Joshua White (1725 - 1800)

Born 21 Jul 1725 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Abithia Bryant — married 12 Nov 1747 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1800 at age 75 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Captain Joshua White served with Plymouth County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Joshua White is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A125230.

Joshua White is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 330951
Rank: Captain

Joshua White served as a Captain in the Revolutionary War, of the 12th company, 4th Plymouth County regiment of Massachusetts militia in 1775, and in a brigade to be commanded by Col. John Cushing, Jr. in 1776, and in Col. Ebenezer Sprout's regiment, marching Dec. 8, 1776 to Howland's Ferry, R.I. on an alarm, and in Lt. Col. Jeremiah Hall's regiment, and in Col. Ebenezer Sproutt's regiment, marching on two alarms at Dartmouth in 1778, and in Col. Ebenezer White's regiment in 1780 marching to Tiverton, R.I., on an alarm. ^{[1] [2]}

Joshua was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1725, the son of Benjamin White and Ann. ^[3]

Name: Joshua /WHITE/^[4]

Birth Record

Name Joshua White

Gender Male

Birth Date 21 Jul 1725

Birthplace Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Father's Name Benjamin White

Mother's Name Ann

Marriage Record

Name John Cobb

Spouse's Name Anna White

Event Date 01 Oct 1781

Event Place Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Joshua White. ^{[5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Born 21 JUL 1725. Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. ^[11][12]

Died 28 SEP 1800. Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. ^[13][14]

Residence 1800 Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. ^[15] 1790 Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. ^[16]

Buried Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. ^[17]

Marriage Husband Joshua White. Wife @I1110@. Child: Ann White. Child: Abthia White. Child: Zebulon White. Child: @I1074@. Child: Daniel White. Child: William White. Marriage 12 NOV 1747. Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. ^[18][19][20]

External Files

• File M607. Family Tree Media\Massachusetts Town and Vital Records 16201988(50).jpg. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

• File M608. Family Tree Media90 United States Federal Census(1).jpg. 1790 United States Federal Census.

• File M609. Family Tree Media\North America Family Histories 15002000(18).jpg. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000.

• File M610. Family Tree Media00 United States Federal Census.jpg. 1800 United States Federal Census.

Profile History

White-16063 was created by Robert Richards through the import of BobGen2014-01.ged on Jan 22, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

• Source: S125 New England Historic Genealogical Society Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Ancestry.com
• Source: S126 Ancestry.com 1800 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1
• Source: S36 Ancestry.com The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R1
• Source: S37 Ancestry.com North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016; Repository: #R1
• Source: S39 Ancestry.com 1790 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1
• Source: S43 Ancestry.com Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R1

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2023-10-22), "Record of Joshua White", Ancestor # A125230.
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
3. ↑ Vital records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, p 341.
4. ↑ Source: #S11 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
5. ↑ Source: #S43 File @M607@
6. ↑ Source: #S39 Year: 1790; Census Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 357; Image: 396; Family History Library Film: 0568144 File @M608@
7. ↑ Source: #S37 Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 048 File @M609@
8. ↑ Source: #S36
9. ↑ Source: #S125
10. ↑ Source: #S126 Year: 1800; Census Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Series: M32; Roll: 16; Page: 72; Image: 83; Family History Library Film: 205617 File @M610@
11. ↑ Source: #S43 File @M607@
12. ↑ Source: #S37 Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 048 File @M609@
13. ↑ Source: #S37 Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 048 File @M609@
14. ↑ Source: #S125
15. ↑ Source: #S126 Year: 1800; Census Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Series: M32; Roll: 16; Page: 72; Image: 83; Family History Library Film: 205617 File @M610@
16. ↑ Source: #S39 Year: 1790; Census Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 357; Image: 396; Family History Library Film: 0568144 File @M608@
17. ↑ Source: #S125
18. ↑ Source: #S37 Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 048 File @M609@
19. ↑ Source: #S36
20. ↑ Source: #S37 Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 048 File @M609@

• Source: S11 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R2

• Repository: R2 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F45B-N68 : 9 February 2018), Joshua White, 21 Jul 1725; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 248; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQ9-15R : 9 February 2018), John Cobb and Anna White, 01 Oct 1781; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873756 IT 1.

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter, Boston, 1896-1908) Vol. 17, p. 103-4
  • "White, Joshua. Captain, 12th co., 4th Plymouth Co. regt. of Mass. militia ; list of officers chosen in said regiment March 5, 1776, as returned by Ebenezer Sproutt and Ebenezer White, field officers ; ordered in Council May 9, 1776, that said officers be commissioned ; reported commissioned May 9, 1776 ; also. Captain ; list of officers appointed to command the several companies of a regiment drafted from Brig. Gen. Joseph Cushing's brigade and Brig. Gen. Otis's (Barnstable Co.) brigade to be commanded by Col. John Cushing, Jr., and ordered to march to Rhode Island, as returned by Joseph Cushing to Maj. Gen. Warren, dated Hanover, Oct. .30, 1776 ; company raised in Middleborough ; also. Captain, Col. John Cushing's regt.; drafted Sept. 20, 1776: service, 60 days, at Rhode Island; roll dated Newport: also. Captain, Col. Ebenezer Sprout's regt.; marched Dec. 8, 1776; service, 12 days ; company marched to Howland's Ferry, R. I., on an alarm; also. Captain, Lieut. Col. Jeremiah Hall's regt.; list of officers appointed to command companies of a regiment raised from Brig. Joseph Cushing's (Plymouth Co.) brigade and ordered to march to Bristol, R. I., as returned by Joseph Cushing to Maj. Gen. Warren, dated Hanover, Dec. 26, 1776 ; company raised in Marshfield and part of Middleborough ; also, return dated Middleborough, Feb. 19, 1778, signed by said White, Captain, of men raised from his company, Col. Sprout's (4ith Plymouth Co.) regt., for service in the Continental Army ; also, Captain, Col. Ebenezer Sproutt's regt. ; entered service May 6 ; discharged May 9; entered service Sept. 6; discharged Sept. 12; service, 9 days; company marched on two alarms at Dartmouth in 1778; roll dated Middleborough; also, Captain, Col. Ebenezer White's regt. ; marched Aug. 1, 1780; discharged Aug. 9, 1780; service, 9 days; company marched to Tiverton, R. I., on an alarm ; roll sworn to at Middleborough."