xxxii, 276).—Walter Gibson, of Concord, N. H., sends us the following extract from a deed recorded at Exeter, N. H., which corrects several errors on the page above referred to:

John Gibson and Mary his wife, widow of James Alexander, of Londonderry, N. H. (not Ireland), and Samuel Dorrance and Agnes his wife, daughter of said Alexander, and Joseph Alexander, all of Voluntown, Ct., for £600 sold Nov. 11, 1745, to John Wallace of Londonderry, N. H., cordwinder, 60 acres, home lot of James Alexander, deceased.

HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL INTELLIGENCE.

POOLE'S INDEX TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE.-The new edition of this work, under the editorship of William F. Poole, A.M., librarian of the Chicago Public Library, assisted by Mr. William I. Fletcher of the Watkinson Library, Hartford, Ct., and the cooperation of the principal libraries in this country and England, is now in press. The readers of the REGISTER are already familiar with the plan of the work. The Chicago Dial for March, 1882, gives a history of this immense undertaking. The work, it is there stated, is now completed. The copy is mounted on manila sheets (20x16 inches), of which there are 4,600, weighing a quarter of a ton. The references, of which there are about 250,000, are brought down to January, 1882, just thirty years from the date of the previous edition. Messrs. James R. Osgood & Co., of Boston, have contracted for the publication of the work, and the making of the electrotype plates and the printing are in progress at the University Press, Cambridge. It will be issued in a large royal octavo volume, double columns, of about 1,500 pages, and will include the matter of the edition of 1853. The publishers expect to issue the volume on December 1. The plan is to issue every five years a supplementary volume which will continue the references for that period.

The book will be indispensable to the historical, scientific and literary student, and no public library can afford to be without it. Messrs. Poole and Fletcher deserve the gratitude of all.

THE NARRAGANSETT HISTORICAL REGISTER.-Under this title the Narraganset Historical Publishing Company propose to issue a quarterly magazine devoted to the antiquities, genealogy and history of Washington County or Narragansett, Rhode Island. Each number will contain not less than 72 pages. The first number will appear the present month (July). The subscription price is $2 a year. Address, James N. Arnold, Hamilton, R.I., who is the editor of the magazine.

HISTORY OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA.-Col. J. Lewis Peyton, of Steephill, near Staunton, Va., has ready for the press a history of Augusta County, Va. It will make a volume of about 400 pages. Col. Peyton is a contributor to the REGISTER, and several of his books have been reviewed in its pages. "He is peculiarly qualified for this task," says the Valley Virginian, "and his reputation as an author, both in this country and the old world, will insure a large circulation for the work at its first appearance. This history will supply a long felt want. The old and new Augusta county has been the theatre of some of the most stirring scenes in American history."

REVOLUTIONARY MEMORIALS.-The Rev. A. B. Muzzey has prepared a work with the title: "Reminiscences and Memorials of the Men of the Revolution and their Families," which is now in press and will soon be published by Messrs. Estes &

GENEALOGIES IN PREPARATION.-Persons of the several names are advised to furnish the compilers of these genealogies with records of their own families and other information which they think will be useful. We would suggest that all facts of interest illustrating the family history or character be communicated, especially service under the U. S. government, the holding of other offices, graduation from college or professional schools, occupation, with dates and places of birth, marriage, residence and death.

Baker-By Amos Baker, Esq., No. 1 Derne Street, Boston, Mass. The genealogy will be devoted to the descendants of William and Mary Baker, of Concord, Mass. Circulars furnished and subscriptions received by the author.

Carter. By the Rev. Clark Carter, of Lawrence, Mass.

Ellis and Allied Families.-By Miss Sarah E. Titcomb, 257 Union Street, Springfield, Mass. The Ellis family in this book is descended from Dr. Edward Ellis, of Boston. The allied families are Dean, Prescott, Titcomb, Whiting, Chase, Fuller, Ayer, Deblois, Bartlett, Poor, Dow, Bradley, Pepperell, Montague, Mills, Willard, Pemberton, Hope, Kilby, Spofford, Maverick, Dunster, De les Dernier and Martine. The book will be put to press as soon as one hundred subscribers are obtained at $4 a copy.

Ransom.-By Capt. Clinton B. Sears, U.S.A., United States Military Academy, West Point, N. Y. This work will contain a genealogical record, obtained at great expense of time and money, of all the descendants of Capt. Samuel Ransom, of the Continental Army, who was killed at the Wyoming massacre, July 3, 1778. The compiler will charge nothing for his labor, but offers the work to subscribers at its actual cost, namely, $1.32, with photograph of the author, or $1.12 without. In flexible levant morocco, gilt edge, 75 cents extra.

Felt.-By Levi L. Felt, Esq., 72 Jefferson Street, Hartford, Conn.

Hurlbut, Hurlburt, Hulburd, Hulbert, etc.-By Henry H. Hurlbut. The collection of items for the genealogy of these names, comprising the descendants of at least two distinct families, has been resumed after many years delay. The undersigned has previously gathered a large mass of material relating to the subject, though far from complete. Facts and particulars, not heretofore communicated, or any continuations within the twenty years past, will be received with thanks, by addressing Henry H. Hurlbut, 44 South Ann St., Chicago, Ill.

Pattersons of Londonderry.—By Robert C. Mack, Esq., of Londonderry, N. H.

SOCIETIES AND THEIR PROCEEDINGS.

NEW-ENGLAND HISTORIC, GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.

Boston, Mass., Wednesday, February 1, 1882.—A stated meeting was held at the Society's House, 18 Somerset Street, this afternoon, the president, Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, Ph.D., in the chair.

Resolutions of respect to the memory of the Hon. Robert S. Hale, LL.D., honorary vice-president for New York, by the Hon. Nathaniel F. Safford; the Rev. Edwin A. Dalrymple, S.T.D., honorary vice-president for Maryland, by the Rev. Edmund F. Slafter the Rev. Leonard Bacon, D.D., by the Rev. Increase N. Tarbox, D.D., were reported and unanimously adopted.

The Rev. William Barrows, D.D., of Reading, read a paper on their Relations to Pre-Historic America."

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A paper, by Prof. Herbert B. Adams, Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., on 66 Constables," was read by Mr. Dean. John Ward Dean, the librarian, reported 17 volumes and 31 pamphlets as donations in January.

The Rev. Edmund F. Slafter, the corresponding secretary, reported letters accepting the membership to which they had been elected from Charles H. Coote, of London, England, and the Rev. Ralph W. Kenyon, of Brooklyn, N. Y., as corresponding; and Gilbert Nash, of Weymouth, and William E. Coffin, of Richmond, Ind., as resident members.

The Rev. Increase N. Tarbox, D.D., the historiographer, reported memorial sketches of six members recently deceased, namely, the Rev. Leonard Bacon, D.D., the Hon. John P. Putnam, the Hon. P. Healy, LL.D., Delano A. Goddard, the Hon. Alexander H. Bullock, LL.D., and the Rev. Henry W. Bellows, D.D.

March 1.-A monthly meeting was held this afternoon, President Wilder in the chair.

The Rev. Anson Titus, Jr., of Weymouth, read a paper, entitled, "Certain Elements in the Development of American Character."

The librarian reported as donations in February, 39 volumes and 40 pamphlets. The corresponding secretary reported the acceptance of Charles W. Stevens, of Boston, Hon. Byron Weston, of Dalton, Hon. Newton Talbot, of Boston, and Edmund J. Cleveland, of Elizabeth, N. J., as resident members; and William F. Poole, A.M., of Chicago, Ill., as a corresponding member.

The historiographer reported memorial sketches of two deceased members, the Ilon. Ezra Wilkinson and Samuel W. Phelps.

PILGRIM SOCIETY.

Plymouth, Mass., May 29, 1882.-The annual meeting was held this forenoon. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:

President. Hon. Thomas Russell, of Boston.

Vice-Presidents.-J. Henry Stickney, of Baltimore, Md.; Hon. William M. Evarts, of New York; Frederick L. Ames, of Easton; and Rev. Dr. Henry M. Dexter, of Boston.

Corresponding and Recording Secretary.-William S. Danforth, of Plymouth.
Treasurer.-Isaac N. Stoddard, of Plymouth.

Twenty-nine trustees were also chosen.

A vote of thanks was passed to J. Henry Stickney for his offer to improve Cole's hill. It was also voted that:

"While we recognize the historical fact that the passengers on the shallop of the Mayflower landed on Plymouth Rock on the 11th of December, 1620, and that the twenty-first of the new style corresponds to the day of landing, yet in view of the fact that the twenty-second has been hallowed by an observance during a period of over one hundred years, and consecrated by the words of Winslow, Webster, Everett, Adams, Seward and other great orators of our land, it is hereby resolved that hereafter the twenty-second of December be observed by the Pilgrim Society as the anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims."

This action is surprising. It seems that the anniversary henceforth to be celebrated at Plymouth is not that of the landing of the Pilgrims, but of the orations of their eloquent eulogists.

MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

Portland, Thursday, May 25, 1882.-The Spring meeting was held in the Society's room in the City Building. In the absence of the president, the Hon. Israel Washburn, Jr., was called to the chair.

Hubbard W. Bryant, the librarian, reported the additions to the library and cabinet, which were very large.

On motion of R. K. Sewall, of Wiscasset, it was voted to appoint a committee of one from each county to prepare a full and authentic history of Maine, and to bring the project to the notice of the Legislature. The chairman was instructed to appoint the committee, which will be announced hereafter.

Hon. Joseph Williamson, of Belfast, read a paper on Gen. John Sullivan, defending him from the charges of Bancroft against his integrity. Judge Williamson's paper was accepted and endorsed by the Society.

A paper by the Hon. Albert W. Paine, of Bangor, on "The Territorial History of Bangor and Vicinity," was read by Gov. Washburn.

It was voted that the Longfellow memorial exercises be incorporated in the volume to be issued by the Society.

Evening Session-The Society met in the evening, pursuant to adjournment. Hon. William Goold delivered an address on presenting two banners of historic interest to citizens of Portland, and photographs of the tomb of Sir Ferdinando Gorges at Wrexham, England, before and after its restoration, to the expense of which the Society contributed. One of the banners was painted to commemorate the completion of the railroad connection between the river St Lawrence and the waters of the Atlantic at Portland; and the other was the standard of the Portland Rifle Corps, organized in 1810, which standard was painted about fifty years ago. Rufus K. Sewall read a paper on "Samoset of Plymouth."

Hon. George F. Talbot reported resolutions on the death of Henry Wadsworth

GENEALOGIES IN PREPARATION.-Persons of the several names are advised to br nish the compilers of these genealogies with records of their own families and ede information which they think will be useful. We would suggest that all forts of interest illustrating the family history or character be communicate, expenly service under the U. S. government, the holding of other offices, graduation fra college or professional schools, occupation, with dates and places of birth, marriag

residence and death.

Baker.-By Amos Baker, Esq., No. 1 Derne Street, Boston, Mass. The genesing will be devoted to the descendants of William and Mary Baker, of Concord, Ma Circulars furnished and subscriptions received by the author.

Carter. By the Rev. Clark Carter, of Lawrence, Mass.

Ellis and Allied Families.-By Miss Sarah E. Titcomb, 257 Union Street, Springfield, Mass. The Ellis family in this book is descended from Dr. Edward Ells, Boston. The allied families are Dean, Prescott, Titcomb, Whiting, Chase, Falm, Ayer, Deblois, Bartlett, Poor, Dow, Bradley, Pepperell, Montague, Mills, Willard, Pemberton, Hope, Kilby, Spofford, Maverick, Dunster, De les Dernier and M tine. The book will be put to press as soon as one hundred subscribers are ob tained at $4 a copy.

Ransom-By Capt. Clinton B. Sears, U.S.A., United States Military Academy, West Point, N. Y. This work will contain a genealogical record, obtained it great expense of time and money, of all the descendants of Capt. Samuel Ran of the Continental Army, who was killed at the Wyoming massacre, July 3, 1778. The compiler will charge nothing for his labor, but offers the work to subscribers at its actual cost, namely, $1.32, with photograph of the author, or $1.12 without. In flexible levant morocco, gilt edge, 75 cents extra.

Felt.-By Levi L. Felt, Esq., 72 Jefferson Street, Hartford, Conn.

Hurlbut, Hurlburt, Hulburd, Hulbert, etc.—By Henry H. Hurlbut. The les tion of items for the genealogy of these names, comprising the descendants of t least two distinct families, has been resumed after many years delay. The undersigned has previously gathered a large mass of material relating to the subject, though far from complete. Facts and particulars, not heretofore communicated, or any continuations within the twenty years past, will be received with thanks, by addressing Henry H. Hurlbut, 44 South Ann St., Chicago, Ill. N. H.

Pattersons of Londonderry.-By Robert C. Mack, Esq., of Londonderry,

SOCIETIES AND THEIR PROCEEDINGS.

NEW-ENGLAND HISTORIC, GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.

Boston, Mass., Wednesday, February 1, 1882.-A stated meeting was held at the Society's House, 18 Somerset Street, this afternoon, the president, Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, Ph.D., in the chair.

Resolutions of respect to the memory of the Hon. Robert S. Hale, LL.D., honorary vice-president for New York, by the Hon. Nathaniel F. Safford; the Rev. Edwin A Dalrymple, S.T.D., honorary vice-president for Maryland, by the Rev. Edmund F. Slafter the Rev. Leonard Bacon, D.D., by the Rev. Increase N. Tarbox, D.D., A were reported and unanimously adopted.

The Rev. William Barrows, D.D., of Reading, read a paper on "The Aztecs and their Relations to Pre-Historic America."

A paper, by Prof. Herbert B. Adams, Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins University, Balti more, Md., on "Constables," was read by Mr. Dean.

John Ward Dean, the librarian, reported 17 volumes and 31 pamphlets as domations in January.

The Rev. Edmund F. Slafter, the corresponding secretary, reported letters ac cepting the membership to which they had been elected from Charles H. Cuote, f London, England, and the Rev. Ralph W. Kenyon, of Brooklyn, N. Y., as corre sponding; and Gilbert Nash, of Weymouth, and William E. Coffin, of Richmond, Ind., as resident members.

The Rev. Increase N. Tarbox, D.D., the historiographer, reported memorial sketches of six members recently deceased, namely, the Rev. Leonard Bacon, D.D., the Hon. John P. Putnam, the Hon. P. Healy, LL.D., Delano A. Goddard, the Hon. Alexander H. Bullock, LL.D., and the Rev. Henry W. Bellows, D.D.

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