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William Whitehead 1765 – 1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1820

Death Location: Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, United States

Father: Thomas Whitehead

Mother: Elizabeth Upham

Spouse(s): Sarah Bailey, Delilah Barnet\Barnett

Children(s): Ann Whitehead, Joshua Whitehead, George Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, Jerusha Whitehead

According to available records, William Whitehead Jr was born in 1765 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Whitehead and Elizabeth Ann Upham. Following those early years, William Whitehead Jr married Sarah Bailey and Delilah Barnet\Barnett, and their family grew to include Ann Whitehead, Joshua Whitehead, George Washington Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead and Jerusha Whitehead. In the later years of life, William Whitehead Jr died in 1820 in Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, United States.

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Parents

Thomas Whitehead
1744 – 1798
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Upham
1744 – 1832
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Bailey
Birth Location: –
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Delilah Barnet\Barnett
1780 – 1835
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ann Whitehead
Birth Location: –
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Joshua Whitehead
1802 – 1862
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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George Whitehead
1804 – 1889
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Sarah Whitehead
1804 – 1876
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Jerusha Whitehead
1807 – 1891
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
JW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1759
    Event Place: Sury, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1765
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 18 Jan 1775
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: nro_register_bills\at\upwell

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1783-1932
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Roster of soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1784
    Event Place: Halifax, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., State Census, 1784-1787

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1786
    Event Place: Caswell District, Caswell, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1810
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Surry, North Carolina; Roll: 43; Page: 693; Image: 00376; Family History Library Film: 0337916

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1820
    Event Place: Harlan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Page: 122; NARA Roll: M33_23; Image: 74

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1821
    Event Place: Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Wills; Author: Kentucky. County Court (Harlan County); Probate Place: Harlan, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1820
    Event Place: Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tacky Town, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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