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Abigail Harrington Whitehead 1654–1724 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BEF 11 FEB 1654/1655

Birth Location: Bossall, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1724

Death Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, British America

Father: Arthur Whitehead

Mother: Katherine Ruffin

Spouse(s): John Yarbrough

Children(s): William Yarborough

The story of Abigail Harrington Whitehead began in 1654 in Bossall, Yorkshire, England. Abigail Harrington Whitehead married John Richard Yarbrough, and had children including William Williams Yarborough. Abigail Harrington Whitehead passed away in 1724 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, British America.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail Harrington Whitehead began in 1654 in Bossall, Yorkshire, England.
  • Abigail Harrington Whitehead married John Richard Yarbrough, and had children including William Williams Yarborough.
  • Abigail Harrington Whitehead passed away in 1724 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, British America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Whitehead
1623–1686
Birth Location: –
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Katherine Ruffin
1625–1687
Birth Location: England/Scotland
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Spouses(s)

John Yarbrough
1654–1748
Birth Location: Snaith Hall, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

William Yarborough
1685–1748
Birth Location: Petersburg, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Abigail Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Whitehead
1654–1724
Birth Place: Bossall, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Arthur Edmund Whitehead
1623–1686
Katherine Ruffin
1625–1687
England/Scotland
Grandparents
Arthur Whitehead
1595–1686
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Lightowlers) 11GGAunt*
1598–1670
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
William (Gulielm) Ruffin
1594–1670
Kent, England
Dorthea Stewart
1596–1673
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
SIR Burrow)
1574–1596
Isabell Burrow
1575–1596
Robert I
1560–1619
Dorothy Walmsley
1571–1618
Sir Ruthven
1569–1634
Christian Elphinstone)
1557–1630
Henry, Stewart
1572–1612
Jean Stewart
1575–1623
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Whitehead
1550–1647
Elizabeth Avery
1555–1597
Thomas Burrow
1555–1597
Richard *+14
1523–1567
Margaret GRIFFITH
1540–1619
Jeneta Murstone
1550–1587
Sir Gowrie
1541–1584
Lady Gowrie
1544–1627
George Mathers)
1536–1607
Elizabeth Erskine
1537–1575

Abigail Whitehead's Descendants

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Abigail (Harrington) Whitehead (BEF 11 FEB 1654/1655–1724) m. John (Richard) Yarbrough (BEF 9 MAY 1654–19 JUL 1748)
  1. 1. William (Williams) Yarborough 1685–1748 m. Eleanor ((Ellenor)) Chandler 1695–1748
    1. 1. Ann (Durrett Yarbrough) Higgins 1716–1774 m. William Higgins 1700–1784 m. William Higgins 1719–1784
      1. 1. Elizabeth Higgins 1741– m. Robert Dickerson 1737–1819
        1. 1. Jonathon Dickerson 1762–1830 m. Croshe Sizer 1771–1820

Abigail Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1654
BEF 11 FEB 1654/1655
Birth of Abigail Harrington Whitehead in Bossall, Yorkshire, England
Bossall, Yorkshire, England
1724
1724
Age 70
Death of Abigail Harrington Whitehead in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, British America
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, British America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BEF 11 FEB 1654/1655
    Event Place: Bossall, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1724
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, British America
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