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Mary Elizabeth "Edith" Whitfield 1717 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 MAR 1717

Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 April 1785

Death Location: Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Whitfield

Mother: Mary Goodman

Spouse(s): COL. SMITH, Samiel Smith

Children(s): Maney Smith, COL. SMITH, Alexander Smith, Elizabeth Smith, John Col, Nancy Smith, Jane Lane, Edith Smith, Samuel Smith, David Smith, Pherabee Smith, Jonathan Smith, Esther Barnes, Alexander Smith

In 1717, Mary Elizabeth "Edith" Whitfield entered the world in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA, born to William Joshua Whitfield and Mary Elizabeth Goodman. Mary Elizabeth "Edith" Whitfield married COL. SAMUEL SMITH, Samiel Smith, and had children including Maney Smith, COL. BENJAMIN SMITH, Alexander Smith, Elizabeth Smith, John Smith Jr, Col, Nancy Ann Smith, Jane Smith Lane, Edith Elizabeth Smith, Samuel Larkin Smith, David (Col.) Smith, Pherabee Smith, Jonathan Smith, Esther Barnes, Alexander Smith. Mary Elizabeth "Edith" Whitfield passed away in 1785 in Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1717, Mary Elizabeth "Edith" Whitfield entered the world in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA, born to William Joshua Whitfield and Mary Elizabeth Goodman.
  • Mary Elizabeth "Edith" Whitfield married COL. SAMUEL SMITH, Samiel Smith, and had children including Maney Smith, COL. BENJAMIN SMITH, Alexander Smith, Elizabeth Smith, John Smith Jr, Col, Nancy Ann Smith, Jane Smith Lane, Edith Elizabeth Smith, Samuel Larkin Smith, David (Col.) Smith, Pherabee Smith, Jonathan Smith, Esther Barnes, Alexander Smith.
  • Mary Elizabeth "Edith" Whitfield passed away in 1785 in Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Whitfield
1688 – 1770
Birth Location: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
WW
Mary Goodman
1697 – 1773
Birth Location: Gates, Gates, North Carolina
MG

Spouses(s)

COL. SMITH
1709 – 1783
Birth Location: North Carolina
CS
Samiel Smith
1646 – 1688
Birth Location: New Kent, North Carolina, United States
SS

Children(s)

Maney Smith
1730 – 1819
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
MS
COL. SMITH
1735 – 1808
Birth Location: Wayne County, North Carolina
CS
Alexander Smith
1735 – 1779
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
AS
Elizabeth Smith
1737 – 1783
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
ES
John Col
1738 – 1813
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
JC
Nancy Smith
1738 – 1819
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina
NS
Jane Lane
1739 – 1753
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
JL
Edith Smith
1743 – 1792
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
ES
Samuel Smith
1744 – 1809
Birth Location: Craven County, North Carolina, USA
SS
David Smith
1746 – 1795
Birth Location: Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
DS
Pherabee Smith
1748 – 1810
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, USA
PS
Jonathan Smith
1758 – 1818
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
JS
Esther Barnes
1760 – 1830
Birth Location: –
EB
Alexander Smith
1763 – 1831
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
AS

Mary Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
Mary Whitfield
1717 – 1785
Birth Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Joshua Whitfield
1688 – 1770
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Goodman
1697 – 1773
Gates, Gates, North Carolina
Grandparents
Rev. (Matthew Whitfield II (Immigrant) (arriv in "The Providence" his own ship 1664 to) VA)
1657 – 1761
Surrey, England
Priscilla (Ann) Lawrence
1661 – 1739
Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA (Nansemond)
Henry Goodman
1660 – 1702
Goldington, Bedfordshire, England
Rebecca Reeves
1670 – 1702
Marlboro, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Dorothy Whitfield
1601 – 1669
John Lawrence
1636 – 1695
Mary Power
1643 – 1700
Benjamin Goodman
1639 – 1735
Johanna WEBSTER
1658 – 1719
Henry Reeves
1639 – 1687
Elizabeth Bagnall
1640 – 1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sheafe
1562 – 1639
Maria (11GGM)
1575 – 1613
Robert Lawrence
1611 – 1682
Elizabeth Adkinson
1615 – 1660
John Coroghmore
1597 – 1661
Lady Pyphoe
1598 – 1642
William Sr*
1586 – 1670
Mary Archer
1610 – 1690
George\Georgius Ryves\Reeves
1588 – 1666
Elizabeth (Ryves)
1590 – 1643
Rebecca Izard
1615 – 1675

Mary Whitfield's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Elizabeth "Edith") Whitfield (7 MAR 1717 – 14 April 1785) m. COL. (SAMUEL) SMITH (27 May 1709 – 14 Sep 1783) m. Samiel Smith (1646 – 1688)
  1. 1. Maney Smith (25 Nov 1730 (poss 1739) – 25 Nov 1819)
  2. 2. COL. (BENJAMIN) SMITH (1735 – 30 Jun 1808)
  3. 3. Alexander Smith (1735 – 1779) m. Elizabeth Whitfield (16 Mar 1746 – 3 Nov 1800)
    1. 1. Rachel Smith (2 Sep 1763 – 1824) m. Isaac Williams (1756 – 9 Jun 1815)
      1. 1. Eliza (Ferrebee) Williams (16 Apr 1781 – 1785)
      2. 2. Joel Williams (24 Aug 1783 – 1855)
      3. 3. Jacob Williams (1784 – 1866)
      4. 4. Samuel Williams (31 Jan 1785 – 17 May 1871)
      5. 5. Isaac (Williams) Jr (13 Mar 1787 – 13 mar 1836)
      6. 6. Alexander (Samuel) Williams (31 Jan 1789 – 17 May 1871) m. Charity (Whitfield) Smith (8 Jan 1788 – 10 October 1843) m. Mary (Margaret) Barksdale (1813 – July 1854) m. Jemima (Haywood) Whitfield (20 November 1796 – 15 July 1870)
        1. 1. Frances (E) Williams (1839 – 1873) m. John (Benson) McMurtrey (1825 – 1862-06-21)
        2. 2. Alexander (Samuel "Sandy") Williams (1810 – 11 May 1875) m. Mary (Margaret) Barksdale (1813 – July 1854) m. Malinda (Marilda) Young (1837 – 18 March 1862)
        3. 3. Robert (John) Middleton (1824 – 21 Sep 1836)
        4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Middleton (9 Feb 1824 – 7 Feb 1897)
        5. 5. Rachel (Jones) Middleton (2 Nov 1837 – 08 Dec 1921)
      7. 7. John (Campbell) Williams (20 Apr 1789 – 3 Feb 1873)
      8. 8. Margaret (Jane) Williams (1792 – 1872)
      9. 9. Jane (Smith) Williams (21 Mar 1793 – 1853)
      10. 10. Theophilus (Hunter) Williams (June 1799 – 17 Feb 1877)
      11. 11. James Williams (29 Mar 1803 – 1875)
        1. 1. Eliza (P) Williams (Abt 1832 – Bef 1900*)
      12. 12. Eliza (Ferabee) Williams (27 May 1806 – 27 Mar 1872)
    2. 2. Mary Turner
  4. 4. Elizabeth Smith (27 May 1737 – 17 Apr 1783)
  5. 5. John (Smith Jr,) Col (1738 – 30 May 1813)
  6. 6. Nancy (Ann) Smith (1738 – 25 Nov 1819)
  7. 7. Jane (Smith) Lane (ABT 1739 – BET 1753 AND 1833) m. Joel Williams (1730 – 30 Dec 1760) m. Theophilus Hunter (1727 – Jul 1798)
    1. 1. Pheribah Williams (Abt. 1753 – 1828)
    2. 2. Samuel Williams (1754 – Abt. Apr 1805)
    3. 3. Nathan Williams (1755 – )
    4. 4. Isaac Williams (1756 – 9 Jun 1815) m. Rachel Smith (2 Sep 1763 – 1824)
    5. 5. Joel Williams (1758 – 2 Feb 1818)
      1. 1. Joel Williams (20 Jan 1800 – 8 May 1865)
        1. 1. Jane (Elliot) Williams (13 September 1833 – 13 January 1910)
    6. 6. Hannah Williams ( – abt 1770)
    7. 7. Delilah Hunter (abt 1755 – November 1793)
      1. 1. Temperance Hinton (1 Dec 1777 – Aft 1850)
        1. 1. Eliza SMITH (Abt. 1813 – )
    8. 8. Delilah Hunter (1765 – 1798)
    9. 9. Edith Hunter (23 Nov 1766 – 1861)
    10. 10. Theophilus ("Orphy") Hunter (1767 – 18 Nov 1840)
    11. 11. Henry ("Harry") Hunter (1770 – 24 Jul 1810)
    12. 12. Irene Hunter (est 1770 – 1822)
    13. 13. Osborne Hunter (28 Jan 1772 – 1810)
    14. 14. Mary ("Polly" Smith) Hunter (1776 – 1833)
    15. 15. Adelaide Hunter (1778 – )
    16. 16. Clara ("Clary") Hunter (1781 – 1862)
    17. 17. James Hunter
    18. 18. Isaac Hunter ( – 1899)
    19. 19. Ransom Hunter
  8. 8. Edith (Elizabeth) Smith (1743 – 1792)
  9. 9. Samuel (Larkin) Smith (12 Jun 1744 – 8 March 1809)
  10. 10. David ((Col.)) Smith (7 SEP 1746 – 10 March 1795) m. Charity Whitfield (6 Apr 1756 – 21 Aug 1818)
    1. 1. Lydia Smith (1772 – March 1846)
    2. 2. Edith Smith (26 Dec 1772 – 15 Mar 1841)
    3. 3. Samuel Smith (30 Sep 1774 – 17 Mar 1813)
    4. 4. William Smith (5 Aug 1776 – 10 Oct 1833)
    5. 5. Rachel Smith (10 January 1778 – 20 May 1841)
    6. 6. Mary Smith (10 Dec 1779 – 01 Feb 1780)
    7. 7. David Smith (18 Sep 1781 – 7 June 1805)
    8. 8. Jonathan Smith (20 Jun 1783 – 2 Sep 1819)
    9. 9. Whitfield Smith (7 Sep 1785 – 25 Mar 1817)
    10. 10. Charity (Whitfield) Smith (8 Jan 1788 – 10 October 1843) m. Alexander (Samuel) Williams (31 Jan 1789 – 17 May 1871)
      1. 1. David (Smith) Williams (24 May 1807 – 22 Sep 1896)
        1. 1. Rachel (Frances) Williams (1838 – 02 Feb 1914)
      2. 2. Isaac (Smith) Williams (1817 – 19 Jun 1883)
      3. 3. Rachael (S) Williams (1819 – 1892)
      4. 4. Isaac (Henry) WILLIAMS (22 May 1820 – Feb 1888)
      5. 5. Charity Williams (7 Dec 1820 – 26 Aug 1872)
      6. 6. John (Marion) Williams* (27 February 1822 – 9 Oct 1905)
      7. 7. John (Bryant) Williams (7 November 1823 – 31 January 1920)
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Jane) Williams (3 Sep 1831 – 22 Jul 1911)
      9. 9. Albert Williams (1836 – )
      10. 10. Susanah Williams (7 AUG 1841 – 16 SEP 1928)
    11. 11. Elizabeth ((Bettie)) Smith (27 Jan 1790 – 24 Nov 1790)
    12. 12. Needham Smith (25 Mar 1793 – 18 May 1859)
    13. 13. Louis Smith (22 Oct 1795 – 1 Sep 1796)
  11. 11. Pherabee Smith (16 Oct 1748 – 19 Dec 1810)
  12. 12. Jonathan Smith (01 Jun 1758 – 01 Jun 1818)
  13. 13. Esther Barnes (1760 – 1830)
  14. 14. Alexander Smith (1763 – 4 Apr 1831)

Mary Whitfield's Timeline

6 Records

1717
1717 MAR 7
Birth of Mary Elizabeth "Edith" Whitfield in Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
1717
07 Mar 1717
Birth of Mary Elizabeth "Edith" Whitfield in Of, Virginia, United States
Of, Virginia, United States
1717
7 MAR 1717
Birth of Mary Elizabeth "Edith" Whitfield in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1745
1745
Age 28
Mary Elizabeth "Edith" Whitfield was married in Craney Island, Portsmouth, South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
Craney Island, Portsmouth, South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
1785
3 Sep 1785
Age 68
Death of Mary Elizabeth "Edith" Whitfield in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
1785
14 April 1785
Age 68
Death of Mary Elizabeth "Edith" Whitfield in Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717 MAR 7
    Event Place: Craney Island, Portsmouth ,South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1717
    Event Place: Of, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 MAR 1717
    Event Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Craney Island, Portsmouth, South Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1785
    Event Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 April 1785
    Event Place: Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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