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James Jack Whittaker 1777–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1777

Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia

Death Date: 1864-07-00

Death Location: Pulaski, Virginia

Father: Joseph Sr.

Mother: Obedience Perdue

Spouse(s): Sarah Hicks

Children(s): Jonathan Whitaker

In 1777, James Jack Whittaker entered the world in Wythe, Virginia, born to Joseph Whitaker Sr And Obedience Biddie Perdue. James Jack Whittaker married Sarah Sallie Hicks, and had children including Jonathan John Whitaker. James Jack Whittaker passed away in 1864 in Pulaski, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1777, James Jack Whittaker entered the world in Wythe, Virginia, born to Joseph Whitaker Sr And Obedience Biddie Perdue.
  • James Jack Whittaker married Sarah Sallie Hicks, and had children including Jonathan John Whitaker.
  • James Jack Whittaker passed away in 1864 in Pulaski, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Sr.
1755–1838
Birth Location: At sea sailing from England, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia
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Obedience Perdue
1760–1838
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hicks
1792–1860
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Jonathan Whitaker
1816–1885
Birth Location: Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia
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James Whittaker's Ancestors

Self
James Whittaker
1777–1864
Birth Place: Wythe, Virginia
Parents
Joseph Whitaker Sr.
1755–1838
At sea sailing from England, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia
Obedience (Biddie) Perdue
1760–1838
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Patram Perdue
1740–1822
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsie") Basket
1742–1800
Stretton on the Foss, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Whittaker's Descendants

1.
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James (Jack) Whittaker (abt 1777–1864-07-00) m. Sarah ("Sallie") Hicks (1792–aft 1860)
  1. 1. Jonathan (John) Whitaker 1816–1885
    1. 1. Cynthia ("Scynthi" Ann) Whitaker 1846–1896 m. Jacob (Henry) Moses 1845–1915
      1. 1. Sarah (Magdaline) Moses 1872–1956 m. Layton (( Leighton) Leonard) Compton 1873–1957
        1. 1. Mabel (Magdalene) Compton 1911–1962 m. Henry (Samuel) Tabor 1906–1931 m. Ralph (Vernon) Payne 1907–

James Whittaker's Timeline

2 Records

1777
abt 1777
Birth of James Jack Whittaker in Wythe, Virginia
Wythe, Virginia
1864
1864-07-00
Age 87
Death of James Jack Whittaker in Pulaski, Virginia
Pulaski, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1777
    Event Place: Wythe, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864-07-00
    Event Place: Pulaski, Virginia
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