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SUMMARY of the HISTORY
of the WALTRIP FAMILY
The BeginningThe name "Waltrip" varied considerably thru the years starting with "Wardrope" from Scotland and then "Waldrop", "Worldrop" and finally "Waltrip" with additional spelling in records of "Wardroper" and "Walldrup'. The name is occupational in origin meaning that the first bearer of the surname performed that trade or profession. In this case the name comes from the keeper of the royal wardrobe. The man in charge of the clothes of the household was a post of great responsibility. The wardrobe was a repository not only for articles of dress but for furniture not in use, and for spices and confections. The first "Waltrip" came from Scotland. The EIGHTH Generation - The Michael Wardrope Family BACK to the GILLETT FAMILYMichael Wardrope was born in Scotland in the late 1600's. By 1699 he was living in King William County, Virginia. Who, when and where he married is not clear at this time. He may have come to America around or before 1682 as a William Clairborne received land for transport of a Michael Wardrope.King William County is located east of Richmond, Virginia, near Chesapeake Bay. He was assigned 90 acres of land there in June of 1699. In 1712 a Michael and Joseph Wallrup got a land grant of 100 acres in King William County. In 1715 he received an additional 100 acres. Michael was the father of five known children, all born in Virginia:
Married: Christian Trevillian Died: in 1783 about 77 years old Children: 6
Married: Elizabeth Ann Vest - she was born about 1716 in Virginia Died: in 1775 about 59 years old Children: 10
Married: Sarah ______ Died: about 1772 around 47 years old Children: at least one son
Died: after 1810 over 80 years old The SEVENTH Generation - The Joseph Worldrop Family BACK to the GILLETT FAMILYJoseph Worldrop was born about 1716 probably in King William County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Ann Vest. She was born about 1716 in Virginia. Joseph and Elizabeth (Vest) Worldrop were the parents of ten children, all probably born in Virginia:
Died: about 1790 around 51 years old
Married: Mary Bunton probably in Halifax, Virginia, in 1774 - she was born about 1754 Died: March 12, 1820, in Greene County, Illinois, about 76 years old Children: 6
Died: in 1851 about 89 years old
Married: Polly McConnell Died: about 1847 around 82 years old Children: 6
Married: (1) Mary Polly Galloway in July 1809 in Brunswick, Amelia County, Virginia - she was born in 1785 in Virginia Children: 3 Married: (2) Mary Crawley The SIXTH Generation - The Luke Waltrip Family BACK to the GILLETT FAMILYLuke Waltrip was born about 1744 in Amelia County, Virginia. Amelia County is located about 50 miles southwest of Richmond, Virginia. He married Mary Bunton, probably in Halifax, Virginia, in 1774. She was born about 1754. Luke and Mary (Bunton) Waltrip were the parents of six children all born in Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia:
Married: Henrietta Pryor about 1803 - she was born September 1, 1785, in Amelia County, Virginia - she died September 28, 1844, in Davies County, Kentucky Died: September 19, 1822, in Davies County, Kentucky, at age 46 Children: 13
Married: Elizabeth Thaxton on December 22, 1803, in Halifax, Virginia - she was born in 1787 in Virginia, the daughter of William and Sarah (Gravitt) Thaxton - Elizabeth died in Greene County, Illinois on August 23, 1855, about 65 years old Died: February 28, 1850, of kidney stones in Greene County, Illinois at age 72 Children: 10
Married: James Everett on April 9, 1813, in Breckinridge County, Kentucky Died: November 4, 1858, in Clay County, Missouri, at age 73
Married: Howard Everett on January 15, 1815 - he was born in 1793 - he died in 1877 about 84 years old Died: November 5, 1859, in Clay County, Missouri - a year and a day after her twin sister, Mary Ann Children: 11
Married: Mary Polly Elizabeth Glascock on May 2, 1812, in Breckinridge County, Kentucky - she was born March 3, 1795, in Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, the daughter of Gregory and Nancy Glascock - Mary died in Hutton Township of Coles County, Illinois, on January 12, 1879, at age 83 Died: March 21, 1843, in Hutton Township of Coles County, Illinois, at age 55 Children: 10 Luke Waltrip died March 12, 1820, in Greene County, Illinois, about 76 years old. Greene County is located about 50 miles north of St. Louis. One source indicated that he actually died and was buried in 1819 and the funeral was held on the March 12th date when the Baptist minister came to the area. His wife, Mary (Bunton) Waltrip, supposedly died in the 1820's and was buried beside him. The FIFTH Generation - The Luke Waltrip Jr. Family BACK to the GILLETT FAMILYLuke Waltrip, Jr. was born in 1775 in Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia. By 1810 he was living in Breckinridge County, Kentucky where he married (1) Susannah Fentress on July 13, 1812. She was born in 1795 probably in Albemarle County, Virginia. Breckinridge County is located half way between Louisville, Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana. After scouting Missouri, Arkansas, and Illinois for land, in 1828 the Waltrips settled in Wright Township of Greene County, Illinois. By 1835 they were found in Washington County, Arkansas. Washington County is located in northwest Arkansas around Fayetteville, Arkansas. Luke and Susannah (Fentress) Waltrip were the parents of eleven children:
Died: (Date/Place Unknown)
he enlisted August 13, 1864 Married: Margaret Mellon August 11, 1866 - she was born in 1850 in Missouri Died: April 2, 1909 at the age of 62 - he was buried in the Elijah Waltrip Cemetery (now the Eugene Gates Cemetery) Children: 7 - all born in Barry County, Missouri
Married: Sarah Birkes on September 8, 1868, in Barry County, Missouri - she was born July 9, 1850, in Carroll County, Arkansas - Sarah (Birkes) Waltrip died in Santa Cruz, California, on November 7, 1922, at age 72 Died: November 17, 1920, in Santa Cruz, California, at age 71 Children: 11 - the 1st 10 born in Barry County, Missouri; the last in California
Married: Eleanor Lasley October 26, 1879 in Barry County, Missouri - she was born in 1861 in Kentucky Died: (Date/Place Unknown) Children: 6
Married: probably Warren Birkes - he was born in 1851 Died: (Date/Place Unknown)
Married: John Foster before 1870 in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas - he was listed as being born in 1827 Died: (Date/Place Unknown)
Died: (Date/Place Unknown)
Married: Martha Jane Wilson - she was born in January 1863 in Arkansas Died: (Date/Place Unknown) Children: 4 - all born in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California
Died: January 12, 1892, in Barry County, Missouri, at age 76 Married (1): Esther Terry in 1841 in Barry County, Missouri - she was born February 3, 1823, in Gibson County, Indiana, the daughter of William and Barbara (Ennis) Terry - Esther died January 20, 1851, in Barry County, Missouri, at age 27 Children: Four - see Children of Elijah and Esther Terry Waltrip Married (2): Delilah Haynes on March 4, 1851 - she was born October 12, 1835, in Missouri, the daughter of Eli and Mary (Branson) Haynes - Delilah died January 10, 1920, at age 84 Children: Eleven - see Children of Elijah and Delilah Haynes Waltrip
Died: (date, place unknown) Married (1): Ezekiel Boyd in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee - he was born there in 1811 - he died around 1840 about 29 years old Children: 2 daughters, both born in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee on February 4, 1808 - he died December 31, 1882, in Goshen, Washington County, Arkansas at age 74 Children: five - all born in Goshen, Washington County, Arkansas
Married: John Mackey Died: (Date/Place Unknown) Children: at least one daughter
Died: (Date/Place Unknown)
Died: September 12, 1905,in Gentry County, Missouri, at age 77 Married (1): Martha Mackey on January 4, 1849, in Gentry County, Missouri - she died August 24, 1863 in Gentry County, Missouri Children: four - all born in Gentry County, Missouri
Children: six - all born in Gentry County, Missouri
Died: in 1840 about 10 years old or younger
Died: (Date/Place Unknown) (a Luke Waltrip was killed by a horse kick October 7, 1860, in Greene County, Illinois, but it has not been proven this is the same person)
Died: (Date/Place Unknown)
Died: (Date/Place Unknown)
Died: (Date/Place Unknown) Luke then married (2) Ann McCracken on September 15, 1842, in Clay County, Missouri. Ann was born about 1820 in North Carolina probably the daughter of John and Sarah Margaret McCracken. Starting at this point sources do not agree -- some sources even indicate they were parents of up to six more children. If the dates are correct, at the time of the marriage Luke would have been 67 years old while Ann was only 22 years old. Even though most researchers indicated the two married, I strongly feel that the Luke Waltrip that married Ann McCracken was his son that was born about 1820. Luke Waltrip died in 1845 in Clay County, Missouri, about 70 years old. Ann (McCracken) Waltrip died May 23, 1873 in Notaway County, Missouri, at age 53. The FOURTH Generation - The Elijah Waltrip Family BACK to the GILLETT FAMILYElijah Waltrip was born October 7, 1815, in Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, the son of Luke and Susannah (Fentress) Waltrip. He married (1) Esther Terry in 1841 in Barry County, Missouri. She was born February 23, 1823, in Gibson County, Indiana, the daughter of William and Barbara (Ennis) Terry. They were the parents of four children. See Children of Elijah and Esther Terry Waltrip Esther died January 20, 1851, in Barry County, Missouri at the age of 27. Elijah then married (2) Delilah Haynes on March 4, 1851. She was born October 12, 1835, in Missouri, the daughter of Eli and Mary (Branson) Haynes. They were the parents of eleven children. See Children of Elijah and Delilah Haynes Waltrip For more information on the Elijah and Delilah (Haynes) family, go to: Elijah died January 12, 1892 in Barry County, Missouri, at the age of 76. Delilah died January 10, 1920, at the age of 84. |