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Elder John D. White or Whyte 1600–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 July 1600

Birth Location: Shalford, Braintree District, Essex, England

Death Date: 20 Jul 1684

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Robert (Whyte)

Mother: Bridget Allgar

Spouse(s): Mary Levitt, Rebecca (Bushwell)

Children(s): Capt White, Mary White, Sgt II, Samuel White, Joanna White, Philip White, William White, Daniel Lieut., Jacob Ensign, Peter White, John White, Sarah White, Phillip White

In 1600, Elder John D. White or Whyte entered the world in Shalford, Braintree District, Essex, England, born to Robert White Whyte And Bridget Allgar. Elder John D. White or Whyte married Joane West, Mary Anne Levitt, Rebecca Buswell Baswell Bushwell, and had children including Andrew R Elder, Capt Nathaniel White, Daniel White Lieut, Jacob White Ensign, Joanna White, John White, Mary White, Peter Z White, Philip White, Phillip White, Samuel White, Sarah White, Sgt John White Ii, William White. Elder John D. White or Whyte passed away in 1684 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1600, Elder John D. White or Whyte entered the world in Shalford, Braintree District, Essex, England, born to Robert White Whyte And Bridget Allgar.
  • Elder John D. White or Whyte married Joane West, Mary Anne Levitt, Rebecca Buswell Baswell Bushwell, and had children including Andrew R Elder, Capt Nathaniel White, Daniel White Lieut, Jacob White Ensign, Joanna White, John White, Mary White, Peter Z White, Philip White, Phillip White, Samuel White, Sarah White, Sgt John White Ii, William White.
  • Elder John D. White or Whyte passed away in 1684 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert (Whyte)
1560–1617
Birth Location: Shalford, Braintree District, Essex, England
R(
Bridget Allgar
1562–1605
Birth Location: Shalford, Essex, England
BA

Spouses(s)

Mary Levitt
1601–1666
Birth Location: Shalford, Braintree District, Essex, England
ML
Rebecca (Bushwell)
1593–1667
Birth Location: Parish, Leicestershire, England
R(

Children(s)

Capt White
1629–1711
Birth Location: Messing, Essex, England
CW
Mary White
1626–1650
Birth Location: Messing, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
MW
Sgt II
1623–1665
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
SI
Samuel White
1630–1693
Birth Location: North Hampsonshire, Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England
SW
Joanna White
1627–1697
Birth Location: Messing, Essex, England
JW
Philip White
1628–1665
Birth Location: Messing, Essex, England
PW
William White
1647–1695
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
WW
Daniel Lieut.
1638–1713
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
DL
Jacob Ensign
1645–1701
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
JE
Peter White
1660–1736
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
PW
John White
1636–1665
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
JW
Sarah White
1641–
Birth Location: –
SW
Phillip White
1628–1650
Birth Location: Messing, Essex, England, United Kingdom
PW

Elder Whyte's Ancestors

Self
Elder Whyte
1600–1684
Birth Place: Shalford, Braintree District, Essex, England
Parents
Robert White (Whyte)
1560–1617
Shalford, Braintree District, Essex, England
Bridget Allgar
1562–1605
Shalford, Essex, England
Grandparents
Robert (Richard White 7th great grandfather of U.S. President Millard) Filmore
1542–1600
South Petherton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Alice White
1535–1596
South Petherton, Somerset, England
William (Frederick Percy) Alger
1536–1740
Shalford, Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Parye
1540–1613
Shalford, Colchester, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Olde England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Jr
1518–1579
Willm. Algar
1506–1597
Mary Smith
1510–1575
Thomas Parr
1479–1571
Matilda Greene
1494–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas White
1485–1549
Elisabeth Wright
1500–1590
John *
1418–1518
Margaret *
1440–1505
Philip Smith
1484–1510

Elder Whyte's Descendants

1.
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Elder (John D. White or) Whyte (13 July 1600–20 Jul 1684) m. Mary (Anne) Levitt (1601–1666) m. Rebecca (Buswell (Baswell)) (Bushwell) (1593–1667)
  1. 1. Capt (Nathaniel) White 1629–1711 m. Elizabeth Bunce 1625–1690 m. Martha White 1644–1730 m. Elizabeth (Bunce) Brewster 1637–1690 m. Elizabeth Bunce 1625–1690
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Hannah) White 1655–1714 m. Nathaniel Tompkins 1633–1684 m. John Clark 1645–1731
      1. 1. Antje (Anna) Woelfs 1668–1704 m. Jeremiah (Ceniff Canniff) Kenniff 1660–1731
        1. 1. Anna (Kennis) Canniff 1633–1736 m. James (Jacobus) DeBaun 1643–1753
        2. 2. Jeremias (Jeremiah Canniff Cenniff) Kenniff 1692–1763
        3. 3. Marretje (Mary Maria) Canniff 1695–1755
        4. 4. Elizabeth Canniff 1689–1736
        5. 5. Abigail Canniff 1692–1756
        6. 6. William Canniff 1701–1702
        7. 7. Marretje (Anna Antje) Canniff 1672–1736
        8. 8. Jonas Canniff 1693–1694
        9. 9. James Canniff 1692–1763
        10. 10. William (Cenniff) Canniff 1693–1702
        11. 11. Abigail Canniff 1694–1736
        12. 12. Richard Canniff 1697–1702
        13. 13. James Canniff 1691–1692
        14. 14. Christina Canniff 1718–
        15. 15. Anneken (Caniff \) Kennif 1689–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Tompkins 1675–1729
      3. 3. Nathaniel Tompkins 1678–1731
      4. 4. Hannah Tompkins 1703–1780
      5. 5. Mary Tompkins 1677–1685
      6. 6. Stephen (Nathaniel) Tompkins 1703–1797
      7. 7. Priscilla Tompkins 1679–1732
      8. 8. Edmund Tompkins 1701–1783
      9. 9. Daniel Clark 1680–1724
    2. 2. Sarah (Clare) White 1663–1715
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) White 1661–1711
    4. 4. Lydia (Huitt White) Smith 1665–1716
    5. 5. William White 1698–1774
    6. 6. Jacob (White) Sr 1665–1738
    7. 7. Joseph White 1666–1725
    8. 8. Daniel White 1661–1739
    9. 9. Nathaniel (White) Jr. 1652–1741
    10. 10. Mary Bacon 1659–1732
    11. 11. Sarah (Clare White) Smith 1664–1711
    12. 12. John White 1657–1748
    13. 13. Daniel (White the) Ensign 1661–1739
    14. 14. John (Joseph) White 1657–1748
    15. 15. Joseph White 1666–1725
    16. 16. Sarah (Clare) Smith 1664–1711
    17. 17. Mary (Cornwell) Bacon 1659–1812
    18. 18. Nathaniel White 1652–1742
    19. 19. Elizabeth Bunce 1646–1717
  2. 2. Mary White 1626–1650
  3. 3. Sgt (John White) II 1623–1665
  4. 4. Samuel White 1630–1693
  5. 5. Joanna White 1627–1697
  6. 6. Philip White 1628–1665
  7. 7. William White 1647–1695
  8. 8. Daniel (White) Lieut. 1638–1713
  9. 9. Jacob (White ,) Ensign 1645–1701
  10. 10. Peter (Z.) White 1660–1736
  11. 11. John White 1636–1665
  12. 12. Sarah White 1641–
  13. 13. Phillip White 1628–1650

Elder Whyte's Timeline

8 Records

1600
13 July 1600
Birth of Elder John D. White or Whyte in Shalford, Braintree District, Essex, England
Shalford, Braintree District, Essex, England
1616
1616
Age 16
Elder John D. White or Whyte was married in Shalford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Shalford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1622
26 Nov 1622
Age 22
Elder John D. White or Whyte was married in Essex, England
Essex, England
1633
1633
Age 33
Elder John D. White or Whyte resided here in Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
1640
1640
Age 40
Elder John D. White or Whyte resided here in Pascattaway, York, Maine
Pascattaway, York, Maine
1671
1671
Age 71
Elder John D. White or Whyte resided here in Hartford
Hartford
1684
23 January 1684
Age 84
Death of Elder John D. White or Whyte in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1684
20 Jul 1684
Age 84
Burial of Elder John D. White or Whyte in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 July 1600
    Event Place: Shalford, Braintree District, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials; Class: RG 6; Piece: 499
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Shalford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1622
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1632; Page Number: 12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Pascattaway, York, Maine
    Record Source: Maine, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Hartford
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Drayton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maine
    Record Source: Maine Pioneers, 1623-60

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Memorials of elder John White, one of the first settlers of Hartford, Conn., and of his descendants

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 January 1684
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P4013
    [6] England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials; Class: RG 6; Piece: 499
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] North America, Family Histories
    [9] Colonial Families of the USA
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1684
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P4013
    [2] England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials; Class: RG 6; Piece: 499
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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