Thanks for all the good information on the Maryland Whitaker family. I will go over it when I have time and try to link it to some of my Whitakers. My Eliphalet, son of Jonathan Whitaker, was born at Huntington, Long Island, NY and went with his father and family to Somerset Co., NJ in the 1740's. He built a house there and his children were born there. In 1777 he bought a house and property at Faggs Manor, Chester Co., Pa which he sold about 1783. He was in Havre de Grace, MD for awhile with his son Platt Whitaker and left sometime after that for Burke Co., GA. Platt,s children were Sally, John Platt, Nathaniel B., Albert, Edwin, Platt, Eliza, Mary Rogers, Alfred Eliphalet, Ruth, and James Bayles Whitaker. I don't know how my Jonathan Whitaker line connects with the Maryland line that you sent but will look into it. Again, thanks, and if I find any connection with the Alexander family I will get in touch. Joan -----Original Message----- From: bonedigger <bonedigr@concentric.net> To: GABURKE-L@rootsweb.com <GABURKE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 8:01 AM Subject: Re: ALEXANDER >Joan, >Thanx for your response. Maybe we can sort out the origin of these >folks. I know from experience in my military travels that families >had to rely on each other to survive and likely moved together >as a group particularly for safety against the Indians so where >one group went the rest went also. >I cannot answer if there were Whitakers as neighbors to my >Alexanders in MD or elsewhere but I want to help if I can so: >Here is a quote fro one of my little books fro MD >"WHITAKER, ABRAHAM. "'There were at least three, and possibly four, men of >marriageable age >named Abraham Whitaker living in the northern part of Baltimore County >between 1750 and >1774: Abraham, son of Charles and grandson of John; his cousin Abraham, son >of Abraham and >grandson of John; and the Abraham Isaac Whitaker who married nary Potee >[Putee, Potee, >Poteet] on December 15, 1757. The third Abraham died in Orange County, North >Carolina in >1808. His parents have not been identified." (Ref." "The Whitaker Family of >Baltimore County, >1677-1767" by Beanmont W. Whitaker, Maryland Historical Magazine, vol. 79, >No. 2, paqe 177 >(summer, 1984). ~hin article also offers the following speculation: "Isaac >Whitaker, son of John, >date of birth unknown, marriage date unknown to Sarah ----, died circa 1765. >Their children are >assumed to be: Abea whitaker, Sarah Whitaker (married Richard Rhodes on >February 9, 1740), >and Abraham Whitaker (married Mary Petee on December 15, 1757). 'The chiMren >of Isaac >whitaker and his wife sarah-are highly speculative. The wife's given name >comes from a deed. The >inventory of his estate, filed July 20, 1765, is signed by Abea Whitaker, >who is assumed to be a >son. The marriage of Sarah and Abraham Isaac are recorded in the church >register but their births >are not recorded." (Ref: whitaker, bc. cit., page 179). It should be pointed >out, however, that the >name "Abea" nay not be correct; it may be "Abra" which is short for Abraham. >The 1765 >inventory of "Isaac Whitacre" names "peter Whitaker" as his next of kin and >"Abra Whitaker" as >his administrator (Ref: Abstracts of the rnventories or the Prerogative >Court of Maryland, >1763-1766, by Vernon L. skinner, Jr., page 77 (1989). > >WHITAXER, WILLIAM. William Whitaker, of Baltimore County, Maryland, married >(1) >Avarilla Donahue (died 1771), daughter of Henry Donahue and Rachel Smithson, >and (2) Avarilla >Baker. William and his first wife lived on Dutchman's Creek in what is now >Davie County, North >Carolina. They were the parents of John, Susanna, William, Rachel, Israel, >Mary, Sarah (married >John Moffett), and Eleanor (married Richard Allison (Ref: RWB, citing >"Digging into the History >of the Oldest Xnown Harked Crave," by John Hawkins, in the Lenoir >news-Topic, February 5, >1991)."""Marylanders to Carolina by Peden" >Robert Whitacre owned Coxes Park tract of land 1739, 1749, 1754 in >Cecil Co MD or at least parts of it. >Ralph Whitacer was paid for squirrell scalps 1761 in Cecil Co MD. >nathaniel Whittaker was Rector of the church at Coventry Parish 1742 MD. >Wm. spencer s/o Wm spencer of New Castle m. mary Whitacre 30 June 1765 d/o >Thomas Whitacre of Inniskilling Ireland. >Daniel Butler m. Mary Whitaker 4 oct 1747 >Wm. Crabtree m. Hannah Whitaker 27 may 1746 >Joseph Guyton m. Hannah Whitaker 12 1754 >Robert Jackman m. Sarah Whitaker 2 Dec 1770 >John Long m. Blanche Whitaker 31 Jan 1748 >Alexander McComas m. Hannah Whitaker 23 aug 1728 >Caleb Pennell s/o John m. Sarah Whitaker 26 oct 1727 >Richard Rhodes m. Sarah Whitaker 9 feb 1740 >Jacob Ribinson m. Mary Whitaker [widow] 5 july 1714 >Ezekiel Slade m. Ann Whitaker 7 jan 1754 >Flower Swift m. Elizabeth Whitaker 13 may 1725 >Abraham Whitaker m. Ann Poteet 15 jul 1725 >Abraham Whitaker m. Eliz. Wheeler 31 dec 1771 >Abraham Isaac Whitaker m. Mary Poteet 15 dec 1757 >Charles Whitaker m. Mary Kembal 30 jan 1717/18 >Isaac Whitaker m. Eliz, Hill 13 dec 1759 >James Whitaker m. Catherine Poteet 25 aug 1763 >John Whitaker m. Ann Dodd 27 apr 1714 >Joseph Whitaker m. Ann Kelly 8 may 1758 >Mark Whitaker m. Eliz. Emson 13 feb 1717 >Peter Whitaker m. Frances Brown 10 jan 1722 >Peter Whitaker m. Emelie Hitchcock 12 feb 1774 >Peter Whitaker m. Amelia Hitchcock 10 feb 1745??? strange? > > > >Don't worry bout me, I'm as organized as a henhouse full of chickens. >----- Original Message ----- >From: Joan and Huie Landrum <jlandrum@tvec.net> >To: <GABURKE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 6:50 AM >Subject: Re: ALEXANDER > > >> Charles, >> Eliphalet Whitaker and his wife Ruth Bayles Whitaker >> came from Havre de Grace, MD to Burke Co., GA >> and in 1788 he was granted land in Burke Co. (later >> Jefferson Co.) and lived near Louisville. According to >> one source with whom my sister corresponded (oral >> tradition) the Whitakers came with the Lawson's from >> NC to GA. Eliphalet's son Benjamin Whitaker married >> the daughter of Gov. David Emanuel. One of his sisters >> married a Lawson. I believe that the Whitakers may have >> had Alexander neighbors in Somerset Co., N.J. I will >> have to look for my notes on this. >> >> What surnames are connected with your Alexander family? >> Any Whitakers? >> >> Joan >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bonedigger <bonedigr@concentric.net> >> To: GABURKE-L@rootsweb.com <GABURKE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Monday, January 10, 2000 7:26 AM >> Subject: ALEXANDER >> >> >> >Just recently learned about some of the ALEXANDERs that I have >> >researched long ago came to BURKE Co GA or old St. George's >> >Parish in the mid 1700's. If you are researching these families I would >> like >> >to correspond with you and see if we can help each other. >> >Apparently these ALEXANDERs came from NC to GA or from >> >MD thru NC to GA and were traveling with some of my other >> >family surnames. Let's swap stories >> >Charles. >> > >> >Don't worry bout me, I'm as organized as a henhouse full of chickens. >> > >> > >> >==== GABURKE Mailing List ==== >> >Show surnames in Subject line >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> ==== GABURKE Mailing List ==== >> http://pollette.com/johnsonco.htm >> Johnson Co. GenWeb Page >> >> >> >> > > > >==== GABURKE Mailing List ==== >http://members.aol.com/J2525/index.html >Burke County GenWeb Page > > >