Lieut. Nicholas WHITE

Male 1675 - 1743  (68 years)


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  • Name Nicholas WHITE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    • Nicholas White, resided near Cobbler's Corner in the North Precinct of Norton (now Mansfield). The house in which he lived is now (1901) standing. He was one of the earliest settlers in that neighborhood and a leader in all movements for the comfort and welfare of the people. With George Leonard, who had also settled in another part of the territory, that is now Taunton. He also took a leading part in setting off the North Precinct of Norton and establishing a church within its limits. This was done in 1731, and in 1737 Rev. Ebenezer White of Brookline a graduate of Harvard in the class of 1733, was ordained ad "gospel minister of the church in the North Precinct of Norton." Nicholas White had been a deacon of the first church in Norton for many years, and was the first deacon of the church in the North Precinct. He was also one of the selectmen of Norton, a representative to the General Court, and conspicuous in all public affairs. A large boulder was erected by his descendant, Walter L. White, on the farm where he lived, commemorative of his services as a founder of the town. His will, dated August 8, 1743, was proved October 3, 1743. The executors were his sons, Nicholas and Jacob. He died September 2, 1743, leaving a large estate. [1]
    Prefix Lieut. 
    Birth 03 Feb 1674/5  Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Gender Male 
    Death 02 Sep 1743  Norton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I60983  Main Tree
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2021 

    Father Nicholas WHITE   d. 18 Jan 1727/8, Norton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Ursula MACOMBER 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 9 Dec 1673  [1
    Family ID F29863  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Experience KING,   b. 1678, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1752 (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 02 Jun 1703  Taunton, Bristol Co., Mass. Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6
    Family ID F02566  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2021 

  • Sources 
    1. [S5756] Thomas J. Lothrop, The Nicholas White Family 1643-1900.

    2. [S03546] Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the year 1850, Vol. II-Marriages.

    3. [S02299] Family History: Colonial genealogies #1, 1607-1920; Colonial Families, Vol VI, Whitman Family.

    4. [S02369] Genealogy of the Families of Kings by E. Sanford, A.M.

    5. [S02941] Philip King/Judith Whitman @ ancestor.org.

    6. [S03521] Usigs.org/library: Descendants of Philip King b. 1702 Taunton, Massachusetts.

    7. [S03544] Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the year 1850, Vol. I-Births.

    8. [S4746] Ancestry.com: Massachusetts Town and Vital Collections, 1620-1988.