Whitfield, Gaius

The two primary persons in this collection are cousins and brothers-in-law, General Nathan Bryan Whitfield and Gaines Gaius Whitfield. Nathan's father, Bryan Whitfield, and Gaius' father, Needham Whitfield, were brothers, and Nathan Bryan married Gaius' half-sister, Betsey.

General Nathan Bryan Whitfield was born on 19 September 1799, in Lenoir County, North Carolina, the son of General Bryan Whitfield (1754-1817) and Winifred Bryan Whitfield. His father fought in the American Revolutions and was appointed major general of the North Carolina militia after the war. General Bryan Whitfield was the owner of a large plantation known as Pleasant Plains in Lenoir County, North Carolina. In 1789, he was one of the founders of the University of North Carolina and one of its first Trustees.

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