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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
- Thomas Whitaker -- --, 1663 July 0, 1681 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Harriet Whitaker -- --, 1816 July 16, 1882
- James Wilford Whitaker -- --, 1884 January 24, 1956
- Jacob Israel Whitaker -- --, 1834 December 0, 1835 Indiana
- Nicholas Whitaker -- --, 1562 April 15, 1564 England
Whitaker Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Lydia Whitaker -- --, 1723 October 20, 1800 Pennsylvania
- Anna Bland Whitaker -- --, 1820 December 0, 1863 Kentucky
- William Lysander Whitaker -- --, 1877 July 0, 1964 Wisconsin
- Avis Cheatham Whitaker -- --, 1685 September 21, 1759 Virginia
- William Whitaker -- --, 1701 December 0, 1789
