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Henry Whitfield 1590–1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Mortlake, Surrey, England

Death Date: SEP 1657

Death Location: Winchester, Southampton, England

Father: Sir 10XGGF

Mother: Mildred Chaucer

Spouse(s): Dorothy Sheaffe, Dorothy Sheafe

Children(s): Abigail Whitfield\Whitfeild

The story of Henry Whitfield began in 1590 in Mortlake, Surrey, England. Henry Whitfield married Dorothy Sheaffe, Dorothy Wilson Sheafe, and had children including Abigail Whitfield Whitfeild. Henry Whitfield passed away in 1657 in Winchester, Southampton, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Whitfield began in 1590 in Mortlake, Surrey, England.
  • Henry Whitfield married Dorothy Sheaffe, Dorothy Wilson Sheafe, and had children including Abigail Whitfield Whitfeild.
  • Henry Whitfield passed away in 1657 in Winchester, Southampton, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Whitfield's Ancestors

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Henry Whitfield
1590–1657
Birth Place: Mortlake, Surrey, England
Parents
Sir Thomas WHITFIELD of Mortlake\1st Lord Whitfield 10XGGF
1545–1629
Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Mildred (Michaela Fortune de Manning Descendant of Geoffrey) Chaucer
1560–1627
Ockley, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Roger Whitfield Baron) VII
1518–1597
Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Agnes (Anne Cecil) Whitfield
1522–1591
Kent, England
Sir (Henry of Greenwich Manning de) Cary
1512–1582
Down, Kent, England
Catherine Kerkener
1512–1594
Downe, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Manning
1480–1543
Agnes Petley
1480–
Erasmus Kirkener
1495–1567
Agnes Waller
1500–1591
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Whitfield's Descendants

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Henry Whitfield (1590–SEP 1657) m. Dorothy Sheaffe (–SEP 1659) m. Dorothy (Wilson) Sheafe (Jan 1601–6 Sep 1669)
  1. 1. Abigail Whitfield\Whitfeild 1622–1659 m. Major (Rev "RJ" James\Laemes\Jeremy\Jeames Fitch\Ffytche\Fetch\Titch\Gitch\Atch\Felix\Pitch\Fish I of) Braintree 1622–1702
    1. 1. James Fitch 1649–1727 m. Elizabeth Mason 1651–1684 m. Alice\Abee Bradford 1661–1745 m. Alice Bradford 1659–1745
      1. 1. Abigail Fitch 1687–1759 m. John Dyar 1692–1779
        1. 1. Abigal Dyer 1718–1808 m. Gideon Cobb 1718–1798

Henry Whitfield's Timeline

5 Records

1584
10 Jan 1584-5
Henry Whitfield was married
None
1590
1590
Birth of Henry Whitfield in Mortlake, Surrey, England
Mortlake, Surrey, England
1620
1620
Age 30
Henry Whitfield was married in Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1657
17 Sep 1657
Age 67
Henry Whitfield was married
None
1657
SEP 1657
Age 67
Death of Henry Whitfield in Winchester, Southampton, England
Winchester, Southampton, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Mortlake, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1584-5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1657

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: SEP 1657
    Event Place: Winchester, Southampton, England

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