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Mary Jane Whitfield 1778 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Granville, NC, USA

Death Date: 6 Aug 1840

Death Location: Granville, NC, USA

Father: John Whitfield

Mother: Mildred Grimsley

Spouse(s): John Hester

Children(s): Martha Hester

Mary Jane Whitfield was born in 1778 in Granville, NC, USA, the child of John Cassion Whitfield and Mildred Grimsley. Mary Jane Whitfield married John Hester, and had children including Martha C "Patsy" Hester. Mary Jane Whitfield passed away in 1840 in Granville, NC, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Jane Whitfield was born in 1778 in Granville, NC, USA, the child of John Cassion Whitfield and Mildred Grimsley.
  • Mary Jane Whitfield married John Hester, and had children including Martha C "Patsy" Hester.
  • Mary Jane Whitfield passed away in 1840 in Granville, NC, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Whitfield
1743 – 1832
Birth Location: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
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Mildred Grimsley
1760 – 1839
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Hester
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Martha Hester
1800 – 1848
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
Mary Whitfield
1778 – 1840
Birth Place: Granville, NC, USA
Parents
John Cassion Whitfield
1743 – 1832
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Mildred Grimsley
1760 – 1839
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Whitfield
1721 – 1781
Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Harrison
1715 – 1792
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Whitfield's Descendants

1.
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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)
        1. 1. Orena (Irene) Long (1 Nov 1893 – 18 Feb 1975)
        2. 2. William (Thomas) Long (14 Jan 1896 – 1 May 1971)
        3. 3. George Long (Aug 1898 – )
        4. 4. Claude (Curtis) Long (August 14, 1898 – October 5, 1961) m. Lola (Belle) Ewing (09 Sep 1899 – 29 April 1988)
        5. 5. Francis ((Fanny)) Long (1901 – 1920)
        6. 6. Shelby (Lester) Long (27 Nov 1905 – 16 Mar 1970)
        7. 7. Roy (James) Long (13 Dec 1906 – 12 Dec 1939)
        8. 8. Don (Roosevelt) Long (1909 – )
        9. 9. Jewel (Meredith) Long (11 Jun 1912 – 7 Jan 1959)
      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)
        1. 1. Adrian (Columbus) Long (16 Dec 1893 – 16 Dec 1956)
        2. 2. Hazel (Irene) Long (2 Sep 1898 – 10 Oct 1988)
        3. 3. Eva (Beatrice) Long (9 Aug 1900 – 28 Oct 1976)
        4. 4. George (Washington) Long (11 Sep 1902 – 17 Aug 1990)
        5. 5. Clara (Lillian) Long (25 Jul 1904 – 7 Nov 1992)
        6. 6. Essie (Bernice) Long (29 Mar 1906 – 2 Jan 2003)
        7. 7. Eula (Verba) Long (3 Jul 1908 – 30 Sep 1983)
        8. 8. Melvin (Edgar) Long (abt 1911 – 5 Feb 1996)
        9. 9. Zola (Alberta) Long (9 Jul 1913 – 1 Feb 1999)
        10. 10. Eunice (O'Neil) Long (3 Jul 1916 – 11 Apr 1982)
      5. 5. Josephine Long (28 June 1875 – 6 Sept 1875)
    8. 8. Hugh (Lawson Wiley) Heflin (25 Feb 1837 – 31 Jan 1917)

Mary Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Mary Jane Whitfield in Granville, NC, USA
Granville, NC, USA
1840
6 Aug 1840
Age 62
Death of Mary Jane Whitfield in Granville, NC, USA
Granville, NC, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Granville, NC, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1840
    Event Place: Granville, NC, USA
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