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Arthur Whitehead 1625–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1655

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Northampton, VA

Father: Arthur Whitehead

Mother: Dorothy Lightowlers

Spouse(s): Katherine Bathe, Susan Heaton, Widow Thornton

Children(s): Daughter Whitehead, Michael Whitehead, Lazarus Whitehead, Arthur WHITEHEAD, Edmund Whitehead, Rebecca Whitehead, Thomas Whitehead, Grace Whitehead, Abraham Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead

The story of Arthur Whitehead began in 1625 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Arthur Whitehead married Katherine Ruffin Whitehead Thornton Bathe, Susan Heaton, Widow Thornton, and had children including Abraham Whitehead, Arthur Whitehead, Daughter Whitehead, Edmund Whitehead, Grace Whitehead, Lazarus Whitehead, Michael Whitehead, Rebecca Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, Stephen Whitehead, Thomas Whitehead. Arthur Whitehead passed away in 1655 in Isle of Wight, Northampton, VA.

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Biography

  • The story of Arthur Whitehead began in 1625 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.
  • Arthur Whitehead married Katherine Ruffin Whitehead Thornton Bathe, Susan Heaton, Widow Thornton, and had children including Abraham Whitehead, Arthur Whitehead, Daughter Whitehead, Edmund Whitehead, Grace Whitehead, Lazarus Whitehead, Michael Whitehead, Rebecca Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, Stephen Whitehead, Thomas Whitehead.
  • Arthur Whitehead passed away in 1655 in Isle of Wight, Northampton, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Whitehead
1595–1686
Birth Location: Windy Bank,Rochdale, Lancastershire. England
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Dorothy Lightowlers
1598–1670
Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Bathe
1632–1712
Birth Location: Scotland
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Susan Heaton
1625–1639
Birth Location: Oldham, Lancashire, England
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Widow Thornton
1620–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Daughter Whitehead
1650–1710
Birth Location: –
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Michael Whitehead
1650–1710
Birth Location: Isle Wight County, VA
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Lazarus Whitehead
1655–
Birth Location: Wight, Isle Of Wight, VA
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Arthur WHITEHEAD
1654–1710
Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, United States
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Edmund Whitehead
1644–1655
Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, , England
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Rebecca Whitehead
1645–1687
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Whitehead
1646–
Birth Location: Dearnly, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
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Grace Whitehead
1640–
Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
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Abraham Whitehead
1642–
Birth Location: Dearnly, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
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Sarah Whitehead
–1698
Birth Location: –
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Arthur Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Whitehead
1625–1655
Birth Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Parents
Arthur Lazarus Whitehead
1595–1686
Windy Bank,Rochdale, Lancastershire. England
Dorothy (Elizabeth) Lightowlers
1598–1670
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William (Edmund) Whithead
1572–1596
Saint Mary, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Isabella Burrow
1575–1596
Whittington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Robert (Lightowlers) I
1560–1619
Littleborough, Lancashire, England
Dorothy Walmsley
1571–1616
Littleborough, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Faweth
1520–1605
Eliza deFaweth
1530–1625
Thomas Burrow
1555–1597
Shirey Shilpey
1552–1649
Richard *+14
1523–1567
Margaret Griffith
1540–1619
Thomas Walmsley
1549–1640
Jeneta Murstone
1550–1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger FAWETH
1444–1547
Margaret Dearnley
1425–
Sir Knight
1500–1567
Robert Lightowlers
1500–1567

Arthur Whitehead's Descendants

1.
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Arthur Whitehead (1625–1655) m. Katherine (Ruffin - Whitehead - Thornton -) Bathe (1632–12 Jan 1712) m. Susan Heaton (5 Jun 1625–30 Dec 1639) m. Widow Thornton (1620–)
  1. 1. Daughter Whitehead 1650–1710
  2. 2. Michael Whitehead 1650–1710
  3. 3. Lazarus Whitehead 1655–
  4. 4. Arthur WHITEHEAD 1654–1710 m. Mary Godwin 1652–1688 m. Barbary George 1652–1710 m. Isabella Purcell 1670–1744
    1. 1. Nathan Whitehead 1694–1776
    2. 2. Benjamin Whitehead 1701–1750
    3. 3. Mary Whitehead 1710–1781 m. Weston Pope 1708–1784 m. Benjamin Denson 1720–1781
      1. 1. Fanny Pope 1742–1796 m. William Whitehead 1701–1750 m. William Whitehead 1730–1805
        1. 1. William (George) Whitehead 1780–1825
        2. 2. Jane (Williamson) Whitehead 1771–
      2. 2. Joseph Denson 1750–1838
    4. 4. girl Whitehead 1674–1744
    5. 5. Sarah Whitehead 1701–1764
    6. 6. Martha Whitehead 1671–1760
    7. 7. Thomas Whitehead 1676–1731 m. Rachel (Lewis) McKinney 1685–1734
    8. 8. Selah Whited 1715–1743
    9. 9. Arthur (II William Whitehead) Ii 1648–1731 m. Isabella Purcell 1690–1744 m. Anne Cooke 1690–1750 m. Mary (Polly) Godwin 1673–1713
      1. 1. Nathan WHITEHEAD 1719–1778 m. Mary (Ann) Whitehead 1718–1760
        1. 1. Matthew (Whitehead Sr) Sr 1774–1847 m. "MARY" (SUSAN) HOLLAND 1800–
        2. 2. Thomas (P WHITEHEAD) Sr 1744–1798 m. Elizabeth (Rachel Culpepper) 1 1744–1832
        3. 3. Chloe Whitehead 1748–1817 m. Krasmis Culpepper 1740–1785
        4. 4. Rhode Whitehead 1750–1823 m. David Nicholson 1738–1806
        5. 5. Isabell Whitehead 1748–
        6. 6. Nathan (Whitehead Jr) Jr 1748–1812 m. Elizabeth (Rachel Culpepper) 1 1744–1832
        7. 7. Henry Whitehead 1754–1819
        8. 8. Louvella Whitehead 1735–1774
        9. 9. Pheriby Whitehead 1748–
        10. 10. Mary (E) Whitehead 1752–1783
        11. 11. Benjamin Whitehead 1750–1835
        12. 12. Matthew Whitehead 1774–1847
        13. 13. Benjamin (William) Whitehead 1740–1794 m. Ursula (Mary) Arrington 1731–1806
      2. 2. Patience Whitehead 1715–1798 m. Jacob Vick 1715–1789
      3. 3. Ann Whitehead 1730–1782 m. Jesse Williams 1753–1833
      4. 4. Lazarus (Whitehead, Sr) Sr 1722–1784
      5. 5. Robert Whitehead 1715–1731
      6. 6. Thomas Whitehead 1714–1768
      7. 7. Sarah Whitehead 1719–1762
      8. 8. Lewis Whitehead 1701–1759 m. Mary Watkins 1725–1795 m. Elizabeth Britt 1717–
        1. 1. John Whitehead 1735–1787 m. Sarah Burcher 1739–1792
        2. 2. Isabel Whitehead 1747–1793
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Whitehead 1752–1839 m. Nicholas Nail 1754–1813
        4. 4. Patty Whitehead 1750–
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Betsy) Whitehead 1750–1816 m. William Page 1743–
      9. 9. Nathan Whitehead 1694–1776
    10. 10. William (West Whitehead) (Col?) 1672–1750 m. Rachel (Lewis) McKinney 1685–1734
      1. 1. Tobias WHITEHEAD 1718–1773 m. Susannah Edmunds 1725–1822
      2. 2. Robert Whitehead 1720–1755 m. Elizabeth Whitehead 1702–
        1. 1. Matthew Whitehead –1765
        2. 2. Thomas (Whitted, Sr. [Esq]) Sr 1740–1820 m. Mary Waters 1752–1805
      3. 3. Lazarus Whitehead 1728–1794
      4. 4. Benjamin Whitehead 1743–1794 m. Mary Arrington 1736–1806
        1. 1. James (Whitehead) Sr 1770–1850
        2. 2. Mary Hunter 1886–1930
        3. 3. Isabella Whitehead 1766–1810
        4. 4. Joseph Whitehead 1785–
        5. 5. Charles Whitehead 1768–1806
        6. 6. Martha Whitehead 1780–1810
        7. 7. Milbrey Whitehead 1780–1820
        8. 8. William Whitehead 1774–1821
        9. 9. Jonathan Whitehead 1766–1810
      5. 5. Jacob (Whitehead) Senior 1779–1865 m. Sarah Hester 1770–1850
        1. 1. Jacob (Whitehead) Junior 1815–1852 m. Zilpha Holland 1813–1870
      6. 6. William Whitehead 1710–1765
      7. 7. Abraham Whitehead 1712–1766
      8. 8. Joseph Whitehead 1712–1781
      9. 9. Josiah (S) Whitehead 1720–1809
    11. 11. Robert Whitehead 1674–1731
  5. 5. Edmund Whitehead 1644–1655
  6. 6. Rebecca Whitehead 1645–1687
  7. 7. Thomas Whitehead 1646–
  8. 8. Grace Whitehead 1640–
  9. 9. Abraham Whitehead 1642–
  10. 10. Sarah Whitehead –1698

Arthur Whitehead's Timeline

9 Records

1625
2 Feb 1625
Birth of Arthur Whitehead in Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Immigrant; Colonist)
Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Immigrant; Colonist)
1625
1625
Birth of Arthur Whitehead in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1638
18 Dec 1638
Age 13
Arthur Whitehead was married in Oldham, Lancashire, England
Oldham, Lancashire, England
1639
Jul 07, 1639
Age 14
Arthur Whitehead was baptized in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1650
1650
Age 25
Death of Arthur Whitehead in Northampton, Virginia, USA
Northampton, Virginia, USA
1654
1654
Age 29
Arthur Whitehead was married in Isle, Virginia, United States
Isle, Virginia, United States
1655
1655
Age 30
Death of Arthur Whitehead in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1655
1655
Age 30
Death of Arthur Whitehead in Isle of Wight, Northampton, VA
Isle of Wight, Northampton, VA
1706
1706
Age 81
Death of Arthur Whitehead in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1625
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Immigrant; Colonist)
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2785.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JBJ
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2785.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JBJ
    [7] Millennium File
    [8] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Jul 07, 1639
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [2] Lancashire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records
    [3] Lancashire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1638
    Event Place: Oldham, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Isle, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Mar 22, 1642/43
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Immigrants
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1643; Page Number: 355
    [3] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1643; Page Number: 355
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1643
    Record Source: Virginia Immigrants

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1643
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Northampton, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Immigrants
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] WikiTree, Whitehead - 671, Arthur Whitehead Sr

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Northampton, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Northampton, VA
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