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Descendants of George Whitley

Generation No. 2

2. GEORGE¹¹ WHITLEY II (GEORGE¹⁰, GEORGE BENJAMIN⁹, BENJAMIN⁸, SAMUEL⁷, BENJAMIN⁶, CAPT. JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, THOMAS³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ WHEATLEIGH) was born Abt. 1760, and died Unknown. He married MARY MOODY. She died Unknown.

Notes for GEORGE WHITLEY II:
George Whitley II married twice and had a large family by each marriage. He was a Baptist minister and was a pastor in the Bear Creek Association of Primitive Baptist. He seems to have been pastor of Meadow Creek Baptist Church in Stanly County, North Carolina
The Jacob Whitley papers mention a daughter that was bitten by a dog and died of Rabies and a son, George Whitley, Jr. ( III). Other records relate that a daughter, Fannie Robins, died June 23, 1858.

Notes for MARY MOODY:
According to National Archive records she was the mother of George III.

Children of GEORGE WHITLEY and MARY MOODY are:

5.	i.	NEEDHAM¹² WHITLEY, b. 1780; d. 11 Jun 1862, Stanly Co., North Carolina.
6.	ii.	GEORGE WHITLEY, JR (III), b. 28 Dec 1787, North Carolina; d. 23 Jun 1858, Cherokee Co., Georgia.
	iii.	FANNIE WHITLEY, d. Unknown.

3. JOHN¹¹ WHITLEY (GEORGE¹⁰, GEORGE BENJAMIN⁹, BENJAMIN⁸, SAMUEL⁷, BENJAMIN⁶, CAPT. JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, THOMAS³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ WHEATLEIGH)¹ was born Abt. 1772, and died 1863. He married JANE HATHCOCK Abt. 1810, daughter of BENJAMIN HATHCOCK. She was born Abt. 1795, and died Unknown.

Children of JOHN WHITLEY and JANE HATHCOCK are:

7.	i.	ALLISON¹² WHITLEY, b. 18 Feb 1818, North Carolina; d. 16 May 1896.
8.	ii.	GEORGE WHITLEY, b. Abt. 1822, North Carolina; d. Unknown.
	iii.	SNYDER WHITLEY, d. Unknown.
	iv.	RUSSELL WHITLEY, d. Unknown.
	v.	OLIVER H. WHITLEY, d. Unknown.
	vi.	WILLIAM WHITLEY, d. Unknown.
	vii.	LOUIE WHITLEY, d. Unknown.
	viii.	BETTIE WHITLEY, d. Unknown.
	ix.	LINDA WHITLEY, d. Unknown.
	x.	NANCY WHITLEY, d. Unknown.
	xi.	SUZANNE WHITLEY, d. Unknown.

4. WILLIAM¹¹ WHITLEY (GEORGE¹⁰, GEORGE BENJAMIN⁹, BENJAMIN⁸, SAMUEL⁷, BENJAMIN⁶, CAPT. JOHN⁵, JOHN⁴, THOMAS³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ WHEATLEIGH) was born Dec 1775 in North Carolina, and died 04 Mar 1890 in Stanly County, North Carolina. He married MARTHA HATHCOCK Abt. 1814 in North Carolina, daughter of BENJAMIN HATHCOCK. She was born 1776 in North Carolina, and died 24 Sep 1880 in Stanly Co., North Carolina.

Notes for WILLIAM WHITLEY:
Recent documents, a letter written by William, states that his mother was, Rebecca Hunneycutt, daughter of Ambrose Hunneycutt.

There is some contradiction as to the exact date of William "Uncle Billy" Whitley's birthdate. It is said that the family Bible, which had his birthdate in it went west with one of his children.

The Jacob Whitley papers state that he was born in 1775 and that is what is on his tombstone, other sources point to the year 1772.

On March 13, 1890, the Stanly Observer of Albermarle, North Carolina, wrote a long memorial to "Uncle Billy" Whitley stating that he died March 3, 1890, at the age of 117 years of there abouts which indicates a birthdate of December 1772 . Uncle Billy was said to have been a 114 years old at the time of the July 4, 1887, celebration which calculates to a year of birth being 1772.
At the time of his death, Uncle Billy had in his possession several family heirlooms including a pocket knife, a tax reciept of colonial days, and a musket. In its tribute to Uncle Billy, the Stanly Observer stated, " Mr Whitley's moral character was excellent, never having fallen into excess of any kind, and his habits of industry and economy acquired in his primitive days clung to him with tenacity to the last moment of time.... His home was in Furr township, Stanly County. His remains were deposited in the Whitley family buring ground not far from his old homestead.... In physique he was rather below the average."

Billy is said to have remembered his father and two brothers coming home from the Revolutionary War, bring their guns with them.
It is said that Uncle Billy attended the Whitley Family Reunion in 1889 at which time he exhibited his third set of natural teeth which were as smooth and white as baby teeth. Uncle Billy enjoyed the fuss made over him and he never tired of having his teeth examined or telling how old he was.

On November 18, 1975, the Stanly News and Press reprinted an account of the 4th of July celebration held at Rocky River Springs at which, Uncle Billy was the stellar attraction at the ripe old age of 114.

"It was in the year 1887, I think, and as usual there was a tremendous crowd on the grounds. Rev. C.H. Martin, was then a young preacher charming everyone with his silver tounge eloquence and matchless oratory. He was present that day and made a great address.
Mr Martin almost went wild over Uncle Billy, and held him up on a high platform and proudly exhibited the aged man. . . . He (Uncle Billy) shot that same old musket on that 4th of July, standing on the platform, supported by Mr. Martin. When the thundering report reverberated all through the hills, cheer after cheer went through the air and Rev. Charles H. Martin's voice could be heard above all the others. People laughted and wept and prayed.
It was then, with Mr. Martin's arm about him, that Uncle Billy said he had a message to deliver to the people. He was sure he would never be there another 4th, and wanted them to remember his last words. Then in a solemly tender, earnestly warning way, with his feeble old hands stretched out in loving benediction, he said, "Prepare to meet thy God."

The November 18, 1975, article commented further about him: "Uncle Billy had never ridden a train, nor been many miles from his home. He lived through the inauguration of every President of the United States up to that time. . .from Washington on down. He always wore home spun and woven clothes. . . probably never bought a suit of clothes in his life."

Uncle Billy was a member of the Meadow Creek Baptist Church, Stanly County, North Carolina.

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THE MUSKET

According to Dr. D. P. Whitley the musket , that Uncle Billy displayed, and is often mentioned, is the same gun that Uncle Billy's father brought back from the Revolutionary War. Gen. Washington purchased from France, a number of the Charlesville muskets, model of 1763, for use by the Continental troops. It has the manufacturers's inscription on it, and there is no question about its origin. This same gun is now in the possession of his family.

More About WILLIAM WHITLEY:
Burial: Unknown, Whitley/Huneycutt Cemetery, ( Old Barbee Cemetery) Cabarrus County, Carolina ²

Notes for MARTHA HATHCOCK:
Martha Hathcock, daughter of Benjamin Hathcock, first married John Dick and they had three children. She then married William "Uncle Billy" Whitley and they had eight children. William and Martha's children were all born near what is now Big Lick, Stanly County, North Carolina.

Martha died September 24, 1880, in Stanly County at the age of 104. When she died, Martha was wrapped in a winding sheet which was scalloped all around the edge before she was placed in her casket for burial. Martha and Billy are buried side by side in the old Barbee Cemetery in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

More About MARTHA HATHCOCK:
Burial: Unknown, Whitley/Huneycutt Cemetery, ( Old Barbee Cemetery) Cabarrus County, Carolina²

Children of WILLIAM WHITLEY and MARTHA HATHCOCK are:

9.	i.	EDMUND¹² WHITLEY, b. Abt. 1815, North Carolina; d. Unknown.
10.	ii.	WILLIAM MARION WHITLEY, JR., b. Abt. 1817, Montgomery, now Stanly Co., North Carolina; d. 06 Dec 1886, Probably in Montague Co., Texas.
11.	iii.	SALLY WHITLEY, b. 25 Apr 1818, North Carolina; d. 1895, Stanly County, North Carolina.
12.	iv.	JESSE J. WHITLEY, b. 1821, North Carolina; d. 1875.
	v.	MARY POLLY WHITLEY, b. 14 Feb 1823; d. Unknown; m. JOSHUA ALLEN BURRIS; d. Unknown.
	vi.	MARTHA PATSY WHITLEY, b. 1827; d. Unknown.
	vii.	LUCY WHITLEY, b. 1829; d. Unknown.
13.	viii.	DAVIDSON WHITLEY, b. 06 May 1830, North Carolina; d. 13 Jun 1916, Cabaras Co., North Carolina.

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