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Matthew Whitfield 1666–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1666

Birth Location: Surrey, England

Death Date: 1761

Death Location: Nansemond, Virginia, USA

Father: Matthew Whitfield

Mother: Elizabeth Eden

Spouse(s): Priscilla Lawrence, Anne Vasey

Children(s): William Whitfield

The story of Matthew Whitfield began in 1666 in Surrey, England. Matthew Whitfield married Anne Vasey, Priscilla Lawrence, and had children including William Whitfield. Matthew Whitfield passed away in 1761 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Whitfield began in 1666 in Surrey, England.
  • Matthew Whitfield married Anne Vasey, Priscilla Lawrence, and had children including William Whitfield.
  • Matthew Whitfield passed away in 1761 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA.

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Matthew Whitfield's Ancestors

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Matthew Whitfield
1666–1761
Birth Place: Surrey, England
Parents
Matthew Whitfield
1676–1761
Whitfield Hall, Northumberland, England
Elizabeth Eden
1675–1750
Auckland St Helen, Durham, , England
Grandparents
Utric Whitfield
1630–1690
Whitfield Hall, Northumberland, England
Anne Eden
1630–
West Auckland, Durham, England
Henry Eden
–1702
Shincliffe, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Whitfield
1606–1669
Anne Craig
1600–1660
Catherine Layton
1620–1686
Henry Eden
1615–
Marie Martine
1620–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Whitfield
1568–1607
Alice Whiston
1572–
SIR LAYTON
1597–1651
Mary Fairfax
1600–1636

Matthew Whitfield's Descendants

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Matthew Whitfield (1666–1761) m. Priscilla Lawrence (1668–23 Apr 1747) m. Anne Vasey (1706–)
  1. 1. William Whitfield 1690–1770 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Whitfield 1693–1773
    1. 1. Edith Smith 1716–1785 m. Colonel (Samuel) Smith 1709–1783 m. Samuel Smith 1709–1795
      1. 1. Jane Martin 1739–1828 m. Joel Williams 1735–1760 m. Col. (Theophilus) Hunter 1735–1798
        1. 1. Isaac Williams 1756–1815 m. Rachel Smith 1763–1824
      2. 2. Jane Smith 1739–1828 m. Col. (Theophilus) Hunter 1735–1798
        1. 1. Irene Kinchen 1770–1822 m. James Lane 1766–1846

Matthew Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1666
1666
Birth of Matthew Whitfield in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1761
1761
Age 95
Death of Matthew Whitfield in Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Nansemond, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1666
    Event Place: Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1664; Page Number: 204

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