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John Whitfield 1520 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Death Date: 9 December 1597

Death Location: Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Whitefield None

Mother: Agnes Giles

Spouse(s): Agnes Atwood

Children(s): Robert Whitfield, Elizabeth Tylson, Richard WHITFIELD, Thomas Surrey, Jane Whitfield, Clement Whitfield, Joan Whitfield, Anna Whitfield, Margaret Whithead, Newman Whitfield

John Whitfield * was born in 1520 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England, the child of Whitefield and Agnes or Annie Giles. John Whitfield * married Agnes Atwood, and had children including Robert II Whitfield, Elizabeth Tylson, Richard WHITFIELD, Thomas Whitfield Sir of Mortlake in Surrey, Jane Whitfield, Clement Whitfield, Joan Whitfield, Anna Maria Elizabetha Whitfield, Margaret Whithead, Newman Whitfield. John Whitfield * passed away in 1597 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Whitfield * was born in 1520 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England, the child of Whitefield and Agnes or Annie Giles.
  • John Whitfield * married Agnes Atwood, and had children including Robert II Whitfield, Elizabeth Tylson, Richard WHITFIELD, Thomas Whitfield Sir of Mortlake in Surrey, Jane Whitfield, Clement Whitfield, Joan Whitfield, Anna Maria Elizabetha Whitfield, Margaret Whithead, Newman Whitfield.
  • John Whitfield * passed away in 1597 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Whitefield None
1453 – 1541
Birth Location: Newtonbury in Alston Moor, Cumberland UK
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Agnes Giles
1496 – 1567
Birth Location: Of Biddenden in Kent
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Atwood
1522 – 1591
Birth Location: Kent, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Robert Whitfield
1518 – 1597
Birth Location: Wadhurst, East Sussex UK
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Elizabeth Tylson
1521 – 1612
Birth Location: Hawkhurst, Kent, England
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Richard WHITFIELD
1530 – 1600
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Surrey
1545 – 1629
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
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Jane Whitfield
1547 – 1625
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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Clement Whitfield
1548 – 1618
Birth Location: Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Joan Whitfield
1550 – 1586
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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Anna Whitfield
1550 – 1569
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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Margaret Whithead
1562 – 1600
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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Newman Whitfield
– 1662
Birth Location: –
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John Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
John Whitfield
1520 – 1597
Birth Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Parents
Whitefield
1453 – 1541
Newtonbury in Alston Moor, Cumberland UK
Agnes (or Annie) Giles
1496 – 1567
Of Biddenden in Kent
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Whitfield's Descendants

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John Whitfield (1520 – 9 December 1597) m. Agnes Atwood (1522 – 1591)
  1. 1. Robert (II) Whitfield (Abt 1518 – 9 Dec 1597)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Tylson (1521 – abt 1612)
  3. 3. Richard WHITFIELD (1530 – 1600)
  4. 4. Thomas (Whitfield Sir of Mortlake in) Surrey (Jan 1545 – 1 May 1629) m. Mildred (Michaela Fortune de) Manning (1560 – Sep 1, 1627 (LDS))
    1. 1. Katherine Whitfield (1580 – 1622)
    2. 2. Sir (John) Whitfield (1584 – 20 Aug 1636)
    3. 3. Mary Whitfield (Jan 1585 – 15 Nov 1655)
    4. 4. Rev. (Henry) Whitfield (8 Jun 1592 – 17 Sep 1657) m. Dorothy (dtr of Edmund Sheafe Sheafe Sheaffer -) Whitfield (Jan 1601 – 6 Sep 1669)
      1. 1. Sir (Matthew\Mathew\Math Carol) Whitfield\Whitfeild (1618 – Aft. 1646) m. Lady (Anna Sharron) Woodward (1605 – 4 Jun 1666 or 1663)
      2. 2. Dorothy Whitfield (25 Mar 1619 – 1654)
      3. 3. Sarah (Ann Whitfield - Higgenson) Higginson (1 November 1620 – 8 Jul 1675)
      4. 4. Abigail Whitfield (01 Sep 1622 – 09 Sep 1659)
    5. 5. Frances Whitfield (1595 – 1614)
    6. 6. Bridgett Whitfeld (1597 – 1614)
    7. 7. Elizabeth Whitfield (1599 – 1614)
    8. 8. Katherine Whitfield (1602 – 1624)
    9. 9. Lucy Whitfield (1604 – 1614)
    10. 10. Mathew Whitfield (1602 – 1684) m. Mildred (Fortune) Manning (ABT 1640 – )
      1. 1. Rev. (Matthew Carol Whitfield II (Immigrant) (arriv in "The Providence" his own ship 1664 to) VA) (1666 – 1761) m. Priscilla (Ann) Lawrence (1661 – 04 Sep 1739) m. Ann Woodard (1657 – abt 1689)
        1. 1. John Whitfield (1680 – 1700)
        2. 2. William (Joshua) Whitfield (1688 – 1770) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Goodman (1697 – 1773) m. Maryanne Whitfield (1718 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Brown Whitfield) (Smith) (1692 – 1770)
        4. 4. Elizabeth (B) Whitfield (1685 – 1770) m. John (J. "Colonel") Smith (13 April 1684 – 1 Nov 1777)
  5. 5. Jane Whitfield (1547 – abt 1625)
  6. 6. Clement Whitfield (1548 – 1618)
  7. 7. Joan Whitfield (1550 – 1586)
  8. 8. Anna (Maria Elizabetha) Whitfield (1550 – 1569)
  9. 9. Margaret Whithead (1562 – 1600)
  10. 10. Newman Whitfield ( – abt 1662)

John Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of John Whitfield * in Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
1597
9 December 1597
Age 77
Death of John Whitfield * in Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1597
    Event Place: Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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