A Maine Family's History - Smith / Glidden Surnames

White / Whitt

Edward WHITE born born circa 1593 Cranbrook, Kent, ENG; died Dorchester Suffolk MA; came aboard Abigail 1635; Freeman 7/12/1636

Spouse: Martha KING born 1596, Cranbrook, died Dorchester; married 1616 St. Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook

Children: Martha age 10 in 1635; Mary age 8 in 1635; James born 1/1/1637 Dorchester; John born 12/15/1639 Dorchester later of York co. Maine, married January 11 1663-64 Mary Swift ; Henry married Mary __; Peter

James WHITE born 1/1/1637 Dorchester Suffolk MA, died 11/11/1713

Spouse: Sarah Baker born 6/22/1645 Dorchester; married 12/22/1664, died 10/13/1688; married (2) 2/13/1696 Elizabeth Withington daughter of Captain John Withington died 11/19/1722

Children: Edward born 8/4/1683; Sarah 11/8/1665 died 11/2/1665; Thankfull born 8/18/1667; Ichabod born 4/26 died 5/12/1669; John born 6/7/1670; Experience born 3/2/1673; Martha born 8/28/1675;Mary born 1677; James born 5/29/1679; Richard born 3/2/1681; Edward born 8/2/1683; Ebenezer born 7/3/1685 graduated Harvard in 1704, taught school in Weymouth

Edward WHITE born 8/4/1683 died 1716

Spouse: Sarah WILSON married 4/17/1709; Patience BIRD born 11/27/1683 died 1757

Children: Sarah born 3/1/1708 died young; John born 2/25/1709 married Hannah Maudsley; Sarah born 4/3/1711; Edward born 11/25/1712 married Eleanor Jones; Abijah born 1/23/1716-17 married Mary; Prudence born 8/21/1714;

Prudence WHITE born 8/21/1714

Spouse: Nathan HANCOCK Christened 7/12/1716 Lexington, Middlesex, MA, married 7/7/1737 Boston Suffolk MA

Children: John

John HANCOCK, the first town treasurer of Orland ME, was a cousin to Gov. Hancock, born 6/21/1738 MA

Spouse: Mary WALKER born 6/23/1739 of Boston MA died c1817 at 78 years, married 2/26/1761 Boston, New North Church Records

Children: Mary; Thomas married Sally Stockbridge 1/12/1806 Hancock Co. [ME Marriages]; Nathan born 12/17/1762 Orland married Sarah Craige had daughter Lydia born 8/19/1798 per LDS ; John; William; Fanny married Rogers Lawrence 9/30/1780 Hancock Co. [ME Marriages]; Prudence born 11/1/1771 Orland Civil Hancock ME died 1860 per LDS married Jonathan Gilpatrick 8/15/1791; Sarah born circa 1764 ME; Lydia born 4/12/1777 East River Orland per LDS; Nancy

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The Abigail of London sailed from foreign ports, the last being Plymouth, England on June 4, 1635. She sailed with about 220 passengers aboard along with livestock. She arrived in Boston about October 8, 1635 with smallpox aboard. Richard Hackwell, master of Abigail

Dorchester Cemetery Inscription: Here lyes the body of James White Aged 76 Years Dyed November the 11th 1713.

History of the Town of Dorchester MA: Edward White came from Branbrook in Kent to Dorchester with his wife Martha and two daughters in the Abigail Hopewell from London 1635. Mr White was born in 1593, his wife in 1596, his daughter Martha in 1625 and Mary in 1627. His son James joined the church in 1662. He married Sarah Baker a daughter of Richard 22 12 1664 died Nov 11 1713 /// October 7th the Church appointed the Church officers with Nathaniel Clap and James White to go to Woodstock to attend the ordination of Mr Josiah Dwight. The ordination was on Oct 31st 1695. Selectmen John Tolman, James Foster, John Bird, James White and Samuel Capen.

Historic Homes & Places - Cutter: Edward White the immigrant ancestor was born in England in 1593 and resided in Cranbrook county Kent England until June 1635 when he sailed for America in the ship Abigail of London with his wife Martha aged thirty nine and two children Mary aged eight and Martha aged ten. He settled in Dorchester Massachusetts and was admitted a freeman May 26 1647. Savage gives the date as December 7 1636. There were two other immigrants of the same name one settling at Roxbury and the other at Charkstown or the evidence seems to indicate that there were three Edward Whites. On account of the large number of early settlers of the name of White no name presents more difficulties to the genealogist. There were three immigrants of the name of John White having numerous descendants in the same locality. Thomas White of Weymouth has a large posterity and the descendants of William White father of Peregrine are also numerous. Edward White's descendants and those of Thomas White of Weymouth are found in the same localities in Braintree Dorchester and vicinity. Children of Edward 1 Martha born 1625 in England, 2 Mary born 1627 in England, 3 James born January 1 1637 mentioned below, 4 John born December 15 1639, married January 11 1663 64 Mary Swift, 5 Henry married Mary and had at Dorchester ten children, 6 Peter settled in Milton where many of his descendants have resided; II James White son of James White 1 was born in Dorchester January 1 1637 and was baptized in 1638 at Dorchester. He died there November 11 1713 aged seventy six according to the death record. He married at Dorchester February 22 1664 65 Sarah Baker daughter of Rjchard Baker of Dorchester. She died October 13 1688-89, and he married second February 13 1696 Elizabeth Withington daughter of Captain John Withington. She died November 19 1722. White took the oath of allegiance and fidelity in 1678 .Children of James and Sarah White 1 Sarah born November 8 1665, died January 2 1665 6 ;2 Thankful born August 18 1667; 3 Ichabod born April 26 1669 died May 12 1669; 4 John born June 7 1670; 5 Experience born March 2 1673; 6 Martha born August 28 1675; 7 Mary born 1677 baptized November 11 1677; 8 James bom May 29 1679; 9 Richard born March 2 1681; 10 Edward born August 2 1683 mentioned below; 11 Ebenezer born July 3 1685 graduate of Harvard College in 1704. III Edward White son of James White 2 was born at Dorchester August 4 1683 and settled in his native town. Children born there 1 Sarah born March 1 1708 died March 3 following; 2 John born February 25 1709 mentioned below; 3 Sarah born April 3 1711; 4 Edward Jr born November 25 1712; 5 Abijah born January 23 1716 17.