Brief Life History of Jesse
When Jesse Whitaker was born in 1761, in Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, his father, Peter Whitaker, was 28 and his mother, Annie Shaddock Trantham, was 23. He married Elizabeth Harris on 29 April 1809, in Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States. He died in 1848, in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 87.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Jesse Whitaker, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
Spouse and Children
1761–1848 Male
1782–1852 Female
Parents and Siblings
1733–1815 Male
1738–1776 Female
Siblings (7)
1755–1842 Male
1756–1834 Male
1757–1850 Male
1761–1848 Male
1763–1852 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1767 · Tryon Palace
Age 6
1776
Age 15
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 25
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Whitacre in Warwickshire or High Whitaker in Lancashire, both of whose names derive from Old English hwīt ‘white’ + æcer ‘field’. The name may also be derived from Wheatacre in Norfolk or Whiteacre in Waltham (Kent), both of which derive from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + æcer ‘field’. Compare Whittaker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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