Joseph White (1719 - 1780)

Born 1 Nov 1719 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Died 15 Nov 1780 at age 61 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Captain Joseph White served with 5th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Joseph White is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 318356
Rank: Captain

Joseph White is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A125178.

Joseph White, Sr. served during the Revolutionary War as a Captain in Col. Asa Whitcomb's Regiment which was called out on the Lexington Alarm of 19 Apr 1775 for the State of Massachusetts. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Later he was a farmer and lived on the old homestead in Lancaster, Massachusetts. He was also Deacon of the first church in Lancaster from 9 Sep 1761 until his death.

Joseph White was born on November 1, 1719 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. His parents were Josiah White and Abigail Whitcomb. ^[6]

He married Patience Ball on September 27, 1745. ^{[6] [7]}

Together they had these children:

1. Patience White
2. Josiah White
3. James White

He died on November 15, 1780 in Lancaster.

Sources

1. ↑ DAR
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
3. ↑ The Massachusetts Magazine
4. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
5. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} The Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1643-1850
7. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001

• Nourse, Henry. The Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1643-1850 (Lancaster, Mass., 1890); p. 50, p. 31

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2021-12-12), "Record of Joseph White", Ancestor # A125178.
  • D.A.R. application of Edna C. Skinner

• Genealogy of the Ancestors and Descendants of John White, Volume 2, Chase Brothers Printers, Haverhill, MA, 1900

• The Massachusetts Magazine (Salem, Mass., 1908-1918); Vol. 7, No. 2, p. 69

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNM-8JKT : 19 February 2021), Joseph White, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 17, p. 100

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP82-C6QQ : 19 April 2021), Joseph White and Patience Ball, 27 Sep 1745; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011028.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCC-M69Y : 19 April 2021), Joseph White and Patitiance Ball, 27 Sep 1745; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011279.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-7R8Y : 1 March 2021), Joseph White, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711096.

• Ancestry Family Trees online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=11607705&pid=964