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Colonel William West Whitehead 1672–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1672

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Jan 1750

Death Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Arthur III

Mother: Mary Godwin

Spouse(s): Rachel McKinney

Children(s): Jacob Whitehead

Colonel William West Whitehead was born in 1672 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA, the child of Arthur Whitehead Iii And Mary Polly Godwin. Colonel William West Whitehead married Rachel Lewis Mckinney, and had children including Jacob Whitehead. Colonel William West Whitehead passed away in 1750 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Colonel William West Whitehead was born in 1672 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA, the child of Arthur Whitehead Iii And Mary Polly Godwin.
  • Colonel William West Whitehead married Rachel Lewis Mckinney, and had children including Jacob Whitehead.
  • Colonel William West Whitehead passed away in 1750 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur III
1650–1710
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
AI
Mary Godwin
1652–1710
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Rachel McKinney
1674–1765
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
RM

Children(s)

Jacob Whitehead
1723–1788
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
JW

Colonel Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Whitehead
1672–1750
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Parents
Arthur Whitehead III
1650–1710
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Godwin
1652–1710
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Arthur Whitehead
1623–1655
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rebecca Thorton
1620–1670
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Whitehead's Descendants

1.
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Colonel (William West) Whitehead (1672–10 Jan 1750) m. Rachel (Lewis) McKinney (About 1674–After 1765)
  1. 1. Jacob Whitehead 1723–1788 m. Mary (Patty) Bailey 1720–1788
    1. 1. Jacob (Whitehead) Jr. 1743–1814 m. Susannah Edmunds 1755–1828
      1. 1. Archibald (Whitehead) Sr. 1783–1866 m. Nancey Smith 1791–1881
        1. 1. Drury (Henry Cox) Whitehead 1831–1914 m. Mary (Jane) Anthony 1837–1916

Colonel Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1672
1672
Birth of Colonel William West Whitehead in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1750
10 Jan 1750
Age 78
Death of Colonel William West Whitehead in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1750
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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