Hi There!
So pleased to read your reply to Vicki.
My great grandmother was Sophia Elizabeth Whitespunner whose brother Charles was your grandfather! So our respective great great grandmother was Letitita!
I have been doing a lot of research re this side of my family. When looking at various links I came across a few Whitespunners who are buried in Mobile.I had figured out that Charles was Sophia's brother. Curiously one of the Whitespunners buried a few years ago was Richard Merrin Whitespunner. Well...Sophia married a clergyman called Richard James Merrin. They had a son called Benjamin Damer merrin [my grandfather] who had my father who was called Richard Edward Damer Merrin. I wonder what the connection was as to why your Moble Whitespunner was given that name??
I guess we are cousins then
I left Englad when I was 21 after university. I married a Canadian and we live in Northern British Columbia. I have 3 children, (*)...Damer is a family anme and every generation has it.
Although I have done a lot of research [and Vicki sent me Benjamin's will..it is truly fascinating] but I cant find out who letitia's mother was. My sister who lives in London has the book you were talking about whcih describes letitia's days in Florida. It was given to my Aunt Sybil by Zoe who was Sophia's grandaughter.
I am very pleased to meet you this way and perhaps you will get in touch directly!
I came across a Damer Whitespunner coincidently today from Moblie..perhaps he is related to you. I suspect so!
Jo Merrin Damer Beattie
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