Individual 2220: William Jervis Whitthorne

Individual Record 2220

Name} Whitthorne, William Jervis

Family History} Hancock

Title} Major

Race} White

Sex} Male

Birth: Date} Fam 22 Feb 1797

Place} Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Marr.: Date} Cir 1824

Place} (Link)

Death: Date} Fam 19 Feb 1872*

Place} Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee

Burial: Date} Fam 22 Feb 1872*

Place} Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee

Grave Marker} Yes

Source 1}	1236=1850 USA cen
Source 2}	1237=1860 USA cen
Source 3}	1234=Biography
Source 4}	1235=Biography
Source 5}	1217=Cemetery rec
Source 6}	1214=Family history
Source 7}	1233=Family history
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Source 10}

Parents: } See Notes** below
Relationship No.} None

1st Household No.}

Occupation 1} Merchant
Occupation 2} Attorney
Occupation 3} Chancery court clerk

Religion/Church} Presbyterian

Spouses: First} Wisener, Elizabeth (Eliza) Joyce
Total Number of} 1?

Notes: *Death and burial year conflict: William's death year was 1872 per Sources 1217, 1233, and 1235; however, it was 1875 (and probably erroneous) in Source 1234.

**William's father was born in the north of Ireland, of Scotch ancestry, and spent his entire life on the Emerald Isle. William's mother was of a French Huguenot family (De La Honte). William was an infant when his father died, and four years later he was made an orphan by the death of his mother, who died (circa 1802) on board the ship on which she had booked passage for America.

William was subsequently taken care of by his mother's brother, who settled near Raleigh, North Carolina. At age 16 William was sent back to Ireland to attend the University of Dublin. He returned to North Carolina after graduation from that University. Thereafter he moved to the eastern part of Tennessee, then moved to Bedford county. He was a merchant operating a general store in Farmington for a number of years.

William was admitted to the bar soon after moving to Tennessee. Later he was commissioned by Gov. Sam Houston as a major of the 22nd Regiment of the Tennessee militia.

William was appointed U.S. deputy marshal in 1842 for middle Tennessee. He was thereafter appointed clerk and master of the chancery court at Shelbyville. He filled the latter position for 27 years until he retired.

William was noted for his strict Presbyterianism, democracy, honesty, and integrity. He acccumulated quite a fortune for those days, and was a personal friend of General Jackson and President Polk. He was buried on the 75th anniversary of his birth.

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Photo} None

Immigr'n Date} Cir 1802

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Education: Grade} (see Notes) or Top 2 Degrees} (see Notes)

Military: Service} Militia for the State of} Tennessee

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Last Updated
by} Dan Hancock

Date Updated} 10 Aug 2010
Date Created} 30 Jul 2010

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