My husband and I are greatly interested in the various WHITAKER families who show up in Georgia by 1800, particularly those who were first in North Carolina. Bob's earliest proven WHITAKER ancestor is Joshua Whitaker of Richmond and Columbia Counties in Georgia. He was born in 1783 or 1784 in North Carolina, based on his age in the 1850 census. He died in 1852 in Columbia Co., GA. His wife, also from NC originally, was Jane GRACEY. We have nearly concluded that Joshua Whitaker descends from one of the children of William Whitaker and Elizabeth Carleton of PA and NC. We've eliminated many of the possibilities, but we are still looking at their sons William Jr. and Samuel, both of whom had sons named Joshua, also at Mark who was in NC, then GA, then SC. Part of our mystery is that there seems to have been some splicing of records from among two or three named Samuel Whitaker around 1800 in Georgia, and also at least two named Joshua Whitaker in the same period and area of Georgia. Any of you able to set forth sources and data on these individuals? Thanks! Beverly and Bob Whitaker [email protected]