William Whitley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Whitley

American pioneer

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1749

Place of Birth: Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 05-Oct-1813

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

William Whitley (August 4, 1749 – October 5, 1813), was an American pioneer in what became Kentucky, in the colonial and early Federal period.
Born in Virginia, he was the son of immigrants from northern Ireland.
He was important to the early settlement of the U.S.
Commonwealth of Kentucky, where he moved with his family from Virginia.
He served with the Kentucky militia during the Northwest Indian War.
He was married and his eleven children lived to adulthood, settling as far West as Oregon.
At the age of 64, Whitley signed up to serve in the War of 1812.
He was killed in Canada at the Battle of the Thames; some accounts credit him with killing Tecumseh, a Shawnee leader allied with the British.