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Elizabeth "Betsy" Whitehead 1781–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1781

Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1834

Death Location: Nelson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Whitehead

Mother: Sarah Clegg

Spouse(s): Peter Atherton

Children(s): Mary ~🐝, John Atherton, Elizabeth Atherton, Rebecca Atherton

In 1781, Elizabeth "Betsy" Whitehead entered the world in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA, born to William Stout Whitehead And Sarah Sally Clegg. Elizabeth "Betsy" Whitehead married Peter Atherton, and had children including Elizabeth Atherton, John S Atherton, Mary Polly Atherton, Rebecca Atherton. Elizabeth "Betsy" Whitehead passed away in 1834 in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1781, Elizabeth "Betsy" Whitehead entered the world in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA, born to William Stout Whitehead And Sarah Sally Clegg.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Whitehead married Peter Atherton, and had children including Elizabeth Atherton, John S Atherton, Mary Polly Atherton, Rebecca Atherton.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Whitehead passed away in 1834 in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Whitehead
1747–1809
Birth Location: Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England
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Sarah Clegg
1749–1801
Birth Location: Oldham, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Peter Atherton
1771–1844
Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary ~🐝
1797–1886
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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John Atherton
1806–1840
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Elizabeth Atherton
1808–1885
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Rebecca Atherton
1802–1888
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
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Elizabeth Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Whitehead
1781–1834
Birth Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Stout Whitehead
1747–1809
Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England
Sarah (Sally) Clegg
1749–1801
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Edward Whitehead
1717–1772
Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England
Sarah (Bates 5ggm) h
1726–1786
Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward **
1692–1736
Mary **
1707–1789
Joseph Bates
1697–1772
Sarah Bonham
1698–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Whiteheade
1653–
Gulielma Whitehead
1655–1692
Jonathan **
1676–
Martha Pirking
1682–1748
Thomas Bates
1664–1727
Sarah Moores
1668–1720
Hugh Bonham
1655–1732
Alice Bates
1669–1750

Elizabeth Whitehead's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Betsy") Whitehead (about 1781–1834) m. Peter Atherton (5 May 1771–26 Nov 1844)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly Atherton) ~🐝 1797–1886
    1. 1. Elizabeth HAZEL 1828–1890
      1. 1. Francis (Elizabeth) Sherrod 1856–1923
        1. 1. Florence (Lucille Sherrod) ~🐝 1881–1963
        2. 2. Henry (Felix) Sherrod 1874–1919
      2. 2. Dr (Richard Lewis) Hensley 1854–1935
        1. 1. David (Austin) Hensley 1873–1911
      3. 3. Joseph (Benjamin) Hensley 1857–1932
        1. 1. William (Henry) Hensley 1881–1928
    2. 2. William (Caleb) Hazel 1816–1888
      1. 1. Elijah (T) Hazel 1848–1903
        1. 1. Richard (Robert Marshall) Hazel 1878–1958
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Burks 1839–1876
    3. 3. Olivia (May “Ollie”) Hazel 1825–1885
      1. 1. John (Newton) Chambers 1854–1936
        1. 1. Claude (Elmer) Chambers 1878–1948
      2. 2. Thomas (Allen) Chambers 1858–1895
        1. 1. Noah (Clella) Chambers 1883–1970
      3. 3. Richard (H) Chambers 1855–1924
        1. 1. Ella Hinds 1882–1962
  2. 2. John (S.) Atherton 1806–1840 m. Maria Beeler 1808–1876
    1. 1. Lizzie (??) Mcclure 1867–1932 m. Marcus (Lafayette) McClure 1859–1920 m. William (Brooks) Leach 1842–1889
      1. 1. Horace (G) McClure 1892–1960 m. Leona Duvall 1895–1967
        1. 1. Audra McClure 1912–1982 m. Robert (Morrison) Hargraves 1906–1979 m. Philip (E.) Brecher 1905–1974
        2. 2. Gammon (Duvall) McClure 1918–1999
        3. 3. Grace (M) Wallace 1922–2007
      2. 2. Dakota (Brooks) Leach 1888–1962
        1. 1. Mary (Georgia Leach) Small 1917–2002
      3. 3. Stanley (Edwin) McClure 1901–1978
      4. 4. Eva (P) McClure 1899–
      5. 5. Vanda (Kate) Mattingly 1879–1975
        1. 1. James (Aubrey “Jobey”) Mattingly 1916–1986
        2. 2. Emerson Mattingly 1914–
      6. 6. Daisy (A) Earles 1881–1965
        1. 1. George (Willard) Earles 1917–2001
      7. 7. Elsie (Turner) Treadaway 1882–1967
        1. 1. Roy (George) Treadaway 1926–2014
        2. 2. Virginia (Katharine) Penkert 1913–1984
      8. 8. Lillie (May) Wortham 1883–1981
        1. 1. Elsie (Leland) Hack 1913–2010
        2. 2. Earl (Mcclure) Wortham 1909–1983
      9. 9. Margret (J) Vittitoe\Vittitow 1865–1901
        1. 1. Clarence (C.) Weller 1894–1957
      10. 10. Margret (J) Vittitoe\Vittitow 1865–1901
        1. 1. Clarence (C.) Weller 1894–1957
      11. 11. Annie (F) McClure 1888–
    2. 2. Milton (Wesley) Atherton 1827–1877
      1. 1. Martha (Jane Atherton) (Nickolas) 1863–1933
        1. 1. Anna Brown 1901–1981
        2. 2. Earl (Guinn) Gaslin 1894–1967
      2. 2. Ava (Mariah) Gaslin 1871–1936
        1. 1. Earl (Guinn) Gaslin 1894–1967
    3. 3. Calvin Atherton 1833–
    4. 4. Martha Atherton 1834–
    5. 5. Thomas Atherton 1838–
    6. 6. John Atherton 1840–
    7. 7. Willis Atherton 1842–
    8. 8. Tolbert Atherton 1843–
    9. 9. Mary Atherton 1844–
    10. 10. Dock Atherton 1845–
    11. 11. Milton (W) Atherton 1827–1877
    12. 12. James (B) Atherton 1825–1892
    13. 13. Benjamin (Franklin "Ben") Atherton 1830–1877
    14. 14. Eli (Todd) Atherton 1839–1910
    15. 15. Elizabeth (Ann) Atherton 1834–1888
    16. 16. John (W) Atherton 1827–1886
    17. 17. Elizabeth (Ann Miller) Vittitow 1834–1888
  3. 3. Elizabeth Atherton 1808–1885
  4. 4. Rebecca Atherton 1802–1888

Elizabeth Whitehead's Timeline

3 Records

1781
about 1781
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsy" Whitehead in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
1799
24 Dec 1799
Age 18
Elizabeth "Betsy" Whitehead was married
None
1834
1834
Age 53
Death of Elizabeth "Betsy" Whitehead in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Nelson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1781
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1799
    Record Source: U.S., Family History Books, The Filson Club History Quarterly-V 27, No 1 Jan 1953; Author: Filson Historical Society (Louisville, Kentucky)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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