William was a bricklayer by trade and worked at the Iron Works in Lynn, Massachusetts at one point. His work took him to other locations in New England as well. In February 1655 he was at Warwick, Rhode Island.

October 1656 he had supervised the bricklaying at Winthrop's stronghold on Fisher's Island and had been in Providence, Rhode Island.

From the probate records, William may have died on 30 October 1673.

ref:

Winifred Lovering Holman, The William White Line, manuscript at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA.

Suffolk Deeds, 12:325.

-------------------- "WHITE, ...(4246) WILLIAM, Boston, by w. (4247) Elizabeth had (4246vii) Cornelius, b. 7 Jan. 1647; and, I presume, m. a sec. w. 4 Aug. 1653, (4246[2]) Philippa Wood, wh. d. 5 July 1654, and had Dorcas, 19 Apr. vol. 4, p. 516 1654. Farmer, I think, was misinform. a. s. (4247ii?) William." - Savage -------------------- Emigrated from England Jul 1635 to Boston, Suffolk Co., MA

Worked as a bricklayer -------------------- William was a bricklayer by trade and worked at the Iron Works in Lynn, Massachusetts at one point. His work took him to other locations in New England as well. In February 1655 he was at Warwick, Rhode Island. He was granted a house lot adjoining his son-in-law "Benjamine Herndell" [Benjamin Harrington] on 17 October 1656. That same year, he had supervised the bricklaying at Winthrop's stronghold on Fisher's Island and had been in Providence, Rhode Island.

On 27 February 1657, William was granted a share for his "meddow" near another son-in-law, Thomas Walling. He was settled in Boston again by 16 October 1662. He bought a house on town land from Nathaniel Woodward, for which he had to pay rent to the town. (Suffolk Deeds, 7:110) This land was later granted to William on 14 March 1669/70. (Boston Record Commissioners, 7th Report, p. 53, 1881)

Apparently the relationships within the family were not always smooth. On 17 February 1659, Benjamin Hearnden [Benjamin Harrington] became involved with the law in regard to his "breach of peace and fright, Comitted [sic] on the family of william white, of this Towne." In a separate incident, William's daughter, Margaret, already married to Robert Colwell, ran away with her married neighbor, Thomas Walling; both deserted their families. Colwell secured his divorce 2 July 1667; Margaret had returned to Boston and was ordered to be publicly whipped 15 stripes and was fined £5 in October 1666. Colwell went to Long Island, Walling also obtained a divorce and he married Margaret in 1669. After his death in 1674, her third husband, Daniel Abbott, took her to court. Apparently they reconciled, she was named in his will.