Jonathan Whitaker, Sr.

Not the same as Jonathan Whitaker

Jonathan Whitaker (circa 1690-circa bef. October 14, 1763):

Jonathan Whitaker (parents unknown) was born in Wiltshire, England and came to America in 1720, settling first at Sharon, MA, and removing soon thereafter to Huntington, Long Island (New York), where he married Elizabeth JERVIS, widow of Eliphalet Jervis of Huntington. She was the daughter Thomas and Millicent Jarvis, both named in his 1732 Will. He died October 14, 1763 at Mine Brook, Somerset County, Province of New Jersey, and is buried at Basking Ridge Churchyard in Basking Ridge.

Family

The oldest two children were the stepchildren of Jonathan Whitaker, daughter of wife Elizabeth Jervis by first husband Eliphalet Jarvis.

Children

• 1. Phoebe Whitaker, b. Abt 1717, d. 1773 (Age ~ 56 years). Married John Wood.
• 2. Mary Whitaker, b. Abt 1719, d. Somerset County, New Jersey. Married 1) Samuel Brown 2) Ebenezer White.

Married about 1724 at Huntington to Elizabeth Jarvis, b. Abt 1694, Long Island, New York d. Between 1763 and 1764, Mine Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey (Age ~ 69 years)

• 1. Elizabeth Whitaker, b. 9 Mar 1724, Huntington, Sussex County, Long Island, New York, USA d. 1786 (Age 61 years). Married Stephen Ogden.
• 2. Jonathan Whitaker, b. 4 Apr 1725, Huntington, Sussex County, Long Island, New York, USA d. 17 Jun 1786, Mine Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey (Age 61 years). Married Mary Miller.
• 3. Sarah Whitaker, b. 23 Oct 1726, Huntington, Sussex County, Long Island, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
• 4. Isaac Whitaker, b. 30 Jun 1728, Huntington, Sussex County, Long Island, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
• 5. Nathaniel Whitaker, b. 29 Nov 1730, Huntington, Sussex County, Long Island, New York, USA d. 21 Jan 1795 (Age 64 years). Married Abigail Smith.
• 6. Eliphalet Whitaker, b. 5 Mar 1731, Huntington, Sussex County, Long Island. removed to Georgia c. 1790 and his descendants again moved west to Taladega Co., Al.c.1840 and from there to Cherokee Co., Texas in 1871. Married Abigail Bailey.

Family notes

http://longislandgenealogy.com/Surname_Pages/jarvis.htm

Of the eight children attributed to Jonathan and Elizabeth Whitaker by several sources probably only six were their children together. In the will of Mary Whitaker White, she gives her parents' names as Elizabeth Phoebe Whitaker and Eliphalet Jervis. Phoebe Whitaker, her sister was probably also the child of Eliphalet Jervis. It is not known if Jonathan Whitaker adopted these two children, but they are shown by some sources as Mary and Phoebe Whitaker. Both the wills of Jonathan Whitaker and Elizabeth Whitaker mention only Elizabeth, Jonathan, Jr., Nathaniel, and Eliphalet as heirs. It is possible that Sarah and Isaac Whitaker died young.. I have been unable to find information to prove that Phoebe Whitaker was the daughter of Jonathan Whitaker, I.

In "Colonial Families of Long Island and Connecticut" by Herbert F. Seversmith, he states that Phoebe Wood and Mary Brown were children of Eliphalet Jarvis, but does not name a wife.

"The Lloyd Family Papers", published by the New-York Historical Society, show that Mary who married Samuel Brown, was the youngest daughter of Eliphalet Jarvis. The papers include several quitclaims from Huntington inhabitants tothe Lloyds. One in 1733 includes signatures of Phebe, wife of John Wood, and Mary Jarvis, a minor, and both are specifically named as the two daughters of Eliphalet Jarvis (who must have been dead by then). Mary's signature was witnessed by John Wood and Jonathan Whitaker. A second quitclaim also identifies both Phebe and Mary as daughters of Eliphalet Jarvis, and says Mary was 17 in 1737. Later Samuel Brown and Mary Brown "late Mary Jarvis" endorsed it. Mary Whitaker White in her will states that she is the daughter of Eliphalet Jervis and Elizabeth Phebe Whitaker. Mary Whitaker was actually Mary Jervis or Jarvis, stepdaughter of Jonathan Whitaker and was probably the natural daughter of Elizabeth Jervis wife of Jonathan Whitaker.

Mary removed to Long Island and after the death of her husband, returned to Basking Ridge and lived in the house where General Lee was taken prisoner in the Revolutionary War - Widow White's Tavern.
"Whitaker Family" a Manuscript from Dartmouth College Records gives her birth year as 1719 and the names of her spouses as Samuel Brown and Edwin Whitaker.

The Lloyd Family papers, published by the New York Historical Society, show that Mary who married Samuel Brown, was the youngest daughter of Eliphalet Jarvis. the papers include several quitclaims from Huntington inhabitants to the Lloyds. One in 1733 includes the signatures of Phoebe, wife of John Wood, and Mary Jarvis, a minor, and both are specifically named as the two daughters of Eliphalet Jarvis (who must have been ded by then). Mary's signature was witnessed by John Wood and Jonathan Whitaker. A second quitclaim also identifies both Phoebe and Mary as daughters of Eliphalet Jarvis, and says Mary was 17 in 1737. Later Samuel Brown and Mary Brown "late Mary Jarvis" endorsed. (Additional Whitaker/Jervis information provided by Joan Whitaker Landrum.)

Notes

Jonathan WHITAKER was listed as being one of the associate proprietors of Elizabethtown, New Jersey prior to moving and settling permanently in Somerset county New Jersey sometime before 1752. On December 19, 1752, he took title of two tracts of land located on both sides of the Mine Brook in Somerset county. In his will, Jonathan WHITAKER willed that "seven per ct. be taken of the whole and applied to the following use, viz., to assist in supporting a missionary to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ among the Indians, but if no committee is appointed for that purpose nor mission carryd on in the term of five years, then it is my will and I do order that the said sum with the interest thereof be paid to the Rev. Mr. Wheelock in Conectecot (Connecticut) in New England, to be by him applied to the education of Indian children, but if that school should cease then I give and bequeath the same to the College of Nassa hall in Prince Town in New Jersey for the education of Indian scholars..."

JONATHAN WHITAKER.

Tradition in the Whitaker family says that three brothers embarked in England for America; that the ship in which they embarked was cast away, and but one of the three arrived; whose name was Jonathan Whitaker, who settled in New England; his wife's name was Elizabeth. They had children: (2d Gen.)

1. Nathaniel, who married Miss Smith.

2. Eliphalet married Ruth Bailey.

3. Elizabeth married Stephen Ogden, of Basking Ridge.

4. Mary married, 1st, Samuel Brown; 2d, Ebenezer White.

5. Jonathan, Jun. married Mary Miller.

Nathaniel Whitaker became a presbyterian minister, and settled in Norwich, Connecticut: he was sent in 1764 or 65, with Mr. Samuel Occum, an Indian preacher, to England, to collect funds for "Moore's Charity School," of Lebanon, an Indian school.

References

• https://www.ourrelatives.davenportz.com/ps06/ps06_417.html
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 6 2022, 17:00:39 UTC
• https://longislandsurnames.com/getperson.php?personID=I005&tree=Whi...
• Somerset County Historical Quarterly, Volume 2. Page 99. <GoogleBooks>
• https://www.linesvillecemetery.org/getperson.php?personID=I10413&tr... shows Phebe and Mary as children of an unnamed 1st wife.
• Somerset County historical quarterly, by Honeyman, A. Van Doren (Abraham Van Doren), 1849-1936; Somerset County Historical Society. Page 99. <Archive.Org> names Elizabeth Jarvis as daughter of Eliphalet Jarvis. But she was his wife; Thomas Jarvis was Elizabeth’s father.