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Col William Chapman WHITLEY 1749–1813 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Aug 1749

Birth Location: Bolivsin River, Augusta, Virginia

Death Date: 5 Oct 1813

Death Location: Thamesville, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

Father: Solomon Whitley*

Mother: Elizabeth Barnett

Spouse(s): Esther Whitney, Ester Gill

Children(s): Solomon WHITLEY, Levisa Whitley, William (JR), Mary Whitley, Nancy Whitley, Sally Whitley, JULIA WHITLEY, Isabel Sublette, Elizabeth Whitley

The story of Col William Chapman WHITLEY began in 1749 in Bolivsin River, Augusta, Virginia. Col William Chapman WHITLEY married Ester Gill, Esther Gill Fuller Whitney, and had children including Elizabeth Whitley, Isabel Whitley Sublette, Julia Whitley, Levisa Whitley, Mary Polly Whitley, Nancy Whitley, Sally Whitley, Solomon Whitley, William Chapman 1782 Whitely Jr. Col William Chapman WHITLEY passed away in 1813 in Thamesville, Carleton, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Col William Chapman WHITLEY began in 1749 in Bolivsin River, Augusta, Virginia.
  • Col William Chapman WHITLEY married Ester Gill, Esther Gill Fuller Whitney, and had children including Elizabeth Whitley, Isabel Whitley Sublette, Julia Whitley, Levisa Whitley, Mary Polly Whitley, Nancy Whitley, Sally Whitley, Solomon Whitley, William Chapman 1782 Whitely Jr.
  • Col William Chapman WHITLEY passed away in 1813 in Thamesville, Carleton, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Solomon Whitley*
1723–1782
Birth Location: Ireland
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Elizabeth Barnett
1723–1782
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Esther Whitney
1755–1833
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Ester Gill
1755–1833
Birth Location: Holsten River, Virginia, USA
EG

Children(s)

Solomon WHITLEY
1780–1834
Birth Location: Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
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Levisa Whitley
1777–1853
Birth Location: Logan's Fort, Harrodsburg, KY.
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William (JR)
1782–1849
Birth Location: Crab Orchard, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
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Mary Whitley
1788–1877
Birth Location: Crab Orchard, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
MW
Nancy Whitley
1790–1820
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America
NW
Sally Whitley
1790–1845
Birth Location: Crab Orchard, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
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JULIA WHITLEY
1795–1828
Birth Location: Vancouver, Clark, Virginia, USA
JW
Isabel Sublette
1774–1822
Birth Location: Virginia
IS
Elizabeth Whitley
1772–1830
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia
EW

Col WHITLEY's Ancestors

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Col WHITLEY
1749–1813
Birth Place: Bolivsin River, Augusta, Virginia
Parents
Solomon Whitley*
1723–1782
Ireland
Elizabeth Barnett
1723–1782
Ireland
Grandparents
John Whitley
1690–1750
Redbourn, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elvie Mitchell
1695–1740
Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Charles Whitley
1662–1707
Mary Street
1660–1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Whitley
1628–1670
Ann Moss
1634–1670

Col WHITLEY's Descendants

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Col (William Chapman) WHITLEY (14 Aug 1749–5 Oct 1813) m. Esther (Gill Fuller) Whitney (10 May 1755–20 November 1833) m. Ester Gill (10 May 1755–20 November 1833)
  1. 1. Solomon WHITLEY 1780–1834 m. Margaret Whitley 1782–1834
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Ruckle 1826–1851 m. George RUCKEL 1814–1880
      1. 1. Cordelia (Francis) Smith 1849–1914 m. Isaac Hays 1834–1873 m. Charles (F) Smith 1834–1882
        1. 1. Louise (A) Bradley 1872–1933 m. Charles (W) Bradley 1868–1945
        2. 2. George (A) Hays 1868–1902 m. Rosa (E) Etling 1876–1951
        3. 3. Edgar (L W) Hays 1867–1885
        4. 4. William (T.) Smith 1864–
        5. 5. Minnie (Smith) Poling 1883–1943
        6. 6. Pearl Smith 1882– m. Mary (E) Smith 1886– m. Cara Smith 1883–
      2. 2. Henrietta Rugels 1849–1916
    2. 2. Levisa (E) Whitley 1819–1879
    3. 3. Isabella (Jane "Iby" Whitley) + 1814–1899
    4. 4. Levina Whitley 1809–
    5. 5. Levisa (E) Whitley 1819–1879
    6. 6. Isabella (Jane "Iby" Whitley) + 1814–1899 m. William Turpin 1802–1857
      1. 1. Whitley (Rufus) Turpin 1857–1921 m. Elizabeth (Ann) DeMoss 1859–1931
        1. 1. Rufus (LeRoy) Turpin 1889–1977
        2. 2. Chloe (E) Turpin 1880–
        3. 3. Olive ("Ollie") Turpin 1884–1962
        4. 4. Alice (G) Turpin 1893–1905
        5. 5. Minnie (Blanche) Turpin 1899–1993
        6. 6. Guy (C) Turpin 1900–1996
        7. 7. Flossie Turpin 1893–
      2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Turpin 1823–
  2. 2. Levisa Whitley 1777–1853
  3. 3. William (Chapman 1782 Whitely) (JR) 1782–1849 m. Mary ("Polly") Shanks 1783–1849
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Higgins 1815–1899
      1. 1. Jane (Divine) Burch 1836–1924
        1. 1. Evelyn Buchanan 1871–1950
    2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Higgins 1815–1899
    3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Higgins 1815–1899 m. John (Fleece) Higgins 1822–1893 m. Stephen Burch 1801–1845
      1. 1. Ephraim (Judson) Higgins 1853–1896
      2. 2. Jane (Devine) Burch 1836–1924
      3. 3. William (Whitley) Burch 1840–1867
      4. 4. Margaret (Ann) Burch 1831–1857
      5. 5. Stephen (Burch) Jr 1844–1895
      6. 6. Thomas (W) Burch 1842–1845
      7. 7. Mary (Ann) Burch 1832–1834
  4. 4. Mary ("Polly") Whitley 1788–1877
  5. 5. Nancy Whitley 1790–1820
  6. 6. Sally Whitley 1790–1845 m. Hendley Middleton 1800–1863
  7. 7. JULIA WHITLEY 1795–1828 m. George (Thomas) Drane 1789–1846 m. James Whitley 1814–
    1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson Drane) Rev 1813–1895
    2. 2. Levi Whitley 1841–
  8. 8. Isabel (Whitley) Sublette 1774–1822
  9. 9. Elizabeth Whitley 1772–1830
    1. 1. Whitley (Stephenson) Stinson 1796–1859
      1. 1. Anderson Stinson 1836–1909
        1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Stinson 1904–1984

Col WHITLEY's Timeline

2 Records

1749
14 Aug 1749
Birth of Col William Chapman WHITLEY in Bolivsin River, Augusta, Virginia
Bolivsin River, Augusta, Virginia
1813
5 Oct 1813
Age 64
Death of Col William Chapman WHITLEY in Thamesville, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Thamesville, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1749
    Event Place: Bolivsin River, Augusta, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 196
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1813
    Event Place: Thamesville, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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