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Eleanor (Smith) White (abt. 1546 - abt. 1599)

Eleanor White formerly Smith
Born about in Honington, Lincolnshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1570 in Sturton-Le, Steeple, Nottinghamshire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 53 in Stourton, Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, Englandmap
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Biography

Eleanor was named in the 1551 will of her father William. She was noted as being unmarried at that time.[1]

Alexander White married Eleanor Smith.They had eight children, including Katherine, who married and accompanied John Carver on the Mayflower to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Born 1546 Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, ,

Father - William Smith (1518-1551)
Mother - Katherine Porter (1520-1546)
Married 1570
Spouse - John White (1557-1594)
Children
Charles (1575-)
Bridget (1579-1643)
William (1590-1620)

Sources

  1. Will of William Smyth: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858" The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 35 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5111 #937395 (accessed 8 July 2022) Will of Willmi Smyth of Haningtoy, Lincolnshire, England, granted probate on 2 Aug 1552. Died Abt 1552.
  2. John Robinson, Pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers: A Study of His Life and Times by Walter H. Burgess Will of Alexander White, father in law of John Robinson pg.20 , 21, 22
    and see also pg. 23
  • Wilson, George F. Saints and Strangers,George F. Reynart & Hitchcock, New York, 1945




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Smith-20794 and Smith-1809 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate profiles.
I tried to read through the commentary on this link, but I still don't get why it is posted here. Can you give me the short version?
posted by BB Sahm
Need to verify the given name of her spouse!
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Smith-20794 and Smith-67836 appear to represent the same person because: Same date of birth, father, and siblings.
posted on Smith-20794 (merged) by Linda Plummer
I'm new on this site so I dont have it up on here yet but in my tree this Eleanor Smith also had a daughter named Catherine who married James Carver from which I descend. Do you have any info about them?
posted by Erik Clark

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