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Jonathan White

Also Known As: "Bassett"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Death: after circa February 22, 1736
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts, Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Peregrine White, "Mayflower" Passenger and Sarah White
Husband of Hester White and Elizabeth White
Father of Esther Drake; Jonathan White, II; Ebenezer White, Sr.; Joseph White; Mary Russell and 1 other
Brother of Daniel White of Marshfield; Daughter White, died young; Peregrine White, Jr.; Sarah Young; Sylvanus White and 1 other

Managed by: Nancy Mae Splitstone
Last Updated:

About Jonathan White

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Peregrine White, William White, and Susannah (Winslow) White


Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/White-2097

He was born on 04 Jun 1658 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony and his parents were Sarah (Bassett) and Peregrine White, Sr. [1] [2]

Jonathan was in Yarmouth by 21 Oct 1677 when he testified.[3]

Jonathan White married on 02 Feb 1682/83 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony to Hester "Esther" Nickerson [1] [2] [4] and their children included [1] ...

  1. Elizabeth White, b: c1683
  2. Esther White, b: c1685; d: 23 Jul 1738 Warwick, RI
  3. Sarah White, b: c1687
  4. Jonathan White, b: c1690 Yarmouth, MA; d: 1759 Dutchess Co, NY
  5. Ebenezer White, b: 09 Aug 1698 Yarmouth, MA; d: 09 July 1772 Harwich, MA
  6. Joseph White, b: c1702; d. 04 Jun 1782 Yarmouth, MA
  7. Mary White, b: c1703 Yarmouth, MA.

His wife Hester died on 08 Feb 1703.

He married (2) Elizabeth ______. She died Yarmouth 12 April 1718. "wife of Jonathan White"[3]

He did not have a son Alexander White, Sr. or a daughter Margaret. He was not married to Margaret Elizabeth White, {Fictional}

He died on 22 Feb 1736/37 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay. [1]

Jonathan's will was dated 14 July 1736 and proved 22 Feb 1737. He names his eldest son Jonathan, 3rd son Joseph, son Ebenezer, dau. Elizabeth White, single, daughters Esther Drake, Sarah White, and Mary Russell and grandson Jonathan Dell (under age)[3]

Research Notes

The Mayflower Society does not recognize the commonly asserted marriage of Jonathan White to Margaret Elizabeth Alexander. Her existence is unsupported by any primary sources, and she is most likely fictional. Please do not add her as a spouse to this profile, or her supposed children: Alexander and Margaret. [1]

Most likely she is a mixture of Jonathan's second wife Elizabeth Unknown, and the correct mother of supposed son Alexander White. Her origins are traced to a 1939 genealogy by Roscoe White [5] which in turn cites an 1870 family bible. Genealogists do not routinely accept family genealogies written in Bibles. What is acceptable from the 17th century are land, probate or town records. It has been found that town clerks in the Northeast USA especially have been quite good at keeping records from early America which they will gladly share with researchers. For a more detailed explanation see here.

Contested Information

The information below is not currently recognized by the "Mayflower Society" who are the leading authority on Mayflower Genealogy, [1] It is widely believed to be false and is unsupported by primary sources. However as it is also widely repeated, so it has been included here for reference ...

-Jonathan White was born on 04 Jun 1658 in Massachusetts.
- Jonathan White married secondly on on 08 Aug 1708 to (Mary Margaret) Elizabeth Alexander. [6] [5] - Jonathan married Margaret Elizabeth Alexander and had at least two children Alexander and Margaret. Also sometimes included are an older child named Elizabeth (not Jonathan's confirmed oldest daughter) and a youngest child named John. There are also numerous other children that occasionally appear. - He passed away on 22 Feb 1737 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. [7]



https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95882861/jonathan-white

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Jonathan White's Timeline

1658
June 4, 1658
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1686
1686
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Plymouth Colony
1692
1692
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1698
August 9, 1698
Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
1702
1702
Yarmouth, MA
1703
1703
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1736
February 22, 1736
Age 77
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts, Colonial America