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Applewhite or Applewhaite of Isle of Wight County

It is believed that the Applewhite family originated in Suffolk, England having resided several generations in the Parish of Stoke Ashe. However, those who came to Isle of Wight County appear to have come from Barbadoes. In 1679, Mrs. Applewhaite, widow, was the owner of 169 acres in the Barbadoes and on May 6th of 1679 two servants of Mr. Henry Applewhaite (Luke Rainy and Dennis Burne) embarked at the Barbadoes in the ketch, Prosperous, for Virginia (David Fogg, commander).

It was Henry Applewhaite, born 1695 who first came to Isle of Wight County, where he died March 1738/1739. He was involved in a lawsuit with Joseph Bridgers, Sr. and Colonel Robert Pitt against Major Daniel Parke in 1668. Henry Applewhaite, merchant, purchased 100 acres of land which formerly belonged to Edmond Palmer from Roger Davis on 20 Mar 1674/1675. In 1680 he was a justice; in 1688 a Burgess; and in 1702 to 1704 was a captain of the militia. In his Last Will and Testament dated 1704 he bequeathed to his son, Henry, his great bible and signet ring. To his son, William, he gave his silver hilted rapier, and to his son, John, his silver headed cane. He was married to Mary Council who was born ca 1705 in Carrsville and died 23 September 1845 in Halifax County, North Carolina. They had issue: John Applewhite, Sr. who died April 1815 in Wayne County, North Carolina; Amy Applewhite; Thomas Applewhite, died ca 1807 in Halifax County, North Carolina; Priscilla Applewhite and Henry Applewhite (below).

• Henry, son of Henry Applewhaite, was made sheriff of Isle of Wight County in 1709 and Burgess from 1623 to 1626. He was married to Ann, a daughter of Humphrey Marshall.
• John Applewhite, Sr., died 1815 in Wayne County, North Carolina. He was married to Elizabeth Woodard (died 21 June 1828 in Wayne County, North Carolina. Issue:
  1. John Applewhite Jr. (1767-1838).
  2. Elisha Applewhite.
  3. Martha Applewhite.
  4. Isaac Applewhite.
• Amy Applewhite.
• Priscilla Applewhite.
• Thomas Applewhite, died ca 1807 in Halifax County, North Carolina

Another son of the first Henry Applewhaite was Thomas Applewhaite, who died in 1732 and he had a daughter who was married to James Benn, the son of James Benn, Burgress, in 1696.

Sources: Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight; Pedigree of Applewaite of Stoke Ashe, British Museum (Add. Miss. 19115); Pedigree of Applewaite, Stewmmata Britiannica by Joseph Foster (1877), page 33; Hottens Immigrants, pp. 350, 400, 463; Council Journals; Isle of Wight County, Virginia wills of Henry Applewhaite (1704); Thomas Applewhaite (1732); John Applewhaite (1735); Martha Applewhaite (1739); Last Will and Testament of Arthur Applewhaite