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Whitfield Family History
Whitfield Genealogy & Family TreeWhitfield is an English name from Northumberland, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from Old English roots hwit ("white") and feld ("open country"). The earliest known ancestor--Leonard de Witefelde--was recorded in 1154. The family motto is Culpari metuit fides which means "Faith fears to be blamed."
Other spellings include "Whitefield," "Whitefeild," and "Whytefield." Notable people with the surname include American actress Lynn Whitfield (Stepmom, Eve's Bayou, The Josephine Baker Story), Welsh actor Andy Whitfield (Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Spartacus: War of the Damned, Gabriel), and American Olympic athlete Mal Whitfield (sprinting). The first Whitfield to come to America was Gilbert Whitfield in Virginia in 1623.
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Whitfield Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Amanda E. Whitfield -- --, 1865 December 0, 1888 Alabama
- Amos Whitfield -- --, 1851 February 9, 1931 Pennsylvania
- Wayne Whitfield -- --, 1937 April 28, 1944 Louisiana
- Orren Bennett Whitfield -- --, 1911 October 22, 1913
- George W Whitfield -- --, 1815 December 0, 1870 Alabama
Whitfield Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Louie-Lee Whitfield -- --, 1907 December 1, 1978
- John Whitfield -- --, 1685 December 0, 1785
- William Bradley Whitfield -- --, 1834 December 0, 1881 Tennessee
- Noel Dosey Whitfield -- --, 1921 February 25, 1990
- Louisa Jane Whitfield -- --, 1829 December 0, 1912
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