The most famous puritan divine in the Church of England of his day, he was distinguished as a scholar and preacher. His library was so large and well selected that at his death Queen Elizabeth desired to purchase it. He belonged to the family of Whitaker of Holme, Lancashire.
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originally called "Whitacre". It is a matter of speculation, however, just how they received the name as a surname. The word "Whitacre"designated the north part of a burying ground, usually allotted to the poor. It is thought that the Whitaker family derived their name from one of a number of parishes so called in Warwichshire and other localities.Another authority considers the name to be the same as Whitgar, which wasborne by a nephew of Cerdic, King of the West Saxons. colony in Virginia. This family was descended from the Rev. William Whitaker, Master of St. John's College, Cambridge in England. He was anoted puritan divine of the Church of England, distinguished both asscholar and as a preacher. His library was so famous that Queen Elizabeth purchased it at his death. He was descended from the family of Whitakerin Lancashire.
Dunham Whitaker's book, "The History of the Parish of Whalley." It takes the family back to Sir Simon de Whitacre, time of William the Conqueror.Children's Ancestry" by Mrs. Sarah Cantey Whitaker Allen. This book was found in the Georgia State Archives, at Rhodes Center in Atlanta.
Church of England in his time.
"Ultra-predestinarian" Confession of Faith, called the "Lambeth Articles"
REFORMATION IN ENGLAND" [5TH ED, VOL III, MACMILLAN, 1963]): MORE INFORMATION ON WILLIAM WHITAKER, D.D.,the Reformation; Drew up the "Ultra-predestinarian" Confession of Faith, called the "Lambeth Articles" (FOR MORE INFO ON HIM AND THE "ARTICLES",SEE PHILIP HUGHES' "THE REFORMATION IN ENGLAND" [5TH ED, VOL III,MACMILLAN, 1963]); MORE INFORMATION ON WILLIAM WHITAKER, D.D., Can befound in Sir Francis Galton's "Hereditary Genius."[woodward.FTW]
John Bourchier was the 2nd Baron Berners, inheriting the title from his grandfather, John Bourchier. He was a statesman and an author. At one time, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. In December, 1520, he left England to become Deputy of Calais, where he died, being buried at St. Mary's Church, Calais, according to his wishes. His sole heiress was his daughter, Jane, and his will, dated March 3rd, 1532/1533, also mentioned three illegitimate sons, Humphrey, James, and George.
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Came to Virginia in 1640