Born about in Wake, North Carolina, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James F. Hendon
— married
about 1830 in Clarke County, Georgia [uncertain]
[uncertain] Mother of
Mary Sophia (Whitehead - Hendon) Thompson, Sarah Elizabeth (Whitehead - Hendon) Montgomery, Nancy Wells (Whitehead - Hendon) Houze, James Walter Whitehead-Hendon and Martha Amanda (Whitehead-Hendon) Lester
Died about
at about age 53
in Clarke County, Georgia
Profile last modified
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Biography
Margaret was born about 1785. Margaret Whitehead ... She passed away about 1838. At this time it is unknown because of a lack of sources, if Margaret's maiden was really "Whitehead" In the Book The Hendons from Gunpoweder River, I have not been able to find the author's sources for Margaret Whitehead.
Contrary to what some believe, all the children born (ca 1810 - ca 1825) to Mrs. Whitehead were fathered by James F. Hendon. He & Margaret eventually married (about 1830), making his children legitimate.
James F. Hendon was Sheriff of Clarke County, Georgia (8 or 10 terms) and this 'common law' arrangement would have been shunned in 19th century Georgia.
Sources
Book: The Hendons from Gunpowder River, by Grace Hendon Chancey, Published by D. J. Mauldin, 1977 - Hendon Family, 406 pages, page 297 Margaret Whitehead mentioned
Other Sources
East Family and Related lines:Information about James F. Hendon Website: https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/e/a/s/Donnie-F-East-jr/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0882.html
HENDON FAMILY CHRONICLES, "The Hendons From Gunpowder River" Website: http://www.hendonfamilychronicles.com/chancybook.html
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Cathi (Clements) Gross
Cathi (Clements) Gross
Who was Margaret Whitehead? Was she a Widow that James F. Hendon married. Are there any documents that might provide Margaret's name. The Books or webiste's listed here don't really provide a good source for her existence. We know James F. Hendon had children, but what documents name their mother. Where did the name Margaret Whitehead come from or even just the name Margaret _ _ _ _ _?, is there document that at least proves the 1st name "Margaret". Thank you.
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by Cathi (Clements) Gross
W Hendon
Whitehead-3919 and Whitehead-2595 appear to represent the same person because: 3919 is a duplicate of 2595.
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by W Hendon
Rejected matches › Margaret Whitehead (1785-1839)
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