1703 Thomas Whitehead and Jane Creed were granted a marriage license by Lord Cornbury, governor of New York, on December 24. [1]
1711 Daniel, son of Thomas and Jane Whitehead, was baptized at Jamaica. Dated February 14, 1710/11. [2] [3]
1711 Daniel, son of Thomas and Jane Whitehead, was buried at Jamaica on March 23, 1710/11. [4]
1710 Thomas Whitehead was named as brother-in-law in the will of William Creed Jr, of Jamaica, dated 1 May, probate 18 May. Father William Creed was named as were several children and brother-in-law Thomas Cornell. [5] [6]
William Creed, Jr. In the name of God, Amen. I, William Creed, Jr., of Jamaica in Queens County, on the Island of Nassau, being very sick. I make my wife executor with full power to sell my lot of land in the Township of Jamaica, commonly called Higbie's lot, or some other part of my lands, not exceeding in value €200. And whereas I am with Thomas Whitehead and Abel Gale, security for a certain sum of money, for Francis Sawyer of Jamaica, and whereas I have further advanced money to the said Sawyer to indemnify them, for which he hath by mortgage made over his house and some land in Jamaica to me. It is my wish that the equity of redemption be taken away, and the said house and land be sold by my executors, and that they be indemnified by the proceeds. I leave to my son William 100 acres of land in Jamaica, to be appointed for him by my executors. I leave all the rest of my houses and lands to my two sons, William and Augustine. I also give them 4 cows, 8 horses, two plows and other farming implements. I leave to my daughter Elizabeth €100 when of age, and to my daughter Sarah €100, and the same to my daughter Letitia. My wife to have the sole use and possession of all the estate, for the good education of my children. My executors are to sell the negro girl Isabel, and enough is to be added to the amount to make €100, and paid to my wife Mary, and my daughters Elizabeth, Sarah, and Letitia. I appoint my father, William Creed, and my brothers in law, Thomas Cornell and Thomas Whitehead, and my friend Samuel Clows, executors. Dated May 1, 1710. Witnesses, Robert Read, Hendrick Brandber, Andrew Gibb. Proved, April 16, 1711.
1711 July 16, Commission. Thomas Whitehead, to be captain of the company raised in Queens county for the Canada expedition. [7]
1711 On 23 July, a bill was passed by the Assembly allowing Thomas Whitehead to dispose of land devised to him in the will of his father. [8] [9]
1711 July 24, Receipt. Timothy Bagley, for clothing for capt. Whitehead's company of Queens county. [10]
1711 August 4, Letter. Capt. Thos. Whitehead to gov. Hunter, in relation to a deficit in the quota of Queens County, and bounty jumpers. [11]
1713 August 21. Fees for passing an act to enable Thomas Whitehead to sell and dispose of certain lands, &c. [12]
1715 On October 7, Thomas Cornell, Thomas Whitehead, William Creed, and Samuel Creed Jr. executors of the will of William Creed Jr, late of Jamaica, sold land to Thomas Welling. [13]
1721 On February 21, Mr. Cornell and Thomas Whitehead licensed to catch whales. [14]
Thomas Whitehead and Jane Creed had 3 children: Thomas, Daniel, and Abigail Whitehead. [15]
[1] John S. Gautier, "New York Marriage Licenses," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 2 (1871), 25-28, at 26, [InternetArchive].
[2] Henry Onderdonk Jr., copied by Josephine C. Frost, Record Kept by Rev. Thomas Poyer, Rector of Episcopal Churches at Jamaica, Newtown & Flushing Long Island (New York: 1913), 2, [InternetArchive].
[3] Thomas Poyer, "Rector Book of the Parish of Jamaica 1710-1732," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 19 (1888), 5-12, 53-59, at 54, [HathiTrust].
[4] Thomas Poyer, "Rector Book of the Parish of Jamaica 1710-1732," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 19 (1888), 5-12, 53-59, at 58, [HathiTrust].
[5] William S. Pelletreau, Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's office: city of New York, Vol. 2, 1708-1728 (New York: The New York Historical Society, 1894), 71, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].
[6] Charles T Gritman, Historical Miscellany (NY?: 1920?), 1_96, Queen's County Clerks Office, Liber A-194, [AncestryImage].
[7] Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, ed., Calendar of historical manuscripts in the office of the secretary of state, Albany, N.Y. Part II, English (1865), 387, citing Vol LV, p 147, [InternetArchive].
[8] Journal of the Legislative Council of the Colony of New York, 1691-1743 (Albany: Weed, Parsons & Company, 1861), 315, [HathiTrust].
[9] Journal of the Legislative Council of the Colony of New York, 1691-1743 (Albany: Weed, Parsons & Company, 1861), 421, [HathiTrust].
[10] Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, ed., Calendar of historical manuscripts in the office of the secretary of state, Albany, N.Y. Part II, English (1865), 388, citing Vol LV, p 183, [InternetArchive].
[11] Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, ed., Calendar of historical manuscripts in the office of the secretary of state, Albany, N.Y. Part II, English (1865), 390, citing Vol LVI, p 19, [InternetArchive].
[12] Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, ed., Calendar of historical manuscripts in the office of the secretary of state, Albany, N.Y. Part II, English (1865), 416, citing Vol LVIII, p 163, [InternetArchive].
[13] Charles T Gritman, Historical Miscellany (NY?: 1920?), 1_466, Queens County deeds, QR 372, Liber C, folio 162, [AncestryImage].
[14] Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, ed., Calendar of historical manuscripts in the office of the secretary of state, Albany, N.Y. Part II, English (1865), 458, citing Vol LXIII, p 34, [InternetArchive].
[15] John R. Stevenson, Thomas Stevenson of London, England, and his Descendants (1902), 132, [GoogleBooks], [HathiTrust].