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Nelson Whitehead 1768–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Sussex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Bef. 1840

Death Location: Sussex County, Virginia, USA

Father: James II

Mother: Margaret Whitehead

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Coleman

Children(s): Elizabeth Whitehead, Frances Whitehead, Mary Whitehead, Robert Whitehead

In 1768, Nelson Whitehead entered the world in Sussex, Virginia, USA, born to James Whitehead Ii And Margaret Whitehead. Nelson Whitehead married Elizabeth Massey Coleman, and had children including Elizabeth Whitehead, Frances Whitehead, Mary Whitehead, Robert Coleman Whitehead. Nelson Whitehead passed away in 1840 in Sussex County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1768, Nelson Whitehead entered the world in Sussex, Virginia, USA, born to James Whitehead Ii And Margaret Whitehead.
  • Nelson Whitehead married Elizabeth Massey Coleman, and had children including Elizabeth Whitehead, Frances Whitehead, Mary Whitehead, Robert Coleman Whitehead.
  • Nelson Whitehead passed away in 1840 in Sussex County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James II
1747–1806
Birth Location: Muthill, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
JI
Margaret Whitehead
1747–1822
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Coleman
1770–1847
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
EC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Whitehead
1805–1864
Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia
EW
Frances Whitehead
1796–1844
Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia
FW
Mary Whitehead
1794–1880
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, United States
MW
Robert Whitehead
1801–1895
Birth Location: Sussex County, Virginia, USA
RW

Nelson Whitehead's Ancestors

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Nelson Whitehead
1768–1840
Birth Place: Sussex, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Whitehead II
1747–1806
Muthill, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Margaret Whitehead
1747–1822
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Whitehead
1720–
Muthill, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Agnes Lennox
1720–
Muthill, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Henry Nelson
1696–1749
Yorkshire, England
Lady (Sarah Ann Giles) (Nelson)
1690–1750
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nelson Whitehead's Descendants

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Nelson Whitehead (1768–Bef. 1840) m. Elizabeth (Massey) Coleman (abt 1770–April 4, 1847)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Whitehead 1805–1864
  2. 2. Frances Whitehead 1796–1844
  3. 3. Mary Whitehead 1794–1880
  4. 4. Robert (Coleman) Whitehead 1801–1895

Nelson Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1768
1768
Birth of Nelson Whitehead in Sussex, Virginia, USA
Sussex, Virginia, USA
1840
Bef. 1840
Age 72
Death of Nelson Whitehead in Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Sussex County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Sussex, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1840
    Event Place: Sussex County, Virginia, USA
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