John WHITAKER

Abt 1782 - 1872  (~ 90 years)

• Name	John WHITAKER
  Born	Abt 1782	Rowan Co. NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	867442942739447A900A4732A0DA92C6D3E7
  Died	17 Mar 1872	Ogle, IL
  Notes	Benjamin Whitaker reported in the above report that he was from a family of nine [9] children. Five sons and four daughters. Other research by  John Weldon Whiteaker states the Bible of Absalom Rufus Whitaker, son of Moses Whitaker  lists in his handwriting "My grandfather, Richard Whitaker had 11 boys and three girls - Giles, Aaron, John, James, Moses, Benjamin and Thomas. [7 named] and Rachel [Catherine] who married Adam Fudge, Mary [Polly] who married Harry Webb4 and Elizabeth Whitaker who did not marry." 1822 Washington County VA: Richard and John Whitaker witnessed the will of Rev. Isaac Chapman in 1822, the year Chapman died. Richard went bond to settle his estate which was settled in 1825. Burial: Mouth Of Stillman Cemetery, Marion, Ogle Co. Illinois When Isaac Chapman died c 1823, his will was witnessed by Richard Whitaker and John Whitaker.  John Whitaker is listed in the Washington Co., VA Personal Property Tax  List 1782-1840 for the years 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813,1816, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1823, and 1839. John Whitaker son of Richard Whitaker and Rachel Bentley, married Hannah Yaunch about 1824 in Perry Co., KY.  [Ref: Portrait & Biographical Album, Ogle Co., IL, 1886, page 616/617. There is a town in Letcher Co., KY named "Whitaker" and just to the west of this town is "Bentley Hollow" and a couple of miles northeast of this town in "Yonts" Creek, according to Weldon Whiteaker. [1]
  Person ID	I234	Master File
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Richard WHITAKER,   b. Abt 1752, Frederick Co. MD ,   d. 18 Oct 1838, Washington, Co. VA  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Mother	Rachel BENTLEY,   b. 1750, Frederick Co. MD ,   d. Bef 1810, Washington Co. VA  (Age < 60 years)
  Married	Abt 1782	North Carolina   [2]
  Family ID	F52	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy OWENS
  Children	1. Elvira WHITAKER   2. Elizabeth WHITAKER   3. William WHITAKER   4. Nimrod WHITAKER
  Family ID	F112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah YAUNCH
  Married	ca 1824	Perry Co. KY
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F1810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Descendants of Richard Whitaker, Jr. and Rachel Bentley, Joye Boardman. [S27] Thomas Bentley of Frederick County Maryland and Old Rowan County, NC. and His Descendants, James W. Miller, Jr., (Self published, web 2006).