The New York herald., 1921-04-03

tenuon the house or Monat, a FAMILY
that formed a connection with this
particular circle a number Of years
ago.
The marriage is to be that OF Miss
Elizabeth Barclay Moffat, daughter of
tho late R. Burnham Moffat and Mrs.
Ellen Low Pferrepont Moffat Of IL East
Sixty-sixth street, to Mr.. John Campbell
White. son Of Mr.. Henry White. one
time Ambassador to France and member
OF the American Peace Mission, and the
late Mrs. Margaret Stuyvesant Ruther-
furd White. The present Mrs. Henry
White, stepmother of Mr.. John Camp
bell White, is a daughter of the late
William II. Vanderbilt and was the
widow OF William Douglas Sloane when
she was married to Mr.. White In st
Bartholomew's Church on the third Of
last November.
whfte-MoRat Relationshfp.
The relationship between Mr.. White
ana Miss Moffat comes about In this
wise: A Mary Rutherfurd Pierrepont,
who was married to the late Rutherfurd
Stuyvesant, Mr.. Whites uncle, was the
aunt of Miss Moffat
On December 3. 1879, Mr.. Henry
White married Margaret Stuyvesant
Rutherfurd, daughter of Lewis Morris
Rutherfurd, and Margaret s. Chanler,
daughter of the Rev. John w. Chanler.
Walter Rutherfurd and the great
granddaughter of John Rutherfurd.
who married Helena Morris. daughter
of Lewis Morris, in 1882, and founded
the Rutherfurd family in New York.
The first Mrs. Henry White was a sister
OF the late Lewis Morris Rutherford.
who was tho second husband of the
present Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt,
and the present Mrs. William X Van
derbilt is sister-in-law OF the present
Mrs. Henry White.
In this manner have tho complicated
family relationships of modern New
York society been built up. From the
same stock have sprung representatives
OF the Russell Peabody. Lewis Spencer
Morris and Russell families and certain
of the Pynes.
As to the Moffat side:
Mrs. r. Burnham Moffat (Ellen Low
Pierrepont) Is daughter of the late
Henry Evelyn Pierrepont Cd. who mar
ried Ellen A. Low, daughter of the late
A. A. Low and granddaughter of the
Henry Evelyn PieTepont who married
Anna Maria Jay, granddaughter of
John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the
United States. In Mrs. Moffat's genera
Pierrepont who married Rutherfurd
Stuyvesant, and the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Rutherfurd Stuyvesant were connected
by marriage with the families of next
Saturdays bride and bridegroom. Mrs.
Mofats uncle the late John Jay Pierre
pont married Elsie de Rham, daughter
of Charles de Rham. In the same year
that brought the marriage of Mr.. Henry
White and Margaret Stuyvesant Ruther-
furd. thus further extending the family
connection.
Miss Margaret Barclay Moffat's imme-
diate family connections include the
Misses Julia and Anna Pierrepont and
Mr.. John J. Pierrepont, who live In the
family home at ! Pierrepont place. Co
lunbia Heights. Brooklyn Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Low Pierrepont. who long have
lived In another family home at 40
Columbia Heights. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Rutherfurd Stuyvesant Pierrepont, who
live In Far Hills, ". j. More OF her age
s Mr.. John Jay Pierrepont I'd, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Low Pierrepont,
who has gone into the navy and Is serv-
ing on board the U. S. S. Michigan.
Mrs. Lea McIlvaine Luquer who was
Ammo Low Pierrepont, is sister Of Mrs.
Mcrat.
Some Of the other family connections