Giles WHITAKER

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• _UID: D2EBDD95688F4B25A8B92ACDB1F1C897EFD6

Notes:

Benjamin Whitaker  reported in the above report that he was from a family of nine [9] children.  Five sons and four daughters.  Other research by  John Weldon Whiteaker states the Bible of Absalom Rufus Whitaker, son of Moses Whitaker  lists in his handwriting "My grandfather, Richard Whitaker had 11 boys and three girls - Giles, Aaron, John, James, Moses, Benjamin and Thomas. [7 named] and Rachel [Catherine] who married Adam Fudge, Mary [Polly] who married Harry Webb4 and Elizabeth Whitaker who did not marry."

Private in the Washington Co., N.C. Milita commanded by Captain James Scott from Aug. 31 to Dec. 1793. [Although this could be his Uncle Giles Whitaker]

Washington Co., VA Personal Property Tax Lists 1782-1840 - Giles is listed in 1796, 1797,  No Whitakers listed in 1798.  Giles is last listed in Washington Co. VA in 1799.
 
1798 Lee Co., VA Tax List:  Giles Whiticar with one white male over 16 years, 1 horse, mare, colt or mule.  [Ref: Lee Co., VA Personal Property Tax List  1795-1807.]

Giles Whitaker does not appear in Lee Co., VA after 1800.  On Sept 25, 1800  Giles Whiteaker of Lee Co., VA sells one hundred ninety two acres of land in Lee  Co, located on the north side of Carrs Old Survey to John Davis of Lee Co., VA for eighty  pounds.  [Ref: Lee Co., VA Deed Book 1, page 197.] 



Died:
Need to investigate this DOD and place. It is the same for his Uncle Giles Whitaker so the information may have been confused with his data.