Samuel Whitsett of Ireland - Four Generations

Four Generations - Samuel Whitsett of Ireland

Descendants of Samuel Whitsett of Ireland

Please see the new research on the early Whiteside and Whitsett familes who settled first in Lebanon Township of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Click here to go to WHITESIDE AND WHITSETT PIONEERS AND THE WHITSETT FAMILY OF LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYVANIA

The information on Samuel Whitsett of Ireland and the Irish Whitsett's comes mainly from Dr. William Thornton Whitsett, PhD, of Whitsett, North Carolina. Prof. Whitsett was a historian and professor at the University of North Carolina during the early twentieth century. I have a copy of his notes on the Whitsett family history that were obtained from his daughter Mrs. Carrie Whitsett Hayes in 1980, and from his papers at the University of North Carolina obtained around the same time. Neither of these documents includes reference to sources. Professor Whitsett died in 1934 before publishing his work. Mrs. Hayes did not know of any other documents related to these notes. She did know that Prof. Whitsett had obtained a family Bible from the descendants of Revolutionary War hero William Wirt Whitsett of Fayette County, Pennsylvania who supposedly was born in Ireland. After Prof. Whitsett’s death the Pennsylvania family asked for the return of the Bible, but it could not be found. My own research shows that during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries there were Whitsett families in Counties Armagh and Antrim in Ireland. One can find the names of Samuel, William, Joseph and Robert Whitsett. Because of the lack of source documentation, it is impossible to evaluate the validity of Prof. Whitsett’s conclusions. One should exercise caution when using Prof. Whitsett’s information. Perhaps a more reliable source on the early family is Dr. William Heth Whitsitt of Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Whitsitt of Nashville was a prominent theologian and professor of history. He states in articles published in 1904 in Nashville that his information for William and Elizabeth Dawson Whitsitt who came from Ireland was from his aunt, daughter of William Whitsitt (and Ellen Menees) of Nashville who was the son of William and Elizabeth (Dawson) Whitsitt.

Generation 1
1. Samuel Whitsett¹ of Ireland - Family Group Sheet
	Individual:	1.	WHITSETT, Samuel ¹ [1,2]
	Sex:		Male
	Father:		Unknown
	Mother:		Unknown
	Wife:		Unknown
	Facts
	Birth:		Abt. 1664 in County Antrim, Ireland [1]
	Death:		Abt. 1754 in County Antrim, Ireland [1]
	Marriage:
	Also Known As:		Samuel Whiteside
	Shared Facts
	Children:	2.	WHITSETT, William², (b. Abt. 1689 Ireland; d. Abt. 1769 Ireland [1,2])
	Notes
			"Annals of a Scotch-Irish Family: The Whitsitts of Nashville, Tenn." AMERICAN HISTORICAL MAGAZINE, Vol IX, 1904; Dr. William Heth Whitsitt, Richmond college, Richmond, Virginia.
			"The Whitsitt family is widely extended. Persons bearing the surname and blood may be found in nearly every portion of the United States and Canada, as also in Ireland and Scotland. To treat of them all would be beyond my powers and learning. I shall therefore confine my attention to that small portion of the family with which I chance to be most acquainted, namely the Nashville Whitsitts. The best records of these have been kept by the Blakley family, of Russellville, Ky. They rest upon the industry and authority of three persons, namely, Mrs. Margaret (Whitsitt) Blakey; her son, Doctor George Douglas Blakey, and her grandson, Honorable Churchill H. Blakey, all of whom are now deceased. They were industrious chroniclers, and the family owes them a debt of gratitude.
			First Entry.---The opening entry of the Whitsitt annals is expressed in the following words:
			'William Whitsitt, the son of William Whitsitt, the son of Samuel Whitsitt (all of Ireland), married Elizabeth Dawson, of Ireland. William Whitsitt, son of the aforesaid William, married Miss Ellen Menees, daughter of James Menees, who married the widow of Ranney Breathitt, formerly Miss Ellen Cardwell; died at the residence of his son, the Rev. James Whitsitt, in the vicinity of Nashville, Tennesee, July 14, 1811. Ellen Menees Whitsitt, his wife was born -------, and died at Rural Choice, Kentucky, the home of her son-in-law, George Blakey, September 13, 1818.' "

			No recent researcher has been able to find documentation to support Dr. Whitsitt's claim as to the ancestors of William Whitsitt who married Elizabeth Dawson, but it seems plausible based on the fact that the information was passed down to him from his great aunt and her family who apparently kept a record of the early family.
	Sources
	1.		William Thornton Whitsett, PhD, Whitsett, Dr. William Thornton Papers (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina, (abt. 1910)), Source Medium: Manuscript; These papers also include rough drafts of Dr. Whitsett's notes obtained by Pearl Whitsett Miller in the early 1980's from Dr. Whitsett's daughter, Carrie Whitsett Hayes who was living in Whitsett, North Carolina.
	2.		William Heth Whitsitt, Annals of a Scotch-Irish Family: The Whitsitts of Nashville, Tenn. (American Historical Magazine, Vol. IX, Nashville, Tennessee, 1904).
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Generation 2
2. William Whitsett² of Ireland - Family Group Sheet
	Individual:	2.	WHITSETT, William² [1,2]
	Sex:		Male
	Father:	1.	WHITSETT,Samuel ¹ [1,2]
	Mother:		Unknown
	Wife:		Unknown
	Facts
	Birth:		1689 in County Antrim, Ireland [1,2]
	Death:		1769 in County Antrim, Ireland [1]
	Marriage:
	Also Known As:		William Whiteside
	Shared Facts
	Children:	3.	WHITSETT, William³ (b.1709-1710, Ireland; d. Abt. 1770, Va., m. Elizabeth Dawson)
		4.	WHITSETT, John (b. Abt. 1712, Ireland, d. Bef. July 4, 1786, N.C.)
		5.	WHITSETT, Ralph (b. Abt. 1713, Ireland; d. Aft. 1770, Penn., m. Sarah Wilson)
		6.	WHITESIDE, James (b. Abt.1715, Ireland; d. 1761, Penn., m. Ann)
		7.	WELSH, Elizabeth WHITESIDE (b. Abt. 1717, Ireland, d.1742, Penn., m. John Welsh)
	Notes
			"Annals of a Scotch-Irish Family: The Whitsitts of Nashville, Tenn." AMERICAN HISTORICAL MAGAZINE, Vol IX, 1904; Dr. William Heth Whitsitt, Richmond college, Richmond, Virginia. "The best records of these have been kept by the Blakley family, of Russellville, Ky. They rest upon the industry and authority of three persons, namely, Mrs. Margaret (Whitsitt) Blakey; her son, Doctor George Douglas Blakey, and her grandson, Honorable Churchill H. Blakey, all of whom are now deceased. They were industrious chroniclers, and the family owes them a debt of gratitude." 'William Whitsitt, the son of William Whitsitt, the son of Samuel Whitsitt (all of Ireland), married Elizabeth Dawson, of Ireland.' "
			No recent researcher has been able to find documentation listing the names of the father and grandfather in Ireland; but, it seems plausible based on the fact that the information was passed down to Dr. Whitsitt by the family of his great aunt who apparently kept a record of the early family. The children of William listed here is based on strong circumstantial evidence. They were a family group that located in the area near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in Lebanon Township of Lancaster County beginning shortly before 1740. I believe there were four brothers and a sister, but if they were not siblings, they were close relatives.
	Sources
	1.		William Thornton Whitsett, PhD, Whitsett, Dr. William Thornton Papers (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina, (abt. 1910)), Source Medium: Manuscript; These papers also include rough drafts of Dr. Whitsett's notes obtained by Pearl Whitsett Miller in the early 1980's from Dr. Whitsett's daughter, Carrie Whitsett Hayes who was living in Whitsett, North Carolina.
	2.		William Heth Whitsitt, Annals of a Scotch-Irish Family: The Whitsitts of Nashville, Tenn. (American Historical Magazine, Vol. IX, Nashville, Tennessee, 1904).
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Generation 3
3. William Whitsett³ of Pennsylvania and Virginia - Family Group Sheet
	Individual:	3.	WHITSETT, William ³ "William Whiteside" [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
	Sex:		Male
	Father:	2.	WHITSETT, William² [1,2]
	Mother:		Unknown
	Wife:		WHITSETT, Elizabeth DAWSON [3, 4, 6] b. probably Ireland, d. Pennsylvania or Virginia
	Facts
	Birth:		Bet. 1709–1710 in County Antrim, Ireland [1, 4]
	Death:		Abt. 1770, probably Amherst County, Virginia
	Marriage:		Ireland, Probably abt. 1729-30 [1]
	Also Known As:		William Whiteside, William Whitesite, William Whitsitt, etc.
	Immigrated:		Bet. 1731–1740 in Pennsylvania [1, 6]
	Land Warrant:		April 24, 1750 in Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; (Later Allen Township) [6, 7]
	Tax List:		1751 Middleton, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; (both Wm. Sr. and Wm. Jr. listed) [10]
	Tax List:		1762 Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; William Whiteside [8, 10]
	Deed:		September 05, 1763 Davises Creek, Amherst Co., Va; John and Elizabeth Wade to William Whitsitt, 200 acres [8, 9]
	Deed:		September 07, 1767 Rutledges Creek, Amherst County, Virginia; James Menees to William Whitsitt, 300 acres [8, 9]
	Deed:		June 04, 1770 Davises Creek, Amherst County, Virginia; Son William Whiteside III and Elliner, his wife, to William Martin, 200 acres [8, 9]
	Deed:		November 01, 1779 Amherst County, Virginia; Benjamin Menees (son of James), of Pittsylvania County,Va. to William Whitsitt, 300 acres [8, 9]
	Land Survey:		December 29, 1803 in Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; 245 acres resurveyed from original warrant to William Whiteside dated April 24, 1750; the land was being subdivided to be patented by several individuals in 1803 [7]
	Shared Facts:
	Children:	8.	WHITSITT, William⁴ (b. 1731, Ireland; d. 1811. Tenn., m. Eleanor Menees)

	Notes:
			"Annals of a Scotch-Irish Family: The Whitsitts of Nashville, Tenn." AMERICAN HISTORICAL MAGAZINE, Vol IX, 1904; Dr. William Heth Whitsitt, Richmond College, Richmond, Virginia." " 'William Whitsitt, the son of William Whitsitt, the son of Samuel Whitsitt (all of Ireland), married Elizabeth Dawson, of Ireland. William Whitsitt, son of the aforesaid William, married Miss Ellen Menees, daughter of James Menees, who married the widow of Ranney Breathitt, formerly Miss Ellen Cardwell; died at the residence of his son, the Rev. James Whitsitt, in the vicinity of Nashville, Tennesee, July 14, 1811. Ellen Menees Whitsitt, his wife was born -------, and died at Rural Choice, Kentucky, the home of her son-in-law, George Blakey, September 13, 1818.' "
			E-Mail; Whitsett List , from Leroy Dover of Montana: "I am copying my grandfather's journal and found this ... Whitsett family tradition says that William was the oldest of the three brothers that came from Ireland and settled in Pennsylvania about 1740. The Whitsitt's of Nashville, Tennessee claimed to be descended from William through his son William and evidence seems to support this claim.
			Davis, Rev. Bailey Fulton. The Deeds of Amherst County, Virginia 1761-1807 and Albemarle County, Virginia 1748-1763.
			[RNW - I believe these deeds were to William Whitsitt Jr. who married Ellen Menees, son of William and Elizabeth Dawson Whitsett] *Deed Book A. Page 129. 5 Sept. 1763. John Wade sold for 40 lbs., 200 acres on the North side of Davis’ Creek to William Whitsitt. (Words of Rev. Bailey Fulton Davis: 'I should like to point out that this William Whitsitt is the ancestor of the Dr. William Whitsitt who became President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky and who became involved with his fellow Baptists about interpretations concerning historical matters.)' " Deed Book B. Page 222. 7 Sept. 1767. Jas. Menees of Amherst Co. to Wm. Whitsett, of Amherst Co., for 30 lbs., 300 acres branch of Rutledge. Lines: Jas. Menees, Jr. Wit: David Woodrood, Isaac Wright, page. 223. Margaret, wife of Jas. Menees, Sr., consents.
	Sources
	1.		William Thornton Whitsett, PhD, Whitsett, Dr. William Thornton Papers (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina, (abt. 1910)), Source Medium: Manuscript; These papers also include rough drafts of Prof. Whitsett's notes obtained by Pearl Whitsett Miller in the early 1980's from Prof. Whitsett's daughter, Carrie Whitsett Hayes who was living in Whitsett, North Carolina.
	2.		William R. Whiteside Research Notes, WHITESETT-WHITESIDE POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS PA-NC PROVE OR DISPROVE (August 2007).
	3.		Uley T. Morgan, The Family of Samuel Samuel Whitsett And His Two Wives (Macon, Georgia 1989).
	4.		William Heth Whitsitt, Annals of a Scotch-Irish Family: The Whitsitts of Nashville, Tenn. (American Historical Magazine, Vol. IX, Nashville, Tennessee, 1904).
	5.		History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford & Gasconade Counties, Missouri (Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago 1888), pg. 843.
	6.		Records of the Land Office, WARRANT REGISTERS, 1733-1957 (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; RG-17 [series #17.88]), Cumberland County Warrants, pg. 190.
	7.		Records of the Land Office, COPIED SURVEYS 1681-1912 (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; RG-17 [series #17.114]), Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Copied Surveys, Book A14-4; resurvey dated 29 Dec. 1803 (for purposes of parceling and patenting the tract).
	8.		William R. Whiteside, William R. Whiteside Research Notes (Cottage Hills, Illinois, August 2007).
	9.		Davis, Rev. Bailey Fulton, The Deeds of Amherst County, Virginia 1761-1807 and Albemarle County, Virginia 1748-1763 (Bailey Fulton Davis, Amherst County, VA, 1970. Reprinted 1979 by The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. Publisher: Southern Historical Press, 1970).
	10.		History of Cumberland County:, research notes of William R. Whiteside, Cottage Hills, IL, "Electronic."
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4. John Whitsett³ of North Carolina - Family Group Sheet
	Individual:	4.	WHITSETT, John ³ "John Whiteside" [1, 2, 3]
	Sex:		Male
	Father:	2.	WHITSETT, William²
	Mother:		Unknown
	Wife:		Unknown
	Facts
	Birth:		Abt. 1712 in County Antrim, Ireland
	Death:		Bef. July 04, 1786 in Orange County, North Carolina; Estate sale for Widow Whitsett [27]
	Marriage:
	Also Known As:		John Whiteside, John Whitsitt, John Whitsite, etc.
	Land Warrant:		October 31, 1738 Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ; Survey for 200 acres [4]
	Land Survey:		April 04, 1750 Lebanon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; Survey for Conrad Brown adjacent John Whiteside [5]
	Land Survey:		December 03, 1754 Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Robert Varner survey shows John Whiteside's tract is now Conrad Brown's [6]
	Removed:		Abt. 1752 Pennsylvania; From Lancaster Co., Pa. to Rowan Co., N.C.
	Court Record:		June 1753 Rowan County, North Carolina; Appointed to run a section of the line between Rowan and Orange County from the Dann River to Buffalo Fork as far as King's settlement. [11]
	Court Record:		June 1753 Rowan County, North Carolina; Appointed tax commissioner in John Robinson's District. [10]
	Court Record:		September 18, 1753 Rowan County, North Carolina; Security for license to Jeremiah Bailey for a ferry over the Yadkin [9]
	History:		Bef. March 1754 Rowan County, North Carolina; in Rowan Co. by March, 1754, and was operating a public mill on or near Grants Creek three years later. [12]
	Court Record:		July 12, 1754 Rowan County, North Carolina; Appointed treasurer of a group of commissioners to lay off lots and streets in Salisbury, county seat of Rowan County. [11]
	Deed:		May 25, 1757 Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina; John Whitsitt witness to deed for James Carter for land in town of Salisbury. [13]
	Court Record:		October 23, 1757 Rowan County, North Carolina; John Long to replace John Witsits as commissioner because of Whitsitt's being occupied by the business of his mill. [9, 11]
	Court Record:		October 20, 1758 Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina; John Long in place of John Whitsite for the district from town to the Yadkin ford. [9, 11]
	Deed:		August 28, 1759 Rowan County, North Carolina; to James Carn for 656 acres on Grants Creek adjacent to the land of John Whitesides [15]
	Deed:		October 22, 1760 Rowan County, North Carolina; James and Hanna Carr sell to John Biggs 656 acres on Grants Creek adjacent to Alexander McCulloh and John Whitsitt. [14]
	Deed:		November 10, 1761 Orange County, North Carolina; John Whitsett sells to Henry Grace 100 acres [16]
	Deed:		October 25, 1768 Orange County, North Carolina; John Whitsett sells to Benjamin Stone 100 acres proved on oath of Laurence Thompson. [17]
	Petition:		February 07, 1769 Wrightsboro, McDuffie County, Georgia; John Whitsett and John Whitsett, Jr. petition for lot in Wrightsboro. Also on the petition is Laurence Thompson and Richard Bird. [7, 8]
	Warrant:		July 03, 1770 Wrightsboro, McDuffie County, Georgia; John Whitsett grant 200 acres and John Whitsett, Jr. grant 250 acres [7, 8]
	Removed:		May 1771 Wrightsboro, McDuffie County, Georgia; John Whitsett [Sr.] left the province of Wrightsboro. [7, 8]
	Deed:		1772 Wrightsboro, McDuffie County, Georgia; John Whitsett [Jr.] and wife Sarah sell lot of 250 acres [7, 8]
	Tax List:		1777 Glouchester District, Caswell County, North Carolina; John Whitsett on tax list [18]
	Tax List:		1779 Orange Co., North Carolina; John Whitsett, taxed on 655 acres [19]
	Deed:		November 17, 1778 Orange County, North Carolina; John Whitsett deed for 200 acres on both sides of Back Creek and road to Hillsborough. [21]
	Petition:		February 28, 1780 Orange County, North Carolina; John Whitsett petition to turn road running through his plantation. [22, 23]
	Tax List:		September 1780 Orange County, North Carolina; Jno. Whitesett [20]
	Tax List:		1782 Orange District, Orange County, North Carolina; John Whitside, 200 acres [24]
	Land Grant:		July 27, 1782 Orange County, North Carolina; Surveyed for John Whitsett 200 acres on both sides of Back Creek; same land as the Nov. 1778 deed. [25]
	Land Grant:		November 09, 1784 in Orange County, North Carolina; Samuel Whitsett deed 270 acres on Back Creek adjacent James Whitsett; same land as that entered by John Whitsett in 1778 and surveyed for him in 1782 [26]
	Probate:		July 04, 1786 in Orange County, North Carolina; Estate sale for Widow Whitsett [27]
	Shared Facts		[Unknown spouse]
	Children:	9.	WHITSETT, John⁴ (b. 1743 Pennsylvania; d. 1819 Alabama, m. Sarah Thompson)
		10.	WHITSETT, James (b. Abt. 1747, Penn.; d. 1788, N.C., m. Mary Moore?)
		11.	WHITSETT, Samuel (b. 1752; d. 1832 N.C., m. Mary Stockard)
		12.	WHITSETT, William (b.Abt. 1755; d. Abt. 1820 Ky., m. Mary Thompson)
			WHITSETT, Sarah
			WHITSETT, Mary
	Notes
			John was one of the Whitsett brothers family tradition says came from Ireland around 1730-40 and first settled in Pennsylvania near Harrisburg and later removed to Virginia and North Carolina.
			In 1786 the sale of the estate of John Whitsett, deceased, was recorded in Orange County. The return from the sale mentions the following Whitsetts: Widow Whitsett (no name), Mary Whitsett, Sarah Whitsett, James Whitsett and Samuel Whitsett. Samuel paid rent for the mill and plantation for four years. Amoung other names listed on the return are John Stockart (Stockard); John Griffith; John Reaves; Alex. Minoway; Steven Hart; Robert Tinnen; Abraham Thompson, John Thompson. This estate sale is the only known source of information on possible children of John Whitsett of Orange County.
	Sources
	1.		Maida Whitten, Whitsett Database of Maida Whitten (January 5, 1999).
	2.		William R. Whiteside Research Notes, WHITESETT-WHITESIDE POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS PA-NC PROVE OR DISPROVE (August 2007).
	3.		Albert Cook Myers, M.I., Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania 1682-1750 With Their Early History in Ireland (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Md., 1969), pg 411.
	4.		Records of the Land Office, WARRANT REGISTERS, 1733-1957 (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; RG-17 [series #17.88]), Cumberland County Warrants, pg. 190.
	5.		Records of the Land Office, COPIED SURVEYS 1681-1912 (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; RG-17 [series #17.114]), Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Copied Surveys, Book A14-4; resurvey dated 29 Dec. 1803 (for purposes of parceling and patenting the tract).
	6.		Records of the Land Office, COPIED SURVEYS 1681-1912 (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; RG-17 [series #17.114]), Lancaster County Survey, Book A78-132.
	7.		Dorothy M. Jones, Notes From Wrightsborough (Wrightsboro Quaker Community Foundation, Inc.).
	8.		Pearl Baker, The Story of Wrightsboro 1768-1964 (Wrightsboro Restoration Foundation, Thomsom, Georgia (1980)).
	9.		McCubbins Collection of Extracts of Rowan County, N.C. Court Records to May 1770 (LDS Microfilm 019,88).
	10.		Jane G. Buchanan, Thomas Thompson and Ann Finney of Colonial Pennsylvania and North Carolina (Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1987).
	11.		Rowan County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions.
	12.		Robert W. Ramsey, Carolina Cradle: Settlement of the Northwest Carolina Frontier, 1747-1762 (U of NC Press: Chapel Hill), pp. 111-112. (William R. Whiteside research notes, 19 Jan. 2008).
	13.		Rowan County, North Carolina Deeds, Deed Book 2-238,239.
	14.		Rowan County, North Carolina Deeds, DB 4-317, 318.
	15.		Rowan County, North Carolina Deeds, Deed Book 5-411.
	16.		Orange County, North Carolina Register of Deeds (Technical Institute of Alamance).
	17.		North Carolina Entry Book (Papers of the North Carolina Land Grant Office), folio 2-155.
	18.		Caswell County, North Carolina Tax records, Glouchester Dist.
	19.		Orange County, North Carolina List of Taxables 1779-1783 (Technical Institute of Alamance).
	20.		Orange County, North Carolina List of Taxables 1779-1783 (Technical Institute of Alamance), Chatham District., pg. 324-330.
	21.		North Carolina Entry Book (Papers of the North Carolina Land Grant Office), Book 57-155.
	22.		Orange County Court Minutes, 1777-1795, County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Hillsborough (North Carolina State Archives).
	23.		Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts Of The Minutes of The Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County, North Carolina (Chapel Hill, North Carolina).
	24.		Orange County, North Carolina List of Taxables 1779-1783 (Technical Institute of Alamance), Orange District, pg. 422.
	25.		North Carolina Entry Book (Papers of the North Carolina Land Grant Office), no. 425. I have a photo copy of the order to survey this land.
	26.		North Carolina Entry Book (Papers of the North Carolina Land Grant Office), Grant No. 708/806.
	27.		Orange County, North Carolina Estate Records (North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina), CR-073.
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5. Ralph Whitsett³ of Pennsylvania - Family Group Sheet
	Individual:	5.	WHITSETT, Ralph³ "Ralph Whiteside" [1, 2, 3, 4]
	Sex:		Male
	Father:	2.	WHITSETT, William²
	Mother:		Unknown
	Wife:		WHITSETT, Sarah WILSON (no other information)
	Facts
	Birth:		Abt. 1713 in County Antrim, Ireland
	Death:		Aft. 1767 in Pennsylvania
	Marriage:		WILSON, Sarah, Abt. 1740 probably Pennsylvania
	Also Known As:		Ralph Whiteside, Ralph Whitsitt, etc.
	Land Warrant:		April 23, 1742 in Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; 125 acres [2, 5]
	Petition:		August 07, 1744 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Ralph Whitsitt signs petition for road [6]
	Fact:		1750 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; formed from Lancaster County
	Tax List:		1750 in Lebanon Township., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Ralph Whiteside and Thomas Hammersly [9, 10]
	Will:		February 02, 1754 in Lebanon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; Ralph Whitsite, James McNees, Thomas Hammersley named executors in will of James Whiteside written this date [7, 8]
	Assesment List:		1755 in Ralph Whiteside, Lebanon Twp., Lancaster Co., Penn. [10]
	Church Records:		June 05, 1756 in Lebanon, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Ralph Whiteside and wife Sarah Wilson sponsors for bapt. of Susanna Gambill [11]
	Probate:		April 21, 1761 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; Ralph Whitsett, James McNees, Thomas Hammersley exhibit James Whiteside's will at court in Carlisle [8, 12]
	Court Record:		January 08, 1763 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; Grand Juryman [13]
	Deed:		1765 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; Deed from Ralph Whitsitt to Wm. Bennett [14]
	Shared Facts
	Children:	13	WHITSITT, Samuel⁴ (b. abt. 1745, probably Penn.; d. 1815, Ky., m. Margaret)
		14	TITTLE, Sarah WHITSETT (b. 1738, probably Penn., d.1812, Penn.; m. Peter Tittle)
		15	WHITSETT, William Wirt (b.1752 prob. Penn., d. 1842, Penn., m. Hadessa Crawford)
		16	WHITSETT, Joseph (b. abt. 1750, Penn., d. abt. 1814, Ky., m. Mary Clifford)
			WHITSETT, John
			WHITSETT, James
	Notes
			Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Vol. XXIV, Lancaster County, pp 553-565; Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Warrantees of Land: John Whitesides Jr., Oct. 31, 1738, 200 acres Ralph Whiteside, April 23, 1742, 125 acres James Whiteside, August 15, 1746, 100 acres Egle. Notes and Queries, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, p. 356 (Note from William R. Whiteside, Aug. 2007) 1743 PA Lancaster Co. We the subscribers....(Regarding building of road,) 7 Aug 1744 Ralph Whitsitt (sic) Abstracts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Wills 1732-1785, Willowbend Books (2006), pg 1. (Note from William R. Whitesides, Cottage Hills, IL, Aug. 2007) 29 Jan. 1747 - 11 Dec 1747; ALLEN, WILLIAM wife. Margaret M. Allen; Ex. Ralph Whiteside and Thomas Hamersly. Lebanon Twp. There were three sons and two daughters, names not given. Note: Ralph and Thomas Hamersly both executors of will of James Whiteside. Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. XXIV, 3rd Series, "Histories of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon," pg. 307. 1750 Tax Duplicate, Lebanon Twp, ...lists Ralph Whiteside and Thomas Hammersly. History of Dauphin & Lebanon Counties, Pennsylvania, William Henry Egle; 1750 PA Lancaster Co. Lebanon Twp, (Now Lebanon Co.); Assessment List - Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Whiteside, Ralph History of Dauphin & Lebanon Counties, Pennsylvania, William Henry Egle (1898), pg. 20; 1751 PA Lancaster Co. Lebanon Twp; Ralph Whiteside 4s 6p.
			CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA WILLS 1750-1769; James Whiteside will, Cumberland Co., Pa. (photocopy); 1754 - James Whiteside (also spelled as Whitsite) of Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, weaver; wife Ann and seven children now living; equal shares except son John to receive 5 pounds over. Executors: Ralph Whiteside, James McNees, Thomas Hammersley; Witnesses: John Allen, Mary Wyland, Isabel Hammersley. (1754); will was recorded in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Dec. 1, 1761
			History of Dauphin & Lebanon Counties, Pennsylvania, William Henry Egle (1898); 1755 PA Lancaster Co. Lebanon Twp, Assessment List: Whiteside, Ralph William Henry Egle, Notes and Queries (1896), p. 69, Baptismal Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever Surnames A - H; 1756 PA Lancaster Co., Lebanon Townshp. JOHN GAMBILL, (Lebanon) Gambill-Susanna, b. June 5, 1756: bap. June 14, 1756. Sponsors, Ralph Whiteside and wife Sarah Wilson. History of Dauphin & Lebanon Counties, Pennsylvania, William Henry Egle (1898); 1758 PA Lancaster Co. Lebanon Twp. Assessment List, WHITESIDE, Ralph
			Index, Will Book A and B, Plus Cumberland, Book A-83; 1761 PA Cumberland Co.; WHITESIDE, James, Lebanon Township, Lancaster Co., 21 April 1761; See Accompts [accounts of the estate] signed by Ralph Whitsett Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Quarter Session Dockets 1750-1785, Diane E. Greene, Cleafield, Baltimore, MD (2001); 1763 PA Cumberland Co. Carlisle; (p.55) At Carlisle, 8 Jan 1763, Grand juryman, Ralph Whitesides; (p. 56) January Sessions 1763 "The following gentlemen appearing sworn on the grand jury inquest : Ralph Whitesides
			1765 PA Lancaster/Cumberland "Land Office, 21st June, 1765 Ralph Whiteside enters a Caveat against the Acceptance of a Survey or a patent being granted to Thomas Stuart for a Tract of 100 As. part of 200 As. granted by Warrant of the 18 day of ......, 1744, then in Lancaster, now Cumberland County, to ( the Father of s'd Thomas) Arthur Stuart the said Whiteside Alledging that he has a Right to the same 100 As. Tract by divers Deed of Bargain & Sale until they have a hearing. W. M. PETERS, Sec'ry. To John Lukens, Surveyor General. PA Archives, S3, v2, p 310, Caveat Book #2
			Cumberland County History, Lisburn or Yellow Britches, pg. 300 (research notes of William R. Whiteside, Aug. 2007); 1765 PA Cumberland Co. "Ralph b.c 1713 Whitsett (Whiteside) to Wm. Bennett, lot on which was erected the first brick house in the township (1765)" Cumberland Co. History. p. 300 Lisburn or Yellow Britches." Don Whiteside PA Charts, Whiteside Family Association.
	Sources
	1.		William R. Whiteside Research Notes, WHITESETT-WHITESIDE POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS PA-NC PROVE OR DISPROVE (August 2007).
	2.		Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Vol. XXIV, Lancaster County, pp. 553-565.
	3.		William Henry Egle, Notes and Queries, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, pg. 356. (Research notes of William R. Whiteside, Aug. 2007).
	4.		Abstracts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Wills 1732-1785 (Willowbend Books (2006), Note from William R. Whitesides, Cottage Hills, IL, Aug. 2007).
	5.		Records of the Land Office, WARRANT REGISTERS, 1733-1957 (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; RG-17 [series #17.88]), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, pg. 230, warrant no. 275, 15 Aug. 1746.
	6.		William Henry Egle, Notes and Queries, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, pg. 356.
	7.		Extracted from book by Jane Gray Buchanon, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA WILLS 1750-1769 (handwritten notes, Apjril 1986).
	8.		James Whiteside Will Dated Feb. 2, 1754, Book A-83; Written in Lebanon Township, Lancaster County and recorded in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1, 1761 (photocopy).
	9.		Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. XXIV, 3rd Series "Histories of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon", pg. 307.
	10.		William Henry Egle, History of Dauphin & Lebanon Counties, Pennsylvania (1898). (from research notes by William R. Whiteside, Aug. 2007).
	11.		William Henry Egle, Notes and Queries; Baptismal Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever, (1896), p. 69, Lancaster Co., Lebanon Townshp, Pa. Notes of William R. Whiteside, Aug. 2007
	12.		CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, Index, Will Book A & B, A-83. (research notes of William R. Whiteside, Aug. 2007).
	13.		Diane E. Greene, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Quarter Session Dockets 1750-1785 (Cleafield, Baltimore, MD (2001)), pp. 55, 56. (from research notes of William R. Whiteside, Aug. 2007).
	14.		Cumberland County History, Lisburn or Yellow Britches ((from research notes of William R. Whiteside, Aug. 2007)), pg. 300.
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6. James Whiteside³ and the Whitsett's of Mecklenburg, N.C. - Family Group Sheet
	Individual:	6.	WHITESIDE, James³ "James Whitesite" [1, 2, 3]
	Sex:		Male
	Father:	2.	WHITSETT, William²
	Mother:		Unknown
	Wife:		WHITESIDE, ANN [3] (m. 2nd John Giles; d. Dec. 13, 1777, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.; maiden name unknown)
	Facts
	Birth:		Abt.. 1715 Probably in Ireland
	Death:		1761, Bef. April 21, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; April 21, 1761 is the date the probate process began [3]
	Marriage:		WHITESIDE, ANN; m. abt. 1735 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; If not in Pennsylvania then probably Ireland
	Also Known As:		James Whitesite [3]
	Land Warrant:		August 15, 1746 in Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; 100 acres [2, 4]
	Survey:		March 01, 1747 in Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; James Whiteside, 220 acres and allowances, on warrant at Philadelphia [5]
	Will:		February 02, 1754 in Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Names wife Ann, son John, seven children; executors Ralph Whitesite, James McNees, Thomas Hammersley [3]
	Probate:		April 21, 1761 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; Letters Testamentary issued to Ralph Whitsite, James McNees, Thomas Hamersley [3]
	Shared Facts
	Children:	17	WHITESIDE, John⁴ (b. abt. 1736 in Penn., d. 1824, N.C., m. Rachel Bigham)
			WHITESIDE, Samuel; b. abt. 1740 in Pa., d. Oct. 22, 1772, Mecklenburg Co., N.C. at the age of 22; apparently left no descendants [3]
		18	MCGEE, Alice WHITSETT (b. abt. 1742, Penn. m.Thomas McGee in Pa.)
		19	WHITESIDE, William (b. abt. 1743, Penn., d. 1780 N.C., m. Mary Jane Kerr???)
		20.	WHITESIDE, James (b. abt. 1745, Penn., d. Tenn.?)
		21.	PATTERSON, Margaret WHITESIDE (b. abt. 1747, Penn., m. Robert Patterson)
			WHITESIDE, Elizabeth; b. abt. 1749, Pennsylvania; no other information
			WHITESIDE, Ann; b. abt. 1750, Pennsylvania; no other information
	Notes
			Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Vol. XXIV, Lancaster County, pp 553-565; Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Warrantees of Land: John Whitesides Jr., Oct. 31, 1738, 200 acres Ralph Whiteside, April 23, 1742, 125 acres James Whiteside, August 15, 1746, 100 acres (survey returned 220 acres in 1747)
			CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA WILLS 1750-1769; James Whiteside will, Cumberland Co., Pa. Book A-83, 84 and accompts; 1754 - "James Whiteside of Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, weaver; wife Ann and seven children now living; equal shares except son John to receive 5 pounds over. Executors: Ralph Whitsite, James McNees, Thomas Hammersley; Witnesses: John Allen, Mary Wyland, Thomas Hammersley." Name is also written as James Whitsite. Account of estate settlement signed by Ralph Whitsett (sic) and Thomas Hamersly.
			Will verifies name as James. Will written 1754 and probated 1761. Also gives surname as Whitesite; accompts signed by Ralph Whitsett (actual signature of Ralph "Whitsett" on photocopy) Cumberland Co. Will Book A, pg 83-84 and Accompts
			William H. Egle's (1881-1883) Notes and Queries, p 420. "James Whitesides, of Carlisle, d. prior to 1761, as in December of that year, his widow was the wife of John Giles. The children were: same as above.
	Sources
	1.		William R. Whiteside Research Notes, WHITESETT-WHITESIDE POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS PA-NC (August 2007); Bill is descendant of this family.
	2.		Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Vol. XXIV, Lancaster County, pp. 553-565.
	3.		James Whiteside Will Dated Feb. 2, 1754, Book A-83; Written in Lebanon Township, Lancaster County and recorded in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1, 1761 (photocopy).
	4.		Records of the Land Office, WARRANT REGISTERS, 1733-1957 (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; RG-17 [series #17.88]), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, pg. 230, warrant no. 275, 15 Aug. 1746.
	5.		Records of the Land Office, COPIED SURVEYS 1681-1912 (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; RG-17 [series #17.114]), Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Book D16 pg. 13.
	6.		Steele Creek Presybyterian Church Cemetery. Mecklenburg Co NC, web site of Bill Bigham; (research notes of William R. Whitesides, Sept. 2007)
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7. Elizabeth Whiteside³ Welsh - Family Group Sheet
	Individual:	7.	WELSH, Elizabeth WHITESIDE ³[1]
	Sex:		Female
	Father:	2.	WHITSETT, William²
	Mother:
	Husband:		WELSH, John [1] (d. abt. 1760-61)
	Facts
	Birth:		Abt. 1717 in County Antrim, Ireland
	Death:		Bef. August 09, 1742 in Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; John Welsh remarried on this date; Elizabeth's probable location of death; cause possibly child birth [2]
	Marriage:		April 06, 1738 in Quittapahilla, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; New style date; old style second month 6th day 1738 [2]
	Remarried:		June 9, 1742, John Welsh and Anna Sharp, Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (indicates that Elizabeth had died before the summer of 1742) [2]
	Land Warrant:		November 25, 1745 in Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; John Welsh, Warrant No. 260 Lancaster Co. page 229 [3]
	Survey:		January 12, 1785 in Lebanon Township., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Survey based on warrant 25 Nov 1745 of John Welsh 276 acres warrant date [4]
	Shared Facts
	Child:		WELSH, John Jr. (b. probably about 1740, Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
	Notes		Elizabeth's place of birth is suggested by history of her brother William
			The records listed below for John Welsh help to show a possible connection to the Whitsett families, including those of Ralph, James and William, and evidence of a son, John Welsh, Jr. who may have been the only child of Elizabeth and John Sr. The migration of John Welsh from Lebanon Twp., Lancaster Co. to Cumberland, York and Westmoreland Counties mirrors that of the family of Ralph Whitsett.
			Records of the Land Office, WARRANT REGISTERS, 1733-1957 Warrant No. 260 Warrantee: Welsh, John Description: Survey Quantity: 150 Location: Lebanon Twp Date: 25 Novr. 1745 Return: 8 Feby 1785 Acres Returned: 276. 140 Patentee: John Welsh Warrant Recorded: Vol P No. 3 pg. 190 Survey Copied: Book D6 pg. 77
			April 20, 1745: COPIED SURVEYS 1681-1912, Book A1 pg. 282; Survey for Casper Stover on Quitapahilla and Mill Creek by virtue of two warrants 6 Mar 1743 and 2 Oct 1745 (adjoing tracts John Welsh, Jno Cryder, Widow Hyde, John & Ralph Whiteside, Wm. Allen
			November 25, 1745: Warrant for John Welsh, Lebanon Township, Lancaster Co., 150 acres. Warrant Register states the land was patented by heirs of Peter Yetter (name John Welsh scratched out) February 8, 1785. There is some confusion here, because the same land based on the same warrant was surveyed for the heirs of Peter Yetter on January 12, 1785.
			June 2, 1753, [draft labeled John Welsh Cont'g 8a. 36 ps & allowances; surrounded by tracts for Robert Cannon, now Jacob Smith and Abraham Thorley said to be Robert Cannon originally now Samuel Plantz & Andrew Shell] "A draght of a piece of land situate in Fairview Township formerly Newbury in the County of York Containing as set forth 8a. 36 pcs. & allowances & Surveyed in pursuance of a warrant granted to John Welsh for 50a. Dated the 2nd day of June A.D. 1753. The same land is now owned by Jacob Smith included in a larger tract & no access to any papers could be had & Surveyed the above on the 10th day of April 1833 ..." [This is confusing, the application for the warrant for this land was registered in the book for 1766-69, a few lines above Samuel Whitsit; it appears that maybe the date on the survey return for the warrant should be 1763 vs. 1753] [8, 9]
			July 20, 1753, Records of the Land Office, COPIED SURVEYS 1681-1912, Book C234, pg. 234; In pursuance of an order from the Secretary there was surveyed for John Welsh a certain lot of ground situate in the town of Carlisle in the County of Cumberland containing in length East & West two hundred & forty feet and in breadth North & South sixty feet. Bounded Eastward by Hanover Street, Southward by lot No. 144, Westward by lot No. 26 and & Norhward by lot No. 46, & marked in the plan of said town No. 145. Survey'd July 20th 1753 [Reverse side] "Cumberland County John Welsh, a lot in Carlisle No. 145" "Returned &c. 5th March 1761" [7]
			May 1, 1759, Records of the Land Office, COPIED SURVEYS 1681-1912, Book C234, pg 235; In pursuance of an order from the Secretary there was survey'd for John Welsh a certain lot of ground situate in the town of Carlisle in the county of Cumberland containing breadth from North to South Sixty Feet, and in length East to West two hundred and forty feet. Bounded Southward by Lot No. 165, Northward by Lot No. 167, Westward by Hannover Street & Eastward by Lot No. 187, marked in the Plan for the Said Town No. 166 --- 1st May 1759 [ Reverse side]"Cumberland County John Welsh, a lot in Carlisle No. 166" "Returned &c. 5th March 1761" [7]
			March 6, 1761, John Welsh, Cumberland Co., Patent Index, Book A18 pp. 326, 327 (this for the two town lots in Carlisle surveyed in 1753 and 1759). [6]
			1762, Taxables in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania include John Armstrong, Esq. Samuel Allen; William Armstrong, Thomas Armstrong; James Barclay.; William Whiteside; Widow Welsh; John Welsh [10]
			October 11, 1787; COPIED SURVEYS 1681-1912, Book D10, pg. 93; Survey'd to John Welsh on the 11th November 1787 the above described tract containing two hundred and thirty seven acres and allowance of six P Ct. Situate on the North side of Black Lick, Joining lands of Michael Campbell in Armstrong township Westmoreland County by warrant of the 11th day of October 1787.[5]
	Sources
	1.		Marriage Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania PAGenWeb Project).
	2.		Deduced from the facts of husband John Welsh
	3.		Records of the Land Office, WARRANT REGISTERS, 1733-1957 (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; RG-17 [series #17.88]), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, pg. 229, Warrant No. 260.
	4.		Records of the Land Office, COPIED SURVEYS 1681-1912 (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; RG-17 [series #17.114]), Book D6 pg. 77 Lebanon Twp., Lancaster Co., Penn.
	5.		Records of the Land Office, COPIED SURVEYS 1681-1912 (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; RG-17 [series #17.114]), Book D10, pg. 93
	6.		Records of the Land Office, Patent Index, Book A18 pp. 326, 327 (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; RG-17 [series #17.114])
	7.		Records of the Land Office, COPIED SURVEYS 1681-1912, Book C234, pg 234, 235
	8.		Records of the Land Office, COPIED SURVEYS 1681-1912, Book D61, pg. 251
	9.		Records of the Land Office, WEST SIDE APPLICATIONS (Register) 1766-1769, Warrant Application No. 3007
	10.		History of Cumberland County, from the notes of William R. Whiteside, Sept. 2007)

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Descendants of Samuel Whitsett of Ireland

Generation 1

1. Samuel Whitsett1 of Ireland - Family Group Sheet

Generation 2

2. William Whitsett2 of Ireland - Family Group Sheet

Generation 3

3. William Whitsett3 of Pennsylvania and Virginia - Family Group Sheet

4. John Whitsett3 of North Carolina - Family Group Sheet

5. Ralph Whitsett3 of Pennsylvania - Family Group Sheet

6. James Whiteside3 and the Whitsett's of Mecklenburg, N.C. - Family Group Sheet

7. Elizabeth Whiteside3 Welsh - Family Group Sheet

1. Samuel Whitsett¹ of Ireland - Family Group Sheet

2. William Whitsett² of Ireland - Family Group Sheet

3. William Whitsett³ of Pennsylvania and Virginia - Family Group Sheet

4. John Whitsett³ of North Carolina - Family Group Sheet

5. Ralph Whitsett³ of Pennsylvania - Family Group Sheet

6. James Whiteside³ and the Whitsett's of Mecklenburg, N.C. - Family Group Sheet

7. Elizabeth Whiteside³ Welsh - Family Group Sheet