Individual Details
William Whitfield
(1688 - 1770)
William Whitfield came to America in his own ship the "Prosperous." He first settled in the Nausemond County in the Virginia Colony. He married Elizabeth Goodman of Gates Co. North Carolina and removed to Bertie Co, North Carolina.
William left his name many times on the records of North Carolina. In 1723 he was one of 137 jurymen for Bertie County. In 1724 the Council held at Edenton, N.C., heard the petition of William Whitfield "praying for the recovery of certain lands from one John Holmes being 600 acres lying at Beverly's on Meherrine". July 1726, William was a juryman again, and July 1728, a member of the jury in the case of John Lackey. August 1732 William appointed Thomas Jones his attorney in a case against William Badham of Edenton. February 1739/40 he was again on a list of jurymen for Bertie and Edgecomb Counties along with Needham Bryan, William Whitfield II and Hardy Councill.
Bertie Co. Deeds
2 Aug 1727 James Rutland 225 acres northernly of Morattock River joining Henry Baker, William Whitfield, and the side of a pocoson. Wit: R. Everard, C. Gale, E. Moseley, R. Sanderson, T. Pollock, T. Harvey, E. Gale.
1735 d-176 Margaret Railey & John Huges & wife Elizabeth to James Rutland 50£ for 220 acres on SS Poplar Swamp adj. Abraham Blulet, Andrew Baran. Ours by deed dated Aug. 15 1720. Wit: William Whitfield, George Powell, Elizabeth Whitfield. May Ct 1735.
1735 Daniel Ward from John Barfield F 29
John Barfield to David Ward Oct 16 1735 20 £ for 125 A on Wattom at Huckleberry Branch adj. Richard Hines, Nathan Rowland at Cashy Swamp. Wit: William Whitfield, Edward Roberts, John Jenkins. NC Ct Oct 16 1735. W. Smith, CJ
Later he moved to "Rockford" on the Nense River in Dobbs Co. (later Lenoir Co), North Carolina.
William Whitfield I was killed by Indians in 1770, and his wife Elizabeth was also killed by Indians in 1773, Dobbs County, N.C.
A William Whitfield was a witness 1739/40 in Bertie and 1742 in Chowan, relation?
FOSTER, ROBERT.
Bertie County.
February 12, 1739-1740. May Court, 1740. Grandchildren: JOHN BROWN, ANN BROWN, JEMIMA COTTEN and SUSANNA COTTEN (land on Meherin Creek), MARY BROWN. Son-in-law: ALEXANDER COTTEN. Daughter: ANN COTTEN. Wife's grandson: WILLIAM NIGHT. Executrix: WIFE (not named). Witnesses: WM. WHITFIELD, CHRISTIAN DENTON, MARGREAT LACEY. Clerk of the Court: JNO. WYNNS.
(Grimes 127)
GREEN, RICHARD.
Chowan County.
September 13, 1742. October Court, 1742. Sons: JOHN, THOMAS, LEONARD, JACOB, WILLIAM. Daughters: ELSE, CATHERINE and MARY GREEN. Wife and Executrix: ELEE (or ELSE). Witnesses: WILLIAM WHITFIELD, JOHN SPARKMAN, HENRY GOODMAN. Clerk of the Court: RICH'D MCCLURE.
(Grimes 141)
JONES, JOHN.
Duplin County.
March 15, 1759. January 12, 1759. Sons: WILLIAM (“plantation whereon I now live”), THOMAS (100 acres of land), JOHN (Executor). Daughters: PATTE, CATHERINE, ELIZABETH, MARY ANN and SARAH JONES. Wife and Executrix: ANN. Witnesses: WILLIAM WHITFIELD, ANN JONES, ANN WILLIAMS. Clerk of Court: JOHN DICKSON.
(Grimes 194)
Relation?
JOHNSTON, THOMAS.
Onslow County.
August 13, 1751. April Court, 1752. Sons: THOMAS, BENJAMIN, JOHN (“plantation I now live on”). Daughters: SARAH POWELL, ANN WHITFIELD. Granddaughters: MARY, ANN and PRISCILLA KEEL. Other legatee: MARGARET HOENS. Wife: ANN. Executor: THOMAS JOHNSTON (son). Witnesses: ANTHONY LEWIS, JOHN BRABHAM, JOS. STURGES. Clerk of Court: THO. BLACK.
(Grimes 189)
William left his name many times on the records of North Carolina. In 1723 he was one of 137 jurymen for Bertie County. In 1724 the Council held at Edenton, N.C., heard the petition of William Whitfield "praying for the recovery of certain lands from one John Holmes being 600 acres lying at Beverly's on Meherrine". July 1726, William was a juryman again, and July 1728, a member of the jury in the case of John Lackey. August 1732 William appointed Thomas Jones his attorney in a case against William Badham of Edenton. February 1739/40 he was again on a list of jurymen for Bertie and Edgecomb Counties along with Needham Bryan, William Whitfield II and Hardy Councill.
Bertie Co. Deeds
2 Aug 1727 James Rutland 225 acres northernly of Morattock River joining Henry Baker, William Whitfield, and the side of a pocoson. Wit: R. Everard, C. Gale, E. Moseley, R. Sanderson, T. Pollock, T. Harvey, E. Gale.
1735 d-176 Margaret Railey & John Huges & wife Elizabeth to James Rutland 50£ for 220 acres on SS Poplar Swamp adj. Abraham Blulet, Andrew Baran. Ours by deed dated Aug. 15 1720. Wit: William Whitfield, George Powell, Elizabeth Whitfield. May Ct 1735.
1735 Daniel Ward from John Barfield F 29
John Barfield to David Ward Oct 16 1735 20 £ for 125 A on Wattom at Huckleberry Branch adj. Richard Hines, Nathan Rowland at Cashy Swamp. Wit: William Whitfield, Edward Roberts, John Jenkins. NC Ct Oct 16 1735. W. Smith, CJ
Later he moved to "Rockford" on the Nense River in Dobbs Co. (later Lenoir Co), North Carolina.
William Whitfield I was killed by Indians in 1770, and his wife Elizabeth was also killed by Indians in 1773, Dobbs County, N.C.
A William Whitfield was a witness 1739/40 in Bertie and 1742 in Chowan, relation?
FOSTER, ROBERT.
Bertie County.
February 12, 1739-1740. May Court, 1740. Grandchildren: JOHN BROWN, ANN BROWN, JEMIMA COTTEN and SUSANNA COTTEN (land on Meherin Creek), MARY BROWN. Son-in-law: ALEXANDER COTTEN. Daughter: ANN COTTEN. Wife's grandson: WILLIAM NIGHT. Executrix: WIFE (not named). Witnesses: WM. WHITFIELD, CHRISTIAN DENTON, MARGREAT LACEY. Clerk of the Court: JNO. WYNNS.
(Grimes 127)
GREEN, RICHARD.
Chowan County.
September 13, 1742. October Court, 1742. Sons: JOHN, THOMAS, LEONARD, JACOB, WILLIAM. Daughters: ELSE, CATHERINE and MARY GREEN. Wife and Executrix: ELEE (or ELSE). Witnesses: WILLIAM WHITFIELD, JOHN SPARKMAN, HENRY GOODMAN. Clerk of the Court: RICH'D MCCLURE.
(Grimes 141)
JONES, JOHN.
Duplin County.
March 15, 1759. January 12, 1759. Sons: WILLIAM (“plantation whereon I now live”), THOMAS (100 acres of land), JOHN (Executor). Daughters: PATTE, CATHERINE, ELIZABETH, MARY ANN and SARAH JONES. Wife and Executrix: ANN. Witnesses: WILLIAM WHITFIELD, ANN JONES, ANN WILLIAMS. Clerk of Court: JOHN DICKSON.
(Grimes 194)
Relation?
JOHNSTON, THOMAS.
Onslow County.
August 13, 1751. April Court, 1752. Sons: THOMAS, BENJAMIN, JOHN (“plantation I now live on”). Daughters: SARAH POWELL, ANN WHITFIELD. Granddaughters: MARY, ANN and PRISCILLA KEEL. Other legatee: MARGARET HOENS. Wife: ANN. Executor: THOMAS JOHNSTON (son). Witnesses: ANTHONY LEWIS, JOHN BRABHAM, JOS. STURGES. Clerk of Court: THO. BLACK.
(Grimes 189)
Events
| Birth | 1688 | England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Marriage | 1713 | Chowan, North Carolina, British America - Elizabeth Goodman | | ||
| Tax List | 1769 | Dobbs (Historical., North Carolina, British America |  | | |
| Death | 1770 | Dobbs (Historical., North Carolina, British America | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Goodman (1697 - 1773) |
| Child | Mary Whitfield (1715 - 1791) |
| Child | William Joshua Whitfield Jr (1715 - 1795) |
| Child | Edith Whitfield (1717 - 1785) |
| Child | Mathew Whitfield (1717 - ) |
| Child | Patience Whitfield (1719 - 1800) |
| Child | Sarah Whitfield (1720 - ) |
| Child | Luke Whitfield (1722 - 1780) |
| Child | Constantine Whitfield (1728 - 1797) |
| Child | Margaret Whitfield (1729 - ) |
| Child | Charity Whitfield (1734 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Whitfield (1738 - 1790) |
| Father | Matthew Whitfield (1668 - 1761) |
| Mother | Priscilla Ann Lawrence (1660 - 1739) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Whitfield (1692 - 1775) |
Notes
Tax List
WHITFIELD Constantine 1WHITFIELD William Jr. 1
WHITFIELD William Sr. Joseph Parmer 2
Endnotes
1. Jones, Walter., Our family tree and how it grew (unknown: unknown, 1951, 65 pgs.), p 25.
2. Jones, Walter., Our family tree and how it grew (unknown: unknown, 1951, 65 pgs.), p 25.
3. Boddie, John Bennett, Seventeenth century Isle of Wight County, Virginia : a history of the county of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the seventeenth century, including abstracts of the county records (Chicago: Chicago Law Print. Co., 1938, 771 pgs.), p 495.
4. 1769 Tax List - Dobbs County, NC, USGenWeb Project Archives by Jerome Tew online [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/dobbs/taxlists/dobbs2.txt], accessed Mar 2007.
5. Jones, Walter., Our family tree and how it grew (unknown: unknown, 1951, 65 pgs.), p 25.