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William Whitfield 1715 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1715

Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 31 Mar 1795

Death Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Whitfield

Mother: Mary Goodman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Goodman, Rachel Bryan

Children(s): Elizabeth Whitfield, Charity Whitfield

In 1715, William Whitfield entered the world in Bertie, North Carolina, USA, born to William Joshua Whitfield and Mary Elizabeth Goodman. William Whitfield married Elizabeth Goodman, Rachel B Bryan, and had children including Elizabeth Whitfield, Charity Whitfield. William Whitfield passed away in 1795 in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1715, William Whitfield entered the world in Bertie, North Carolina, USA, born to William Joshua Whitfield and Mary Elizabeth Goodman.
  • William Whitfield married Elizabeth Goodman, Rachel B Bryan, and had children including Elizabeth Whitfield, Charity Whitfield.
  • William Whitfield passed away in 1795 in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Whitfield
1688 – 1770
Birth Location: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
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Mary Goodman
1697 – 1773
Birth Location: Gates, Gates, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Goodman
Birth Location: –
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Rachel Bryan
1723 – 1780
Birth Location: Snowfield, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Whitfield
1746 – 1800
Birth Location: White Hall, Wayne, NC (Now called Seven Springs, NC)
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Charity Whitfield
1756 – 1818
Birth Location: White Hall, Seven, North Carolina, United States
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William Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
William Whitfield
1715 – 1795
Birth Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Joshua Whitfield
1688 – 1770
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Goodman
1697 – 1773
Gates, Gates, North Carolina
Grandparents
Rev. (Matthew Whitfield II (Immigrant) (arriv in "The Providence" his own ship 1664 to) VA)
1657 – 1761
Surrey, England
Priscilla (Ann) Lawrence
1661 – 1739
Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA (Nansemond)
Henry Goodman
1660 – 1702
Goldington, Bedfordshire, England
Rebecca Reeves
1670 – 1702
Marlboro, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Dorothy Whitfield
1601 – 1669
John Lawrence
1636 – 1695
Mary Power
1643 – 1700
Benjamin Goodman
1639 – 1735
Johanna WEBSTER
1658 – 1719
Henry Reeves
1639 – 1687
Elizabeth Bagnall
1640 – 1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sheafe
1562 – 1639
Maria (11GGM)
1575 – 1613
Robert Lawrence
1611 – 1682
Elizabeth Adkinson
1615 – 1660
John Coroghmore
1597 – 1661
Lady Pyphoe
1598 – 1642
William Sr*
1586 – 1670
Mary Archer
1610 – 1690
George\Georgius Ryves\Reeves
1588 – 1666
Elizabeth (Ryves)
1590 – 1643
Rebecca Izard
1615 – 1675

William Whitfield's Descendants

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William Whitfield (20 May 1715 – 31 Mar 1795) m. Elizabeth Goodman m. Rachel (B) Bryan (10 Jun 1723 – Nov 1780)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Whitfield (16 Mar 1746 – 3 Nov 1800) m. Alexander Smith (1735 – 1779)
    1. 1. Rachel Smith (2 Sep 1763 – 1824) m. Isaac Williams (1756 – 9 Jun 1815)
      1. 1. Eliza (Ferrebee) Williams (16 Apr 1781 – 1785)
      2. 2. Joel Williams (24 Aug 1783 – 1855)
      3. 3. Jacob Williams (1784 – 1866)
      4. 4. Samuel Williams (31 Jan 1785 – 17 May 1871)
      5. 5. Isaac (Williams) Jr (13 Mar 1787 – 13 mar 1836)
      6. 6. Alexander (Samuel) Williams (31 Jan 1789 – 17 May 1871) m. Charity (Whitfield) Smith (8 Jan 1788 – 10 October 1843) m. Mary (Margaret) Barksdale (1813 – July 1854) m. Jemima (Haywood) Whitfield (20 November 1796 – 15 July 1870)
        1. 1. Frances (E) Williams (1839 – 1873) m. John (Benson) McMurtrey (1825 – 1862-06-21)
        2. 2. Alexander (Samuel "Sandy") Williams (1810 – 11 May 1875) m. Mary (Margaret) Barksdale (1813 – July 1854) m. Malinda (Marilda) Young (1837 – 18 March 1862)
        3. 3. Robert (John) Middleton (1824 – 21 Sep 1836)
        4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Middleton (9 Feb 1824 – 7 Feb 1897)
        5. 5. Rachel (Jones) Middleton (2 Nov 1837 – 08 Dec 1921)
      7. 7. John (Campbell) Williams (20 Apr 1789 – 3 Feb 1873)
      8. 8. Margaret (Jane) Williams (1792 – 1872)
      9. 9. Jane (Smith) Williams (21 Mar 1793 – 1853)
      10. 10. Theophilus (Hunter) Williams (June 1799 – 17 Feb 1877)
      11. 11. James Williams (29 Mar 1803 – 1875)
        1. 1. Eliza (P) Williams (Abt 1832 – Bef 1900*)
      12. 12. Eliza (Ferabee) Williams (27 May 1806 – 27 Mar 1872)
    2. 2. Mary Turner
  2. 2. Charity Whitfield (6 Apr 1756 – 21 Aug 1818) m. David ((Col.)) Smith (7 SEP 1746 – 10 March 1795)
    1. 1. Lydia Smith (1772 – March 1846)
    2. 2. Edith Smith (26 Dec 1772 – 15 Mar 1841)
    3. 3. Samuel Smith (30 Sep 1774 – 17 Mar 1813)
    4. 4. William Smith (5 Aug 1776 – 10 Oct 1833)
    5. 5. Rachel Smith (10 January 1778 – 20 May 1841)
    6. 6. Mary Smith (10 Dec 1779 – 01 Feb 1780)
    7. 7. David Smith (18 Sep 1781 – 7 June 1805)
    8. 8. Jonathan Smith (20 Jun 1783 – 2 Sep 1819)
    9. 9. Whitfield Smith (7 Sep 1785 – 25 Mar 1817)
    10. 10. Charity (Whitfield) Smith (8 Jan 1788 – 10 October 1843) m. Alexander (Samuel) Williams (31 Jan 1789 – 17 May 1871)
      1. 1. David (Smith) Williams (24 May 1807 – 22 Sep 1896)
        1. 1. Rachel (Frances) Williams (1838 – 02 Feb 1914)
      2. 2. Isaac (Smith) Williams (1817 – 19 Jun 1883)
      3. 3. Rachael (S) Williams (1819 – 1892)
      4. 4. Isaac (Henry) WILLIAMS (22 May 1820 – Feb 1888)
      5. 5. Charity Williams (7 Dec 1820 – 26 Aug 1872)
      6. 6. John (Marion) Williams* (27 February 1822 – 9 Oct 1905)
      7. 7. John (Bryant) Williams (7 November 1823 – 31 January 1920)
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Jane) Williams (3 Sep 1831 – 22 Jul 1911)
      9. 9. Albert Williams (1836 – )
      10. 10. Susanah Williams (7 AUG 1841 – 16 SEP 1928)
    11. 11. Elizabeth ((Bettie)) Smith (27 Jan 1790 – 24 Nov 1790)
    12. 12. Needham Smith (25 Mar 1793 – 18 May 1859)
    13. 13. Louis Smith (22 Oct 1795 – 1 Sep 1796)

William Whitfield's Timeline

6 Records

1715
20 May 1715
Birth of William Whitfield in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1715
20 May 1715
Birth of William Whitfield in Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, USA
1715
20 May 1715
Birth of William Whitfield in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
1795
31 Mar 1795
Age 80
Death of William Whitfield in Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
1795
31 March 1795
Age 80
Death of William Whitfield in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
1795
31 Mar 1795
Age 80
Death of William Whitfield in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States of America
Bertie County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1715
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1715
    Event Place: Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1715
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1795
    Event Place: Rockford, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 March 1795
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1795
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seven Springs, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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