Jacob
B
Whitehurst
Born in Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Whitehurst
and Comfort (Gum) Whitehurst
Brother of
Tolliver Whitehurst, Sarah (Whitehurst) Coffman, Obediah Oden Whitehurst and John Whitehurst
Husband of
Ruhama (Norris) Whitehurst
— married
21 Jul 1811 (to 1850) in Fairfield, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret (Whitehurst) Ayers and Rebecca (Whitehurst) Hampsten
Died
at age 99
in Jasper, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Sep 2021
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Biography
Jacob B Whitehurst was the second son of John Whitehurst and Comfort Gum Whitehurst. [1] He lived from 1795 to 1895. He was married to Ruhama Norris.
Military Information: Jacob Whitehurst was a Veteran of the War of 1812. For his service he received a 40-acre tract of land in Jasper Co, Illinois. It was NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 Section 9 Township 8N, Range 14. He filed his claim in Palestine, IL, Nov 10, 1843. The land was given to his daughter Elizabeth and her husband John Hiles May 7, 1845. This is the same land that was later owned by Squire Leamon, then by Doyle Hickox.
Jacob Whitehurst accompanied his uncle Jehu Gum to Kentucky in 1804, and was with him in Hardin County, KY. Jehu died in November 1806. At the sale of Jehu Gum's personal possessions in December, 1806, Jacob Whitehurst bought Jehu's big coat, vest, and hat. (Hardin County, Kentucky, Estate Records "Jehu Gum") When Sheppard Gum, administrator of Jehu's estate, came back to Virginia in 1807, to settle the land transaction there, Jacob Whitehurst probably returned to Virginia with him. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Carolyn (Branscum) Beard
- ↑ Leaves From the Gum Tree written and published by Muriel Martens Hoffman, 1984:
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- R. Whitehurst
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 30 markers, FTDNA kit #B102443 - Michael Whitehurst :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #291629
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~0.78%
Jan McKenzie :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A382648 [compare], Ancestry member 11thCousin
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~0.78%
Shelly Anderson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A349143 [compare], Ancestry member ShellyA13
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~0.78%
Kathleen (Waterman) Hilliard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A551999 [compare], Ancestry member kathleenhilliard
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T647129 [compare], FTDNA kit #688785
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Carolyn (Branscum) Beard
Whitehurst-903 and Whitehurst-847 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same person. Thanks for your help.
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