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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: Authure WHITEHEAD

Mother: Dorothy Lightowlers

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

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

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

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Authure 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)

Susan Heaton
1625 – 1639
Birth Location: Oldham, Lancashire, England
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Katherine Ruthven
1632 – 1687
Birth Location: Scotland
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Widow Thornton
1620 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

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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Thomas Whitehead
1646 –
Birth Location: Dearnly, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
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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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Michael Whitehead
1650 – 1710
Birth Location: Isle Wight County, VA
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Daughter Whitehead
1650 – 1710
Birth Location: –
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Arthur WHITEHEAD
1654 – 1710
Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, United States
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Lazarus Whitehead
1655 –
Birth Location: Wight, Isle Of Wight, VA
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Stephen Whitehead
Birth Location: –
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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
Authure 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
1560 – 1619
Littleborough, Lancashire, England
Dorothy Walmsley
1571 – 1618
Littleborough, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Whitehead
1550 – 1647
Elling Smith
1555 – 1597
Thomas Burrow
1555 – 1597
Shirey Shilpey
1552 – 1649
Richard Windybank)Windebank
1523 – 1567
Margaret Griffith
1540 – 1619
Thome Walmaley
1549 – 1640
Jenet' Murstone
1550 – 1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Faweth
1520 – 1604
Mrs. Whitehead
1530 – 1625
Robert Lightowlers
1500 – 1567

Arthur WHITEHEAD's Descendants

1.
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Arthur WHITEHEAD (1625 – 1655) m. Susan Heaton (5 Jun 1625 – abt 1639) m. Katherine Ruthven (1632 – 1687) m. Widow Thornton (1620 – )
  1. 1. Grace Whitehead (1640 – )
  2. 2. Abraham Whitehead (17 Apr 1642 – )
  3. 3. Thomas Whitehead (17 Jan 1646 – )
  4. 4. Edmund Whitehead (4 Aug 1644 – abt 1655)
  5. 5. Rebecca Whitehead (1645 – 1687)
  6. 6. Michael Whitehead (1650 – Jan 11, 1710)
  7. 7. Daughter Whitehead (1650? – 1710/11)
  8. 8. Arthur WHITEHEAD (Abt 1654 – Jan 11, 1710) m. Barbary George (1652 – 21 November 1710) m. Mary Godwin (1652 – Nov 21, 1710) m. Isabella Purcell (1670 – 12 March 1744)
    1. 1. Martha Whitehead (1671 – 1760)
    2. 2. William (West) Whitehead (1672/75 – Aug 1750) m. Rachel (Lewis) McKinney (1685 – 1734)
      1. 1. William Whitehead (Abt 1710 – 1765)
      2. 2. Abraham Whitehead (1712 – 28 May 1766)
      3. 3. Joseph Whitehead (Abt 1712 – Abt 1781)
      4. 4. Tobias WHITEHEAD (1718 – Abt 1773) m. Susannah Edmunds (1725 – 1822)
      5. 5. Robert Whitehead (1720 – 1755) m. Elizabeth Whitehead (1702 – )
        1. 1. Thomas (Whitted, Sr.) [Esq] (Abt. 1740 – 05 Aug 1820) m. Mary Waters (1752 – 1805)
        2. 2. Matthew Whitehead ( – 1765)
      6. 6. Josiah (S) Whitehead (Abt 1720 – Abt 1809)
      7. 7. Lazarus Whitehead (1728 – Nov 1794)
      8. 8. Benjamin Whitehead (Abt. 1743 – Dec 06, 1794) m. Ursula (Mary) Arrington (1736 – Nov 1806) m. Francis
        1. 1. Isabella Whitehead (1766 – 1810)
        2. 2. Jonathan Whitehead (1766 – 1810)
        3. 3. Charles Whitehead (1768 – 1806)
        4. 4. James Whitehead (1770 – 1850)
        5. 5. William Whitehead (1774 – 1821)
        6. 6. Martha Whitehead (1780 – 1810)
        7. 7. Milbrey Whitehead (1780 – 1820)
        8. 8. Joseph Whitehead (abt 1785 – )
        9. 9. Benjamin Whitehead
        10. 10. Mary Hunter (1886 – 01 Jul 1930)
      9. 9. Jacob Whitehead (02 Nov 1779 – 11 Aug 1865) m. Elizabeth Rigden m. Sarah Hester (1770 – Feb 1850)
        1. 1. Jacob Whitehead (abt 1815 – 1852-1855) m. Zilpha Holland (1813 – 22 Jun 1870)
    3. 3. Arthur WHITEHEAD (1648 – 1731) m. Isabella (Purcell) (Pearsell) (1690 – Mar 12, 1744) m. Anne Cooke (1690 – 19 Nov 1750) m. Mary (Polly) Godwin (1673 – 1713)
      1. 1. Nathan Whitehead (1694 – Mar 1776)
      2. 2. Thomas Whitehead (1714 – 1768) m. Eliz'Th Smith
        1. 1. Amos Whitehead
      3. 3. Patience Whitehead (1715 – 1798) m. Jacob Vick (1715 – 11 September 1789) m. Joseph Newsom
      4. 4. Robert Whitehead (1715 – 1731)
      5. 5. Lewis Whitehead (1701 – 19 Jun 1759) m. Mary (Watkins) Poore (1725 – 10 Sep 1795) m. Elizabeth Britt (1717 – )
        1. 1. John Whitehead (Abt. 1735 – 1787) m. Sarah Burcher (1739 – 1792)
        2. 2. Isabel Whitehead (1747 – 1793)
        3. 3. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Whitehead (1750 – Nov 1816) m. William Page (1743 – )
        4. 4. Patty Whitehead (1750 – )
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Whitehead (1752 – 10 Mar 1839) m. Nicholas Nail (1754 – 18 April 1813)
      6. 6. Nathan WHITEHEAD (1719 – Mar 20, 1778) m. Mary (Ann) Davis (Apr 30, 1718 – 21 Aug 1760)
        1. 1. Louvella Whitehead (1735 – Bef. 1774)
        2. 2. Phereby Whitehead (1748 – Dead) m. James Odum
        3. 3. Rhoda Whitehead (1750 – 1823) m. David Nicholson (1738 – 1806)
        4. 4. Isabell Whitehead (1748 – Dead)
        5. 5. Benjamin (William) Whitehead (16 Jan 1740 – 6 Dec 1794) m. Ursula (Mary) Arrington (1731 – November 1806)
        6. 6. Thomas Whitehead (1744 – May 21, 1798) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Upham (1744 – 1832)
        7. 7. Chloe Whitehead (1748 – 1817) m. Erasmus Culpepper (1740 – Abt 1785)
        8. 8. Nathan Whitehead (1748 – 1812) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Upham (1744 – 1832)
        9. 9. Benjamin Whitehead (1750 – 15 Oct 1835) m. Sarah Walker
        10. 10. Mary (E) Whitehead (1752 – August 1783)
        11. 11. Henry Whitehead (Abt. 1754 – BEF. 1819) m. Drucilla Bledsoe
        12. 12. Matthew Whitehead (Dec 1774 – 1847)
        13. 13. Matthew Whitehead (Dec 1774 – 1847) m. Margaret Knight m. "MARY" (SUSAN) HOLLAND (1800 – )
      7. 7. Sarah Whitehead (1719 – 20 Dec 1762)
      8. 8. Lazarus Whitehead (1722 – Nov 1784)
      9. 9. Ann Whitehead (1730 – 1773) m. Jesse Williams (13 January 1753 – Dec 21, 1833)
    4. 4. girl Whitehead (1674 – 1744)
    5. 5. Robert Whitehead (1674 – 1731)
    6. 6. Thomas Whitehead (1676 – 1711) m. Rachel (Lewis) McKinney (1685 – 1734) m. Elizabeth Culpepper
    7. 7. Selah Whitehead (1715 – 1743)
    8. 8. Nathan Whitehead (1694 – March 1776)
    9. 9. Benjamin Whitehead (1701 – Aug 1750)
    10. 10. Sarah Whitehead (1701 – Jun 1764)
    11. 11. Mary Whitehead (1710 – Oct 1781) m. Benjamin Denson (1720 – 1781) m. Weston Pope (1708 – Bef. 03 Sep 1784)
      1. 1. Joseph Denson (1750 – 1838)
      2. 2. Francis Pope (1742 – Jul 19, 1796) m. William Whitehead (1701 – Jun 06, 1750) m. William Whitehead (1730 – 3 October 1805)
        1. 1. William (George) Whitehead (1780 – 1825)
        2. 2. Jane (Williamson) Whitehead (Abt. 1771 – )
  9. 9. Lazarus Whitehead (Abt 1655 – )
  10. 10. Stephen Whitehead
  11. 11. Sarah Whitehead ( – abt 1698)

Arthur WHITEHEAD's Timeline

9 Records

1625
2 Feb 1625
Birth of Arthur WHITEHEAD Sr in Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Immigrant; Colonist)
Lancaster, Lancashire, England (Immigrant; Colonist)
1625
1625
Birth of Arthur WHITEHEAD Sr in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1638
18 Dec 1638
Age 13
Arthur WHITEHEAD Sr was married in Oldham, Lancashire, England
Oldham, Lancashire, England
1639
Jul 07, 1639
Age 14
Arthur WHITEHEAD Sr was baptized in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1650
1650
Age 25
Death of Arthur WHITEHEAD Sr in Northampton, Virginia, USA
Northampton, Virginia, USA
1654
1654
Age 29
Arthur WHITEHEAD Sr was married in Isle, Virginia, United States
Isle, Virginia, United States
1655
1655
Age 30
Death of Arthur WHITEHEAD Sr 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 Sr in Isle of Wight, Northampton, VA
Isle of Wight, Northampton, VA
1706
1706
Age 81
Death of Arthur WHITEHEAD Sr 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, 1538-1812
    [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, 1623-1666
    [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, 1623-1666

    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, 1623-1666
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    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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