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William Whitfield 1688 – 1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1688

Birth Location: Duplin Co, NC

Death Date: 1770

Death Location: Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

Father: Rev. VA)

Mother: Priscilla Lawrence

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In 1688, William Whitfield I entered the world in Duplin Co, NC, born to Rev. Matthew Whitfield II (Immigrant) (arriv in "The Providence" his own ship 1664 to VA) and Priscilla Lawrence. William Whitfield I passed away in 1770 in Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1688, William Whitfield I entered the world in Duplin Co, NC, born to Rev. Matthew Whitfield II (Immigrant) (arriv in "The Providence" his own ship 1664 to VA) and Priscilla Lawrence.
  • William Whitfield I passed away in 1770 in Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States.

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William Whitfield's Ancestors

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William Whitfield
1688 – 1770
Birth Place: Duplin Co, NC
Parents
Rev. Matthew Whitfield II (Immigrant) (arriv in "The Providence" his own ship 1664 to VA)
1657 – 1761
Surrey, England
Priscilla Lawrence
1661 – 1739
Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA (Nansemond)
Grandparents
Rev. (Henry) Whitfield
1590 – 1657
Mortlake, Surrey, , England
Dorothy Sheafe
1601 – 1669
Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
John Lawrence
1643 – 1696
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Mary Power
1643 – 1700
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sheaffe
1562 – 1639
Maria (Sheafe)
1537 – 1609
John Coroghmore
1597 – 1661
Lady Pyphoe
1598 – 1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1532 – 1604
Mary (12GGM)
1536 – 1609
Thomas Harman
1500 – 1547
Elizabeth Courthope
1500 – 1547
John LePoer
1570 – 1600
Lady Barry
1570 – 1642
Robert Phypoe
1570 – 1599

William Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1688
1688
Birth of William Whitfield I in Duplin Co, NC
Duplin Co, NC
1770
1770
Age 82
Death of William Whitfield I in Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Duplin Co, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

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