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Matthew Whitfield 1604 – 1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1604

Birth Location: Isle Wight, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1648

Death Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Father: Thomas Sheaffe

Mother: Maria (11GGM)

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In 1604, Matthew Whitfield entered the world in Isle Wight, Virginia, United States, born to Thomas Sheaffe and Maria Marie Mary Wilson - Sheafe (11GGM). Matthew Whitfield passed away in 1648 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1604, Matthew Whitfield entered the world in Isle Wight, Virginia, United States, born to Thomas Sheaffe and Maria Marie Mary Wilson - Sheafe (11GGM).
  • Matthew Whitfield passed away in 1648 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Matthew Whitfield's Ancestors

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Matthew Whitfield
1604 – 1648
Birth Place: Isle Wight, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Sheaffe
1562 – 1639
Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Maria (Marie Mary Wilson - Sheafe) (11GGM)
1575 – 1613
Cranbrook, Kent, England (or Berkshire?)
Grandparents
Thomas (Sheaffe) Sr
1532 – 1604
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Mary (Harman - Sheaffe) (12GGM)
1536 – 1609
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sheafe
1505 – 1557
Elizabeth Andrews
1510 – 1564
Thomas Harman
1500 – 1547
Elizabeth Courthope
1500 – 1547
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sheaffe
1470 – 1520
Alice Hendley
1474 – 1520
THOMAS Sheafe
1470 – 1520
Alice Hendley
1470 – 1520
Bishop Veysey-Harman
1465 – 1554
Lady Harman\Herman\Harmon
1490 – 1524
Alexander Courthope
1474 – 1525
Katherine Foster
1478 – 1525

Matthew Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1604
1604
Birth of Matthew Whitfield in Isle Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle Wight, Virginia, United States
1648
1648
Age 44
Death of Matthew Whitfield in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Isle Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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