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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
- Robert Whitfield -- --, 1500 June 2, 1541
- Robert Whitfield -- --, 1453 June 2, 1541
- Matthew Whitfield -- --, 1400 December 0, 1475
- Joseph Whitfield -- --, 1741 December 0, 1771
- Thomas Whitfield -- --, 1750 December 23, 1821
Whitfield Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Matthew Whitfield -- --, 1618 December 0, 1646
- John Whitfield -- --, 1555 December 0, 1576
- James Whitfield -- --, 1858 December 0, 1915 Georgia
- J. Fletcher Whitfield -- --, 1861 December 0, 1950 Texas
- Violet Whitfield -- --, 1869 January 8, 1940 Texas
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