| Scope and content |
Papers (1743 ? 1985) of the descendants of Martin Whitford and Nancy Purifoi (Purifoy) Whitford, of Craven County NC, including David Purifoi Whitford, Susan Cox, Addison Purifoi Whitford, Pamela Toler and Edna Whitford Fisher, and consisting of land, legal and business records, genealogical charts and a family history, a photographic print, and the constitutions of the Mt. Lebanon Church and the Broad St. Church & Secondary School 100 Per Cent Loyalty and Service Club. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Whitford Family Papers (#937), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Lona P. Ratcliffe. |
| Biographical note | The Whitford Family history can be traced back to Scotland, where the name Whitford was derived from the estate of Whitford obtained by Walter de Whitford for his services in the battle of Largs in 1263. The first Whitford to come to America was John Whitford, who came prior to 1700. In 1722 John?s son Martin Whitford came to North Carolina. The family settled in the Craven County area of North Carolina. |
