Current research is being conducted and we believe that this is the father of Thomas Hargis Whitaker. Some say this Joseph Whittaker's middle name was Musgrave but we have no proof.

Joseph wrote a will and children are:

John Whitaker b: ABT. JAN 1783 in Virginia

Elizabeth Whitaker b: BET. 1784 - 1800 in Virginia

Agnass Whitaker b: BET. 1784 - 1800

James Whitaker b: ABT. 1786 in Virginia

Daniel Whitaker b: ABT. 1790 in Wythe County, Virginia

Joseph Whitaker , Jr. b: 18 JAN 1791 in Montgomery or Wythe County, Virginia

Thomas (which we believe is ours)

Aaron Whitaker b: ABT. 1796 in Virginia

Nathaniel Whitaker b: ABT. 1800 in Wythe County, Virginia

Nathaniel married Nancy Hicks and had a son Granville H b abt 1824 who was living two doors from our Thomas in the 1850 Greene Co. Tennessee census living with Barnett Baxter. After 1850 Granville moved to Scott Co. Virginia. He had married a Tenn girl by the name of Mary, but I can't find their marriage record. Nathaniel died in Scott Co Virginia around 1892

1850 Greene Co Tennessee 9th div, 12 Dec 1850 household 1833

Thomas Whitaker 66 farmer Va

Jamima 56 Tn

Nancy 25 Tn

Rachel 23 Tn

Jessee 20 Tn

Elizabeth 18 Tn

Richard 16 Tn

Stephen 14 Tn

John 4 mos Tn

household 1835

Barnett Baxter head of household

G. H. Whitaker 24 Virginia (Note: Granville H. Whitaker was from Wythe Co. Virginia, the son of Nathaniel Whitaker b abt 1800 Virginia and Nancy Hicks)

EXCERPTS FOR REV WAR PENSION APPLICATION DATED NOV 13, 1832

Joseph Sr applied for this Revolutionary War Pension on November 13, 1832 in Wythe County, VA. The actual pension request record in in the Wythe County Order Book 1829-1833 pges 425-427. It indicates the he enlisted as a volunteer in 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 he 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 William 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 comannded 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 occured 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 testemony was verified by James Harbison of Wythe County and Thomas Farley of Giles County who indicated that they also believed him to be 78 years of age at the time 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 Captains Taylor and Burk.

His will, dated 22 February, 1837, was proven and recorded at the Wythe County Courthouse on Monday May 14, 1838. Although he mentioned "my beloved wife" in his will, he did not give her name. He did name his children: James, John, Thomas, Daniel, Joseph, Aron, Nathaniel, Elizabeth and Agness. He also mentioned his grandchildren: granddaughters Almiry (Elmira) and Alviry (Elvira) twin daughters of John, grandsons John and Joseph Whittiker ( the father (or fathers) of these grandsons is not named), and granddaughter Mary the daughter of Joseph.

SOURCE - NEW RIVER NOTES:

http://www.newrivernotes.com/wythe_documents_1832-1838_josephwhittaker_will.htm