THE WHITE FAMILY




1. Elder John White was one of the first sett. of Cambridge, Mass., of Hartford, and of Hadley. The first we learn of him he was a passenger on the ship Lyon, 1632; freeman, 1633; townsman of Cambridge, 1635. In 1636 he rem. to Hart. and was one of the origianl proprietors, his home lot being on the east side of "Governor" Street; selectman of Hart. in 1642. In 1658 he came to Hadley and was representative, 1664 and 1669. Soon after he rem. to Hart., where he d. between Dec. 17, 1683, the date of his will, and Jan. 23, 1684, the date of the inventory of his estate. The Christian name of his wife was Mary.

Children:
Mary, m. Jonathan Gilbert.
Nathaniel, b. abt. 1629; m. (1) Elizabeth ____; m. (2) Mrs. Martha Mould.
John, m. Sarah Bunce.
Daniel, m. Sarah Crow.
Sarah, m. Stephen Taylor of Hatfield.
Jacob, b. Oct. 8, 1645; m. Elizabeth Bunce.


2. Sergt. John, s. of Elder John (1), sett. in Hat. His home lot was on the east side of the main street, and fifth from the south end of the original allotment. He was buried in Hat., Sept. 15, 1665, a. abt. 35. He m. Sarah Bunce of Hart., and she m. (2) Nicholas Worthington of Hat. She d. in Hat., June 20, 1676.

Children (b. in Hart.):
Sarah, m. Feb. 12, 1678, John Graves of Hat.
John, m. July 7, 1687, Hannah, dau. of Thomas and Mary Wells of Hadley.
3. Lieut. Daniel, s. of Elder John (1), sett. in Hat. in 1662. His home lot was the fourth lot south of the Middle Lane. He m. Nov. 1, 1661, when she was 14 years and 8 months, Sarah, dau. of John Crow. She wa b. in Hart., Mar. 1, 1647, and d. in Hat., June 26, 1719. He d. in Hat., July 27, 1713.

Children:
Sarah, b. Oct. 16, 1662; m. Mar. 31, 1680, Thomas Loomis of Hat., who d. Aug. 12, 1688; m. (2) John Bissell of Windsor, Conn.
Mary, d. Sept. 5, 1664.
Mary, b. Aug. 5, 1665; m. (1) ____ Wells; m. (2) ____ Barnard.
Elizabeth, b. Nov. 13, 1667; m. July 2, 1688, Dea. Samuel Loomis of Windsor, Conn. She d. Feb. 18, 1736.
Daniel, b. July 4, 1671; m. Sarah Bissell.
Esther, d. FEb., 1675.
Hannah, b. July 4, 1674; d. in infancy.
John, b. Nov. 16, 1676; d. Aug., 1677.
Esther, m. Dec. 7, 1696, John Ellsworth.
Hannah, b. Sept., 1679; m. Dea. Nathaniel Dickinson of Hat.
Mehitable, b. Mar. 14, 1683; m. Dec. 19, 1705, Jeremiah Bissell of Windsor, Conn.


4. Sarah, dau. of Elder John (1), was thrice m. She d. in Hat., Aug. 10, 1702. She m. (1) Stephen Taylor, who sett. in Hat. abt. 1662. He was buried there Sept. 8, 1665, just one week before his brother-in-law, John White Jr. She m. (2) Oct. 15, 1666, Barnabas Hinsdale of Hat., who was slain by the Indians Sept. 18, 1675, one of Captain Lathrop's company at Bloody Brook. She m. (3) Walter Hickson of Hat.

Child (by Stephen Taylor):
Stephen Taylor, m. Nov. 27, 1700, Patience Brown. They had four ch. b. in Hat., 1701-1711.

Children (by Barnabas Hinsdale):
Barnabas Hinsdale, b. Feb. 20, 1668; rem. to Hart. and d. there Jan. 25, 1725.
Sarah Hinsdale, m. Jan. 8, 1691, Dea. Samuel Hall of East Middletown, Conn.
Elizabeth Hinsdale, b. Sept. 15, 1673; was of Hart. in 1697 and d. there Mar. 1, 1739.
Mary Hinsdale, b. Mar. 27, 1676.

Children (by Walter Hickson):
John Hickson, b. Nov. 7, 1679; d. July 2, 1691.
Elizabeth Hickson, b. Jan. 26, 1681; prob. d. young.
Jacob Hickson, b. Jan. 26, 1683. He was taken captive by the Indians at Dfd., Feb. 29, 1704, and was slain by them at Cowas, N.H. on their journey to Canada. He was 21 years of age.


5. Dea. John, s. of Sergt. John (2), was b. abt. 1663; sett. in Hat., was a farmer, 20 years selectman, ensign in 1707, and deacon in 1713. In 1742 he sold his house and home lot to his son-in-law, Daniel White (see family 3), who rem. from Bolton, Conn., to Hat. He lived with his son-in-law for a few years, as he was resident of Hat., Oct. 30, 1746. He d. at the house of his s. Rev. David White of Hardwick, Nov. 13, 1750, a. 87.
He m. July 7, 1687, Hannah, dau. of Thomas and Mary Wells of Had. She was b. July 4, 1668, and d. Dec. 17, 1733.

Children:
John, b. Sept. 26, 1689; m. (1) Mrs. Sarah Barber; m. (2) Hannah Meekins of Hat.
Mary, b. Jan. 3, 1692; d. in infancy.
Hannah, b. Mar. 26, 1695; m. John Hastings, July 14, 1720.
Mary, b. 1697; d. young.
Jonathan, b. Sept. 18, 1700; m. (1) Esther _____, who d. in Hat., Mar. 25, 1727; m. (2) Anna _____, who d. in Hebron, Mar. 2, 1747; m. (3) Mrs. Anna Wright, who d. Sept. 30, 1777.
Sarah, m. (1) Philip Smith of Had., and others.
Elizabeth, m. Daniel White of Hat.
Martha, b. Mar. 14, 1708; m. Nov. 1, 1732, Joseph Olmsted.
David, b. July 1, 1710; m. Susanna Wells.
Eunice, b. Feb. 13, 1713; m. Nov. 1, 1732, Timothy Olcott.


6. Capt. Daniel, s. of Lieut. Daniel (3), was b. in Hat., July 4, 1671. He m. (1) Sarah Bissell of Windsor, Conn. She was b. Jan. 8, 1672; d at Hat. July 18, 1703. He m. (2) Anna Bissell of Windsor, Conn. She was b. Apr. 28, 1675; d. Apr. 21, 1709, at Windsor, Conn. He m. (3) Elizabeth Bliss of Norwich, Conn. She was b. Feb. 28, 1687; d. July 2, 1757.

Children (by Sarah Bissell):
Sarah, b. 1693; d. Feb. 24, 1693.
Sarah, b. Aug. 20, 1694; m. Sept. 5, 1716, Daniel Griswold.
Daniel, b. Sept. 5, 1698; m. (1) Mary Dickinson; m. (2) Elizabeth White.
Thomas, b. July 10, 1701; m. Martha Hunt.

Children (by Anna Bissell):
Elisha, b. Nov. 11, 1706; m. Ann Field.
Simeon, b. Mar. 11, 1708; m. Jerusha Wait.

Children (by Elizabeth Bliss):
Seth, b. Mar. 6, 1713; d. Jan., 1758.
Elizabeth, b. May 18, 1717; m. Nov. 4, 1734, Samuel French.
Oliver, b. Mar. 26, 1720; m. Mary Beecraft.


7. Capt. Daniel, s. of Capt. Daniel (6), was b. in Hat., Sept. 4, 1698. He rem. with his father's family to Windsor, Conn., but returned to Hat. as early as the time of his first marriage. In the spring of the year 1742 he bought for 560 pounds the house and home lot of his father-in-law, Dea. John White, and again sett. in Hat. He was one of the selectmen from 1742 to 1763. He d. in Hat., Dec. 15, 1786, a. 88. He m. (1) Oct. 7, 1719, Mary Dickinson of Hat., who d. July 8, 1721; m. (2) Jan. 19, 1726, Elizabeth White, dau. of Dea. John White (5). She d. July 4, 1770.

Child (by Mary Dickinson):
Salmon, b. June 23, 1721; d. in infancy.

Children (by Elizabeth White):
Daniel, b. Dec. 28, 1726; m. Submit Morton.
Mary, b. Aug. 30, 1729; m. Dr. Elijah Paine.
Salmon, bp. Oct. 31, 1731; m. Mary Waite.
Elihu, bp. Apr. 21, 1734; m. Zeruiah Cole.
Elizabeth, bp. Sept. 5, 1736; m. Gen. Seth Murray of Hat. He d. Sept. 26, 1795. She d. Feb. 4, 1814.
Hannah, bp. Oct. 26, 1740; prob. d. young.


8. Daniel, s. of Daniel (7), was b. Dec. 28, 1726; m. 1754, Submit Morton of Hat. She d. July 21, 1798. In 1777 he was a member of the "Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety." He d. Aug. 18, 1805.

Children:
Submit, b. Mar. 6, 1755; m. Mar. 24, 1780, Lieut, Samuel Smith.
Lucy, b. Aug. 23, 1757; m. Jan. 26, 1779, Elijah Smith of Hat.
Hannah, b. June 8, 1759; m. June 22, 1780, Elisha Hubbard of Williamsburg.
Eunice, b. Oct. 10, 1761; m. Mar. 1, 1789, Amasa Wells.
Submit, b. Mar. 28, 1764; m. Feb. 19, 1783, Nathan Bliss.
Daniel, b. Mar. 17, 1766. He was a physician and lived several years in Whitestown, N.Y., but returned to Hat. and d. there without issue Jan. 26, 1848. He m. (1) Mar. 8, 1796, Lucy Allie of Somers, Conn., who d. Jan. 7, 1814; m. (2) Sept. 27, 1815, Lucy Burt of Longmeadow. She was b. Sept. 30, 1773 and d. Dec. 15, 1833. He m. (3) Sept. 2, 1834, Mrs. Elizabeth (Bancroft) White, wid. of Cotton White. She was b. in Wfd., Nov. 8, 1787, and d. May 20, 1843. He m. (4) Aug. 30, 1843, Mrs. Sarah Burt, wid. of Moses Burt and dau. of Ebenezer Fitch of Hat. She was b. Mar. 5, 1779 and d. Feb. 10, 1870.
John, b. Feb, 27, 1775; bp. and d. the same day.


10. Lieut. Elihu, s. of Capt. Daniel (7), was b. in Bolton, Conn., in 1734. He sett. in Hat.; was one of the selectmen in 1771; was a member of the Provincial Congress in 1775 and thrice afterward. He m. Zeruiah Cole, dau. of Ebenezer Cole of Hat.

Children:
Electa, b. June 4, 1764; m. Benjamin Morton of Hat.
Ebenezer, b. Feb. 28, 1766; m. Mary Dickinson.
Elihu, b. Dec. 17, 1767; m. Sarah Smith.
Lois, b. Oct. 14, 1769; m. Joseph Smith 2d.
Anna, b. Dec. 14, 1771; m. Elias Lyman of Vermont.
Patty, b. Dec. 14, 1773; m. Elihu Robbins.
Betsey, b. Jan. 28, 1776; m. Whllys J. Cadwell.
Nabby, b. Apr. 30, 1778; m. Isaac Freeman.
Jonathan Cole, b. Feb. 17, 1780; m. Cynthia Parkhurst.


11. Elijah, s. of Daniel (8), was b. in Hat., Apr. 26, 1768; d. Feb. 18, 1831. He m. Apr. 19, 1792, Mary Smith, 3d, of Hat. She was b. Nov. 7, 1769; d. Dec. 1, 1853.

Children:
John, b. Aug. 22, 1792; m. (1) Sophia White; m. (2) Elizabeth Drake.
Betsey and Electa, twins, b. Nov. 3, 1794. Electa m. Stearns Hubbard.
Submit, b. Aug. 7, 1798; m. Sylvester Bliss.
George, b. Dec. 28, 1799; m. Delia Sheldon.
Daniel, b. Nov. 2, 1801; m. Lucy E. Rice. He d. Apr. 13, 1864.
Quartus, b. Dec. 26, 1803; d. Sept. 3, 1805.
Lucy Ann, b. Jan. 22, 1806; m. Salmon D. Bardwell.
Louisa, b. Sept. 25, 1808; m. Seth Bardwell.
Quartus, b. Feb. 1, 1811; m. Julia Ann Wilkie.


12. Ebenezer, s. of Elihu (10), was b. Feb. 28, 1766; d. Jan. 6, 1826. He m. Jan. 10, 1793, Mary, dau. of Elijah Dickinson. She was b. Jan. 17, 1772, and d. May 11, 1850.

Children:
Sophia, b. Dec. 6, 1793; m. John White.
Mary, b. May 5, 1799; m. (1) Dr. Chester Johnson of Hadley; m. (2) Medad Vinton.
Eliza, b. May 22, 1801; m. Josiah Allis of What.
Julianna, b. July 8, 1804; m. Elijah Hubbard of Hat.
Harriet, b. July 15, 1806; d. Mar. 8, 1809.
Charlotte, b. Oct. 9, 1808; m. Charles Morris Billings.
Silas Dickinson, b. Dec. 25, 1810; m. Amanda Clapp.
Horace, b. Mar. 6, 1815; d. unm. Dec. 24, 1844.


13. Elihu Jr., s. of Elihu (10), was b. in Hat., Dec. 17, 1767. He res. there, and d. June 26, 1816. He m. July 5, 1792, Sarah Smith of Hat.

Children:
Lemira, m. Seth Kingsley.
Moses, b. Oct. 24, 1794; d. Dec. 8, 1811.
Theda, b. Apr. 4, 1798.
Prescott, b. Sept. 15, 1801; m. Caroline Townsley of Walpole, N.H.
Sarah, b. Apr. 6, 1806; m. Sept. 3, 1834, Alexander H. Harman.
Edward, b. Mar. 18, 1810; m. Jerusha King.


14. Jonathan Cole, s. of Lieut. Elihu (10), was b. in Hat., Feb. 17, 1780. He sett. in Hartford, Vt., where he d. Aug. 17, 1844. He was a hatter. He m. Cynthia Parkhurst, who d. Nov. 16, 1828.

Child:
Caroline, b. 1805; m. Sidney Barlow of Vermont.


15. John, s. of Elijah (11), was b. in Hat., Aug. 22, 1792; rem. to Groton, Ohio. He m. (1) Jan. 27, 1820, Sophia White, dau. of Ebenezer (12). She was b. Dec. 6, 1793; d. Jan. 10, 1853. He m. (2) Mar. 13, 1854, Elizabeth Drake of Groton, Ohio.

Children (by Sophia White):
Ebenezer, b. Aug. 5, 1822; m. May 11, 1855, Ellen Jones of Margaretta, Ohio.
Elijah D., b. Dec. 15, 1824; m. Dec. 15, 1852, Harriet Smith of Groton, Ohio.
Mary S., b. Oct. 28, 1826; m. Apr. 9, 1848, Erasmus D. Graves of Margaretta, Ohio.
George, b. July 28, 1828; m. Oct. 10, 1854, Emily Graves of Margaretta, Ohio.
John, b. Jan. 27, 1831; m. Mar. 2, 1858, Mary Rogers of Margaretta, Ohio.

Child (by Elizabeth Drake):
Ida Elizabeth, b. 1855.


16. George, s. of Elijah (11), was b. in Hat., Dec. 28, 1799. He d. in July, 1837. He m. Feb. 10, 1831, Delia Sheldon of Rochester, N.Y., who m. (2) David Patterson of Rochester, N.Y.

Children:
Julia, d. a. 6.
Oliver, b. Apr., 1836.


17. Daniel, s. of Elijah (11), was b. in Hat., Nov. 2, 1801. He m. Aug. 18, 1835, Lucy E., dau. of Josiah Rice of Con. (Conway). She d. in Hat., Dec. 22, 1837. He d. in Ohio, Apr. 13, 1864.

Child:
Frances Amelia, b. July 26, 1837; d. Apr. 24, 1860.


18. Quartus, s. of Elijah (11), was b. in Hat., Feb. 1, 1811. He m. Apr. 1, 1840, Julia Ann, dau. of Henry Wilkee. She was b. Nov. 3, 1818; d. Aug. 16, 1896. He d. Aug. 2, 1879.

Children:
Jerusha Williams, b. Feb. 14, 1841; d. Jan. 14, 1871.
Mary Emeline, b. Oct. 10, 1846; m. Seth W. Kingsley.


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