dear cousin. I really like what you send. Pettit is one of the lines that in found in the Whitaker's and one problem is your records have James whitaker b. 1756 to 1804 but my James was in the 1820 census. then you said he had a son James I was excited again. still have to read carefully. but I was so delighted to hear from you. a 35 years search. I think we may be over that brick wall. maybe. janet whitaker.

to janet and all those interested-- james married to mary saunders and catherine petit(died 1813) children-- aaron 1751 to 1833 married to martha ann rousch----both buried on dora street whitaker, pa(outside of pittsburgh john abraham 1780--1832 married to mary mcclure isaac 1764 to 1839 married to sarah mcneel charlottle 1765 married to john roush and then james evans mary elizabeth 1776 to 1796 and married to james jefferees james 1756 to 1804 married to elizabeth fouke daniel ellinor the children of james and elizabeth fouke whitaker--- isaac, james, elizabeth, charlotte, nancy, mary, rachel, george i can't give too much more other then this early verifiable as we descend from isaac, son of james and catherine petit. hope this helps someone with a james dilemma out there---bonnie in pittsburgh

Janet Proof is hard to find for Jemima...or anyone else that long ago. However, a cousin, Larry Whiteaker, hired a genealogist who researched this family. It can be found at "Myfamily.com" (Whiteaker). This is where I first saw Jemima Moore listed. This report says she married again after James died to "a Mr. Ausley or Ensley." She is in the right place in the 1850 US Census, Allen County, which is where much of the family, including John, moved after Dearborn Co. Both Daniel and John died in Allen Co. These two men are, probably, the first to use the spelling "Whiteaker" which is what is used by my Wisconsin relative to this day. I think there are some inaccuracies in this Myfamily.com report, but it contains a lot of info I didn't have. This isn't much more than u have, but hopefully it will fit with some of your info. Beverly

Janet, This is just a hunch that I'm going on, or a family tale. We have misplaced a Willard Whitaker, & seems the tale of the family is that he may have went to OHIO after he left KY. This man was probabally b. btw 1875-1880. He was in KY until 1910 or a little after, & had a wife & kids that he just left. My great grandmother, his dau, was married 1918, & he was gone before she got married. His children never heard from him again, unless it was his youngest. This is where the "family" tale is, that he kept in touch with his youngest daug, b/c she was a little on the mentally challenged side, & felt that she wouldn't be believed even if she told anyone. All his children are gone, died when I was kid, the youngest had some strange dates that coordinated with he father's bd, & later yr, like she was subtracting the dates to find out how old he was at that time. We do know that he m. twice, once to my greatgrandmother's mother, Virdie(Smithart?), & Virdie died shortly after my ggrandmother was b. then he m. Luralee Estes & had three more children, total of 5 children. Lived in & around Garrard, & Madison Co, KY. With your OH connection, I thought that maybe you may have heard of him. I've tried everything else. Thanks for your time Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: <RWhit18007@aol.com> To: <WHITAKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:41 PM Subject: Re: [WHITAKER] Re: james whitaker > dear buddy. > Minerva Ohio is about 20 miles from me . I also know there are many > Whitacers in this area. and around Alliance Ohio. & Canton there are > 29 Whitacre's in phone book and 17 Whitaker's. > > Yes, my James Whitaker & family was in Dearborn co. Ind. that is > right at the corner of Ind. just across the state line next to Cincinatti > Ohio. > > my e mail is rwhit18007@aol.com > > be glad to share anything. > Janet whitaker of canton ohio > > > ==== WHITAKER Mailing List ==== > WHITAKER List Administrator > <commander@inetone.net> > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

Hi list- sorry if I'm doing this wrong.It's my first query after subscribing for over a year. My maternal and paternal grandmothers were BOTH Whitakers from Rockcastle Co., Ky. and not related as far as anyone in either family is able to recall. In a town of 800 that,s hard to believe, But til now all info. seems to confirm this. Does anyone out there in Whitakerland have ties to this area? My paternal grandmother was Mattie Alice Whitaker b.2 Mar.1893. Parents were Martha Jane Rash and Elijah Napoleon Whitaker. She married S. R. Cromer b. 18 Nov.,1892 and they had 7 children.After Martha died, Elijah married Lula Caroline Sweeney and they had a large family of their own. Elijah's mother was Sarah Barnes, still in Rockcastle Co. Sarah b. 16 Aug.,1850-d.27 Oct. 1943,m.1.William R. Whitaker,and 2.William Harrison Bustle Bussell.Now on the maternal side, my grandmother Sarah Clella Whitaker was born in Illinois 1 Oct. 1905 although her siblings were born in Ky. 1900 census show! s both parents as being born in Ky. Did her parents,Richard Whitaker and Alice Doan make a trip to visit family and Clella was born during this period? Richard b.22 Dec. 1875. Alice b. Nov. 8,1886-d.03 Dec. 1930,parents Joe Doan and Ellen? .Richard d. Nov. 30,1899,m.10 Aug.1899.If this does not complicate things enough,Clella married Oscar Bussell.Remember this surname from the patermal side? Anyway, Oscar had a falling out with his family as a youth and moved to Rockcastle Co. He spelled it Bussell although the descendants from the Ind. line all spell it Bustle. Both say they're right and we all get together at the family reunion and joke about the other side not being able to spell. Th e problem is-is it all one line somehow connected to the second marriage of Sarah Barnes or another parrallel and until unrelated line in this small town? My other query is from this same area and concerns Joseph Cromer. This side is pretty well documented but would love any related info. si! nce it seems that all the Cromers, Bussell/Bustle and Whitaker lines indicate that the knew each other. Again SORRY this is so long-I appreciate any pointers in unraveling these lines. Sincerely,Tami

dear buddy. Minerva Ohio is about 20 miles from me . I also know there are many Whitacers in this area. and around Alliance Ohio. & Canton there are 29 Whitacre's in phone book and 17 Whitaker's. Yes, my James Whitaker & family was in Dearborn co. Ind. that is right at the corner of Ind. just across the state line next to Cincinatti Ohio. my e mail is rwhit18007@aol.com be glad to share anything. Janet whitaker of canton ohio

dear Bonnie. This really looks like My James. maybe he didn;t come from a space ship?? 35 years of searching. and maybe this is the right fellow. Do you have any records of this James Whitaker of Alligany co Penn? you have a wife's name how do you know it? does John Whitaker have a wife? thank you ever so much. God bless you. Janet whitaker canton Ohio.

Beverly. re reading your letter once more. I like what you are saying. but do you have any proof?? besides the 1820 census??? where did you find Jermina Moore name?? it sounds great to me. and I think John was father too. but any more proof??? I never found any females . I'm going to see my dau for a few days. but I'll be checking my e mail down there. got to play with grandsons you know. at last I think we 've found the link. Janet whitaker

dear Beverly. The puzzle pieces seem to be fitting better and better. I do beleve we are going to be cousins. well, that we can prove it soon. for 35 years I've looked for this whitaker line. and brick walls all the way. I do believe we have a clue that may get us on our way again. wow!!!! I'm getting excited again now. Vickie and sherry. have done so much work on the female lines of this family. in fact one lines goes back to 400 AD great huh?? but once we figure out this whitaker clue. then we can share the rest of the information. 312 pages I hear. if you find anything at all please e mail me. we can keep exchanging anything and everything we find. ok? I think I sent you the information I have now. now to do some checking on what we found looking in Baltimore co. Md. for John Whitaker maybe Rev. John. then james Whitaker in Alleghany co Penn. near Fort Pitt. let me know if you find them before I do. with love, cousin. Janet whitaker

Hi, my name is Buddy Whiteaker. Your posting below to whitaker-d@rootsweb.com, WHITAKER-D DigestVolume 01 : Issue 125, about James Whitaker is of interest to me. > From: Pinochkio@aol.com > Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 20:57:12 EDT > To: whitaker-d@rootsweb.com > Subject: james whitaker > > we are descended from the allegheny county james whitaker--son isaac--son > abraham--son abraham--thomas--thomas--the end of our line married to ruth > elizabeth neel. this last whitaker--thomas whitacre passed away in 1966. i > would be glad to try and help you if you think this is your james---bonnie > jackson in pittsburgh. I am particularly interested in the fact that "...this last whitaker -- thomas whitacre ..." has the same spelling as my own ggg-father, Henderson Whitacre. The time and location of our ancestors is almost the same. Do you have any family that went on to Indiana in the late 1700s to early 1800s? Because of a court house fire that destroyed all records, I cannot trace Henderson Whitacre any further back than 1840, in Dubois County Indiana, where he married Mary A BEARD. Census records place Indiana as his place of birth, about 1814. He and Mary had at least two children: John Perry, and Minerva. >From all indications, my family came down the Ohio River and worked clearing land, about the turn of the 19th. century. Interestingly, there is a town in Ohio by the name of Minerva that I understand had some Whitacre families, but I cannot make a direct connection to Henderson's daughter, Minerva. About 1845 Henderson moved with the BEARD family, who were also in the land clearing business, to the southeast part of Missouri. We have good records of the family from that point in Perry, Cape Girardeau, Madison, St. Francois, Iron, and Ste. Genevieve Counties, Missouri. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who might have an interest in the Henderson Whitacre/Whiteaker family which started in Indiana about 1814 and ended up with one of the original Land Patents in Perry County, Missouri for a homestead in 1857. Thanks, Buddy Whiteaker, Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Janet--- We have "talked" before about our James Whitakers from Dearborn Co. I still think the coincidence of both of us having a James Whitaker in the 1820 IN census in Dearborn with a son named Daniel is too great to ignore. Somewhere, somehow, we are related. I have pretty much determined that James had two sons in Dearborn at that time: Daniel b. 1790 and an older brother, John, born Feb. 16, 1786, both in PA. James wife was Jemima Moore. His father was John who, probably, remained in PA where this family was from. James died, probably, in Allen Co. where the family finally settled in IN. Does this help in your search? I know I have run into nothing but dead ends on this family, but I suspect we do connect with some of the other Whitakers we see on the net. Beverly

Good Morning, Its been a while since I've posted and I've found enough information to go back one more generation on my husbands Whittaker/Whitaker families. According to family lore, at least one of these lines was English. The families were in Caroline Co. Va. in the late 1800s but I cannot find them there in the 1880 census - they show up the first time in 1900. There are two lines, possibly three, in the family, so you're not seeing double. My husbands grandparents were: Lonnie Whitaker b. 1898 and Esther Whittaker b. 1900 Lonnie's line from his father to grandfather is: Lonnie Whitaker b. 1898 James Edward Whittaker b. 1869 m. Hazie R. Whitaker (d/o Mary) in Caroline Co. 1895. Joseph Whittaker b. ca. 1849 m. Sarah R. (place and date unknown) Esther's line from her father to grandfather is: Esther Whittaker b. 1900 Robert Lee Whittaker Jr. b. 1869, Caroline Co., m. Ella Nora Marshall 1888 Caroline Co. Va. Robert Lee Whittaker Sr. b. 1832 m. W. (initial extracted from marriage records) That's it. Debra

Dear Nancy: How strange! Came across your last message to me re our Clarks and intended to reply tonite - when lo and behold, there is one from you. You certainly have an impressive lineage and, no, my father was not Sylvanus, but Sylvester S. (stands for Sagendorph which was his grandfather's family name). I recently visited our National Archives in Pittsfield, MA, and found Clark H., Catherine and Sylvester, living in Binghamton, Broome Co., NY. This Sylvester was my grandfather, as the date was 1870. Clark, again, of VT, she NJ and they had been living in Bradford Co, PA.. Sylvester's wife's name is all but ineligible, but looks like maybe "OCA?, and the children were Fremont (or Tremont),Adelburt and Susie. Old handwriting is so hard to decipher. And that is all I know until I make another trip to Pittsfield, but at least it is a start. My office career started in GE,Bldg.1, Schenectady, as Secretary to the Manager of Plant Personnel. Two transfers later, to Johnson City, NY and then to Phila.,PA., ended up big time with top management. Now am happily retired with nothing but good memories of dear old GE and trying to find ancestors. So far, am confirmed descendant of Knickerbocker,Whitney, Ashley, Duytscher, Sagendorph families. Wouldn't you think I could at least find a few Whitakers?? Let me know if and when you find what the "H" in Clark's name stands for. MarieWhitakerSheldon

we are descended from the allegheny county james whitaker--son isaac--son abraham--son abraham--thomas--thomas--the end of our line married to ruth elizabeth neel. this last whitaker--thomas whitacre passed away in 1966. i would be glad to try and help you if you think this is your james---bonnie jackson in pittsburgh

My missing Whittaker must have traveled with yours...from outer space!!!!

hi any WHITAKER on here from ARTHUR,TN? heres some names LAURA J WHITAKER,married CLIFFORD MOORE in Cumberland Gap 1930,moved to Lafayette,IN,she is still living,she has a sister living there to EALON WHITAKER,also they have a brother ROBERT LUTHER WHITAKER,of Klamath Falls,OR,anyone want to get in touch? LAURA married my dad's brother. thank you,Ray

Your message has me very interested. I am looking for relatives of my ggrandfather James DeGroff Whitaker, b. 1842 in Saratoga Co. NY to an Edgar D. Whitaker according to his death cert. James's son , my grandfather was named Otto Sylvanus. Could there be a connection irregardless of the spelling difference.? I hope? ----- Original Message ----- From: "NANCY J CURRAN" <nancycurran@prodigy.net> To: <WHITAKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [WHITAKER] Whitaker Lineage > Hello, cousins, especially Marie, > > Don't tell me someone else is looking for a Clark Whittaker with Vermont > ancestry! I believe there were about eight men named Clark Whittaker in the > same generation, in the eastern part of New York State. > I have been searching for my grandmother's paternal grandfather, Clark > Whittaker, born in 1804/1811 in Hamilton Co., N.Y., of parents born in > Vermont. > He died after 1887, the date of a land purchase. > I believe the Sylvanus Whittaker who claimed the next lot to his in Edinburg > was his brother. > My Clark married Margaret Swartwout, born 8 Mar 1815 in Saratoga Co., N.Y., > died 1 July 1898 in Edinburg, Saratoga Co., N.Y. She was the daughter of > Abraham Jacobsz Swartwout and Hannah (___). > Clark and Margaret had these children: > 1. Hannah E. Whittaker: bn 1840/1841 PA (1870 census); bur Edinburg Cem., > Saratoga, NY; marr abt 1865/70 ___ Johnson. > 2. Huldah A. Whittaker: bn 1842 Saratoga Co., NY; bur Edinburg Cem, > Saratoga, NY > 3. Albert Bloom Whittaker: bn 10 Mar 1848 Greenfield, Saratoga, NY; died > 1917 Corinth, Saratoga, NY; bur Lake Luzerne Cem, Lake Luzerne, Warren, NY; > marr first wife Mary "Alice" Brooks; Lina Morton Phillips, second wife, aft > 1880; third wife Ida Kelsey, aft 1901 > 4. Julia Whittaker: bn 1851 Saratoga Co., NY; bur Edinburg Cemeter, > Saratoga, NY > 5. Hezekiah Whittaker: bn Jun 1853/1854 Saratoga Co., NY; died bef 1905; > bur Edinburg Cemeter, Saratoga, NY; marr abt 1879/80 Frances Caroline > "Carrie" ____. > > Clark and Margaret were buried in Beecher Hollow Cem. and reinterred in > Edinburg Cem. > > Nancy in Schenectady > > > ==== WHITAKER Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

The Daniel Whitaker who was in Natchez, Mississippi was the son of Eliphalet Whitaker b. 1732 and Ruth Bayles. He was the brother of my third great grandfather Hon. Benjamin Whitaker. Eliphalet and Ruth brought their family from PA to Georgia somewhere between 1785 and 1790. My gr. gr. grandfather Eli Daniel Whitaker went from GA to AL in the 1840's. A Power of Attorney from Jefferson Co., GA. lists heirs of Daniel Whitaker as Robert Glenn, William Irwin, Mary Clements, and Benjamin Whitaker. Platt Bayles of Wilkinson Co. Mississippi is listed as executor of the estate. This Power of Attorney is dated 1821. On the 1818 tax rolls of Wilkinson Co., GA the taxes were payed by "the estate of Daniel Whitaker" so we know that he died before 1818. Daniel Whitaker was given a Spanish Land Grant in 1805 for 400 acres near Natchez. He is believed to be the Daniel Whitaker who served in the War of 1812 - Capt. Greene's Company, Mississippi Militia. (Ref. - War of 1812 Database at Sierra Home Genealogy.) Joan Whitaker Landrum ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Fulton" <rfulton@us.ibm.com> To: <WHITAKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 12:32 AM Subject: [WHITAKER] my james whitaker came from Space. > Perhaps some clues to your spaceship James Whitaker. Have you > researched possible connections to the Baltimore County, MD line who > migrated to Allegheny County, PA shortly after the French and Indian War? > > Here is a very net list of possible clues: > 1820 Dearborn Indiana Census lists 5 adult male Whitakers, three John's, a > James (yours I gather) and a Daniel. Two of the John's are listed as > over age 45. Seems likely one of these John's is the father. It looks > like this may be an index typo and there may actually only be one John > Whitaker over 45. > > Who is this family? Well, the first names are common (including your > later Elijah) with the Whitaker's or Western PA in mid to late 1700's. > Much as been written about this family and their origins in Baltimore > County, MD. In summary, it appears 4 brothers, Rev. John, James, > Abraham, and Isaac, sons of Charles and Mary Kemble Whitaker who died in > 1739 in Baltimore County, MD, moved to area near Ft. Pitt in western PA > around 1767. It appears Isaac may have died relatively young. Rev. > John and his extended family moved down the Ohio in 1780 to near > Louisville, KY and founded the large Shelby County KY and vacinity Whitaker > line there. Brothers James and Abraham stayed in Allegheny County, PA. > Both James and Abraham left wills in Allegheny County, PA. James' will is > recorded in June 1789 and names sons Aaron, Abraham, Isaac, James, and > Daniel. The first three appear to have stayed in the area and have > lines that have been traced. Do not have definitive information on > James and Daniel and they appear to have left the area. It may be that > Daniel is the Daniel Whitaker found shortly after near Natchez Mississippi. > No John though. > > Brother Abraham Whitaker left a will in Allegheny County, PA. in Feb. 1792. > He names wife Susannah and children: Martha Vaughn, Isaac, James, and > JOHN. Witnesses are Simon Fletcher, Joseph West, and Robert McNair. > Executor William Vaughn and wife Susannah. What is interesting is that > this entire family of Whitaker's appear to have disappeared from Western PA > by 1800 and to my knowledge have not been traced. This Abraham Whitaker > was born in I believe 1737. It appears his children are named in birth > order and at least his daughter if not all are adults. If his first > born, Martha, was born when Abraham was about 24, then she would have been > born about 1761, Isaac about 1763, James about 1765, and John about 1767 or > in that general date range. Thus this John Whitaker, son of Abraham > would have been likely over 45 years old in 1820 and fits the age. So > you have two John Whitaker's who could be the same man based on age range, > one disappearing from western PA and the other showing up later in Indiana > along the natural migration route down the Ohio River from PA to Indiana. > > Anyway, I would suggest you look for the origins of your spaceship James in > the family this Whitaker family of western PA. Hope this helps. > > This extended Whitaker family appears to have stayed on the vanguard of the > frontier. The apparant removal of these sons of Abraham Whitaker who > died in Allegheny County, MD in 1792 and the appearance of > > Thanks, Rich Fulton, rfulton@us.ibm.com > World Wide Mid-Market Sales Executive, S/390 SW, SWG > IBM, home office > 1420 West Main Street, Apt. 1008 > Lewisville, TX. 75067 USA > Phone: 972-434-1033, t/l 450-8996 > Fax: 817-962-8780, t/l 522-8780 > ---------------------- Forwarded by Richard Fulton/Dallas/IBM on 10/01/2001 > 12:05 AM --------------------------- > > RWhit18007@aol.com on 09/30/2001 10:39:24 PM > > Please respond to WHITAKER-L@rootsweb.com > > To: WHITAKER-L@rootsweb.com > cc: > Subject: [WHITAKER] my james whitaker came from Space. > > > > 1830 census of Danville Ill. has Elijah Whitaker and Mary Sharp (wife) > > & his father James Whitaker living close by. > > 1820 census I find James Whitaker in Dearborn co. Ind. > > before that. I think they came from a space ship. > > good news is Elijahs wife.,Mary Sharp had a good line that leads > back to John Wolverton. and after that to Royal lines. that are very > good. way into year 1000AD & before. At least the female lines are doing > well. > If anyone has any clues to my James Whitaker. census 1820 > well, doubt it. as space ships kept few records. He didn;t leave any here > on earth eather.... Not that I can find. My only hope is finding a live > cousin someplace.... > > thanks whitaker cousins;. > Janet whitaker > > > ==== WHITAKER Mailing List ==== > WHITAKER List Administrator > <commander@inetone.net> > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > ==== WHITAKER Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Hello, cousins, especially Marie, Don't tell me someone else is looking for a Clark Whittaker with Vermont ancestry! I believe there were about eight men named Clark Whittaker in the same generation, in the eastern part of New York State. I have been searching for my grandmother's paternal grandfather, Clark Whittaker, born in 1804/1811 in Hamilton Co., N.Y., of parents born in Vermont. He died after 1887, the date of a land purchase. I believe the Sylvanus Whittaker who claimed the next lot to his in Edinburg was his brother. My Clark married Margaret Swartwout, born 8 Mar 1815 in Saratoga Co., N.Y., died 1 July 1898 in Edinburg, Saratoga Co., N.Y. She was the daughter of Abraham Jacobsz Swartwout and Hannah (___). Clark and Margaret had these children: 1. Hannah E. Whittaker: bn 1840/1841 PA (1870 census); bur Edinburg Cem., Saratoga, NY; marr abt 1865/70 ___ Johnson. 2. Huldah A. Whittaker: bn 1842 Saratoga Co., NY; bur Edinburg Cem, Saratoga, NY 3. Albert Bloom Whittaker: bn 10 Mar 1848 Greenfield, Saratoga, NY; died 1917 Corinth, Saratoga, NY; bur Lake Luzerne Cem, Lake Luzerne, Warren, NY; marr first wife Mary "Alice" Brooks; Lina Morton Phillips, second wife, aft 1880; third wife Ida Kelsey, aft 1901 4. Julia Whittaker: bn 1851 Saratoga Co., NY; bur Edinburg Cemeter, Saratoga, NY 5. Hezekiah Whittaker: bn Jun 1853/1854 Saratoga Co., NY; died bef 1905; bur Edinburg Cemeter, Saratoga, NY; marr abt 1879/80 Frances Caroline "Carrie" ____. Clark and Margaret were buried in Beecher Hollow Cem. and reinterred in Edinburg Cem. Nancy in Schenectady

Perhaps some clues to your spaceship James Whitaker. Have you researched possible connections to the Baltimore County, MD line who migrated to Allegheny County, PA shortly after the French and Indian War? Here is a very net list of possible clues: 1820 Dearborn Indiana Census lists 5 adult male Whitakers, three John's, a James (yours I gather) and a Daniel. Two of the John's are listed as over age 45. Seems likely one of these John's is the father. It looks like this may be an index typo and there may actually only be one John Whitaker over 45. Who is this family? Well, the first names are common (including your later Elijah) with the Whitaker's or Western PA in mid to late 1700's. Much as been written about this family and their origins in Baltimore County, MD. In summary, it appears 4 brothers, Rev. John, James, Abraham, and Isaac, sons of Charles and Mary Kemble Whitaker who died in 1739 in Baltimore County, MD, moved to area near Ft. Pitt in western PA around 1767. It appears Isaac may have died relatively young. Rev. John and his extended family moved down the Ohio in 1780 to near Louisville, KY and founded the large Shelby County KY and vacinity Whitaker line there. Brothers James and Abraham stayed in Allegheny County, PA. Both James and Abraham left wills in Allegheny County, PA. James' will is recorded in June 1789 and names sons Aaron, Abraham, Isaac, James, and Daniel. The first three appear to have stayed in the area and have lines that have been traced. Do not have definitive information on James and Daniel and they appear to have left the area. It may be that Daniel is the Daniel Whitaker found shortly after near Natchez Mississippi. No John though. Brother Abraham Whitaker left a will in Allegheny County, PA. in Feb. 1792. He names wife Susannah and children: Martha Vaughn, Isaac, James, and JOHN. Witnesses are Simon Fletcher, Joseph West, and Robert McNair. Executor William Vaughn and wife Susannah. What is interesting is that this entire family of Whitaker's appear to have disappeared from Western PA by 1800 and to my knowledge have not been traced. This Abraham Whitaker was born in I believe 1737. It appears his children are named in birth order and at least his daughter if not all are adults. If his first born, Martha, was born when Abraham was about 24, then she would have been born about 1761, Isaac about 1763, James about 1765, and John about 1767 or in that general date range. Thus this John Whitaker, son of Abraham would have been likely over 45 years old in 1820 and fits the age. So you have two John Whitaker's who could be the same man based on age range, one disappearing from western PA and the other showing up later in Indiana along the natural migration route down the Ohio River from PA to Indiana. Anyway, I would suggest you look for the origins of your spaceship James in the family this Whitaker family of western PA. Hope this helps. This extended Whitaker family appears to have stayed on the vanguard of the frontier. The apparant removal of these sons of Abraham Whitaker who died in Allegheny County, MD in 1792 and the appearance of Thanks, Rich Fulton, rfulton@us.ibm.com World Wide Mid-Market Sales Executive, S/390 SW, SWG IBM, home office 1420 West Main Street, Apt. 1008 Lewisville, TX. 75067 USA Phone: 972-434-1033, t/l 450-8996 Fax: 817-962-8780, t/l 522-8780 ---------------------- Forwarded by Richard Fulton/Dallas/IBM on 10/01/2001 12:05 AM --------------------------- RWhit18007@aol.com on 09/30/2001 10:39:24 PM Please respond to WHITAKER-L@rootsweb.com To: WHITAKER-L@rootsweb.com cc: Subject: [WHITAKER] my james whitaker came from Space. 1830 census of Danville Ill. has Elijah Whitaker and Mary Sharp (wife) & his father James Whitaker living close by. 1820 census I find James Whitaker in Dearborn co. Ind. before that. I think they came from a space ship. good news is Elijahs wife.,Mary Sharp had a good line that leads back to John Wolverton. and after that to Royal lines. that are very good. way into year 1000AD & before. At least the female lines are doing well. If anyone has any clues to my James Whitaker. census 1820 well, doubt it. as space ships kept few records. He didn;t leave any here on earth eather.... Not that I can find. My only hope is finding a live cousin someplace.... thanks whitaker cousins;. Janet whitaker ==== WHITAKER Mailing List ==== WHITAKER List Administrator <commander@inetone.net> ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp