Henry White II (abt. 1640 - 1712)

Born about 1640 in Isle of Wight, English Colony of Virginia

Husband of Damaris (Page) White — married 10 Sep 1681 in Pasquotank, Pasquotank Co., North Carolina Colony

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1712 at about age 72 in Pasquotank Precinct, Province of Carolina

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Biography

Henry was a Friend (Quaker)

Henry White II (ca. 1642 to 3 October 1712) was married twice: ^[1]

1. By his first wife Mary Moore
   1. Ann (1669),
   2. Elizabeth (1673)
   3. Robert (1674),
   4. James White (1676) Twin
   5. John White (1676) Twin
   6. Elkanah (1679)

1. By his second wife, Damaris Morris
   1. Mary (1682)
   2. Damaris (1684)
   3. Content (1687)
   4. Henry III (1690)
   5. Arnold Sr (1693)
   6. Isaac (1700)
   7. Naomy (1704)

Henry White II - Birth 1642, Isle Wight, Virginia Colony.^[2]

Henry White II was a leading Quaker, North Carolina colonial official, and Christian poet. He was born around 1640-1642 in Isle of Wight County, English Colony of Virginia. His father, Henry White, Sr., a cooper, married, first, Rebecca Arnold and, later, Eleanor (Unknown) . It is unclear which was the mother of Henry White II, although most family genealogies state she was Rebecca Arnold. Henry White Sr. is said to have emigrated to Virginia in the 1630s.

There were other White families in Colonial Virginia at the time. We do not know what, if any, family relationship existed between Henry White II of this profile and Henry White, born about 1631 in York County, Virginia. Unfortunately, vital records, like birth or baptism registers, have disappeared for this time and place.

Like his father, Henry White II was also a widower and remarried a 2nd time. By his first wife, Mary Moore, who died in 1679, he had daughters Ann (1669), Elizabeth (1673), and Elkanah (1679), and sons Robert (1674), and twins James and John (1676), By his second wife, Damaris Page Morris, married in 1681, he had 2 daughters named Mary, Damaris, Content, and Naomy, and sons Henry III, Arnold II, and Isaac.

Henry White II, like his father, bought land in North Carolina in 1663; later he patented a plantation along the west side of Little River in Perquimans Precinct NC, at least by 1679, but probably around 1670. In the 1690s he served as a justice on the North Carolina Higher Court as well as in the Precinct County Court.

Between 1672 and 1679 Henry White II converted to Quakerism and joined the Society of Friends. He was one of the earliest members of the Little River Preparative Meeting, one of five meetings that made up the Pasquotank NC Monthly Meeting. White served as the monthly meeting's "registrer" (recording clerk), it meeting alternately at his and Caleb Bundy's home until 1707, when the first dedicated meetinghouse was built. This structure was erected partly under White's leadership on land next to his plantation. He was active among North Carolina Friends both as organizer and also as a lay minister, as evidenced by a few of his surviving writings.

Henry White II's lasting contribution to Southern Quakerism was a 302-line poem in rhymed couplet and doggerel verse, written in 1698. This late 17th Century poem is the earliest known literary work of its kind produced in North Carolina. It is an account of the fall of man in the garden of Eden, his restoration through Christ, and "some holsom exhortations for everyone to take notis of."

Henry White II passed away on the 3rd day, 8th month (3 October 1712), at his plantation in the Pasquotank Precinct, Carolina Province (North Carolina). If born in 1640, as seems most-likely, he was 72 years old.

Research Notes

Until March 24, 1663 what was to become the Province of Carolina, and subsequently the Province of North Carolina was part of the English Colony of Virginia.

His first wife Mary is sometimes listed as being otherwise unknown, and sometimes identified as Mary Croshaw. However, Mary Croshaw is even more frequently found as the wife of Henry White in Virginia, and with a set of children that are never associated with Henry White II. Mary Croshaw's connection to Henry White II may quite likely be the result of a very long-standing identity conflation. -Østenstad-1 11:14, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Henry White, Jr., NCPedia, by Thomas E. Terrell, Jr., 1996, accessed 2014-04-24, amb
2. ↑ Henry White, Jr., NCPedia, by Thomas E. Terrell, Jr., 1996

• Ancestors and Cousins from the Southeast and Beyond - Henry White III Cites Letters from Henry White; excellent biography of this Quaker founder in NC from 1670 (from Isle of Wight Co., VA).

• Burt & Cook Ancestors on RootsWeb - Henry White. Has excellent discussion of Henry White's landholdings in North Carolina and Quaker date of his death as per MM records. Quaker date: 3 October 1712. ("ye 3rd of ye 8 mo.1712,") - old-style dating. Also indicates a 1635 birth year but this may not be accurate (1640 is more-likely, especially of Rebecca Arnold was his mother).

• Spiceland and Choctaws on RootsWeb - Henry White Jr. Cites old 19thC genealogy on White family; says Henry White, Jr., born 1635, had 2 wives (Mary Moore, DeMaris Page Morris) and died 3 Oct. 1712 at 77 yrs. old.

• Source number: 2259.000; Electronic Database; http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1315410&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Marriage date: 1659; Marriage place: APID: 1,7836::1315410

• Source: #S-2052921896 Source number: 827.000; Electronic Database; http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1315419&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: 1632; Birth place: VA; Marriage date: Jan ___; Marriage place: APID: 1,7836::1315419

• Source: #S-2052921884 Birth year: 1635; Birth city: Bruton Parish; Birth state: VA. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=3959853&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: 1635; Birth place: Bruton Parish, Williamsburg, James City Co., VA. Death date: 18 July 1687; Death place: Bruton Parish, Williamsburg James City Co, VA; Marriage date: 22 March 1657; Marriage place: VA APID: 1,4725::3959853

• Source: #S-2052921884 Page: Birth year: 1635; Birth city: Bruton Parish; Birth state: VA. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=5021789&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: 1635; Birth place: Bruton Parish, Williamsburg, James City Co, VA. Death date: 18 July 1687; Death place: Bruton Parish, Williamsburg James City Co, VA; Marriage date: 22 March 1657Marriage place: VA APID: 1,4725::5021789

• Source: #S-2052921896 Page: Source number: 827.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=297456&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: 1632; Birth place: VA; Marriage date: Jan; Marriage place: APID: 1,7836::297456

• Source: #S-2052921896 Source number: 2259.000; Source type: Electronic Database; http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=297454&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Marriage date: 1659; Marriage place: APID: 1,7836::297454

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• Source: S-2052921884 Repository: #R-2139398877 Family Data Collection - Individual Records - by Edmund West, compiler. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. APID: 1,4725::0

• Source: S-2052921896 Repository: #R-2139398877 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 by Yates Publishing: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. APID: 1,7836::0

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• Source: S-2059538038 Repository: #R-2139398877 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Note: APID: 1,2204::0 by Ancestry.com - Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• The Graves Family of Virginia 1608-1936

See also:

• http://rea-williams.com/getperson.php?personID=I16802&tree=tree1
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKC2-YJ4 (has him attached to two Mary's as wives, both with different surnames and also overlapping in time)

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Teresa Abram for creating White-14970 on 29 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Teresa and others.
  

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