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Rev. Henry Whitfield 1592 – 1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1592

Birth Location: Mortlake, Surrey, England

Death Date: 17 Sep 1657

Death Location: Winchester, Hampshire, England

Father: Thomas Surrey

Mother: Mildred Manning

Spouse(s): Dorothy Whitfield

Children(s): Sir Whitfield\Whitfeild, Dorothy Whitfield, Sarah Higginson, Abigail Whitfield

In 1592, Rev. Henry Whitfield Sr entered the world in Mortlake, Surrey, England, born to Thomas Whitfield Sir of Mortlake in Surrey and Mildred Michaela Fortune de Manning. Rev. Henry Whitfield Sr married Dorothy dtr of Edmund Sheafe Sheafe Sheaffer - Whitfield, and had children including Sir Matthew\Mathew\Math Carol Whitfield\Whitfeild, Dorothy Whitfield, Sarah Ann Whitfield - Higgenson Higginson, Abigail Whitfield. Rev. Henry Whitfield Sr passed away in 1657 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1592, Rev. Henry Whitfield Sr entered the world in Mortlake, Surrey, England, born to Thomas Whitfield Sir of Mortlake in Surrey and Mildred Michaela Fortune de Manning.
  • Rev. Henry Whitfield Sr married Dorothy dtr of Edmund Sheafe Sheafe Sheaffer - Whitfield, and had children including Sir Matthew\Mathew\Math Carol Whitfield\Whitfeild, Dorothy Whitfield, Sarah Ann Whitfield - Higgenson Higginson, Abigail Whitfield.
  • Rev. Henry Whitfield Sr passed away in 1657 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Surrey
1545 – 1629
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
TS
Mildred Manning
1560 – 1627
Birth Location: Ockley, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England
MM

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Whitfield
1601 – 1669
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
DW

Children(s)

Sir Whitfield\Whitfeild
1618 – 1646
Birth Location: Surry, England
SW
Dorothy Whitfield
1619 – 1654
Birth Location: Ockley, Dorking, Surrey, England, UK
DW
Sarah Higginson
1620 – 1675
Birth Location: Ockley, Surrey, England
SH
Abigail Whitfield
1622 – 1659
Birth Location: Ockley, Surrey, England
AW

Rev. Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
Rev. Whitfield
1592 – 1657
Birth Place: Mortlake, Surrey, England
Parents
Thomas Whitfield Sir of Mortlake in Surrey
1545 – 1629
Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Mildred (Michaela Fortune de) Manning
1560 – 1627
Ockley, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England
Grandparents
John Whitfield
1520 – 1597
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Agnes Atwood
1522 – 1591
Kent, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Whitefield
1453 – 1541
Agnes Giles
1496 – 1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev. Whitfield's Descendants

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Rev. (Henry) Whitfield (8 Jun 1592 – 17 Sep 1657) m. Dorothy (dtr of Edmund Sheafe Sheafe Sheaffer -) Whitfield (Jan 1601 – 6 Sep 1669)
  1. 1. Sir (Matthew\Mathew\Math Carol) Whitfield\Whitfeild (1618 – Aft. 1646) m. Lady (Anna Sharron) Woodward (1605 – 4 Jun 1666 or 1663)
    1. 1. Rev. (Matthew Carol Whitfield II (Immigrant) (arriv in "The Providence" his own ship 1664 to) VA) (1666 – 1761) m. Priscilla (Ann) Lawrence (1661 – 04 Sep 1739) m. Ann Woodard (1657 – abt 1689)
      1. 1. John Whitfield (1680 – 1700)
      2. 2. William (Joshua) Whitfield (1688 – 1770) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Goodman (1697 – 1773) m. Maryanne Whitfield (1718 – )
        1. 1. Daughter Whitfield (1713 – )
        2. 2. Isham Whitfield (1714 – 10 April 1750)
        3. 3. Mark Whitfield (1714 – )
        4. 4. John Whitfield (1714 – )
        5. 5. William Whitfield (20 May 1715 – 31 Mar 1795) m. Elizabeth Goodman m. Rachel (B) Bryan (10 Jun 1723 – Nov 1780)
        6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Whitfield (20 May 1715 – 30 December 1791)
        7. 7. Constantine Whitfield (1716 – 1723)
        8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth "Edith") Whitfield (7 MAR 1717 – 14 April 1785) m. COL. (SAMUEL) SMITH (27 May 1709 – 14 Sep 1783) m. Samiel Smith (1646 – 1688)
        9. 9. Matthew Whitfield (1716 – 1785)
        10. 10. Edith Whitfield (7 September 1717 – 14 April 1785)
        11. 11. Elizabeth ((Katie) Patience) Whitfield (1718 – 1759)
        12. 12. Luke Whitfield (19 Feb 1718 – 1780)
        13. 13. Sarah Whitfield (1720 – 1770)
        14. 14. Luke Whitfield (22 1721 – 1780)
        15. 15. Robert Whitfield (1722 – )
        16. 16. Joseph Whitfield (20 Dec 1722 – 1794)
        17. 17. Son Whtifield (1725 – )
        18. 18. Constantine Whitfield (1727 – 28 Oct 1798)
        19. 19. Constantine Whitfield (6 Mar 1727 – 28 Oct 1798)
        20. 20. Margaret Whitfield (1728 – 1772)
        21. 21. Margaret Whitfield (1728 – 1772)
        22. 22. Sarah Whitfield (1731 – 1770)
        23. 23. Charlotte Whitfield (1733 – )
        24. 24. Mary (Elizabeth) Whitfield (1735 – 1790)
        25. 25. James (T) Whitefield (1735 – 31 March 1795)
        26. 26. Charity Whitfield (1736 – 21 August 1818) m. Fredrick O'Daniel (1730 – 1773) m. Daniel Herring (1729 – 1787)
        27. 27. Elizabeth (Mary) Whitfield (23 Mar 1736 – 17 Oct 1817)
        28. 28. Elizabeth (Selina) Whitfield (1738 – 24 February 1809)
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Brown Whitfield) (Smith) (1692 – 1770)
      4. 4. Elizabeth (B) Whitfield (1685 – 1770) m. John (J. "Colonel") Smith (13 April 1684 – 1 Nov 1777)
        1. 1. COL. (SAMUEL) SMITH (27 May 1709 – 14 Sep 1783) m. Mary (Elizabeth "Edith") Whitfield (7 MAR 1717 – 14 April 1785)
        2. 2. Nancy Smith (1 Jun 1719 – 16 Jan 1760)
        3. 3. Alexander Smith (1735 – 1779) m. Elizabeth Whitfield (16 Mar 1746 – 3 Nov 1800)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Smith
        5. 5. Nancy Smith
        6. 6. Mary Smith ( – abt 1785)
  2. 2. Dorothy Whitfield (25 Mar 1619 – 1654)
  3. 3. Sarah (Ann Whitfield - Higgenson) Higginson (1 November 1620 – 8 Jul 1675)
  4. 4. Abigail Whitfield (01 Sep 1622 – 09 Sep 1659)

Rev. Whitfield's Timeline

5 Records

1584
10 Jan 1584-5
Rev. Henry Whitfield Sr was married
None
1592
8 Jun 1592
Birth of Rev. Henry Whitfield Sr in Mortlake, Surrey, England
Mortlake, Surrey, England
1618
1618
Age 26
Rev. Henry Whitfield Sr was married in USA
USA
1657
17 Sep 1657
Age 65
Rev. Henry Whitfield Sr was married in Hampshire, England
Hampshire, England
1657
17 Sep 1657
Age 65
Death of Rev. Henry Whitfield Sr in Winchester, Hampshire, England
Winchester, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1592
    Event Place: Mortlake, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1584-5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1657
    Event Place: Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1657
    Event Place: Winchester, Hampshire, England
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