WHITE, Elder John^{[1, 2]}

1600 - 1683  (83 years)

• Name	WHITE, John
  Prefix	Elder
  Birth	1600	Shelford, Essex, England   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Emmigration	16 Sep 1632	Arrived Boston, MA on ship "Lion"
  Residence	1635	Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
  Residence	1639	Hadley, CT
  Occupation	1654	Colonial Deputy
  _UID	F70C949AC01C044E80CFB950B943B23DA205
  Death	Dec 1683	Hartford, [CCT], Hartford County, Colonial Connecticut   [3, 6]
  Person ID	I48889	Garys-Tree
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2009

  
  

  Father	WHITE, Robert W.,   b. Abt 1558, Shalford Parish, Messing, Essex County, England d. 17 Jun 1617, Messing, Essex, England (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	ALLGAR, Bridget,   b. (ABT 11 Mar 1561/2), Messing, Essex, England d. 24 Jun 1605, Messing, Essex, England
  Marriage	24 Jun 1585	Shalford Parish, Messing, Essex County, England   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F17936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The first certain knowledge we have of John White is as a p assenger in the ship Lyon, Captain Pierce, which sailed fro m London, England, about June 22, 1632, and arrived at Bost on, MA, on Sunday, September 16, following. ELDER JOHN WHI TE was born in England, time and place not known, but proba bly his borthpalce was near Chelmsford, about thirty mile s northeast of London, as that was the center of the minist ry of Thomas Hooker, with whom and whose church he was afte rward connected in America. He was married in England to M ary Levett and two or three of his children were born there. According to CD V726, above, John was granted land in Cambridge, MA in 1633, was a Selectman in Cambridge, MA in 1635 and in Hartford in 1642, founded settlement in Hadley, MA in 1659, represented Hadley, MA as Deputy to General Court in 1664 and 1669.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1014] Dr. Carolyn M. Seaman db. [S1017] Imported GEDCOM file fr Cal Owen. [S770] Memorials of Elder John White (Reliability: 3). p. 20 [S603] Great Migration Begins, The (Reliability: 3). Vol III, p.1978 [S1017] Imported GEDCOM file fr Cal Owen. "abt 1596 Messing, Essex, England" [S625] World Family Tree Vol. 11, Ed. 1, Tree Number 3164 (Reliability: 3). Tree #2814 [S837] Broderbund WFT Vol 8, Ed. 1.