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Subject: [VAMONTGO] Help me find where he is buried&married Please
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 08:46:16 EST

Joseph Whittaker must be buried somewhere in Wythe County. Please anyone who
could do look-ups could you help me find where he is buried? Also anyone who
may find a marriage on Joseph to Obedience, or anything I would be most
grateful.
Joseph Whittaker was born 1755 at sea.His parents died at sea.One source
indicated that the ship sailed up the Roanoke River in North Carolina and
that friends took him to North Carolina .He was bound out presumably to pay
for his voyage or earn his keep.

Jos Whittaker Will
A will of real and personal estate in the name of God Amen Joseph Whittaker
Senior of Wythe County being week in boad but of sound and perfect mind and
memory blessed bee almighty God for the same,I do make and publish my will
and testament in manner and form following first I leave to my beloved wife
my plantation during her natural liff and after hur deth for to be divided
between John Whittakers twin daughters Elmira and Elvira,which I devise and
bequeath to them and there heirs forever and my personal property both in the
hous and out of dors for to be sold ameditly after my deth allowing my wife
one third of all and allow my beloved for to dispose of hur property as she
pleses at hur deth. I give and bequeath to my grandsons John and Joseph
Whittiker twelve dollars each. Joseph Whittikers dauter Mary my grand dauter
I give and bequeath one bed and bedsted with the carving and twelve dollars
in cash. I give and bequeath to my suns and dautrs to Wit James, John,
Thomas, Daniel, Joseph, Aron, Nathaniel, Elizabeth and Agnas one dollar each.
I do herebe constitute and appoint my son John Whittiker sole Executor of my
last will and testement in witness wheeof I have hereuntio set my hand and
affixed my seal this 22 day of Febury 1837. Signed, sealed published and
declared by the above Joseph to be his last will and testament in the
presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the
presence of the testotor.
John sutton
Robert Martin
Daniel Y Martin
______________________________________________________________________________
______


(PROBATE OF WILL)


At a court held for Wythe County at the Courthouse on Monday the 14th May
1838.
This the last will and testament of Joseph Whittaker dec'd was presented
in Court, proved by the oaths of Robert Martin and David Y Martin the
subscribing witnesses thereto and ordained to be recorded.
And on the motion of John Whittaker the Executor named into and acknowledged
a bond in the penalty of $300.--conditioned as the law directs certificate is
granted him for obtaining probate of said will in due form.


Test.

J.P. Matthews, CC

Joseph, Sr. shows up on the 1830 Census with his wife. He was 75 years old

We have Joseph Application for his Rev War Pension. It states his age of 78
on November 13, 1832.



EXCERPTS FOR REV WAR PENSION APPLICATION DATED NOV 13, 1832

Joseph Sr applied for this revolutionary War Pension on November 13, 1832 in
Wythe Co., Va. The actual pension request record in the Wythe County Order
Book 1829-1833 pages 425-427. It indicates the he enlisted as a regiment of
Va Militia commanded by col. Andrew Lewis in Fincastle County (now Montgomery
County) in the Company of Henry Polling who resided in Botetourt County.
Under Capt Polling's command, he marched to the mouth of the New River on an
expedition against the Indians in 1774. He continued in the service for
about ten months until late in 1775. He was at the Battle of Point Pleasant
on October 10, 1775. After the battle, he remained with the Company under
the command of Capt Wiliam Russell for some months after most of the company
had disbanded. After that tour, he went to Fincastle County (Wythe County by
1832) where he was officially discharged. He entered the service again as a
militia man in a company commanded by Capt John Taylor in 1776 or 1777. That
company was later commanded by Capt Thomas Burk and he remained on that tour
about three months. The service was against the Indians and the company was
generally stationed about the mouth of Indian and Rich Creeks which are
tributaries of the New River. About 1787, he then entered a company
commanded by Capt Henry Patton and in the regiment commanded by Col William
Preston. He marched to North Carolina and was at the Battle of Whetsels Mill
which occurred a short time before the Battle at Guilford Courthouse. He was
in a sharp engagement at what was called Reedy Fork of the New River. He was
not away from home on this tour longer than a month or six weeks. His
testimony was verified by James Harbison of Wythe County and Thomas Farley of
Giles county who indicated that they also believe him to be 78 years of age
at the tim e the Pension Application was dated. Thomas Farley knew him when
he was a Soldier in the company commanded by Henry Patton and the regiment
commanded by Col. William Preston. Farley also testified that he knew Joseph
when he was under the command of Captain Taylor.

New note from Alice Street - Joseph may have been a Courier for George
Washington

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