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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: Granville Co, NC

Father: Thomas Whitfield

Mother: Mary Harrison

Spouse(s): Mildred Grimsley

Children(s): Mary Whitfield, George Whitfield, Sarah Whitfield, Polly Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, Martha Whitfield, L. Whitfield, Nancy Whitfield, John Whitfield

The story of John Cassion Whitfield began in 1743 in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA. John Cassion Whitfield married Mildred Grimsley, and had children including Mary Jane Whitfield, George Whitfield, Sarah Whitfield, Polly Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, Martha Whitfield, L. William Whitfield, Nancy Kelly Whitfield, John Wesley Whitfield. John Cassion Whitfield passed away in 1832 in Granville Co, NC.

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Biography

  • The story of John Cassion Whitfield began in 1743 in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA.
  • John Cassion Whitfield married Mildred Grimsley, and had children including Mary Jane Whitfield, George Whitfield, Sarah Whitfield, Polly Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, Martha Whitfield, L. William Whitfield, Nancy Kelly Whitfield, John Wesley Whitfield.
  • John Cassion Whitfield passed away in 1832 in Granville Co, NC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
John Whitfield
1743 – 1832
Birth Place: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Whitfield
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 – 6 Aug 1840) m. John Hester
    1. 1. Martha (C "Patsy") Hester (1800 – Jun 1848) m. James (Wylie) Heflin (1798 – 1870)
      1. 1. George (H) Heflin (2 May 1822 – 22 Nov 1899) m. Mary (F) Robertson
      2. 2. Miranda (S.) Heflin (abt 1825 – ) m. William Suit
      3. 3. William (F) Heflin (abt 1828 – )
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Heflin (20 Dec 1828 – 26 Nov 1906)
      5. 5. Joseph (M) Heflin (abt 1831 – )
      6. 6. Martha (A C) Heflin (abt 1834 – ) m. John (William) Fleming (ABT 1848 – )
      7. 7. Frances (Bell "Fannie") Heflin (18 Feb 1834 – 10 Jun 1921) m. Bishop (Asbury) Long (20 Jan 1818 – 3 Dec 1869) m. George (Washington) Long (11 Feb 1836 – 6 Feb 1919)
        1. 1. Laura (Francis) Long (12 Aug 1863 – 14 May 1899)
        2. 2. William (Joseph) Long (25 Dec 1865 – 18 Dec 1942) m. Ida (Orena) Barnwell (10 Feb 1874 – 4 August 1958)
        3. 3. James (Asbury) Long (22 May 1870 – 29 November 1912)
        4. 4. Robert (Luther) Long (7 Aug 1873 – 23 Jan 1951) m. Ida (Jane) Matheney (7 Apr 1875 – 29 Nov 1954)
        5. 5. Josephine Long (28 June 1875 – 6 Sept 1875)
      8. 8. Hugh (Lawson Wiley) Heflin (25 Feb 1837 – 31 Jan 1917)
  2. 2. George Whitfield
  3. 3. Sarah Whitfield
  4. 4. Polly Whitfield
  5. 5. Elizabeth Whitfield
  6. 6. Martha Whitfield
  7. 7. L. (William) Whitfield
    1. 1. Martha (C) Whitfield ( – 1845) m. Rufus (Turner) Heflin (Dec 1819 – 17 Oct 1867)
      1. 1. Emma (Ann) Heflin (1842 – ) m. Daniel (Warren) Rencher (Oct 1843 – 10 Oct 1914)
      2. 2. Theodore (Whitfield) Heflin (1845 – 24 Sep 1867)
  8. 8. Nancy (Kelly) Whitfield
  9. 9. John (Wesley) Whitfield

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.1775-2006
    [2] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1832
    Event Place: Granville Co, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [2] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: NC
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006

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