James White Sr

16 April 1705–30 May 1788 (Age 83)
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of James

When James White Sr was born on 16 April 1705, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John White, was 42 and his mother, Lydia Gilman, was 36. He married Abigail Peaslee on 9 April 1728, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 30 May 1788, in Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

James White Sr
1705–1788
Sarah Bailey
1718–1798
Marriage: 1 May 1740
Elizabeth White
1742–1807
Sarah White
1744–1754
Abigail White
1747–1805

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 May 1740Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (15)

    +10 More Children

    World Events (2)

    1776
    Age 71
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1776
    Age 71
    New Hampshire is 9th state.

    Name Meaning

    English: from Middle English white, wit (Old English hwīt ‘white’), hence a nickname for someone with white hair or a pale complexion. In some cases it is perhaps from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Hwīta, a short form of names in Hwīt- (from hwīt ‘white’). The name may also be topographic, referring to someone who lived by a bend or curve in a river or road (from Old English wiht ‘bend’), the source of the placename of Great Whyte in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire (compare Wight ). This name is also a variant of Wight . The surname White is also very common among African Americans.Irish and Scottish: adopted for any of several Irish and Scottish Gaelic names based on bán ‘white, fair’ (see Bain 1, McElwain ) or fionn ‘fair’ (see Finn 1). The English surname has been Gaelicized in Ireland as de Faoite.Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘white’, for example German Weiss , French Blanc , Polish Białas (see Bialas ), Slovenian Belec , or any other synonymous Slavic surname beginning with Bel-, Bev-, Biel- or Bil-.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Whitty
    Whitson
    Whitt
    Whyte
    McElwain
    Whites
    Whitman
    Wythe
    McQuitty
    Whitecotton
    McWhite
    Wight
    Witt

    Sources (17)

    • James White in entry for Abigail White, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
    • James White, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
    • James White in entry for Abigail White, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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