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John White Sr. 1720–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Lunenberg County, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 15 Mar 1791

Death Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Father: Moses White

Mother: Isabella Cochran

Spouse(s): Phoebe Carter

Children(s): John White, Carter White, Colonel Sr

In 1720, John White Sr. entered the world in Lunenberg County, Virginia, United States, born to Moses White And Isabella Jane Cochran. John White Sr. married Phoebe Carter, and had children including Carter White, Colonel William Gaston White Sr, John White. John White Sr. passed away in 1791 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1720, John White Sr. entered the world in Lunenberg County, Virginia, United States, born to Moses White And Isabella Jane Cochran.
  • John White Sr. married Phoebe Carter, and had children including Carter White, Colonel William Gaston White Sr, John White.
  • John White Sr. passed away in 1791 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses White
1665–1736
Birth Location: Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
MW
Isabella Cochran
1699–1722
Birth Location: County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
IC

Spouses(s)

Phoebe Carter
1720–1784
Birth Location: Connecticut
PC

Children(s)

John White
1742–1797
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
JW
Carter White
1745–1833
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
CW
Colonel Sr
1743–1818
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
CS

John Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
John Sr.
1720–1791
Birth Place: Lunenberg County, Virginia, United States
Parents
Moses White
1665–1736
Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabella (Jane) Cochran
1699–1722
County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Rev. (Hugh Adam) Whyte\White
1617–1708
Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabella (Eleanor) Cochran
1631–1722
Stow, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Cochran
1670–1735
Carikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Elizabeth (Letitia) Lewis
1685–1756
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1555–1645
Dame Greenaway
1566–1641
William* Cochran
1608–1680
Janet Dickson
1610–1680
John III
1669–1725
Elizabeth Warner
1662–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir London
1512–1573
John Greenway
1530–1604
Mary Markes
1535–1630
William Dickson
1580–1620
Elisabeth Boag
1590–1640
John II
1633–1687
Isabella Miller
1640–1704
Mary
1614–1672

John Sr.'s Descendants

1.
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John (White) Sr. (1720–15 Mar 1791) m. Phoebe Carter (1720–1784)
  1. 1. John White 1742–1797
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth "Polly" Henderson) White 1767–1832 m. William (B) Smith 1763–1831
      1. 1. Jane Smith 1797–1880 m. Moses Simpson 1787–1870
        1. 1. Susan (J) Simpson 1837–
        2. 2. Mary (H.) Simpson 1840– m. Milton (Pinkney) Mitchell 1830–
        3. 3. James (Marion) Simpson 1834–1900 m. Martha (Ann) Smith 1835–1906
  2. 2. Carter White 1745–1833
  3. 3. Colonel (William Gaston White) Sr 1743–1818 m. Mary (Marvula) Hooper 1744–1843

John Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of John White Sr. in Lunenberg County, Virginia, United States
Lunenberg County, Virginia, United States
1791
15 Mar 1791
Age 71
Death of John White Sr. in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Lunenberg County, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1791
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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