What Happened to Mr. John White's Lands?
In the previous post , the general locations of Mr. John White's four different tracts of land in St. Paul's Parish were identified. Each tract was located in a distinctly different location within the parish. So, what happened to these lands? 1731 Based upon the St. Paul's Parish Vestry Record, Mr. John White conveyed two of these tracts of land sometime between 1719 and 1731 to John White Jr. and Samuel White. Unfortunately, there are no extant parish procession records or deeds between 1719 and 1731, so the actual year of these transactions cannot be confirmed. But we do know that by 1731, John White Jr. was in possession of the land surrounding Beaverdam Creek in the Green Community, a nd Samuel White became the owner of the land in the Blue Community . An analysis of what happened to John White Jr.'s land and Samuel White's land will be outlined in a future post. After Mr. John White transferred his lands in the Green and Blue Communities to...