Hon. Robert Whitehill and Eleanor Reed

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Husband Hon. Robert Whitehill ¹

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           Born: 24 Jul 1735 - Pequea settlement, Lancaster Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Apr 1813 - Cumberland Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Silver Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cumberland Co, PA

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         Father: James Whitehill (1700-1766/1776) 2 3 4
         Mother: Rachel Cresswell (1709-1795) 1

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       Marriage: 1 Feb 1759 2

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• Biographical Sketch: Alfred Nevin, D.D., LL.D, Men of Mark of the Cumberland Valley, Pa. 1776-1876 (Philadelphia, PA: Fulton Publishing Co., 1876).

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Wife Eleanor Reed ²

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            AKA: Eleanor Read 5
           Born: 11 Mar 1734 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Jul 1785 5
         Buried: 

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         Father: Capt. Adam Read (1703-1769) 6
         Mother: Mary [Unk] (1712-1783) 2 6

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Children

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1 M Adam Whitehill ²

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           Born: 27 Feb 1760 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Apr 1780 2
         Buried: 

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2 F Mary Whitehill ^{2 7 8}

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           Born: 1 Feb 1762 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1778 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Kean (1762-1818) 7 8 9
           Marr: 1786 7 8

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3 F Rachel Whitehill ^{2 10}

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           Born: 6 May 1764 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Feb 1846 10 12
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Alexander Macbeth (1762-      ) 10 11
           Marr: 8 Jul 1790 10 12

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4 M James Whitehill ²

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           Born: 1766 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1832 2
         Buried: 

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5 M Robert Whitehill ²

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           Born: 13 Sep 1768 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Aug 1829 11
         Buried: 

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6 F Elizabeth Whitehill ^{2 13 14}

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           Born: 6 Mar 1770 or 1771 2 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Oct 1848 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Col. Richard Moore Crain (1777-1852) 2 13 14
           Marr: 1802 5

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7 F Eleanor Whitehill ²

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           Born: 9 Feb 1773 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Nov 1818 2
         Buried: 

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8 M John Whitehill ²

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           Born: 10 Apr 1775 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Nov 1816 2
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. Robert Whitehill

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He was educated at the school of Rev. Francis Alison. In the spring of 1771, he removed to Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, locating on a farm two miles west of Harrisburg. He was a member of the County Committee of 1774-5; of the Convention of July 15, 1776; of the Assembly, 1776-8; Council of Safety from October to December, 1777; member of the Supreme Executive Council, December 28, 1779, to November 30, 1781; of the Assembly, 1784-7; under the Constitution of 1790, member of the House of Representatives from 1797 to 1801, and of the Senate from 1801 to 1804. During his term as Senator, he was Speaker of that body, and presided at the celebrated impeachment of the judges of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. In 1805 he was elected to Congress, and continued to be a member thereof until his death, which occurred at his residence.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1042.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 52.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 695, 1042.

4 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 34.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 151.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 80, 169.

7 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 510.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 189.

9 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 29.

10 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 13.

11 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 53.

12 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 50.

13 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 477.

14 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 149.

15 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 150.