Daniel Whitehead, Major

Daniel Whitehead, Major

Male 1646 - 1704  (58 years)


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  • Name Daniel Whitehead  [1
    Title Major 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 1646  Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FSID LHQ5-9KG 
    Death 30 Oct 1704  Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 13 Nov 1704  Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1

    • Grace Episcopal Church
    Person ID I45189  footsteps | Bunker
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2025 

    Father Daniel Whitehead,   b. 1622, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1668, Newtown, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F24906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail Stevenson,   b. 1640, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1715, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1672  Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Deborah Whitehead,   b. 1675, Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1712, Flushing, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    Family ID F24907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2025 

  • Notes 


    • In Annals of Newtown D. Fanshaw in 1852 states "Daniel was called Major, married Abigail, daughter of Thomas Stevenson and they settled in Jamaica; he was a Magistrate and representative in the Colonial Assembly from 1691 til he died; acquired a large estate and died in 1704 at age 58; left two sons, Jonathan and Thomas and several daughters, one of whom married Thomas Betts. Descendants of Major Daniel Whitehead can be found in the Field, Alsop and Moore families."

  • Sources 
    1. [S288] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:QVG7-N6TY : Wed Apr 02 00:58:49 UTC 2025), Entry for Daniel Whitehead.
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