Barclay White (1821 - 1906)

Born 4 Apr 1821 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Died 23 Nov 1906 at age 85 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States of America

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Biography

Barclay was a Friend (Quaker)

Barclay White was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 4, 1821. He was the son of Joseph White and Rebecca Smith.

Barclay died in Mount Holly, New Jersey on November 23, 1906, and was buried in Arneys Mount Friends Burying Ground, Juliustown, New Jersey.

Biography from findagrave: “Barclay White was Superintendent of Indian Affairs during the administration of American president Ulysses S. Grant, a published authority on the history of West Jersey and the genealogy of local families, and a pioneering New Jersey cranberry farmer.

Barclay White was born of Quaker parentage at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Joseph White (December 28, 1785 – May 25, 1827) and Rebecca Smith. His father and uncle, Josiah White, were prominent entrepreneurs. He became an orphan at the age of six. White was educated at Westtown School, Westtown, Pennsylvania, and Smith's Academy, Wilmington, Delaware.

White lived for many years on his farm at Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. He was married three times, fathering four sons. The children of Barclay and Rebecca Merritt (Lamb) White were: Howard, born April 12, 1844; Joseph Josiah, born January 22, 1846; George Foster, born November 13, 1847; and Barclay Jr., born February 20, 1850. Joseph J. White's daughter, Elizabeth Coleman White, pioneered the development and commercialization of the cultivated blueberry.

Barclay White died at Mount Holly Township, New Jersey and was interred at Arney's Mount Friends Meetinghouse and Burial Ground, Springfield Township.”

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1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #48159673

1842 - Death of wife, Rebecca Lamb: “New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ76-F5C : 19 January 2020), Barclay White in entry for Rebecca M. Lamb, 1842.

1850 - birth of son, Barclay: "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ6G-QX7 : 14 February 2020), Barclay White in entry for Barclay White, 1850.

1850 - Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6MZ-J96 : 23 December 2020), Barcaly White, Springfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

1859 - birth of son, James: "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ6G-7TR : 14 February 2020), Barclay White in entry for James S. White, 1859.

1860 - Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFC9-ZRL : 18 February 2021), Barclay White, 1860.

1870 - Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNDZ-6M9 : 3 January 2021), Barclay White, 1870.

See also:

• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ialqm/WhiteFamilyTree.html
• Wikipedia: Barclay White
• Wikidata: Item Q4859959, en:Wikipedia