Capt. John Whitley

Capt. John Whitley, Sr.

• Born 1628 Frodsham, Cheshire, England
• Christened 24 Nov 1628 Frodsham, Cheshire, England
• Died 21 Feb 1670 , Isle of Wight, Virginia
• Buried 21 Feb 1670 , Isle of Wight, Virginia
• Father George Whitley, Jr. George Whitley, Jr., b. 1573, , Frodsham, Cheshire, England d. 1 Jun 1645, , Isle of Wight, Virginia, (Age 72 years)
• Mother Margaret Fisher Margaret Fisher, b. 1 Apr 1578, , Nantwich, Cheshire, England d. 1 Jun 1655, , Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States (Age 77 years) Married 10 Feb 1609 , Frodsham, Cheshire, England
• Brother of George Whitley; Thomas Whitley; Ellen Whitley; James Whitley and Ann Whitley

Married

1. Abt 1655 Isle of Wight, Virginia to Ann Moss, b. Abt 1634, of, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States d. Yes, date unknown

Children

• Elizabeth "Ann" (Whitley) Williams;
• John Whitley;
• Thomas Whitley and
• William Whitley

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Will

I, John Wheatley, of the Isle of Wight County, being of sound mind and perfect memory, do make this my last will and testament. I first bequeath my soul to God Almighty who gave it my body to the earth to be buried in Christian like manner where it shall please God to call me out of this world, and for my worldly goods and estate, I bequeath in manner and for as follows: Impress. I unto my son, John, the one half of the land I live upon after my decease, and the other half after the decease of Ann, my wife, with all edifices and buildings that shall then be upon it with all other.... and appurtenances thereunto belonging and also one pewter basin and one Guinea. I give and bequeath unto my son, Thomas, two hundred acres of land aforesaid Fulgham land taken out of that part of the land that joineth on Mr. William Liggett, also one pewter basin. I give unto my daughter, Elizabeth, one floral bed and rug colored green, one ......., one new pair of sheets and one pewter basin, one great pewter platter. To my son-in-law, John Williams, I give one shilling. To my grandchild, Ann Williams, the daughter of John Williams, I give and bequeath one large pewter platter and one heifer two years of age. It is my wish that if any of my three sons before they come to possess and enjoy the land bequeathed and given, or die without issue, that the said land be equally divided between the surviving sons and their heirs. And for the rest of my estate that I shall possess at the time of my death, I wholly give unto my wedded wife, Ann Whatley, whom I make my whole and sole executrix. In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 21st day of Feb. 1670. John (X) Whatley Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of: John Burwell William (X) Robson

notes

John Whitley Christening, 1628, [The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, "Electronic," Batch Number P009731, Dates 1558-1812, Film 6906738.]

John Whitley first appears in the Isle of Wight records when, on August 9, 1664, he made a deposition in court saying that he was 36 years of age. Therefore was born in 1628. (17c-536) [Historical Southern families - Volume 6 - Page 211, by Mrs. John Bennett Boddie - 1962]

"MOSS, THOMAS-tailor: Leg.- to John the son of John Whitley; Thomas Richards; Thomas Ward Jr. John Whitley Jr. Ex. D. Dec. 14, 1669. R. Feb. 9, 1669. Wit: John Richards, John Iles" [Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1647-1800 - Books 1-3 - Page 84, Blanche Adams Chapman - 2009]

A reference to John Whitley, Sr. being appointed as overseer of the Will of Thomas Moss, dated 1669 (Will Book 2, Part 2, p. 23)[Our wandering Whitleys: descendants of Sharp R. Whitley & John Saunders Whitley of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri and Texas and allied families, by Helen Whitley Strader and Routh Whitley Benbow]

Note

Was John born or Christened in 1628?

Richard Chandler's genealogy page needs further review.
Sources

Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia: A history of the County, Vol. 2, by John Bennett Bodie

Holthouse Family Genealogy

History of Perquimans County, Page 433, by Ellen Goode Rawlings Winslow, 2009

The Whitley Families of North Carolina, by Walter C. Whitley, 1978, p. 339

Also see sources within biography

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