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John Cassion Whitfield 1743–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1743

Birth Location: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 Jan 1832

Death Location: NC

Father: Thomas III

Mother: Mary Harrison

Spouse(s): Mildred Grimsley

Children(s): Mary Whitfield

John Cassion Whitfield was born in 1743 in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Whitfield Iii And Mary Elizabeth Harrison. John Cassion Whitfield married Mildred Grimsley, and had children including Elizabeth Whitfield, George Whitfield, John Wesley Whitfield, L William Whitfield, Martha Whitfield, Mary Jane Whitfield, Nancy Kelly Whitfield, Polly Whitfield, Sarah Whitfield. John Cassion Whitfield passed away in 1832 in NC.

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Biography

  • John Cassion Whitfield was born in 1743 in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Whitfield Iii And Mary Elizabeth Harrison.
  • John Cassion Whitfield married Mildred Grimsley, and had children including Elizabeth Whitfield, George Whitfield, John Wesley Whitfield, L William Whitfield, Martha Whitfield, Mary Jane Whitfield, Nancy Kelly Whitfield, Polly Whitfield, Sarah Whitfield.
  • John Cassion Whitfield passed away in 1832 in NC.

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John Whitfield's Ancestors

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John Whitfield
1743–1832
Birth Place: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Whitfield III
1721–1781
Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Harrison
1715–1792
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Whitfield's Descendants

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John (Cassion) Whitfield (1743–2 Jan 1832) m. Mildred Grimsley (1760–15 Nov 1839)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Whitfield 1778–1840
    1. 1. Martha (C "Patsy") Hester 1800–1848 m. James (Wylie) Heflin 1798–1870
      1. 1. Hugh (Lawson Wiley) Heflin 1837–1917
      2. 2. Frances (Bell "Fannie") Heflin 1834–1921 m. George (Washington) Long 1836–1919 m. Bishop (Asbury) Long 1818–1869
        1. 1. Robert (Luther) Long 1873–1951 m. Ida (Jane) Matheney 1875–1954
        2. 2. Josephine Long 1875–1875
        3. 3. William (Joseph Long) M.D. 1865–1942 m. Ida (Orena) Barnwell 1874–1958
        4. 4. James (Asbury) Long 1870–1912
        5. 5. Laura (Francis) Long 1863–1899
      3. 3. George (H) Heflin 1822–1899
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Heflin 1828–1906
      5. 5. Miranda (S.) Heflin 1825–
      6. 6. Joseph (M) Heflin 1831–
      7. 7. William (F) Heflin 1828–
      8. 8. Martha (A C) Heflin 1834– m. John (W.) Fleming 1848–

John Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1743
1743
Birth of John Cassion Whitfield in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
1832
2 Jan 1832
Age 89
Death of John Cassion Whitfield in Granville Co, NC
Granville Co, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1832
    Event Place: Granville Co, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: NC
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

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