Elizabeth White

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth White was born on 23 February 1796, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States, her father, Benjamin White, was 35 and her mother, Mary Quisenberry, was 37. She married Amos Beales on 14 February 1813, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She died in March 1843, in her hometown, at the age of 47, and was buried in Grove Methodist Meeting House Cemetery, Woodburn, Loudoun, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Amos Beales
1790–1840
Elizabeth White
1796–1843
Marriage: 14 February 1813
Rowena Eleanor Bealls
1813–1858
Amanda Clarissa Bealls
1815–1903
Colvin Fenton Beales
1816–1899
Mortimer Jackson Beales
1819–1891
Margaret Washington Beales
1822–
David Lafayette Beales
1824–1902
Jefferson Franklin Beales
1826–1859
Benjamin Christopher Beale
1828–1910
Rodney D. Beales
1830–1919
Margaret Virginia Beales
1832–
Mary Elizabeth Beales
1834–
Norval Valentine Bales
1836–1909
Amos Washington Beales
1838–

Sources (7)

  • Elizabeth Bales, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Elizabeth White Beales, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Elizth. in entry for Mortimer J. Bales, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"

World Events (7)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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.

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Benjamin White of Loudoun County, Virginia - 1827 Will and 1837 Probate

Source: Loudoun Co., Virginia Will Book Y p. 1 Repository: Family History Library; Salt Lake City, Utah Call No. FHL32284 Testator: Benjamin White of Loudoun Co., Virginia Will date: July 6, 1827 Wil …

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