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on the old Hills homestead at West Hills—which was inherited by his son, His wife was Phebe Sarah White
— Sarah White born about 1713 " died " 180 1 see next page—bottom Jesse Whitman, born Jan. 29, 1749 died
—Lived in Classon from May 1st '56, '7 '8 '9 Lived in Portland av. from May 1st '59 '60 '61 Sarah White
Johnson said that, in his youth, he had visited and seen this grandson, whose name was William Jansen
William told his young visitor "I took one bag on each shoulder, one in each hand, and one in my teeth
This William lived to be 80 years of age, and died so late as 1805.
Three beads of this black money, and six of white, were equivalent to an English penny, or a Dutch stuyver
William Wilde Thayer to Walt Whitman, 19 April 1861
Then among the crowd you would see the tall stout shoulders of Joseph Sprague, with his white head; Before
, Jacob Ryerson, Alert Aersen, Tunis Buys-Garret Cowenhoven, Gabriel Sprong, Urian Andries, John Williams
Just about daylight a white flag was hoisted on the rebel breastworks (as we afterwards found by the