This Old Branch

This particular branch of McWhorter's are descended from David McWhirter and Mary Posten. The amount of research done on this branch is quite extensive and a number of people are involved. I will get to some sources later.

Being a descendent of David and Mary McWhirter, my abbreviated pedigree through my mother looks like this:

David McWhirter / Mary Posten
David McWhorter / Elizabeth Cherry
Jeremiah Barnett McWhorter / Jane Gray
Sara Jane Rebecca McWhorter / Samuel Cherry McWhorter
Julius Gray McWhorter / Maude Roseman Pickens
James Garnet McWhorter / Anna Charlotte Binder
Barbara Anne McWhorter / Harold Leslie Wilcox

Also, since this family married back into itself, I can replace (2) with Samuel McWhorter / Margaret Cherry and eliminate (3). If you wish to view this information more extensively, please view my Family Tree Maker Homepage.

There are a few great sources for information on this particular line. They are:

Tricia Pettit, Author of a McWhorter book due out soon (we hope). Take this link to get to her web page. Tricia has a wealth of information about this branch of McWhorter's, including detailed notes taken by a relative of hers, George Tuberville McWhorter, Jr. and old correspondence.
Patricia McWhorter Jones, a second-cousin, who is top-rate! )
Wayne McWhorter, another second cousin.

All these people have helped me one way or another in developing my database.

Another valuable source for all McWh*rters (that '*' means any spelling of the surname), is Alan McWhirter, Editor of the McWh*rter Genealogy Newsletter. Take this link to get to Alan's Web page Alan has a quarterly publication that is a great source of information and to find out more about it, simply email him. He also keeps an extensive database for any McWh*rter surname. He can help you track information or you can submit your info to him for permanent storage. This can be helpful to both you and others researching a particular line.

Back to details. Most of the information that I have on this branch came from my great-aunt Helen McWhorter, cousin Wayne, and cousin Pat, and the Family Bible. In the Bible, Berry Walker McWhorter first began writing valuable information concerning births, marriages, and deaths. After Berry, the Bible went along to Mildred McWhorter, his niece and my great-aunt, and she continued to record information. Mildred was even kind enough to rewrite what Berry wrote, which made the information easier to decipher. After Mildred's death, the Bible went to cousin Pat Jones.

So this is where I am at today. I have a pretty extensive record of my particular branch and if you have questions, please email me or check out my Family Tree Maker Homepage. There are reports on this page that will give you my current research.

Happy Hunting to All!