Joseph Musgrove Whitaker1 
M, (25 August 1755 - 22 May 1838)
Joseph Musgrove Whitaker was born on 25 August 1755 at Leeds, England.1 He was the son of James Whitaker and Ann Musgrave.1 Joseph Musgrove Whitaker married Sarah Updegrove, daughter of Jacob Updegrove and Sarah Butler, after 1776.1 Joseph Musgrove Whitaker died on 22 May 1838 at age 82 years, 8 months and 27 days.1
Joseph M. Whitaker came to America with the British Army in 1776. He landed at North East, Maryland, and joined with the colonial cause. He later settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania where he worked as a wood cutter at Hopewell Furnace. He did broadcloth weaving on the side as well as family subsistance farming. He and Sarah are buried somewhere near Hopewell Furnace, Berks County, Pennsylvania, but their graves cannot be currently located.
Reference: Ross K. Cook Collection, GSP; Samuel W. Pennypacker Pedigree and Biography; Berks County Historical Society Bulletin and Louis S. Whitaker.1
Joseph M. Whitaker came to America with the British Army in 1776. He landed at North East, Maryland, and joined with the colonial cause. He later settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania where he worked as a wood cutter at Hopewell Furnace. He did broadcloth weaving on the side as well as family subsistance farming. He and Sarah are buried somewhere near Hopewell Furnace, Berks County, Pennsylvania, but their graves cannot be currently located.
Reference: Ross K. Cook Collection, GSP; Samuel W. Pennypacker Pedigree and Biography; Berks County Historical Society Bulletin and Louis S. Whitaker.1
Children of Joseph Musgrove Whitaker and Sarah Updegrove
- Ann Whitaker (1779 - 1865)
- James Whitaker+ (19 Feb 1782 - 5 Apr 1875)
- Jane Whitaker+ (1785 - 4 Feb 1869)
- Mary Whitaker (1785 - 1793)
- Joseph Musgrove Whitaker Jr.+ (29 Mar 1789 - 30 Nov 1870)
- Sarah Whitaker (1790 - )
- Richard Whitaker (c 1791 - )
- Jeremiah Whitaker (1793 - 1817)
- Hannah Whitaker (1794 - 1874)
- John Whitaker+ (3 Oct 1796 - 18 Mar 1874)
- Grace Whitaker (c 1798 - )
- Francis Asbury Whitaker+ (Nov 1799 - 18 Mar 1876)
- Isaac Whitaker+ (1 Oct 1801 - 28 Oct 1850)
- George Price Whitaker+ (30 Dec 1803 - 31 Dec 1890)
Last Edited=26 Jan 2020
Citations
- [S15] June (Shaull) Lutz, History of the Op Den Graef / Updegraff Family (Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1433 Elderwood Ct. N.W.: J. S. Lutz, 1988), p. U-141.