Brief Life History of William
When William Whitley was born in 1803, in Nash, North Carolina, United States, his father, Sion Whitley, was 34 and his mother, Mrs. Prudence Whitley, was 29. He married Gilley Daniel on 8 October 1823, in Nash, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Mannings Township, Nash, North Carolina, United States in 1860. He died after 1865, in Nash, North Carolina, United States.
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- William Whitley, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Whitley - Published information: birth: about 1804; Nash, North Carolina, United States
- William Whitley, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1804 · Walton War
The Walton War was a border dispute between Georgia and North Carolina, when Georgia established Walton County. The main piece of land being fought over was called the Orphan Strip and was located between North Carolina and Georgia. It started in 1804 and became part of the War of 1812 and lasted until 1818.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from one or more of the many places called Whitley (in Yorkshire, Cheshire, Northumberland, Wiltshire, Warwickshire), Whiteley, or Whitleigh (in Berkshire). The placename is common, generally with the meaning ‘white clearing’ (Old English hwīt ‘white’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’), or occasionally ‘wheat clearing’ (Old English hwǣte + lēah). According to Redmonds, the Yorkshire surname originated in a locality in the Elland area, perhaps White Lee in Scammonden or White Lee in Mytholmroyd.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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