NN Whitehead, 1st wife

Arthur was probably married twice but his first wife is unknown. She is the mother of Arthur, Sr.'s only child, Arthur, Jr. born about 1648. (Arthur, Jr. went by Arthur, Sr. after his father's death in 1655.) This first wife died between 1648 and 1654. Arthur, Sr. married Katherine Ruffin just a year before he died in 1655. His son was only about seven years old. It is presumed that Katherine adopted him after Arthur's death and he is named in her will as son, Arthur Whitehead whom she said was "unnatural to her". [3] Katherine had married two more times after Arthur's death, once to Edward Thornton and then to John Bathe.