Born in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Lewis Whitfield
and Charlotte Moore (Bryan) Whitfield
Sister of
William Whitfield, Allen Whitfield, Rachel (Whitfield) Wright, Janet (Whitfield) Moseley, Tabitha Whitfield [half], Julia (Whitfield) Beck [half], Lewis Starke Whitfield [half] and Hazard Whitfield [half]
Wife of
Snoad Bonner Carraway
— married
10 Jan 1828 in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Died
at age 56
in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
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Biography
Harriet Whitfield was born 29 January 1796 at Monticello near Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina.[1][2][3] She was the daughter of Rev. Lewis Whitfield and Charlotte (Bryan) Whitfield.
She was first married to Samuel L. Wiggins and they had a daughter, Sallie. [1] Sarah "Sallie" Mason Wiggins was born about 1817.
Harriet was remarried 10 January 1828 in Lenoir County, North Carolina to Snoad Bonner Carraway.[1]
They had the following children:
- Samuel Bonner Carraway (1829 - 1876) Find A Grave: Memorial #64851409
- Harriet A. Carraway (1832 - 1834) Find A Grave: Memorial #81135310
- William Whitfield Carraway (1838 - 1903) Find A Grave: Memorial #81135590
- Mary Jane Carraway
In the 1850 U.S. Census, she was recorded as Harriet Caraway, age 54, living in Lenoir County, North Carolina, with 2nd husband, sons Samuel and William. In addition, Louisa Caraway [Carraway] lived with them. It's believed that Louisa was Snoad's cousin.[2]
Harriet died 23 May 1852 and is buried at the Monticello plantation graveyard referred to in Find a Grave as Carraway Cemetery in Lenoir County, North Carolina.[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Whitfield, Emma Morehead. Whitfield, Bryan, Smith, and Related Families. Westminster, Maryland, 1948-50. Page 108. Paragraph 90. Harriet Whitfield.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States Census, 1850," Harriet Caraway (age 54, born about 1796 in NC) in household of Snoud B Caraway, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States; citing line number 21, Household ID 35; NARA Publication Number M432, Film number 635. FamilySearch database accessed 25 July 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #81135551 accessed 9 August 2020, memorial page for Harriet Whitfield Carraway (29 Jan 1796–23 May 1852), citing Carraway Cemetery, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA; Tombstone photo attached by Glenn Fields. Birth and death dates inscribed.
See also:
- Hathaway, J.R.B. The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 1. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1970-71. The article doesn't provide sources and was written by a lady in North Carolina, who requested that her name should not appear. Page 570, 2nd paragraph, "(5) Harriet Whitfield, md 1st Samuel Wiggins, 2nd Snowed B. Carraway."
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harriet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harriet:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harriet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harriet:
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Yes, I am very familiar with the referenced source. Unfortunately, is at best a secondary source, and should be considered suspect, i.e., the article was written by a lady in North Carolina, "who modestly requested that her name should not appear." In addition, the article doesn't have any sources.
Secondary sources: documents, oral accounts and records created after the event or transcriptions or index of a primary source. Some examples are books, like history books, encyclopedia, indexes, old letters. These need to be thoroughly vetted and try to find the primary source to back it up.
In this case, the referenced book is very suspect. So please don't make any changes, based on the book.
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