Born in Mendon, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas White
[uncertain]
and Deborah (Read) White
[uncertain]
Sister of
Perigreen White, Seth White, Hopestill (White) Taft, Samuel White, Josiah White and Phebe (White) Keith
Wife of
Abraham Staples
— married
1 Oct 1740 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died
at age 89
in Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Apr 2021
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Biography
Lydia was born in 1716. She was the daughter of Thomas White and Deborah Read. She passed away in 1805.
Research notes
Parents marked uncertain because although she is a good fit, still looking for definitive proof that the Lydia who married Abraham Staples was daughter of Thomas/Deborah.
Sources
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-MFJQ : 10 November 2020), Lidia White, 16 Jan 1715; citing Birth, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011111.
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZS-6N1 : 10 November 2020), Lydia White in entry for Abraham Staples, 1 Oct 1740; citing Marriage, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009519.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 19 April 2021, 23:49), entry for Lydia White (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LTRB-GKX ); contributed by various users.
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https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Mendon/Images/Mendon_B164.shtml Lines 32-33: Ruth, d. of Abraham and Lydia, Jan 11, 1744-5. Ruth, d. of Abraham and Lydia, Mar 18, (1747, T.C.).
Not sure what TC means, or why there are two entries, 3 years apart.
I am new here, so working out how to connect people, and hoping we can work together to get them linked.
Thanks,