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Facts and Events
About Jeremiah White
Source: Mark B. Arslan, Cary, North Carolina
Jeremiah White was born in what is now Albemarle County, Virginia in 1695. He was a son of John White and Mary Ellett. (The White ancestry is supposedly traced back to a Peter White, born about 1530 in England. Although this ancestry has been published in several genealogical journals, the primary sources are not well documented and I can't vouch for the accuracy of this White lineage at this time.)
On 23 October 1726 in present-day Albemarle County (which was formed from parts of Goochland and Louisa Counties in 1744), Jeremiah married Mary Martin (who was born about 1705). They remained in Albemarle County for the remainder of their lives and had 11 children (including triplets - Daniel, Reuben, and Ann, born 19 Jun 1746). Several of Jeremiah's children, including John Martin, Daniel, and Reuben, moved from Albemarle County, Virginia to Elbert County (later Hart County), Georgia in the late 1700s.
Jeremiah White left a will in Albemarle County in 1774 (Rich Text Format; 5 KB; 20 Dec 1998) and died there on 25 November 1776. His wife survived him, living until 1796.
Two important records of this White family were left to later generations: (1) a diary and account book started by Jeremiah White, and (2) a Bible owned by Jeremiah and Mary's son John Martin White. Both records have been published in genealogical periodicals, including The Georgia Genealogist (Issues 25-27, Our People / Bibles, pp. 43-55) and Family Puzzlers (1996, No. 126).
Virginia, Albemarle County, "Will Book 2", page 354.
- Last will and testament of Jeremiah White.
- In the name of God Amen the Twenty Seventh day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy four I Jeremiah White of the County of Albemarle and parish of St. Annes, being very sick & weak of body, but of perfect & sound memory thanks be to God for the same &calling to mind the uncertainty of this life and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this & no other to be my last will and testament, and as touching of what worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give desire & dispose of the same in the manner & form following that is to say in the first place I will & order that all my lawful debts be paid.
- Item. I give & bequeath to my eldest son Jeremiah White, my great Bible and a trunk covered with seal skin.
- Item. I give & bequeath to my son John Martin White one feather bed & furniture, one young cow and a smoothe Bor'd gun which he now has in his custody.
- Item. I give & bequeath to my son Daniel White one feather bed with its furniture and one young cow.
- Item. I give & bequeath to my youngest son Reuben White one feather bed & furniture, one cow and her increase, which Bed & cow he now has in his possession. Also one smoothe Bor'd gun his choice of the guns I now have.
- Item. I leave to my Dear & well beloved wife Mary White all of the remainder of my estate, one Black mare & yearling Colt, land and moveables during her natural life or widowhood, and at my said wife's death or marriage, the above said mare & colt, land & premises, which land contains one hundred & seventy five acres, it being the land whereon I now live, I give & bequeath to my son Reuben White and his heirs & assigns forever.
- Item. I leave to my daughter Letty Melton five shillings & nine pence.
- Item. I leave to my daughter Betty Kidd one feather bed & furniture at my wife's decease, and to my daughter Mary Martin one chest, & to my daughter Milley Cleaveland I bequeath five shillings & nine pence.
- Item. I give & bequeath to my daughter Ann Shackleford, one Black walnut chest at my wife's decease, as for my carpenters tools I leave them for the use of the plantation, and at my wife's death or marriage to belong to my son Reuben White & my coopers tools & my great coat, I give to my son John Martin White at my decease.
- Item. I give to my grandson George Martin, Twenty Shillings to be paid him by my son Reuben, also one heifer.
- Item. I constitute & appoint my loving wife Mary White and my son Reuben to be the sole Executors of this my last will & Testament and do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disannul, all and other former testaments wills & legacies, bequests and execors by me at my time before this named, will'd & bequeathed ratifying & confirming this to be my last will & testament. In witness, whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal, the day & year first within written.
- [Signed] Jeremiah White (L.S.)
- Witnesses
- Elizah Mooran
- Jacob Faris
- George Savage
- At Albemarle May Court 1777.
- This will was proved by the oath of Elijah Mooran & Jacob Faris witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded.
- Teste:
- John Nicholas, Clk.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Baker, John William. History of Hart County, 1933, pages 244-246.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 White Family Bible Record, 1695-1896, copy deposited in the NSDAR Library.
- ↑ Internet: Ferguson-Sauers Family Files: www.familytreemaker.com.
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