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Edith Elizabeth Whitfield 1703–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1703

Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 03 Sep 1785

Death Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Father: William I

Mother: Mary Whitfield

Spouse(s): Samuel Smith

Children(s): John Smith

Edith Elizabeth Whitfield was born in 1703 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Joshua Whitfield I And Mary Elizabeth Goodman Whitfield. Edith Elizabeth Whitfield married Samuel Smith, and had children including John Smith. Edith Elizabeth Whitfield passed away in 1785 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Edith Elizabeth Whitfield was born in 1703 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Joshua Whitfield I And Mary Elizabeth Goodman Whitfield.
  • Edith Elizabeth Whitfield married Samuel Smith, and had children including John Smith.
  • Edith Elizabeth Whitfield passed away in 1785 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William I
1688–1770
Birth Location: England
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Mary Whitfield
1693–1773
Birth Location: Gates, Gates, North Carolina, United States,
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Smith
1709–1783
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Smith
–1813
Birth Location: –
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Edith Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
Edith Whitfield
1703–1785
Birth Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Joshua Whitfield I
1688–1770
England
Mary (Elizabeth Goodman) Whitfield
1693–1773
Gates, Gates, North Carolina, United States,
Grandparents
Rev. (Matthew Carol) Whitfield
1646–1688
Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Priscilla (Ann) Lawrence
1668–1739
Isle of Wight or, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Henry Goodman
1660–1745
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Reeves
1670–1702
Marlboro, South Carolina, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1620–1669
John Lawrence
1636–1696
Mary Power
1643–1700
Henry (immigrant)
1630–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edith Whitfield's Descendants

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Edith (Elizabeth) Whitfield (1703–03 Sep 1785) m. Samuel Smith (27 May 1709–14 Sep 1783)
  1. 1. John Smith –1813 m. Patience ((Polly)) Bryan 1738–1820
    1. 1. James Smith 1753–1844 m. Elizabeth Ross 1753–1835
      1. 1. Keziah Smith 1772–1849 m. Osborne Overton 1772–1847
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Overton 1794–1870 m. Spencer Brown 1800–1876
        2. 2. Benjamin Overton 1810–1846
        3. 3. Arthur (Ausborne) Overton 1812–1886
        4. 4. John (M.) Overton 1807–1878
        5. 5. Hartwell (Calloway) Overton 1807–1860
        6. 6. TABITHA ('TABBY') OVERTON 1796–
        7. 7. JOSEPH ((Abner b???)) OVERTON 1800–1877
        8. 8. GEORGE (W) OVERTON 1810–
    2. 2. Joshua Smith 1765–
    3. 3. Samuel Smith 1762–
    4. 4. Lewis Smith 1758–
    5. 5. Jane Smith 1772–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Smith 1764–
    7. 7. Edith Smith 1770–
    8. 8. Isabel Smith 1774–

Edith Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1703
1703
Birth of Edith Elizabeth Whitfield in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1785
03 Sep 1785
Age 82
Death of Edith Elizabeth Whitfield in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Sep 1785
    Event Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
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