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William Whitaker 1701–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1701

Birth Location: Grindleton, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Abbotts Creek, Rowan County, North Carolina Colony

Father: Joshua Whitaker

Mother: Jane Parker

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Carleton

Children(s): June Whitaker, John Whitaker, Mary Whitaker, William Whitaker, Mark Whitaker, Lydia Whitaker, Susannah Whitaker, Peter Whitaker, Jane Whitaker, John Whitaker, Samuel Whitaker, Samuel Whitaker, Joshua Whitaker, Sarah Whitaker

The story of William Whitaker began in 1701 in Grindleton, Yorkshire, , England. William Whitaker married Elizabeth Carleton, and had children including Jane Whitaker, John Hancock Whitaker, John Whitaker, Joshua Whitaker, June Whitaker, Lydia Whitaker, Mark Marcus Whitaker, Mary Whitaker, Peter Whitaker, Samuel Whitaker, Sarah Whitaker, Susannah Whitaker, William Whitaker. William Whitaker passed away in 1789 in Abbotts Creek, Rowan County, North Carolina Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of William Whitaker began in 1701 in Grindleton, Yorkshire, , England.
  • William Whitaker married Elizabeth Carleton, and had children including Jane Whitaker, John Hancock Whitaker, John Whitaker, Joshua Whitaker, June Whitaker, Lydia Whitaker, Mark Marcus Whitaker, Mary Whitaker, Peter Whitaker, Samuel Whitaker, Sarah Whitaker, Susannah Whitaker, William Whitaker.
  • William Whitaker passed away in 1789 in Abbotts Creek, Rowan County, North Carolina Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Whitaker
1675–1715
Birth Location: London, England
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Jane Parker
1680–1720
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
JP

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Carleton
1701–1760
Birth Location: Ballyhaken, Ireland
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Children(s)

June Whitaker
1721–
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
JW
John Whitaker
1725–1725
Birth Location: Kenneth Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
JW
Mary Whitaker
1729–
Birth Location: –
MW
William Whitaker
1732–1799
Birth Location: Lexington, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Mark Whitaker
1726–1780
Birth Location: Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Lydia Whitaker
1723–1742
Birth Location: Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
LW
Susannah Whitaker
1727–1800
Birth Location: Lexington, Rowan, North Carolina
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Peter Whitaker
1733–1815
Birth Location: Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
PW
Jane Whitaker
1745–1811
Birth Location: Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
JW
John Whitaker
1725–1785
Birth Location: Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
JW
Samuel Whitaker
1730–1785
Birth Location: Kennett Square, Chester Co., PA., USA
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Samuel Whitaker
1731–1778
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joshua Whitaker
1735–1798
Birth Location: Bradford, Chester Co., PA., USA
JW
Sarah Whitaker
1728–1811
Birth Location: Bradford, Chester Co., PA., USA
SW

William Whitaker's Ancestors

Self
William Whitaker
1701–1789
Birth Place: Grindleton, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
Joshua Whitaker
1675–1715
London, England
Jane Parker
1680–1720
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Reverend (Robert) Whitaker
1636–1719
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , England
Margaret Lisle
1643–1686
Moyles Court, Hampshire, England
JOHN (PARKER) III
1650–1717
Entwistle Hall, Lancashire, , England
ELIZABETH BANISTER
1658–1730
Preston, Lancashire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitaker
1607–1670
Mary Liversidge
1608–1635
Alice Lisle
1617–1685
Edward Parker
1622–1662
Elizabeth Snoden
1628–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Whittakers
1548–1612
Margery Allott
1548–1622
Peter Liversidge
1580–1640
Mary Nettleton
1590–1652

William Whitaker's Descendants

1.
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William Whitaker (10 Feb 1701–1789) m. Elizabeth Carleton (18 Apr 1701–1760)
  1. 1. June Whitaker 1721–
  2. 2. John Whitaker 1725–1725
  3. 3. Mary Whitaker 1729–
  4. 4. William Whitaker 1732–1799 m. Abigail Donahue 1740–1772
    1. 1. Sarah Whitaker 1767–1850 m. John Moffitt 1767–1854
      1. 1. James (L) Moffitt 1798–1892 m. Catherine (E) Mackey 1802–1870
        1. 1. Caroline Moffitt 1823–1880 m. E (M) McConnell 1826–1907
        2. 2. Elenor (Nellie) Moffett 1828–1878
        3. 3. Ann (Eliza) Moffitt 1835–1910
        4. 4. George (W) Moffitt 1838–
        5. 5. John (Sorrels) Moffitt 1840–
        6. 6. Emily Moffitt 1832–1898
        7. 7. Elenor Watts 1828–
      2. 2. Abagail Moffitt 1801–1891
      3. 3. Anna Moffitt 1809–
      4. 4. Mary\Polly Moffitt 1797–1877
      5. 5. Elizabeth Moffitt 1794–1873
      6. 6. John Moffitt 1792–1878
      7. 7. Sarah Moffitt 1804–1835
      8. 8. Eleanor Moffitt 1791–1800
      9. 9. Josiah Moffitt 1809–1892
      10. 10. John Moffitt 1892–
      11. 11. Francis (A) Moffat 1795–
      12. 12. William (Whitaker) Moffitt 1795–1874
    2. 2. Israel Whitaker 1765–1822
    3. 3. Airy Whitaker 1779–1844
    4. 4. Elleioner Whitaker 1770–1799
    5. 5. Joshua Whitaker 1784–1852
    6. 6. Mark Whitaker 1750–1799
    7. 7. Mary Whitaker 1737–
    8. 8. John Whitaker 1755–1799
    9. 9. Rachel Whitaker 1762–1763
    10. 10. Susannah Whitaker 1757–1830
    11. 11. William Whitaker 1760–1818
    12. 12. Eleanor Whitaker 1770–1838
    13. 13. Joshua Whitaker 1783–1863
    14. 14. Lydia Whitaker 1779–
    15. 15. Hannah Whitaker 1782–
    16. 16. Sarah Whitaker 1767–1799
  5. 5. Mark ("Marcus") Whitaker 1726–1780
  6. 6. Lydia Whitaker 1723–1742
  7. 7. Susannah Whitaker 1727–1800
  8. 8. Peter Whitaker 1733–1815
  9. 9. Jane Whitaker 1745–1811
  10. 10. John (Hancock) Whitaker 1725–1785
  11. 11. Samuel Whitaker 1730–1785
  12. 12. Samuel Whitaker 1731–1778
  13. 13. Joshua Whitaker 1735–1798
  14. 14. Sarah Whitaker 1728–1811

William Whitaker's Timeline

3 Records

1701
10 Feb 1701
Birth of William Whitaker in Grindleton, Yorkshire, , England
Grindleton, Yorkshire, , England
1722
12 December 1722
Age 21
William Whitaker was married in Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1789
1789
Age 88
Death of William Whitaker in Abbotts Creek, Rowan County, North Carolina Colony
Abbotts Creek, Rowan County, North Carolina Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1701
    Event Place: Grindleton, Yorkshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4394.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KHW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 December 1722
    Event Place: Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Abbotts Creek, Rowan County, North Carolina Colony
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