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Joseph Whitehead 1712 – 1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1712

Birth Location: Halifax, Colony of North Carolina, British, Colonial, America

Death Date: Abt 1781

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: William Whitehead

Mother: Rachel McKinney

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Children(s):

The story of Joseph Whitehead began in 1712 in Halifax, Colony of North Carolina, British, Colonial, America. Joseph Whitehead passed away in 1781 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Whitehead began in 1712 in Halifax, Colony of North Carolina, British, Colonial, America.
  • Joseph Whitehead passed away in 1781 in North Carolina, USA.

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Joseph Whitehead's Ancestors

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Joseph Whitehead
1712 – 1781
Birth Place: Halifax, Colony of North Carolina, British, Colonial, America
Parents
William West Whitehead
1672 – 1750
Isle, Virginia, United States
Rachel (Lewis) McKinney
1685 – 1734
Isle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Arthur WHITEHEAD
1654 – 1710
Isle, Virginia, United States
Mary Godwin
1652 – 1710
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
Michael McKinney
, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Arthur WHITEHEAD
1625 – 1655
Katherine Ruthven
1632 – 1687
Thomas Godwin\Goodwyn
1625 – 1678
Elisabeth Godwin
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Authure WHITEHEAD
1595 – 1686
Dorothy Lightowlers
1598 – 1670
Sir (Ruffin)
1594 – 1670
Dorothea Stewart
1596 – 1673
ROBERT Godwin\Goodwyn
1589 – 1664
ELIZABETH Smithes\Smythe
1595 – 1658

Joseph Whitehead's Timeline

3 Records

1712
Abt 1712
Birth of Joseph Whitehead in Halifax, Colony of North Carolina, British, Colonial, America
Halifax, Colony of North Carolina, British, Colonial, America
1781
Abt 1781
Age 69
Death of Joseph Whitehead in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1781
7 Feb 1781
Age 69
Joseph Whitehead - Probate in Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Halifax, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1712
    Event Place: Halifax, Colony of North Carolina, British, Colonial, America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1781
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Will Abstracts, 1760-1800
    [2] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Halifax County, North Carolina, Wills; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Halifax County); Probate Place: Halifax, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1781
    Event Place: Halifax, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Halifax County, North Carolina, Wills; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Halifax County); Probate Place: Halifax, North Carolina

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