My father (listed as Garnet Hayward)started on this search back in 1990 and from what I can find of his papers since he passed away May 6,1997,he only spent 2 years on this until he got too ill to continue. His information comes by way of Whitlock Genealogical Research,the contact I have is:
Peter M. Whitlock, Mrs.L.N. Yehia
3804 Kilarney St. Also: Coquitlam,B.C.Canada
Port Coquitlam,B.C. Telephone; 604-937-3757
Canada, V3B 3G6
Roughly,our family was one of the Loyalists that came up from the American colonies following the American Revolution.They arrived in New Brunswick about 1783 and stayed in the Penniac area until quite recently.The family was from Connecticut and they have been able to trace it back to the early 1600's but have still not been able to make the connection back to
England.We know the Virginia Whitlocks came from Wokingham in Berkshire and were connected With the family of the Cromwellian Parliamentarian and Diarist,Bulstrode Whitelocke(1605-1675).Whether the Connecticut families are connected to the same family has not yet been determined.(taken from a letter dated Oct 6,1990).If I can be of any further help don't hesitate to send me an e-mail