Arthur Whitehead Jr.

Male, #36937, (say 1650 - say 1710)

Father*Arthur Whitehead (s 1625 - s 1655)
Mother*Katherine Ruffin (1634 - b 1688)
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Birth*say 1650 Arthur was born at Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, say 1650. 
 He was the son of Arthur Whitehead and Katherine Ruffin. 
Marriage*say 1671 He married Mary Godwin say 1671. 
Death*say 1710 He died at Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, say 1710. 
Biography* Arthur Whitehead, was born about 1650 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, and died there about 1710. He married Mary Godwin, the daughter of William Godwin (G. B. 2-52; W. & D. Bk. 2-528; C. -M-35)
     The earliest presently known record of Arthur Whitehead, occurs 11 August 1673, when he gave some cows to his half-sister Rebecca Thornton, probably as a wedding present after her marriage to Stephen Horsefield. On 9 February 1687/8, he presented the inventory for the estate of Christopher Wade. Captain Thomas Godwin was one of the creditors of this estate. About 1696, William Strickland and his brother Mathew sold 200 acres of land to Arthur Whitehead, and this deed was attested by Barnaby MacQuinney, Jno. (X) Barrett, and John Worrell. Three years later, on 1 February 1699, William Strickland and his wife Oliffe sold another 150 acres to Arthur Whitehead, at-George Pierce's line, as attested by John Giles, John Chapman and Andrew Woodley. Sometime in 1704, he appraised the estate of John Cooke, along with George Pierce, William Johnson and John Bardin. The following year, on 9 April 1705, with William Johnson and Henry Pope, he was one of the appraisers of the estate of George Pierce. The last recorded reference to Arthur, occurs 30 March 1721, ten years after his death, when Richard Braswell patented 365 acres in Urah Meadows in Chowan County, N.C., on Arthur Whitehead's line and John Cotton's indicating that he had purchased lands in North Carolina before his death. No further records are found, either of himself or of his widow, but further study of the land records of Isle of Wight County might be fruitful.
     In his will he made bequests to his son William, and wife Mary, the latter being named executrix. Philip Rayford, Philip Pierce, and Thomas Boone are named as witnesses, and the will is dated 11 January 1710/11, but no date is given for its recording (W. & D. Bk. 2-528; C-1-72-73).1 

Family

Mary Godwin (say 1653 - )
Child

Charts Warren Culpepper's Ancestry Chart
Last Edited 15 May 2008

Citations

  1. Whitehead of Isle of Wight, Southern Genealogies, CD-ROM Volume CD191, Whitehead family.