The
Whitley Family
of
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Most of the following is from
originial research by S. B. Joel Watson
John Whitley is the first of this family that appears in the
records of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, when on August 9, 1664
he made a deposition in court saying that he was 36 years of age.
Therefore he was born circa 1628. He is apparently the John
Whitley, Sr. whom Thomas Moss appointed overseer of his will dated
February 9, 1669 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The will is
dated December 14, 1669 and was probated on February 9, 1669/70,
and mentioned as follows: "land adjoining John Whitley's
plantation to his son John Whitley, to Thomas Richard wearing
clothes, to Thomas Ward Jr., pigs, John Whitley rest of the
estate. Wits: John Richards, John Giles." Could John Whitley's
wife Ann have been the daughter or sister of Thomas Moss, for whom
Whitley's son Thomas was named? John Whitley's [Wheatley according
to his will] will was made February 2, 1670 and probated on
February 9, 1671/2 as follows: "to son John one half of land I
live on, the other half at decease of my wife Ann; to son Thomas
200 acres of land I purchased from Anthony Fulgham; to son William
200 acres of land adjoining Wm. Bressie; to daughter Elizabeth one
bed; to son in law John Williams one shilling; to my grandchild
Ann Williams, daughter of John Williams...; rest of my estate to
wife Ann. Ann was executrix of the estate. Another interesting
note is that "John Wheatley, aged 36, Deposition that Thomas Moss
paid by order of Peter Spurstoo had bill in hands of James Ennis;
9 Aug 1664." John Whitley died on February 21, 1670 in Isle of
Wight County, Virginia. His will is there in Book 2, page 105. By
his wife Ann [Moss?], who later married William Crocker [according
to Minutes of the Council] he had issue:
1. John Whitley who married Mary Madden, of whom later
2. Thomas Whitley who made a deposition on December 9, 1698
saying that he was 40 years of age, hence born ca. 1658.
3. William Whitley
4. Elizabeth Whitley, of whom later.
Elizabeth Whitley, daughter of John and Ann Whitley, married in
1671 in Isle of Wight County to John Williams (this is proved by
the will of her father John Whitley). There were so many John
Williams living in the county at this time that it has resulted in
much confusion. The John Williams living at the time of the death
of John Whitley, Sr. who died 1670, with a daughter Ann was the
John Williams who made his will on February 7, 1686 (probated May
1687). His legatees were: sons John and Thomas, daughters
Elizabeth, Ann, Sarah, to whom he left personality. To Charles
Durham, a heifer. Wits.: Will Bradshaw, Charles Durham, Anne
Williams, relict of John Williams, qualified as executor on May 2,
1687. John Williams Jr., son of John and Anne Williams petitions
the court in October of 1693 that he is of age and desires
possession of his in the possession of his father in law Charles
Durham and his mother Ann Durham (Order Book 1683-95, page 6).
Hence, Ann must have married secondly to Charles Durham. Hence,
Elizabeth Whitley and John Williams had issue:
1. John Williams
2. Thomas Williams
3. Elizabeth Williams
4. Ann Williams
5. Sarah Williams
John Whitley, son of John Whitley and Ann ___, died before 1695.
He married in 1687 Mary Madden, sister of Henry Madden of Isle of
Wight County, Virginia. Mary Madden had previously married James
MacDowell of Isle of Wight County, Virginia who died ca. 1687 and
had a daughter Olive MacDowell. In Will Book 2, page 272, we find:
James MacDowell, Leg. daughter Olive, cattle at George
Norsworthy's to be used for her schooling; wife Mary. Wife Extx.
Lt. Col. Pitt and Tristram Norsworthy trustees. Dated January 27,
1686. Recorded December 10, 1687. Wit: John Pitt, Thomas
Norsworthy." In Isle of Wight Will and Deed Book 2, page 178 we
find: John Whitley "Account of his estate returned by his widow
Mary Whitley, Adm. Among items Tobacco which was given my daughter
Olive MacDowell by her father James MacDowell. 1695." John
Whitley's will is in Book 1, pages 540 and 690. His estate was
appraised by John Giles, James Tullaugh, John Clarke on July 11,
1695. He is mentioned several other times in Isle of Wight
records: In the Will of Thomas Moss, tailor of Isle of Wight, "to
son of John Whitley, to Thomas Richards, Thomas Ward Jr. The
Executor is John Whitley Jr.. The will was dated December 14,
1669; recorded February 9, 1669 with John Richards and John ______
as witnesses. This is from Will Book 2, page 84. Then again John
Whitley [Jr.] September 14, 1670, receives 100 acres escheat land
formerly granted to John Whitley, Sr. dec[eased]. From Land Grants
1628-1674. And then again: Estate of George Allen, Appraised by
Richard Wilkerson, John Whitley and John Turner. Pres. by Prudence
Allen the widow. Dated February 6, 1679 and recorded April 9,
1680. Will book 2, page 210. And again, Henry Madden-- Inventory
presented by John Whitley. Dated March 30, 1687. Recorded May 2,
1687. Book 2, page 266. Then, Inventory of the estate of John
Whitley filed by Mary Whitley May 27, 1695. Then June 19, 1695:
John Whitley's estate appraised by John Giles, John Tullaugh and
John Clarke. and then "Received of Mary Whitley, widow of John
Whitley, tobacco for the use of Thomas, John, and William Whitley,
orphans of said John Whitley. November 26, 1695 (signed) Charles
Barham. Hence, John Whitley Jr. and his wife Mary Madden had issue:
1. Thomas Whitley, planter, of whom later,
2. John Whitley, weaver, of whom later,
3. William Whitley
Thomas Whitley, planter, son of John Whitley and Mary Madden, was
born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, and died in that county
December 5, 1716. He married in 1710 in Isle of Wight County, Mary
Street, daughter of John Street of Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
His will is in Book 2, page 615 and the appraisement on page 616
which was done by John Wright, Authur Benn, John Garland, and
Robert Richards Jr., on April 22, 1717. In Deed Book 2, page 32,
dated February 8, 1705, we find: "This Indenture between John
Whitley of Newport Parish, weaver, and Thomas Whitley, planter,
'The said land being conveyed in an escheat patent granted unto
John Wheatley, deceased, father of ye aforesaid John Whitley,
deceased, ye fourth day of September one thousand six hundred and
seventy. Which said land did descend unto ye said John Wheatley as
heir-at-law to ye aforesaid John Wheatley.'" And Again, in Deed
Book 2, dated Jan 8, 1705: "Indenture between Thomas Wheatley,
planter, and John Whitley, father of aforesaid Thomas Whitley.
John Wheatley purchased of Anthony Fulgham of the Lower Parish Nov
20, 1667 bounded by Thomas Wooten and William Godwin." Thomas
Whitley and Mary Street had issue:
1. Elizabeth Whitley
2. Martha Whitley
3. Priscilla Whitley
4. Thomas Whitley, born 1685? in Isle of Wight County,
Virginia (according to Morman records).
5. William Whitley
6. George Whitley, born 1688 (Morman records)
7. John Whitley, of whom later
8. Maddison Whitley
John Whitley, son of Thomas Whitley and Mary Street was born in
Isle of Wight County, Virginia and died there March 22, 1750. His
will is there in Book 7, page 102. He married Mary ________ who
died in Isle of Wight County, Virginia around July 1, 1766, for
that is the date her will was made. It can be found in Book 7,
page 432. They had issue:
1. George Whitley
2. Thomas Whitley
3. Nathan Whitley, married (according to Morman Church
records) Sarah Edwards and had issue:
1. Jesse Whitley
2. Elias Whitley
4. Susannah Whitley
5. Mary Whitley
6. William Whitley, of whom later
7. John Whitley
William Whitley was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia about
1730 and died there between 1791 and 1801. He was soldier in the
American Revolution. He married Penelope Turner, a daughter of
John Turner of Isle of Wight County. Proof of William's
Revolutionary War Actions can be found in the Virginia State
Library, Aud. Acc. XXII, page 402: "September 11, 1784 to William
Whitley for special duty performed '21-3-46.'" In one record
concerning his daughter Martha, he is listed as William D.
Whitley. William and Penelope Whitley had issue:
1. Randolph Whitley, of whom later
2. Elisha Whitley, married Nancy Stallings, of whom later.
3. John Whitley
4. Martha Whitley, born 1753 in Isle of Wight Co. Va.,
married _______ Edwards.
5. Sarah Whitley, married _______ Edwards.
6. George Whitley, married Elizabeth Davis in Isle of Wight
County, Virginia on March 28, 1789.
7. William Whitley, born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia
in 1751, married Sarah Turner, of whom later.
Randolph Whitley, son of William Whitley and Penelope Turner
married Tabitha. His will is recorded in Isle of Wight Co. as
being made August 4, 1785 and probated December 22, 1785. Issue:
1. Randolph Whitley
2. Elisha Whitley
3. Polly Whitley
4. Betsey Davis Whitley
THE ELISHA AND NANCY STALLINGS WHITLEY FAMILY OF ISLE OF WIGHT
COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Elisha Whitley, son of William Whitley and Penelope Turner [see
above] was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Made his will in
that county in Book 16, page 108, January 25, 1822. He married
Nancy Stallings. His will mentions also Jacob Turner, William
Turner, William Batten, Elisha Whitley Jr., William Whitley and
John Batten. Nancy's will mentions children also (Book 18, page
400, February 12, 1830). There is also a grandaughter Lotty Whitley
mentioned who married a Joseph Parkerson. Issue:
1. Elisha Whitley Jr., of whom later
2. Peggy Whitley, married Mr. _______ Carstaphen. According
to the 1860 Census of Isle of Wight County, Virginia,
page 81, number 629, she was at the age of 74 living
with one Nancy Whitley age 35, William Whitley, age
19, Frank Whitley, age 15, Richard Whitley, age 10, and
James Whitley, age 7.
3. Nancy Whitley
4. Joseph Whitley
5. William Whitley who left Virginia. He was also called
"Willis Whitley.
6. Winnifred Whitley
7. Elizabeth Whitley who married _____ Stringfellow
Elisha Whitley Jr., son of Elisha Whitley and Nancy Stallings was
born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia in 1781. He died there in
1852. Married twice. First to Nancy _______, and secondly to Kesiah
Whitley, the daughter of Jesse Whitley (see marriage records Book
page 454 of Isle of Wight). His will is recorded in Book 25, page
70, January 19, 1851. Issue:
1. Jesse Whitley,of whom later.
2. James Whitley
3. William Whitley
4. Sarah Whitley
5. Margaret Whitley of whom later
Margaret Whitley, daughter of Elisha Whitley Jr. married William
Batten of Isle of Wight Co. At the taking of the 1850 Census
William Batten was age 52 and Margaret Whitley Batten was 30 the
following issue:
1. William Batten, age 12
2. Elizabeth Batten, age 10
3. Junius Batten, age 6
4. Martha F. Batten, age 4
5. Antionette Batten, age 2
Jesse Whitley, son of Elisha Whitley Jr. born April 4, 1810 and
died July, 1866. He married Mary Ann Atkins who was born in 1823
and died December 10, 1863. She was the daughter of Moses Atkins
of Isle of Wight County. They were married on January 7, 1845 with
Simon Atkins as surety. Jesse married secondly Georgianna E.
_______. Jesse's will is in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Book
29, pages 173-176. The son George T. Whitley was the administrator
of his father's will which was distributed October 2, 1865. Issue:
1. George T. Whitley
2. Elisha Whitley
3. Leonard Hume Whitley , of whom later.
4. Jesse Whitley, [probably married Hattie C. _____]
5. Emily Whitley
6. Martha Whitley
7. Mary Whitley
8. Fannie Whitley
9. Diannah Whitley
10. Laura Whitley
Leonard Hume Whitley son of Jesse Whitley was born On October 10,
1845 in Isle of Wight Co. and died there in September of 1915. On
August 2, 1868 he married Antionette Eley, the daughter of Capt.
William H. Eley and Mary Vellines. She was born on May 10, 1842
and died August 20, 1882. He married secondly Mollie L. Turner,
born September 1854. Leonard H. Whitley served in the War between
the States from December 20, 1863 until the end of the war. He was
of Company A, 10th Va. Heavy Artillery. By his wife Antionette he
had:
1. Leonard Hume Whitley
2. Elizabeth C. Whitley, born June 15, 1869.
3. Viola G. Whitley, born April 10, 1871. Married J. M.
Darden and had a daughter:
1. Antionette Darden
4. Ida E. Whitley, born July 14, 1873.
5. Mary A. Whitley, born September 29, 1875.
6. Clinton R. Whitley, born December 28, 1877.
7. George Franklin Whitley, of whom later.
By his wife Mollie L. Turner Whitley, Leonard H. Whitley had issue:
8. Homer L. Whitley, born August 1887 (according to 1900
Census).
9. Millard Turner Whitley, born June 1889 (according to
Census of 1890) and died May 18, 1953.
George Franklin Whitley, son of Leonard Hume and Antionette Eley
Whitley was born November 5, 1879 (the Census says September,
1880) and died in 1942. He married Eunice Minton who was born in
Nansemond County, Virginia and died in 1924. She was the daughter
of Claude T. Minton of Nansemond County and his wife Irene
Carpenter. They had issue:
1. The Hon. George Franklin Whitley Jr., of whom later.
2. Claude Minton Whitley, of whom later.
The Hon. George Franklin Whitley Jr., son of George Franklin and
Eunice Minton Whitley was born September 30, 1912. He married on
October 9, 1937 in Smithfield, Virginia, Alice Rowell, the
daughter of James R. Rowell and Grace Warren. They had issue:
1. Lelia Brock Whitley, born September 3, 1943.
2. Sue Warren Whitley, born July 29, 1947. Married Philip S.
Norton. Lived at 321 E. 43rd St., Apt. 812, NY NY 10017 as
of Nov., 1981.
3. George Franklin Whitley, III.
Claude Minton Whitley, son of George Franklin and Eunice Minton
Whitley was born December 2, 1914. Married Nancy Peary, the
daughter of (The Hon.) George Peary, one time Governor of
Virginia. They lived in Richmond, Virginia.
THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM AND SARAH TURNER WHITLEY OF ISLE OF WIGHT
COUNTY VIRGINIA
William Whitley, son of William Whitley and Penelope Turner was
born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia in 1751 [according to
Morman Church Records]. He died there in 1816. His will is there
to be found in Will Book 14;150. He married on July 8, 1790 in
Isle of Wight County, Sarah, daughter of Thomas Turner of Isle of
Wight (see Turner Family). They had issue:
1. Francis Whitley who married Susan Chapman, daughter of
Benjamin Chapman of Isle of Wight, on December 27, 1814.
2. Joel Whitley who married Holly Turner, and of whom later
3. Daniel Whitley who married Nancy Gale in Isle of Wight on
January 11, 1822.
4. William Whitley who married Margaret A. Chapman of whom
later
5. Elizabeth Whitley
William Whitley, son of William Whitley and Sarah Turner married
Margaret A. Chapman and had a daughter:
1. Sarah T. Whitley, born March 16, 1865. She married on
April 29, 1886 in Isle of Wight County, to Charles H.
Edwards.
Joel Whitley, son of William Whitley and Sarah Turner was age 66
at the taking of the 1850 Census of Isle of Wight County (no.
478). According to that Census he was born in Isle of Wight County
and died there in August of 1850. His will is there Book 24:327.
He married Holland (called "Holly"), born 1802, daughter of John
Turner of Isle of Wight (see Turner Family). They were married in
Isle of Wight by John Livesay on January 9, 1828. Joel had first
married Polly Smith on April 21, 1809 in the same county by Isaac
Vellines. In the 1860 Census Holly was aged 58 and was living in
the home of Lineas B. Edwards (age 27) and Nancy J. Edwards (age
29), along with Sinah [T.?] Edwards (age 46), Robert A. Edwards,
age 8, Arthur Edwards, age 5, and Betty B. Edwards, age 12. Joel
and Holly Turner Whitley had issue:
1. John Franklin Whitley, of whom later
2. Joel Whitfield Whitley, of whom later
3. Mary A. Whitley, of whom later
4. William Daniel Whitley, of whom later
5. Catherine Whitley, of whom later
6. Eliza Whitley, of whom later.
John Franklin Whitley, son of Joel Whitley and Holly Turner was
born in Isle of Wight County in January of 1829. As of the Census
of 1850, he was living in the town of Smithfield, Virginia in the
same building as Mary A. Wilkins, born 1827 whom John married on
January 5, 1852. John Whitley married secondly Ellen, age 36 in
the 1880 Census, born in Nansemond County, Virginia as the
daughter of Moses Wilson of Isle of Wight by his second wife
Elizabeth Joyner who he married on August 22, 1842, having first
married Elizabeth Jordan on December 31, 1838. John Whitley and
Ellen were married July 4, 1871. John Franklin Whitley was a
Carpenter by trade. According to the 1880 Census of Isle of Wight,
which incidentally was taken by and in the hand of John Franklin
Whitley, Ellen's mother Elizabeth, age 60, and brother in law
William D. Whitley, age 50, were living with them. John Franklin
and Mary A. Wilkins Whitley had issue:
1. John Franklin Whitley Jr., born January 26, 1858
2. Obadiah Jennings Whitley, of whom later
3. Olivia K. Whitley, of whom later
4. Eugenia Whitley, of whom later
5. Mary A. Whitley, of whom later
6. Joel Flournoy Whitley, of whom later
By his wife Ellen Wilson, John Franklin Whitley had issue:
7. Elizabeth Lee Whitley
8. Josephine E. Whitley
Obadiah Jennings Whitley, son of John Franklin Whitley was age 19
in the 1880 Census, therefore born ca. 1861. He married Margaret
(Maggie) J. Spratley, the daughter of Simon B. Spratley and
Margaret J. Norfleet of Surry County, Virginia. Margaret was born
December 9, 1861 and died October 22, 1895 according to her
tombstone which was found beside the home of Joel Whitfield
Whitley at Surry Courthouse (1978) next door to the Surryhouse
Restaurant. The stone was stored for a while in Suffolk, Virginia
and later returned to St. Paul's Church, Surry Courthouse. Obadiah
and Maggie Whitley had issue:
1. Hinton C. Whitley
2. Margaret May Whitley who married C. J. Joyner
Olivia K. Whitley, daughter of John Franklin Whitley was age 1 in
the 1860 Census and age 17 in the 1880 Census, there born ca
1861-63. She married Archibald Sidney Johnson of Isle of Wight
County and had issue:
1. Eugie Maie Johnson, of whom later
2. Ray Johnson, of whom later
3. Selethia Ellen Johnson, of whom later
Eugie Maie Johnson, daughter of Archibald S. and Olivia K. Whitley
Johnson was born in Isle of Wight County in 1893. She married the
Hon. John William Massey and had issue:
1. Eugie Maie Massey who never married.
2. John William Massey Jr. who married and had:
1. Patricia Alice Massey
2. John William Massey III
3. Mary Kathryn Massey
4. Elizabeth Ann Massey
5. Charles Webster Massey of "Buckeye," Mechanicsville,
Virginia who married and had issue:
1. Kent Raley Massey
2. Karen Ann Massey
3. Sandra Lee Massey
Ray Johnson, son of Archibald S. and Olivia K. Whitley Johnson,
was born in Isle of Wight County in 1883. He married Mary Jones
and had a son:
1. William Randolph Johnson
Selethia Ellen Johnson, daughter of Archibald S. and Olivia K.
Whitley Johnson, was born in Isle of Wight County and married
Callie Emily Luke and had issue:
1. Hugh Riddick Luke
Eugenia [W.] Whitley, born June, 1857, listed as age 4 in the 1860
Census of Isle of Wight, and age 16 in the 1870, was the daughter
of John Franklin Whitley. She was married on November 22, 1877 by
the Reverend J. Carson Watson in Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church, Smithfield, Virginia, to William H. Stephenson. She was
married secondly on November 28, 1895, in the same church by the
Reverend William R. Proctor to William G. Rouse, born November
1834, died 1903, an undertaker of Smithfield and son of Mordecai
Booth Rouse of King and Queen County, Virginia by his wife Marie
Rowe of Essex County. [Rouse married secondly Martha
Archer(1841-1876), daughter of David Archer of Nansemond County,
Virginia.
Mary A. Whitley, daughter of John Franklin Whitley was listed in
the 1870 Census as age 5. She married Thomas Minson and had issue:
1. Gaynell Minson who married Charles Hall and has issue:
1. Charles Greer Hall
2. Ann Hall (by adoption) who married (1) Walter Blair
Harvey Jr. and had issue:
1. Walter Blair Harvey III who married Frances and
had:
1. Walter Lee Harvey
Ann Hall married (2) Robert Gregory and had:
1. James Gregory
2. Charles Lee Gregory
3. Gaynell Hall (by adoption), died age 2.
Elizabeth Lee Whitley, daughter of John Franklin Whitley age 5 in
the 1880 Census of Isle of Wight, married first, Charles Moran and
had issue:
1. Herman Moran who married (1) Lucy _____ and (2) Ruth
_____.
2. Claude Moran who died young
3. Creecy Moran who died young
Elizabeth Lee Whitley married secondly, Frank Randolph Holland and
had issue:
1. Frances Holland who married O. A. Bartley and had issue:
1. O. A. Bartley Jr.
2. Frances Bartley who married and had twin girls
2. Jesse Lee Holland who married twice
Josephine E. Whitley, age 7 in the 1880 Census was the daughter of
John Franklin Whitley married twice, first to Charles Meyers and
secondly on January 29, 1896 by W. F. Hayes in Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church, Smithfield, Virginia, to Jesse James Thomas, son
of William H. Thomas of Smithfield, Virginia. Jesse was baptized
in Trinity Church by T. McN. Simpson on April 18, 1886. "Aunt
Josie" lived in Smithfield in what had once been the city jail,
just in back of the old courthouse. It was still standing as of
1991.
Mary A. Whitley, daughter of Joel Whitley and Holly Turner married
in Isle of Wight County to Richard C. Edwards. According to the
1860 Census (no. 84) se was 30 years old in 1860 and Richard was
35. Living with them according to the 1860 Census was also Daniel
D. Edwards age 38, and William D. Whitley, age 30, Mary's brother
"of unsound mind" who would be living with John Franklin Whitley
in 1880 at age 50. Richard C. and Mary A. Whitley Edwards had
issue:
1. Robert C. Edwards, age 8 in 1860
2. A. C. Edwards, age 7 in 1860
3. Otelia B. Edwards, age 4 in 1860
4. Marianne Edwards, age 4 in 1860
5. Amanda Edwards, age 2 in 1860
6. Sarah E. Edwards, age 6 months in 1860
William Daniel Whitley was age 20 in the 1850 Census, age 30 in
the 1860 Census while living with his sister Mary A. Whitley
Edwards, and age 50 while living with his father John Franklin
Whitley in 1880. He was listed as being "of unsound mind."
Catherine Whitley, daughter of Joel Whitley and Holly Turner
married William W. Edwards of Isle of Wight County. According to
the 1850 Census (no. 479) she was 37 and he 40 in 1850. They had
issue:
1. Ann E. Edwards, age 12 in 1850
2. Richard H. Edwards, age 10 in 1850
3. Benjamin F. Edwards, age 5 in 1850
Eliza Whitley, daughter of Joel Whitley and Holly Turner married
Zachariah Turner of Isle of Wight County. (see Turner Family for
issue).
Joel Flournoy Whitley, son of John Franklin Whitley and Mary A.
Wilkins as born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia on April 8, 1865
and died in Newport News, Virginia at 1:30AM on March 14, 1937. He
was buried in Franklin, Virginia on March 16, 1937. Joel married
three times, first to Lellie Wingfield Moody, the daughter of
George Washington Lafayette Moody and Margaret Jane Adams of Surry
County, Virginia, secondly to Virginia H. Peters on December 27,
1905, and finally to Lizzie Lee Fowler on May 5, 1917.
Joel and Lellie were married on October 5, 1887 in Surry
County, Virginia by the Reverend David Barr, priest of the
Episcopal Church in Surry. Lellie has born in Surry on March 17,
1862 and died in Wakefield, Virginia on April 17, 1904. Joel and
Lellie had issue:
1. George Franklin Whitley, of whom later.
2. Margaret Wilkerson Whitley, of whom later.
3. Sidney Jennings Whitley, of whom later.
4. Willard Flournoy Whitley, of whom later.
5. Lulie Wingfield Whitley, of whom later.
6. Joel William Whitley, born at Surry, May 21, 1902 and
died May 27, 1903.
By his third wife Lizzie Lee Fowler, Joel Flournoy Whitley had a
son:
7. Joel Whitfield Whitley
George Franklin Whitley, son of Joel Flournoy and Lellie Wingfield
Moody Whitley was born at Surry Courthouse on March 11, 1889, died
in Suffolk, Virginia on March 26, 1961. He is buried in the
Whitley-Watson family plot at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suffolk (just
behind Riddick's Folly). He was married on December 4, 1908 in
Wilmington, North Carolina by the Reverend A. D. McClure to Dolly
Ann Bell Cross, the daughter of McLloyd Bell (b. 1850), a native
of Sampson County and Alice Nunalee Bell (b. 1868), a native of
Cumberland County, and the widow of Bennie Frank Cross (died May
6, 1907, age 21). Dolly was born at Red Springs, Robeson County,
North Carolina on July 26, 1889 and died on July 11, 1969. Dolly
was living in Currie, North Carolina just before they were
married. Witnesses at their wedding were Mrs. A. D. McClure and
Mrs. M. O. Callaway, both of Wilmington. Dolly is buried next to
her husband in Suffolk. They had issue:
1. Alice Wingfield Whitley, born in Suffolk, Virginia on
September 12, 1910 and died at 7:55 PM on June 15, 1971 at
her home at 117 Linden Avenue in Suffolk. She married
Shelley Burch Watson of Suffolk, Virginia, son of Robert
Edward and Janie Inez Cobb Watson. Of whom later.
2. Helen Elizabeth Whitley, born July 19, 1916 in Suffolk,
Virginia. She married Claude Clifford Lilly Jr., the son of
Claude Clifford and Ethel Leonard Blood Lilly of Suffolk.
(see Lilly Family). Of whom later.
3. George Franklin Whitley Jr., born in Suffolk, Virginia on
March 28, 1924. He married Marjorie Eleanor Stiles in Long
Beach, California on April 25, 1949. Of whom later.
Margaret Wilkerson Whitley, daughter of Joel Flournoy and Lellie
Wingfield Moody Whitley was born at Surry Courthouse on October
11, 1891. She married Frank Morris Cobb, son of William Mills and
Mary Darden Cobb of Southampton County, Virginia. They lived in
Franklin, Virginia. They were married on October 27, 1909. They
had issue:
1. William Morris Cobb, who married Martha Evans and had a
daughter Martha Roberta Cobb who married Dr. Edward
Woolridge.
2. Frances Louise Cobb who married James Cornelius Roberts,
son of James Cornelius and Lucy Bailey. James C. Roberts,
Sr. was the son of Nathaniel G. Roberts and Adminta Oliver.
Lucy Bailey was the daughter of Charles Washington Bailey
and Indiana Virginia Howell of Isle of Wight County,
Virginia. James C. Roberts and Lucy Bailey had also had
issue, Charles W. Roberts, Harry Roberts, Deborah Roberts,
and another sister _____Roberts who married Ralph Woolard of
Richmond, Virginia. James C. Roberts and Frances Louise Cobb
had issue a son
1. James Cornelius Roberts III who married.
3. Mary Elizabeth Cobb who married Bernard Blythe. They had
issue
1. Nancy Cobb Blythe, born November 25, 1944 in
Richmond, Virginia. She married G. C. Litten
2. Margaret Crissie Blythe, born July 1, 1948. She
married Robert Eubanks on July 18, 1969.
4. Margaret Wingfield Cobb, married Calvin Rawls Burgess.
They had issue
1. Ellen Maxine Burgess who married William Donny
Williams
2. Myra Margaret Burgess who married Robert Burgess
3. Susan Gwynne Burgess
5. Fay Linwood Cobb who married Winifred Earl Shelton. They
had issue
1. David Earl Shelton, born November 6, 1966
Sidney Jennings Whitley, son of Joel Flournoy and Lellie Wingfield
Moody Whitley was born in Surry on October 23, 1893. He married
Hilda, daughter of Marcellus Draper on June 21, 1941. Sidney died
in Florida on Monday, July 16, 19 , and was buried in Roanoke,
Virginia.
Willard Flournoy Whitley, son of Joel Flournoy and Lellie
Wingfield Moody Whitley was born in Surry on July 25, 1896 and
died in March of 1961 in Washington, D.C. He married Helen Doetch
and had issue:
1. Willard Flournoy Whitley Jr. who married Effie _____ and
had issue:
1. Susan Whitley
2. Sandra Whitley
2. Helen Amanda Whitley, who married Jack Young and had
issue:
1. John Young
2. a daughter
Lulie Wingfield Whitley, daughter of Joel Flournoy and Lellie
Wingfield Moody Whitley was born at Surry on June 19, 1898, and
died on May 23, 1976. She married William Jesse Roberts, a native
of Eastville, Virginia, the son of Henry and Mollie Wilson
Roberts. At his death Jesse was a member of Orcut Avenue Baptist
Church of Newport News and of the Eastville Masonic Lodge. They
lived at 16 Charles Street in Hampton, Virginia. William Jesse
Roberts died at the age of 69 in Newport News, Virginia. At his
death, Jesse had three sisters, Mrs. Lawrence McKenny of Columbia,
Mrs. Prentis Ward of Newport News, and Mrs. Morgan Birge of
Arlington. Jesse was buried from Lawrence B. Wood Funeral Home by
the Reverend Lawrence McKenny. He was buried in Park Lawn
Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia. Lulie and Jesse had issue:
1. James W. Roberts who lived in Newport News at the time of
his father's death, and who married Alma Robertson and had
issue:
1. Lulie Wingfield Roberts
2. James Roberts
3. David Roberts
4. Stephen Roberts
2. William Jesse Roberts Jr., of Seaford, at the time of his
father's death, and who died September 4, 1977. He married
Faye _____ and had issue:
1. Carol Anne Roberts
3. Thomas Henry Roberts, who was living in Los Angeles at
the time of his father's death. He married Alyce _____ and
had issue:
1. Glenn Roberts (by adoption)
2. Diane Roberts
Helen Elizabeth Whitley, daughter of George Franklin Whitley and
Dolly Ann Bell Cross Whitley was born July 19, 1916 in Suffolk,
Virginia. She married Claude Clifford Lilly Jr., the son of Claude
Clifford and Ethel Leonard Blood Lilly of Suffolk. Claude and
Helen had one son,
1. Dr. Claude Clifford Lilly III who was born in Atlanta,
Georgia on June 9, 1946. He married Laree Eualvene Powell,
daughter of James E. and Eualvene Feen Powell of Cordele,
Georgia on July 5, 1969. They had issue:
1. Claude Whitley Lilly, born September 9, 1973
2. Kristina Jane Lilly, born April 4, 1977
George Franklin Whitley Jr., son of George Franklin Whitley and
Dolly Ann Bell Cross Whitley was born in Suffolk, Virginia on
March 28, 1924. He married Marjorie Eleanor Stiles in Long Beach,
California on April 25, 1949. They had issue:
1. Cathy Jo Whitley, born 1950
2. George Franklin Whitley III, born April 10, 1952
3. Richard Whitley, born August, 1957
4. Leonard Whitley, born February, 1961
Alice Wingfield Whitley, daughter of George Franklin Whitley and
Dolly Ann Bell Cross Whitley was born in Suffolk, Virginia on
September 12, 1910 and died on June 15, 1971 at her home on Linden
Avenue in Suffolk. Shelley Burch Watson, was born in Capron,
Virginia on October 28, 1907. Died in Suffolk, Virginia, at Louise
Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk, Virginia, at 8:35 P.M., Monday,
July 12, 1982. He was buried on Thursday, July 15, 1982 in Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suffolk. ["Burch" was named for a friend of his
father's, Thaddeus Augustus Burch (b. St. Mary's County in
Southern Maryland, d. 1936 at 3410 Carlisle Ave, Baltimore), an
oil man of Baltimore, Maryland. In the Baltimore City Directory
for 1930 it lists Burch and his wife Annie (and The Burch Oil
Company) living at 3408 Carlisle Avenue. According to the 1942
Directory, their son Thaddeus Joseph Burch and his wife Frances J.
were living next door at 3408 Carlisle Avenue. Thaddeus Joseph
Burch died on Wednesday, October 3, 1962 and was survived by his
wife Frances J. Greenwell Burch, sons The Reverend Thaddeus J.
Burch, S.J., of Auriesville, New York, The Rev. Francis F. Burch,
S.J., of Woodstock, Maryland (as of 1990 his address was St.
Joseph's College, 5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylavnia
19131), and Thomas K. Burch of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a sister
Mrs. Loretta (James Vincent) Brooks of Baltimore. She was living
at her father's home (They had a son, James Burch Brooks, M.D. of
Baltimore [as of 1990, phone 301-435-9223]. At the time of his
death Thaddeus Joseph Burch was of Leonardstown, Maryland]. At his
death, he was retired as Production Manager of Southgate Foods,
Norfolk, Virginia and Suffolk Masonic Lodge 30. He was also a
Shriner. They were married at the home of Alice's parents on Cedar
Street by the Rev. W. W. Staley on June 14, 1929. They had the
following children:
1. Dolly Bell Watson, of whom later.
2. The Reverend Shelley Burch Watson Jr. of whom
later.
Dolly Bell Watson, daughter of Shelley Burch and Alice Wingfield
Whitley Watson was born in Suffolk, Virginia, January 7, 1931.
Married Charles Brosia Carr Jr. of Windsor, Virginia, in
Gatesville, North Carolina, by The Reverend Thomas A. Collins on
January 8, 1949. Charles was born on March 4, 1926 in Windsor,
Isle of Wight County, Virginia to Charles Brosia Carr (b. July
16, 1878, d. Aug. 6, 1953) and Dott Hingerty (b. Feb. 13, 1888,
d. Jan. 11, 1973). Dolly was confirmed by The Rt. Rev. William A.
Brown, in Christ Church (Episcopal), Smithfield, Virginia on
December 6, 1959. They had one daughter and two sons:
1. Dolly Watson Carr, of whom later
2. William Love Carr, of whom later
3. Charles Brosia Carr III, of whom later
Dolly Watson Carr, daughter of Charles Brosia Carr Jr and Dolly
Bell Watson was born in Suffolk, Virginia (Lakeview Clinic),
October 5, 1949. She married first to Willie Hunter Rountree Jr.
of Whaleyville, Virginia, the son of Willie Hunter Rountree and
Katherlene Duke. They were married at Main Street Methodist
Church, Suffolk, Virginia at 4:00 P.M. on August 23, 1969. She
married secondly Timothy Martin Eastwood on December 27, 1974 in
Virginia Beach, Virginia. Timothy Eastwood was born July 5, 1941
in Grand Rapids, Michigan; he was the son of George Eastwood and
Lura Macy. She married thirdly, Michael Chin, born June 25, 1956
in Flushing, New York, son of Edmund Chin (b. Nov. 11, 1931 in New
York City), and Jaylene Young (born in Flushing, New York, July
30, 1934). Michael and Dolly presently live [1991] in Baltimore,
Maryland. They had issue:
1. Sarah Wingfield Chin, born Ascension Day, May 9, 1991 in
Baltimore, Maryland. Baptized at the Cathedral of the
Incarnation, Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, August 25, 1991
by her great-uncle, The Rev. Shelley B. Joel Watson. The
Dean, The Very Rev. Vann Gardner celebrated the Eucharist
and assisted.
William Love Carr [named for William Love Nunalee, his
g-g-g-grandfather], son of Charles Brosia Carr Jr and Dolly Bell
Watson was born April 18, 1952 in Suffolk, Virginia (Obici
Memorial Hospital which was then just on the outskirts of Suffolk
in Nansemond County. He married Juel Frances Barnes, the daughter
of James Walter Barnes and Eva Louise Johnson. They were married
in Suffolk, Virginia. They had issue:
1. William Love Carr Jr., born September 19, 1972 in
Suffolk, Virginia and baptized at St. Mary's Church (Roman
Catholic) in Suffolk on October 20, 1972. His godparents
were his aunt, Dolly Watson Carr Rountree and his great
uncle, Brother Joel, SSF [Shelley Burch Watson Jr.].
2. David Brosia Carr, born in Suffolk, Virginia at 6:30 AM
on Monday, February 9, 1976.
William Love Carr married secondly on June 11, 1977 to Brenda Gail
Atkinson, the daughter of Elbert Wilson Atkinson, Sr., and Lucy
Mae Jones of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Brenda was born on
March 15, 1957 in Suffolk, Virginia. William and Brenda had issue:
3. Eric Justin Carr, born in Suffolk, Virginia on September
21, 1979.
4. Krystal Love Carr, born January 12, 1983.
William Love Carr married thirdly to Wanda Yvonne Chapman nee
Davenport, born May 7, 1949 in Columbia, Tyrrell County, North
Carolina, the daughter of Lewis Everett Davenport (born in Manteo,
North Carolina) and Matilda Maxine Spear (born in Creswell,
Washington Co., North Carolina). By her first marriage to John
Joseph Chapman, born Dennison but took the surname of his
step-father, Wanda had two sons, John Joseph Chapman Jr., born in
Pontiac, Michigan on March 17, 1974 and Jeffrey Heath Chapman,
born February 20, 1976 in Edenton, North Carolina. As of 1992,
they live in Gates, North Carolina.
Charles Brosia Carr, III, son of Charles Brosia Carr Jr and Dolly
Bell Watson was born January 5, 1962 in Suffolk, Virginia (Obici).
He was baptized by the Rev. Dr. Taylor Willis, Rector of Newport
Parish in St. Luke's Church, Newport Parish, Isle of Wight County,
Virginia on February 24, 1962. His godparents were Rodham T. Delk,
Esq. and his wife Evelyn Delk of Smithfield, Virginia, and A.E.S.
Stephens of Smithfield, Lt. Governor of Virginia. Married Vickie
Lee Dean who was born October 31, 1964 in Salisbury, Maryland, the
daughter of Barbara Jean Kellam [born in Ansonia, Connecticut,
June 29, 1944], daughter of Cecil Kellam and Anna Marie _____, and
Victor Lee Dean, born in Salisbury, Maryland, September 22, 1940,
son of Victor McClean Dean and Rose Anne Duck. [Barbara Jean
Kellem had first married Ronald Sterling and had a daughter Maria
Mae Sterling who married Robert Manning Wise]. Charles and Vickie
live in Suffolk, Virginia. They had issue:
1. Charles Brosia Carr, IV, born Suffolk, Virginia.
The Rev. Shelley Burch Watson Jr., son of Shelley Burch and Alice
Wingfield Whitley Watson was born November 16, 1944 in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada. He was baptized on April 6, 1958 by the Rev.
George Samuel Lightener at Main Street Methodist Church, Suffolk,
Virginia, and confirmed by the Rt. Rev. William A. Brown, Bishop
of Southern Virginia at Trinity Church, Portsmouth, Virginia on
May 30, 1965. Mrs. Richard (Mildred) Savedge was his sponsor.
Mildred was a member of the parish and of the family. Shelley was
ordained a Deacon on Saturday, June 26, 1976 at Grace Cathedral,
San Francisco, California by the Rt. Rev. Chauncey Kilmer Myers,
Bishop of California. The Rt. Rev. Richard Millard was the
examinor at the service as well as con-celebrant. Shelley and nine
other ordinands were deacons at the Eucharist. He was ordained
Priest on The Feast of St. Barnabas, June 11, 1977 in Holy
Innocents Church, San Francisco by the Rt. Rev. Chilton Powell,
Retired Bishop of Oklahoma for the Bishop of California. He
celebrated the Eucharist for the first time on the next day,
Sunday June 27, 1977 at Holy Innocents Church where he was an
assistant minister. Shelley married in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New
York, September 5, 1981 to Margaret Hambly, born March 14, 1956 in
Berkeley, California, the daughter of Alvin Sargent Hambly and
Joan Bailey of Berkeley, California. They have no children.
Joel Whitfield Whitley, the son of Joel and Holly Turner Whitley
was born in Isle of Wight County in 1835 and died April 13, 1898
in Newport News, Virginia. He married on August 1, 1878, May
Florence Spratley, the daughter of Simon B. Spratley and Margaret
Norfleet of Surry County. May was born in Surry and died on
September 7, 1916 in Newport News, Virginia. May Florence Spratley
Whitley married secondly M. E. Morris. As a Lieutenant Joel
Whitfield Whitley was wounded in the shoulder in the War Between
the States at Fort Stephens on May 14, 1864. He lived at Surry
Courthouse next door to what is now (1991) the Surryhouse
Restaurant. Joel and Florence had issue:
1. Creighton Whitley, d. August 3, 1894
2. Effie Whitley who married William Clark,
Commonwealth Attorney for Isle of Wight County, Virginia
3. Joseph Whitley, born 1882. "Joe" was Mayor of Coral
Gables, Florida. He married Frances O'Brien in 1943. He
died in Coral Gables without issue.
4. Jewel Whitley who married _____ Falconer of Newport News,
Va.
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