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Thomas Whitfield 1545–1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1545

Birth Location: Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England

Death Date: 1 May 1629

Death Location: Worth, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England

Father: Sir Worth

Mother: Agnes Attwood

Spouse(s): Mildred Chaucer

Children(s): Rev Whitfield\\Whitfeild

Thomas Whitfield was born in 1545 in Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England, the child of Sir Robert Vii Whitfield Baron Whitfield Of Worth And Agnes Anne Cecil Attwood. Thomas Whitfield married Mildred Fortune Manning Whitfield Descendant Of Geoffrey Chaucer, and had children including Rev Henry Henrye Whitfield Whitfeild. Thomas Whitfield passed away in 1629 in Worth, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Whitfield was born in 1545 in Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England, the child of Sir Robert Vii Whitfield Baron Whitfield Of Worth And Agnes Anne Cecil Attwood.
  • Thomas Whitfield married Mildred Fortune Manning Whitfield Descendant Of Geoffrey Chaucer, and had children including Rev Henry Henrye Whitfield Whitfeild.
  • Thomas Whitfield passed away in 1629 in Worth, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England.

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Thomas Whitfield's Ancestors

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Thomas Whitfield
1545–1629
Birth Place: Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Parents
Sir Robert VII Whitfield, Baron Whitfield of Worth
1518–1597
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Agnes (Anne Cecil) Attwood
1522–1591
Kent, England
Grandparents
Robert Whitfield
1451–1541
Nenthall, Eden District, Cumbria, England
Agnes Gibbons
1496–1567
Biddington, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Baron (William Atte) Wode
1500–1525
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Baroness (Agnes Anne) Petley
1502–1550
Downe, London Borough of Bromley, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wode
1445–1525
Margaret Dynnes
1449–1531
Sir Petty
1456–1532
Christiana Philpot
1469–1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Whitfield's Descendants

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Thomas Whitfield (January 1545–1 May 1629) m. Mildred (Fortune Manning - Whitfield Descendant of Geoffrey) Chaucer (1560–01 Sep 1627)
  1. 1. Rev (Henry\\Henrye) Whitfield\\Whitfeild 1592–1657 m. Dorothy (Wilson) Sheafe 1601–1669
    1. 1. Sir (Mathew Whitfield Knight) Sr 1618–1646 m. Anna (Sharron Woodward (Whitfield)) * 1605–1666
      1. 1. Rev. (Matthew Carol Whitfield II (Immigrant) (arriv in "The Providence" his own ship 1664 to VA)) Ii 1646–1719 m. Priscilla (Ann) Lawrence 1668–1739
        1. 1. William Whitfield 1688–1770 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Goodman 1693–1773

Thomas Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1545
January 1545
Birth of Thomas Whitfield in Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
1629
1 May 1629
Age 84
Death of Thomas Whitfield in Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England
Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1545
    Event Place: Wadhurst, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1629
    Event Place: Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Worth, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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