Srry, B Johnson, my Whitakers stayed in Wiltshire, ENG. good luck, Lorraine -----Original Message----- From: B Johnson <quinn@sirinet.net> To: WHITAKER-L@rootsweb.com <WHITAKER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, July 13, 2001 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [WHITAKER] Joseph Whittaker/1755:Born at sea >Hello I was searching for Whittakers from Nebraska and Illinois......that >married Pedrick >do you have any names like that >like Charles edward Whitaker he was my grandfather >just wanted to know >b johnson >----- Original Message ----- >From: Kyleen Gavin <smiley23@citrus.infi.net> >To: <WHITAKER-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 1:28 PM >Subject: [WHITAKER] Joseph Whittaker/1755:Born at sea > > >> Hi everyone, >> I am very interested in connecting with other who may be able to shed >> some light on Joseph Whittaker, born at sea about 1755. According to >> what information I have, his nationality was unknown; nor do I know the >> name of the ship. His parents reportedly died at sea and he was bound >> out in N.C. He was reputed to be a courier for George Washington during >> the Revolutionary War. He married Obedience "Biddie" Purdue and had a >> number of children. >> >> Does anyone have additional information that might help me in knowing >> more about him? Parenthetically, one of his sons was Aaron. One of >> Aaron's sons was William Aaron, who was my gr-gr-gr-grandfather. This >> Whittaker line went from Pulaski CO., Va to Giles CO., to Mercer Co., >> WV. >> >> THANKS ! >> >> Kyleen Gavin >> >> >> ==== WHITAKER Mailing List ==== >> WHITAKER List Administrator >> <commander@inetone.net> >> >> >> ============================== >> Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >> http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >> > > >==== 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 >