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Benjamin William Whitehead 1740 – 1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1740

Birth Location: Bertie County now Halifax County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 Dec 1794

Death Location: Nash, North Carolina, USA

Father: Nathan WHITEHEAD

Mother: Mary Davis

Spouse(s): Ursula Arrington

Children(s): Susannah Whitehead, Sally Whitehead, Samuel Whitehead, William Whitehead, Samuel Whitehead, Isabell Whitehead, James SR, Benjamin Whitehead, Charles Whitehead, Joseph Whitehead, Milbry Whitehead, Mary Whitehead, Martha Whitehead, Joseph Whitehead

It was in 1740 that Benjamin William Whitehead was born in Bertie County now Halifax County, North Carolina, USA, a child of Nathan WHITEHEAD and Mary Ann Davis. Benjamin William Whitehead went on to marry Ursula Mary Arrington and had children such as Susannah Anne Whitehead, Sally Whitehead, Samuel Lee Whitehead, William Whitehead, Samuel Lee Whitehead, Isabell Whitehead, James Whitehead SR, Benjamin Whitehead, Charles Whitehead, Joseph B Whitehead, Milbry Whitehead, Mary Whitehead, Martha Whitehead and Joseph Whitehead. Benjamin William Whitehead was deceased by 1794 in Nash, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Nathan WHITEHEAD
1719 – 1778
Birth Location: Isle of Wright, Virginia, USA
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Mary Davis
1718 – 1760
Birth Location: London, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Ursula Arrington
1731 – 1806
Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina, USA
UA

Children(s)

Susannah Whitehead
1755 – 1822
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Sally Whitehead
1757 –
Birth Location: –
SW
Samuel Whitehead
1760 – 1844
Birth Location: Person County, North Carolina, USA
SW
William Whitehead
1760 – 1821
Birth Location: Nash Co, North Carolina, USA
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Samuel Whitehead
1760 – 1844
Birth Location: Person County, North Carolina, USA
SW
Isabell Whitehead
1766 – 1810
Birth Location: Nash Co., North Carolina, USA
IW
James SR
1770 – 1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Benjamin Whitehead
1770 – 1806
Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina, USA
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Charles Whitehead
1770 – 1850
Birth Location: of, Nash, North Carolina, United States
CW
Joseph Whitehead
1772 – 1806
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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Milbry Whitehead
1776 – 1820
Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina, United States
MW
Mary Whitehead
1778 – 1810
Birth Location: of, Nash, North Carolina, United States
MW
Martha Whitehead
1780 – 1810
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
MW
Joseph Whitehead
1782 – 1828
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina
JW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Jan 1740
    Event Place: Bertie County now Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1765
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1765; Page Number: 83

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1784
    Event Place: Halifax, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., State Census, 1784-1787

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Edgecombe, Halifax, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 467; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Halifax, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nash County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills, 1663-1978; Estate Papers, 1770-1909 (Nash County); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Nash, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Dec 1794
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills, 1663-1978; Estate Papers, 1770-1909 (Nash County); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Nash, North Carolina
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