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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
- Coquese Leona Whitaker -- --, 1848 December 0, 1922 New Hampshire
- Elizabeth Whitaker -- --, 1804 Virginia
- Ruth Helen Whitaker -- --, 1908 October 16, 1979 New York
- Nancy Caroline Whitaker North Carolina
- Aaron Whitaker -- --, 1804 September 3, 1847 Maryland
Whitaker Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- James Degroff Whitaker -- --, 1840 November 21, 1917 New York
- Hattie C. Whitaker -- --, 1865 September 25, 1867 New York
- Homer Whitaker -- --, 1914 March 26, 1971 Kentucky
- Margaret Ann Whitaker -- --, 1858 October 18, 1925 Indiana
- Sarah Ann Whitaker -- --, 1883 July 22, 1970 Kentucky
