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Ruth Whitehead 1735–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Jun 1800

Death Location: Mouth of Wilson, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joseph Whitehead

Mother: Elisabeth Grunwell

Spouse(s): Ezekiel Young

Children(s): Ruth Young

Ruth Whitehead was born in 1735 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Joseph Sir Of Otley Yorkshire Virginia Whitehead And Elisabeth Lady Whitehead Grunwell. Ruth Whitehead married Ezekiel Young, and had children including Ruth Ann Young. Ruth Whitehead passed away in 1800 in Mouth of Wilson, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Whitehead was born in 1735 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Joseph Sir Of Otley Yorkshire Virginia Whitehead And Elisabeth Lady Whitehead Grunwell.
  • Ruth Whitehead married Ezekiel Young, and had children including Ruth Ann Young.
  • Ruth Whitehead passed away in 1800 in Mouth of Wilson, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Whitehead
1721–1782
Birth Location: Farnley (near Otley), Yorkshire, England
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Elisabeth Grunwell
1725–1775
Birth Location: Menston, Otley, West Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ezekiel Young
1735–1826
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Ruth Young
1770–1867
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States,
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Ruth Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Whitehead
1735–1800
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph Sir of Otley, Yorkshire\Virginia Whitehead
1721–1782
Farnley (near Otley), Yorkshire, England
Elisabeth (Lady Whitehead) Grunwell
1725–1775
Menston, Otley, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Whitehead
1673–1739
Otley, Yorkshire, England
Mary England
1678–1727
Otley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Whitehead's Descendants

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Ruth Whitehead (1735–Jun 1800) m. Ezekiel Young (1735–13 Apr 1826)
  1. 1. Ruth (Ann) Young 1770–1867 m. Isaiah (Josiah) Shockley 1766–1867
    1. 1. Isaiah (Josiah) Shockley 1806–1849 m. Malinda Campbell 1810–1849 m. Sarah (Sally) Mooneyham 1822–1882 m. Minerva (SHOCKLEY) Lore 1806–1849
      1. 1. Elizabeth Shockley 1829–1907 m. Jefferson Lemmons 1800–1864 m. William (E.) Lampkins 1817–1897
        1. 1. Telitha Lemmons 1854–1931 m. Charles (William) Terrill 1850–1920 m. Samuel (W) Wolf 1847–1910 m. Charles (William) Terrill 1850–1920
        2. 2. James (W.) Lemorris 1860–1861
        3. 3. Elizabeth Lemorris 1864–1882
        4. 4. Joseph (W.) Lemorris 1872–
        5. 5. zerisha Lemons 1850–1940
        6. 6. Elizabeth Lampkin 1860–
        7. 7. Jessee Lamkins 1846–
        8. 8. James (Mathew) Lemmons 1860–1939
      2. 2. William (P) Shockley 1844–1906
        1. 1. Claud (Eugene Shockley) Sr. 1881–1934
      3. 3. Wiley Shockley 1834–1895
      4. 4. Louis (John) Shockley 1828–1919
      5. 5. Isiah Shockley 1816–1892
      6. 6. Nancy (Jane) Shockley 1839–1921
        1. 1. Samantha (Jane "Jenny") Douglas 1856–1923
      7. 7. WILLIAM Shockley 1842–1870
        1. 1. Samuel (E.) Shockley 1869–1947
      8. 8. Samuel (William) Shockley 1836–1924
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth (Molly)) Shockley 1858–1925
      9. 9. Lunsford (Bryant) Shockley 1833–1917
        1. 1. Richard (Samuel) Shockley 1861–1932
      10. 10. John (H.) Shockley 1833–1919
        1. 1. Araminta ("Josie" Josephine) Shockley 1861–1917
      11. 11. JAMES Shockley 1830–
      12. 12. Polly Shockley 1830–
      13. 13. Richard Shockley 1826–1902
      14. 14. Daniel Shockley 1842–1906
      15. 15. Sarah (Elizabeth) Shockley 1840–1926
    2. 2. Samuel Shockley 1791–1868
    3. 3. Issiah (Josiah) Shockley 1803–1849
    4. 4. William Shockley 1785–1867
    5. 5. Nelly ("Nella") Shockley 1788–1840
    6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson) Shockley 1795–1868
      1. 1. Manerva (Jane) Shockley 1829–1865
        1. 1. Lewis (David) Barbarick 1854–1922
      2. 2. John (W) Shockley 1821–1877
        1. 1. David (S) Shockley 1846–1931
    7. 7. Sarah (Sally) Shockley 1797–1846
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Cox 1833–1913
        1. 1. Robert (Branson) Cox 1867–1917
    8. 8. Richard Shockley 1800–1851
    9. 9. Pvt (Uriah) Shockley 1804–1870
      1. 1. Isaiah Shockley 1851–1916
        1. 1. Mahalia (Elizabeth) SHOCKLEY 1898–1983
      2. 2. David Shockley 1834–
        1. 1. Ruebin Shockley 1858–
    10. 10. Mary (Ann "Polly") Shockley 1808–1865
      1. 1. Joshua (M) COX 1834–1893
        1. 1. Jefferson (Davis) Cox 1862–1938
      2. 2. Alexander Cox 1832–1915
        1. 1. Mary (Ann Polly) Cox 1859–
      3. 3. Susanna ("Susan") Cox 1828–1866
        1. 1. Joseph (Andrew "Joe" Sitton Plot) 71G 1863–1940
    11. 11. Mary (Elizabeth Polly) Shockley 1810–1880
      1. 1. Martha (Melissa) Heard 1853–1914
        1. 1. James (William) Elliott 1875–1959
    12. 12. Rutha (Sarah Matilda) Shockley 1793–1834
      1. 1. Morgan (G.) David 1834–1887
        1. 1. Louis (Marion) David 1854–1925
      2. 2. Elizabeth David 1818–1860
        1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Harris 1848–1909
      3. 3. Sarah David 1812–1845
        1. 1. Hannah (Minerva) Branson 1844–1927
        2. 2. William (Riley) Branson 1838–1910
    13. 13. Hannah Shockley 1790–1790
    14. 14. Rutha (S) Shockley 1809–1834
    15. 15. Martha (Jane) Shockley 1828–1897
      1. 1. Alma (Almaranda Almarinda) David 1849–1924
        1. 1. Lillie (Jane) Petty 1878–1953
      2. 2. John (Luther) David 1867–1929
        1. 1. Minnie (Jane) David 1891–1973
    16. 16. Martha (Jane) Shockley 1828–1897
      1. 1. Alma (Almaranda Almarinda) David 1849–1924
        1. 1. Lillie (Jane) Petty 1878–1953
    17. 17. Martha (Jane) Shockley 1828–1897
      1. 1. Alma (Almaranda Almarinda) David 1849–1924
        1. 1. Lillie (Jane) Petty 1878–1953
      2. 2. John (Luther) David 1867–1929
        1. 1. Minnie (Jane) David 1891–1973
    18. 18. Richard Shockley 1800–1851
      1. 1. Isaiah Shockley 1851–1916
        1. 1. Lucy (Ann) Shockley 1863–1946

Ruth Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Ruth Whitehead in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1800
Jun 1800
Age 65
Death of Ruth Whitehead in Mouth Little Fox Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States
Mouth Little Fox Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 714.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: FH1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1800
    Event Place: Mouth Little Fox Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mouth of Wilson, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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