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Joshua Whittington 1703–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1703

Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1766

Death Location: , Somerset, Maryland, USA

Father: William Whittington

Mother: Elizabeth Taylor

Spouse(s): Betty Nairn, Elizabeth Heard

Children(s): Elizabeth Whittington

Joshua Whittington was born in 1703 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of William Whittington And Elizabeth Taylor. Joshua Whittington married Betty Elizabeth Nairn, Elizabeth Nairne Heard, and had children including Elizabeth Whittington. Joshua Whittington passed away in 1766 in , Somerset, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Whittington was born in 1703 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of William Whittington And Elizabeth Taylor.
  • Joshua Whittington married Betty Elizabeth Nairn, Elizabeth Nairne Heard, and had children including Elizabeth Whittington.
  • Joshua Whittington passed away in 1766 in , Somerset, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Whittington
1681–1756
Birth Location: Accomack, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Taylor
1680–1762
Birth Location: , Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Betty Nairn
1706–
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Heard
1732–1788
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Whittington
1700–
Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Joshua Whittington's Ancestors

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Joshua Whittington
1703–1766
Birth Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Whittington
1681–1756
Accomack, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Taylor
1680–1762
, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Whittington
1649–1720
, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Esther Littleton
1648–1662
, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Elias Taylor
1660–1717
, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Comfort Anderson
1670–1743
Matchatark, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Anderson
1645–1698
Mary Wise
1652–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Garret Anderson
1609–1648
Amey Anderson
1619–1678
John Wise
1617–1695
Hannah Scarsbrough
1622–1693

Joshua Whittington's Descendants

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Joshua Whittington (1703–1766) m. Betty (Elizabeth) Nairn (1706–) m. Elizabeth (Nairne) Heard (1732–1788)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Whittington 1700– m. John Whittington 1698–1755
    1. 1. John Whittington 1724–1758 m. Sarah Woodroffe 1724–1758
      1. 1. Richard Whittington 1753–1835
      2. 2. Richard Whittington 1753–1835
      3. 3. Cornelius Whittington 1749–1837 m. Rebecca Gilliam 1750–1831
        1. 1. Susannah Whittington 1793–1852
        2. 2. James Whittington 1775–1838
        3. 3. Sarah Whittington 1730–
        4. 4. James Whittington 1775–1838
        5. 5. Sarah Whittington 1730–
        6. 6. John Whittington 1779–1837 m. Chloe Mercer 1773–1850

Joshua Whittington's Timeline

2 Records

1703
1703
Birth of Joshua Whittington in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1766
1766
Age 63
Death of Joshua Whittington in , Somerset, Maryland, USA
, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: , Somerset, Maryland, USA
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