Richard Whitaker (abt. 1646 - 1696)

Born about 1646 in Warwick, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1696 at about age 50 in Warwick, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Richard Whitaker is a Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society

Richard Whitaker was a Virginia colonist.

Richard was born about 1646 and died about 1696 in Virginia.

Richard Whitaker,^[1] son of Capt. William Whitaker and Mary Elizabeth Camm Whitaker was born in the British Colony of Virginia in the American Colonies.

Whittaker was a member of the house of burgesses for Warwick County in 1685, 1688, and 1696, and the last year he was sheriff of Warwick.^{[2] [3]}

Marriages & Children

Richard married Martha [sic] Pyland and she gave birth to his only known child before her untimely death. Richard's second marrage was to a [woman] with given name of Elizabeth. There were no known children by this spouse. Richard was well known and respected and was elected sheriff of the county for a number of years.

Spouses:

1. Martha [sic] Pyland
2. Elizabeth (surname unk)^[4]

Research Notes

This profile ([Whitaker-1452]) had been attached as son of Jabez Whitaker, but no evidence to support this was found. Therefore it was detached.

The datafields for this profile, when attached to Jabez, were

• born 1634, Warwick, Virginia, American Colonies
• died 1696, Warwick, Virginia, American Colonies

They were changed to match an apparent duplicate profile: Whitaker-964:

• born 1645 in Warwick, Colony of Virginia
• died 1696 in Warwick, Colony of Virginia

Most researchers have Elizabeth Pyland as his first wife. (?)

Sources

1. ↑ Whitaker, Richard - A8704; died 1698, Warwick Co.: 1680-82, 1685-86, 1688, 1691, 1696 (Burgess). accessed 8 November 2021
2. ↑ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Volume I. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1915. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2008. Page 358
3. ↑ New River Notes, Colonial Virginia Register
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #130401218 (accessed 22 September 2022)
   Memorial page for Sheriff Richard Whitaker (1646-1696); Maintained by Blanche Keating Collie (contributor 47962376) Burial Details Unknown, who reports a Graveyard lost.

Acknowledgments

• Whitaker-1452 was created by John Floyd through the import of Whitiker tree_2014-08-14_2014-08-30_2014-08-30.ged on Aug 30, 2014. '
• Thank you to David Black for creating WikiTree profile Whitaker-964 through the import of David_s Family Tree_Ancestry_26Jun2013.ged on Jul 23, 2013.