Giles Whitaker

Male 1748 - 1831  (83 years)


Personal Information    |    PDF

  • Name Giles Whitaker 
    Born 1748  Frederick Co. MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1831  Claiborne Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He is not yet proven as the brother of Richard Whitaker. So this is a work in progress.

      Tennessee Census, 1810-91
      Name: Giles Whiteacre
      County: Anderson County
      Year: 1805
      Record Type: Tax list

      Information on Giles Whitaker is from John Weldon Whiteaker's book, Whit[eakers of Claiborne County, TN.

      Private in the Washington Co., N.C. Milita commanded by Captain James Scott from Aug. 31 to Dec. 1793. [This could also be his nephew Giles Whitaker, son of Richard.

      Giles Whitaker evidently went into Claiborne County, TN in the early 1800's. He is found on Thursday, May 16, 1816 serving Jury duty. [Ref: Claiborne Co., TN County Court Clerk's Minute Book, 1815-1817, page 267].

      Giles lived and died c 1831 in Claiborne Co. TN. Rice Whitaker was the administrator of the estate of Giles Whitaker.
    Person ID I10244  Master File
    Last Modified 11 May 2019 

    Father James Whitaker,   b. 08 Feb 1721, St. George Parish, Baltimore Co. MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1809, Madison Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Prudence Giles,   b. 1720, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1777, Madison Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 1740 
    Family ID F6593  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Ann Rice,   b. Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1835, Harrison Co. IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1778  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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
      wgf161@sbcglobal.net
    Children 
     1. Joseph Whiteaker,   b. Between 1780-1790, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1839, Putnam Co. IN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years)
     2. Rhoda Whitaker,   b. 11 Apr 1785,   d. 16 Feb 1857, Harrison Co. IN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Rice W. Whitaker,   b. 20 Jan 1788, Grainger Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Dec 1846, Claiborne Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     4. John Whitaker,   b. 22 Mar 1795, Washington Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1884, Fort Madison, Lee Co. IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     5. Nancy Whitaker,   b. 1801, Tennessee or Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Elizabeth Whitaker,   b. 1803, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1860, Grant Co. IN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F6635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy,   b. 1772, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. ca 1850, Claiborne Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married ca 1809  Laurel Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Claiborne Whitaker,   b. 01 Mar 1810, Claiborne Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1849, Claiborne Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     2. Thursey Whitaker,   b. 29 Jul 1811, Claiborne Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Milly Whitaker,   b. 18 Sep 1816, Claiborne Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Candis Whitaker,   b. 04 Sep 1818, Claiborne Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. ca 1880  (Age 61 years)
    +5. Giles Whitaker, Jr.,   b. 29 Jun 1839, Claiborne Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Aug 1907, Claiborne Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2012 
    Family ID F6636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart