Setting the Stage for Mr. John White
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| 1701 Map of Virginia Counties (Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624) |
Date
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Source
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Record
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March 8, 1675
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Minutes of Council and General Court
of Virginia[2]
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“Upon petition of Thomas Hancock it is
ordered that he secure soe much of the estate of Jno White as is in his
possession till next county court held at New Kent, who are dispose of ye
same according to law”
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June 17, 1675
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Minutes of Council and General Court
of Virginia
(continuation of above case involving John White's estate)
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Spencer v. Corker
“The sute between Capt. Robert Spencer as marrying the daughter of
Capt. John White & Capt. Wm Corker is dismisst”
White v. Corker “It is ordered that Wm Corker forthwith
deliver to Jno White a feather bed and furniture according to the will of
Capt. White Decd”
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July 29, 1695
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The Vestry Book of St. Paul’s Parish[3] pages 1-2 (a 1705 entry reference referring to a
1695 court order of New Kent County to continue to have this work completed)
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“…Appointing Mr. John _____ of the
highways dated July 29, 1695. The sd
Mr. John White [torn} himself to the vestry of St. Paul’s psh in the manner
and form [torn] The bounds of the precincts which Mr. John White was
appoint[torn] of as followeth.
Beginning at the mouth of Elder Swamp running up it to the [torn] to
the branch of Mattedicun called Little Creek, down that to the fork, [torn]
Lancaster formerly dwelt, then up that creek, to Polegreen’s quarter [torn]
of Beaver dam swamp, then down that, & the main swamp, to the [torn]
Elder Swamp, where it began.”
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May 30, 1697
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The Parish Register of St. Peter’s
Parish[4] page 42
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John, son of John White baptized
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July 4, 1702
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Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's
Colonial Soldiers[5]
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John White listed on militia list for
New Kent County
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1704
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1704 Quit Rent Virginia Rolls[6]
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John White 320 acres New Kent County
John White 190 acres New Kent County
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1705
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Library of Virginia Online catalog of
Virginia Land Patents[7]
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211 acres in New Kent County and St.
Paul’s Parish
East side of Beaverdam Creek between
Brandy Branch and Chickahominy Swamp
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Table 1
List of Records for John White in New Kent County (St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s
Parishes) between 1675 to 1705
Unfortunately,
these New Kent County records do not paint a picture that is easily viewed
and interpreted. What they do present is the possibility of multiple John Whites living in early New Kent County. It should be noted that the first two entries
may refer to the White family of King William County, as in 1675, New Kent County was part of James
City Parish and included the area north of the Pamunkey River that became King
and Queen County in 1691 (which was later divided in 1702 to form King William
County). The five New Kent County
records between 1695 and 1705 are more specific for this analysis as New Kent
County and St. Peter’s Parish included that area which became St. Paul’s
Parish.
The next blog entry, Mr. John White Records 1695 to 1705 will begin to analyze the importance of these records.
copyright@2018 Deborah Thurman Parks
[1] Mason, G. (1945). The Colonial Churches of New Kent and
Hanover Counties, Virginia. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography,
53(4), 243-264. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/4245370
[2] Minutes of the Council and General court of colonial Virginia, 1622-1632, 1670-1676: with notes and excerpts from original Council and General Court records, into 1683, now lost. Richmond, Va.: [The Colonial Press, The Everett Waddy Co.].[3] St. Paul's parish, H. co. (1940). The vestry book of St. Paul's parish, Hanover County, Virginia, 1706-1786. Richmond: Division of purchase and printing
[4] St. Peter's Parish (New Kent County, V. (1937). The Vestry Book and Register of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent and James City counties, Virginia, 1684-1786. Richmond: Division of purchase and printing.
[5]Bockstruck, L. DeWitt. (1988). Virginia's Colonial soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co..
[6] James Mosse. (1923). Virginia Quit Rent Rolls, 1704. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, 31(3), 215-231. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/4243926
[7] Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants/Northern Neck Grants and Surveys retrieved from http://lva-linux-temp.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:8991/F/JS67PY77MCX5DTM6KFRQREMFPYLBD4CUQF4B4T9IAI7YTQ5EUL-02301?func=file&file_name=find-b
