Robert Whitacre (1758 - abt. 1828)

Born 30 Sep 1758 in Warren County, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Roach) Whitacre — married 28 May 1783 in Fairfax Meeting House, Loudoun, Virginia, United States

Husband of Patience (McKay) Whitacre — married 1801 in Miami, Warren County, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died about 18 Sep 1828 at about age 69 in Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Robert was a Friend (Quaker)

Robert was born in 1758, the son of John Whitacre II and Naomi Hulme. ^[1]

Marriages and Children

He was married three times. His first marriage was in 1783, to Sarah Roach. By this marriage he had one child:^[1]

• Jonas, b.1784

His second marriage, in 1786, was to Hannah Janney. There were no children of this marriage.^[1]

His third marriage, in 1789, in the Crooked Run Meeting House (Quaker), was to Patience McKay, the daughter of Andrew and Jane McKay. They lived near the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains, in Fouquier County, Virginia. In about 1805, they moved to Ohio, living on the Little Miami River, close to what became the town of Morrow. ^[1] This couple had seven children. ^[2]

• Andrew, b.1790, married Mary Kelby
• John, b.1792
• Priscilla, b.1795, d.1870
• Aquila, b.1797
• Jane, b.1799
• Rhoda, b.1802, d.1844
• Moses, b.1804, d.1842

Death

Robert died in 1858. ^[3]

Robert WHITACRE. Born 30 Sep 1758 in Greenwich Twp (Warren) NJ. Died 18 Sep 1828 in Miami (Warren) OH. Buried in Old Quaker Cem. Salem Twp (Warren) OH.

Moved to Warren Co. Ohio abt 1805 Have probate/will package for Robert Whitacre 'A Genealogical Index of Miami Valley Pioneers, Ohio' p.192 says 2nd wife was Hannah Young, as does 'Beers History of Warren Co. 1882'. Wilmer Kerns book 'Shanholtzer History and Allied Family Roots....' says 2nd wife Hannah Janney. Mentioned in Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol VI, p. 719/720 Warren Co Ohio Will Records 1803-1853 Bk 3 p. 217-219 Married 11 Nov 1789 at Ninevah (Crooked Run MM) VA and see for life details.Born Bucks Co. PA from Cemetery Vol VI p. 384 Warren Co Ohio, Warren Co Genealogical Soc. Date of birth of Jonas based upon the following; Early Church Records of Loudoun County Virginia 1745-1800 by Marty Hiatt p.84 states in the Fairfax MM Men's minutes for 8th mo 1777 "...Complaint against Robert Whitace for fornication with Alice Britain, she having charged him with being the father of her illegitimate child, which he does not wholly deny..." This means that Jonas's mother wasn't Sarah Roach, it was Alice Britain. This opinion is based upon an entry in Israel Janney's Store and Mill Book Folio 142 Robert Whitacre account 4 mo 29 day 1788 which shows Robert purchased a spelling book. If Jonas had been the child of Sarah he would have only been approximately 4 years old, too young to need a spelling book. However if Jonas had been born in 1777 he would be 11 years old, old enough to need the book. This plus the fact that no Quaker record could be found showing a birthdate or any mention of Jonas being the son of Sarah Roach.

He first married Sarah ROACH, 28 May 1783 in Fairfax (Loudoun) VA. Born 22 Apr 1760. Died Before 1787.

Marriage mentioned in Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol VI, p. 720. A Sarah Roach is buried in the Old Quaker cemetery in Salem Twp Warren Co. OH in third plot from Robert Whitacre, her age 74y 2m 22 d.

They had the following children:

1. Jonas WHITACRE

He second married Hannah JANNEY, 28 Sep 1786 in (Loudoun) VA. Born About 1765 in VA. Buried 31 May 1787 in Goose Creek Friends Cem (Loudoun) VA.

Name may be Hannah Young All information per Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol VI, p. 720

He third married Patience MCKAY, 26 Oct 1789 in Crooked Run Va. Born 9 Feb 1763 in (Frederick) VA. Died 21 Apr 1836 in Miami (Warren) OH. Buried in Old Quaker Cem. Salem Twp (Warren) OH.

Marriage mentioned in Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol VI, p. 720 as 11 Nov 1789. Born 2 Sep 1763 per Cemetery Vol VI p. 384 Warren Co Ohio, Warren Co Genealogical Soc

They had the following children:

1. Andrew WHITACRE
2. John Robert WHITACRE
3. Priscilla WHITACRE; Born 21 Jul 1795 in (Loudoun) VA. Died 28 Apr 1870. Buried in Old Quaker Cem. Salem Twp (Warren) OH.

She married Jonah CADWALLADER, 1 Dec 1813 in (Warren) OH. Born 14 Aug 1789. Died 21 Jul 1879. Buried in Old Quaker Cem. Salem Twp (Warren) OH.

Dates from Cemetery Vol VI p. 385 Warren Co Ohio, Warren Co Genealogical Soc

1. Aquilla WHITACRE
2. Jane WHITACRE; Born 21 Sep 1799 in (Loudoun) VA.

She first married FOTHERGILL. She second married Benjamin NINDE, 3 Jan 1816 in (Warren) OH. Married date Per Family Tree Maker CDROM Ohio Marriage Index #2 marriage date was 1815.

1. Rhoda WHITACRE; Born 12 Mar 1802 in (Loudoun) VA. Died 25 Feb 1884 in Springboro OH. Buried in Old Quaker Cem. Salem Twp (Warren) OH.

See Cemetery Vol VI p. 385 Warren Co Ohio, Warren Co Genealogical Soc., for alt dates. She married Joseph HOLLINGSWORTH, 7 Dec 1820. Born 17 Mar 1786. Died 25 Mar 1853 in Harveysburg OH. Married date per See for names of children

1. Moses M. WHITACRE

Robert, married 1st: Sarah Roach Robert, married 2nd: Hannah Janney Robert, married 3rd: Patience McKay He passed away in 1828.

Name: Robert Whitacre. Source:

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Born 30 Sep 1758. Greenwich, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States. Source:

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Died 18 September 1828. Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, USA. Source:

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Marriage 1786-08-28

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Fell, Sarah Moore, “Genealogy of the Palmer Family in America, descended from John and Christian Palmer, who settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1683” Reproduced by Duopage Process, Micro Photo Division, Bell & Howell Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 1902
2. ↑ Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol.VI, p.720
3. ↑ Find-a-Grave Memorial 50172688

See also

• Robert Whitacre, son of John Whitacre and Naomi Whitacre, married Sarah Roach, daughter of Richard Roach and Hannah Roach, on 28 May 1773 Loudoun County, Virginia. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRVD-SXH : 1 July 2020), John Whitacre in entry for Robert Whitacre, 1783.

Acknowledgements

• Whitacre-286 was created by Doug Henderson through the import of HendersonDAH-to-wikitree-185.ged on Feb 26, 2015.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #50172688
• http://theusgenweb.org/oh/stark/familyinfo/whitacre.txt