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Judith White (Vassall)

Also Known As: "Vestal", "Judith Vestal", "Judith Vassall"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Stepney, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
Death: April 03, 1670 (50-51)
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Vassall, Pilgrim of the "Blessing" and Anna Vassall
Wife of Resolved White, "Mayflower" Passenger
Mother of William White; John White; Susannah Johnson; Sylvannus White; Samuel White, Sr. and 4 others
Sister of Anna Vassall, (II); Frances Adams; Samuel Vassall, Twin; Mary I. Vassall, twin; John Vassall and 4 others

Occupation: 1635 - Emigrated from England to Massachusetts on the "Blessing", Keeping House
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About Judith White

Judith Vassall White was the wife of "Mayflower" passenger Resolved White.

Born 1619, Essex, England. Died 3 April 1670, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.

Daughter of William and Anna (King/Kinge) Vassall of Essex, England, later Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and Barbados and granddaughter of John Vassall, who was born 1548 and died Deptember 13, 1625 Essex Co. England (Virginia Company Stockholder. Her grandfather, John Vassall landed at Jamestown Colony in 1607, an approved ancestor. By tracing Judith Vassall White to her father, William Vassall, then to John Vassall. Descendents can then be approved to join the Jamestowne Colony Society as well as the Mayflower Society.( notes by Sharon Tonetta Penner.

Arrived in Massachusetts in 1635 aboard the "Blessing," along with her parents and siblings (her father, William, as a leader of the Massachusetts Bay Company, had made an earlier voyage to Massachusetts in 1630 before returng to England for his family).

Married on 5 November 1640 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts to Resolved White, son of William White and Susannah Fuller.

Children of Judith Vassall and Resolved White:

i. William White (18 Apr 1642 - )

ii. John White (11 Mar 1644 - )

iii. Samuel White (13 Mar 1646 - )

iv. Resolved White, ll (12 Nov 1647 - 1670)

v. Anna White (5 Jun 1649 - )

vi. Elizabeth White+ (4 Jun 1652 - )

vii. Josiah White (29 Sep 1654 - )

viii. Susannah White (1656 - )

She is grand daughter of John Vassall who landed at Jamestowne Colony, 1607, an approved ancestor. By tracing Judith Vassall White to her father, William Vassall, then to John Vassall, descendents can then be approved to join the Jamestowne Colony Society, as well as the Mayflower Society.

Citations

  1. Landis, John T. Mayflower Descendants and Their Marriages. 1922. Reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985.

2. McTeer, Frances Davis and Frederick C. Warner. "Descendants of Reuben Powers of Shutesbury, Mass", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (October 1969).
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22620246


Judith Vassall was Resolved White's first wife. She was born 1619 and died April 13, 1670 . She was the daughter of William Vassall, one of the assistants of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, settle at Scituate and Marshfield before moving to Barbadoes. Judith and Resolved had :

1. William White b. April 10, 1642 in Marshfield, MA

2. John White, b. Mar. 11, 1644 at Scituate, MA

3. Samuel White b. Mar. 13, 1646

4. Resolved White b. in Scituate

5. Anna White B. June 2, 1649 in Scituate, MA

6. Elizabeth White b. June 4, 1652

7. Josiah White b. in Scituate baptized Oct. 14, 1654

8. Susannah b. in Scituate baptized Nov. 9, 1656


She joined the Church in Scituate in 5/14/1637.

Judith "arose in meeting in Scituate once and censured the men for their unchristian persecution of the Quakers." It has been said that she was the first woman in New England to have the nerve to arise and address a meeting of men. It is also said that she had a great influence on Josiah Winslow in his treatment of Indians and of Quakers.

[One Branch of the White Family, Charles H. White].



Judith White (Vassall) Place of Burial: Marshfield, Plymouth, Old Burying Ground Birth: June 6, 1619 Stephney, Middlesex, England Death: April 3, 1670 (50) Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Judith Vassall White was the wife of "Mayflower" passenger Resolved White.

Born 1619, Essex, England. Died 3 April 1670, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.

Daughter of William and Anna (King/Kinge) Vassall of Essex, England, later Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and Barbados.

Arrived in Massachusetts in 1635 aboard the "Blessing," along with her parents and siblings (her father, William, as a leader of the Massachusetts Bay Company, had made an earlier voyage to Massachusetts in 1630 before returng to England for his family).

Married on 5 November 1640 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts to Resolved White, son of William White and Susannah Fuller.

Children of Judith Vassall and Resolved White:

i. William White (18 Apr 1642 - )

ii. John White (11 Mar 1644 - )

iii. Samuel White (13 Mar 1646 - )

iv. Resolved White, ll (12 Nov 1647 - 1670)

v. Anna White (5 Jun 1649 - )

vi. Elizabeth White+ (4 Jun 1652 - )

vii. Josiah White (29 Sep 1654 - )

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Judith Vassall White was the wife of "Mayflower" passenger Resolved White.

Born 1619, Essex, England. Died 3 April 1670, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.

Daughter of William and Anna (King/Kinge) Vassall of Essex, England, later Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and Barbados.

Arrived in Massachusetts in 1635 aboard the "Blessing," along with her parents and siblings (her father, William, as a leader of the Massachusetts Bay Company, had made an earlier voyage to Massachusetts in 1630 before returng to England for his family).

Married on 5 November 1640 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts to Resolved White, son of William White and Susannah Fuller.

Children of Judith Vassall and Resolved White:

i. William White (18 Apr 1642 - )

ii. John White (11 Mar 1644 - )

iii. Samuel White (13 Mar 1646 - )

iv. Resolved White, ll (12 Nov 1647 - 1670)

v. Anna White (5 Jun 1649 - )

vi. Elizabeth White+ (4 Jun 1652 - )

vii. Josiah White (29 Sep 1654 - )

viii. Susannah White (1656 - )

Citations

 1. Landis, John T. Mayflower Descendants and Their Marriages. 1922. Reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985.

2. McTeer, Frances Davis and Frederick C. Warner. "Descendants of Reuben Powers of Shutesbury, Mass", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (October 1969).
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22620246


Judith Vassall was Resolved White's first wife. She was born 1619 and died April 13, 1670 . She was the daughter of William Vassall, one of the assistants of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, settle at Scituate and Marshfield before moving to Barbadoes. Judith and Resolved had :

1. William White b. April 10, 1642 in Marshfield, MA

2. John White, b. Mar. 11, 1644 at Scituate, MA

3. Samuel White b. Mar. 13, 1646

4. Resolved White b. in Scituate

5. Anna White B. June 2, 1649 in Scituate, MA

6. Elizabeth White b. June 4, 1652

7. Josiah White b. in Scituate baptized Oct. 14, 1654

8. Susannah b. in Scituate baptized Nov. 9, 1656


She joined the Church in Scituate in 5/14/1637.

Judith "arose in meeting in Scituate once and censured the men for their unchristian persecution of the Quakers." It has been said that she was the first woman in New England to have the nerve to arise and address a meeting of men. It is also said that she had a great influence on Josiah Winslow in his treatment of Indians and of Quakers.

[One Branch of the White Family, Charles H. White].



Her name is Judith Vassal Died in 1670

Passengers of the "Blessing", July, 1635, including Judith Vassell's family,

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Daughter of William Vassall and Anna (King/Kinge) Vassall of Essex, England, later Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and finally Barbados.

Sister of Anna Vassall (who died in infancy), Frances (Vassall) Adams, Mary Vassall, Samuel Vassall (who died in infancy, twin of Mary), Colonel John Vassall, William Vassell Jr., Anna (Vassall) Ware, and Margaret (Vassall) Hubbard/Hobart.

Arrived in Massachusetts in 1635 aboard the "Blessing" along with her parents and siblings. Her father, a leader of the Massachusetts Bay Company, had made an earlier voyage to Massachusetts in 1630.

Wife of "Mayflower" passenger Resolved White Sr., whom she predeceased. Resolved and Judith were the parents of William White, Elizabeth (White) Wheeler, John White, Samuel White, Resolved White Jr., Anna (White) Hayward, Josiah White, and Susanna White.


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Judith White's Timeline

1619
1619
Stepney, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
1635
1635
Age 16
Boston, Massachusetts
1642
April 10, 1642
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1644
March 11, 1644
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1645
1645
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1646
March 13, 1646
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Samuel White

in the Family Data Collection - Births
Name: Samuel White
Father: Resolved White
Mother: Judith Vassall
Birth Date: 13 Mar 1645
City: Rochester
County: Plymouth
State: MA
Country: USA
Source Information
Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
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March 13, 1646
Scituate, MA, United States
1647
November 12, 1647
Plymouth, Massachusetts, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America