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Daniel Whitehead, Major

Daniel Whitehead, Major

Male 1646 - 1704  (58 years)


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  • Name Daniel Whitehead  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Title Major 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 1646  Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    FSID LHQ5-9KG  [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26] 
    Death 30 Oct 1704  Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 9] 
    Burial 13 Nov 1704  Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9] 

    • Grace Episcopal Church
    Person ID I45189  footsteps
    Last Modified 1 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 1 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 
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      Birth 1646
      Jamaica, Queens County, New York, USA
      Death 30 Oct 1704 (aged 57–58)
      Jamaica, Queens County, New York, USA
      Burial
      Grace Episcopal Churchyard
      Jamaica, Queens County, New York, USA
      Memorial ID 109668589

    2. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, RootsWeb's World Connect Project.
      ID: I6454
      Name: Daniel WHITEHEAD
      Prefix: Major
      Sex: M
      Birth: 1646 in England
      Death: 1704 in Jamaica, Queens County, Long Island, NY
      Reference Number: 26E
      _UID: DEBC3DF409EF0B4B85852505EFB34E5895EB
      Note:

      Daniel was born in England, the eldest child.
      On 30 May 1666 Thomas Stevens of Southhampton sold to Daniel Whitehead Jr. of Mashpeage Kells lands, houses, and upland, that formerly belonged to his father Thomas Stevens. The land lay in Mashpeage Kell, between Loras Peterson and Peter Forman. On 20 April 1667 Daniel Whitehead Jr. sold it to Loras Peterson.
      On 10 November 1668 he was mentioned as son in the will of Daniel Whitehead of Newtown, to receive five shillings, in consideration of what he already had received. Major Daniel Whitehead was a patentee of Jamaica, Long Island.
      In 1678 Daniel Whitehead Jr was an overseer of the will of John Skidmore (Thomas1) or Jamaica, and he maintained an interest in Skidmore's orphaned children until they reached adulthood. On 9 July 1679 Joseph Smith Sr. and Daniel Whitehead were made overseers of the will of John Skidmore of Jamaica, Long Island.
      On 9 August 1679 Daniel Whitehead and William Creed, of Jamaica, sold to Thomas Morrell & John Haytor "meadow in front of a little island going on to a certain island called the Hawtrees." Witnesses: John Hart and Richard Eedes.
      Daniel was the Captain of a military company, and acquired the title of Major by regular promotion. On 16 September 1685 he was commissioned to be ranger-general on Long Island.
      On 9 March 1685/86 "John Scidmore" gave receipt to Mr. [Daniel] Whitehead, being then of Fresh Pond in Huntington and of age, for his interest in his father's estate. John, eldest son of John, apparently lived with Daniel Whitehead for a time, then with his grandfather Thomas in Fairfield. After his grandfather's death, he lived at Huntington with his brothers, who presumably lived with their uncle Thomas there.
      On 15 February 1689 Jacob Leisler, the usurping governor of New York, issued a warrent to arrest Thomas Dougan, Col. Thomas Willett, Capt. Thomas Hicks, Daniel Whitehead and Edward Antill, Esq., and to bring them before the Council. Daniel represented Jamaica in the Colonial Assembly from 1691 until his death in 1704.
      On 10 June 1691 Richard Cornell Sr. & Daniel Whitehead were executors of the estate of Henry Linington of Hempstead.
      On 2 November 1691 Daniel Whitehead, Thomas Willett and Andrew Gibb Sr. witnessed the will of George Woolsey of Jamaica.
      In 1694 Daniel Whitehead confirmed a deed made by his father Daniel, decd. Witnesses: John Harison & James Roscue.
      In April 1699 a deed was recorded in Jamaica wherein Daniel Whitehead deeded a farm in the town of Hemptead to Jacob Doughty and his wife Amy. Jacob and Amy (Whitehead) Doughty were Quakers. They lived at Cowneck.
      In 1703 Daniel Whitehead devised land "now in possession of my brother David" and devised to Catharine, daughter of brother David, "Two cows to be delivered two years after my decease, if she be then 18 years old."
      The will of Major Daniel Whitehead of Jamaica was dated 13 November 1703, codicil dated December 9, 1703, proved 30 October 1704. Executors: wife Abigail and son Jonathan. The will reads:
      "In the name of God, Amen. I, Daniel Whitehead, of Jamaica, in Queens County. I leave to my son, Jonathan Whitehead, besides what I have formerly given him by deed, all my lands, tenements, and appurtenances in Jamaica, between the mill and Wellins path, lying westward of the mill, to John Okeys land, and southwest so far as my land runs. And also all my land on Cow neck in the Town of Hempstead. And all that my 1/4 part of the mill standing on Gildersleve Creek, in said neck. And also all my meadow on the Old Town neck, in Jamaica, except that meadow I purchased of Mr. Anthony Waters, deceased, with all the hereditaments, To him my son Jonathan and his heirs, and in default of issue, then to my son Thomas Whitehead and his heirs. I also give to my son Jonathan, my negro man Joe. I leave to my loving wife, Abigail, my dwelling house I now live in, with the land adjoining, bounded on the south by the road to the ferry, on the west by Thomas Smith, north by Anthony Waters, And so much of my meadow as she shall have occasion for, during her life, and after her decease to my son Thomas and his heirs, and in default of such, then to my son Jonathan. I leave to my wife, my negro woman Mary, for life, and then to my daughter Deborah, wife of Thomas Hicks. I leave also to my son Thomas, all that my lot of land lying in the town of Jamaica, by the land of Colonel Henry Filkin; Also all my land on Stewards neck and Quarelsome neck, in Jamaica; Also the lot of land Thomas Chambers now lives on, and my other three lots of land lying by the same, within the bounds of the Township of Flushing; Also all that my lot of land lying as well within as without the Long neck fence in Jamaica; As also all my meadow in Long neck, And all my land and meadow in Hewtree neck, in the bounds of Jamaica, with all the privileges, etc., And also my Indian boy named Cupid. I leave to my grand son, Whitehead Hicks, the second son of my son in law, Thomas Hicks, the husband of my daughter Deborah, all that my land and meadow lying and being within the bounds and Township of Flushing, except the four 20 acre lots given to my son Thomas, To him and his heirs, and in default of such heirs, then to my daughter Deborah and her heirs. I leave to my son in law, Anthony Waters, the present husband of my daughter Elizabeth, all that land now in the possession of my brother, Daniel Whitehead, lying on the east side of the Plain run, joining to Hempstead bounds, That is to say, after the death of my said brother; And also all that my meadow lying in Old Town neck in Jamaica, which I bought of his father, Mr. Anthony Waters, deceased; And also all that my lot of land on the Hills in Jamaica, which was formerly Joseph Thurstons, deceased, To him and his heirs. I leave to my daughter Mary, widow of Thomas Burroughs, all my land at a place called Quaspack, in Orange County, up Hudson river, with all the privileges, during her life, and then to her daughter, Mary Burroughs, and to her heirs. I leave to my son in law, Jacob Doughty, the husband of my daughter Amy, L50. I leave to my wife Abigail, one third of all goods and chattels and the rest to my children above mentioned and to Mercy, wife of Thomas Betts. I leave to my friend, John Hubbard, all that my 1/3 of meadow lying at Oldfields Island, which I bought with my brother, Thomas Oakley, and John Bayley, with all the rights thereto belonging, during the time of his continuance in the work of the ministry in this town of Jamaica, and if he continue in the ministry here till his death, then to his heirs, but if not then to my son Jonathan. I give to the town of Jamaica the sum of L20, towards the maintenance of a Grammar School, for the education of youths within the said town; to be paid in three years after my decease, if there be such a school erected in said town. If not, then it is to be put at interest for three years longer, but if the school is not then established, then to go to my heirs. I leave to my brother, Daniel Whitehead, L20. To Jonathan, son of Jonathan Stevenson, of Norwalk, Connecticut, deceased, L20. I give the L30 which is due to me from the estate of my son in law, Daniel Denton, unto his children, and to Gabriel Lassee, begotten upon the body of Deborah Lassee, the present wife of Gabriel Lassee; viz., to Daniel Denton, Abigail Denton and Deborah Denton, and to Abigail and Mary Stebbins daughters of Benjamin and Abigail Stebbins, my son and daughter in law. I leave to Catharine, daughter of my brother, Daniel Whitehead, two cows. All the rest of my lands, whether in Queens County or in Nissequogue [Smithtown] in Suffolk County, or elsewhere, are to be sold by my executors. I appoint my wife and son Jonathan executors, and I leave to my loving friends, Thomas Stevenson and Lieutenant Thomas Smith, each L5, and make them overseers.
      Dated November 13, 1703. Witnesses, Andrew Gibb, J. Lenoir, S. Clowes.
      Codicil. I also give to my daughter Mary, widow of Thomas Burroughs, all that my certain lot of land in Jamaica town, next to the house and lot of Colonel Filkin, containing 2 acres, to her and her heirs and assigns. I also give to my daughter Amy, wife of Jacob Doughty, all that my certain house and lot in Jamaica now in tenure of Samuel Reisow. I leave to Mercy, wife of Thomas Betts, L50.
      Dated December 9, 1703. Witnesses, John Freeman, S. Clowes, David Waters. Proved in Jamaica, October 30, 1704.
      [NOTE.--The land at Quaspeck is now Rockland Lake in Rockland County; Mary Burroughs married Brinley Sylvester.--W. S. P.].

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      Major Daniel Whitehead, son the Daniel Whitehead & father of Mercy Whitehead (Betts) Sacket was married to
      Abigail Stephenson, daughter of Thomas Stephenson, settled in Jamaica where he was one of the patentees.
      Politically he was a Jacobite. His will is dated 13 November 1703, & was proved 30 October 1704, disposing of land in Jamaica,
      Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Flushing, Orange County, & Suffolk County, all in the New York. Ancient Records show he
      was a magistrate, member of the Committee of Safety, Representative in the Colonial Assembly, & trustee of the Parish Church.

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      Daniel and Abigail
      Posted 28 Jan 2013 by Kenneth Anderson
      On his return to New York in 1672, Daniel Denton discovered that his wife Abigail was pregnant. She admitted her infidelity, naming Daniel Whitehead of Jamaica (son of Daniel) as the father. Presented by the constable and overseers at the Court of Sessions in June 1672, she stood "accused for her incontinency, and committing Adultery in ye absence of her Husband, then about his Occasions in Europe." The lower court sent the case up to Governor Francis Lovelace and his Council, from whom Daniel obtained a bill of absolute divorce on 16 June 1672. On the first Wednesday of October (5 October 1672), Mrs. Denton petitioned the New York General Court of Assizes concerning remarriage. Expressing a great sense of grief and sorrow for her miscarriage against her "late" husband, she had undergone the censure of the law. But she pointed out that since the divorce he was at liberty to remarry. Citing the temptations of a single life, and the need of support for herself and three children on five shillings a week plus what she could earn, she pleaded that in a short time she would become a charge of the town. For that reason she asked permission to remarry. The court acceeded, and that same month Abigail married Daniel Whitehead, bringing their firstborn child with her. Her two Denton children stayed with their father.
      similar info found at: John R Stevenson. Thomas Stevenson of London, England, and his Descendants, (1902), 134

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      Daniel Whitehead; male; born: 1642; spouse: Abigail Stevenson; marriage year: 1672

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      Daniel Whitehead; birth: 1646 in Jamaica, Queens, N. Y., United States; death: 30 October 1704 in Jamaica, Queens, N. Y., United States
      spouse: Abigail Stevenson Whitehead; burial: Grace Episcopal Churchyard, Jamaica, Queens, N. Y., United States

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      name: Daniel Whitehead; birth year: 1642; spouse: Abigail Stevenson; spouse birthplace: New York;
      spouse birth year: 1638; marriage year: 1672; number of pages: 7

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      The son Daniel is listed in his father, Daniel Whitehead's will written 10 November 1668; also lists other surviving sons as
      David, & Jonathan. Lists the name of his surviving wife as Gene (Jean? Jane? Jeanne?)
      Fanshaws in his "Annals of Newtown 1852, states that the son of Daniel Whitehead, the Major Daniel Whitehead married
      Abigail Stevenson, the daughter of Thomas

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      Harry Macy, Jr. was formerly the editor of the NYGBR, is without peer as a genealogist, and his research is thorough and respected by those who study his work. This articles shows fact and separates it from fiction and unproven and concludes with what can be considered accurately provable. The article does not, however, consider the case for Abigail Stevenson's father being Edward rather than Thomas.

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      DANIEL md. 1) Miss Armitage--name unknown, and 2) Jane Ireland who md. 2) John Ingersoll. This source carefully reviews all pertinent primary sources and exposes past errors in print, even by respected genealogists to correct this family and to discard the myths. If one studies this article, there will be no need to duplicate or change people or relationships. Birth dates are estimated because vital records do not exist for them. This article does not support providing Daniel with parents in England by any credible record.

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