Descendants of William Kerley Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 KERLEY was born 1583 in England, and died 14 Jul 1670 in Lancaster, MA1. He married (1) ANN WHITE. She was born Abt. 1597 in England, and died 12 Mar 1658 in Lancaster, MA2. He married (2) MRS. BRIDGET MAUZZY ROWLANDSON3 31 May 1659 in Lancaster, MA3,4. She died 14 Jul 1662 in Lancaster, MA5. He married (3) REBECCA JOSLIN6 14 Jun 1662 in Lancaster, Middlesex, MA7,8,9. She was born 1592 in England10. Notes for WILLIAM KERLEY: William immigrated from Ashmore, Dorset County, England, coming to America on the ship "Confidence", 07 Jul 1637. They landed at Hingham, Massachusetts; and he was one of the first planters at Hull. He also was a founder of Sudbury; and, in addition, Lancaster, Massachusetts. He became a "Freeman" in 1647. Years later, he moved to Marlborough. At Lancaster, William and his two sons, William, Jr. and Henry owned land and held important offices. He was appealed to by his fellow townsmen in Sudbury to erect a bridge over the Sudbury River. He did build the bridge, and his specifications, still in the town clerk's office, are so precise and clear that an artist was able to reconstruct the bridge in a drawing. Most of the information regarding him and his family may be found in "Pioneers of Massachusetts", "Early Records of Lancaster", "New England Historical & Genalogical Register Vol 2", "The Boston Transript", "Vital Records of Sudbury MA to 1850", and "First Families of America". More About WILLIAM KERLEY and BRIDGET ROWLANDSON: Marriage: 31 May 1659, Lancaster, MA11,12 Notes for REBECCA JOSLIN: "Early Records of Lancaster" states that she left from London, England; embarking on the Ship "Increase"; and, was 43 years of age when she landed in Hingham, Massachusetts. She was approximately 72 years old when she married William Kerley, Sr., whom she survived. She was the widow of Thomas Joslin when she married William. More About WILLIAM KERLEY and REBECCA JOSLIN: Marriage: 14 Jun 1662, Lancaster, Middlesex, MA13,14,15 Children of WILLIAM KERLEY and ANN WHITE are: 2. i. CAPT. HENRY2 KERLEY, b. Abt. 1632, Ashmore, Dorset County, England; d. 18 Dec 1713, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. 3. ii. WILLIAM KERLEY, b. 1633, Ashmore, Dorset, England; d. 13 May 1719, Lexington, Middlesex, MA. 4. iii. MARY KERLEY, b. 1627, Ashmore, Dorset, England; d. 27 Mar 1654, Sudbury, MA. Generation No. 2 2. CAPT. HENRY2 KERLEY (WILLIAM1)16,17 was born Abt. 1632 in Ashmore, Dorset County, England, and died 18 Dec 1713 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA18. He married (1) ELIZABETH WHITE19 02 Nov 1654 in Sudbury, MA20, daughter of JOHN WHITE and JOANNE. She was born Abt. 1631 in England, and died 10 Feb 1676 in Lancaster, MA. He married (2) ELIZABETH WARD21 18 Apr 1677 in Charlestown, MA21,22, daughter of WILLIAM WARD and ELIZABETH HALL. She was born 14 Apr 1643 in Sudbury, MA23, and died 26 Apr 1710 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA24. Notes for CAPT. HENRY KERLEY: Henry came to America with his father, William, Sr.; and was resident of Sudbury in 1654. During the massacre in Lancaster, Capt. Henry was in Boston, along with the minister Joseph Rowlandson, who was Henry's brother-in-law, pleading for protection for their settlement from the Indians. Capt. Henry's wife, Elizabeth White, was killed along with three of their sons. They were burned beyond recognition; so were buried by Henry without his knowledge of exactly who they were. He did not know that he had actually buried his wife and two sons until her Elizabeth's sister, Mary Rowlandson, was ransomed from the Indians and returned to tell her tale of the massacre. After this, Henry moved to Marlborough. He was a representative to the General Court in 1689. 1693 and 1703. Henry and his brother and father were large land-holders. He was made "Freeman" in 1668. While living at Marlborough, Henry sold his Lancaster property to Samuel Carter of Woburn on 30 Apr 1688. Capt. Henry Kerley, sometimes spelled Carley or Carlile, has been mentioned in many books; "Pioneers of Massachusetts", "New England Historical & Genealogical Register", "Colonial Families of the United States". Notes for ELIZABETH WHITE: The day of the massacre, 10 Feb 1675/76, Elizabeth's sister, Mary Rowlandson was visiting with her 6 year old daughter. Mary and her daughter were wounded and taken captive. Her daughter died a pitiful death of her wounds within a week after capture; but, Mary was later redeemed. After her redemption she wrote an account of the massacre, captivity and redemption which was published. Her account told of the Indians attacking the whole village at sunrise; going from house to house, shooting and tomahawking the occupants and carrying away captives. From Henry's house they could see everything that happened, knowing that any minute, they would be next. They saw five persons dragged out of one house; the mother, father, and nursing child "knocked" or tomahawked in the head, the remaining two carried away alive. They saw a man running from them, shot down, begging for his life by promising them money. They answered by knocking him in the head, stripping him naked of his clothes, then slitting his bowels open. The Indians also got on the roof of a barn and from that vantage point, shot many who tried to escape. Soon they came to attack Henry's house, opening fire upon it with guns. Those inside were wounded one by one. After about two hours of this, they decided to set the house on fire. They used the straw and flax from the barn to light and throw on the house. The first attempt fizzled; but the second one caught the house ablaze. They had six big dogs inside the house; but none even barked, cowering in the corners. Soon, they were either forced to leave the house into the murderous arms of the Indians or to remain inside and burn alive. As Mary left the house bullets passed through her midsection and into the stomach and through the hand of her daughter, whom she was carrying. William Carley came out, was shot in the leg, which broke; and, the Indians seeing this immediately tomahawked and killed him. Elizabeth was still inside with her son, Henry, telling her that William was dead and Mary wounded. To this she said; "And Lord, let me die with them." This was no sooner said than she was struck down dead by a bullet over the threshold of the house. The Indians told Mary that if she were willing to go along with them they would not kill her. She had told herself many, many times that if this were ever to befall her, she would rather die; but now that the choice was upon her, she chose life. Outside she met with the sight of one man who had been hatcheted in the head, crawling up and down in the dirt in his own blood. They only moved about a mile away, up on a hill, from where they could still see the scene of horror below. The Indians had no fear of reprisal and spent the night there with their 24 captives. They had slaughtered most of the animals and livestock of the town and proceeded to eat these, feeding the captives nothing. The Indians warned Mary that they would kill Henry if he returned now. She had nothing to give her wounded child for comfort. The Indians rested that whole night, tired from the slaughter. The next morning they moved on. Mary fell down several times with her child so that they finally put her on a horse without a saddle. She and the child fell from the horse which they found comical. Remember that they both had been gut shot and were in much pain by this time. This night, when they came to a stop, it began to snow and Mary was forced to sit in the snow with her wounded child without any refreshment other than cold water. In fact, they were not to have anything to eat from Wednesday until Saturday. Saturday they came to an Indian town, called Wenimesset. Here she saw another captive, one Robert Pepper of Roxbury, who told her to put Oak leaves against her wound, as he had done and survived. She did this as soon as she could. She spent all of her time sitting with her wounded child in her lap which was moaning night and day with no hope of relief. The Indians started to tell her that her "master" would knock her daughter in the head as soon as he arrived. This was their attempt at comforting her. The child died before that happened on 18 Feb 1675/76. Her master was Quinnapin, who was a Sagamore, and married King Philip's wife's sister. She had been sold to him by a Narragansett Indian who had been the first to take her when she came out of the garrison. The Indians buried her child up on hill in this wilderness. She immediately started looking for her daughter Mary, 10 years old, who had been taken from the doorway by a praying Indian; and, afterward sold for a gun. Every time she would see Mary, the child would start to weep, so the Indians went through great pains to keep them separated. As she was lamenting her sorry condition which she now found herself in, her son came to her. With tears in his eyes, he asked her if his sister Sarah were dead, told her that he had seen Mary, and begged her not to worry about him. He had been able to come because his master and the group of Indians he was with had just come from attacking Medfield. Here they had killed 23 people and were showing off the scalps they had taken. There was one Indian, though, who gave Mary a Bible which he had taken as plunder. She found this to be her only comfort for the times to come. The next day the Indians and their captives broke up into smaller groups and left this place, going in separate directions. Here Mary parted from her daughter, Mary, whom she did not see again until they both were redeemed. She also parted from four cousins and some neighbors whom she never ever saw again. On that Saturday, she had only had some soup made from boiling an old horse's leg. For the first week she hardly ate anything at all. By the second week she still was having trouble eating the awful things which were offered to her; but, by the third week, these things seemed began to seem sweet and savory. Several more days went by and there came an Indian with a basket of horse liver. She was given a piece of this which she laid in the fire to roast; but they started to try to get it away from her and she was forced to eat it nearly raw. That night they had a mess of wheat for supper. She went into great detail telling of the victuals of the Indians. They would pick up old bones and boil them to make the maggots and vermin come out, then they would boil them again and drink the liquor. Then they would beat the great ends of them in a mortar and eat them. The chief and commonest food was ground nuts. They would even eat horses' guts and ears. They would eat any animals or birds that they could catch; and, even eat the bark of the trees. Mary was bought back for twenty pounds; and her remaining children were redeemed later. The money for the redemptions was freely given by others of the colony with great sympathy. Their homes having been destroyed, the captives once released were taken in by these same people and fed and clothed until they got their lives back together. More About HENRY KERLEY and ELIZABETH WHITE: Marriage: 02 Nov 1654, Sudbury, MA25 More About ELIZABETH WARD: Name 2: Elizabeth Ward26 More About HENRY KERLEY and ELIZABETH WARD: Marriage: 18 Apr 1677, Charlestown, MA27,28 Children of HENRY KERLEY and ELIZABETH WHITE are: 5. i. ELIZABETH3 KERLEY, b. 08 Jan 1670, Lancaster, MA; d. 1735. 6. ii. BARTHOLOMEW CARLEY, b. 1660, Sudbury, MA. iii. HENRY CARLEY, b. 11 Nov 1657, Sudbury, MA29; d. 10 Feb 1676, Lancaster, Middlesex, MA30. Notes for HENRY CARLEY: Little Henry, Jr. was captured by Indians during the raid of 10 Feb 1676. iv. WILLIAM CARLEY, b. 22 Nov 1658, Sudbury, MA31; d. 10 Feb 1676, Lancaster, MA. Notes for WILLIAM CARLEY: William was killed during the Indian Raid at Lancaster. v. HANNAH CARLEY32, b. 08 May 1663, Lancaster, MA; m. ZERUBBABEL EAGER, 23 Mar 1698, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA33. Notes for HANNAH CARLEY: Hannah was captured by the Indians in the raid at Lancaster. More About ZERUBBABEL EAGER and HANNAH CARLEY: Marriage: 23 Mar 1698, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA33 vi. MARY CARLEY34, b. 14 Aug 1666, Lancaster, MA; m. JONATHAN JOHNSON34. Notes for MARY CARLEY: Mary was captured during the raid, as well. vii. SARAH CARLEY, b. 28 Jan 1668, Lancaster, MA. viii. JOSEPH CARLEY, b. 28 Mar 1669, Lancaster, MA35; d. 10 Feb 1676, Lancaster, MA. Notes for JOSEPH CARLEY: Joseph was the other son killed during the Indian Raid. ix. MARTHA KERLEY36, b. 10 Aug 1672, Sudbury, MA37. Children of HENRY KERLEY and ELIZABETH WARD are: x. HANNAH3 KERLEY38, b. 1678, Marlborough, Worcester, MA39. xi. MERCY KERLEY40,41, b. 02 May 1681, Marlborough, Worcester, MA42; m. JOSEPH RICE43,44, 10 Nov 170845,46. More About JOSEPH RICE and MERCY KERLEY: Marriage: 10 Nov 170847,48 xii. WILLIAM KERLEY, b. Bef. 1684, Marlborough, Worcester, MA; m. MARY BOWDEN49, 07 May 1703, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA49. More About WILLIAM KERLEY and MARY BOWDEN: Marriage: 07 May 1703, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA49 3. WILLIAM2 KERLEY (WILLIAM1)50 was born 1633 in Ashmore, Dorset, England50,51, and died 13 May 1719 in Lexington, Middlesex, MA52,53,54. He married JANE. She was born Abt. 165154, and died 12 Jan 1721 in Lexington, Middlesex, MA55,56. Notes for WILLIAM KERLEY: William Kerley, Jr. resided in Sudbury, Lancaster and Marlborough, becoming a "Freeman" 23 May 1666. He was a signer of the "Nasaway Covenant" in 1653. William, Jr. was a surveyor. He owned several parcels of land including one in Concord. In his will which was administered on 15 Jun 1719, he mentions his daughters: Mary Johnson, Sarah Arms, Lydia Teed, Elizabeth Carley, Rachel Carley, and Hannah Whittaker. He also mentions his "beloved son-in-law, Samuel Lock" and friend Deacon Stone. This means he must have had one more daughter, first name unknown. He mentions his grandson, William Whittaker, son of Hannah Carley and Nathaniel Whittaker, whom he leaves four shillings. John Hancock was a witness to the will. The total of the inventory of his estate was 399 pounds. On his tombstone in the Old Burying Grounds in Lexington, Massachusetts, it states that he was aged about 86 years when he died, making his birthdate in 1633. Notes for JANE: Jane was born about 1651 according to the epitaph on her tombstone in the Old Burying Grounds at Lexington, Massachusetts. It states that she was aged about 70 years when she died on 12th Jan 1721. Children of WILLIAM KERLEY and JANE are: i. MARY3 KERLEY57, b. 04 May 1667, Sudbury, MA58; m. JOHN JOHNSON59. ii. SARAH KERLEY60, b. 23 Jan 1668, Sudbury, MA61; m. RICHARD ARMS62,63, 28 Oct 1714, Lexington, Middlesex, MA63. More About RICHARD ARMS and SARAH KERLEY: Marriage: 28 Oct 1714, Lexington, Middlesex, MA63 7. iii. HANNAH KERLEY, b. 08 Jan 1670, Sudbury, MA; d. 26 Jul 1738, Lexington, Middlesex, MA. iv. RACHEL KERLEY, d. 11 Sep 1725, Lexington, Middlesex, MA64. 8. v. LYDIA KERLEY, d. 1727. vi. ELIZABETH KERLEY, b. Abt. 168565; d. 07 Jun 1719, Lexington, Middlesex, MA66,67. vii. RUTH KERLEY68, d. 1714; m. SAMUEL LOCKE68. 4. MARY2 KERLEY (WILLIAM1) was born 1627 in Ashmore, Dorset, England, and died 27 Mar 1654 in Sudbury, MA. She married RICHARD SMITH69,70 06 Oct 1647 in Sudbury, MA71,72. Notes for MARY KERLEY: Mary died in childbirth with her newborn daughter, Hannah. More About RICHARD SMITH and MARY KERLEY: Marriage: 06 Oct 1647, Sudbury, MA73,74 Child of MARY KERLEY and RICHARD SMITH is: i. HANNAH3 SMITH, b. 27 Mar 1654, Sudbury, MA; d. 27 Mar 1654, Sudbury, MA. Generation No. 3 5. ELIZABETH3 KERLEY (HENRY2, WILLIAM1)75 was born 08 Jan 1670 in Lancaster, MA, and died 173576. She married DANIEL HOWE77 06 Oct 1686 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA78, son of ABRAHAM HOWE and HANNAH WARD. He was born Abt. 1658 in Watertown, MA78, and died 26 Apr 1718 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA78. Notes for ELIZABETH KERLEY: She also was a victim of the Indian Raid at Lancaster on 10 Feb 1676, during which her mother and two brothers were killed in addition to other syblings being taken captive. It was said that while an Indian captive, on being taunted she told the Indians: "I'll see you hanged for this"; and, she actually did in Boston, Massachusetts. More About ELIZABETH KERLEY: Name 2: Elizabeth Carley Notes for DANIEL HOWE: According to the Howe Genealogies, Daniel and his wife, Elizabeth, lived in Marlborough, where he became one of the leading citizens of the town. It is related of him, that on the 16 August 1707, while at work with Jonathan Wilder, in a meadow in the westerly part of town, they were surprised by a party of 13 Indians, who took them captive, and bound them with birch withes. Taking Wilder and leaving Howe with only one Indian to guard him, Daniel Howe managed to work his hands free and seize the Indian's gun, whereupon the Indian ran away. Howe immediately returned to his home and gave the alarm. The townsmen raised about twenty men and went in pursuit of the Indians. Following their trail, they caught up with them and a fight ensued. Several of the Indians were killed, as well as Wilder the captive, who was dispatched upon the start of the attack. The remaining Indians fled and the party then returned to Marlborough. Daniel was one of the Board of Selectmen for several years. He was a large landholder in the town. When he died in 1718, his widow administered his estate, which was valued at 1,264 pounds sterling. She died in 1735. More About DANIEL HOWE and ELIZABETH KERLEY: Marriage: 06 Oct 1686, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA78 Children of ELIZABETH KERLEY and DANIEL HOWE are: 9. i. MARTHA4 HOWE, b. 13 Jul 1687, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA; d. 01 Jul 1755, Shrewsbury, MA. ii. HEZEKIAH HOWE79, b. 19 Jun 1691, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA80. iii. DANIEL HOWE81, b. 22 Nov 1692, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA82; d. 06 Feb 174083. iv. JONATHAN HOWE83, b. 23 Apr 1695, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA84. 10. v. ELIZABETH HOWE, b. 13 Oct 1697, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA; d. 16 Apr 1776, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. vi. DAVID HOWE85, b. 27 Apr 1700, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA86. vii. ZERUIAH HOWE87, b. 15 Dec 1702, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA88. 6. BARTHOLOMEW3 CARLEY (HENRY2 KERLEY, WILLIAM1)89 was born 1660 in Sudbury, MA89. He married HANNAH90 1686 in Sudbury, MA90. More About BARTHOLOMEW CARLEY and HANNAH: Marriage: 1686, Sudbury, MA90 Children of BARTHOLOMEW CARLEY and HANNAH are: i. HANNAH4 CARLEY91, b. 25 Dec 1687, Sudbury, Middlesex, MA92. ii. JAMES CARLEY93, b. 24 May 1686, Sudbury, MA93; m. RUTH AYERS94, Nov 1706, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA95. More About JAMES CARLEY and RUTH AYERS: Marriage: Nov 1706, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA95 iii. ABRAHAM CARLEY95, b. Abt. 1688, Sudbury, MA95; d. Bef. 176096; m. MARY FRENCH, 28 Mar 1706, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA96; b. Abt. 1684; d. 17 Nov 176096. More About ABRAHAM CARLEY and MARY FRENCH: Marriage: 28 Mar 1706, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA96 11. iv. PETER CARLEY, b. Abt. 1690, Sudbury, MA; d. 1746, Leicester, MA. v. JOSEPH CARLEY, b. 1692, Sudbury, MA. vi. WILLIAM CARLEY97, b. 29 Sep 1717, Marlborough, MA98,99; d. 1796100; m. MARTHA CARTER. vii. MARY CARLEY101, b. 19 Sep 1719, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA102,103; m. SAMUEL WALKER104. 7. HANNAH3 KERLEY (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)105 was born 08 Jan 1670 in Sudbury, MA106, and died 26 Jul 1738 in Lexington, Middlesex, MA107. She married NATHANIEL WHITTAKER 20 Dec 1705 in Charlestown, MA108, son of JOHN WHITTAKER and ELIZABETH LINFIELD. He was born Abt. 1676 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA, and died 05 Jun 1755 in Lincoln, Middlesex, MA109. Notes for HANNAH KERLEY: Tabitha is mentioned in "History of The Town of Bedford" by Abram English Brown, Page 10, as having contributed five pounds to the building of the new church when the town was first incorporated in the year 1729. Notes for NATHANIEL WHITTAKER: There are no records for Nathaniel being the son of John and Elizabeth Whittaker in the respective towns where the family resided. He is, however, named in a bond which his sister, Abigail Whittaker Parker of Billerica posted for her deceased husband, John Parker's estate, dated 23 Jan 1698. It was also suggested in the "History of Concord" that he and David were of the same family. The estate of Nathaniel Whittaker was not settled for almost 40 years because he first left the bulk of it, 2/3, to his son, Samuel; and, upon Samuel's death it was to be divided between Samuel's children. LAND HOLDINGS: Nathaniel bought for 38 pounds from William Hartwell 42 acres within the limits of the town of Concord on 01 Apr 1706, recorded in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Deeds, 14:51, on 02 Apr 1706, FHL Microfilm number 554005. Nathaniel bought for 3 lbs 15 shillings from Joseph Meriam of Cambridge, 7 acres of land in Cambridge in the farms on 27 May 1706 recorded in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Deeds, 21:165, on 09 Jun 1720, FHL Microfilm number 554010. Nathaniel bought for 6 pounds from John Stedman and his wife, Sarah, 20 acres in Cambridge Farms recorded in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Deeds, 21:166, on 09 Jun 1720, FHL Microfilm number 554010. Note that the name of Lexington before it was incorporated as Lexington was "Cambridge Farms". More About NATHANIEL WHITTAKER and HANNAH KERLEY: Marriage: 20 Dec 1705, Charlestown, MA110 Children of HANNAH KERLEY and NATHANIEL WHITTAKER are: 12. i. SAMUEL4 WHITTAKER, b. 17 Oct 1706, Concord, Middlesex, MA; d. Abt. 1794. ii. NATHANIEL WHITTAKER, b. 04 Dec 1707, Concord, Middlesex, MA. Notes for NATHANIEL WHITTAKER: Nathaniel has a token mention in the will of his father of "ten shillings, if he should come into this country to receive it". 13. iii. WILLIAM WHITTAKER, b. 27 Apr 1711, Concord, Middlesex, MA. iv. JONAS WHITTAKER, b. 12 Sep 1712, Concord, Middlesex, MA111. Notes for JONAS WHITTAKER: Jonas is mentioned in his father's will to receive 1/3 of his estate until Jonas' death; and then it would be divided between the children of his brother, Samuel. He also appears on the tax list of Bedford for the year 1763, this after being warned out of town in 1760, according to the Town of Bedford records for that year. Then it is mentioned that he came from Lincoln in 1780 and was taken in by Jeremiah Blood; and, finally, in 1782 his taxes were abated. 8. LYDIA3 KERLEY (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)112 died 1727. She married DANIEL TEED112. Children of LYDIA KERLEY and DANIEL TEED are: i. DANIEL4 TEED. ii. MARY TEED. Generation No. 4 9. MARTHA4 HOWE (ELIZABETH3 KERLEY, HENRY2, WILLIAM1)113 was born 13 Jul 1687 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA114, and died 01 Jul 1755 in Shrewsbury, MA115. She married NAHUM WARD115 06 May 1714 in Boston, Suffolk, MA115, son of WILLIAM WARD and HANNAH BRIGHAM. He was born 18 Dec 1684 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA116, and died 07 May 1754 in Shrewsbury, MA117. Notes for MARTHA HOWE: Before her marriage to Nahum Ward, Martha had one daughter with Benjamin Hutchins, who was killed by Indians 31 Jul 1704. More About NAHUM WARD: Date born 2: 18 Dec 1684 More About NAHUM WARD and MARTHA HOWE: Marriage: 06 May 1714, Boston, Suffolk, MA117 Children of MARTHA HOWE and NAHUM WARD are: i. DAMARIS HUTCHINS5 WARD117, b. 12 Mar 1705, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA118; m. THOMAS HAPGOOD119, 12 Aug 1724119. More About THOMAS HAPGOOD and DAMARIS WARD: Marriage: 12 Aug 1724119 ii. NAHUM WARD119, b. 29 Mar 1713, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA120. iii. BENJAMIN WARD121, b. 19 Apr 1716, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA122; d. 23 Apr 1717, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA123. iv. PERSIS WARD123, b. 11 Apr 1718, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA124; m. BEZALEEL EAGER125. v. ITHAMAR WARD125, b. 29 Dec 1721, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA126; d. 24 Oct 1800, Shrewsbury, MA127. Notes for ITHAMAR WARD: This son was a Major in the French and Indian War. In 1775 he was appointed General and Commander in Chief of the Colonial forces around Boston, until he was superceded by Gen. Washington. Later, he was elected a representative to the first Congress, but political life not being congenial, he resigned and retired to private life on his farm in Shrewsbury. vi. ELISHA WARD127, b. 30 Aug 1733, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA128; m. MARY BALDWIN129. 10. ELIZABETH4 HOWE (ELIZABETH3 KERLEY, HENRY2, WILLIAM1)129 was born 13 Oct 1697 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA130, and died 16 Apr 1776 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA131. She married (1) BENJAMIN BAILEY131 18 Dec 1718131. He died 1726 in Bolton, MA131. She married (2) ROBERT BARNARD131 15 May 1729131. He was born in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA132, and died 13 May 1773 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA133. More About BENJAMIN BAILEY and ELIZABETH HOWE: Marriage: 18 Dec 1718133 More About ROBERT BARNARD and ELIZABETH HOWE: Marriage: 15 May 1729133 Children of ELIZABETH HOWE and BENJAMIN BAILEY are: i. DANIEL5 BAILEY, b. 10 Apr 1720, Bolton, MA. ii. ELIZABETH BAILEY, b. 26 Nov 1721, Bolton, MA. iii. TIMOTHY BAILEY, b. 05 Dec 1725, Bolton, MA. iv. SILAS BAILEY134, b. 04 Aug 1723, Bolton, MA; m. LUCY BRIGHAM134; b. 15 May 1727, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA135. Children of ELIZABETH HOWE and ROBERT BARNARD are: v. ELIZABETH5 BARNARD, b. 03 Jun 1730, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. vi. JOEL BARNARD, b. 03 Jul 1732, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. vii. ABIGAIL BARNARD, b. 28 Apr 1734, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. viii. SOLOMON BARNARD, b. 27 Dec 1736, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. ix. MARTHA BARNARD, b. 26 Apr 1740, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. x. JOHN BARNARD, b. 19 May 1743, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. 11. PETER4 CARLEY (BARTHOLOMEW3, HENRY2 KERLEY, WILLIAM1)136 was born Abt. 1690 in Sudbury, MA, and died 1746 in Leicester, MA. Child of PETER CARLEY is: 14. i. JOSEPH5 CARLEY, b. Feb 1718, Leicester, MA; d. 10 Mar 1810. 12. SAMUEL4 WHITTAKER (HANNAH3 KERLEY, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 17 Oct 1706 in Concord, Middlesex, MA137, and died Abt. 1794138. He married TABITHA DAVIS139 14 Nov 1734 in Concord, Middlesex, MA140, daughter of STEPHEN DAVIS and ELIZABETH FLETCHER. She was born 12 Sep 1717 in Bedford, Middlesex, MA141. Notes for SAMUEL WHITTAKER: Samuel seems to have fallen on hard times at the ripe old age of 23, when he was taken by the sheriff and placed in the county Gaol (Jail) for not paying his debts. He owed two men sums of money which he had borrowed and not paid back when they were due. When the sheriff served the writ on him, Samuel appears to have not had anything of value that the sheriff could attach as collateral (to insure that he would appear in court on the day that the case was to be tried). Without this "Bond", Samuel was taken to jail. Since he was in jail at the time both cases were heard and he did not appear at court, he was judged to have defaulted. He had then to pay, not only the sums he had originally borrowed, plus interest, but also the costs of the court. He seemed to have recovered from this reversal of fortune well, as he and Tabitha Davis were married about 5 years later. However, it was not to last as will be seen. From "A Rich Harvest, The History, buildings, and People of Lincoln, Massachusetts" 1988 by Lincoln Historical Society: Two earlier examples of the town binding out children involved the Whittaker Family. In 1762 Lincoln paid John Cleverly four pounds for taking Tabitha Whittaker as an apprentice until she was eighteen. Born on 14 Apr 1754, Tabbe was eight years old when bound out. Her younger sister, Huldah Whittaker, likewise reached her eighth year when indentured out by the town until her eighteenth birthday. Tabbe and Huldah were the children of town supported Samuel and Tabitha Whittaker. Town supported poor had varied backgrounds. Many were single or widowed women with children. Also included were the wife and younger children of Samuel Whittaker, and, at least for a while, Samuel himself. Married to Tabitha Davis of Bedford in 1734, Samuel's prospects had once seemed more promising. Samuel was the son of Nathaniel Whittaker, who owned a 120 acre farmstead in North Lincoln along the Bedford border. While probably well wooded, Nathaniel's farm was larger than most, and appears to have been of nearly average productivity. His simply furnished house was not large, but he had been able to acquire a slave. When Nathaniel died in 1755, three sons were mentioned in his will. Nathaniel, Jr. was in the army and would only receive token inheritance "Provided he comes into this country to receive it". A third of the estate went to Jonas, of whom the father wrote: "I believe that my estate is this day two hundred pounds the worse for the said Jonas living at my house." A third son, Samuel, received two thirds of their father's reduced estate. Whether through illness or other causes, the Whittaker fortunes were further reduced, and by 1758, the Samuel Whittakers were under the town's support. Poor families were often divided among different households. Except for children apprenticed out, the town paid those housing the poor an agreed upon weekly stipend for providing bed and board, plus additional payments for clothing or medical care. In 1761, for example, Lincoln paid Jonathan Tower one pound and fourteen shillings for boarding Tabitha Whittaker six weeks and for a pair of shoes and for cloth for shifts and for making said shifts; and, also paid Benjamin Parks one pound two shillings and five pence for keeping Tabitha Whittaker for nineteen weeks and for a pair of stockings and for a coat. Indeed, during a period of about five years, Whittakers had been placed in eight different homes around Lincoln. Where the poor were placed frequently depended upon who offered to care for them at the least cost to the town. From the town of Bedford records it is learned that Samuel was warned out of town in 1760; and in 1780 and 1785 he held a note of the town. Notes for TABITHA DAVIS: Tabitha Davis was a descendant of Dollar Davis, who arrived in America in 1630, and built houses all across Massachusetts. It appears that it was probably this alliance with the Davises which brought the trade of carpentry into the Whittaker family. It is mentioned in the records of the town of Bedford that Tabitha was a church member in the town during Bowe's ministry More About SAMUEL WHITTAKER and TABITHA DAVIS: Marriage: 14 Nov 1734, Concord, Middlesex, MA142 Children of SAMUEL WHITTAKER and TABITHA DAVIS are: 15. i. WILLIAM5 WHITTAKER, b. 28 Jul 1750, Concord, Middlesex, MA; d. 22 Jul 1830, Princeton, Worcester, MA. ii. SAMUEL WHITTAKER, b. 15 Sep 1735, Bedford, Middlesex, MA. iii. HANNAH WHITTAKER143, b. 30 Oct 1737, Bedford, Middlesex, MA144; m. DAVID DUTTON145, 03 Nov 1760, Lexington, Middlesex, MA145. More About DAVID DUTTON and HANNAH WHITTAKER: Marriage: 03 Nov 1760, Lexington, Middlesex, MA145 iv. ELIZABETH WHITTAKER146, b. 22 Jul 1742, Bedford, Middlesex, MA147; d. 06 Sep 1743, Bedford, Middlesex, MA147. v. LUCY WHITTAKER, b. 10 May 1744, Bedford, Middlesex, MA; d. 1794148; m. (?) MELONEY148. Notes for LUCY WHITTAKER: Lucy was warned out of the town of Bedford in 1764, according to the town records there. vi. LYDIA WHITTAKER, b. 19 Jun 1746, Bedford, Middlesex, MA149; m. (?) BAKER150. vii. BETTEY WHITTAKER, b. 11 Aug 1748, Bedford, Middlesex, MA151. viii. TABITHA WHITTAKER, b. 14 Apr 1754; d. 27 Sep 1830, Lincoln, Middlesex, MA151. ix. HULDAH WHITTAKER, b. 28 Apr 1757, Lincoln, Middlesex, MA151; m. (?) WILLIAMS152. 13. WILLIAM4 WHITTAKER (HANNAH3 KERLEY, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)153 was born 27 Apr 1711 in Concord, Middlesex, MA154. He married (1) ANNE ANDERSON155 04 Sep 1745 in Rutland, Worcester, MA155. She was born in Hardwicke156, and died 02 Jan 1753 in Rutland, Worcester, MA157. He married (2) JANE CONINGHAM 27 Nov 1753 in Rutland, Worcester, MA158. Notes for WILLIAM WHITTAKER: This William Whittaker was erroneously named the father of William Whittaker b. 1750 in Concord by descendants of his sister, Lydia Whittaker Watson, when applying to the Daughters of the American Revolution for membership. Actually he was William and Lydia's uncle because he was the brother of their father, Samuel. They both were sons of Nathaniel Whittaker and Hannah Carley. William's wife, Anne, died early in 1753; and, by the end of that year he remarried. He married Jane Coningham in November of 1753. More About WILLIAM WHITTAKER and ANNE ANDERSON: Marriage: 04 Sep 1745, Rutland, Worcester, MA159 More About WILLIAM WHITTAKER and JANE CONINGHAM: Marriage: 27 Nov 1753, Rutland, Worcester, MA160 Children of WILLIAM WHITTAKER and ANNE ANDERSON are: i. JEREMIAH5 WHITTAKER, b. 15 Sep 1747, Rutland, Worcester, MA161. ii. MATTHEW WHITTAKER, b. 04 Feb 1749, Rutland, Worcester, MA161. iii. ELIZABETH WHITTAKER, b. 13 Oct 1750, Rutland, Worcester, MA161. iv. WILLIAM WHITTAKER162, b. 09 Jul 1746, Rutland, Worcester, MA162; d. 1826, Oakham163; m. SARAH HEYWOOD164, 13 Nov 1773, Rutland, Worcester, MA164. More About WILLIAM WHITTAKER and SARAH HEYWOOD: Marriage: 13 Nov 1773, Rutland, Worcester, MA164 Generation No. 5 14. JOSEPH5 CARLEY (PETER4, BARTHOLOMEW3, HENRY2 KERLEY, WILLIAM1)165 was born Feb 1718 in Leicester, MA, and died 10 Mar 1810. He married SARAH WASHBURN165 07 Feb 1750 in Leicester, MA166. She was born in Natick, MA. More About JOSEPH CARLEY and SARAH WASHBURN: Marriage: 07 Feb 1750, Leicester, MA166 Children of JOSEPH CARLEY and SARAH WASHBURN are: i. JOSEPH6 CARLEY167, b. 07 Dec 1751, Leicester, MA168,169; d. 09 Aug 1833, Marlborough, Worcester, MA170. ii. HANNAH CARLEY171, b. 26 May 1753, Leicester, MA172,173. iii. SARAH CARLEY174, b. 03 Apr 1754, Leicester, MA175,176; m. AMOS STOW177, 30 Jan 1783, Natick, MA177. More About AMOS STOW and SARAH CARLEY: Marriage: 30 Jan 1783, Natick, MA177 16. iv. PETER CARLEY, b. 11 Feb 1756, Spencer, MA. v. CYRUS CARLEY178, b. 07 Nov 1757, Spencer, MA179. vi. JONATHAN CARLEY180, b. 16 Mar 1760, Spencer, MA181. vii. PHEBE CARLEY182, b. 17 Apr 1762, Spencer, MA183. viii. MARY CARLEY184, b. 23 May 1764. 17. ix. EBENEZER CARLEY, b. 12 Feb 1767, Leicester, MA; d. 12 Jul 1814, Marathon, Cortland County, New York. x. ELIJAH CARLEY184, b. 21 May 1771, Spencer, MA; m. AGNES GRIMES185, 03 Sep 1795185. Notes for ELIJAH CARLEY: After his marriage, Elijah removed, first to Dublin, New Hamphsire; and, then to Chelsea, Vermont. More About ELIJAH CARLEY and AGNES GRIMES: Marriage: 03 Sep 1795185 xi. SILAS CARLEY, b. 12 Feb 1758, Spencer, MA186. 15. WILLIAM5 WHITTAKER (SAMUEL4, HANNAH3 KERLEY, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)187 was born 28 Jul 1750 in Concord, Middlesex, MA187, and died 22 Jul 1830 in Princeton, Worcester, MA188. He married LYDIA HOWE189 03 Aug 1774 in Princeton, Worcester, MA190, daughter of ABRAHAM HOWE and LYDIA STOW. She was born 06 Oct 1756 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA191, and died 22 Oct 1844 in Princeton, Worcester, MA192. Notes for WILLIAM WHITTAKER: William Whittaker served in the American Revolutionary war; being called out on the first alarm of April 19, 1775. He was a drummer in Capt. Boaz Moore's Company of Col. Ephraim Doolittle's Regiment. He served only 9 days, then returning home. Support for this will be found in the book "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors In the War of the Revolution" on Page 24. Most likely he thought better of it because he was newly married and had an infant son who had just been born in January of 1775, my Great Great Great Grandfather, William Whitteker. He sent his apprentice, Eli Stearns, to take his place, according to the book "Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts" written by Henry Bond, M.D. on page 462. I believe William Whittaker may have been apprenticed out, himself, early in life, as were some of his brothers and sisters. His father, Samuel Whittaker, having been supported by the town upon two occasions during his life. I find it particularly striking that he never named any of his children after his father, Samuel, or mother, Tabitha. Poor children were apprenticed out by the towns rather early.....around eight years of age. It helped the towns to take care of the poor; but, I fear it did not do much to foster a relationship with the children's natural parents. At any rate, William seems to have overcome this stigma; and, learned some lessons from it. All of his sons were very enterprising and hardworking individuals. The ones who later moved to Western Virginia all operated at least two; and, sometimes more, businesses. He taught all of them to be farmers; and carpenters, according to the diary of his son, William Whitteker. William is identified in land records as being a "housewright" or builder of houses. He bought up many pieces of property in Princeton, possibly to build houses and then sell. His sons who moved to Western Virginia all did this same thing in addition to whatever other businesses they were operating. According to "History of Princeton, Civil and Ecclesiastical" by Jeremiah Lyford Hanaford, pages 102 & 103, he planned and built the new church building of the First Congregational Church sometime in 1795 or 1796. More About WILLIAM WHITTAKER and LYDIA HOWE: Marriage: 03 Aug 1774, Princeton, Worcester, MA193 Children of WILLIAM WHITTAKER and LYDIA HOWE are: 18. i. WILLIAM6 WHITTEKER, b. 14 Jan 1775, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. 12 Mar 1853, Burlington, Iowa. 19. ii. LYDIA WHITTEKER, b. 04 Feb 1777, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. 06 Jun 1857, Princeton, Worcester, MA. iii. CATHERINE WHITTEKER, b. 24 Sep 1778, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. 21 Jun 1782. 20. iv. CAPT. JOHN WHITTEKER, b. 19 Aug 1780, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. 08 Jul 1854, Ellsworth, Hancock, ME. 21. v. LUTHER WHITTEKER, b. 08 Jul 1782, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. 29 Oct 1874, Princeton, Worcester, MA. vi. AARON WHITTEKER, b. 06 Oct 1784, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. 17 Jul 1786, Princeton, Worcester, MA. 22. vii. LEVI WHITTEKER, b. 03 Oct 1786, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. Abt. 1823, Charleston, Kanawha, VA. 23. viii. MARY WHITTEKER, b. 24 Nov 1788, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. 03 Oct 1886. 24. ix. AARON WHITTEKER, b. 28 Feb 1790, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. 26 Feb 1882, Charleston, Kanawha, WV. x. CATHERINE WHITTEKER, b. 23 Dec 1792, Princeton, Worcester, MA; m. AMOS MERRIAM194. 25. xi. THOMAS WHITTEKER, b. 27 Dec 1795, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. 03 Jun 1867, Charleston, Kanawha, VA. xii. CHARLES WHITTEKER, b. 17 Dec 1799, Princeton, Worcester, MA. Generation No. 6 16. PETER6 CARLEY (JOSEPH5, PETER4, BARTHOLOMEW3, HENRY2 KERLEY, WILLIAM1)195 was born 11 Feb 1756 in Spencer, MA196. He married REBECCA DANA197 09 Jul 1778 in Natick, MA197,198. She was born in Natick, MA. More About PETER CARLEY and REBECCA DANA: Marriage: 09 Jul 1778, Natick, MA199,200 Children of PETER CARLEY and REBECCA DANA are: i. ABIGAIL7 CARLEY, b. 17 Dec 1780, Natick, MA201. ii. ASA CARLEY, b. 03 Feb 1779, Natick, MA201. iii. EXPERIENCE CARLEY, b. 17 Feb 1787, Natick, MA201. iv. JABEZ CARLEY, b. 01 Sep 1782, Natick, MA201. v. NATHANIEL DANA CARLEY, b. 12 May 1785, Natick, MA201. 17. EBENEZER6 CARLEY (JOSEPH5, PETER4, BARTHOLOMEW3, HENRY2 KERLEY, WILLIAM1)202 was born 12 Feb 1767 in Leicester, MA, and died 12 Jul 1814 in Marathon, Cortland County, New York203. He married JOANNA SWIFT203. She was born 1764, and died 13 May 1831203. Notes for EBENEZER CARLEY: After the revolution, Ebenezer removed to Unadilla, Otsego County, New York. Then, in the year 1800, he moved on to Marathon, Cortland County, New York. His was the second family to locate in that town. He was captain of the first militia company organized in that section of the country. His home was on the west side of the river. His children were mentioned in his will which was in possession of his descendants. Children of EBENEZER CARLEY and JOANNA SWIFT are: i. ALANSON7 CARLEY203, b. 06 Jun 1797, Unadilla, New York; d. 08 Apr 1879, Marathon, Cortland County, New York; m. SALLY CORTRIGHT204, Feb 1818; b. 15 May 1799, Union, Broome County, New York; d. 05 Oct 1872, Marathon, Cortland County, New York. Notes for ALANSON CARLEY: When Alanson was but two years old his family moved to Marathon which at that time was a rugged wilderness. In those days the public schools were open only during short winter terms. During the rest of the year the boys were kept hard at work in clearing the land and helping to cultivate new farms. Consequently, he had a very limited amount of schooling. This, however, did not hold him back as he became a Justice of the Peace and supervisor. As a magistrate he won a reputation for judicial ability, learning, and fairness. He was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1828 then elected Sheriff of the County in 1840. He was a projector of the Syracuse & Binghamton Railroad; active in it's organization and supervising it's construction; serving on the board of directors. From his own private funds he built the Railroad Station at Marathon as well as the Hotel Lynde (formerly known as Carley House and later as Rogers House). He was one of the first merchants, establishing the first dry goods store in town in the 1830s. For a long time he was a partner with his son, A. A. Carley, in the ownership of the Marathon Flouring Mills. During the Civil War he was Postmaster of Marathon. More About ALANSON CARLEY and SALLY CORTRIGHT: Marriage: Feb 1818 ii. ORRIN CARLEY205. iii. RACHEL CARLEY205. iv. ELEANOR CARLEY205. v. ELLEN CARLEY205. vi. HANNAH CARLEY205. vii. HEPSIBATH CARLEY205. viii. POLLY CARLEY205. 18. WILLIAM6 WHITTEKER (WILLIAM5 WHITTAKER, SAMUEL4, HANNAH3 KERLEY, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)206 was born 14 Jan 1775 in Princeton, Worcester, MA206, and died 12 Mar 1853 in Burlington, Iowa207. He married PHILENA COBB 29 Sep 1806 in Boston, Suffolk, MA208. She died 21 Jun 1846 in Charleston, Kanawha, VA209,210. Notes for WILLIAM WHITTEKER: The Kanawha Spectator Vol 1 by Julius A. DeGruyter: After, Isaac Noyes, William Whitteker was one of the very early permanent settlers in Charleston, arriving in December of the year 1806, shortly after his marriage to a Mrs. Philena Cobb of Boston. He was an active & respected citizen and held in high regard by everyone in the community. Two years after his arrival here, he was appointed Postmaster of Kanawha Courthouse by President Jefferson. Whitteker Street was named in memory of this man and his brothers. He owned and operated a salt making business, was a commissioner, operated a tavern on his property; and, in later years was a toll collector on the river. Before moving to Charleston, he did business in the fur trade; and, in his early manhood, sailed twice to China, signing on as a carpenter's mate. All of the Whittakers learned the carpentry trade; and built houses. Kanawha County Images by Stan Cohen and Richard Anre, Page 345: There is mention as early as 1823 of a Charleston library with William Whitteker as the librarian. William was a good man, who tried to give something back to the community. As a commissioner, he worked hard to bring a school to Charleston. He also served on a Board of Overseers of the Poor. He served as an Elder in the Presbyterian Church for over 15 years as well. He resigned from his position as Elder of the church, and left the church in the summer of 1835. This act was probably in reaction to a commotion which was started in the town by Isaac Noyes, involving William's niece, Maria Whitteker, daughter of Levi. Isaac repeated to several people in town that he wagered that Maria would run off with the pastor of the church; and, they would commit adultery within six month's time. Maria was only 14 years old at that time. All of this resulted in Levi's widow, Elizabeth, filing suit against Isaac to the tune of $10,000.00 damages; quite a sum for the time. As stated above, William had served as an elder in the church for 15 years. Isaac Noyes had also become an elder in the church just five years previous to this incident. William's withdrawal from the position of elder; and, from the church, altogether, happened in the same month in which the slanderous libel was spoken. Toward the end of his life, William wrote a manuscript, in diary form, of all of his travels, adventures, dreams and inventions. In his youth, at the age of twenty, he had signed on the ship "New Jersey" as a carpenter's mate to make his first voyage to China. During the return voyage, after they had rounded the Cape of Good Hope, they were hi-jacked by French Privateers; and, taken under threat of death to San Juan, Puerto Rico, while the ship was taken to court as plunder by the Privateers. The voyage, which should have taken around three but no more than four months wound up lasting twenty-one months. Upon return to Philadelphia, from whence they had sailed, he signed up to go again to China on the same ship. The second voyage would have been pretty uneventful if William had not contracted Small Pox on the first week out. There was a doctor on board who treated him with a "dose of salts" and "chicken soup" and "bleeding". William was forced to stay below for fear of him infecting the rest of the crew. This voyage, however, was more profitable as he was actually able to return with items he had bought in the Far East and sell them at a profit in addition to the money he made as wages. The details of these adventures are best left to the telling of William himself in his Diary, but that is another story. Remembrances of Dolores My mother used to tell some tall tales about a mythical Grandfather who did so many things, that I never really believed the stories because it seemed like one person could not do all of this alone. Since I have become acquainted with William, I have changed my mind. Even this story I am now ready to consider: "My Grandfather made a beautiful chair for the President of the United States; and, it sits in the Whitehouse". I have since found out that the town where William was born was known across the country for making the best chairs, that is Princeton in Massachusetts. I think William is "The Grandfather";and, my mother absorbing these stories when she was but a child, did not realize the difference between a Grandfather and a Great Great Grandfather. I have also found out that both of my mother's grandfathers were dead before she was born....so, I believe that a myth was created for an inquisitive child who wondered why she did not have a grandfather like other children. Another of these stories which I believe may have been inspired by William centered around her grandfather being a great inventor. I have found two pieces of evidence which point to William's inventive nature. In his diary he writes of having invented a special part which made drilling for brine water in the salt business a much easier proposition. He said that he had actually invented the part; but, lost credit for it by losing a bet with Isaac Noyes. The second instance appears in the letters of Anna Howe Whitteker, his daughter-in-law, when she mentions his absence on a trip to try and sell his " patent brick making machine". LAND HOLDINGS: Before William moved to Charleston in 1806, he had made a trip to the area with Isaac Noyes whom he had met in New York while trading furs. He had been so impressed with Isaac's description of the Kanawha Valley as the perfect place to settle; that he set out with him at once, traveling part of the way by boat; but, walking the last 400 miles. While William was in the Kanawha Valley, in 1805, he purchased 4 pieces of property. He purchased 30,000 acres on the Ohio River from Andrew Donally and his wife, recorded in Book C, page 72. Recorded in the same book, on page 74, is the transfer of 4,000 acres on the Gauley River to him from Nehemiah Wood and his wife. Also from Nehemiah Wood, he bought 16,000 acres on Slaughter and Cabin Creeks, which is recorded in the same book, on page 75. Finally, he purchased a "Tract on the Ohio River"(no further description) from Luther Willard, which is also recorded in Book C, on page 77. In 1806 he sold the above mentioned 30,000 acres to Jacob Rogers which is recorded in Book C on page 118. The year before he had sold 15,000 of the above 16,000 acres to William Penniman. He also bought and sold many house lots in Charleston, no doubt during the course of the Whitteker family's house building business. He also sold a building contract to William C. Phelps in 1823, Book F, Page 225. Two weeks after he moved to the Kanawha Valley in late December of 1806, he purchased two additional pieces of property, which were recorded in 1807. These were two lots near the mouth of the Elk River purchased from William Williams and his wife, as well as a one acre lot in Charleston. Both of these purchases were recorded in Book C, pages 220 and 222 respectively. He later sold the one acre lot in Charleston to his brother Levi, in 1818. Additionally, in 1818, recorded in Book E, he obtained from Edmund Price 361 acres on Two Mile Creek and the Elk River (Page 112), another one acre lot in Charleston from Samuel Williams (Page 118), and 150 acres south and east of the Elk River from David Shallenberger and his wife (Page 138). He and his wife, Philena, sold the 361 acres to his brother, Levi, in 1820, Book E, Page 459. In 1823, William purchased a "Tract" of land near Two Mile Creek from James Mayes, Book F, Page 254. Finally, in 1832, he purchased a lot on Water Street in Charleston from George W. Buster, Book H, Page 116. I believe this may have been the lot on which Norris, his son, built the Mac Farland House. Kanawha Boulevard, at that time, was called "Water Street". The Mac Farland House is located at 1310 Kanawha Boulevard. Notes for PHILENA COBB: Philena Cobb was a poor widow with two small children when William Whitteker married her in Boston in 1806. There was not much more information about her written in William's diary. He did say that when he had his great religious experience in 1817, on a trip by himself to Zanesville, Ohio, on horseback; and he decided to be baptized by his friend the Reverend Henry Ruffner, that not long after, his wife, Philena, was also baptized and received into the First Presbyterian Church of Charleston. As special booklet was published in 1969 by the First Presbyterian Church of Charleston to celebrate it's 150 year history. In a section called "The Church of 150 Years" by Ruth Putney Coghill, the account of the organization of this church, which took place14 Mar 1819, written by Dr. Ruffner, himself, "The aforesaid Elders with the officiating minister having convened in session, Mrs. Philena Whitteker, Mrs. Agnes Truslow, and Adam (a black man) were upon examination admitted to baptism and baptized accordingly, after which baptism was also administered to an infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Truslow." So, according to this, she; and, more than likely, her husband were founding members of the first church. Page 7 of" Kanawha Images Volume 2" by Stan Cohen and Richard Andre tells the story from a history of this same church that in 1827 Philen was called "on the carpet" in front of the church council for having a dancing party at her "tavern" while her husband, William, was away on business. Her answer was that his step-son (her child from the previous marriage) was left in charge of the house while William was away, as he was of age by this time, and that it was he who chose to have the dancing party, against her expressed wishes. She swore that this would never happen again; and, was forgiven. This is the only mention of her children from the deceased first husband which I have been able to find anywhere. The story is very indicative of the times in which they were living; and, the zeal with which the church would supervise the lives of it's flock. More About WILLIAM WHITTEKER and PHILENA COBB: Marriage: 29 Sep 1806, Boston, Suffolk, MA211 Children of WILLIAM WHITTEKER and PHILENA COBB are: i. NORRIS STANLEY7 WHITTEKER212, b. 03 Feb 1807, Charleston, Kanawha, VA212; d. 04 Sep 1889, Charleston, Kanawha, WV213; m. LETITIA MORRIS214,215, 19 Jan 1832, Kanawha County VA216,217,218; b. 1809, Charleston, Kanawha, VA219; d. 17 Apr 1876, Charleston, Kanawha, WV220. Notes for NORRIS STANLEY WHITTEKER: "History of Kanawha County" by George Atkinson - Page 280-281: Mr Whitteker is a man of great physical power and endurance. He is 5 ft 8 in tall and his average weight for 50 years has been 180 lbs. Norris S. Whitteker was born in Charleston, Kanawha County, Virginia on 3rd February 1807, where he has resided ever since. He has always claimed the honor of being the first white child born in the city limits of Charleston, and in this, no doubt he is correct. He established a reputation for being an expert fisherman and hunter in his younger years. He attended school at the Mercer Academy, under the instruction of Dr. Henry Ruffner, Jacob Rand, and Parson Chaddock, and obtained a fair English education. After he grew to manhood, he became a Keel boatman in the trade between Charleston and Cincinnati, which required about one month to complete the round trip. These boat were the only transportation, in those days, between the Kanawha and the Western cities. Mr. Whitteker's next occupation was that of Flat boatman, running salt to the towns on the lower Ohio. He next learned the carpenters' trade and there are a number of houses still standing in Charleston, constructed by him as architect & builder. He also learned the painters' trade and painted more houses in Charleston than any man. His Uncle Thomas Whitteker was the proprietor of a large saw mill at the mouth of the Elk River, and for 11 years, Norris was head sawyer at the mill, and superintendent of building boats, which was carried on as part of the business of all saw mills of the time. He was also engaged in steam boating in the employ of Armstrong Grant & Co. as Mate on the steamer "Emigrant" from 1828 until 1830. In 1831 he built three large brick houses on Kanawha Street, now owned by W. T. Thayer, Mrs. W. J. Rand and John C. Ruby. All of these houses were constructed of brick mad by Norris' own hands. Mr. Whitteker was an ardent supporter of the Union, and as a token of respect and confidence, he was appointed Postmaster of Charleston, in the Spring of 1851 by President Lincoln, which office he held until the Fall of 1866, when he was removed by President Johnson, because he refused to pay allegiance to him after he switched to the Democratic Party upon the Assassination of President Lincoln. During the War, Charleston was an important military post; and, on one memorable day his registry book showed that 40,000 letters passed through his office. For three or four years the average had been 12,000 per day. That is more than treble the letters now handled in the same office, although the town has more than trebled it's population. Mr. Whitteker was a noted temperance worker in Charleston and surrounding country for more than 40 years. During that time, he delivered more than one thousand Temperance speeches. In 1830 he joined the Washingtonian Temperance Society. During the rest of his life he never even tasted anything intoxicating. He joined the Presbyterian Church in 1831 and lived as a Christian from that time on. From WV Newspaper Obituaries 1884-1894 by KVGS Saturday, September 7, 1889 Charleston, West Virginia September 4 Norris S. Whitaker, aged 83 years, who was the first white child born in the city limits of Charleston, was killed by the shifting engine at the Kanawha and Ohio Yard this afternoon at about 4:00 O'clock. All the wheels passed over the middle of his body. LAND HOLDINGS: Norris and his brother, Henry B. Whitteker, bought from Isaac Noyes a lot in Charleston fronting 300 ft. on the Kanawha River bank, in 1832. This was Norris Whitteker's first purchase recorded in Deed Book H. Page 349. Four years later, in 1836 he, by himself, bought from John F. Faure and his wife a 2 acre lot in Charleston, Deed Book IJ, Page 199. Thomas C. Thomas sold him another 1/2 acre lot in Charleston the same year, Deed Book IJ, Page 357. The next year, he obtained from Frederick Brooks, two parcels 1 1/2 acre and 3 acres near Charleston, Deed Book IJ, Page 474. In 1842, in partnership with brothers Alfred T. and William F. Whitteker, he gained 152 acres in Kanawha County, Deed Book N, Page 180. Then, not until 23 years later, in 1865, did he buy another parcel, the Cox property back of Charleston from the heirs of William R. Cox, Deed Book Y, Page 565. Norris bought a lot on Brooks Street in Charleston from William T. Thayer and his wife in 1868; and the following year, in partnership with Virginia Whitteker, he bought from the George H. Porter Trust 110 acres on the point and 620 acres on the Elk at Two Mile Creek, recorded in Deed Book 25, Page 497. Another 100 acres on the Elk at Two Mile was purchased from the H. C. McWhorter Trust in 1869, Deed Book 26, Page 333. Notes for LETITIA MORRIS: THE WEST VIRGINIA COURIER: Wednesday, April 26, 1876 The remains of the late Mrs. Letitia Whittaker were placed in their final resting place in Spring Hill Cemetery on Tuesday evening. More About NORRIS WHITTEKER and LETITIA MORRIS: Marriage: 19 Jan 1832, Kanawha County VA221,222,223 ii. WILLIAM FREDERICK WHITTEKER224,225, b. 09 Dec 1809, Charleston, Kanawha, VA225; d. 08 Jan 1848, Charleston, Kanawha, VA225; m. EDNA ANNA CAMPBELL226, 04 Jun 1835, Keene, New Hampshire227; b. 02 Aug 1814, Keene, New Hampshire228; d. 29 Aug 1850, Prince Edward County, VA228,229. Notes for WILLIAM FREDERICK WHITTEKER: William F. Whitteker was killed in July of 1848, when the boilers of the steam boat "Blue Ridge" blew up on the river. The Blue Ridge regularly traveled up and down the river. This trip was being made from Gallipolis, Ohio to Cincinnati. The explosion occurred in the vicinity of Raccoon Island. Blue Ridge was what was known as a side-wheeler. William was one of at least 11 people lost in the explosion. The bell of the steamer was salvaged and hangs on the front of the Putnam County Courthouse in Winfield, West Virginia. The courthouse was built in 1848, the same year that the accident happened. The Blueridge was built at Cincinnati, Ohio in the year 1846 by a Mr. Warth and a Mr. English. Captain William Summers was in command. According to this information, gleaned from "History of Charleston and Kanawha County" by W. S. Laidley, some of the other fourteen people killed in the explosion were Joseph Miller of Point Pleasant, John Carr of Buffalo, Francis Sanns of Gallipolis, Albert Chapman, P. Carpenter, and a Mrs. Mayse. EYEWITNESS REPORT OF THE EXPLOSION: The following account was related in a letter, dated 10 Jan 1848, by William B. Koontz, who survived, which was written to his mother. My Dear Mother, You never dreamed I suppose in all your anxiety for your boy that one day he would give you an account of a steamboat explosion. Well I was aboard the Blue Ridge when she blew up, but now I am as well as a man can be who sustained no injury but the loss of his boots. James Ruffner of Kanawha came to me a few days ago and asked me to go to Cincinnati with him. I declined but told him if my father should send me some money in a few weeks I could expect to go. He said that he wanted me to go and as for the money he offered to lend me as much as was needed. I still declined, not liking to borrow money. He kept insisting so we boarded the Kanawha boat Blue Ridge late last Saturday night. I went to bed in a room with Ruffner about 10 o'clock. At 12 mid-night, the boat touched at Gallipolis where Ruffner and William Whitteker got off and bought some oysters. Ruffner came back to the state room and woke me up to get me to partake of the treat and later Whitteker came back twice but I declined but was on the point of getting up. About 1 o'clock, Ruffner finished his oyster supper and had just walked in the door when the boilers burst with a tremendous crash. It tore the front part of the boat to splinters. I jumped up and quickly put on my pants, vest and coat. Took my heavy coat under my arm, for I expected to have some swimming to do and did not want to have it on. I went on deck and a more terrible sight I never witnessed. Women screaming, men calling for help, and the wind was blowing a gale. The waves were rolling heavy against the wreck which was scarcely above water, while snow was falling thick and fast. The most awful moment, however, and the one I felt the most horror of our situation, was when we heard that the boat was on fire below. I got me a plank from the rubbish and stood with it under my arm ready for a swim if the flames got too near. Providently, though, the boat sunk just then to the cabin floor and thus extinguished the flames. The yawl went out with the ladies, took four loads and then never returned. In the meantime, we were floating down the river, expecting at any moment the wreck to go to the bottom. After drifting down about four miles, another yawl came to our assistance and took off passengers. Ruffner, Major Early, of the army in Mexico, and myself were among the last to get in the yawl. No one was left aboard but the Captain and the owner of the boat and also a few of the crew who were believed to be dying. I cannot disturb you so much as to particularize the events to the sad disaster. Such a scene I hope never again to witness. The shrieks of the women, the groans of the bruised and wounded, the yells of the scalded, and the senseless chattering of the deranged still sound in my ears and make me shudder. It is not yet ascertained how many were killed and missing, but a list is about to be published. I write you to give yourself no uneasiness on my account. Some 10 or 15 are killed and some 15 or 10 more missing. There were some 40 to 50 passengers on board, most of whom were saved. The crew suffered most as is usual since they were nearer to the boilers. The death of William Whitteker is the most melancholy event to me as he was induced by James Ruffner and myself to go with us. He intended on making the next trip until he heard when we were going. Afterwards, when I thought we could not sink any deeper, I found a mattress and sat upon it. I wrapped my feet in a blanket, for they were so cold and stiff that I could scarcely walk. I was cut off in a part of the boat where I could render assistance to no one. After I succeeded in warming my feet, I managed to climb down through the rubbish to the cabin floor. Ruffner was here helping passengers on the yawl. The chambermaids wanted me to help them get off which I did, along with some men. I stayed with Ruffner until all were in the boat but ourselves and Major Early. The Captain, the Mate and Captain James Payne, the owner of the boat, were determined to remain with the wreck, thinking to secure the baggage. After we landed, Major Early opened his baggage and loaned me a pair of boots, which saved my feet from frost bite as the snow was an inch deep and we had to walk three miles before we found a house. At about 5:00 a.m. we came to a house which proved to be the home of Joseph Miller's father. Joseph had been on board and is still missing and is no doubt dead. His father kindly waited on us through trembling for the fate of his son. The steamboat Lelia came down from Pt. Pleasant and gathered up all the wounded and dead and also conveyed the passengers to more convenient quarters. William Beale came down on the Lelia to see after me as he heard I was aboard. I will write again after I get to Charleston. Well, if you ask me what I think of steamboats, I will say as before, they are safe if properly managed but a terrible engine of destruction if tampered with. The boat was under a full head of steam in the middle of the river. It was running under unusually high steam pressure and as I lay awake in my room I was half expecting some such disaster as the whole boat was quivering from an unusual labor of the engine. Your son, William B. Koontz Printed in the Charleston Evening Mail 19 May 1894: Mrs. Skinner, of Princeton, Massachusetts, and son Henry, are the guests of Major and Mrs. A. T. Laidley for a day or two. Mrs. Skinner is the only daughter of the late William F. Whitteker, one of the unfortunate victims of the disastrous explosion of the boilers of the steamer "Blue Ridge", in the Kanawha River, in July of 1848. Mrs. Skinner was born in Charleston, a first cousin of Major A. H. Campbell of this city. This her only visit to the place of her nativity since leaving at the age of six years. Her mother was Miss Edna Campbell, sister of the late Mason Campbell, a well known resident of Charleston, but for many years Comptroller of the Navy Department at Washington. LAND HOLDINGS: William's first purchase, in 1828, at the age of 17, was quite impressive; 500 acres at Fort Steele and 27,000 acres in Kanawha County from William Tompkins, Deed Book G, Page 282. Next, in 1835, came 2 acres in Charleston from Isaac Noyes. George H. Patrick sold him a parcel described only as "Land at Elk River" in 1836. That same year he obtained a lot in Charleston from S.A. Cobb, Deed Book IJ, Page 399. He bought a Pew in the St John's Church in 1838, Deed Book K, Page 128. Another impressive purchase in 1840 was 202 acres plus 63500 acres on the Elk and Poca Rivers from A. Donnelly, Deed Book L, Page 307. Then he bought, in partnership with Norris S. Whitteker and Alfred T. Whitteker 152 acres in Kanawha County from John Cryden in 1842, Deed Book N, Page 180. This was his last purchase in Kanawha County. Notes for EDNA ANNA CAMPBELL: Perhaps one of the most poignant stories of the Whitteker family was lived out by Edna Campbell Whitteker and the daughter whom William F. Whitteker left her with when he was plucked from this life so soon. Edna never seemed to be a particularly healthy woman; but, by the time Willianna, her daughter was two years old, Edna knew she was dying of consumption as they called tuberculosis then. She and her sister-in-law, Anna Howe Whitteker, had been the best of friends; and, now she wrote to her with a very special request. Edna asked Anna if she would take Willianna and raise her as her own. Upon receipt of an affirmative answer she and Willianna left for Linden in Prince Edward County, Virginia. The very ill Edna traveled over the mountains with the two year old child; and shortly after their arrival at Linden, she died. She is the only non-DuPuy buried in the family plot on the plantation. Anna took charge of Willianna; and, at the start of the Civil War, in 1861, she returned to Princeton, Massachusetts, taking Willianna with her. Willianna finished her growing years in Princeton and married Thomas Skinner and raised a family there. She did not return to the Charleston area where she had been born until the early 1890s, when she returned only for a visit. More About WILLIAM WHITTEKER and EDNA CAMPBELL: Marriage: 04 Jun 1835, Keene, New Hampshire230 iii. PHILENA V. WHITTEKER231, b. Abt. 1812, Charleston, Kanawha, VA232; d. Abt. 1890, Omaha, Douglas, NE233; m. HENRY C. ANDERSON234, 01 Oct 1830, Kanawha County VA235; b. Abt. 1807, New York236; d. Abt. 1871, Omaha, Douglas, NE237. Notes for PHILENA V. WHITTEKER: After the apparent death of Henry about 1871, Philena took in borders to make ends meet. Her daughter, Virginia stayed with her to the end, never marrying while she was alive. In fact she still appears unmarried in the 1910 Census at the age of 55. The Omaha Census, in these later years 1900-1910, show that Theodore was a twin when another sister, Lida or Lydia, returns to live with Virginia. Her birth date is given as January 1850 which would make her Theodore's twin. The two women disappear from the Census after 1910. The Wolfe's Omaha City Directories from 1889-1891 suggest that Philena passed away about 1890. Notes for HENRY C. ANDERSON: By the time of the birth of Eliza, the family of Henry and Philena Whitteker Anderson were living in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. They may be found there in the 1850 US Census of Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, on page 517. However, within 10 years they had moved to Flint River Township of Des Moines County; and are shown in the 1860 Census living there. This was not to be the last move, by the 1870 Census, they had moved to Omaha City, Douglas County, Nebraska; and may be found on page 12 there. Upon checking Wolfe's Omaha City Directory, I find that the Andersons had actually moved to Omaha in 1865. The Directories from 1870-1872 show that Henry probably died in 1871. More About HENRY ANDERSON and PHILENA WHITTEKER: Marriage: 01 Oct 1830, Kanawha County VA238 iv. REV. HENRY BRIGHAM WHITTEKER, b. 15 Nov 1814, Charleston, Kanawha, VA239; d. 15 Sep 1844, Upper Alton Illinois; m. ANNA HOWE; b. 05 Dec 1808, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. 25 Feb 1900, Princeton, Worcester, MA240. Notes for REV. HENRY BRIGHAM WHITTEKER: From WV Newspaper Obituaries 1822-1899 by KVGS The Kanawha Republican October 1, 1844 Died at Upper Alton, Illinois on the 15th of September, from a violent attack of fever, Rev. Henry B. Whitteker, in the 30th year of his life. Mr. Whitteker was born and spent the years of his youth in this place. In the days of his youth, he made a profession of religion, connected himself with the Presbyterian Church, and with much zeal entered on his master's service. He was licensed to preach the gospel in 1841, and at the time of his death was pastor of the Church at Upper Alton. The day before his death he said to his beloved wife, "I have a great deal to say to you but cannot say it. All is well with me. I will commit you to a kind Savior. He will take care of you." Notes for ANNA HOWE: Anna Howe Whitteker, like her sister, Emily, came to the south to teach. Southerners had a definite problem keeping schools for their children; and, those who had the money were willing to pay for teachers to come from the north and set up schools on their property. They did this mainly to educate their own children; but, most of them allowed the teachers to sell subscriptions to the neighbors' children, as well, so teaching in the south became much more lucrative. Anna had been educated, herself, at a school in Keene, New Hampshire. It is quite possible that this is where she may have first met William F. Whitteker, one of her best friends and the brother of her future husband, Henry B. Whitteker. Anna had also been raised in the politics of the abolitionist movement. She is the one of the sisters who retained this adamant belief throughout her stay in Virginia; and, indeed throughout her life. For nearly 50 years she kept up a correspondence with her sisters, mother, and other family members, which letters I have obtained copies of. She presents herself, in these letters, as feeling alone among the enemy without a sympathetic person to her cause to talk with. After two years teaching in the home of Col. Isbell in Cumberland County, Virginia, she began to move northward, stopping first in Charleston, Virginia (later West Virginia) in 1836. Eventually, before 1840, she wound up living in Columbus, Ohio and her mother came to stay. By the time of the Civil War, and after her husband's death in 1844, she had moved back to Virginia to stay with her sister. Once the Civil War started in earnest, she became enamored with the idea of returning to Massachusetts; and began writing to relatives in the north to try and procure a pass for travel. This was done and she with her mother, who was old and feeble by now, and Willianna Whitteker, now a young girl in her charge, returned to Princeton, Massachusetts in 1861. Willianna had come under the protection of Anna when her mother Edna Campbell Whitteker was dying from consumption; and, brought the 2 year old child, across the mountains, to her some time in 1850. Edna died shortly after arriving at Emily's house, where Anna was then staying; and, is buried there at Linden in Prince Edward County. Anna said very little about Henry in her letters. The year that he proposed to her, she mentioned that she had two proposals that year; one of which was a carpenter in Charleston. She never said why she accepted Henry's proposal above the others. I suspect, though, that the fact that he was a minister of God had much to do with it. She seemed to be very preoccupied with religion; which was also one of the reasons she disliked the religious leanings of the people of Virginia, as well as their practice of slavery. She complained that they rarely went to church on Sunday; but, stayed home and received guests instead. Henry, himself, had been raised with slaves on the property of his father, William Whitteker, but by 1840 William had changed his mind about slavery and set all of his slaves free. Alas, this marriage was not to last long! Henry died very young, by 30 years of age, succumbing to a high fever. During the second time that Anna lived in Virginia as a teacher, she also had a school on Sunday for the Negroes. She wrote of it in a letter which was dated 1847, explaining that it was against the law to educate Negroes; but it could be done with permission of their masters. She also stated that they were some of her best pupils and very easy to teach. These most surely were the slaves of Emily, who must have given her permission for them to be taught. v. ALFRED WHITTEKER, b. Abt. 1817, Charleston, Kanawha, VA. Notes for ALFRED WHITTEKER: Not much is known of Alfred Whitteker; but, in 1839, he became Deputy Sheriff to the Sheriff, Daniel Ruffner, as evidenced by his bond which was filed with the Kanawha County Court. So, he was still living in Kanawha County at this time. There is no record of a marriage, children, or death in Kanawha County. 19. LYDIA6 WHITTEKER (WILLIAM5 WHITTAKER, SAMUEL4, HANNAH3 KERLEY, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)241 was born 04 Feb 1777 in Princeton, Worcester, MA241, and died 06 Jun 1857 in Princeton, Worcester, MA241. She married JACOB WHEELER WATSON242 18 Oct 1797 in Princeton, Worcester, MA243. He was born 15 Apr 1777 in Princeton, Worcester, MA244, and died 25 Aug 1864 in Princeton, Worcester, MA244. More About JACOB WATSON and LYDIA WHITTEKER: Marriage: 18 Oct 1797, Princeton, Worcester, MA245 Child of LYDIA WHITTEKER and JACOB WATSON is: i. WILLIAM WARREN7 WATSON, b. 24 May 1810, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. 15 Jan 1861, Princeton, Worcester, MA. 20. CAPT. JOHN6 WHITTEKER (WILLIAM5 WHITTAKER, SAMUEL4, HANNAH3 KERLEY, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)246 was born 19 Aug 1780 in Princeton, Worcester, MA246, and died 08 Jul 1854 in Ellsworth, Hancock, ME247,248. He married CHRISTIANA JORDAN249,250 16 Jun 1804251, daughter of SOLOMON JORDAN and CHRISTINA SIMONTON. She was born 08 Aug 1782 in Ellsworth, Hancock, ME252,253, and died 09 Mar 1862 in Ellsworth, Hancock, ME254. Notes for CAPT. JOHN WHITTEKER: The information on this family was first found on the internet. John Whitteker who was born 1780 in Princeton did not seem to marry or die there. When I saw the names of the children of this family, I was convinced that this was our John Whitteker of Princeton's family. I tried to contact the man who had posted this family tree; but, apparently the E-mail address was no longer valid. This tree gave no information as to where John Whitteker was born or who his parents were. The age was also similar. I also noted that there was not a Luther, Charles, Lydia, Mary "Augustus", or PHILENA COBB in the family of Christiana Jordan to explain this naming pattern. PHILENA COBB WHITTEKER was enough in itself to get my attention; but, the other names in addition seemed too much of a coincidence. The Ancestral File from LDS gives John Whitteker's date of birth as about 1778; and the place as Ellsworth, Hancock, ME, with no documentation or name of either parent. I feel 100% sure that this is John Whitteker of Princetons' wife and children. From "History of Ellsworth, Maine" by Albert H. Davis - Lewiston Journal Printshop, Lewiston, Maine 1927, Page 12: John Whittaker was the first of the Whittakers to settle here. He came from Princeton, MA, married Christina Jordan, and settled on the east bank of Union River, on the Marcus Whittaker place, just below the city proper. John is interred at Bayside Cemetery in Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine. More About JOHN WHITTEKER and CHRISTIANA JORDAN: Marriage: 16 Jun 1804255 Children of JOHN WHITTEKER and CHRISTIANA JORDAN are: i. LUTHER7 WHITTEKER255, b. 13 Dec 1804, Ellsworth, Hancock, ME; d. 1811, Ellsworth, Hancock, ME. ii. LYDIA WHITTEKER255, b. 13 Jan 1807, Ellsworth, Hancock, ME. iii. JOHN WHITTEKER255, b. 11 Jan 1809, Ellsworth, Hancock, ME; m. MARY A.256; b. Abt. 1813, Maine. iv. JULIA A. WHITTEKER257, b. 11 Feb 1811, Ellsworth, Hancock, ME. v. MARY AUGUSTUS WHITTEKER257, b. 16 Sep 1814, Ellsworth, Hancock, ME; d. 02 Jun 1888, Ellsworth, Hancock, ME. vi. PHILENA COBB WHITTEKER257, b. 26 Sep 1818, Ellsworth, Hancock, ME; d. 1834, Ellsworth, Hancock, ME. vii. CHARLES LUTHER WHITTEKER257, b. 04 Nov 1820, Ellsworth, Hancock, ME; d. 1847, Ellsworth, Hancock, ME. 21. LUTHER6 WHITTEKER (WILLIAM5 WHITTAKER, SAMUEL4, HANNAH3 KERLEY, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)258 was born 08 Jul 1782 in Princeton, Worcester, MA258, and died 29 Oct 1874 in Princeton, Worcester, MA258. He married (1) BETSY BRIGHAM258 25 Apr 1813 in Princeton, Worcester, MA258, daughter of ABNER BRIGHAM and ELIZABETH CHILDS. She was born 28 Feb 1792 in Princeton, Worcester, MA259, and died 12 Aug 1825 in Princeton, Worcester, MA260. He married (2) BETSY DODD260 Abt. 08 Apr 1827 in Princeton, Worcester, MA260, daughter of TILLY DODD and HANNAH CHAFFIN. She was born Abt. 1787 in Holden, MA260, and died 28 Jun 1869 in Princeton, Worcester, MA260. More About LUTHER WHITTEKER and BETSY BRIGHAM: Marriage: 25 Apr 1813, Princeton, Worcester, MA260 More About LUTHER WHITTEKER and BETSY DODD: Marriage: Abt. 08 Apr 1827, Princeton, Worcester, MA260 Children of LUTHER WHITTEKER and BETSY BRIGHAM are: i. HARRIET MINERVA7 WHITTEKER261, b. 18 Mar 1815, Princeton, Worcester, MA262; m. WARREN WILLIAMS, 16 May 1838, Princeton, Worcester, MA263; b. , Worcester, MA264. More About WARREN WILLIAMS and HARRIET WHITTEKER: Marriage: 16 May 1838, Princeton, Worcester, MA265 ii. WILLIAM BRIGHAM WHITTEKER, b. 30 Oct 1816, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. 1818, Princeton, Worcester, MA. iii. CHARLES A. WHITTEKER, b. 13 May 1819, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. 03 Jun 1903, Princeton, Worcester, MA; m. ABBIE S. GLEASON, 14 May 1846, Princeton, Worcester, MA266; b. Abt. 1828, Massachusetts267. More About CHARLES WHITTEKER and ABBIE GLEASON: Marriage: 14 May 1846, Princeton, Worcester, MA268 iv. AARON D. WHITTEKER, b. 15 May 1821, Princeton, Worcester, MA; m. LUCINDA M. FARRAR269,270, 21 Nov 1849, Princeton, Worcester, MA270; b. 1828, Massachusetts271. More About AARON WHITTEKER and LUCINDA FARRAR: Marriage: 21 Nov 1849, Princeton, Worcester, MA272 v. ELIZABETH C. WHITTEKER, b. 30 Jul 1823, Princeton, Worcester, MA273; d. 13 Jul 1862, Leominster, MA274; m. JOHN QUINCYADAMS PIERCE275, 08 Mar 1849, Princeton, Worcester, MA276; b. 04 Mar 1817, West Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts276. Notes for ELIZABETH C. WHITTEKER: Elizabeth C. Whitteker had a real talent for art. I found this out one day a few months after I had uploaded my Gedcom File of the Family Tree on Rootsweb. In April 2007 I received an e-mail from Mrs. Peggy Stroh, a docent working at the Sappington House in St. Louis, Missouri. She had found some pieces of Elizabeth's artwork secreted away in an envelope, in a drawer, in an antique cabinet which had been donated to the house back in the 1950s when it had first opened to the public. The envelope contained a drawing with the notation on the front "My Pretty Bird Eating Cherryes". The bird was quite good with a lot of detail on the feathers, spots and coloration, sitting on the branch of a cherry bush, eating cherries. The back of the drawing was signed "This may certify that Miss Elizabeth C. Whitteker merits much praise for her good behavior in school. Princeton June 1st 1830. L. Brigham". Since Elizabeth was born in 1823, she was only 7 years old when this drawing was done. It is quite fine for a seven year old, it would even be considered fine for a much older person. Another piece of artistry from the envelope was a cross formed somehow, impossible to tell exactly how, from little bits of white paper, made into a very intricate lacy design on a shiny red background. The reverse of this piece shows some stitches holding the crucifix to the paper. There also were nine small samplers of needlepoint. The needlepoints were done on a paper canvas which was not available until 1850; and, so were done later in her short life. They were very beautiful and brightly colored. The stitches were tight and do not appear to have been done with a pattern. Finally there were two "Rewards of Merit" from these school days. They were the size of dollar bills and actually name sums in dollars on them. One of them was for "One Dollar" saying "This certifies that Miss Elizabeth C. Whitteker by diligence and good behavior merits the approbation of her friends and Instructress Louise Brigham, Princeton June 1830." The second award was for "Two Dollars", worded exactly as the first; but, signed by Instructress "C. P. Goodnow" without benefit of a date. I was able to obtain copies of the articles; and, when I received them, I was very impressed with her talent....so much so, that I made a book out of the copies to preserve them for future generations. I am also trying to secure the originals for future generations to appreciate. Elizabeth had been only two years old when her mother, Betsy Brigham, died immediately after giving birth to her sister, Sophia. Louise Brigham was her mother's sister, and likely the signer of the reward and progress report. Her father remarried two years later to widow, Betsy Dodd; but Louise seems to have influenced young Elizabeth at least through her education. Elizabeth married John Quincy Adams Pierce and had two sons, W. G. Pierce and Edward B. Pierce. She died of consumption at the age of 39. Her youngest son, Edward, was soon to follow his mother at the age of 7. John Q.A. Pierce remarried again within the year following the death of Elizabeth. Elizabeth had been his second wife. His first wife had died soon after the birth of her third son; and, Elizabeth had filled the vacancy. Notes for JOHN QUINCYADAMS PIERCE: Acording to the 1850 US Census of Leominster, Massachusetts, Page 215, John Quincy Adams Pierce was a merchant who owned real estate valued at $3,000.00. More About JOHN PIERCE and ELIZABETH WHITTEKER: Marriage: 08 Mar 1849, Princeton, Worcester, MA276 vi. SOPHIA L. WHITTEKER, b. 04 Aug 1825, Princeton, Worcester, MA; d. 18 Aug 1827, Princeton, Worcester, MA. 22. LEVI6 WHITTEKER (WILLIAM5 WHITTAKER, SAMUEL4, HANNAH3 KERLEY, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)277 was born 03 Oct 1786 in Princeton, Worcester, MA277, and died Abt. 1823 in Charleston, Kanawha, VA278. He married ELIZABETH ANNE279. Notes for LEVI WHITTEKER: Levi Whitteker somehow amassed many debts in his short life. He joined in the salt making business with his brother, William, and Isaac Noyes in about 1810. Whether these debts were from this business is doubtful as William does not seem to have been so affected. There is a court case from 1816 where Levi sued one Bennett Crawford for assault and battery. Contained in these papers is an account of Crawford accosting Levi on the street with a large club, threatening him, and proceeding to beat him about the head and body with this club. Levi sued him for $5,000.00 and received $7.50 for his trouble. Whether this altercation was the result of some debt has been lost to the shadows of time. Levi died about 1823; and his personal property was appraised and ordered to be auctioned, apparently to satisfy creditors. William Whitteker went to this auction with Levi's widow, Elizabeth, and helped her to buy back hers and her childrens'' beds & bed clothing and kitchen utensils. One can only imagine how mortified she must have been at such a sad time, after loosing her husband at 37 years of age. It is not known what he died of. William was later sued for his kindness, as they only paid about $15.00 to buy back articles which had been appraised at $55.00. Elizabeth and her two daughters, Maria and Salina, relied solely on her and Levi's son, William Wallace Whitteker who was named after his uncle, for support. He too died on the 10th of July of 1843. His obituary from the Kanawha Republican Newspaper stated: "Died at Louisville, Kentucky Hotel on Saturday evening , Mr. William Wallace Whitteker, in the 28th year of his age. He was a native of this place, has left a widowed mother and two sisters, who has been almost entirely dependant upon him for support; to them the loss is irreparable. He was a young man of great industry, sterling and moral worth." What became of Elizabeth and Maria is not known. LAND HOLDINGS: Levi bought two lots in Charleston from his brother William, one in 1817; and, the other in 1818, probably to build houses on to sell, which seems to have been a side business for the Whittekers. He also bought in 1820, from William and his wife, Philena, 361 acres on the south side of the Elk River, Deed Book E, Page 459. Notes for ELIZABETH ANNE: Elizabeth Anne Whitteker had quite a portion of solid upright backbone, when she brought suit against Isaac Noyes for the slander of her daughter, Maria L. Whitteker, who was only 14 years of age at the time. William Whitteker had originally come to Charleston in the company of Mr. Noyes back in 1806, so the family had not only known him for 29 years; but, William and Levi, Maria's father, had also been in business with Isaac. The slander that was perpetrated against Maria was mean spirited at best. Isaac told several townspeople that Maria and the Reverend Nathaniel Calhoun, who at that time was married and still living with his wife, Nancy, would commit adultery together within 6 months time; and that he, the Rev. Calhoun, would run away with Maria. Due to this comment, which had no basis in fact, all of Maria's neighbors and acquaintances shunned her in society. Two things happened, first, on the same day, William Whitteker withdrew as an elder of the Presbyterian Church, after having served in that capacity for over 15 years. Secondly, Elizabeth brought suit against Isaac, asking for $10,000.00 in damages. There is no record of a judgement in the case. It was probably settled out of court. Children of LEVI WHITTEKER and ELIZABETH ANNE are: i. MARIA L.7 WHITTEKER, b. Abt. 1821, Charleston, Kanawha, VA. ii. SALINA WHITTEKER, b. Abt. 1823, Charleston, Kanawha, VA280; m. R. M. GALLION; b. Abt. 1823, Virginia281. Notes for SALINA WHITTEKER: Salina moved to Burlington Iowa around 1850, where her cousin, Philena V. Whitteker Anderson lived with her husband and children. She appears in the 1850 Census there on page 513, a short distance from where Philena, Henry and the children were living. She was living in the home of Charles and Mary Ann Hendry. iii. WILLIAM WALLACE WHITTEKER, b. Abt. 1815, Charleston, Kanawha, VA; d. 10 Jul 1843, Louisville, Kentucky. Notes for WILLIAM WALLACE WHITTEKER: LAND HOLDINGS: Young William W. Whitteker, barely 21 years old, bought from James M. Laidley, in 1836, 375 acres on the Coal River. This was recorded in Deed Book IJ, Page 263. This was his only land purchase in Kanawha County. 23. MARY6 WHITTEKER (WILLIAM5 WHITTAKER, SAMUEL4, HANNAH3 KERLEY, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)282 was born 24 Nov 1788 in Princeton, Worcester, MA282, and died 03 Oct 1886283. She married JONAS HARTWELL284 16 May 1811 in Princeton, Worcester, MA285, son of ISAAC HARTWELL and EUNICE MIRICK. He was born 22 Nov 1786 in Princeton, Worcester, MA286, and died Abt. 1837 in Charleston, Kanawah, VA. More About JONAS HARTWELL and MARY WHITTEKER: Marriage: 16 May 1811, Princeton, Worcester, MA287 Children of MARY WHITTEKER and JONAS HARTWELL are: i. MARY A.7 HARTWELL, b. 25 Dec 1811; d. 1812. ii. JONAS HERVEY HARTWELL, b. 27 Dec 1812; d. 07 Jun 1837, Kanawha River, Virginia. iii. WILLIAM WHITAKER HARTWELL, b. 30 Jun 1814; d. 21 Jul 1840. iv. MARY AUGUSTA HARTWELL, b. 18 Jun 1816. v. JULIA AMANDA HARTWELL, b. 13 Jun 1818; d. 08 Feb 1836, Charleston, Kanawha, VA. vi. LYDIA MARIA HARTWELL, b. 16 Jun 1820. 24. AARON6 WHITTEKER (WILLIAM5 WHITTAKER, SAMUEL4, HANNAH3 KERLEY, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)288 was born 28 Feb 1790 in Princeton, Worcester, MA288, and died 26 Feb 1882 in Charleston, Kanawha, WV289. He married BETSY DANNENBERRY QUARRIER290 27 Mar 1816 in Kanawha County VA291, daughter of ALEXANDER QUARRIER and ELIZABETH DANNENBERRY. She was born 20 Sep 1797 in Richmond, Henrico, VA292, and died 15 Aug 1881 in Charleston, Kanawha, VA293. Notes for AARON WHITTEKER: The Kanawha Spectator Vol. 1 AARON WHITTEKER The man bearing the name above mentioned is the one to whom we referred, in our preface, as having killed bears in places in Charleston where now the streets have to be restricted to one way traffic. Aaron Whitteker was a younger brother of William Whitteker, who had come to Charleston in company with Isaac Noyes in 1806, and settled here in that year. Aaron was born in Massachu- setts in 1790. On a trip to New York in 1810, he met Bradford Noyes, a younger brother of Isaac, who was in a town near New York City at that time, to dispose of his furs. Mr. Noyes spoke so enthusiastically of the advantages of Kanawha Valley as a place to live that Whitteker decided to go back to Charleston with him. They traveled as far as Baltimore, Maryland on a sloop, and from Baltimore, they set out on foot, walking the 400 mile distance in 12 days, an average of 33 1/2 miles per day. Aaron and William, together with a third brother, Levi, the youngest of the three, who also came out later still, to this valley, proceeded to engage in the drilling of wells for salt brine. A few years later, Aaron quit the work of drilling and contracted with Bradford Noyes to furnish wood for Mr. Noyes' salt furnaces, coal not yet being utilized for this purpose. It has been stated that Aaron Whitteker, during the period of time he was engaged in this work, "cleared all of the land from Magazine Branch on the Elk River to Wilson's Hollow on the Kanawha River. This hardly seems possible, with the methods of logging available in those days; he probably thinned out the growth a bit, but left quite a bit standing. He was very successful at this, and while so engaged, he found time to construct a number of houses, in addition to his own store building, built of brick, and another brick building that was used by one of his competitors in the dry goods business; Arnold & Abney. Mr. Whitteker enjoyed a wide acquaintance, and was highly regarded. He lived to quite an advanced age, his time expand- ing from deer paths and Indian trails to brick pavements and gas lights. Aaron also owned and operated a hotel; and, was a part owner of a steam boat. Pioneers and Their Homes on Upper Kanawha by Ruth Woods Dayton MILLER HOUSE One of the first of Charleston's early frame houses is still standing, although now it is in deed a sorry looking spectacle, with it's windows broken, and it's door swinging open in the wind. If it were in a more isolated spot, it could easily become a haunted house. Even in the eleven hundred block of Kanawha Boulevard on a sunny morning, one steps across the threshold in a sort of gingerly fashion, and doesn't have much enthusiasm for seeing what is on the second floor. There was a time when this residence, best known as the "Miller House", was a very charming home, surrounded by flowers and comfortably shaded by magnificent elm trees--which, like all the other elms that beautified Kanawha Street, were recently killed by an incurable disease, leaving the street bare and the homes much less inviting. This house was built about 1830 by Aaron Whitteker, the skillful builder of many of Charleston's early dwellings. His practice was to purchase a lot, erect a good looking house, and promptly sell. Broad Street, then called Summers Lane, extended only a short distance back from the river, and leading to the Summers and Ryan Houses, marked the eastern boundary of the town. The Miller House, facing Kanawha Boulevard and the river, is now the second one above the eastern corner of Broad, but originally it stood alone, as no other houses were built in the block until afterward when the brick dwellings of the Noyes brothers were erected. The Miller house was of excellent material and construction, much of it put together with wooden pegs. During plastering repairs in 1896, the wide and irregular shaped lathes were found to be riven and split by hand, some ten or more feet in length. Rather tall, with a steep roof above a full attic, there is a lower two story wing extending from the rear of the house. A porch across the front has interesting octagon-cut columns, and a dentil molding around the top. The porch was formerly on the upper side of the house, but was moved later to the front. Green shutters hang at the windows, which were the usual style of small-paned sash. A white picket fence once enclosed the yard, but was replaced by a well-designed and, inci- dentally, very lovely one of iron--said to have been the first piece of ornamental ironwork made by the Thayer Foundry. The entrance doorway is on the upper side of the house and large square rooms with fireplaces are on the left. The doors are fine and paneled, and the unusually wide floor boards are still intact. For all of it's having been open to weather and vandalism for several years, much of the woodwork is still surprisingly well preserved. There was ample opportunity to demonstrate the durability of it's construction, however, years ago, for the house has had what sure must be a unique distinction, that of having been twice moved from it's original location. First, it was moved backward to the rear of the large lot, and turned around to face Broad Street. The land upon which it stood was later sold to the First Presbyterian Church for the erection of the church school building. So again the Miller house was hauled backward, and shifted about to its former location, except for be place further away from Kanawha Street. It continued to be occupied as late as the early days of World War II, when it was used for headquarters of the "Bundles for Britain" organization, but the old "Miller House" is now destined in the near future to be demolished to make way for a large office building. The Miller house was razed in the late summer of 1947. LAND HOLDINGS: According to the Index to Deeds of Kanawha County, starting in 1817 and ending in 1840, Aaron Whitteker purchased a total of 11 lots in the city of Charleston. These lots ranged in size from 1/2 acre to two acres at the largest. He sold one of these lots to his brother Thomas in 1830. In 1839, he sold two lots to Charles S. Whitteker. It is doubtless, that these transactions represent his purchasing land on which to build houses to sell. Included in the Index to Deeds is the recording of an "Emancipation of Slaves" from Aaron in 1833 which is recorded in Book H, Page 389. OBITUARY: THE STATE TRIBUNE, Saturday 04March 1882 Departed this life yesterday morning at 6 O'clock at his late residence in this city, after a brief illness, Mr. Aaron Whitteker, one of the oldest, if not the very oldest of our citizens, aged ninety-one years. He was born the 28th day 9of February 1791 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and came to this county in the year 1810, where he has ever since resided. He is the last, but one of a large family, a sister, residing in Massachusetts, several years his senior survives him. All contemporaries, who with him here at the earlier period of Charleston's and the County's history, the Noyes family, the Donnallys, the Ruffners, the Shrewsburys, the Reynolds, the Summers, the Quarriers, the McFarlands, the Lewis, and others have long since passed away, leaving him, the survivor, to follow them at last, in a much further advanced age than any of those had attained. He survived by many years four brothers, William, Levi, Charles, and Thomas, all of whom were residents of Kanawha. At the early age of 19 or 20, he engaged in the manufacture of salt with the late Isaac and Bradford Noyes and some one or more of his brothers. At that day coal was not utilized as a fuel very extensively, but salt water was boiled with wood. Mr. Whitteker was among the first to strip the bottoms and the mountainsides of Elk and the Kanawha of their timber, and furnished cord wood, not only to his own furnace, but had contracts to furnish it to others. In the later years, he engaged in merchandising in Charleston, and was one of the two who carried on that business more extensively. He was industrious and enterprising, and built many of the earlier dwelling houses in Charleston, some of which are still standing. He married Betsy D. Quarrier, youngest daughter of Col. Alexander Quarrier, deceased,( by his first marriage) whom he had survived but six months, she having died on the 15th of August last. They had passed their 66th year of married life, (rare instance of the present day), having had twelve children, five of whom only survive. Their descendants to the fifth generation are numerous, living in various parts of the country. Mr. Whitteker has always lived a moral life, temperate in his habits, but not until the Spring of 1876, in the 86th year of his age, did he unite with the First Presbyterian Church under the ministry of Mr. Barr. He lived the remainder of his life a devoted member of the church. But two of his children, Mrs. Hubbell, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Fontaine, with whom he lived, were with him at his death. His daughter, Mrs. Niles, of Boston, being absent in Europe. The funeral took place at the First Presbyterian Church this afternoon at 3 O'clock, and his remains laid beside his wife, who so recently preceded him, at Spring Hill Cemetery. Notes for BETSY DANNENBERRY QUARRIER: OBITUARY: THE STATE, Charleston WV (Newspaper), Wednesday August 17, 1881 We regret the announcement of the death of Mrs. Whitteker, at her residence in this city, on Monday morning last at 2 O'clock, within a few weeks of being 84 years old. Her husband, the venerable Aaron Whitteker, known to all our people who have lived here for the past 20 years and longer, as Uncle Aaron, and one of the only few remaining of Charleston's earlier citizens, for a long series of years one of her most prominent dry goods merchants, over 90 years of age survives her. This venerable and most respected couple were in the 66th year of their married life. Funeral services were held over her remains at the First Presbyterian Church yesterday morning, J. C. Barr officiating, assisted by Rev. J. C. Brown of Malden, where a large number of her old associates and companions with numerous descendants of children, grand children and great grand children, and many of the friends of the family had gathered to pay the last sad tribute to the memory of one, who was once an ornament to society in her valuable and useful life. She was born in Richmond in the latter part of the last century, and came to Kanawha in 1811 with her father's family at an early age with ten brothers and sisters, some older and some younger than herself. She was the youngest of the 8 children of the late Col. Alexander Quarrier, by his first marriage, and the last to pay the debt of nature. She leaves but three of a family of 15 children of her father's, a half brother and two half sisters, her survivors. Mrs. Whitteker was the mother of 12 children, 5 of whom, only, are living. For 53 years she was a devoted, consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. She passed away after an illness of only a few days, quietly and serenely as a sleeping infant. Her remains are interred at Spring Hill Cemetery, and lay besides those of her sister, the late Mrs. Harriet Laidley, who preceded her some six years, and who in their earlier life lived together 20 years in the church as well as in the flesh. More About AARON WHITTEKER and BETSY QUARRIER: Marriage: 27 Mar 1816, Kanawha County VA294 Children of AARON WHITTEKER and BETSY QUARRIER are: i. WILLIAM A.7 WHITTEKER295, b. 29 Oct 1826, Charleston, Kanawha, VA296; d. 20 Oct 1867, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH297,298; m. LELIA Z. PAYNE299,300, Abt. 1849301; b. Abt. 1825, Charleston, Kanawha,Virginia301; d. 02 Dec 1917, Huntington, WV302. Notes for WILLIAM A. WHITTEKER: Source: Historical Data Systems, "Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers", database on line (Provo UT) William A. Whitteker enlisted in the Confederate Army as a Private on 08 May 1861, at the age of 37. He was in Company H of the 22nd Infantry Regiment for the state of Virginia. This regiment was first known as the 1st Kanawha Regiment until it was reorganized in July of 1861. He was absent on 31 August 1861, cause unknown. He died, Company H 22nd Infantry Regiment Virginia on 23 October 1864. Before joining the army he was a merchant. William A. Whitteker did not die in the Civil War. The above military record is definitely his military record; but, the death report is in error. William actually died 20 Oct 1867 in Cincinnati of Typhoid Pneumonia. There were several death notices putlished in the Cincinnati Newspapers which attest to this fact. How this error got into his military file is a mystery. The National Archives at Washington, DC was queried for William's Confederate service records; but the only thing included there was the roll call card for August 1861 on which he was reported absent without an explanation. Only one other piece of information was available on this card; the fact that Company "H", by this time had never received any pay. LAND HOLDINGS: From the General Index to Deeds of Kanawha County, it appears likely that William A. Whitteker, like his father, was in the practice of buying lots to build houses on. He bought the first 1/2 acre lot in 1848 from Thomas Fife; which lot was located near the city of Charleston, Deed Book P, page 384. He continued buying lots, up through 1857, buying three more. Then in 1859, he bought two larger parcels. First, from Henry Williamson, he bought 19r acres on the point and 1,000 acres on the Coal River, Deed Book UV, Page 613. Then, from August Wood and his wife, he purchased 107 acres on Brown's Creek and the Coal River, Deed Book UV, Page 623. This last purchase was made in 1859. Notes for LELIA Z. PAYNE: LAND HOLDINGS: Lelia held in her name, land obtained from her husband which consisted of a lot near Charleston recorded in Deed Book R, Page 206. Then , in 1857, she bought another lot from Thomas Fife, Deed Book T, Page 297. More About WILLIAM WHITTEKER and LELIA PAYNE: Marriage: Abt. 1849303 ii. JULIA A. WHITTEKER, b. Abt. 1829, Charleston, Kanawha, VA. iii. MARIE WHITTEKER, b. Abt. 1817, Charleston, Kanawha, VA. iv. MINIE WHITTEKER, b. Abt. 1831, Charleston, Kanawha, VA. v. MARGARET WHITTEKER, b. Abt. 1837, Charleston, Kanawha, VA. vi. LIDIA A. WHITTEKER, b. Abt. 1842, Charleston, Kanawha, VA. vii. SARAH F. CORRINA WHITTEKER304,305, m. STEPHEN R. NILES306, 09 Jun 1853, Kanawha County VA306. More About STEPHEN NILES and SARAH WHITTEKER: Marriage: 09 Jun 1853, Kanawha County VA306 viii. CHARLES SOUTHGATE WHITTEKER307, b. 01 Feb 1817, Charleston, Kanawha County, VA308; d. 16 Nov 1892, Charleston, Kanawha County, WV308; m. MARGARET A. EOFF309; b. 28 May 1817, Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia310; d. 26 Dec 1884, Charleston, Kanawha County, WV310. ix. ALEXANDER Q. WHITTEKER311, b. Abt. 1828, Virginia312,313; d. 03 Mar 1916, Marshall County, WV314,315; m. MARY C. WOODS316,317; b. Abt. 1828, Virginia318; d. 22 Feb 1916, Marshall County, WV319. Notes for ALEXANDER Q. WHITTEKER: I have not yet found any documentation which will go toward proving that Alexander is the son of Aaron and Betsy D. Whitteker; but, it is definitely suggested by the fact that he lived right next door to Charles S. Whitteker and his wife, Margaret in the 1850 US Census for Marshall County, VA. It is significant that his first daughter was named Margaret; and his middle initial is Q., possibly for Quarrier. Betsy Dannenberry Quarrier's father was named Alexander. Alexander was a farmer with his own farm. The farm was worth $15,000.00 at the time of the 1860 Marshall County Census. By the time of the 1870 Census, the farm was now worth $17,000.00. In the 1180 US Census of Marshall County his daughter Elizabeth is noted as an "artist". 25. THOMAS6 WHITTEKER (WILLIAM5 WHITTAKER, SAMUEL4, HANNAH3 KERLEY, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)320 was born 27 Dec 1795 in Princeton, Worcester, MA320, and died 03 Jun 1867 in Charleston, Kanawha, VA321. He married NANCY CHADDOCK322 07 Jun 1826 in Kanawha County VA323, daughter of CALVIN CHADDOCK and MELETIAH NYE. She was born 10 Aug 1807 in Massachusetts324,325. Notes for THOMAS WHITTEKER: Thomas Whitteker owned and operated a saw mill. He was a merchant as well. LAND HOLDINGS: Thomas first purchased from John Reynolds, 50 acres on the Coal River, in 1823, Deed Book F, Page 184. Next, he bought a lot in Charleston from Aaron, his brother, in 1830, Deed Book G, Page 507. In 1832 he acquired a lot on Front Street from James C. Mac Farland and his wife, Deed Book H, Page 176. His first big purchase came in 1839 from the heirs of John Morris, a parcel of 100 acres on Kelly's Creek, Deed Book K, Page 586. He purchased two more lots in Charleston between 1840 and 1842. Then, in 1843, he became owner of 407 acres on the Pocatalico River, bought from David Hill, Deed Book N, Page 388. The year 1846 brought a purchase of a Charleston lot from Henry and Phelena Whitteker Anderson which was recorded in Deed Book O, Page 636. This last lot may have been a part of William Whitteker's estate, which he sold after the death of his wife, Philena, in 1846. The other part went from Henry C. Anderson to Edna A. Whitteker in 1847, recorded also in Deed Book O, Page 638. This part was described as" William Whitteker Est. Charleston". Also recorded in the Deed Book IJ, Pages 421-422 is Thomas Whitteker's "Emancipation of Slaves" in 1836. More About THOMAS WHITTEKER and NANCY CHADDOCK: Marriage: 07 Jun 1826, Kanawha County VA326 Children of THOMAS WHITTEKER and NANCY CHADDOCK are: i. FRANCIS C.7 WHITTEKER, b. Abt. 1828, Charleston, Kanawha, VA327. ii. HELEN WHITTEKER, b. Abt. 1830, Charleston, Kanawha, VA327; m. HENRY WILLIAM REYNOLDS, 21 Dec 1852, Kanawha County VA328. More About HENRY REYNOLDS and HELEN WHITTEKER: Marriage: 21 Dec 1852, Kanawha County VA328 iii. WILLIAM WHITTEKER, b. Abt. 1832, Charleston, Kanawha, VA329. iv. JOHN C. WHITTEKER, b. Abt. 1834, Charleston, Kanawha, VA329; m. LAURA E.330. Notes for JOHN C. WHITTEKER: By 1870 John C. Whitteker was married to Laura E. and living in Winfield, Putnam County, West Virginia. He was working as a flat boatman. In 1880 they were living in the Union District of Putnam County; and they now had two children; James W., aged 9; and, Mary R., aged 7. He was now farming. v. THOMAS C. WHITTEKER331, b. Abt. 1836, Charleston, Kanawha, VA332; m. ELIZABETH CARTER333,334; b. Abt. 1853; d. 16 May 1928. Notes for ELIZABETH CARTER: Elizabeth Carter Whitteker was a very beautiful black woman. She is buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, West Virginia. Endnotes 1. 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Vital Records of Bedford MA to 1850, 72. 141. Vital Records of Bedford MA to 1850, 20. 142. Vital Records of Bedford MA to 1850, 72. 143. Vital Records of Bedford MA, Page 107. 144. Vital Records of Bedford MA. 145. Lexington BMD, Page 158. 146. Vital Records of Bedford MA, Page 140. 147. Vital Records of Bedford MA. 148. Settlement of the Estate of Nathaniel Whittaker 1794. 149. Vital Records: Massachusetts 1600s-1800s. 150. Settlement of the Estate of Nathaniel Whittaker 1794. 151. Vital Records: Massachusetts 1600s-1800s. 152. Settlement of the Estate of Nathaniel Whittaker 1794. 153. Vital Records of Lexington MA to 1850, Baptism....actually born in Concord. 154. Concord Massachusetts Births, Marriages & Deaths 1635-1850, Page 78. 155. Vital Recods of Rutland MA to 1849, Page 109. 156. Vital Records of Rutland to 1849. 157. Vital Records of Rutland to 1849, Page 254. 158. Vital Records of Rutland to 1849, Page 205. 159. Vital Recods of Rutland MA to 1849, Page 109. 160. 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History of Kanawha County by George Atkinson, 277, In the fall of 1852 he visited his daughter at Burlington, Iowa, where he died March 12, 1853, as will be seen by the following obituary notice, taken from a Wheeling paper of that year: William Whitteker, a native of Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, for forty years a resident of Charleston, Kanawha County, Virginia. This venerable man was born Jan 14, 1775. In early life he followed the sea, his wanderings & ramblings, according to his own estimate, extending to 116,000 miles. In 1802-3-4 he made several trading excursions to Canada, and to Detroit and Chillicothe, and engaged in the fur trade in Kentucky. He was married to Mrs. Philena Cobb of Boston, September 6, 1806, and on the 28th of the follow- ing Decmeber, took up his residence in Charleston. Virginia. He was disting- uished for industrious habits, for enterprise, and for integrity of character. In all the relations of life he won the esteem and confidence of his fellow men. When a young man, Paine's "Age of Reason", then just published, fell into his hands, and led him to embrace infidel sentiments, which he cherished for twenty years. In 1816, to use his own language, he "was delivered from the hands of the powers of darkness", and in the following year professed the Christian Religion and joined the Presbyterian Church in Charleston, under the ministry of Henry Ruffner. He was a diligent student of the Bible, and devotedly attached to Christian institutions. Having served God and his generation, he felf in his last sickness, that he had nothing to do, but to die and go home. May a double portion of his spirit rest upon his descendants. 208. Registry Division, City of Boston Marriage Record No. 010474, Married by Rev. Thomas Baldwin. 209. Diary of William Whitteker. 210. West Virginia History Magazine - Oct 1939 Vol 1 No 1, 287. 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