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Whitaker Family History
Whitaker Genealogy & Family TreeWhitaker is an English name from Warwickshire, England, where the earliest known ancestor--Johias Whitacre--was recorded. It comes from the Old English words hwit and aecer, which means "white, cultivated land." Alternately, it may come from the Olde English hwaete that means "wheat field." The earliest known ancestor--Richard de Wetacre--which was recorded in 1177. The family motto is Spes et fides which means "Hope and faith."
Other spellings include “Whittaker," "Whitaker," "Whittakers," and "Whitacre." Notable people with the surname include American boxer Lance Whitaker, American baseball player Sweet Lou Whitaker (Detroit Tigers), and American actor Forest Whitaker (Platoon, The Last King of Scotland, Lee Daniels' The Butler). The first Whitaker to come to America was Alexander Whitaker in Virginia in 1617.
Whitaker Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Henrietta Whitaker -- --, 1856 December 0, 1900
- Robert (Hugh) Whitaker -- --, 1637 November 13, 1687
- Nathaniel Whitaker -- --, 1766 January 8, 1861 Maine
- Henry Whitaker -- --, 1892 December 28, 1966 Tennessee
- Joseph Wood Whitaker -- --, 1886 March 3, 1953 Massachusetts
Whitaker Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- David Franklin Whitaker -- --, 1827 January 11, 1887 North Carolina
- John G. Whitaker -- --, 1847 April 24, 1917 Tennessee
- Elizabeth Whitaker -- --, 1857 December 0, 1884 North Carolina
- Walter G Whitaker -- --, 1905 July 1, 1986 Kansas
- Mary H. Whitaker -- --, 1820 March 0, 1847 Ohio
