Josiah White

Inherited his father’s homestead in Weymouth in 1751.

Biography

From Family Memorial: Part 1. Genealogy of Fourteen Families of the Early ... By Elisha Thayer. Page 172. GoogleBooks

No. 46. JOSIAH WHITE. a son of the above [son of Joseph White d 1747 by his 1st wife, Sarah Talley] married Sarah Holbrook of Braintree in the year 1744, settled in Boston.

Their children were,

• 1. Sarah, born 6 June 1745, died 13 Oct. 1751.
• 2. Elizabeth, b. 27 July 1747 died in 1818.
• 3. Abigail, b. 14 Sept 1749, married Jeremiah Niles, son of Judge Niles of Braintree, 3 Nov 1770.
• 4. Sarah, b. 19 Oct 1752, living in Weymouth.
• 5. Joseph, b. 27 Feb. 1755, living in Charlestown.
• 6. Lucy, b. 20 June, 1758, died e
• 7. Mary, b. 12 Jan 1760, wife of Samuel Richards, living in Dedham.

Josiah White and his wife died 1776, six weeks apart.

References

• History of Weymouth, Massachusetts: Published by the Weymouth ..., Volume 4 By Weymouth Historical Society (Weymouth, Mass.) page 734 - 735 GoogleBooks
• Biographical Sketch of the Residents of that Part of Dedham, which is Now ... By Frank Smith. Page 46 GoogleBooks “Josiah White was descended from Peregrine White of the Mayflower.”
• ancestral Chronological Record of the William White Family, from 1607-8 to 1895 By Thomas White, Samuel White. Page 51.GoogleBooks
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Page 41. Marriages at Braintree by Rev Niles. GoogleBooks Josiah White & Sarah Holbrook, 1744, Sept 6.
• http://www.maxim-diversions.com/genealogy/RobertRuhl_MaryFarrier/gp...