Family |
Artemisia COOLEY b. Mar 20, 1788, d. Apr 7, 1853 |
Marriage* |
1804 |
Principal=Artemisia COOLEY2 |
Children |
1. |
Polly WHITE b. Sep 5, 1805, d. Dec 3, 1806 |
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2. |
Solomon Cooley WHITE b. Jul 14, 1807, d. Jan 30, 1874 |
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3. |
Amzi S. WHITE b. Jan 30, 1809, d. Feb 25, 1886 |
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4. |
Orrin WHITE b. Mar 29, 1811, d. Feb 2, 1853 |
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5. |
Orria WHITE b. Mar 29, 1811, d. Aug 7, 1888 |
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6. |
Sarah Maria WHITE b. Sep 2, 1813, d. Feb 19, 1877 |
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7. |
Polly Merva White+ b. Oct 23, 1815, d. Jul, 1850 |
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8. |
Polly Merva White+ b. Oct 23, 1815, d. Jul, 1850 |
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9. |
Artemisia W. WHITE b. Feb 21, 1818, d. after 1895 |
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10. |
Seymour L. WHITE b. Nov 23, 1820 |
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11. |
Eliza Jane WHITE b. Nov 27, 1824 |
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12. |
Elizabeth A. WHITE b. Jun 15, 1827 |
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13. |
Julia A. WHITE b. Mar 18, 1831 |
Note* |
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'When [William] Bradford and a few other pilgrims returned to the Mayflower, after exploring the country shortly after landing, the Pilgrim Republic says: 'Ason had been born to Mr. And Mrs. Wm. White, and in token of the pilgrimage then in progress the little stranger was named Peregrine. He was destined to outlive every member of the company into which he was born; and after a youth unduly gay for his day and generation, even in the next century, long after Plymouth Colony had been merged inMassachusetts, a fine, hearty looking veteran of Marshfield used to be pointed out with great respect as Captain Peregrine White, the first English child born in New England. It was in 1632 that Peregrine Whitewent to Marshfield with his stepfather's family. In 1636 he volunteered for the Pequod war. In 1642 he was ancient bearer (or ensign) of the train band, under Myles Standish. He was a member of the General Court and also a member of theCouncil of War. In 1648 he married Sarah, daughter of Wm. Bassett, by whom he had six children. She died in 1711. He was very attentive to his mother, visiting her daily in his later years. He made these visits on a black horse and worea coat with buttons the size of a silver dollar. He was vigorous and of a comely aspect to the last. In 1665, at the request of the King's commissioners, theGeneral Court gave 200 acres of land to him, as the first white native in New England.' His estate was held in the family through all the generations up to within two or three decades. It is now held and occupied, at the beginning of the 20th century, by Alonzo Ewell, who keeps upon it the largest flocks of poultry, ducks, geese and pigeons in Marshfield. Even at this late day, he is troubled with foxes, and has killed the past winter five of them. There is still growing, or was a few years ago, a shoot of the apple tree planted by Peregrine upon this place, and a portion of the timbers of the house occupied by Peregrine is still in existence in the swelling of Mr. Ewell. Notwithstanding this place is among the earliest settled in Marshfield, the region thereabouts is perhaps the most sparsely inhabited of any village in town. It is two and a half miles north of the Webster place. Mr. White joined the church in his 78th year, and died in Marshfield in 1704, aged 84. His descendants were many and honorable. Notwithstanding he served as a soldier in the Indian wars and gained the title of Captain, he seems to have led a peaceful life, except that at one time we find in 1649 a Mr. Hollaway and Peregrine White were indicted for fighting. We think that Hollaway must have been the aggressor, for we found elsewhere that 'Hollaway was fined 5s. For abusing and provoking Sprague.' Yet there is no doubt that our beloved townsman was a lively, gay youth and kept things moving about him. The last direct descendant of Peregrine living on the place was Miss Sybil White, a maiden lady, who removed from there about a quarter of a century ago, as it was considered unsafe for her in her old age to live there longer. A while before her departure from the home place, her brother, John White, carried onthe farm with her, but he became insane and was removed to the hospital. It was after this event that she felt compelled to leave it and remove to the village of East Marshfield, now Marshfield Hills, some three or four miles distant. The author became a neighbor and was acquainted with this rather eccentric womanup to the time of her death. She was a good and pious woman. A short time before her death, she was a little worried because she knew of no near heir to whomshe could leave her property, and finally she adopted a novel method of finding one. She advertised in a Boston daily paper for an heir. A brother had left home in his early manhood and she had not the slightest knowledge of him or his children. I answer to her advertisement she received a number of letters. I would not dare to say how many, but there were nearly |
Burial* |
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Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA1 |
Birth* |
Nov 20, 1620 |
Provincetown Harbor, MA2,1 |
Christening |
Dec, 1620 |
Cape Cod, Barnstable Co., MA |
Event-Misc |
1627 |
Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Cattle Division Type: Unknown2 |
Event-Misc |
after 1632 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Moved Type: Unknown1 |
Event-Misc |
1636 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Type: Military Service3,1 |
Event-Misc |
1642 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Military Commission Type: Unknown3 |
Event-Misc |
Sep 27, 1642 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Land Type: Unknown4 |
Event-Misc |
1644 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Freeman Type: Unknown1 |
Marriage* |
circa Mar 6, 1648/49 |
Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Principal=Sarah BASSETT3,5,2,1 |
Occupation* |
between 1651 and 1655 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Selectman1 |
Event-Misc |
May 4, 1651 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Miscellaneous Type: Unknown1 |
Event-Misc |
Jun 5, 1651 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Miscellaneous Type: Unknown1 |
Event-Misc |
Nov, 1651 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Court Type: Unknown4 |
Event-Misc |
Jun 3, 1652 |
Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Conveyed Type: Unknown2 |
Event-Misc |
Jun 3, 1652 |
Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, Conveyed Type: Unknown2 |
Occupation |
1659 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Representative to General Court1 |
Event-Misc |
1660 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Grand Juryman Type: Unknown1 |
Occupation |
between 1661 and 1665 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Selectman1 |
Occupation |
Jun 3, 1662 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Deputy to General Court1 |
Event-Misc |
Oct 2, 1665 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Grant Type: Unknown1 |
Occupation |
Feb 6, 1665/66 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Selectman1 |
Event-Misc |
1667 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Jury to lay out highways Type: Unknown1 |
Occupation |
Jun 3, 1668 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Selectman1 |
Occupation |
1672 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Selectman1 |
Event-Misc* |
1673 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Council of War Type: Unknown1 |
Occupation |
1673 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Deputy to the General Court1 |
Event-Misc |
Mar 6, 1673/74 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Grant Type: Unknown1 |
Event-Misc |
Aug 19, 1674 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Land Type: Unknown |
Event-Misc |
1675 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Foreman of a jury to lay out roads Type: Unknown1 |
Event-Misc |
1675 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Membership Type: Unknown3 |
Event-Misc |
Nov 11, 1678 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Receipt Type: Unknown1 |
Will* |
Jul 14, 1704 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA5 |
Death* |
Jul 20, 1704 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA1 |
Event-Misc |
Jul 20, 1704 |
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, Alt. Death Type: Unknown5 |