Joan, it was good to hear from you..good information and some of puzzle pieces fit well...is your line following the John born l662 or his younger brother Jonathan? Mine and I think Mike's follow John to another John b abt 1685 in Watertown and another John b 1713 in Stow MA married to Hannah Pierce.I also am curious as To how Nicholas and Martha got here since so far can't find them on any boat list! Familysearch has some good info on Nicholas.. I have recently sent to Utah for parish records and probates in Belbroughton ..hope to turn up something more. Looking forward to hearing from you about your lineage.Wish you could remember that website! ----- Original Message ----- From: Huie and Joan Landrum <jlandrum@tvec.net> To: <WHITAKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 10:10 AM Subject: [WHITAKER] Nicholas Whitaker of Halesowen, Worchester, England and Watertown, Mass. > A while back I researched this line trying to prove the > ancestors of my Jonathan Whitaker born about 1690. > Ephraim Seward Whitaker said on the old Whitaker family > chart that he believed Jonathan to be descended from John > Whitaker of Watertown, Mass. who had sons John b. 1662 > and Jonathan b. 1664 and probably also sons David and > Nathaniel. The Nicholas line was followed by LDS down > through son John of Watertown to daughter Sarah b. 1660 > who married William Young (they were the grandparents > of Brigham Young.) > > Nicholas Whitaker b. 1591 in Halesowen, England d. 25 August 1669 > He married Martha Unknown b. c. 1595 d. 25 June 1657 > Children: > 1. Elizabeth christened 13 Feb. 1625 > 2. John b. Watertown Massachusetts christened 9 Nov. 1623 > in Halesowen, died 25 August 1669 > 3. Nicholas b. c. 1629 died 13 Sept 1691 > > John Whitaker of Watertown Mass b. 1623 in Watertown, Mass > married (1) Margaret ____and (2) Elizabeth (Linfield?) > Margaret's children: > Job Whitaker - christened at Belbroughton, Worchester, Eng. > William - christened 20 August 1644 Belbroughton > Mary - christened 2 July 1647 Belbroughton > John b. 7 June 1651 Bellbroughton m. Ann ____ > Elizabeth - christened 1 April 1654 Belbroughton > Job. b. c. 1656 Belbroughton > Benjamin christened 1660 in Belbroughton d. 1712 Broome > he married Alice Brook. > > Elizabeth's children by John of Watertown > Sarah b. 12 June 1660 in Watertown, christened in Belbroughton > she married William Young (grandparents of Brigham Young) > John b. August 1662 in Watertown, Mass > Jonathan b. 8 Oct. 1664 > Sary b. 12 June 1666 > Hannah b. 17 May 1669 > > >From "History and Genealogies of the Families of Old > Fairfield" compiled and edited by Donald Lines Jacobus > "Whitacus, Jonathan (Surname also spelled Whitaker) was > supposedly the son of John of Watertown, Mass. He settled in > Concord, whence he removed to Fairfield where his wife may have > had relatives. He married Sarah ______. Sarah Whitacus was > admitted to the Stratfield Church by letter from Concord > 17 June 1705. Children first recorded at Concord, second > recorded and baptised at Fairfield, third recorded and baptised > at Stratfield: Sarah b. 28 November 1695; Jonathan b. 28 May > 1698 > baptised 10 July 1698; Mary b. 22 May 1700, baptised 26 > May 1700. > > >From "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" by Clarence > Almon Terry: > "Whittaker, Jonathan and Sarah Toothaker married 15 Nov. > 1694 /Boston/Chelmsford" > "Whitaker, John b. 1641 and Elizabeth ? (1642) b. 1661 (2) > Wattertown/Billerca (I wasn't sure if this meant that they had > a child b. 1661 or that they married 1661.)" > > >From Boston Births, Bapt., Marriages and deaths p. 218 > "Jonathan Whitaker and SarahToothaker, both of Chelmsford > were married by Rev. James Allen, Nov. 15, 1694." > > >From "New Jersey Colonial Documents: > "John Whitaker was at Watertown, Mass, removed to Billerica, > Mass, was at Chelmsford Mass in 1691. > > >From Genealogical Dictionary of New England: > Whitacre, Whittaker, or Whitaker > "John of Watertown had promised marriage of Mary > Linfield still under age but took wife Elizabeth. They > had Elizabeth and John, removed to Billerica.." > > I believe that someone has a web page with the > Nicholas line. I think that I called it up on my search > engine once by typing in Nicholas Whitaker of > Belbroughton or something similar. > > Best wishes, > Joan Whitaker Landrum > > > > > ==== WHITAKER Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >