Hey cuz according to the diary of Josephus Newton Davis he states his wife's family was from a fine English family. We assume Joseph was born at sea and was coming from somewhere in England. Josephus Newton Davis diary is online at New River Notes and I have some Canter / Whittaker pictures up there as well if you would like to see. Please stay in touch and if we have a breakthrough on Joseph Whittaker we will let you know, but what a brickwall! Pleading for all Whittaker searchers to keep their eyes open for our Joseph Whittaker born at sea. Hope someday someone will lead us to his bonded out papers or his marriage. Any clue to his first 20 years of life.