Phereby S. Bedford Whyte – Tombstone Inscription

Bedford, Phereby S. Whyte
Section 5
ID # 50015

Phereby S. Bedford
Oldest daughter of
Robert and Phereby Whyte
Was born the 3rd of January 1797
And departed this life the
18th of October 1814

Documentation
1908 Plat: Two tombstones without
inscriptions were drawn in Section 5 Lot 10.
       Lot owner: Pheribe L. White [sic]
Garrett (1971): Phereby S. Bedford
eldest daughter of Robert & Phereby Whyte
        Jan. 3, 1797 – Oct. 18, 1814

Genealogy Note:
Phereby S. Whyte was born in Greene Co., N.C. on Jan. 18, 1797 and died in Nashville on October 18, 1814. A daughter was born to the Whytes in Nashville in 1815 and was named Phereby Rachel Whyte. She married Joseph Erwin Craighead in Davidson County on July 31, 1833.

Marriage of Phereby S. Whyte.
Davidson County Tennessee Marriages
September 28, 1813
Benj. W. Bedford to Feribe White

[Note: Her father Robert White changed the spelling of his name to Whyte after moving to Nashville about 1802. His wife and daughters had the first name “Phereby” that was spelled in various ways in official records.]

Survey Visit: 4-5-2014


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