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William Whitfield 1688–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1688

Birth Location: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia

Death Date: 1770

Death Location: Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina

Father: Matthew Whitfield

Mother: Priscilla Lawrence

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Goodman

Children(s): Elizabeth Whitfield, William Whitfield, Mary Whitfield, Matthew Whitfield, Patience Whitfield, Constantine Whitfield, Margaret Whitfield, Sarah Whitfield, Charity Whitfield, John Whitfield, Mark Whitfield, Robert Whitfield

In 1688, William Whitfield entered the world in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, born to Matthew Whitfield And Priscilla Lawrence. In 1600, William Whitfield resided in Isle of Wight, Virginia. William Whitfield married Elizabeth Goodman, and had children including Charity Whitfield, Constantine Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, John Whitfield, Margaret Whitfield, Mark Whitfield, Mary Whitfield, Matthew Whitfield, Patience Whitfield, Robert Joseph Whitfield, Sarah Whitfield, William Joseph Whitfield. William Whitfield passed away in 1770 in Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1688, William Whitfield entered the world in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, born to Matthew Whitfield And Priscilla Lawrence.
  • In 1600, William Whitfield resided in Isle of Wight, Virginia.
  • William Whitfield married Elizabeth Goodman, and had children including Charity Whitfield, Constantine Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, John Whitfield, Margaret Whitfield, Mark Whitfield, Mary Whitfield, Matthew Whitfield, Patience Whitfield, Robert Joseph Whitfield, Sarah Whitfield, William Joseph Whitfield.
  • William Whitfield passed away in 1770 in Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Whitfield's Ancestors

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William Whitfield
1688–1770
Birth Place: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia
Parents
Matthew Whitfield
1666–1761
Surrey, England
Priscilla Lawrence
1668–1739
Isle of Wight, Virginia
Grandparents
John Lawrence
1643–1696
Virginia, United States
Mary Power
1643–1700
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Whitfield's Descendants

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William Whitfield (1688–1770) m. Elizabeth Goodman (1693–1773)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Whitfield 1730–1791 m. John (Martin) Beck 1740–1790
    1. 1. Mary Beck 1771–1844 m. William (Matthew) Whitfield 1764–1822
      1. 1. Frances (Angeline) Whitfield 1821–1851 m. Thomas (Jordan Smith) Sr. 1818–1886
        1. 1. Thomas (Jordan "Sambo" Smith) Jr. 1849–1906 m. Mary (Jane) Gipson 1850–1917
        2. 2. Jesse (Emmett) Smith 1840–1922 m. Rebecca LNU 1842–
        3. 3. John (William) Smith 1838–1916
        4. 4. Frances (Angeline) Smith 1842–1923 m. George (W) Stockstill 1835–
        5. 5. James (Wiley) Smith 1844–1894
        6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Smith 1847–1928
      2. 2. William Whitfield 1789–
      3. 3. Lewis Whitfield 1789–1858
      4. 4. Needham Whitfield 1792–
      5. 5. Joseph Whitfield 1793–
      6. 6. Hester Whitfield 1795–1831
      7. 7. John (Beck) Whitfield 1796–1835
      8. 8. Harriet Whitfield 1797–
      9. 9. Lucy Whitfield 1799–
      10. 10. Sebron (Britt) Whitfield 1805–1881
      11. 11. Bryan Whitfield 1811–1881
      12. 12. William (Thomas) Whitfield 1786–1787
      13. 13. Jonathan Whitfield 1788–
      14. 14. Bryan Whitfield 1800–
    2. 2. John Beck 1754–1814
    3. 3. Charity Beck 1761–1829
    4. 4. Nancy Beck 1775–1805
    5. 5. John Beck 1776–1824 m. Margaret King 1783–1822
      1. 1. Alfred Beck 1801–
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Beck 1805–1870
      3. 3. Eliza Beck 1810–
      4. 4. Helen (Clarissa) Beck 1817–1880
    6. 6. William (R) Beck 1766–1845
    7. 7. Frederick Beck 1768–
    8. 8. Sarah Beck 1769–
    9. 9. Solomon Beck 1772–1833
  2. 2. William (Joseph) Whitfield 1710–1795 m. Rachel Bryan 1723–1780
    1. 1. William Whitfield 1743–1817 m. Hester Williams 1747–1792
      1. 1. William (Matthew) Whitfield 1764–1822 m. Mary Beck 1771–1844
      2. 2. Mary Whitfield 1765–1843 m. Buckner Killebrew 1753–1824
        1. 1. Edwin Killebrew 1789–1847 m. Mary Williams 1793–1872
        2. 2. William Killebrew 1786–1860 m. Mary (Jane Roland) Berry 1796–1881
      3. 3. Bryan Whitfield 1766–1825
      4. 4. Joseph Whitfield 1770–1853
      5. 5. Elizabeth Whitfield 1770–1823
      6. 6. Needham Whitfield 1776–1859
      7. 7. Lewis Whitfield 1777–
      8. 8. Rachel Whitfield 1779–
      9. 9. Sarah Whitfield 1782–1851
    2. 2. Elizabeth Whitfield 1746–1800
    3. 3. Patience Whitfield 1752–
    4. 4. Bryan Whitfield 1754–1817
    5. 5. Charity Whitfield 1756–1818
    6. 6. Needham Whitfield 1758–1812
    7. 7. Rachel Whitfield 1760–1825
    8. 8. Mary Whitfield 1763–1784
    9. 9. Lewis Whitfield 1765–1849
    10. 10. FNU Whitfield 1742–
    11. 11. Sarah Whitfield 1749–1780
    12. 12. Bryan Whitfield 1754–
  3. 3. Mary Whitfield 1715–1791
  4. 4. Matthew Whitfield 1717–1785
  5. 5. Patience Whitfield 1718–1759
  6. 6. Constantine Whitfield 1727–1797
  7. 7. Margaret Whitfield 1728–1772
  8. 8. Sarah Whitfield 1731–1770
  9. 9. Charity Whitfield 1736–1748
  10. 10. John Whitfield 1714–
  11. 11. Mark Whitfield 1718–
  12. 12. Robert (Joseph) Whitfield 1722–1794

William Whitfield's Timeline

3 Records

1600
1600-1705
William Whitfield resided here in Isle of Wight, Virginia
Isle of Wight, Virginia
1688
1688
Birth of William Whitfield in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia
1770
1770
Age 82
Death of William Whitfield in Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina
Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3055.042; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1600-1705
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia
    Record Source: Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths

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