Sarah (Aspinwall) White (1707 - 1801)

Born 21 Nov 1707 in Brookline, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Died 11 Sep 1801 at age 93 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

SARAH ASPINWALL, b. at Brookline, MA, 21 Nov 1707^[1] daughter of Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens; d. at Brookline, 11 Sep 1801;^[2] m. by 1735, BENJAMIN WHITE, b. 25 Nov 1707^[3] son of Benjamin and Margaret (Weld) White; Benjamin d. at Brookline, 19 Oct 1777.^[4]

Benjamin and Sarah resided in Brookline where they had a large estate on what is now Heath Street. The family owned a second farm on Newton Street that was occupied by son Thomas.^[5]

In his will written 5 November 1776 (probate 5 December 1777), Benjamin White bequeaths to dearly beloved wife Sarah the household furniture to be at her disposal forever. She is to have use of the lower room and chamber, firewood and horse supplied for her, and the improvement and income of one-third part of the real estate during her natural life. Sons Thomas and Benjamin receive the wearing apparel, bonds, notes, and money. They are to pay daughter Jerusha three hundred pounds who also receives use of the room used by her mother after her mother’s decease. Granddaughter Ann White receives £6.13.4 annually during her minority in order to give her a suitable education and £133.6.8 when she arrives at age. Daughter Eleanor Craft receives five acres of the lot known as Boylston lot. Son Thomas receives the use and improvement of the farm he lives on during the life of his mother. Son Benjamin receives the use of his father’s farm during the life of his mother. At the death of Sarah, the real estate, tools, and animals are to be equally divided between Thomas and Benjamin. Thomas and Benjamin are named executors. Real estate was £12,146 consisting of the homestead with mansion house, the farm occupied by Thomas White and 12 acres of marsh. Personal estate was £2,129.12.^[6]

In her will dated 17 February 1789 (probate 6 October 1801), Sarah White bequeathed her estate of every kind to daughter Jerusha with Jerusha to pay the legacies. The legacies given are son Benjamin, five shillings; children of son Thomas White deceased, five shillings; Ann White daughter of son Caleb White deceased, five shillings; and Caleb Craft, Jr. son of daughter Eleanor Craft deceased, £13.6.8 when he arrives at age twenty-one. Daughter Jerusha was named executrix.^[7]

Sarah Aspinwall and Benjamin White were parents of six children born at Brookline.

i CALEB WHITE, b. 24 oct 1736; d. 26 Apr 1737.

ii THOMAS WHITE, b. 11 Dec 1738; d. at Brookline, 11 Jan 1784; m. at Brookline, 9 Mar 1775, LAURANA RICHARDS.

iii CALEB WHITE, b. 10 Mar 1741; d. at Roxbury, 16 Dec 1770; m. at Brookline, 14 May 1767, ELIZABETH CRAFT, b. at Roxbury, 22 May 1747 daughter of Ebenezer and Susanna (White) Craft; Elizabeth d. at Brookline, 7 Oct 1839.

iv BENJAMIN WHITE, b. 15 Jun 1743; d. at Brookline, 20 Mar 1814; m. at Brookline, 18 Jun 1778, THANKFUL WHITE, b. at Brookline, 28 Mar 1744/5 daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Craft) White; Thankful d. at Brookline, 17 Nov 1836.^[8]

v ELEANOR WHITE, b. 25 Oct 1745; d. at Brookline, 23 Apr 1785; m. at Brookline, 3 Jul 1766, CALEB CRAFT, b. at Roxbury, 21 Aug 1741 son of Ebenezer and Susanna (White) Craft; Caleb d. at Brookline, 8 Jan 1826. Caleb married second Sarah Sharp on 6 Jul 1786 and third married Eleanor’s sister Jerusha. (see below).

vi JERUSHA WHITE, b. 1 Aug 1749; d. at Brookline, 2 Aug 1838; m. at Brookline, 17 Sep 1812, CALEB CRAFT who was first married to Jerusha’s sister Eleanor. In her will written 22 September 1826 (probate 1 September 1838), Jerusha left twenty cents each to the children of her deceased brothers Thomas, Benjamin, and Caleb. The remainder of the estate was left to Caleb Craft son of her late husband, this bequest contingent on Caleb providing for Jerusha’s needs during the remainder of her life. Estate was valued at $3.352.98.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Sarah, d. Samuel and Sarah, Nov. 21, 1707. Brookline Vital Records, volume 1, p 7
2. ↑ White, Sarah Aspinwall, w. Benj[amin] [decay, dup.], Sept. 11, 1801, a. 94 y. C. R. 1. Brookline Vital Records, volume 1, p 237
3. ↑ White, Benjamin, s. Benjamin, jr. and Margaret, Nov. 25, 1707. Brookline Vital Records, volume 1, p 70
4. ↑ White, Benjamin, dropsy, Oct. 19, 1777, a. 70 y. C. R. 1. Brookline Vital Records, volume 1, p 235
5. ↑ Brookline Historical Society, “Land Ownership in Brookline from the First Settlement”, Proceedings of the Brookline Historical Society, Publication Number Five, 1923, p 26
6. ↑ Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. Case 16433
7. ↑ Norfolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1793-1877. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2019. Case 19972
8. ↑ Thankful, wid. Benjamin [and d. Joseph, dup.], decay, Nov. 17, 1836, a. 92 y. C. R. 1.
9. ↑ Norfolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1793-1877. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2019. Case 4584