Good Evening: Just a Note, for Your reference their Is a Large Family of Whiteside or Whiteside's, in Jefferson Co, Ohio been their awhile, I believe St Clairsville, Ohio. You may want to check the censes, out. Regards: The Sarge ""Honor and Courage"" ----- Original Message ----- From: <MattyBFam@aol.com> To: <QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 8:22 PM Subject: [Q-R] Whitsett/Whiteside surname > Hi.... I originally joined this group when I learned that my Wright and > Mills ancestors were Quakers......... Now someone tells me that some of > my > Whitsett ancestors were Quakers, too. > > This is about all I know from a relative's e-mail: > > IMMIGRATION OF THE IRISH QUAKERS INTO PENNSYLVANIA, 1682-1750 WITH THEIR > EARLY HISTORY IN IRELAND Genealogical Publishing Co., > Baltimore, 1969 > > 1695 - William Whitesitt Mentioned, Ulster Province Meeting, 27 Jul 1695 > at > Charlemont (County Armagh). > > 1696 - William Whiteside and Mary Calvert married (27 Mar) by friends > ceremony at the house of Thomas Calvert near Carreckfergus (County > Antrim). > > 1701 Susanna Whitsite, of Grange meeting near Charlemont ( County > Armagh) > married James Moore of Ballymoney meeting 24 Oct. > > 1702 William Whitsitt of Charlemont mention Ulster Province meeting, 30 > Mar. > > 1703 William Whitsitt of Charlemont listed, Ulster Province meeting, 1 > Mar. > > John Whitsitte of Grange near Charlemont and Ruth Robson of Lurgan ( > County > Armagh) meeting 11 Jun. > > 1732 William Whitsitt of Dreemore manor of Dangannon (County Tyrone, > near > Charlemont) Will Probated: Willmentions only child Catherine, wife of > William > Richardson; his wife Mary Calvert Whitsitt (see 1696 above); relatives > Thomas > Greeves, James Pillar, Joseph Calvert. > > 1734 John Whitsite, signer to marriage of Henry Haydock and Mary Bullogh > (See George Whitsitt Will, Penn., Notes 1736) at Charlemont meeting house > (County Armagh) 3 Mar. > > 1736 John Whitsitt, monthly meeting held at Grange near Charlemont, 2 Apr; > signer of certiificate of Joshua Marsh and wife, and John marsh and wife > who > wished to remove to Pennsylvania. > > 1737 William Whitsitt and William Whitsitt, signers on the marriage > certificate for William Moore and Mary Gregg at Toberhead, 14 Apr. > > ************************************************ > That is the end of the quote.......... I have no question about the > above.......... what I want to know is whether or not there are records > of any > Whitsett/Whitsitt/Whitesite/Whiteside in the records of Quakers in the > U.S. > (Some relatives go on to surmise that certain relatives descended from > these > Irish Quakers......... that is the part I question.) If I could learn > about > listings of any Whitsett (of any of these spellings) in U. S. Quaker > records > that would help me a lot. > > Apparently a George Whiteside/Whitsitt who was thought to be born ~ 1665 > in > Grange of Charlemont, County Armagh, Ulster Province, Ireland, died Oct > 1736 > in Chester Co., PA. He was believed to have arrived in the port of New > Castle, DE in 1693 and settled in Chester Co., PA. He married Rebecca > ______ > ,probably in Chester Co; had a brother named Thomas Bullock Whitsitt. > > I would appreciate any input about this family's Quaker roots. > > Thanks. > > Joan (Whitsett) Benton > > > > ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST: Send an email to: > QUAKER-ROOTS-L-REQUEST@RootsWeb.com > The ONLY word in your message should be UNSUBSCRIBE. > >