Brothers Christopher & Richard married sisters Martha and Tabitha Lucas. The first Will recorded in Macon County, Illinois was that of this Christopher Whitman, dated August 1, 1830, two days before his death.
It read: "Be it remembered that I, Christopher Whitman, of Macon Co., Ill. seem weak in body but sound in mind and memory, do make this, my last will and testament: That everything remain as it is until my just debts are all paid, then my property to continue in the possession of my wife as long as she remains unmarried, and none of the property sold only in case of buying land, but if my wife should in the course of life marry, the property to be sold, she to have one equal part with the heirs, that my wife should adminsiter on the estate with the assistance of James Miller, until Richard Whitman comes to this state, but if he does not come, my wife shall have the liberty of choosing an administrator. (Signed) Christopher Whitman. Test: William Miller (and) Seth C. Murphy."
(Seth C. Murphy was Christopher's son-in-law. We don't know who William Miller is, but he could perhaps have been the husband of one of Christopher's sisters Sally or of Polly.)
The winter of 1829-30 had been an unusually severe winter in Illinois and the residents suffered from it, followed then, that summer (1830) by an epidemic of Malaria. Both Christina and her son Christopher died that August; and her daughter Nancy died later that same month (or on Sept. 1), and then the father, Thomas, died that October - so was all that family death from the effects of that hard winter, or of the Malaria, or both?
The following is from the records of Barbara Renick, April 2003: Data from Ancestral file Ver.4.11 7 Nov 1993 with two submitters: Wendell D. KARR, 4931 So. 4380 W., Kearns, UT 84118 AF83-058600 FHL# 1,394,257 Wallace B. CASE, 3921 So. 2520 W., SLC, UT 84119 AF83-101708 FHL# 1,394,398. NOTE: Ancestral Fileentry states he was born 1791 in Hardin Co., KY but Hardin County was not formed until 1792 from Nelson Co., KY which was formed in 1782.
THESE ARE OUR ANCESTORS by Velma Hockett Bosworth FHL US/CAN 929.273 B657bo original printing 1985 second printing 1987 The Everton Publishers Inc., Logan, Utah pages 67-68 quotes HISTORY OF OREGON by Rev. H. R. Hines (1873) page 318: Squire S. Whitman, an honored Oregon pioneer of 1850, now deceased, was born in Hart County, Kentucky, May 1, 1818. His ancestry was English, his grandfather, Thomas WHITMAN, having been born in London, England and came to America where he settled in Kentucky. He married Christina Brunk and a son, Christopher, was born to them in Kentucky and afterward became the father of our subject. His father married Miss Martha Lucas, a native of Hart County, Kentucky, and seven children were born to them, of whom our subject was the second. Squire Whitman was reared in Hart County until thirteen, when the family removed to Illinois and settled in Macon County, and here the father died in 1831.
The mother, however, lived to be ninety-two years of age and died in Warren County at the home of her youngest son, John Whitman. Page 110: Christopher Whitman was born 10 February 1791 in Greenville County, South Carolina; died 3 August 1830 in Macon County, Illinois, and was buried there (the year of his mother's death). On 16 October 1815 in Hardin County, Kentucky, he married Martha Lucas (sister of Tabith - see p. 111), born 11 November 1796 in Hardin County, Kentucky; she died 31 March 1888 in Warren County, Illinois. The first will recorded in Macon County, Illinois, was that of Christopher Whitman dated 1 August 1830, two days before his death. Martha Lucas Whitman married (2) John Grundy Haley, son of Henry and Nancy Haley.
LETTER dated 17 Jul 1997 from Donald W. McGowin, P.O. Box 461, Southampton, NY 11969-0461 Christopher b 10 Feb 1791 Greenville Co., SC; d 3 Aug 1830 Macon Co., IL; m 16 Oct 1815 Hardin Co., KY to Martha LUCAS, b abt 1795. Children: Sally b abt 1816 Squire Stoten b 1 May 1818 Hart, KY William Christopher b abt 1820 John Thomas b abt 1822 Lucy b abt 1824 Hulda b abt 1826 Jane Christina b abt 1828
Marriage Bonds of Hardin Co., KY 1813-1822 compiled by Mary Harrel Stancliff (1968) pg 69 WHITMAN, Christopher and Patsey LUCAS. Surety, Cornelius LUCAS. 16 Oct. 1815 WHITMAN, John and Martha CASH. Surety, Abraham CASH. Consent for the groom is signed by Thomas WHITMAN, but no relationship is shown. Witnesses, Reuben B. SMITH and Abraham CASH. 6 Oct 1818. WHITMAN, Richard and Tabitha LUCAS. Surety, Cornelius LUCAS. 26 Oct 1821.
LETTER postmarked 5 Mar 1999 from Nathan F. Johnson, 604 N. Jefferson, Dixon, IL 61021-1648. Incl. were photocopies of pages from the Whitman book his mother wrote. pg 1 "Thomas Whitman and His Descendants" We do not know the date of the marriage of Thomas and Christina (BRUNK) WHITMAN, but they were probably married in 1787/8. In 1790 census they had 2 sons. Their oldest son was born 7 Jun 1789 in SC, and the next child was born 10 Feb 1791 in Greenville, SC. I happened to find out that it took 18 months to complete that census of 1790, so Thomas' 2nd son got in the 1790 census with his brother. .... Thomas WHITMAN and 5 of his children came to IL in 1829. 4 of the children were married and had families. The son, Josiah, was single when they came to IL.
The histories of the counties in that part of IL all tell of the severe winter of 1829/30. There was bitter cold and deep snows. This was followed in the spring by much malaria. What these conditions had to do with the health of our ancestors can only be surmised. We do know that Thomas' 2nd son, Christopher, died in August and, in a week or so, Christina his mother died. In October Thomas himself died, and also on 30 Aug a daughter, Nancy MURPHY, died. That [autumn] the families all moved to Warren Co., IL with the exception of Martha (LUCAS) WHITMAN and her family. She had to stay in Macon Co. until her husband's estate was settled. In his will, her husband had directed that if his brother Richard came to IL, he was to be the administrator, but Richard didn't come to IL. Martha and her family later came to Warren Co., IL. ....
Thomas WHITMAN b 15 Jun 1765, probably VA; d 13 Oct 1830, probably near Sangamon Co., IL; m Christina BRUNK abt 1788(d/o Christopher & Mary BRUNK); she d 14 Aug 1830 near Sangamon Co., IL. Their children: William m Sarah GORDON Christopher m Martha LUCAS Sally b 6 Apr 1793 Polly b 1 Jun 1795 John b 12 Nov 1797 Richard m Tabitha LUCAS David b 10 Apr 1802 Cynthia Ann m Marsham LUCAS Elizabeth m John G. HALEY Nancy m Seth C. MURPHY; d 8/30/30 Josiah m Hannah DAVIDSON James Whitfield b 7 Jan 1816; d 6/1/1822
JOHN T. WHITMAN & MARTHA J. SHELTON AND THEIR DESCENDANTS compiled by Lois Fair Youngquist and Martha Joyce Underwood Barnett (same as book above)
THOMAS WHITMAN AND HIS DESCENDANTS by Mrs. Frank Wallace, RR 1, Monmouth, IL 61642 p 61 Christopher WHITMAN was the 2nd s/o Thomas WHITMAN & Christina BRUNK. He was b 10 Feb 1791 Greenville Co., SC; d 3 Aug 1830 Macon Co., IL (buried there); m 16 Oct 1815 Hardin Co., KY Martha LUCAS, d/o Cornelius LUCAS & Sarah PHELPS, b 11 Nov 1796 Hardin Co., d 31 Mar 1888 Warren Co., IL; buried in Silent Home Cem. near Cameron, IL (grave marker reads "Granny Haley"). Martha m 2) 5 Jun 1848 Warren Co. John G. HALEY (1st wife was Elizabeth, sister of Christopher). Children: William Christopher, Squire Stoten, Sarah Caroline, John Thomas, Lucy Ann, Jane Christina, Huldah. The 1st will recorded in Macon Co., IL was that of Christopher. It was dated 1 Aug 1830 (2 days before his death).
"Be it remembered that I, Christopher WHITMAN, of Macon Co., IL seem weak in body but sound in mind and memory, do make this, my last will and testament: That everything remain as it is until my just debts are all paid, then my property to continue in the possession of my wife as long as she remains unmarried, and none of the property sold only in case of buying land, but if my wife should in the course of life marry, the property to be sold, she to have one equal part with the heirs, that my wife should administer on the estate with the assistance of James MILLER, until Richard WHITMAN comes to this state, but if he does not come, my wife shall have the liberty of choosing an administrator. Signed: Christopher WHITMAN Test: William MILLER; Seth C. MURPHY Seth MURPHY was a son-in-law of Christopher." [The two Millers]... may have been another relative by marriage. We have no records of the husbands of Thomas' daughters. It could be that one of them married a Miller.
It read: "Be it remembered that I, Christopher Whitman, of Macon Co., Ill. seem weak in body but sound in mind and memory, do make this, my last will and testament: That everything remain as it is until my just debts are all paid, then my property to continue in the possession of my wife as long as she remains unmarried, and none of the property sold only in case of buying land, but if my wife should in the course of life marry, the property to be sold, she to have one equal part with the heirs, that my wife should adminsiter on the estate with the assistance of James Miller, until Richard Whitman comes to this state, but if he does not come, my wife shall have the liberty of choosing an administrator. (Signed) Christopher Whitman. Test: William Miller (and) Seth C. Murphy."
(Seth C. Murphy was Christopher's son-in-law. We don't know who William Miller is, but he could perhaps have been the husband of one of Christopher's sisters Sally or of Polly.)
The winter of 1829-30 had been an unusually severe winter in Illinois and the residents suffered from it, followed then, that summer (1830) by an epidemic of Malaria. Both Christina and her son Christopher died that August; and her daughter Nancy died later that same month (or on Sept. 1), and then the father, Thomas, died that October - so was all that family death from the effects of that hard winter, or of the Malaria, or both?
The following is from the records of Barbara Renick, April 2003: Data from Ancestral file Ver.4.11 7 Nov 1993 with two submitters: Wendell D. KARR, 4931 So. 4380 W., Kearns, UT 84118 AF83-058600 FHL# 1,394,257 Wallace B. CASE, 3921 So. 2520 W., SLC, UT 84119 AF83-101708 FHL# 1,394,398. NOTE: Ancestral Fileentry states he was born 1791 in Hardin Co., KY but Hardin County was not formed until 1792 from Nelson Co., KY which was formed in 1782.
THESE ARE OUR ANCESTORS by Velma Hockett Bosworth FHL US/CAN 929.273 B657bo original printing 1985 second printing 1987 The Everton Publishers Inc., Logan, Utah pages 67-68 quotes HISTORY OF OREGON by Rev. H. R. Hines (1873) page 318: Squire S. Whitman, an honored Oregon pioneer of 1850, now deceased, was born in Hart County, Kentucky, May 1, 1818. His ancestry was English, his grandfather, Thomas WHITMAN, having been born in London, England and came to America where he settled in Kentucky. He married Christina Brunk and a son, Christopher, was born to them in Kentucky and afterward became the father of our subject. His father married Miss Martha Lucas, a native of Hart County, Kentucky, and seven children were born to them, of whom our subject was the second. Squire Whitman was reared in Hart County until thirteen, when the family removed to Illinois and settled in Macon County, and here the father died in 1831.
The mother, however, lived to be ninety-two years of age and died in Warren County at the home of her youngest son, John Whitman. Page 110: Christopher Whitman was born 10 February 1791 in Greenville County, South Carolina; died 3 August 1830 in Macon County, Illinois, and was buried there (the year of his mother's death). On 16 October 1815 in Hardin County, Kentucky, he married Martha Lucas (sister of Tabith - see p. 111), born 11 November 1796 in Hardin County, Kentucky; she died 31 March 1888 in Warren County, Illinois. The first will recorded in Macon County, Illinois, was that of Christopher Whitman dated 1 August 1830, two days before his death. Martha Lucas Whitman married (2) John Grundy Haley, son of Henry and Nancy Haley.
LETTER dated 17 Jul 1997 from Donald W. McGowin, P.O. Box 461, Southampton, NY 11969-0461 Christopher b 10 Feb 1791 Greenville Co., SC; d 3 Aug 1830 Macon Co., IL; m 16 Oct 1815 Hardin Co., KY to Martha LUCAS, b abt 1795. Children: Sally b abt 1816 Squire Stoten b 1 May 1818 Hart, KY William Christopher b abt 1820 John Thomas b abt 1822 Lucy b abt 1824 Hulda b abt 1826 Jane Christina b abt 1828
Marriage Bonds of Hardin Co., KY 1813-1822 compiled by Mary Harrel Stancliff (1968) pg 69 WHITMAN, Christopher and Patsey LUCAS. Surety, Cornelius LUCAS. 16 Oct. 1815 WHITMAN, John and Martha CASH. Surety, Abraham CASH. Consent for the groom is signed by Thomas WHITMAN, but no relationship is shown. Witnesses, Reuben B. SMITH and Abraham CASH. 6 Oct 1818. WHITMAN, Richard and Tabitha LUCAS. Surety, Cornelius LUCAS. 26 Oct 1821.
LETTER postmarked 5 Mar 1999 from Nathan F. Johnson, 604 N. Jefferson, Dixon, IL 61021-1648. Incl. were photocopies of pages from the Whitman book his mother wrote. pg 1 "Thomas Whitman and His Descendants" We do not know the date of the marriage of Thomas and Christina (BRUNK) WHITMAN, but they were probably married in 1787/8. In 1790 census they had 2 sons. Their oldest son was born 7 Jun 1789 in SC, and the next child was born 10 Feb 1791 in Greenville, SC. I happened to find out that it took 18 months to complete that census of 1790, so Thomas' 2nd son got in the 1790 census with his brother. .... Thomas WHITMAN and 5 of his children came to IL in 1829. 4 of the children were married and had families. The son, Josiah, was single when they came to IL.
The histories of the counties in that part of IL all tell of the severe winter of 1829/30. There was bitter cold and deep snows. This was followed in the spring by much malaria. What these conditions had to do with the health of our ancestors can only be surmised. We do know that Thomas' 2nd son, Christopher, died in August and, in a week or so, Christina his mother died. In October Thomas himself died, and also on 30 Aug a daughter, Nancy MURPHY, died. That [autumn] the families all moved to Warren Co., IL with the exception of Martha (LUCAS) WHITMAN and her family. She had to stay in Macon Co. until her husband's estate was settled. In his will, her husband had directed that if his brother Richard came to IL, he was to be the administrator, but Richard didn't come to IL. Martha and her family later came to Warren Co., IL. ....
Thomas WHITMAN b 15 Jun 1765, probably VA; d 13 Oct 1830, probably near Sangamon Co., IL; m Christina BRUNK abt 1788(d/o Christopher & Mary BRUNK); she d 14 Aug 1830 near Sangamon Co., IL. Their children: William m Sarah GORDON Christopher m Martha LUCAS Sally b 6 Apr 1793 Polly b 1 Jun 1795 John b 12 Nov 1797 Richard m Tabitha LUCAS David b 10 Apr 1802 Cynthia Ann m Marsham LUCAS Elizabeth m John G. HALEY Nancy m Seth C. MURPHY; d 8/30/30 Josiah m Hannah DAVIDSON James Whitfield b 7 Jan 1816; d 6/1/1822
JOHN T. WHITMAN & MARTHA J. SHELTON AND THEIR DESCENDANTS compiled by Lois Fair Youngquist and Martha Joyce Underwood Barnett (same as book above)
THOMAS WHITMAN AND HIS DESCENDANTS by Mrs. Frank Wallace, RR 1, Monmouth, IL 61642 p 61 Christopher WHITMAN was the 2nd s/o Thomas WHITMAN & Christina BRUNK. He was b 10 Feb 1791 Greenville Co., SC; d 3 Aug 1830 Macon Co., IL (buried there); m 16 Oct 1815 Hardin Co., KY Martha LUCAS, d/o Cornelius LUCAS & Sarah PHELPS, b 11 Nov 1796 Hardin Co., d 31 Mar 1888 Warren Co., IL; buried in Silent Home Cem. near Cameron, IL (grave marker reads "Granny Haley"). Martha m 2) 5 Jun 1848 Warren Co. John G. HALEY (1st wife was Elizabeth, sister of Christopher). Children: William Christopher, Squire Stoten, Sarah Caroline, John Thomas, Lucy Ann, Jane Christina, Huldah. The 1st will recorded in Macon Co., IL was that of Christopher. It was dated 1 Aug 1830 (2 days before his death).
"Be it remembered that I, Christopher WHITMAN, of Macon Co., IL seem weak in body but sound in mind and memory, do make this, my last will and testament: That everything remain as it is until my just debts are all paid, then my property to continue in the possession of my wife as long as she remains unmarried, and none of the property sold only in case of buying land, but if my wife should in the course of life marry, the property to be sold, she to have one equal part with the heirs, that my wife should administer on the estate with the assistance of James MILLER, until Richard WHITMAN comes to this state, but if he does not come, my wife shall have the liberty of choosing an administrator. Signed: Christopher WHITMAN Test: William MILLER; Seth C. MURPHY Seth MURPHY was a son-in-law of Christopher." [The two Millers]... may have been another relative by marriage. We have no records of the husbands of Thomas' daughters. It could be that one of them married a Miller.
Brothers Christopher & Richard married sisters Martha and Tabitha Lucas. The first Will recorded in Macon County, Illinois was that of this Christopher Whitman, dated August 1, 1830, two days before his death.
It read: "Be it remembered that I, Christopher Whitman, of Macon Co., Ill. seem weak in body but sound in mind and memory, do make this, my last will and testament: That everything remain as it is until my just debts are all paid, then my property to continue in the possession of my wife as long as she remains unmarried, and none of the property sold only in case of buying land, but if my wife should in the course of life marry, the property to be sold, she to have one equal part with the heirs, that my wife should adminsiter on the estate with the assistance of James Miller, until Richard Whitman comes to this state, but if he does not come, my wife shall have the liberty of choosing an administrator. (Signed) Christopher Whitman. Test: William Miller (and) Seth C. Murphy."
(Seth C. Murphy was Christopher's son-in-law. We don't know who William Miller is, but he could perhaps have been the husband of one of Christopher's sisters Sally or of Polly.)
The winter of 1829-30 had been an unusually severe winter in Illinois and the residents suffered from it, followed then, that summer (1830) by an epidemic of Malaria. Both Christina and her son Christopher died that August; and her daughter Nancy died later that same month (or on Sept. 1), and then the father, Thomas, died that October - so was all that family death from the effects of that hard winter, or of the Malaria, or both?
The following is from the records of Barbara Renick, April 2003: Data from Ancestral file Ver.4.11 7 Nov 1993 with two submitters: Wendell D. KARR, 4931 So. 4380 W., Kearns, UT 84118 AF83-058600 FHL# 1,394,257 Wallace B. CASE, 3921 So. 2520 W., SLC, UT 84119 AF83-101708 FHL# 1,394,398. NOTE: Ancestral Fileentry states he was born 1791 in Hardin Co., KY but Hardin County was not formed until 1792 from Nelson Co., KY which was formed in 1782.
THESE ARE OUR ANCESTORS by Velma Hockett Bosworth FHL US/CAN 929.273 B657bo original printing 1985 second printing 1987 The Everton Publishers Inc., Logan, Utah pages 67-68 quotes HISTORY OF OREGON by Rev. H. R. Hines (1873) page 318: Squire S. Whitman, an honored Oregon pioneer of 1850, now deceased, was born in Hart County, Kentucky, May 1, 1818. His ancestry was English, his grandfather, Thomas WHITMAN, having been born in London, England and came to America where he settled in Kentucky. He married Christina Brunk and a son, Christopher, was born to them in Kentucky and afterward became the father of our subject. His father married Miss Martha Lucas, a native of Hart County, Kentucky, and seven children were born to them, of whom our subject was the second. Squire Whitman was reared in Hart County until thirteen, when the family removed to Illinois and settled in Macon County, and here the father died in 1831.
The mother, however, lived to be ninety-two years of age and died in Warren County at the home of her youngest son, John Whitman. Page 110: Christopher Whitman was born 10 February 1791 in Greenville County, South Carolina; died 3 August 1830 in Macon County, Illinois, and was buried there (the year of his mother's death). On 16 October 1815 in Hardin County, Kentucky, he married Martha Lucas (sister of Tabith - see p. 111), born 11 November 1796 in Hardin County, Kentucky; she died 31 March 1888 in Warren County, Illinois. The first will recorded in Macon County, Illinois, was that of Christopher Whitman dated 1 August 1830, two days before his death. Martha Lucas Whitman married (2) John Grundy Haley, son of Henry and Nancy Haley.
LETTER dated 17 Jul 1997 from Donald W. McGowin, P.O. Box 461, Southampton, NY 11969-0461 Christopher b 10 Feb 1791 Greenville Co., SC; d 3 Aug 1830 Macon Co., IL; m 16 Oct 1815 Hardin Co., KY to Martha LUCAS, b abt 1795. Children: Sally b abt 1816 Squire Stoten b 1 May 1818 Hart, KY William Christopher b abt 1820 John Thomas b abt 1822 Lucy b abt 1824 Hulda b abt 1826 Jane Christina b abt 1828
Marriage Bonds of Hardin Co., KY 1813-1822 compiled by Mary Harrel Stancliff (1968) pg 69 WHITMAN, Christopher and Patsey LUCAS. Surety, Cornelius LUCAS. 16 Oct. 1815 WHITMAN, John and Martha CASH. Surety, Abraham CASH. Consent for the groom is signed by Thomas WHITMAN, but no relationship is shown. Witnesses, Reuben B. SMITH and Abraham CASH. 6 Oct 1818. WHITMAN, Richard and Tabitha LUCAS. Surety, Cornelius LUCAS. 26 Oct 1821.
LETTER postmarked 5 Mar 1999 from Nathan F. Johnson, 604 N. Jefferson, Dixon, IL 61021-1648. Incl. were photocopies of pages from the Whitman book his mother wrote. pg 1 "Thomas Whitman and His Descendants" We do not know the date of the marriage of Thomas and Christina (BRUNK) WHITMAN, but they were probably married in 1787/8. In 1790 census they had 2 sons. Their oldest son was born 7 Jun 1789 in SC, and the next child was born 10 Feb 1791 in Greenville, SC. I happened to find out that it took 18 months to complete that census of 1790, so Thomas' 2nd son got in the 1790 census with his brother. .... Thomas WHITMAN and 5 of his children came to IL in 1829. 4 of the children were married and had families. The son, Josiah, was single when they came to IL.
The histories of the counties in that part of IL all tell of the severe winter of 1829/30. There was bitter cold and deep snows. This was followed in the spring by much malaria. What these conditions had to do with the health of our ancestors can only be surmised. We do know that Thomas' 2nd son, Christopher, died in August and, in a week or so, Christina his mother died. In October Thomas himself died, and also on 30 Aug a daughter, Nancy MURPHY, died. That [autumn] the families all moved to Warren Co., IL with the exception of Martha (LUCAS) WHITMAN and her family. She had to stay in Macon Co. until her husband's estate was settled. In his will, her husband had directed that if his brother Richard came to IL, he was to be the administrator, but Richard didn't come to IL. Martha and her family later came to Warren Co., IL. ....
Thomas WHITMAN b 15 Jun 1765, probably VA; d 13 Oct 1830, probably near Sangamon Co., IL; m Christina BRUNK abt 1788(d/o Christopher & Mary BRUNK); she d 14 Aug 1830 near Sangamon Co., IL. Their children: William m Sarah GORDON Christopher m Martha LUCAS Sally b 6 Apr 1793 Polly b 1 Jun 1795 John b 12 Nov 1797 Richard m Tabitha LUCAS David b 10 Apr 1802 Cynthia Ann m Marsham LUCAS Elizabeth m John G. HALEY Nancy m Seth C. MURPHY; d 8/30/30 Josiah m Hannah DAVIDSON James Whitfield b 7 Jan 1816; d 6/1/1822
JOHN T. WHITMAN & MARTHA J. SHELTON AND THEIR DESCENDANTS compiled by Lois Fair Youngquist and Martha Joyce Underwood Barnett (same as book above)
THOMAS WHITMAN AND HIS DESCENDANTS by Mrs. Frank Wallace, RR 1, Monmouth, IL 61642 p 61 Christopher WHITMAN was the 2nd s/o Thomas WHITMAN & Christina BRUNK. He was b 10 Feb 1791 Greenville Co., SC; d 3 Aug 1830 Macon Co., IL (buried there); m 16 Oct 1815 Hardin Co., KY Martha LUCAS, d/o Cornelius LUCAS & Sarah PHELPS, b 11 Nov 1796 Hardin Co., d 31 Mar 1888 Warren Co., IL; buried in Silent Home Cem. near Cameron, IL (grave marker reads "Granny Haley"). Martha m 2) 5 Jun 1848 Warren Co. John G. HALEY (1st wife was Elizabeth, sister of Christopher). Children: William Christopher, Squire Stoten, Sarah Caroline, John Thomas, Lucy Ann, Jane Christina, Huldah. The 1st will recorded in Macon Co., IL was that of Christopher. It was dated 1 Aug 1830 (2 days before his death).
"Be it remembered that I, Christopher WHITMAN, of Macon Co., IL seem weak in body but sound in mind and memory, do make this, my last will and testament: That everything remain as it is until my just debts are all paid, then my property to continue in the possession of my wife as long as she remains unmarried, and none of the property sold only in case of buying land, but if my wife should in the course of life marry, the property to be sold, she to have one equal part with the heirs, that my wife should administer on the estate with the assistance of James MILLER, until Richard WHITMAN comes to this state, but if he does not come, my wife shall have the liberty of choosing an administrator. Signed: Christopher WHITMAN Test: William MILLER; Seth C. MURPHY Seth MURPHY was a son-in-law of Christopher." [The two Millers]... may have been another relative by marriage. We have no records of the husbands of Thomas' daughters. It could be that one of them married a Miller.
It read: "Be it remembered that I, Christopher Whitman, of Macon Co., Ill. seem weak in body but sound in mind and memory, do make this, my last will and testament: That everything remain as it is until my just debts are all paid, then my property to continue in the possession of my wife as long as she remains unmarried, and none of the property sold only in case of buying land, but if my wife should in the course of life marry, the property to be sold, she to have one equal part with the heirs, that my wife should adminsiter on the estate with the assistance of James Miller, until Richard Whitman comes to this state, but if he does not come, my wife shall have the liberty of choosing an administrator. (Signed) Christopher Whitman. Test: William Miller (and) Seth C. Murphy."
(Seth C. Murphy was Christopher's son-in-law. We don't know who William Miller is, but he could perhaps have been the husband of one of Christopher's sisters Sally or of Polly.)
The winter of 1829-30 had been an unusually severe winter in Illinois and the residents suffered from it, followed then, that summer (1830) by an epidemic of Malaria. Both Christina and her son Christopher died that August; and her daughter Nancy died later that same month (or on Sept. 1), and then the father, Thomas, died that October - so was all that family death from the effects of that hard winter, or of the Malaria, or both?
The following is from the records of Barbara Renick, April 2003: Data from Ancestral file Ver.4.11 7 Nov 1993 with two submitters: Wendell D. KARR, 4931 So. 4380 W., Kearns, UT 84118 AF83-058600 FHL# 1,394,257 Wallace B. CASE, 3921 So. 2520 W., SLC, UT 84119 AF83-101708 FHL# 1,394,398. NOTE: Ancestral Fileentry states he was born 1791 in Hardin Co., KY but Hardin County was not formed until 1792 from Nelson Co., KY which was formed in 1782.
THESE ARE OUR ANCESTORS by Velma Hockett Bosworth FHL US/CAN 929.273 B657bo original printing 1985 second printing 1987 The Everton Publishers Inc., Logan, Utah pages 67-68 quotes HISTORY OF OREGON by Rev. H. R. Hines (1873) page 318: Squire S. Whitman, an honored Oregon pioneer of 1850, now deceased, was born in Hart County, Kentucky, May 1, 1818. His ancestry was English, his grandfather, Thomas WHITMAN, having been born in London, England and came to America where he settled in Kentucky. He married Christina Brunk and a son, Christopher, was born to them in Kentucky and afterward became the father of our subject. His father married Miss Martha Lucas, a native of Hart County, Kentucky, and seven children were born to them, of whom our subject was the second. Squire Whitman was reared in Hart County until thirteen, when the family removed to Illinois and settled in Macon County, and here the father died in 1831.
The mother, however, lived to be ninety-two years of age and died in Warren County at the home of her youngest son, John Whitman. Page 110: Christopher Whitman was born 10 February 1791 in Greenville County, South Carolina; died 3 August 1830 in Macon County, Illinois, and was buried there (the year of his mother's death). On 16 October 1815 in Hardin County, Kentucky, he married Martha Lucas (sister of Tabith - see p. 111), born 11 November 1796 in Hardin County, Kentucky; she died 31 March 1888 in Warren County, Illinois. The first will recorded in Macon County, Illinois, was that of Christopher Whitman dated 1 August 1830, two days before his death. Martha Lucas Whitman married (2) John Grundy Haley, son of Henry and Nancy Haley.
LETTER dated 17 Jul 1997 from Donald W. McGowin, P.O. Box 461, Southampton, NY 11969-0461 Christopher b 10 Feb 1791 Greenville Co., SC; d 3 Aug 1830 Macon Co., IL; m 16 Oct 1815 Hardin Co., KY to Martha LUCAS, b abt 1795. Children: Sally b abt 1816 Squire Stoten b 1 May 1818 Hart, KY William Christopher b abt 1820 John Thomas b abt 1822 Lucy b abt 1824 Hulda b abt 1826 Jane Christina b abt 1828
Marriage Bonds of Hardin Co., KY 1813-1822 compiled by Mary Harrel Stancliff (1968) pg 69 WHITMAN, Christopher and Patsey LUCAS. Surety, Cornelius LUCAS. 16 Oct. 1815 WHITMAN, John and Martha CASH. Surety, Abraham CASH. Consent for the groom is signed by Thomas WHITMAN, but no relationship is shown. Witnesses, Reuben B. SMITH and Abraham CASH. 6 Oct 1818. WHITMAN, Richard and Tabitha LUCAS. Surety, Cornelius LUCAS. 26 Oct 1821.
LETTER postmarked 5 Mar 1999 from Nathan F. Johnson, 604 N. Jefferson, Dixon, IL 61021-1648. Incl. were photocopies of pages from the Whitman book his mother wrote. pg 1 "Thomas Whitman and His Descendants" We do not know the date of the marriage of Thomas and Christina (BRUNK) WHITMAN, but they were probably married in 1787/8. In 1790 census they had 2 sons. Their oldest son was born 7 Jun 1789 in SC, and the next child was born 10 Feb 1791 in Greenville, SC. I happened to find out that it took 18 months to complete that census of 1790, so Thomas' 2nd son got in the 1790 census with his brother. .... Thomas WHITMAN and 5 of his children came to IL in 1829. 4 of the children were married and had families. The son, Josiah, was single when they came to IL.
The histories of the counties in that part of IL all tell of the severe winter of 1829/30. There was bitter cold and deep snows. This was followed in the spring by much malaria. What these conditions had to do with the health of our ancestors can only be surmised. We do know that Thomas' 2nd son, Christopher, died in August and, in a week or so, Christina his mother died. In October Thomas himself died, and also on 30 Aug a daughter, Nancy MURPHY, died. That [autumn] the families all moved to Warren Co., IL with the exception of Martha (LUCAS) WHITMAN and her family. She had to stay in Macon Co. until her husband's estate was settled. In his will, her husband had directed that if his brother Richard came to IL, he was to be the administrator, but Richard didn't come to IL. Martha and her family later came to Warren Co., IL. ....
Thomas WHITMAN b 15 Jun 1765, probably VA; d 13 Oct 1830, probably near Sangamon Co., IL; m Christina BRUNK abt 1788(d/o Christopher & Mary BRUNK); she d 14 Aug 1830 near Sangamon Co., IL. Their children: William m Sarah GORDON Christopher m Martha LUCAS Sally b 6 Apr 1793 Polly b 1 Jun 1795 John b 12 Nov 1797 Richard m Tabitha LUCAS David b 10 Apr 1802 Cynthia Ann m Marsham LUCAS Elizabeth m John G. HALEY Nancy m Seth C. MURPHY; d 8/30/30 Josiah m Hannah DAVIDSON James Whitfield b 7 Jan 1816; d 6/1/1822
JOHN T. WHITMAN & MARTHA J. SHELTON AND THEIR DESCENDANTS compiled by Lois Fair Youngquist and Martha Joyce Underwood Barnett (same as book above)
THOMAS WHITMAN AND HIS DESCENDANTS by Mrs. Frank Wallace, RR 1, Monmouth, IL 61642 p 61 Christopher WHITMAN was the 2nd s/o Thomas WHITMAN & Christina BRUNK. He was b 10 Feb 1791 Greenville Co., SC; d 3 Aug 1830 Macon Co., IL (buried there); m 16 Oct 1815 Hardin Co., KY Martha LUCAS, d/o Cornelius LUCAS & Sarah PHELPS, b 11 Nov 1796 Hardin Co., d 31 Mar 1888 Warren Co., IL; buried in Silent Home Cem. near Cameron, IL (grave marker reads "Granny Haley"). Martha m 2) 5 Jun 1848 Warren Co. John G. HALEY (1st wife was Elizabeth, sister of Christopher). Children: William Christopher, Squire Stoten, Sarah Caroline, John Thomas, Lucy Ann, Jane Christina, Huldah. The 1st will recorded in Macon Co., IL was that of Christopher. It was dated 1 Aug 1830 (2 days before his death).
"Be it remembered that I, Christopher WHITMAN, of Macon Co., IL seem weak in body but sound in mind and memory, do make this, my last will and testament: That everything remain as it is until my just debts are all paid, then my property to continue in the possession of my wife as long as she remains unmarried, and none of the property sold only in case of buying land, but if my wife should in the course of life marry, the property to be sold, she to have one equal part with the heirs, that my wife should administer on the estate with the assistance of James MILLER, until Richard WHITMAN comes to this state, but if he does not come, my wife shall have the liberty of choosing an administrator. Signed: Christopher WHITMAN Test: William MILLER; Seth C. MURPHY Seth MURPHY was a son-in-law of Christopher." [The two Millers]... may have been another relative by marriage. We have no records of the husbands of Thomas' daughters. It could be that one of them married a Miller.
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