This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WHITTLE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XBB.2ACE/1804.1 Message Board Post: RYAN: There has always been much confusion around William Sr. and William Jr, because William Sr. was married three times, the second and third to much younger women. I have Russell County marriage documents and census records with ages to prove the William information is correct. Some dates and marriage information for others may not be 100% accurate. Here is some of what I have: 1. Mathew WHITTLE, born ABT 1668 in Leyland, Lankenshire, England, married Elisabeth ?. Children of record: Henry WHITTLE, born @ 1688 in Wrightington, Lancashire, England. Married Elizabeth B. DRAPER. (2.)John WHITTLE, born @ 1690 in Wrightington, Lancashire, England. Married Sarah COOMBES, 26 MAY 1714 in Dorest, England. 2. John Whittle, b. 25 JAN 1689-90 in Wrightington, Lancashire, England, son of Matthew and Elisabeth Whittle. John, age 26, is listed as a passenger on the ship "The William and Margaret", of Sunderland, and sailed 9/11/1716 from Weymouth, England. He settled in Louisa Co., Virginia. Married Sarah Coombes. Children of record: Thomas Levi WHITTLE (3.) Matthew WHITTLE, b. @ 1720 in Louisa Co., VA, died @ 1790 in Amherst Co., VA. 3. Matthew Whittle, son of John and Sarah, b. 1720 in Louisa Co., VA. Married Elizabeth [Betsy] Warren, daughter of James and Elizabeth Warren, on 5 AUG 1747 [Note: Elizabeth Warren's ancestry can be traced directly to William the Conqueror in the 11th century.] Children of Record: (4.) JOSEPH, b. 1748 John W., b. 1750 Nancy, b. 1758, married John Fonschee[Fushee] GARNER Elizabeth Ninton James 4. JOSEPH, b. 1748, in AmherstCo, VA,d. 1830. I cannot find Joseph's wife as of yet. Children: James, b. 1768 Betsy, b. 1769, d. 1847. Married Samuel BOWMAN (5.) ROBERT, b. 1770, d. 1831 Levi, b. 1775 Celey, b. 1777. Married Joseph BLAIR, 10 SEP 1816 Willis, b. 1779 George, b. 1782. Married Nancy HUFFAKER 23 MAR 1818 John, b. 1783. Married Mary [Polly] KEENER 31 AUG 1820 5. ROBERT, b. 1770 in Sevier, TN, d.1831in Edmonson, KY. Married Susannah Lewis GASSAGE [GOSSAGE] in 1792 in Grainger TN. Children: Joseph C., b. 1795-8. Married Susan Ina KINSER 20 Dec 1820 in Wayne Co., KY. John Lewis [Jack], b., 1796, d.1866. Married Elizabeth TARTER[b. 1805], daughter of Johann and Catherine Tarter, 13 SEP 1823 in Pulaski CO., KY. Levi, b. 1800. Married Cynthia WATKINS (6.) WILLIAM, SR., b. 1801, d. 1863. Sarah [Sally], b. 1803, d. 1862.. Nancy, b. 1805-7, d. 1873. Married Fielding BRADSHAW 18 JUN 1855. 6. WILLIAM, SR., b. 1801, d. 1863. Married Rachel SHERILL [b. @1800, d. 1845], daughter of Isaac and Rebecca SHERILL, on 22 FEB 1820 in Wayne CO., KY. Children of this marriage: William, Jr., b. 1821, d. 1907. Married Serene PATE on 28 SEP 1865, daughter of Isaac PATE and Elizabeth BACKER. Married Darcus LUTTRELL [b. 1820, d. 1862]on 19 Feb 1843. Susanna, b. 1826. Married Richard MILLER 15 APR 1851. Elizabeth, b. 1828. Married Coleman ??. Married Andrew MILLER. Isaac, b. 1832. Married Mary [Polly] MILLER, NOV 1854, daughter of William and Catherine MILLER. Nancy, b. 1833, Orry, b. 1834. Married Jonas BRADSHAW. (7.) JOHN JACKSON, b. MAR 1837. Ann, b. 1839. Robert, b. 1843, d. 1920. Married Matilda Francis REXROAT [b. 15 SEP 1847, d. 2 MAR 1925] on 3 AUG 1865, daughter of George w. REXROAT and Catherine COMPTON. Married Milly STEPHENS, b. 1824, d. 1863, on 18 NOV 1846 in Russell Co., KY. Child: Elizabeth,b. 1849, Married George A.C. BROWN 25 SEP 1874 in Russell Co., KY. Married Ferriby Jane OWENS, b. @1835, on 9 APR 1859 in Russell Co, KY. Child: Levi, b. @1859. Married Martha SLUDER 8 JUL 1872 in Russell Co., KY. 7. JOHN JACKSON, b.MAR 1837. Married Nancy Jane RICHARDS [b.AUG 1837], on 16 MAR 1860 in Russell Co., KY. I cannot find any information on this Nancy yet. Children: Larena, b. @1857, d. before 1870 (8.) IVY, b. 1859 Analiza, b. 1860 Charles, b. 1863 William S., b. 1865 Sarah E., b. 1867 Unity, b. 1870 James B., b. 1874, Married Hetty MILLER Emma, b. 1878 Abby, b. 1882 8. IVY, b. 1859. Married Viola Jane Hill [b.1862-5, d. 7 DEC 1955], daughter of William Green HILL[b. 1835, KY] and Nancy Caroline POPPLEWELL [b. 1841, KY] on 24 FEB 1863. IVY IS MY GREAT GRANDFATHER! HOPE THIS HELPS!! SUSAN WHITTLE Cincinnati, Ohio