The William Whitaker's of Orange County

This is all pure speculation at this time. I have no evidence to assume any of these hypothesis are true. This is just an attempt to make sense of the relationships as a guide to further research.

The childern of William Whitaker and Lucy Holloway are:

Fam #	Name		ca Born
	Thomas	Whitaker	Abt 1798
	Isaac	Whitaker	1799
	William	Whitaker	1800-04
	Burton	Whitaker	1800-04
	Polly	Whitaker	1804-10
	Nancy	Whitaker	1804-10
	David	Whitaker	1804-10
	Ann	Whitaker	1804-10
	John	Whitaker	1810-20

The childern of Isaac Whitaker and Sarah Clinton are:

Fam #	Name		ca Born
	Melinda	Whitaker	Abt 1824
	Nancy	Whitaker	Aft 1825
	Elizabeth H,	Whitaker	1830
	William Preston	Whitaker	Abt 1833
	John Hickman	Whitaker	1838
	Sarah E.	Whitaker	Abt 1839

Orange County, North Carolina 1790 Census (Tax List)

Holloway, Martha (095) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, Abraham (096) (Not Researched)

Clinton, Matthias (096) (Not Researched)

Grisham, George (096) (Not Researched)

Grisham, Robert (097) (Not Researched)

Holloway, Thomas (097) (Not Researched)

Orange County, North Carolina 1800 Census

Grisham, Fardenand (567)
	1 M	45 =>	=	ca =< 1755
	1 M & 1 F	16 < 26	=	ca 1774-84
	1 M	0 < 10	=	ca 1790-00
Grisham, George (568)
	1 M & 1 F	45 =>	=	ca =< 1755
	1 M	16 < 26	=	ca 1774-84
	1 M	0 < 10	=	ca 1790-00
Grisham, Robert (568)
	1 F	45 =>	=	ca =< 1755
	1 M & 1 F	26 < 45	=	ca 1755-74
	1 M	16 < 26	=	ca 1774-84
	3 M & 3 F	0 < 10	=	ca 1790-00
Holloway, Brim (574)
	1 M	26 < 45	=	ca 1755-74
	1 F	16 < 26	=	ca 1774-84
	1 F	10 < 16	=	ca 1784-90
	2 M	0 < 10	=	ca 1790-00
Whittaker, Abraham (608)
	1 M	45 =>	=	ca =< 1755
	1 F	16 < 26	=	ca 1774-84
	1 F	10 < 16	=	ca 1784-90
	2 M	0 < 10	=	ca 1790-00
	1	Other
Whittaker, John (608)
	1 M	26 < 45	=	ca 1755-74
	2 F	16 < 26	=	ca 1774-84
	1 M	10 < 16	=	ca 1784-90
	2 M & 1 F	0 < 10	=	ca 1810-20
Whittaker, William (608)
	1 M	45 =>	=	ca =< 1755
	1 F	26 < 45	=	ca 1755-74
	1 M	16 < 26	=	ca 1774-84
	1 M & 2 F	10 < 16	=	ca 1784-90
	1 M	0 < 10	=	ca 1790-00

Orange County, North Carolina 1810 Census

Whittaker, William (117) (Not Researched)

Holloway, T. (138) (Not Researched)

Clinton, John (149) (Not Researched)

Grisham, George (149) (Not Researched)

Grisham, Robert (149) (Not Researched)

Holloway, Brim (150) (Not Researched)

Orange County, North Carolina 1820 Census

Hollaway, Thomas (304) (Not Researched)
Hollaway, Thomas Jun. (314) (Not Researched)
Clinton, George (372) (Not Researched)
Clinton, John (378) (Not Researched)
Whittaker, Jacob (378) (Not Researched)
Grissum, George (378) (Not Researched)
Grissum, John (382) (Not Researched)
Hollaway, Samuel (396) (Not Researched)
Hollaway, John (408) (Not Researched)
Whittaker, William (414)
	1 M & 1 F	26 < 45	=	ca 1775-94	William, Lucy
	4 M	16 < 26	=	ca 1794-04	Thomas, Isaac, William, David
	1 M	16 - 18	=	ca 1802-04	David
	1 M & 2 F	10 < 16	=	ca 1804-10	Burton, Polly, Nancy
	2 M & 2 F	0 < 10	=	ca 1810-20	John, ?, Ann, ?
Whittaker, James (414)
	1 F	45 =>	=	ca 1775-94
	1 M & 1 F	16 < 26	=	ca 1794-04
	1 M & 1 F	0 < 10	=	ca 1810-20

Orange County, North Carolina 1830 Census

Clinton, John (255 South District) (Not Researched)
Whitaker, Isaac (257 South District)
	1 M	30 < 40	=	ca 1790-00	Isaac
	1 F	20 < 30	=	ca 1800-10	Sarah
	1 F	15 < 20	=	ca 1810-15	?
	1 F	5 < 10	=	ca 1820-25	Melinda, Nancy
	2 F	0 < 5	=	ca 1825-30	Elizabeth H.
Whitaker, Thomas (257 South District)
	1 M	30 < 40	=	ca 1790-00	Thomas
	1 F	20 < 30	=	ca 1800-10
	2 M & 1 F	0 < 5	=	ca 1825-30
Clinton, Jesse (258 South District) (Not Researched)
Holloway, Alfred (260 South District) (Not Researched)
Whitcker, James (261 South District) (Not Researched)
Holloway, Thomas Sr. (275 South District) (Not Researched)
Grissam, Charles. (275 South District) (Not Researched)
Whitaker, John (276 South District)
	1 F	30 < 40	=	ca 1790-00	John
	1 M	20 < 30	=	ca 1800-10
	1 F Slave	24 < 36	=	ca 1794-06
Whitaker, James (297 South District)
	1 M & 1 F	30 < 40	=	ca 1790-00	James, ?
	1 M	10 < 15	=	ca 1815-20
	1 M & 1 F	5 < 10	=	ca 1820-25
	2 F	0 < 5	=	ca 1825-30
Whitaker, Mary (297 South District) (Not Researched)
Whitaker, Abraham (321 North District)
	1 M & 1 F	20 < 30	=	ca 1800-10	Abraham, ?
Whitaker, Jacob (346 North District)
	1 M & 1 F	40 < 50	=	ca 1780-90	Jacob, ?
	1 F	15 < 20	=	ca 1810-15
	1 M	10 < 15	=	ca 1815-20
	1 M & 1 F	5 < 10	=	ca 1820-25
Whitaker, Willaim (346 North District)
	1 F	40 < 50	=	ca 1780-90
	1 M & 1 F	20 < 30	=	ca 1800-10
	1 F	15 < 20	=	ca 1810-15
	1 M & 1 F	0 < 5	=	ca 1825-30
Whitaker, Robert (347 North District)
	1 F	30 < 40	=	ca 1790-00
	1 M & 1 F	20 < 30	=	ca 1800-10

Orange County, North Carolina 1840 Census

Hollaway, James (215 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Hollaway, Lidia (216 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Hollaway, William (217 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, John (219 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, Priesly (238 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, James (238 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Gresham, Robert (241 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Grisham, Robert (241 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, William (242 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Hollaway, Stephen (242 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, Burton (248 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, David (248 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Clinton, Jesse (249 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Grisham, Sally (250 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Hollaway, Mary (253 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Hollaway, Right (254 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, John (264 Southern Division) (Not Researched)

Orange County, North Carolina 1850 Census

Whittaker, Priestly (167 First District) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, Emeline (184 First District) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, Lucretia (184 First District) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, Martella (184 First District) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, John (186 First District) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, James (199 First District) (Not Researched)

Grissom, Robert (225 First District) (Not Researched)

Grissom, Thomas (226 First District) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, Burton (228 First District) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, David (228 First District) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, John (228 First District) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, Young (229 First District) (Not Researched)

Whittaker, Thomas (230 First District) (Not Researched)

	1850 Jackson Co. TN, (498 District 10):
		Whitaker,	Isaac	50	NC	1799

Census records pertaining to William Whitaker are:

1800 Orange Co. NC: (608)
	M	45 >	=	ca <= 1755
	F	26 < 45	=	ca 1756-74
	M	16 < 26	=	ca 1775-84
	M & 2 F	10 < 16	=	ca 1785-90
	M	0 < 10	=	ca 1790-00
1810 Orange Co. NC: (117) (Not researched)
1820 Orange Co. NC: (414)
	M & F	26-45	=	ca 1775-94
	4M	16-26	=	ca 1794-04
	M	16-18	=	ca 1802-04
	M & 2F	10-16	=	ca 1804-10
	2M &2F	0-10	=	ca 1810-20

Census records pertaining to Thomas Whitaker are:

1830 Orange Co. NC (276 No TWP):
	M	30-40	=	ca 1790-00
	F	20-30	=	ca 1800-10
	2M & F	< 5	=	ca 1825-30
1840 Orange Co. NC Not located!
1850 Orange Co. NC (230 First District)(Not researched):

Census records pertaining to Isaac Whitaker are:

1830 Orange Co. NC (257 No TWP):
	M		30-40	=	ca 1790-00
	F		20-30	=	ca 1800-10
	F		15-20	=	ca 1810-15
	F		5-10	=	ca 1820-25
	2F		0-5	=	ca 1825-30
1840 Jackson Co. TN, Dist #10:
	M		40-50	=	ca 1790-00
	F		30-40	=	ca 1800-10
	F		15-20	=	ca 1820-25
	2F		10-15	=	ca 1825-30
	M		5-10	=	ca 1830-35
	M & F		0-5	=	ca 1835-40
1850 Jackson Co. TN, (498 District 10):
	Whitaker,	Isaac				50	NC	1799
		Sally				48	NC	1802
		William P.				17	TN	1833
		John H.				14	TN	1836
		Sally C.				11	TN	1839

Census records pertaining to William Whitaker, Jr. are:

1830 Orange Co. NC (346 North District):
	F	40-50	=	ca 1780-90
	M & F	20-30	=	ca 1800-10
	F	15-20	=	ca 1810-15
	M & F	< 5	=	ca 1825-30
1840 Orange Co. NC (242) (Not researched)

Census records pertaining to Burton Whitaker are:

	1840 Orange Co. NC (248) (Not researched)
	1850 Orange Co. NC (228) (Not researched)

Census records pertaining to David Whitaker are:

	1840 Orange Co. NC (248) (Not researched)
	1850 Orange Co. NC (228) (Not researched)

Census records pertaining to John Whitaker are:

	1840 Orange Co. NC (219 or 264) (Not researched)
	1850 Orange Co. NC (228) (Not researched)

William Whitaker's Will

Orange County Will Book E, Page 270
In the name of God amen. I do hereby constitute this my last will and testament in the following words and figures towit:
I desire my debts to be paid out of the Sale of such property as my executor thinks can be best Spared. It is my desire that by wife Lucy Whitaker remain in possession of the plantation on which we now live her life time free of any encumbrance. I give to each of my daughters Polly Cardin, Nancy, & Ann Whitaker 1 Cow and Calf, 1 Bedstead Bed & furniture when Called for. I give to my two sons Burton & John each 1 Horse Saddle & Bridle the value of which Shall be fifty or sixty dollars. I have already given to Thomas, Isaac, William & David Whitaker 1 Horse Saddle & Bridle which I now mention to prevent any charge being made against Them. It is my desire that my son John shall receive one years schooling. It is my desire that my wife Lucy Whitaker have all my stock, grain farming utensals, House hold and Kitchen furniture her life time and at her death the Plantation together (p 271) with farming utensals, Stock, Grain, House hold & Kitchen furniture shall be sold and the money ensuing therefrom divided equally between my sons Thomas, Isaac, William, David, Burton & John Whitaker.
I appoint my son William Whitaker my executor to this my last will.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this 5th day of February AD 1832

Signed Sealed & acknowledged )
in presence of us ) William Whitaker (Seal)
Robert Gresham
James Horn

Orange County May Term 1832
The Execution of the foregoing last will & Testament of William Whitaker, Decd was duly proved in open court by the oaths of Robert Gresham and James Horn the subscribing witnesses there to and ordered to be Recorded at the same time the Executor there in named appeared in open court and qualified Accordingly.
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Last updated August 07, 1999
Bob Crook