Person:William White (215)

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William White
m. Abt 1707
  1. Christopher White - Aft 1793
  2. Oliver White
  3. Thomas White - Aft 1768
  4. Susannah White
  5. Sarah White
  6. Roger WhiteAbt 1707 - Bef 1802
  7. William WhiteAbt 1708 - Bef 1780
  8. George WhiteAbt 1709 -
  9. Hannah WhiteEst 1712 -
  10. Christopher WhiteAbt 1715 - Bef 1795
  11. Roger WhiteEst 1715 -
  12. Elizabeth WhiteAbt 1717 - Bef 1749
  13. Abner WhiteEst 1721 -
  14. Abner White1725 - Bef 1774
m. 2 Oct 1729
  1. Jonathan WhiteAbt 1730 - 1804
  2. Hannah WhiteAbt 1732 - 1819
  3. Elizabeth WhiteAbt 1734 -
  4. Abigail WhiteAbt 1736 -
Facts and Events
Name William White
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1708 prob. Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA
Marriage 2 Oct 1729 Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United Statesto Abigail Thurston
Death[1] Bef 3 Oct 1780 Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA
Probate[2] 3 Oct 1780 Dartmouth, Bristol, MA

A biography of William White was published by Carl Boyer 3rd in "Ancestral Lines, Third Edition," published by the author in Santa Clarita, California in 1998.

William White was a blacksmith.

William White, "son of William White of Dartmouth .... Blacksmith," died testate, having written a will dated 17 February 1777, and proved on 3 October 1780. The will was abstracted by George Ernest Bowman, in "The Wills of William White of Dartmouth and his Son William," published in The Mayflower Descendant, Volume 22, Number 1, January 1920. The abstracts include:

To "my Son Jonathan White all my wareing appariel"

To "my Son Jonathan White ... all my homestead farm with my now Dwelling House with all the buildings there on Standing & other Priviledges there unto belonging; also ... all that my farm which my Honoured Grand father George Cadman gave me after the Decease of my honoured father & mother; with all the Housing & building thereon Standing" also "all the Rest ... of my Real Estate which I have not here in before given him" also "all my Live Stock Except what I Shall herein after Give to my Three Daughters also I Give him my sd son all my Farming Utencels als all my Blacksmith Tools also all my Carpenders Tools"

To "my Eldest Daughter Hannah Kirby" 115 pounds "in Silver or Gould"; also 25 pounds "in Paper Currency also one Cow & one more neat kind Two year old ... to be her full Part & Portion in my Estate with what she hath all ready had and the one Third Part of my houshold goods which I do hereby give her"

To "my Second Daughter Elisabeth Peckham" 115 pounds "in Silver or Gould"; also 25 pounds "in Paper Currency also ... one Cow & one more neet kind Two years old also the one third Part of all my house hold goods & these gifts with what she hath all ready had to be her full Part & Portion in my Estate"

To "my youngest Daughter Abigail White" 115 pounds "in Silver or Gould"; also 25 pounds "in Paper Currency also ... one Cow & one more neet kind Two years old also ... the one third Part of all my household goods & these Gifts with what she hath allready had to be her full Part & Portion in my Estate"

"debts funeral Charges & Just Expences of all Sorts together with the Settleing of my Estate" are to be paid "by my Executor herein after named out of that Part of my Parsonal Estate ... given him"

"all the Rest & Reasudue of my Estate ... I give the same to my son Jonathan the better to Enable him Pay Lagacies & to discharge debts & Charges"

"my son Jonathan White" was appointed sole executor.

The witnesses were Joseph Tripp, Philip Tripp and Justus Kirby.

On 3 October 1780, Philip Tripp and Justus Kirby testified that witnesses William Whit make and sign his will. Administration was granted to Jonathan White, the executor named in the will (Bristol County Probate Records, Volume 26, Page 282).

The inventory of his estate was taken on 30 September 1780. It totaled 793 pounds, 4 shillings, 4 pence, including 377 pounds, 0 shillings, 8-3/4 pence in lawful silver money at the rate of six shillings and eight pence per troy ounce. Jonathan White presented the inventory on 3 October 1780 (Bristol County Probate Records, Volume 26, Page 293).

References
  1. (i)Bristol County (MA) Probate Records(/i)
    Volume 26, Page 293.

    The inventory of his estate was taken on 30 September 1780. It totaled 793 pounds, 4 shillings, 4 pence, including 377 pounds, 0 shillings, 8-3/4 pence in lawful silver money at the rate of six shillings and eight pence per troy ounce. Jonathan White presented the inventory on 3 October 1780

  2. (i)The Mayflower Descendant(/i)
    Volume 22, Number 1, January 1920.

    George Ernest Bowman,"The Wills of William White of Dartmouth and his Son William"