Mary Ann Rice

Mary married Giles Whitaker 1778, Tennessee. Giles (son of James Whitaker and Prudence Giles) was born 1748, Frederick Co. MD; died 1831, Claiborne Co. TN. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

A Martha Duley wrote a letter in 1901 to inform a relative of his ancestry. It may be found in the Corydon, Harrison Co., IN library. In one part of the letter she writes: "I will now tell you what I know of your great grandmothers family. Her mothers maiden name was Mary Rice. She was borned in Tennessee her father was well off and owned a lot of slaves. She first married a Mr. Whitaker? ?they had six children, three boys and three girls there names was John & Joseph & Rice & Rhoda and Nancy and Elizabeth."

John Weldon Whiteaker
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1. Joseph Whiteaker was born Between 1780-1790, Virginia; died 25 May 1839, Putnam Co. IN.
2. Rhoda Whitaker was born 11 Apr 1785; died 16 Feb 1857, Harrison Co. IN.
3. Rice W. Whitaker was born 20 Jan 1788, Grainger Co. TN; died 05 Dec 1846, Claiborne Co. TN.
4. John Whitaker was born 22 Mar 1795, Washington Co. VA; died 17 Aug 1884, Fort Madison, Lee Co. IA.
5. Nancy Whitaker was born 1801, Tennessee or Kentucky.
6. Elizabeth Whitaker was born 1803, Kentucky; died 1860, Grant Co. IN.

Mary married Job Poteet. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

A Martha Duley wrote a letter in 1901 to inform a relative of his ancestry. It may be found in the Corydon, Harrison Co., IN library. In one part of the letter she writes: "I will now tell you what I know of your great grandmothers family. Her mothers maiden name was Mary Rice. She was borned in Tennessee her father was well off and owned a lot of slaves. She first married a Mr. Whitaker? ?they had six children, three boys and three girls there names was John & Joseph & Rice & Rhoda and Nancy and Elizabeth. =She went from Tennessee to Kentucky = and there married Job Poteet. As I sed before, he was a frenchman there were five children born to them, 3 girls, 2 boys - there names were Alford and James and Polly and Elzina and Rebecca that was your grandmother name = Elzina died young and James got killed by a wagon upsetting on him when he was a boy"


John Weldon Whiteaker
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1. Alfred A. Poteet was born ca 1805, Kentucky; died 20 Oct 1843, Clay Co. IN; was buried , Zenor Cemetery, Clay Co. IN.
2. James Poteet
3. Polly Poteet
4. Elzina Poteet
5. Rebecca Poteet