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Benjamin Whitehead 1743 – 1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1743

Birth Location: Edgecombe Co., NC

Death Date: Dec 06, 1794

Death Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Father: Nathan WHITEHEAD

Mother: Mary Davis

Spouse(s): Ursula Arrington, Francis None

Children(s): Isabella Whitehead, Jonathan Whitehead, Charles Whitehead, James Whitehead, William Whitehead, Martha Whitehead, Milbrey Whitehead, Joseph Whitehead, Benjamin Whitehead, Mary Hunter

Benjamin Whitehead was born in 1743 in Edgecombe Co., NC, the child of Nathan WHITEHEAD and Mary Ann Davis. Benjamin Whitehead later married Ursula Mary Arrington and Francis, and together they raised children including Isabella Whitehead, Jonathan Whitehead, Charles Whitehead, James Whitehead, William Whitehead, Martha Whitehead, Milbrey Whitehead, Joseph Whitehead, Benjamin Whitehead and Mary Hunter. In 1794, Benjamin Whitehead passed away in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States.

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Parents

Nathan WHITEHEAD
1719 – 1778
Birth Location: Isle of Wright, Virginia, USA
NW
Mary Davis
1718 – 1760
Birth Location: London, England, United Kingdom
MD

Spouses(s)

Ursula Arrington
1736 – 1806
Birth Location: of, Nash, North Carolina, United States
UA
Francis None
Birth Location: Nash Co., NC
F

Children(s)

Isabella Whitehead
1766 – 1810
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina, USA
IW
Jonathan Whitehead
1766 – 1810
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
JW
Charles Whitehead
1768 – 1806
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
CW
James Whitehead
1770 – 1850
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina, United States
JW
William Whitehead
1774 – 1821
Birth Location: Nash Co., North Carolina, USA
WW
Martha Whitehead
1780 – 1810
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
MW
Milbrey Whitehead
1780 – 1820
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
MW
Joseph Whitehead
1785 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
JW
Benjamin Whitehead
Birth Location: –
BW
Mary Hunter
1886 – 1930
Birth Location: Nash Co., NC
MH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Jan 1731
    Event Place: Nash County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1748
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Jan 1761
    Event Place: Isle, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1727
    Event Place: Home- Nash County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1751
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1748
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1748
    Event Place: Mecklenburg Virginia USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1751

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jan 16, 1761
    Event Place: Isle, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Mar 12, 1743/44
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1743
    Event Place: Edgecombe Co., NC

    Genealogy Event 12
    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 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1782
    Event Place: Nash, NC

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1782
    Event Place: Nash, NC

    Genealogy Event 15
    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 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1786
    Event Place: District #3, Halifax County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1790
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Edgecombe, Halifax, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 467; Image: 272; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Halifax, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nash Co., NC

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Dec 1794
    Event Place: Halifax County, North Carolina
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, North Carolina, Will Abstracts, 1760-1800, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Nash County); Probate Place: Nash, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 06 Dec 1794
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 06 Dec 1794
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 JUL 1797

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Jun 1837
    Event Place: Montgomery, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Jun 1837
    Event Place: Montgomery Tennessee USA

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Dec 06, 1794
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1794
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