Bumpus/Whiting link
Can anyone give me a date and names of the parents of Dr. Jeremiah Bumpus Whiting, b. 1771/4 in Sharon, Mass. I am sure his Mother was a Bumpas/Bumpus and married a Whiting, but I cannot find their first names. My theory is, since Bumpas was Hugenot and Whitings were (possibly) Catholic, they were forbidden to see each other, but fell in love, married and were dis-owned by both families. This may be a reason why there is nothing written in family trees. In this time, people never spoke of those who, they thought, tarnished their family. Let me know.....