"Whitacre Family" by Robert H. Whitacre, 1899

WHITACRE, VINTON, HAWLEY, SCOTT, TOMLESON, TOMBLESON, WINDER, STOCKDALE, ADLUM, AULD, GRIFFITH, MARCY, HAUSER, TURNER, ALDERSON, VOTAW

Posted By: Debbie Nash (email)
Date: 7/18/2003 at 00:53:14

“THE WHITACRE FAMILY”
Compiled by Robert H. Whitacre in 1899
Contributed by Catherine Vinton, Fairfield, Iowa

The Whitacre family came to America in 1698 from London, England. This record was originally compiled by Robert H. Whitacre in 1899 and extended in 1947 by Joseph H. Whitacre.

“I, Robert H. Whitacre, do certify that I am the son of Joseph A. Whitacre, and Hannah Hawley Whitacre his wife, and of the sixth generation from John Whitacre and Jane Scott, his wife. I was born March 6, 1832, at Pensdale, Lycoming County, Penna.

I have spent parts of two years corresponding with uncles and aunts and other relatives, also spent some money in securing a correct genealogy of my ancestors, and have obtained thrugh them as complete and correct a history as can be collected from Bible records, county seat records, and my own personal knowledge of our branch of the family. I have taken especial pains to have the correct births and deaths as recorded in family bibles.

John Whitacre, senior, was born in England, and came to America in the ship Brittania, in the year 1698. He landed at Philadelphia, Pa., with John and Jane Scott. John Scott died and John Whitacre married his widow, Jane Scott, in 1702, and settled in Bucks County, Pa. The records of Bucks County show that he had 600 acres of land and willed some of this land to John and Robert Whitacre, his sons. His son Robert married Sarah Tomleson, a Quaker lady, of Abington, Montgomery County, Virginia. Robert formed the southern branch of the Whitacre family. John and Robert were born and reared in Wakefield Township, Bucks County, Pa. John and Jane Whitacre had other children.

Robert Whitacre married Sarah Tombleson, of Abington, Virginia in 1732. They had the following children: John, Robert, and Jane. John married and went south. Robert married Sarah Winder of Newton, Pa. Jane married D. Stockdale. They were all born at Wakefield Township, Bucks County, Pa.

Robert Sr. was a farmer, believed to have been a Quaker, and owner of considerable land. Records of Doylestown, Pa., show he willed to his son Robert, Junior, a farm that Robert never claimed. Robert Senior was the second son of John and Jane Whitacre.

Robert Whitacre Junior was the son of Robert Senior and wife Sarah Tombleson. Robert Junior was born Dec. 12, 1739. Sarah Winder his wife, was born Oct. 18, 1740. Both were born near Newton, Wakefield township, Bucks County, Pa. They reared their family in the same place. One of their children, Robert, married and went to New York State; Joseph, Senior, born Dec. 12, 1772, in Bucks County, died in Lycoming County, Pa. in 1844.

John, born in 1783, in the same county died in Pa. in 1861.

Rebecca, born in Bucks County in 1762, died in Lycoming County.

Hannah, born in Bucks County in 1768, died in Lycoming County.

Roberts, junior, his wife and family, moved to Lycoming County, Pa. when it was still a wilderness.

Joseph Whitacre, senior, the second son of Robert, junior, married Catherine Adlum, of York, Pa., who was born in 1770. Joseph senior was born in Bucks County, Pa. Dec 28, 1772. They had the following children: John, born Feb 8 1798; Mary, born Feb 12 1797, died 1879; Catherine, born Nov 20 1799, died 1873; Joseph Adlum, born March 28 1806, died Brighton, Iowa, March 14 1889; Sarah born Nov 13 1803, died Jan 17 1879; Edward A., born June 3, 1808, died March 15 188(?); Benjamin C., born Nov 14 1809, died March 26 1889; Robert born Dec 23 1801, died about 1823.

Joseph A. Whitacre, third son of Joseph senior and Catherine, was born March 28 1806 near Muncy, Lycoming County, Pa. He died at Brighton, Iowa, March 14, 1889. He married Hannah Hawley, who was born in Lycoming County, July 7 1807 and who died at Brighton, Iowa June 6 1887. Joseph A. was a blacksmith and farmer. They had eleven children.

Robert H., born Lycoming County, Pa., March 6 1832, married Mary E. Auld of Pittsburg, Pa. They had one child, Henrietta.

Thomas A., born in Columbia County, Pa. Aug 8 1833, married Isabella Griffith, of Washington Co., Iowa in 1859. They had 6 children.

Mary H., born in Lycoming County, Pa. April 1 1835, married John Marcy, they had 6 children.

Mercy A., born Nov 15 1836, married Moses Vinton. They had two children, Ida and Edward W.

Enos H., born Aug 8 1838 Pensdale, Pa.; Died on river boat while serving in the Thirtieth Iowa Volunteer Infantry March 9, 1862.

Edward Davis, born Pensdale, Pa. Feb 27 1842, married Eliza Hauser, Liscomb, Iowa, Dec 31 1869; they had 3 children.

Benjamine F., born near Pensdale, Pa. April 16 1844, married Celestia Turner of Brighton, Iowa. They had 2 children.

Joseph James, born near Zanesfield, Ohio July 31 1848, married Lucinda Alderson, of Keokuk County, Iowa. They had 3 children.

Calvin, born near Pickerall Town, Ohio, Jan 25 1851, married Rachel Votaw of Salem, Iowa. They had 3 children.”

I am copying this information for the benefit of genealogical research and am not related to said individuals.