In his book "Before and After Mt. Pisgah", Clare B. Christensen, on pages 29 and 30, tells an interesting background of Mary Lewis, as does also Howard R. Driggs in his book "Pitch Pine Tales" (dated 1955).
Quoting from Clare B. Christensen: "Running Deer was a lovely Indian girl living with her tribe in an Indian Village in the western part of Massachusetts or along the Mohawk River in New York, which runs from Lake Oneida on the west to near Schenectady, north of Albany, into the Hudson river. White men came exploring. Some of them married Indian women. So it was, that Running Deer married a white man. They had children. Then, one of Running Deer's daughters married a man by the name of Lewis, who had a daughter, Mary Lewis.
When the dark haired, dark eyed Mary was a girl, her even darker mother took Mary to an Indian village. One of the Indian women gave Mary an Indian dress, another gave her moccasins, others gave gifts. Mary never forgot her visit with her kindred."
On those same pages, Clare B. Christensen claims (from stories told by Emeline Whiting) Mary Lewis died 1835 at Clay County, Missouri, and that Mary Lewis was daughter of Francis Lewis b.abt 1737 and Jane or Tryphena (the darker mother) who was the daughter of Squawman (perhaps Charles) and Running Deer b.abt 1715.
Mary Lewis and Sylvanus Hulet's daughter, Sally Hulet visited with her Mohawk Indian relatives about 1814, while on her way from Massachusetts to Ohio, in New York state.
Mary Lewis SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED with the Mary Lewis who married Elijah Noyes. Both were having children at the same time but lived many miles apart. Following is the WRONG Mary Lewis for us:TIB 1,263,172 SL 8441 6R p 383 gives following: Birth 3 Apr 1761, Parents:Jonathan Lewis (1731)/Persis Crosby /Elijah Noyes (marriage 16 Sep 1785 Sylvanus Hulet); TIB LA507357.Alt Birth: 3 Apr 1761 Alt Birth: 1763 Of, Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts 1765 Of, Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Other death: Mary Lewis died Aug 1827 , Nelson, Portage, Ohio
Alt Baptism: 5 Feb 1940 Salt Lake
Alt Baptism: 3 Dec 1965
Alt Endowment: 11 Mar 1940
Alt Endowment: 26 Jan 1966 Los Angeles
Alt Seal to Parents: 22 Aug 1951 IFALL - Idaho Falls Idaho
Alt Seal to Parents: 19 Jan 1953
Alt Seal to Parents: 26 Jan 1968 IFALL - Idaho Falls Idaho
Alt Seal to Parents: 11 Apr 1995 ALBER - Cardston Alberta
Alt Seal to Spouse: 18 Nov 1947
Alt Seal to Spouse: 22 Aug 1951 IFALL - Idaho Falls Idaho
Alt Seal to Spouse: 19 Jan 1953
Alt Seal to Spouse: 26 Jan 1968 IFALL - Idaho Falls Idaho
Arch Rec of Naoma M. Harker; Rec of O.C. DayBIRTH: Utah Gen & Hist Mag v.XXV p.77;1MARRIAGE: Church Records of Thompson, Conn; Vital Records of Lee, Mass.BAPTISM: Baptisms for the dead in Nauvoo 1841;ENDOWED: TIB 1,263,172 SL 8441 6R
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Thank you for sharing all this information on the Whiting Family History.
ReplyDeleteMy Grandmother was Martha Whiting Brown Berry (daughter of Edwin Marion Whiting), and my mother was Ruth Brown Lewis. My name is Ginger Hawks (gingerscraper@gmail.com).
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the great information you posted here. Add me to the list of Martha Whiting descendants who are thankful for your efforts (her daughter, Louise, was my mother).
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