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John Whitehead 1735 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1735

Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA

Father: Lewis Whitehead

Mother: Mary Poore

Spouse(s): Sarah Burcher

Children(s): Burcher Whitehead, Mary Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, James Whitehead, Nancey Whitehead

In 1735, John Whitehead entered the world in Nansemond, Virginia, USA, born to Lewis Whitehead and Mary Watkins Poore. Years later, John Whitehead married Sarah Burcher, and the couple became parents to Burcher Whitehead, Mary Elizabeth Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, James Whitehead and Nancey Whitehead. John Whitehead died in 1787 in Amherst, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Lewis Whitehead
1701 – 1759
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
LW
Mary Poore
1725 – 1795
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Sarah Burcher
1739 – 1792
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
SB

Children(s)

Burcher Whitehead
1764 – 1814
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, VA
BW
Mary Whitehead
1764 – 1817
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
MW
Sarah Whitehead
1771 – 1792
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
SW
James Whitehead
1783 – 1865
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
JW
Nancey Whitehead
1750 – 1817
Birth Location: Amherst Co, Virginia, USA
NW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1735
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1735
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1783-1932
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Recor

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Sep 1787
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1787
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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