My Whatley Family
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Fifth Generation

15. Kirby WHATLEY (John B.4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1).

16. Seaborn WHATLEY (John B.4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1).

17. Simeon WHATLEY (John B.4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1).

18. Obed WHATLEY (John B.4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1).

19. Wilson WHATLEY (John B.4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1).

20. William WHATLEY (John B.4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1).

21. Green WHATLEY (John B.4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1).

22. John WHATLEY II (John B.4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1).

23. Willis WHATLEY (John B.4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1766 and died about 1873 about age 107.

24. James WHATLEY (John B.4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1778.

25. Shirley WHATLEY (John B.4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1795.

26. John WHATLEY (Shirley II4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1736.

27. William WHATLEY (Shirley II4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1740.

28. Edmund WHATLEY (Shirley II4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1753.

Edmund married Phillis MARCUS [MRIN: 915]. Phillis was born about 1754 and died on 13 Mar 1830 about age 76.

29. Sherwood WHATLEY (Shirley II4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1755 and died in Feb 1803 about age 48.

Sherwood married Anna Nancy UNKNOWN [MRIN: 916].

30. Wilson WHATLEY (Shirley II4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1757.

31. Rederick WHATLEY (Shirley II4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1760.

32. Willis WHATLEY (Shirley II4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1765.

33. James WHATLEY (Shirley II4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1775.

James married Lucy BIRD [MRIN: 917].

34. Phineas WHATLEY (William4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1).

Phineas married Amy HOBBS [MRIN: 919].

Children from this marriage were:

+ 44 M    i. William Wesly WHATLEY was born about 1778 and died about 1840 about age 62.

William married Elizabeth WIGGINS [MRIN: 920]. (b. Abt 1782, d. Abt 1863)

+ 45 M    ii. Elisha WHATLEY was born about 1796 and died about 1837 about age 41.

Elisha married Mary O'BERRY [MRIN: 921]. (b. Abt 1800)

+ 46 F    iii. Lucy WHATLEY was born about 1798.

Lucy married Daniel Prairie WIGGINS [MRIN: 922] (b. Abt 1797, d. 26 Jul 1851) on 28 Jun 1816.

+ 47 M    iv. Archibald Achilles WHATLEY was born about 1801 and died about 1856 about age 55.

+ 48 F    v. Amy Elizabeth WHATLEY was born about 1802.

Amy married Daniel K. WIGGINS [MRIN: 923]. (b. Abt 1785)

+ 49 M    vi. Wooten WHATLEY was born about 1806.

+ 50 M    vii. Jesse Mercer WHATLEY was born about 1809 and died about 1897 about age 88.

35. Daughter WHATLEY (William4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1).

Daughter married Thomas HOBBS [MRIN: 924].

36. Child WHATLEY (William4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1).

37. Samuel WHATLEY (William4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1762 and died on 3 Oct 1826 about age 64.

Samuel married Catherine ANGLIN [MRIN: 925] about 1782. Catherine was born in Apr 1762 and died on 7 Aug 1857 at age 95.

38. Ornan WHATLEY (Willis4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1).

39. Willis WHATLEY II (Willis4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1).

Willis married Hannah White DOUGLAS [MRIN: 904] on 23 Dec 1815. Hannah was born about 1800.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 51 F    i. Emily WHATLEY .

+ 52 F    ii. Martha Ann WHATLEY was born about 1835.

Martha married M. A. RIDGEWAY [MRIN: 905] (b. Abt 1835) on 14 Apr 1858.

+ 53 F    iii. Virginia P. WHATLEY was born about 1839.

Virginia married Henry A. GARRETT [MRIN: 906] (b. Abt 1840) on 12 Mar 1861.

40. Nancy WHATLEY (Willis4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1).

41. Green WHATLEY (Willis4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1783.

Green married Elizabeth UNKNOWN [MRIN: 907]. Elizabeth was born about 1787.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 54 F    i. Mary WHATLEY .

Green next married Elizabeth DOUGLAS [MRIN: 908] on 5 Apr 1813.

42. Gennit WHATLEY (Willis4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1795 and died before 3 Jan 1816.

Gennit married Orphia DUCKWORTH [MRIN: 909] on 5 Nov 1815.

43. Rev. Shirley B. WHATLEY (Willis4, Shirley3, Samuel2, Benjamine1) was born about 1750 in South Carolina and died on 24 Dec 1839 about age 89. Another name for Shirley was Shirley Burrell.

Shirley married Fereby HUNTER [MRIN: 826]. Fereby died on 7 Aug 1843 in Edgefield County, South Carolina and was buried in Private land. Another name for Fereby was Pheobe.

General Notes: Fereby Whatley's Will
South Carolina
Edgefield District

Know all men by these that I FEREBY WHATLEY being of sound mind and memory and understanding do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following.

First. I will and bequeath at my death unto my son WILLIS WHATLEY my bed and bedding.

Second. At the same time it is my will that the balance of my property be equally divided between my son WILLIS WHATLEY and my son in law JEREMIAH COOK.

I have made the above disposition of my property to the exclusion of the rest of my children not from the want of affection towards them but because of the advantage which they have already had over the above named WILLIS WHATLEY and JEREMIAH COOK in the division of my husband's estate .

I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint WILLIS WHATLEY and JEREMIAH COOK executors to this my last will and testament and to hereby revoke and make void all and every other wills by me at anytime there to fore made and do declare this to be my last will and testament. This the Twenty Eight day of October One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty.


Signed and sealed in Fereby X (her mark) Whatley (Seal)
presence of

John Lake
Jesse W. Timmerman
W. M. Timmerman

South Carolina
Edgefield District

Personally appeared before me Jesse W. Timmerman who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God, says he was present and saw Fereby Whatley sign, seal and acknowledge the foregoing instrument to be and contain her last will and testament, and that she Fereby Whatley was then of sound and disposing mind and memory, to the best of this deponents knowledge and belief, and that he Jesse W. Timmerman with John Lake and W. M. Timmerman signed their names as witnesses at the request of the testatrix, and in being presence and in the presence of each other.

This the 7th day of August 1843. S? T? qualified JEREMIAH COOK

Oliver Towles
C. E. D.


Children from this marriage were:

+ 55 M    i. Frederick WHATLEY died before 1847.

Frederick married Nancy UNKNOWN [MRIN: 828]. (b. Abt 1770)

+ 56 M    ii. Wilson WHATLEY died on 27 Jan 1845.

+ 57 F    iii. Martha WHATLEY .

Martha married Wilson PALMER [MRIN: 827].

+ 58 M    iv. Rev. Willis Richard WHATLEY was born about 1770 in North Carolina and died on 6 Sep 1832 in Clarke County, Alabama about age 62.

Willis married Unknown UNKNOWN [MRIN: 1077] about 1790.

Willis next married Rebecca RAY [MRIN: 1021] (b. Abt 1782, d. 1 Jun 1850) on 21 Aug 1803.

+ 59 F    v. Mary Ann WHATLEY was born about 1788.

Mary married Jeremiah COOK [MRIN: 829].

+ 60 M    vi. Shirley Burrell WHATLEY II was born about 1792 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, died on 11 Jun 1852 in Edgefield County, South Carolina about age 60, and was buried in Mountain Creek Cemetery, Kirksey, Greenwood County, South Carolina.

Shirley married Nancy Henrietta HOLLOWAY [MRIN: 830] (b. Abt 1796, d. Abt 1876) on 6 Dec 1814.