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William Joshua Whitfield 1715 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1715

Birth Location: Chowan County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 31 March 1795

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

Father: William Whitfield

Mother: Elizabeth Goodman

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In 1715, William Joshua Whitfield II entered the world in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to William Whitfield and Elizabeth Whitfield Goodman. William Joshua Whitfield II passed away in 1795 in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1715, William Joshua Whitfield II entered the world in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to William Whitfield and Elizabeth Whitfield Goodman.
  • William Joshua Whitfield II passed away in 1795 in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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William Whitfield's Ancestors

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William Whitfield
1715 – 1795
Birth Place: Chowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
William Whitfield
1688 – 1770
Suffolk, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth (Whitfield) Goodman
1693 – 1773
Gates, Gates County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Rev. (Matthew Carol Whitfield II (Immigrant) (arriv in "The Providence" his own ship 1664 to) VA)
1646 – 1719
Whitfield Hall, Cumberland, , England
*Henry Goodman
1660 – 1745
Goldington, Bedfordshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1715
20 May 1715
Birth of William Joshua Whitfield II in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Chowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
1795
31 March 1795
Age 80
Death of William Joshua Whitfield II 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: Chowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 March 1795
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seven Springs, Wayne County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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