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Elizabeth B Whitfield 1685 – 1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1770

Death Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Father: Priscilla Lawrence

Mother: Ann Woodard

Spouse(s): John Smith

Children(s): COL. SMITH, Nancy Smith, Alexander Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Nancy Smith, Mary Smith

The story of Elizabeth B Whitfield began in 1685 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA. In 1600, Elizabeth B Whitfield resided in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth B Whitfield married John J. "Colonel" Smith, and had children including COL. SAMUEL SMITH, Nancy Smith, Alexander Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Nancy Smith, Mary Smith. Elizabeth B Whitfield passed away in 1770 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth B Whitfield began in 1685 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1600, Elizabeth B Whitfield resided in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.
  • Elizabeth B Whitfield married John J. "Colonel" Smith, and had children including COL. SAMUEL SMITH, Nancy Smith, Alexander Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Nancy Smith, Mary Smith.
  • Elizabeth B Whitfield passed away in 1770 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Priscilla Lawrence
1666 – 1761
Birth Location: Ockley, Surrey, England
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Ann Woodard
1657 – 1689
Birth Location: Of Surrey, Or Lancaster, , England
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Spouses(s)

John Smith
1684 – 1777
Birth Location: Shooters Hill, Middlesex, Virginia or Gloucester, VA
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Children(s)

COL. SMITH
1709 – 1783
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Nancy Smith
1719 – 1760
Birth Location: Johnson, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Alexander Smith
1735 – 1779
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Elizabeth Smith
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Smith
Birth Location: –
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Mary Smith
– 1785
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Whitfield
1685 – 1770
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Parents
Priscilla Lawrence
1666 – 1761
Ockley, Surrey, England
Ann Woodard
1657 – 1689
Of Surrey, Or Lancaster, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Whitfield's Descendants

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Elizabeth (B) Whitfield (1685 – 1770) m. John (J. "Colonel") Smith (13 April 1684 – 1 Nov 1777)
  1. 1. COL. (SAMUEL) SMITH (27 May 1709 – 14 Sep 1783) m. Mary (Elizabeth "Edith") Whitfield (7 MAR 1717 – 14 April 1785)
    1. 1. Maney Smith (25 Nov 1730 (poss 1739) – 25 Nov 1819)
    2. 2. COL. (BENJAMIN) SMITH (1735 – 30 Jun 1808)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Smith (27 May 1737 – 17 Apr 1783)
    4. 4. John (Smith Jr,) Col (1738 – 30 May 1813)
    5. 5. Nancy (Ann) Smith (1738 – 25 Nov 1819)
    6. 6. Jane (Smith) Lane (ABT 1739 – BET 1753 AND 1833) m. Joel Williams (1730 – 30 Dec 1760) m. Theophilus Hunter (1727 – Jul 1798)
      1. 1. Pheribah Williams (Abt. 1753 – 1828)
      2. 2. Samuel Williams (1754 – Abt. Apr 1805)
      3. 3. Nathan Williams (1755 – )
      4. 4. Isaac Williams (1756 – 9 Jun 1815) m. Rachel Smith (2 Sep 1763 – 1824)
      5. 5. Joel Williams (1758 – 2 Feb 1818)
        1. 1. Joel Williams (20 Jan 1800 – 8 May 1865)
      6. 6. Hannah Williams ( – abt 1770)
      7. 7. Delilah Hunter (abt 1755 – November 1793)
        1. 1. Temperance Hinton (1 Dec 1777 – Aft 1850)
      8. 8. Delilah Hunter (1765 – 1798)
      9. 9. Edith Hunter (23 Nov 1766 – 1861)
      10. 10. Theophilus ("Orphy") Hunter (1767 – 18 Nov 1840)
      11. 11. Henry ("Harry") Hunter (1770 – 24 Jul 1810)
      12. 12. Irene Hunter (est 1770 – 1822)
      13. 13. Osborne Hunter (28 Jan 1772 – 1810)
      14. 14. Mary ("Polly" Smith) Hunter (1776 – 1833)
      15. 15. Adelaide Hunter (1778 – )
      16. 16. Clara ("Clary") Hunter (1781 – 1862)
      17. 17. James Hunter
      18. 18. Isaac Hunter ( – 1899)
      19. 19. Ransom Hunter
    7. 7. Edith (Elizabeth) Smith (1743 – 1792)
    8. 8. Samuel (Larkin) Smith (12 Jun 1744 – 8 March 1809)
    9. 9. David ((Col.)) Smith (7 SEP 1746 – 10 March 1795) m. Charity Whitfield (6 Apr 1756 – 21 Aug 1818)
      1. 1. Lydia Smith (1772 – March 1846)
      2. 2. Edith Smith (26 Dec 1772 – 15 Mar 1841)
      3. 3. Samuel Smith (30 Sep 1774 – 17 Mar 1813)
      4. 4. William Smith (5 Aug 1776 – 10 Oct 1833)
      5. 5. Rachel Smith (10 January 1778 – 20 May 1841)
      6. 6. Mary Smith (10 Dec 1779 – 01 Feb 1780)
      7. 7. David Smith (18 Sep 1781 – 7 June 1805)
      8. 8. Jonathan Smith (20 Jun 1783 – 2 Sep 1819)
      9. 9. Whitfield Smith (7 Sep 1785 – 25 Mar 1817)
      10. 10. Charity (Whitfield) Smith (8 Jan 1788 – 10 October 1843) m. Alexander (Samuel) Williams (31 Jan 1789 – 17 May 1871)
        1. 1. David (Smith) Williams (24 May 1807 – 22 Sep 1896)
        2. 2. Isaac (Smith) Williams (1817 – 19 Jun 1883)
        3. 3. Rachael (S) Williams (1819 – 1892)
        4. 4. Isaac (Henry) WILLIAMS (22 May 1820 – Feb 1888)
        5. 5. Charity Williams (7 Dec 1820 – 26 Aug 1872)
        6. 6. John (Marion) Williams* (27 February 1822 – 9 Oct 1905)
        7. 7. John (Bryant) Williams (7 November 1823 – 31 January 1920)
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Jane) Williams (3 Sep 1831 – 22 Jul 1911)
        9. 9. Albert Williams (1836 – )
        10. 10. Susanah Williams (7 AUG 1841 – 16 SEP 1928)
      11. 11. Elizabeth ((Bettie)) Smith (27 Jan 1790 – 24 Nov 1790)
      12. 12. Needham Smith (25 Mar 1793 – 18 May 1859)
      13. 13. Louis Smith (22 Oct 1795 – 1 Sep 1796)
    10. 10. Pherabee Smith (16 Oct 1748 – 19 Dec 1810)
    11. 11. Jonathan Smith (01 Jun 1758 – 01 Jun 1818)
    12. 12. Esther Barnes (1760 – 1830)
    13. 13. Alexander Smith (1763 – 4 Apr 1831)
  2. 2. Nancy Smith (1 Jun 1719 – 16 Jan 1760)
  3. 3. Alexander Smith (1735 – 1779) m. Elizabeth Whitfield (16 Mar 1746 – 3 Nov 1800)
    1. 1. Rachel Smith (2 Sep 1763 – 1824) m. Isaac Williams (1756 – 9 Jun 1815)
      1. 1. Eliza (Ferrebee) Williams (16 Apr 1781 – 1785)
      2. 2. Joel Williams (24 Aug 1783 – 1855)
      3. 3. Jacob Williams (1784 – 1866)
      4. 4. Samuel Williams (31 Jan 1785 – 17 May 1871)
      5. 5. Isaac (Williams) Jr (13 Mar 1787 – 13 mar 1836)
      6. 6. Alexander (Samuel) Williams (31 Jan 1789 – 17 May 1871) m. Charity (Whitfield) Smith (8 Jan 1788 – 10 October 1843) m. Mary (Margaret) Barksdale (1813 – July 1854) m. Jemima (Haywood) Whitfield (20 November 1796 – 15 July 1870)
        1. 1. Frances (E) Williams (1839 – 1873) m. John (Benson) McMurtrey (1825 – 1862-06-21)
        2. 2. Alexander (Samuel "Sandy") Williams (1810 – 11 May 1875) m. Mary (Margaret) Barksdale (1813 – July 1854) m. Malinda (Marilda) Young (1837 – 18 March 1862)
        3. 3. Robert (John) Middleton (1824 – 21 Sep 1836)
        4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Middleton (9 Feb 1824 – 7 Feb 1897)
        5. 5. Rachel (Jones) Middleton (2 Nov 1837 – 08 Dec 1921)
      7. 7. John (Campbell) Williams (20 Apr 1789 – 3 Feb 1873)
      8. 8. Margaret (Jane) Williams (1792 – 1872)
      9. 9. Jane (Smith) Williams (21 Mar 1793 – 1853)
      10. 10. Theophilus (Hunter) Williams (June 1799 – 17 Feb 1877)
      11. 11. James Williams (29 Mar 1803 – 1875)
        1. 1. Eliza (P) Williams (Abt 1832 – Bef 1900*)
      12. 12. Eliza (Ferabee) Williams (27 May 1806 – 27 Mar 1872)
    2. 2. Mary Turner
  4. 4. Elizabeth Smith
  5. 5. Nancy Smith
  6. 6. Mary Smith ( – abt 1785)

Elizabeth Whitfield's Timeline

6 Records

1600
1600-1705
Elizabeth B Whitfield resided here in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1685
1685
Birth of Elizabeth B Whitfield
None
1687
2 Sep 1687
Age 2
Birth of Elizabeth B Whitfield in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1765
1 Jun 1765
Age 80
Death of Elizabeth B Whitfield in Bertie, Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina
Bertie, Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina
1765
1 Jun 1765
Age 80
Death of Elizabeth B Whitfield in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1770
1770
Age 85
Death of Elizabeth B Whitfield
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1687
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1600-1705
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Seventeenth century Isle of Wight County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1765
    Event Place: Bertie, Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1765
    Event Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1770
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981
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