"He was commissioned a colonel in the Maryland militia"
Founder and trustee 1749-1772
"Lawyer and surveyor Thomas White was born in London and educated at St. Albans grammar school just outside London, England. In 1720, at about 16 years of age, he left England for the colonies, living first in Maryland. Here he was commissioned a colonel in the Maryland militia and appointed Deputy Surveyor of Baltimore County before moving to Philadelphia around 1745.
In Philadelphia White was a founder of the Academy and College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania). In 1752 he was named a Justice of the Peace in Philadelphia county.
Thomas White and his wife Esther Hewlings were the parents of William White (1748-1836), D.D., first Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania, and Mary (White) Morris, the wife of Robert Morris, who is sometimes styled "Financier of the Revolution." Thomas White died at his farm on an island in the Chesapeake Bay in 1779. This farmland was called Sophia's Dairy after his death." University of Pennsylvania BIO
Child's Birth
St. George's Parish Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths, 1681 - 1799
This ENTRY gives the birth of the daughter born in Baltimore, Maryland. And the Registrar has given the father, Thomas the title of "Mr." so he is a man of means.......
"Jan'y 28th 1733 then was born Elizabeth White daughter of Mr.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas: