John Whitaker
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John Whitaker (1745 - 1823)

Col. John Whitaker
Born in Craven, North Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1765 in Wake, North Carolinamap
Husband of — married 17 Apr 1786 in Wake, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 78 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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1776 Project
Col. John Whitaker served with Civil Service, North Carolina during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
John Whitaker is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A124277.

John was born in 1745. He passed away in 1823.

Born at Echo Manor House, Craven County, North Carolina, United States, Col. John Whitaker played an important part in the process of carving Wake Co. out of the wilderness and establishing the County s Government. His name appears often in the colonial records. In 1776 he is a Trustee of the Peace. He was in the active Wake County Militia which was called Revolutionary War Patriot. North Carolina Revolutionary Soldiers, Sailors, Patriots & Descendants, Vol. II, page 198. D John served as justice of the court in Wake County from 1777 to 1787. The minutes of the first meeting of the Wake County Governing Board bear the signature of Col. John e. He also served as Road Commissioner for Wake County. Wake County Court Records, Book B:4-14, 1777 - 1784; D.A.R. Linage Book, Vol. 29 (1899). In addition to his deep interest and devotion to public affairs, Col nd operated a tannery, a brick yard, a lumber mill, and a turpentine and pitch distillery. He was also a substantial land holder.
John Whitaker was married three times. His first marriage c1765 to Elizabeth Hardy, 6 children; he 2nd married Fereby Pearson on 17 Apr 1786 in Wake Co., N.C.[1] they had 7 children, then after the death of Fereby, John married the widow, Elizabeth Walton 30th of Sept. 1819.
Col John died 22 Nov 1823 and was buried in the Whitaker Cemetery on his plantation a short distance west of Manor House. (Cemetery no longer exists). His death was reported in the Raleigh Register on 25 Nov 1823: One of the oldest and most respectable inhabitants of the country. He was survived by Elizabeth, his 3rd wife, and by all thirteen children of his first two marriages. John s estate was administered, but there was no will. The 1824 Estate Papers are maintained in the North Carolina State Archives. The papers contain the names of his widow, all of his children and some of their spouses names.

Duplicate Note:
He was the son of Robert Whitaker and Sarah Burton. He was born on the Echo Manor Plantation, the home of his parents. He married Elizabeth Hardy circa 1772 in North Carolina; Elizabeth was unmarried in her grandfather's will of 1771, but married by the time her grandfather wrote a codicil to the will in 1773. John married second to Fereby Pearson on April 17, 1786 in Wake County, North Carolina. John married third to Elizabeth Walton on September 29, 1819 in Wake County, North Carolina. He served as Justice of the Court of Sessions of Peace in Wake County, North Carolina from 1777 to 1787 as his civil service during the Revolutionary War and is listed as a Patriot in the DAR records. Not only did he own Echo Manor Plantation, but he also owned and operated a brick yard, tannery, sawmill and turpentine distillery.

He is not to be confused with Colonel John Whitaker, who lived 1747-1816, was the son of Richard Whitaker and Elizabeth Cary, married Christian Benton and was buried in Whitakers Chapel Cemetery in Enfield, Halifax County, North Carolina.

Children of John and Elizabeth Hardy

  1. Hugh Whitaker 1765-1849 m. Perry
  2. Lucy Whitaker 1771-1847 m. Fowler
  3. Sarah Whitaker 1773-1846 m. Perry
  4. Robert Whitaker 1774-1849 m. Rhodes
  5. Samuel H Whitaker m. Rhodes m. Rhodes

Children of John and Fereby Pearson

  1. Wesley Whitaker 1788-1861 m. Langley
  2. Elizabeth Wiley Whitaker 1789-? m. Crowder
  3. Willis Whitaker 1791-1880 m. Newsom m. Jones
  4. Anna Marie Whitaker 1794-? m. Crowder
  5. Angelina Whitaker 1796-? m. Sanders
  6. David Whitaker 1798-1877 m. Whitaker m. Kavanaugh
  7. Thomas Gales Whitaker 1802-1877 m. Tucker m. Crowder

Sources

  1. Ancestry.com. Marriages of Wake County, N.C. [database on-line].
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88429207/john-whitaker : accessed 07 January 2022), memorial page for Col John Whitaker Sr. (2 May 1745–1 Nov 1823), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88429207, citing Whitaker Family Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Diane Gravlee (contributor 47083760) .
  • DAR Ancestor #: A124277 [1]




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