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James Whitehead 1770 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Nash County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Benjamin Whitehead

Mother: Ursula Arrington

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Susan MARTIN

Early life: James Whitehead Sr arrived in Halifax, North Carolina, United States in 1770, born to Benjamin Whitehead and Ursula Mary Arrington. James Whitehead Sr formed a family that included Susan Lucinda MARTIN. James Whitehead Sr concluded life in Nash County, North Carolina, USA in 1850.

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Parents

Benjamin Whitehead
1743 – 1794
Birth Location: Edgecombe Co., NC
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Ursula Arrington
1736 – 1806
Birth Location: of, Nash, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Susan MARTIN
1818 – 1865
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1770
    Event Place: Halifax, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1783
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1790
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 409; Image: 241; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1800
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 30; Page: 256; Image: 258; Family History Library Film: 337906

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1810
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Nash, North Carolina; Roll: 41; Page: 633; Image: 00145; Family History Library Film: 0337914

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1820
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Nash, North Carolina; Page: 422; NARA Roll: M33_83; Image: 275

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1830
    Event Place: Fentress, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Fentress, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 176; Page: 11; Family History Library Film: 0024534

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Fentress, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: 523; Page: 17; Family History Library Film: 0024545

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Runaway Servants, Convicts, and Apprentices, 1728-1796

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Nash County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives

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