Jeremiah White

1695 - 1776  (81 years)

• Name	Jeremiah White  [1]
  Birth	11 Oct 1695	, Franklin, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Oct 1776	, Franklin, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I17367	Master
  Last Modified	11 May 2012

  
  

  Father	John White,   b. 1663, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. 9 Jun 1731, , Franklin, Georgia, USA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth "betsy" Elbert,   b. 23 Nov 1675, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. 13 Dec 1733, , Franklin, Georgia, USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1694	, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F4439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Clark Martin,   b. 19 Apr 1709, Saint Peters St Paul, King and Queen, Virginia, USA d. 23 Dec 1796, , Franklin, Georgia, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1726	, Goochland, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Letitia Lettice Letty White,   b. 1 Apr 1723, , Albemarle, Virginia, USA d. 26 Feb 1785, , Albemarle, Virginia, USA (Age 61 years) + 2. Jeremiah White,   b. 11 Oct 1728, , Albemarle, Virginia, USA d. 1 May 1788, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 59 years)   3. John White,   b. 30 Mar 1730, , Franklin, Georgia, USA d. 15 Sep 1732, , Franklin, Georgia, USA (Age 2 years)   4. Letitia White,   b. 19 Apr 1732, , Franklin, Georgia, USA d. 1733, , Albemarle, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)   5. Rachel White,   b. 28 Aug 1733, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. 2 Aug 1790, , Caroline, Virginia, USA (Age 56 years)   6. Letitia White,   b. 27 Jan 1735, , Franklin, Virginia, USA d. 22 Feb 1785, , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA (Age 50 years)   7. Elizabeth White,   b. 2 Aug 1736, , Franklin, Georgia, USA d. 6 Aug 1804, , Elbert, Georgia, USA (Age 68 years)   8. Mary Ann Rachel White,   b. 29 Jan 1738, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. 2 Aug 1790, , Shelby, Kentucky, USA (Age 52 years)   9. Mildred White,   b. 20 Mar 1739, New York, Kings, New York, USA d. 13 Nov 1805, Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, USA (Age 66 years)   10. Wiley White,   b. 1740   11. John Martin Sr White,   b. 28 Jun 1743, , Franklin, Georgia, USA d. 6 Feb 1833, Eagle Grove, Elbert, Georgia, USA (Age 89 years)   12. Ann White,   b. 26 Jun 1746, Re, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy d. , , Georgia, USA   13. Betty White,   b. 1748   d. 1800 (Age 52 years)   14. Mary Anne White,   b. 19 Jun 1748, , Franklin, Georgia, USA d. 1839, , Shelby, Kentucky, USA (Age 90 years)   15. Daniel White,   b. 19 Jun 1748, , Franklin, Georgia, USA d. 7 Nov 1800, , Elbert, Georgia, USA (Age 52 years)   16. Reuben White,   b. 19 Jun 1748, , Franklin, Georgia, USA d. 12 Aug 1811, , Elbert, Georgia, USA (Age 63 years)   17. Elizabeth Maranda White,   b. 3 Apr 1749   d. 6 Aug 1804, , Elbert, Georgia, USA (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F4438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Oct 1695 - , Franklin, Virginia, USA Marriage - 23 Oct 1726 - , Goochland, Virginia, USA Death - 25 Oct 1776 - , Franklin, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Jeremiah White - notes & references, dates & places source: Research of Michael Leisure, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stubbymike&id=I00498 ******************************************************************************* After Jeremiah (Sr.) died, it appears that several of his children, & their spouses, began their trek to GA, spending a few years in Pittsylvania Co., VA on the way. John White, John Shackelford, Jacob Cleveland, John Martin, Joseph Ballenger, Jno. Waller, all swore to the Oath of Allegiance, 1777, Pittsylvania Co., Va. (Chiarita, M. D. "Oaths of Allegiance - 1777, Pittsylvania County, Virginia." Feb. 1985, "Magazine of Virginia Genealogy," Vol. 23, No. 1, p. 3.) They more than likely traveled to GA in the group headed up by Gen. Matthews. From "The Official History of Elbert Co. (GA), 1790-1935" by John H. McIntosh, Cherokee Publishing Co., Atlanta, GA, 1983, Chapter IV, p. 33: " In the year 1784, General George Matthews, who later became Governor, brought a large number of Virginians and North Carolinians to the Broad and Savannah River country and they established themselves in the territory around the site of what was soon to become the thriving and commercially important town of Petersburg." *************************************** Re: Land records Jeremiah WHITE, Sr., Residence, 1725-26 to 1734, Caroline Co., Va. listed in Ambrose Madison's Acct. Book, Vol. 19 with John Martin, Margaret White, Thomas White, Hary (Henry) White. Jeremiah White probably removed to Spotsylvania Co., Va. 1734-43. Jeremiah White, Residence 14 Aug. 1750, Albemarle Co., Va. Witnessed deed. Jeremiah White 15 May 1753, Halifax Co., Va. Witnessed deed. Jeremiah White, Residence, 1756, Albemarle Co., Va. Witnessed deed. Jeremiah White 16 May 1759, Amelia Co., Va. Purchaser at estate sale of John Omsby. Jeremiah White, Residence, 5 Nov. 1745, Spotsylvania Co. Va., bought Land, 100 acres from Wm. Baskett & Elizabeth his wife. Witnesss Edmond Waller. (Crozier, W. A., 1955, Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800, p. 172.) Jeremiah White & wife Mary, 17 Nov. 1747, sold land, 100 acres to William Waller. (Crozier, W. A., 1955, Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800, p. 172.) *************************************** Jeremiah White and wife, Mary, of Spotsylvania County, mentioned in 1747. Chilion White and Millicent White also Mentioned. Wm. White of Spotsylvania County, 1766. Will of Jeremiah White, notes on children Albemarle County, Will Book 2 Page 354 & 355. The Will 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 Anne's, being very Sick & weak of body, but of perfect & Sound memory, Thanks be to God for the Same, and calling to mind the uncertainty of this life and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make ordain this and no other my last will and testament and as touching such worthy 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 to my Son John Martin White one feather Bed & furniture, one young Cow and a Smoothe Bor'd Gun which he now has in Custody. Item I give & bequeath to my son Daniel White, One feather Bed with its furniture & one young Cow, Item I give & bequeath to my youngest Son Reuben White One feather Bed & furniture, one Cow & 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 the Remainder of my Estate, One Black mare & yearling Colt, Land and Moveables during her natural Life or widowhood, and at my Said Wifes 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 for Ever. Item I Leave to my daughter Letty Melton five Shillings & nine Pence. Item I give 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 Milly Cleavland I bequeath five Shillings & nine pence. Item I give & Bequeath to my daughter Ann Shackleford, one Black Walnut Chest at my wifes decease, as for my Carpenter Tools I Leave them for the use of the plantation, and at my wifes 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 & Testement and do hereby utterly dissallow, Revoke & Disannul, all and other former Testaments Wills & Legacies Requests and Exec'rs by me at any time before this named, willed & 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. Jeremiah White (Seal) Witnesses Elijah Moaran Jacob Fariss George Savage At Albemarle May Court 1777. This will was proved by the Oath of Elijah Moaran & Jacob Fariss Witnesses thereto & Ordered to be Recorded Notes on Children and family: In present-day Albemarle County (which was formed from parts of Goochland and Louisa Counties in 1744)on October 23, 1726, Jeremiah married Mary Martin (who was born about 1705). They remained in Albemarle County for the rest of their lives and had 11 children, which 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. Birth dates from White Family Bible via Joseph Price, a White family researcher. Jeremiah White Jr was born 21 Oct 1728. Lettice White b Apr 19, 1732 Mary White b Jan 27, 173- Milly White b Mar 20, 1735 John Martin b June 27, 1743 Daniel, Ann and Reuben White were triplets born June 19, 1746. { I have heard another Bible record shows their date of birth as 17 June, 1746- one may be christening date?] [The Julian Calendar gives the 17th as a Thursday] Betty White born ____ [not completed. year 1730?] John White [brother to Jeremiah White] born Mar 22, 1703?, died Sept 13, 1732. Jeremiah White Sr died Oct 25, 1776, age 81 Mary White, his wife, died Sept 23, ____ age 91 Milly married Jacob Cleveland Betty [Elizabeth?] married Webb Kidd Thomas Obriant was born Jan 18, 1811. Thomas departed this life Oct 10, 1899, age 88y, 8mo, 22d.

  
  

• Sources

  [S243] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.), Birth year: 1695; Birth city: Franklin Co; Birth state: GA. Birth date: 11 October 1695 Birth place: Franklin Co, GA Death date: 25 October 1776 Death place: Franklin Co, GA Marriage date: 23 October 1726 Marriage place: Albemarle County, VA