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Matthew Whitehead 1720–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1720

Birth Location: Surry County, VA

Death Date: 1765

Death Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

Father: Robert Whitehead

Mother: Elizabeth Quicksill

Spouse(s): Patience Newsom

Children(s): Robert Whitehead, Amy Whitehead, John Whitehead, Matthew Whitehead, Isham Whitehead, Robert Whitehead

Matthew Whitehead was born in 1720 in Surry County, VA, the child of Robert Whitehead And Elizabeth Quicksill. Matthew Whitehead married Patience Newsom, and had children including Amy Whitehead, Isham Whitehead, John Whitehead, Matthew Whitehead, Robert Whitehead. Matthew Whitehead passed away in 1765 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Matthew Whitehead was born in 1720 in Surry County, VA, the child of Robert Whitehead And Elizabeth Quicksill.
  • Matthew Whitehead married Patience Newsom, and had children including Amy Whitehead, Isham Whitehead, John Whitehead, Matthew Whitehead, Robert Whitehead.
  • Matthew Whitehead passed away in 1765 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States.

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Matthew Whitehead's Ancestors

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Matthew Whitehead
1720–1765
Birth Place: Surry County, VA
Parents
Robert Whitehead
1706–1731
Isle Wight, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Quicksill
1702–
Orange, North Carolina, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Whitehead's Descendants

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Matthew Whitehead (ABT 1720–1765) m. Patience Newsom (1715–1798)
  1. 1. Robert Whitehead 1744– m. Thany Williams 1742–1775
    1. 1. Matthew* Whitehead 1771–1851
      1. 1. Elizabeth WHITEHEAD 1799–1860 m. Josiah (John) WILLIAMS 1798–1865
        1. 1. Lucinda Williams 1825–1860 m. William White 1826–1860
        2. 2. Oran (D.) WILLIAMS 1823–1901
        3. 3. Hardy (Gray) WILLIAMS 1829–1884
        4. 4. Margaret (Jane) WILLIAMS 1831–1914
        5. 5. Fhanny (Caroline) WILLIAMS 1836–
        6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) WILLIAMS 1833–
        7. 7. David (Daniel*) Williams 1828–1910
        8. 8. Martha (Ann) WILLIAMS 1826–
        9. 9. Fannie (Caroline) Williams 1836–
      2. 2. Thaney Whitehead 1790–1853
      3. 3. John Whitehead 1809–
      4. 4. Matthew Whitehead 1813–
      5. 5. Margaret Whitehead 1815–
    2. 2. James Whitehead 1771–
    3. 3. Lorana Whitehead 1775–
    4. 4. Austin (Augustine) Whitehead 1768–1846
    5. 5. Augustine (Joshua) Whitehead 1768–1846
    6. 6. Austin (Augustine) Whitehead 1768–1815
    7. 7. Austin (Augustine) Whitehead 1768–1846
    8. 8. Augustine (Joshua) Whitehead 1768–1846
  2. 2. Amy Whitehead 1742–
  3. 3. John Whitehead 1753–1765
  4. 4. Matthew Whitehead 1738–1769
  5. 5. Isham Whitehead 1747–
  6. 6. Robert Whitehead 1744–

Matthew Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1720
ABT 1720
Birth of Matthew Whitehead in Surry County, VA
Surry County, VA
1765
1765
Age 45
Death of Matthew Whitehead in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1720
    Event Place: Surry County, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

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