Robert Whitaker Sr. has also been listed as Robert Whitacre Sr. It is unsure which generation changed the last name's spelling, but some descendants have retained the original spelling, making it confusing.
Birth
Birth Date: 1706
Place: Bucks County, Pennsylvania
User ID: 563C515D-67C6-4892-9A51-3C4EE895BA07
Record ID Number: MH:IF19526
Service during the American Revolution
Robert Whitaker Sr. performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution.
Robert Whitaker Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A131223.
Robert Whitaker is DAR Patriot Ancestor #: A131223. He was patriotic in Pennsylvania as he provided a blanket to the Patriot army. Spouse: Sarah Tomlinson. Children in file: Jane who m. David Stockdale. [1]
Death
Death Date: 1790
Place: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
User ID: 00B86920-4868-45C6-9595-836E5E0DD444
Record ID Number: MH:IF19527
Notes
Note N303.
Sources
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 17, 2021), "Record of Robert Whitaker", Ancestor # A131223.Meehan-411
Source: S1 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1 Repository: R1
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Terry Duncan and Tom Greene for creating WikiTree profiles through the import of GEDCOMs.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
Whitacre-117 and Whitaker-2100 appear to represent the same person because: The parents and spouse are the same as well as the dates. I have Whitaker, Whitacre and Whittaker on census and other documents for people in this lineage spelled differently from generation to generation.