Whitacre

Descendants of John Whitacre

Generation No. 1

1. John1 Whitacre was born 1675 in Yorkshire, England, and died 1734 in Philadelphia, Bucks Co, PA. He married Jane Parker March 12, 1701/02 in PA, daughter of John Parker and Jane Foster.

Children of John Whitacre and Jane Parker are:
+ 2 i. John2 Whitacre, born May 14, 1704 in Bucks Co. ?, PA; died 1768 in Loudon Co, VA.
3 ii. Robert Whitaire, born 1706.
4 iii. Thomas Scott, born 1706.
5 iv. John II Scott, born 1706.

Generation No. 2

2. John2 Whitacre (John1) was born May 14, 1704 in Bucks Co. ?, PA, and died 1768 in Loudon Co, VA. He married Naomi Hulme June 24, 1734 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA, daughter of George Hulme and Ruth Palmer.

Children of John Whitacre and Naomi Hulme are:
6 i. Joseph3 Whitacre, born 1734.
7 ii. Naomi Whitacre, born 1735.
8 iii. Caleb Whitacre, born 1735.
9 iv. John III Whitacre, born 1737.
+ 10 v. Hannah Whitacre, born September 21, 1739 in Bucks Co. ?, PA; died November 08, 1765 in Loudon Co., VA.
11 vi. Joshua A. Whitacre, born 1744.
12 vii. George Whitacre, born 1745.
13 viii. Robert Whitacre, born 1746.
14 ix. Benjamin Whitacre, born 1747.

Generation No. 3

10. Hannah3 Whitacre (John2, John1) was born September 21, 1739 in Bucks Co. ?, PA, and died November 08, 1765 in Loudon Co., VA. She married John Jared August 08, 1757 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of Thomas Jarrell and Martha Kinchen.

Notes for John Jared:
John and Hannah began their life together in a Quaker Colony called "Falls Monthly Meeting," in Bucks Co. PA. They soon moved to Hunterdon Co. New Jersey were Hannah's parents, also Quakers. lived. Later after they had 2 little boys they moved to Loudoun Co. VA.

John was a wagon maker and Rev. War Vertran. When the War for Independence came, he was torn between the Quaker learnings and his duty to home and country . The peaeful Quaker religion allowed no participation in war for any reason. When the Jared home was thereatened John and this two oldest sons, William and Joseph, marched away to defend it. He also kept an account book, which he used in his family business, to record his family history. There is one page in the account book of John Jared that is devoted to transactions with his son, William. It is interesting in that it establishes the Revolutionary War service of both William and John and gives exact time of removal of the Jared family from Loudoun to Bedford Co., VA. the entries read:
"In yr. 1781by work done by him (William) at home - I went to camp"
In 1782 "By tending sawmills for me and Mr. Neilson"
"By guarding the prisoners at Winchester."
It was in 1782 when Cornwallis' Army was held prisoner in Virginia.

April 13, 1785 William helped his father with the wagon to Bedford County. William spent the spring months moving to their newly established home and preparing it for habitation. In June he returned with John to Loudoun county and "helped move the family out."

Children of Hannah Whitacre and John Jared are:
15 i. William4 Jared, born June 03, 1758 in near Kingswood, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey; died September 22, 1827 in Putnam Co. TN. He married Elizabeth Raulston December 06, 1792.

Notes for William Jared:
William was a Captain in the Revolutionary War. Although the National Archives have no record of his service at this time. His only existing war record comes from his father' journal. This record has been established and approved by the DAR and his descendants my join the patrotic organ. from the following number 428534.

West of the Wabash River at a place called Vincennes, George Rogers Clark held a fort against Indians and French traders. We do not know if our William Jared mingled in that company. There was a William Jared enrolled there. We do know our William could throw up a half-faced camp and survive zero weather. The tall timber that frightened many explorers was his friend. He survived the combination of woods and lurking Indians and dared to move a young family to middle Tennessee as early as 1796. He established a home when many not fitted for pioneering a new land got lost, or lost their reason. He had to be a hunter, warrior, horseman, farmer, carpenter, toolmaker, and blacksmith.

In 1792 William was again recorded among his family and friends in Bedford Co. VA. On Dec. 6, 1792 he married Elizabeth Raulston the 22 year old daughter of Matthew Raulston of Bedford Co. VA. William was 34 years old.

Ref: Army Records, VA State Archives Library; Auditor Accts, Vol 15, Militia of VA, Vol 8, DAR # 524900

The Jared family is one of the oldest and largest in the county. William Jared, born in Virginia, was the first pioneer of the name, coming over the Walton Road in 1810. He died at his home on Inidan Creek in 1827. A history of Putnam Co. page 19

Notes for Elizabeth Raulston:
Sister of Colonel James Raulsten of the Second Division of the Tennessee Militia, in the War of 1812. Col. Raulsten picture hand in the State Capitol Building in Nashville, TN.

16 ii. Joseph Jackson Jared, born January 12, 1760 in Loudon Co., VA; died January 07, 1848 in Jackson Co., TN. He married (1) Martha Agnes Beard October 23, 1780 in Lasie Town, Bedford Co., Va. He married (2) Elizabeth 'Bessie' Baker 1807 in Buffalo Valley, TN.

Notes for Joseph Jackson Jared:
Joseph was a Private in Feagin's Company, Russell's Virginia Regiment. He received a Tennessee Land Grant for his Revolutionary War Service. Joseph entered service as a volunteer October 12, 1779 in London Co., VA. He entered the service at Lacy's Tavern, on Bulskin Creek, under Captain Daniel Feagans, Lieutenant John Russell, Ensign Samuel Oliphant, Col. Russell, Major Merriweather, and Major Dick?

Colonel Russell's regiment was immediately marched from Lacy's Tavern to Richmond, from which place it anticipated they would move on to Hillsborough, but upon their arrival at Richmond, they were ordered to move on to Portsmouth, which they did.

After being at Portsmouth for a few days, they were moved on to Cabbin Point, where they were stationed for a short time. At this place the regiment erected large tents of green pine trees with much regularity as to arrangement. The manner of arrangement was such as is commonly used in laying off a town, as the tents were built in rows with streets between them. The soldiers named this place Green Town, by which name it is still known.

From Green Town, they were marched to Petersburgh, VA., and remained there until the term for which they had volunteered had expired. At this place, the regiment was reviewed by General Stuben, after which the soldiers were discharged, but were told to be ready to report for service when called.

Joseph Jared enlisted again as a volunteer in 1781, at the same place as before under Captain Elgin. The regiment was marched to Richmond, thence to Glouster, near Little York, where it joined the main army under the command of General Washington, and there engaged in the Battle of Little York. Here the regiment remained until after the surrender of Cornwallis. At the close of the war, Joseph was discharged from the army. After he was discharged from his first service, and before he again enlisted, he married Martha Agnes Beard at Bedford County, VA. The date of this marriage being October 23, 1780
Ref: DAR # 297903; VA Troops File # 1539 - Dept. of Interior, TN DAR 33-34 yearbook, page 66.

Joseph Jared emigrated from Virgina about 1810 and located his farm on the ridge at a point known as Low Gap.

TENNESSEE PENSION ROLL OF 1835

JARED JOSEPH
JACKSON COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA LINE
$20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$ AMOUNT RECEIVED
OCTOBER 17, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 74

Notes for Elizabeth 'Bessie' Baker:
Siftings from Putnam Co. TN lists her last name as Bolen.

17 iii. Naomi Jared, born August 09, 1763 in Goose Creek, Loudoun, VA. She married William Henry Carr.

Notes for William Henry Carr:
William was a Quaker.

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