William Whitaker (abt. 1795 - 1881)

Born about 1795 in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Son of William Whitaker and Rachel Whitaker

Husband of Dorcus (Bartlett) Whitaker — married 1820 in White, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Rhoda Kinnard — married 1825 in White, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1881 at about age 86 in Gainesboro, Jackson, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

William Whiteaker was born in about 1795. Where he was born is not exactly known. In the 1850 US Census, his birth location is unknown; in 1860, it is stated as Tennessee, in 1870, it is South Carolina, and in 1880 it is Kentucky. A birthplace of Tennessee is not likely, since in 1795, Tennessee was not a state. Of the two states remaining, and assuming that William’s father was William Whitaker (15 Feb 1760 - Aft 1838), Lancaster County, South Carolina looks like the most likely location of his birth. He settled in White County, Tennessee by 1815. I think he came to the county with his father William and his family.

Family lore states that he first married Dorcas Bartlett in about 1821, probably in White County, Tennessee. Dorcas was the daughter of Joshua and Winnie (Williams) Bartlett. William and Dorcas had at least one son, Henry, and this writer has a DNA match to a descendent of that Henry. I think Dorcas passed away in June 1823. William then married Rhoda Kinnard in about 1825, again probably in White County, Tennessee.

William and Rhoda were the parents of eleven children. They were Nathan, Sarah, Mark, Betty, Ann, Lucinda, William, Robert, George, John, and Polly.

William and Rhoda appear to have lived in Dry Valley, Tennessee for many years until they moved to Jackson County, Tennessee sometime just before 1850. Dry Valley is where many of the family and descendants of William Whitaker (1760 – abt. 1838), settled in the early 1800’s. Dry Valley was originally in White County, Tennessee before Putnam County was formed in 1842/1854. William Whitaker’s name appears on the petition to form Putnam County in 11 Oct 1841. Putnam County was first established on 2 February 1842 when the Twenty-fourth General Assembly enacted a measure creating Putnam County from portions of Jackson, Overton, Fentress, and White Counties. Isaac Buck, Burton Marchbanks, Henry L. McDaniel, Lawson Clark, Carr Terry, Richard F. Cooke, H. D. Marchbanks, Craven Maddox, and Elijah Con, all of Jackson County, were named by the act to superintend the surveying of the new county. Surveying was done by Mounce Gore also of Jackson County, and the Assembly instructed them to locate the county seat, to be called "Monticello," near the center of the county. However, contending that the formation of Putnam was illegal because it reduced their areas below constitutional limits, Overton and Jackson counties secured an injunction against its continued operation. Putnam officials failed to reply to the complaint, and in the March 1845 term of the Chancery Court at Livingston, Chancellor Bromfield L. Ridley declared Putnam unconstitutionally established and therefore dissolved. The 1854 act reestablishing Putnam was passed after Representative Henderson M. Clements of Jackson County assured his colleagues that a new survey showed that there was sufficient area to form the county.

When William Whitaker moved to Jackson County, Tennessee, he may have lived in Free State, Tennessee, a community on an oxbow bend of the Cumberland River just north of present-day Gainesboro. Gainesboro was founded in the early 1800s. It has been the seat of Jackson County since 1820.

William Whitaker passed away near Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee on 18 June 1881. His burial site at this time is unknown although some think that he may be buried in the Rocky Point Church Cemetery in Putnam County, Tennessee.

Rhoda (Kinnard) Whitaker died sometime after 1880, probably in Jackson County, Tennessee. This was the last place she was seen at the age of 75.

M. Whitaker (2022)

William was born in about 1795 in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA. He was the son of William Whitaker and Rachel Whitaker. He said his birth location was NC, SC or KY in the 1850, 1960 and 1870 US Census. Since his father's pension statement have them in SC btw 1790 and 1800, I choose SC. He was not born in TN. The family was in KY in 1800, and moved to TN after that date.^[1]

In the 1820 census William (age about 25) was living in White County, Tennessee, USA. This residency is based on the US Census.^[2]

When William was about 30 he married Rhoda Kinnard in about 1825 in White County, Tennessee, USA. The couple had 10 children: Lucinda Whitaker, William Whitaker, Anna Whitaker, Robert Whitaker, Mark Whitaker, George W Whitaker, John Whitaker, Polly Whitaker, Sarah Whitaker and Betty Whitaker. This marriage date was Inferred from the date of the birth of their first child.^[3][4]

Property: 4 May 1828 in White County, Tennessee, USA. 25 acres of land.^[5]

In the 1830 census William (age about 35) was living in White County, Tennessee, USA. This residency is based on the US Census.^[6]

Property: 16 October 1839 in White County, Tennessee, USA. 100 acres of land.^[7]

In the 1840 census William (age about 45) was living in White County, Tennessee, USA. This residency is based on the US Census.^[8]

Property: 25 August 1849 in Dry Creek, White, Tennessee, USA. 686 acres of land.^[9]

In the 1850 census William (age about 55) was living in Jackson County, Tennessee, USA. This residency is based on the US Census.^[10]

In the 1860 census William (age about 65) was living in Jackson County, Tennessee, USA. This residency is based on the US Census.^[11]

In the 1870 census William (age about 75) was living in Jackson County, Tennessee, USA. This residency is based on the US Census.^[12]

In the 1880 census William (age about 85) was living in Jackson County, Tennessee, USA. This residency is based on the US Census.^[13]

William died at the age of about 86 on 5 June 1881 in Gainesboro, Jackson, Tennessee, USA.^[14][1]

Research Notes

Alternate Names

There are alternate names for this person:

• William Whitaker
• William Whiteaker

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Burial: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current NOTEFind A Grave,
   Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49850489/william-whiteaker.
2. ↑ 1820 Census: 1820 United States Federal Census. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1820. M33, 14,
   1820 U S Census; Census Place: White, Tennessee; Page: 366; NARA Roll: M33_122; Image: 328.
3. ↑ Marriage: Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Date: 2004,
   Source number: 4162.027; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1.
4. ↑ Marriage: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current NOTEFind A Grave,
   Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49850489/william-whiteaker.
5. ↑ Property: "Ancestry.com Source: North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Records, 1753-1931"
   Mountain District Land Grants > Roll 154: Book 3 > image 119 of 405
   Original data: Tennessee. Division of Archives, Land Office, and Museum. Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn.
   William Whitaker.
6. ↑ 1830 Census: 1830 United States Federal Census. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1830. M19, 201,
   1830; Census Place: White, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 182; Page: 49; Family History Library Film: 0024540.
7. ↑ Property: "Ancestry.com Source: North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Records, 1753-1931"
   Mountain District Land Grants > Roll 141: Book O, P, R > image 7 of 321
   Original data: Tennessee. Division of Archives, Land Office, and Museum. Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn.
   William Whitaker.
8. ↑ 1840 Census: 1840 United States Federal Census. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840. M704, 58,
   Year: 1840; Census Place: White, Tennessee; Roll: 536; Page: 41; Family History Library Film: 0024550.
9. ↑ Property: "Ancestry.com Source: North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Records, 1753-1931"
   Mountain District Land Grants > Roll 147: Book W > image 258 of 532
   Original data: Tennessee. Division of Archives, Land Office, and Museum. Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn.
   William Whitaker.
10. ↑ 1850 Census: 1850 United States Federal Census. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432,
    Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: 885; Page: 297a.
11. ↑ 1860 Census: 1860 United States Federal Census. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,
    Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Jackson, Tennessee; Page: 196; Family History Library Film: 805258.
12. ↑ 1870 Census: 1870 United States Federal Census. Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnes,
    Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1539; Page: 139A; Family History Library Film: 553038.
13. ↑ 1880 Census: 1880 United States Federal Census. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite,
    Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: 1264; Page: 191D; Enumeration District: 054.
14. ↑ Gravestone: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current NOTE Find A Grave.

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing on Family Tree DNA. Living Anderson, FTDNA kit # 906591, who is the son of Ralph Richmond Anderson and his 5th cousin, Michael Whitaker, FTDNA kit # 641878, match at a Genetic Distance of 4 on 111 markers, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is William Whitaker, the 4x great grandfather of both Living Anderson Anderson, who is the son of Ralph Richmond Anderson and Michael Whitaker. The confirmation Haplogroup I-FT238390 is also shared. This Terminal SNP Haplogroup shares the named variants FT238390 and FTC2083. The terminal variant have an average of 3 private variants. This data was last seen on Nov 1, 2022.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. Private, FTDNA kit # 958940, who is the son of David Whitaker, and his 5th cousin, Living Anderson, FTDNA kit # 906591, who is the son of Ralph Richmond Anderson, match at a Genetic Distance of 5 on 111 markers, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is William Whitaker, the 4x great grandfather of both Private, who is the son of David Whitaker, and Living Anderson, who is the son of Ralph Richmond Anderson. The confirmation Haplogroup I-FT238390 is also shared. This Terminal SNP Haplogroup shares the named variants FT238390 and FTC2083. The terminal variant have an average of 3 private variants. This data was last seen on Nov 1, 2022.

• Hoetawa-Paul, C. (Admin.). (2022). My FamilyTreeDNA Project Website Title - Y-DNA classic chart. FamilyTreeDNA. Retrieved November 2, 2022, from https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Whitaker?iframe=yresults

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 11.4 cM segment on chromosome 5, consisting of Ivala Whiteaker, GEDmatch kit # A372356, and Linda (Whitaker) Heller, her 4th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # A440509, and James Cotton, her 4th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # A253041. (Linda and James are 5th cousins.) Their most-recent common ancestors are William Whitaker and Rachel Whitaker, the 3x great grandparents of Ivala Whiteaker and 4x great grandparents of both Linda (Whitaker) Heller and James Cotton.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 18.7 cM segment on chromosome 17, consisting of Mark Anderson, GEDmatch kit # BF9043596, and Ivala Whiteaker, his 4th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # A372356, and David Hunter, his 5th cousin, GEDmatch kit # A807129. (Ivala and David are 4th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are William Whitaker and Rachel Whitaker, the 4x great grandparents of Mark Anderson and 3x great grandparents of Ivala Whiteaker and 4x great grandparents of David Hunter.

See also

• Ancestry.com North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013
• Marie Mills, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Marie and others