Mariruth,

It is my pleasure, I can't count how many times someone has helped me out over the last 15 years of researching.

As for documentation, I haven't been working on my husband's Betterley line for as long as my own, but I can offer the following:

(My husband's line splits off from yours with William Ward Betterley(1835-1899)brother to your George Warren Betterley (1815-1886)- sons of George Betterley (1790-1858)and Dimmis Whipple (1792-1864) - so I will start there)

First, let me say, you will find a wealth of Betterley information (including this line) on www.minnesotacousins.com
Also, look for more on John Alden and Priscilla Mullins on the Alden Kindred of America sight at www.alden.org - other Alden decendents include John Adams, John Quincy Admas, the poet Longfellow, Marilyn Monroe and Dan Quayle to name a few.

There is a bible record (The Dunklee Bible) transcribed which holds information on the Betterley's (located on the Minnesota Cousins website)I've copied it in below.

The Alden website lists the first three generations of Alden kindred on their website: http://www.alden.org/our_family/3generations.htm
which is taken from published works on the Alden descendency records. There is also a 5-genreation book out there thatI plan to get ahold of as well. This would connect our Dunklee bible data to the Alden data directly. (5th generation from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins is Thomas Betterley and Elizabeth Carson)

Loren Dahling (minnesotacousins.com)mentions some of her sources on her website and states that you can e-mail her to request all of them. I haven't done so yet, but I'm sure if you ask her she could provide you with a ton of primary sources.


Dunklee Bibles: (Copied from MinnesotaCousins.com)
I, Martha Bennett Betterley, do hereby certify that the statements made
in the generations below mentioned are a true and exact copy of the
family bibles owned by:
Mrs. Robert Dunklee, Regent DAR, #3 Chase St., Brattleboro, VT.

Fifth - Thomas Betterley, born November 17, 1723, Boston,
Massachusetts; died July 28, 1775, Boston, Mass.;
married Elizabeth Carson, born March 22, 1732,
Scotland; died August 7, 1775, residence Boston,
Massachusetts.
Married by the Rev. Henry Canor, Minister of King's
Chapel, Boston, Mass. on April 6, 1749.
Their children were:
Elizabeth, born January 16, 1750; died Feb.15,
1750.
Rev. Thomas, Jr., born April 28, 1751, baptized
May 8, 1751.
Elizabeth born April 4, 1754.
Rev. William Carson, born March 29, 1762,
baptized April 9, 1762.
George, born August 18, 1769.

Sixth - William Carson, born March 29, 1762, Boston, Mass;
died November 29, 1841, in Nutler, Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania; married to Ann Marshall, February 14,
1783, Trenton, New Jersey, born 1758 in Trenton;
died August 28, 1860, Butler, Luzerne County, Penna.;
residence Butler Luzerne County, Penna.
10th
Ninth - Gen. Albert Warren Betterley, born May 7, 1864 in
Centralia, Pennsylvania, living at 12 Edgehill Road,
New Haven, Connecticut. Married December 15, 1896
in Wilkes-Barre, Penna, living at 12 Edgehill Road,
New Haven, Connecticut.
[signed] Martha Bennett Betterley

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 19th day of September, 1939.
[signed] James F. Fahy
A commissioner of the Superior Court
for New Haven County.
[addendum]
9th Gen. Emmanuel Lazarus Betterley, born April 19, 1831
Orangeville, Penna. died Nov.3, 1898 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Married Feb.3, 1857 to Matilda Curtis Hammer, born
Dec.10, 1839, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., died Aug.26, 1907 Spring
Lake, New Jersey, residence, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa. Bible owned by Miss Helen Grant Betterly
Osterhaut Library, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.


Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
Charissa