The Underhill Society of America

06/20/2026

New to the Underhill Society archives! A letter to a sister from a Civil War soldier!

Daniel Isaac Underhill b 1833 d 1868 was a Civil War soldier in the 2nd NY Cavalry. He was a 7th generation descendant of Capt. John UnderhillI thru the Capt.'s youngest son, David.

On May 24, 1865, Daniel wrote a letter, in pencil, to his sister, Hannah Underhill, from the Bladensburg area of Maryland, just northeast of Washington, D.C. The Underhill Society of America is happy to have obtained it for our Underhill family archives to preserve our history.

Daniel enlisted at the age of 29 in NYC as a Pvt on 8/19/1862, joining Co. M of the 2nd NY Vol Cavalry, he was appointed Sgt on an unknown date, and transferred to Co. A on 9/29/1864, he mustered out on 6/5/1865 near Alexandria, VA.🇺🇸🇺🇸

05/22/2026

Remembering this solemn, important weekend. Note one of the names on The Wall, first screen of this montage video tribute.

A tribute to men who served and died in Vietnam. This is the studio version of the song so there is a slight delay in the beginning.

05/13/2026

Dr. Anne Barbara Underhill (1920-2003) was a Vancouver-born astrophysicist widely recognized for her groundbreaking work on early-type stars, among the first stars to form in the universe. She also helped pioneer the study of hot blue stars and developed advanced calculation techniques that deepened scientists’ understanding of stellar atmospheres. Over the course of her career, she became one of the world’s leading authorities in the field and received numerous honors for her contributions to astronomy and astrophysics.

She was the daughter of Frederic Clare Underhill and Irene Anna (Creery) Underhill. Her father’s family immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, from Tipton in England’s West Midlands in the 1890s. The family’s earlier English ancestry has not yet been confirmed.

Obituary
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003BAAS...35.1476R/abstract

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
https://www.rasc.ca/honorary-member-dr-anne-underhill

04/26/2026

Another Artist Among the Underhill Descendants of North America!

One noted descendant of William Underhill (ca. 1731–1815) of Kent County, Maryland/Boone County, Kentucky, was Ronald Edward Street (1950–2016), a distinguished artist who spent 30 years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

If you’ve visited—or are planning to visit—the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, be sure to stop by Gallery 504 on the 1st floor to see Tullio Lombardi’s marble sculpture Adam (c. 1490–1495). The Museum considers it the first life-sized marble statue made since antiquity and the most important Italian Renaissance sculpture in North America. Ronald was among the conservators who played a key role in the 12-year restoration after the pedestal collapsed in 2002. Links below provide Ronald’s obituary and additional information about the statue.

For additional information on William Underhill’s MD/KY branch, see Underhill Genealogy Vol. 4 (pp. 192–94, 224–25, 226–27, 232); Vol. 6 (pp. 1188–1227, 1564–1567); and Vol. VIII (pp. 987–1057). Our genealogist is compiling descendant information for this branch; if you are a descendant and would like to share your family details, please visit our website to find the genealogist’s contact information. https://underhillsociety.org/genealogist%20contact

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/marinij/name/ronald-street-obituary?id=15714578

https://www.metmuseum.org/press-releases/tullio-lombardos-adam-2014-exhibitions

04/18/2026

Interesting facts within the William Underhill (1731-1815) of Kent County, MD family branch! Does whirlpool bath ring a bell?

William’s sixth generation descendant, Rosalyn DeVoynne Underhill (1926 - 2015) was Miss Corpus Christi, TX in 1943 and later was first runner up in the Miss Texas Pageant. In 1945 she married Dante Paul whirlpool bath (1921 - 1997), a Navy pilot at the time, and they had five children.

The whirlpool bath name is a familiar one to many! Dante’s father and his father’s seven siblings initially worked in aviation and pump manufacturing after coming to America. In 1956 they developed a hydrotherapy pump to help a relative with rheumatoid arthritis. From there a family member developed what is known today as the whirlpool bath whirlpool bath. The generic name worldwide for whirlpool baths has become “jacuzzi.” From 1946 to 1966, Dante was General Manager of whirlpool bath Brothers in St. Louis before moving to Little Rock. There he served as Executive Vice President of whirlpool bath Brothers and whirlpool bath International and as a member of its board of directors until his retirement in 1980.

Find more information on the William Underhill of Kent County, MD family branch in Underhill Genealogy Vols. 6 (1980) and 8 (2002) which you may find at a library near you https://underhillsociety.org/Libraries and we still have sets of Vols. 7 and 8 available for purchase https://underhillsociety.org/store

04/17/2026

Some colonists remained loyal to the British cause during the American Revolution! A couple of Underhill Loyalists noted below.

The "Niagara Settlers" website (link below) includes the transcribed "Revolutionary War Claims and Losses" for two Capt. John Underhill descendants who were Loyalists during the American Revolution. The entire website has some interesting information. Below is the direct link to the transcribed American Loyalists Claims for:

Nathaniel Underhill born ca 1745 died before 1807
William Underhill born ca 1736 died 1813
https://sites.google.com/site/niagarasettlers/revolutionary-war-claims/revolutionary-war-claims-u

Home Page of website
https://sites.google.com/site/niagarasettlers/home

This post includes photos of pages in the "Underhill Genealogy Vol. II" (Frost, 1932) that include information on Nathaniel and William!