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Edward William WHITEHEAD 1672–1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1672

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1723

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

Father: Arthur Whitehead

Mother: Mary Godwin

Spouse(s): Rachel Whitehead

Children(s): Arthur Sr., Robert Whitehead, Tobias Whitehead, Lazarus Sr., William Whitehead, Abraham Whitehead, Arthur Murphy, Joseph Sr., Mary Whitehead, Lazarus Whitehead, Mary Davis, William Whitehead, Jacob WHITEHEAD, Robert Whitehead, William Whitehead, abraham Whitehead

The story of Edward William WHITEHEAD began in 1672 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States. Edward William WHITEHEAD married Rachel Mckinney M Lewis Whitehead, and had children including Abraham Whitehead, Arthur Whitehead M Murphy, Arthur Whitehead M Purcell Sr, Jacob Whitehead, Joseph Whitehead M Lane Sr, Lazarus Whitehead, Lazarus Whitehead M Bryant Sr, Mary Davis, Mary Whitehead, Robert Whitehead, Tobias Whitehead, William West Whitehead, William Whitehead. Edward William WHITEHEAD passed away in 1723 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward William WHITEHEAD began in 1672 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.
  • Edward William WHITEHEAD married Rachel Mckinney M Lewis Whitehead, and had children including Abraham Whitehead, Arthur Whitehead M Murphy, Arthur Whitehead M Purcell Sr, Jacob Whitehead, Joseph Whitehead M Lane Sr, Lazarus Whitehead, Lazarus Whitehead M Bryant Sr, Mary Davis, Mary Whitehead, Robert Whitehead, Tobias Whitehead, William West Whitehead, William Whitehead.
  • Edward William WHITEHEAD passed away in 1723 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Whitehead
1648–1711
Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, United States
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Mary Godwin
1643–1710
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Whitehead
1685–1764
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Arthur Sr.
1693–1750
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Robert Whitehead
1700–1731
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
RW
Tobias Whitehead
1719–1773
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
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Lazarus Sr.
1715–1794
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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William Whitehead
1725–1765
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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Abraham Whitehead
1712–1766
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
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Arthur Murphy
1715–1780
Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, USA
AM
Joseph Sr.
1716–1766
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Mary Whitehead
1700–1782
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
MW
Lazarus Whitehead
1695–1784
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Mary Davis
1718–1760
Birth Location: Uwchlan, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
MD
William Whitehead
1698–1750
Birth Location: Isle Wight,,Virginia,USA
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Jacob WHITEHEAD
1712–1765
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Robert Whitehead
1718–1755
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
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William Whitehead
1685–1750
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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abraham Whitehead
1728–1766
Birth Location: Bertie Prec, NC
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Edward WHITEHEAD's Ancestors

Self
Edward WHITEHEAD
1672–1723
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Parents
Arthur II William Whitehead
1648–1711
Isle, Virginia, United States
Mary Godwin
1643–1710
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Godwin
1626–1710
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Wright
1632–1727
Isle, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Godwin
1610–1714
Ann Folstead
1612–1630
JOHN Hall
1577–1640
GRACE Wright
1579–1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Godwyne
1590–1667
Hannah Andrews
1590–1629
Henry 11GGF
1548–1606
Grace 11GGM
1552–1594

Edward WHITEHEAD's Descendants

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Edward (William) WHITEHEAD (1672–1723) m. Rachel (McKinney m. Lewis,) Whitehead (1685–19 Dec 1764)
  1. 1. Arthur (Whitehead m. Purcell) Sr. 1693–1750
  2. 2. Robert Whitehead 1700–1731
  3. 3. Tobias Whitehead 1719–1773
  4. 4. Lazarus (Whitehead m. Bryant) Sr. 1715–1794
  5. 5. William (West) Whitehead 1725–1765
    1. 1. Jacob Whitehead 1712–1788
      1. 1. William Whitehead 1738– m. Sarah Cleneay 1735–1800
        1. 1. Richard Whitehead 1759–1825 m. Mary Bell 1774–1860
  6. 6. Abraham Whitehead 1712–1766
  7. 7. Arthur (Whitehead m.) Murphy 1715–1780
  8. 8. Joseph (Whitehead m. Lane) Sr. 1716–1766
  9. 9. Mary Whitehead 1700–1782
  10. 10. Lazarus Whitehead 1695–1784
  11. 11. Mary Davis 1718–1760
  12. 12. William Whitehead 1698–1750
  13. 13. Jacob WHITEHEAD 1712–1765
  14. 14. Robert Whitehead 1718–1755
  15. 15. William Whitehead 1685–1750
  16. 16. abraham Whitehead 1728–1766

Edward WHITEHEAD's Timeline

2 Records

1672
1672
Birth of Edward William WHITEHEAD in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1723
1723
Age 51
Death of Edward William WHITEHEAD in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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