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John White Sr. (abt. 1630 - 1717)

John White Sr.
Born about in Cheshire, Englandmap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married Apr 1664 in Isle of Wight, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 86 in Isle of Wight, Virginiamap
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Biography

This White family, who emigrated to colonial Virginia, were English, perhaps from Wiltshire, perhaps from Cheshire. John White Sr. had come to Lower Norfolk County, Virginia as a child, probably a servant. His "headright" of 50 acres had been paid to William Croutch in 1639 along with John Warford, Thomas Smith, Peter Hill, William Minnokes: 250 acres called Woolfe Neck in Lower Norfolk County.

If the research by Jim White is correct, John White Sr. had followed older brother, Thomas White, who at 16, emigrated from England to Virginia aboard the ship George in August 1635 and settled on the Eastern branch of the Elizabeth River in Lower Norfolk.[1]

This White family established themselves on what became the VA/NC border, then entirely in Virginia colony, building a plantation on Knotts Island. John White Sr., married Eady Llewellin (aka Llewellyn), born 1640 in Virginia, around 1660, and they had several children, including John II, born ca. 1663 most-likely in Norfolk County, Virginia.

From Geni.com: [2] John White, Sr., of Lower Norfolk

Gender: Male
Birth: April 27, 1630
in England
Death: April 27, 1719 (89)
in Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Son of William White and Eleanor Thornton White
Husband of Eady White
Father of Rachel White; Lucy White; Chilion White; Col. John White, Jr.; Thomas White; and James White

Sources

  1. http://jimserver.net/the-white-family-of-norfolk-county/
  2. https://www.geni.com/people/John-White-Sr-of-Lower-Norfolk/6000000026712939214?through=6000000001142214249

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile White-6721 was created through the import of Cato Family Tree_book_EN.ged on Sep 21, 2011 by Linda Cato. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Linda and others.
  • Thank you to Barbara White for creating White-15419 on 29 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Barbara and others.




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White-63869 and White-6721 appear to represent the same person because: Profile only has a name, birth, and death year which match its duplicate. White-63869 was previously connected to the same spouse as White-6721.
posted by Laura DeSpain
Please add me as a Profile Manager so I am aware of proposed changes. I have no information to establish that this John White was the father of John White, but I do have information about several Whites who lived in New Kent County, Hanover Co, Charlotte Co and other nearby areas during the 1700s.
posted by Elizabeth Edmonds
White-63859 and White-6721 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicates with duplicate sons and spouses
the third source that is listed is not for the White family at all. it comes back to William and Alice Richards bradford. This is the link you show: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hyl9192&id=P6236
posted by Vickie Weber
Unfortunately this RootsWeb tree changes the URLS when new research is done. As of 27 March 2021, the URL for this John White on this Tree is: https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/151362/P6288/john-white/individual

That may later change. Note: not all details agree with the WikiTree profile and one is downright impossible: It says he was born 1633 but his mother was born 1637.... Note: not all details agree with the WikiTree profile and one is downright impossible: It says he was born 1633 but his mother was born 1637.... Also the death dates given make this man & his son John White both too old for that time & place!

posted by Chet Snow
edited by Chet Snow
There’s a John White who owned 350 acres April 29, 1639 James City Co.

Many Davis, White & Others listed:

Cavaliers and pioneers; abstracts of Virginia land patents and grants, 1623-1800 by Nugent, Nell Marion; Virginia State Library; Virginia Genealogical Society https://archive.org/details/cavalierspioneer00nuge/page/108

I Love History SB

posted by [Living B]
White-17829 and White-6721 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same dates
posted by Bob Tonsmeire

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