WGRF
Sue Waite-Langley
PO Box 210104
Dallas, Texas 75211
214-763-8456
did you know?
...that
in order to facilitate the use of this site, the
spelling of the Waite surname, in all of its
variations, has been standardized to Waite? We are
aware that many families do not use this spelling,
however, we felt that it was more important for
persons visiting the site to find the information on
their family. Using only one spelling makes this a
much easier task. Please do not be offended if your
particular surname spelling is represented here
differently than that which you use.
...that
for this reason, whenever you use the search engine
on the site you should avoid using the Waite surname
completely. Using Waite in the search engine will
return every page on the site. Using one of the
variants will likely return no pages at all. Please
use given names and any other information specific
to your ancestor.
hints
Hint
#1: To get the full value out of this
site...please use the site search engine to search
WGRF for your ancestor. With hundreds of pages
already on-line and over 60M of information
published here, it would be easy to miss the clue
you need.
Hint
#2:
Please do not search using the surname Waite or
any of its variant spellings. Doing so will cause
every page in the site to be displayed on your
search screen. Instead, search by given names;
wives' names; locations of residence; and
organization affiliations to name a few.
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welcome!
Welcome to
the Waite Genealogy Research Forum. Founded in 1984, WGRF was founded with
the goal of collecting, preserving, and publishing genealogical data
pertaining to the Waite family; regardless of the geographic location in
which they lived. Originally, communication with fellow researchers was
facilitated through the publishing of a quarterly newsletter called The
Watchman. Today, that idea has grown to encompass all of the advantages
offered by the Internet and the resources it allows us to tap. This website
is set up to provide information of particular interest to Waite family
researchers and genealogical and historical information of interest to
genealogists in general.
research scope
At present, our primary objective is to preserve and
extend the lines of the five primary immigrant Waite
ancestors who arrived in the colonies during the 17th
century. They are:
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Thomas Waite of
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
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Richard and
Gamaliel Waite of Boston, Massachusetts
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The first three generations of descendants for each
of these men are presented here in their entirety
(as I have them). Beneath each ancestor, more
detailed articles will be included on selected
descendants. These articles will be included rather
randomly; often being published as the result of a
contribution by one of our readers. Just managing
the database and this website is extremely time
consuming. Please consider contributing a narrative
of your family and helping us to preserve the
history of our line.
The staff of WGRF hopes you find the information
included in this site to be helpful, hopeful, and
inspiring to your genealogical research. If we all
work together; we will find our answers. Please
contact the webmaster with additions and corrections
to the information posted here or with any comments
you have on how to improve this site. Please snoop
around and enjoy the wealth of information published
here. In order to make your use of this site more
productive; we have a couple of hints for you.
research requests
From its
inception, Waite Genealogy Research Forum has always honored research
requests and provided information from the database free of charge to all
who have asked. We are concerned, however, about the proliferation of "bad"
gedcom files available on the web ...shared in good faith and then poorly
merged with other files that more often than not have no relationship to the
original line. For this reason, please understand that we will no longer
provide gedcom files to the general research community. If you need help,
please ask. We'll be happy to send you whatever we find in a Word or Text
File document.
A caveat
Because information found on this site has been compiled from a
variety of sources over the past 27 years, we'd like to offer one
caveat regarding its use. In many instances, this research has not
been completed by a member of our staff and much of it is from
secondary sources. We therefore cannot vouch for its veracity.
Please use the information you find as a starting point for your
own original research. What has been brought together here is
meant to be used as a finding aid...as a clue for the next step in
your personal research. Please do not accept it as true until you
have proven it with primary source documentation.
Narratives, research,
photographs, and artwork published on this site are intended for the
use of individual genealogists and remain the property of
waitegenealogy.org or the specified author and as such may not
be reproduced in any form without the express prior written consent
of the webmaster or author. In other words please be courteous
and give credit where credit is due.
The family
photographs published on waitegenealogy.org have been graciously
submitted by supporters for the benefit and interest of Waite family
researchers. They remain the property of the submitter and may
not be reproduced without their prior written consent.
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about the author
My name is
Sue Waite-Langley.
I am a family genealogist specializing in the
preservation of information pertaining to all
branches of the Wait(e) family regardless of the
spelling of the name or the geographical location
where the family is located.
From an early fascination with my green eyes and who
in my family I might have received them from...to
the one page - three generation pedigree chart in my
baby book...I have always been enthralled with the
people who made me...me. When I graduated from
college...I immediately began to indulge my
curiosity by researching my family tree. I had a
modest goal (she says with tongue in cheek)...to
find each of my immigrant ancestors. I had great
success with my mother's family. They had the good
grace to arrive in Connecticut in the early 17th
century...and to stay put for nearly 400 years. I
had the good fortune to be living in Connecticut at
the time and to have access to the records left
behind by ten generations of busy and diligent Town
Clerks. However, dad's family did not prove to be so
cooperative.
...I look into this mirror and see a thousand mirrors
behind me: My mother's face, between bright curtains, watches the damp
garden. My father sits under a lamp with his eyes closed."
Elmaz Abi-Nader
New Year's Morning
The Poetry of Arab Women
