Sorry for not replying sooner, but I just did not see your message until today. I would love to find a connection between your group and mine. The original person here in the United States was a Thomas Whittier. The spelling of his family name in England had some variations - Whytear, Whitteer, etc. He was from Landford, Wiltshire, and goes back to a Henry Whytear in Landford. I think I have seen that there are a number of Whicher and Whitcher families in the Hampshire and Wiltshire areas, but have not yet been able to find any connection. Apparently Thomas was the only member of his family to come to the Massachusetts Bay Colony (only one with that name, that is - he came with a Rolfe who was apparently a relative.) Since the first Henry (b. abt. 1525) had 6 children, of whom 4 were males, and two of them lived for a number of years - John, b. abt 1571, died in 1593, and William, b. abt. 1575, and died in 1646 - it seems most probable that there were descendants. But who? I have a Whittier DNA group on Ancestry.com's DNA site, and have a hope that someone with the Whittier/Whitcher name in England will join!
Sarah Whitcher Vickery
svickery@knology.net