Joseph Whitesides (abt. 1772 - 1855)

Born about 1772 in Little Fork, Culpeper County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Hoover) Bennett — married 7 Sep 1843 in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 1855 at about age 83 in La Grange Precinct, Oldham County, Kentucky, United States

Joseph engaged in farming in Kentucky.

Biography

Son of John Whitesides and Catharine Coons,^[1] of Negro Run, Culpeper County, Virginia who removed to Kentucky in the 1790s.

Payments from Catharine Whitesides' Estate, 1829

Veteran of the War of 1812.^[2]

Joseph first appeared as an adult in a 1794 tax list for Fayette County, Kentucky, but about 1798 he settled on Brush Creek in present-day Oldham County, Kentucky. With his first wife Elizabeth he joined the Eighteenmile Baptist Church in 1801,^[3] and in 1807 he began assisting his cousin (who was also his brother-in-law) Col. Benjamin Coons with maintaining the Old Westport Road from Harrods Creek to Currys Fork. On August 27, 1813 he was mustered in Capt. Edward George's Company of Kentucky Mounted Militia. On July 26, 1827 he purchased from William Taylor for $100 the 120 acres between Brush Creek and the Old Westport Road where he had been residing for years.^[4] On September 5, 1843 he devised five slaves between his four children by his first wife,^[5] and two days later married Mrs. Susanna Callander.^[6] He was appointed guardian of her children by Abraham Callander on April 15, 1844. On January 20, 1845 he received letters of administration for the estate of his first wife Elizabeth, as she was a legatee in her father's will.

Membership Roll for Eighteen Mile Baptist Church

First Marriage and Children

By his first wife Elizabeth Button, eldest child of William Button and his wife Mary,^[7] Joseph was the father of:^[8]

• John Whitesides
• Matthew Whitesides
• Lucinda Whitesides (wife of Rev. Asa Bradford Nay)^[9]
• William Button Whitesides

Probate of Estate

The inventory and appraisement of the personal property of Joseph Whitesides was recorded on 22 Aug 1855.^[10] The sale bill from the auction of his personal property was recorded in Jan 1856.^[11]

Census Appearances

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2C-7JH : accessed 24 March 2022), Joseph Whitesides, Henry, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 355, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 181,351.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLN-1ZB : accessed 24 March 2022), Joseph Whitesides, Henry, Kentucky, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPG-8SJ : 20 February 2021), Joseph Whitesides, Oldham, Kentucky, United States; citing 279, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 7,819.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTG-YDC : 4 October 2021), Joseph Whitesides, Oldham, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 147, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

Research Note

Outline of the Whitesides family posted online on 15 Oct 2000 by Todd Whitesides

Sources

1. ↑ Clark County (Kentucky) Estates and Administrations Book 7, pp. 634-635. "John Whitesides Senr. Admr. To Catharine Whitesides Estate. The amount of Inventory of sales on the 27th of Decr. 1829 falling due on the 1st day of Jany. 1831. $780.56 1/4." A list of payments to her heirs follows which makes this another excellent source for establishing the children of John and Catharine.
2. ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-SW1W : 8 March 2021), Joseph Whitesides, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 224; FHL microfilm 882,742.
3. ↑ Minutes of the Eighteen Mile Baptist Church 1800-1839. Available at the Kentucky Genealogical Society library.
4. ↑ Oldham County (Kentucky) Deed Book A, p. 387.
5. ↑ Oldham County (Kentucky) Deed Book E, p. 467.
6. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-4PVD : 9 March 2021), Joseph Whitesides and Susan Callander, 7 Sep 1843; citing Marriage, Oldham, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 482,447.
7. ↑ Transcript of William and Mary Button's Family Bible Records.
8. ↑ Banta, D. D. History of Johnson County, Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Brant & Fuller, 1888. Profile of James Terhune and his wife Eusebia N. Nay, pp. 661-663. (Provides a great deal of information on Eusebia's Nay and Whitesides ancestry.)
9. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-4C4Q : 22 July 2021), Joseph Whitesides in entry for Asa B Nay and Lucinda Whitesides, 29 Jan 1823; citing Marriage, Henry, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 829,279.
10. ↑ Oldham County (Kentucky) Will Book 4, pp. 107-108. Joseph Whitesides, 1855.
11. ↑ Oldham County (Kentucky) Will Book 4, pp. 117-120. Joseph Whitesides, 1856.