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Henry Whitfield 1592–1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1592

Birth Location: Mortlake, Surrey, , England

Death Date: 17 September 1657

Death Location: Winchester, Hampshire, , England

Father: Thomas Temple

Mother: Mildred Chaucer

Spouse(s): Dorothy Sheaffer, Anna (9GGM)

Children(s): Matthew II, Henry Jr, Nathaniel Whitfield, Mary Whitfield, John Whitfield, Thomas Whitfield, Dorothy Whitfield, Matthew Knight, Sarah Higginson, Abigail Whitfield

In 1592, Henry Whitfield entered the world in Mortlake, Surrey, , England, born to Thomas Whitfield Sir Of Mortlake In Surrey Attended Oxford And Inner Temple And Mildred Fortune Manning Whitfield Descendant Of Geoffrey Chaucer. Henry Whitfield married Anna Sharron Anne Research Cheney Woofward Lady Woodward Hinsdale Whitfield Nee 9Ggm, Dorothy Sheaffer, and had children including Abigail Whitfield, Dorothy Whitfield, Henry Whitfield Jr, John Whitfield, Mary Margaret Whitfield, Matthew Carol Whitfield Sr Sir Knight, Matthew William Whitfield Ii, Nathaniel Bryan Whitfield, Rebecca Whitfield, Sarah Whitfield Higginson, Thomas Whitfield. Henry Whitfield passed away in 1657 in Winchester, Hampshire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1592, Henry Whitfield entered the world in Mortlake, Surrey, , England, born to Thomas Whitfield Sir Of Mortlake In Surrey Attended Oxford And Inner Temple And Mildred Fortune Manning Whitfield Descendant Of Geoffrey Chaucer.
  • Henry Whitfield married Anna Sharron Anne Research Cheney Woofward Lady Woodward Hinsdale Whitfield Nee 9Ggm, Dorothy Sheaffer, and had children including Abigail Whitfield, Dorothy Whitfield, Henry Whitfield Jr, John Whitfield, Mary Margaret Whitfield, Matthew Carol Whitfield Sr Sir Knight, Matthew William Whitfield Ii, Nathaniel Bryan Whitfield, Rebecca Whitfield, Sarah Whitfield Higginson, Thomas Whitfield.
  • Henry Whitfield passed away in 1657 in Winchester, Hampshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Temple
1545–1629
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, , England
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Mildred Chaucer
1560–1627
Birth Location: Ockley, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Sheaffer
1601–1669
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
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Anna (9GGM)
1605–1666
Birth Location: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, , England
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Children(s)

Matthew II
1646–1719
Birth Location: Lancaster, England
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Henry Jr
1633–1634
Birth Location: Ockley, Surrey, England
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Nathaniel Whitfield
1629–1685
Birth Location: Ockley, Surrey, England
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Mary Whitfield
1632–1657
Birth Location: Surrey, England
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John Whitfield
1626–
Birth Location: Ockley, Surrey, England
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Thomas Whitfield
1624–1624
Birth Location: Ockley, Surrey, England
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Dorothy Whitfield
1619–1654
Birth Location: Ockley, Surrey, England
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Matthew Knight
1618–1646
Birth Location: Surry, England (or Isle of Wight, VA USA?)
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Sarah Higginson
1620–1675
Birth Location: Ockley, Surrey, England
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Abigail Whitfield
1622–1659
Birth Location: Ockley, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England
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Henry Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
Henry Whitfield
1592–1657
Birth Place: Mortlake, Surrey, , England
Parents
Thomas Whitfield Sir of Mortlake in Surrey, attended Oxford and Inner Temple
1545–1629
Wadhurst, Sussex, , England
Mildred (Fortune Manning - Whitfield Descendant of Geoffrey) Chaucer
1560–1627
Ockley, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Ralph Whitfield
1529–1607
Whitfield Hall, Northumberland, England
Dorothy Ridley
1530–
Willmontswick, Northumberland, England
Henry (Manning of Downe "Maniage" Armour) Maker
1521–1582
Downe, London Borough of Bromley, Greater London, England
Catherine Kerkener
1535–1596
East Greenwich, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Whitfield
1500–1547
Sir Rydlye
1498–1555
Isabella Heron
1495–1588
Erasmus King)
1495–1567
Agnes Waller
1500–1591
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anne Ridley
1500–1555
John (14GGF)
1480–1536
Elizabeth (14GGM)
1488–1567

Henry Whitfield's Descendants

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Henry Whitfield (1 Oct 1592–17 September 1657) m. Dorothy Sheaffer (Jan 1601–6 September 1669) m. Anna (Sharron Anne (RESEARCH) Cheney - Woofward (Lady) Woodward - Hinsdale - Whitfield (nee?)) (9GGM) (1605–4 Jun 1666 or 1663)
  1. 1. Matthew (William Whitfield) II 1646–1719 m. Priscilla (Abella) Lawrence 1668–1739
    1. 1. William (Whitfield) Sr. 1688–1770 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Goodman 1693–1773
      1. 1. Capt. (William Joshua Whitfield) II 1715–1795 m. Rachel Bryan 1723–1780
        1. 1. Elizabeth Whitfield 1746–1800 m. Alexander Smith 1740–1779
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Whitfield - Smith) (6GGM) 1702–1765
    3. 3. Luke Whitfield 1722–1780
  2. 2. Henry (Whitfield) Jr 1633–1634
  3. 3. Nathaniel (Bryan) Whitfield 1629–1685
  4. 4. Mary (Margaret) Whitfield 1632–1657
  5. 5. John Whitfield 1626–
  6. 6. Thomas Whitfield 1624–1624
  7. 7. Dorothy Whitfield 1619–1654
  8. 8. Matthew (Carol Whitfield Sr, Sir) Knight 1618–1646
  9. 9. Sarah (Whitfield) Higginson 1620–1675
  10. 10. Abigail Whitfield 1622–1659

Henry Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1592
1 Oct 1592
Birth of Henry Whitfield in Mortlake, Surrey, , England
Mortlake, Surrey, , England
1657
17 September 1657
Age 65
Death of Henry Whitfield in Winchester, Hampshire, , England
Winchester, Hampshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1592
    Event Place: Mortlake, Surrey, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1657
    Event Place: Winchester, Hampshire, , England
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